the roof of the cottage

Well I have glued the books now they are drying
Now what can I finish today!
I have been pondering for ages about what to use for the shingles on the old cottage its been too long!
SO I decided to try the palm fronds

this is how it all began

Ok here we go cutting out the shapes

The old cottage sure needs fixin' up! its a bit shabby, so I thought the fronds look good!

Very messy, but I think it adds to the charm what do you think?

The beginning of the Book Vignette

OK we have began over at my friend Joods place!
Oh what a mess we made! looks a bit messy but all good it will be covered up in the end!

Not the most fun thing to do

Slow and tedious

painting

I was pursing Mecedes Blog "Liberty Biberty" again and I so love her shabby chic house and bakery
Its just gorgeous and is given me a bit of a push to get going doing something with my 2 huge totes of furniture 
I do have some really basic pieces that I am now trying to paint white!
 I have only put on the first coat as yet not sure I can get a really smooth look!
I will try!

the left cupboard I made out of balsa to go in a mouse house but I had not finished it

 I also made a little parcel today must make some more of those and I really want to make a scroll or 2
 

Books

Today I thought I had better get something done in minis so I tried my hand at mini books!
Love to be a little better with the gold on the spine but I will need to practise a bit more I can see, I used balsa,coloured card and gold paint

The Mousey family

I was digging around in my bits and pieces searching for things to go into the bakery

and I looked up and saw the mouse family! 

So I thought I would share them with you and so here they are

I wish I could remember who gave these to me

Mr Luckie Mousie

Mrs Blossum Mousie

Baby Dixie Mousie

The work on them is so beautiful! they are some of my most favourite pieces!

Just need a theme to put them into!

Any Ideas?

Marions minis

Please check out my friends addy

http://marionsminiatures.blogspot.com.au/

she is so clever! I have done a  workshop with Marion it was a picnic basket I must take a photo

Bread Box Bakery

This box has been sitting here a few years!
I'm thinking its time to actually finish it

The door is a printie but by the time I get the shelving in I'm sure it wont be noticed

Im not sure of the flooring I think that should be tiles but I cant get it off with out tearing it, so I'll Leave it and work around that!

Bread Box

Needs wallpaper I think

My Sons Room in a box

Office in a box!

A replica of his desk as it was then

Made the lamp with help from my friend Barb the posters, bookshelf, speakers and the pizza all replicas

MMm tried to upload a photo of my sons office and it seems to want to load the picture sideways I have checked the photo and its right way up in my pictures but not when I upload STRANGE very strange indeed!!!!

Would you believe I had to take the photo to Photoshop and change it there then save it! now its right !

The Library!

The Library

OK Im looking for ideas of how to make a dollhouse vignette in a book seems Google doesnt understand what I am looking for

Any addies you may like to share with me I would love it
thanks!!!

time flys

Gosh I haven't looked at my blog for ages!
Time flys when your having fun they say but Im not sure if that is what I have been having!
I have been decorating my living space with new paint as well as a couple of new furnishings, having a great time!!!
Even though I havent built a thing for my doll house collection it isnt far from my mind!

A friend came over today and she hasnt done any for a long while either and we have decided to make a "Enchanted Wood Vignette" so looks like here we go again! 

Judy has just found 2 books we will be using to cut and and shape our scene
so its off searching through our stashes which we couldn't part with, of course, to see what we can use! then off to searching, most  probably ebay! lol

The idea is beginning to form in our thoughts so all very exciting to have someone to build along side and bounce ideas off!

The Enchanted Wood by Enid Blyton

I have this book for years and years it was given to my sister as a Sunday School prize and I have kept it safe but not in a really good condition I have purchased a few others one for my daughter and also 1 for my library
so I will try to keep up blogging how we are going!