CHA Sneak Peeks - and theres more!

check out these goodies!!!


Im going to be interested in seeing the actual size of these little 'doilies' particularly if I can use them for miniatures - they are from Websters

This new set of punches come from American Crafts - It looks as if you can buy the punch handle separately from the 'click' in punches - or you can buy them in a set shown below - good idea for keeping storage down, but I wonder if they are as strong as the Martha Stewart ones?

 Im loving the sassafrass lass papers with the scallop/decorated bottom edges

 Tims brought out a lot of new Stampers Anonymous stamps, the styles/designs are what we have come to expect from him, however this one is a new idea - it stamps in reverse which is great for 'kiss off' work or for stamping onto texture sheets before putting through the big shot.  There's a good video on his blog on how to use them.  This is one set Ill defiantly be buying!

Loving two of the new sets of Bo bunny - 'Timepiece' looks like there would be lots of uses to do whole co-ordinated albums 

 and Gabrielle - just gorgeous - think this will look fab with the new prima flowers as well!

 Check out the top border stamp - divine!!! - pink paislee

 Now in a weird way I really like this collection - love the colours and the antiqued effect - Ill just make sure not to buy the ones with the rodeo ponies!!! - Creative imaginations

mini greetings.......

Over at DHE I joined in a Christmas card swap with a few others miniaturists, and I thought it would be nice to include a little something for each of them that they could (if they wanted!) use in their dolls houses.  I know that these have now arrived so I can post a picture of them here.

They are little mini shabby chic door hangers.

and to give you an idea of how small they are, heres some photos of them beside a penny!

Each of them was cut out of wood, then drilled in the corners.  I then painted and shabbied them up, strung them with wire, beads and punches and then stamped the sentiment.

My first foraying into mini-ing.  Hope you like them!

Enjoy!

First Miniing........

Ive been doing a little bit of mini-ing since breaking my ankle, this is the first ever mini-ing I have created and although I can already see theres a few bits wrong with it, overall Im pleased.  Its sitting on my mantlepiece and will probably stay there for christmas.

The vignette is 6"x8" and was totally inspired by Casey of Casey's Miniatures who has a fabulous blog and always gives such good information when she creates something - so big thankyou Casey.

Its made out of mountboard, freehand drawn onto some graph paper and then cut out.  I covered it in Precious Basic Grey - from the Dasher and Prancer series - I never use my Basic Grey ha ha!!!

The little chair and teddy bear I won in auction from Bear Cabin Miniatures - It was made by Julia and all the proceeds went to Children in Need.  Julia makes some beautiful bits and I was really chuffed to win it and I think it looks fab in my christmas room!

The little mirror was a present from Sharon at the Scrapbook Lady, I punched out tiny holly leaves and made a groove in each one with a pokey tool, and then they were indiviually glued into place, added a few bead berries and a little hand made bow and christmas mirror finished.

I needed something for the left hand wall so made a little shelf last night out of lolly sticks, coffee stirrers and cocktails sticks, and the little hanging sign was made last week, and Ill post more about that next week ;-)

I bought a fiber optic tree from ebay, and decorated it with lights, tinsel and little baubles. I made a little barrel to put it in out of SEI paper and a border punch.

I made the little Christmas card hanger out of thin silk ribbon, one of my new mini-ing friends Margaret who lives in Canada sent me the Christmas cards which were perfect for the vignette - so big thank you Margaret.

The little table as a working Tiffany lamp, mince tarts and a glass for santa's brandy - no milk in this house - ha ha!!

Ive still got to add a rug Im currently embroidering - not sure If it will be finished by this christmas lol, and perhaps something for the top of the shelving.

enjoy!!

Chuffed to bits!!!!

Ive won a lovely miniature christmas chair and handmade bear made and designed by the fabulous Julia at Bear cabin miniatures.  Julia was kind enough to auction her bear on ebay, with all proceeds going to Children in Need.  Here they are, aren't they gorgeous!

 I follow Julias blog and she makes the most amazing items, from bears to Halloween pumpkins!.  You can see Julia's blog here:-

Bear Cabin Miniatures

Big thanks to Julia for her generosity

xx

Miniature Xmas Trees

One of the girls from the Dolls House Emporium Forum has given us a link to some mini christmas trees that would look perfect outside (or inside!) a dolls house.  Apparently they look the same as some that have been at recent miniature fairs, with a little bit of ribbon decoration ect and are selling for £5 each!!!  Have to ask Kev if he'll pop into Asda for me!!

Asda Mini Christmas Tree

Happy dance.....(well hop actually!!!!)

Having the best mini day ever!!!  (well its probably one of my first ones, ha ha!) first thing this morning two of my ebay miniature purchases arrived, Im really pleased with both bits and they are perfect for altering!

When mum came over at lunchtime she told me that last night at club, Sharon had given her a little present for me - Sharon's just returned home from a holiday in the US.  Sharon had bought me some lovely mirrors. - Big thankyou hun, they are lovely!

Then mum suddenly remembers to tell me that there's a dolls house in a cupboard in her back bedroom that's been there for years,  which was full of dolls house furniture, and did I want it?  She got it from an elderly lady years ago who used to collect but had to go into a residential home and didn't have room for it an longer.  Mum had been saving it for a grand-daughter.....(!)

So off Mum goes and returns with two shopping bags (gulp!) full of fab stash!!!!  It was christmas morning with the two of us going through the bags and the two biscuit tins that were inside.

Now the majority of it isn't perfect quality, however once I have a chance to paint and refurb, hopefully Ill be able to use most of it in one project or another!

I am chuffed to bits, and if I didn't have a broken ankle I defiantly would be doing a happy dance! however I'm content to sit on the sofa and hand jive at the moment!!!!

Love the little leather biking jacket!  really appropriate as Im a biker b!tch!!!  ha ha!! And notice the ginormous sweet corn - I think they would be about 18" in size if they were to scale!!!

Now heres the weird bit.....there was a number of china dolls house dolls in the bag, however a few of them didnt have heads, arms or legs.............We have no idea what happened to the missing apendages.......But Ive kept them in case I do a horror house later!  ha ha!!! waste not want not!!!!

Free!!!!!! - for miniaturists and anyone else thats interested!

Big thanks to Suzanne at Miniature Dreams

Miniature Dreams

(her blog is Gorgeous!) for this link to a site which has some lovely christmas downloads of miniature wrapping paper, christmas cards, boxes etc. 

Mini 1 till 12

Love these little tags!

 

Enjoy!

Hallo Dollies

Thought all my gal friends would like to see this programme about dolls houses thats being shown on Channel 4 OD.  I got the link through a dolls house forum I belong to 'The dolls house emporium discussion Forum' so a big thanks to Sal for posting the link.

hallo dollies - channel 4 programme

Ive met Kevin Mulvany & Susie Rogers and also Caroline Hamilton at the Kensington Dolls House Festival years ago.  Kevin and Susie's work is FABULOUS! so incredibly detailed and architecturally perfect.  I remember years ago seeing their versions of the Palace of Versaille and also Brighton Pavilion, just breathtaking.

have a look at their work on their website or google Mulvany and Rogers in google images.

Mulvany & Rogers

Enjoy!