Bag End front door
(PRWeb UK) August 3, 2010
“I read the Hobbit when I was around ten years old and was instantly hooked. My Grandma then lent me her copies of The Lord of the Rings and I became completely lost in the amazing story and complex world of Middle-Earth,” explains Maddie. “When we were asked to make a toy as part of our college course, I immediately thought of Bilbo Baggins and Bag End and set about re-creating it. However, I am a perfectionist and what began as a simple hill with a front door, has become a six-roomed house complete with furniture, accessories and a vegetable patch!”
In the end, Maddie decided to base her little corner of The Shire on Bilbo’s Hobbit hole in the film version of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – as well as on her interpretation of the book and her own imagination! From the gate which bears the sign “No admittance except on party business”, and Bilbo’s desk covered in authentic maps of Middle-Earth and scrolls of Elvish writings; to the Baggins’ family tree, and larder stocked full of food for all those second breakfasts, the attention to detail makes you feel you have fell right into the film set – just on a slightly smaller scale!
From the 1st September 2010 you too can escape to Middle-Earth by visiting The Dolls House Emporium shop in Ripley, Derbyshire. Maddie’s Bag End will be on display for three months in the shop on High Holborn Road, Ripley, giving you the chance to see Bilbo’s Hobbit hole for yourself!
“It really was a labour of love and I have enjoyed every moment of building it,” comments Maddie. “It was a great honour to be asked if I would be willing to display it at The Dolls House Emporium shop in Ripley and by doing so I hope other people will get as much pleasure out of it as I have.”
“As soon as we saw Maddie’s Hobbit Hole on our Collector’s Blog we knew it would create a stir! It is an absolutely amazing creation and the attention to detail is incredible,” explains Jackie Lee, Managing Director of The Dolls House Emporium. “We knew Maddie had been asked several times if she would put the house on show, so we suggested our shop as the perfect place to display it. We are delighted to be able to display this exceptional piece of work, and know that our customers will be thrilled to see it !”
You can come and see Bilbo’s Bag End at The Dolls House Emporium shop, which is open seven days a week from 10am to 5pm, except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day – and with complimentary tea and coffee, a relaxing reception area, and a beautiful range of Junior and Collector’s dolls’ houses from The Dolls House Emporium, why not make it a day out for the whole family? For further information, please call 080 00 11 44 22.
About The Dolls House Emporium
The Dolls House Emporium is the world’s leading supplier of dolls’ houses and miniature collectables. Based in Derbyshire and trading from 65,000 square foot premises with a retail shop, the company employs over 65 people and distributes worldwide via traditional channels and the Internet, whilst supporting over 400 retailers at home and abroad. The company supplies over 30 precision-made house kits and over 2,500 related accessories, which it promotes through its free 220-page catalogue.
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