Artist Vignette

I have been working on this Vignette for a couple of weeks

I need a ladder a few more drips of paint I'm thinking and perhaps a coat and scarf hanging up on the wall mmmmmm !

I found a new Miniature Group in my city I have been searching for one since I came to live here 15 years ago 

Isn't it funny I decided to sell off all my minis downgrade a bit as I have so many crafts here half finished  (you didn't see me write that! lol)

The day I went to the miniature show in Brissy ... and sold a lot of goodies I met a lady who said we are having a mini meeting tomorrow night ! 

Guess where I was that night yep you guessed it!!!

So here again.....love it!

I've been working on my little 1950's  laundry

My mother had one of these washers

 hard to take a good photo my cameras not good

 for some reason this will not go right I have saved it 5 times still goes on the side how do I fix that

my potting vingnette

Yes I have been working  but very slowly!

 I made the back drop from craft wood and made the window used spakfiller for the wall 

I also made the crates although I think a little big I'm very happy with it!

little bulbs

BMEA photos

We had a show in Brisbane and I was able to go to so these are only come of the lovely things made by the folks there

                                                           A lovely wedding

                                                                       Shoes anyone

                                                 Lounge room by my friend Margie

 What we call a Queenslander

                                                                 this is so cute!

 Bags by the dozens!

Gail and Steve made these
 These are special I am making the laundry box soon 1950s era

 Lovely House

Arent these lovely... victorian!

Minis

Abslolutly the most gorgeous time of year here right now

its SPRING!!!!!

How can one sit inside when there is a garden to play with!

I did manage to make a bed well dress it anyway!

Not sure its that good I really need Caroline from Cinderella Moments to pop over and show me the tricks!

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My Hubby took me to the BMEA open day!

had lots of fun!

Don't you love this little set so cute that lipstick is so tiny!

my friend Pam made that

Cute little wedding day Album by June Rickerby!

this is Junes roombox she makes most of the items and she loves purple she wears it a lot as well

Don & Cecile Powers Beatrice Potter roombox

 I love this little girl I am sure she is from the UK!

Steve and Gail flowers I really want to make flowers but I do not have the punches so will look on ebay to see if I can buy some already cut out

Phill and Joyce Ross Tudor Book  shoppe

My favourite of all!! love tudor he was very gracious and showed me inside but it was difficult to take photos in the position it was in

and My dear Friend Marg Jenkies  room box

There were a few more but these are my favourites!

Winter is almost over so its back to work!

Oh Dear I cant believe its been that long since I have been here to check out the blog

What has happened to me LOL 

I have been laying low over winter but more than usual it seems

Havent done a lot but as of 2 weeks ago I began to organise the house!

 my real house that is!

I have been on pinterest for a while now and have had a wonderful time searching out all sorts of things and found a lot of utubes on Organising your home 

So I have been buying some baskets and storage bins to really get into it and sort the lot out!

What a job it is and Im still going!

I have also finished a half house for the BMEA this year to raffle and have sent it off I am just looking to start the Fairy Dollhouse that I saw on "Cinderella Moments" Blog a while ago

I wanted  to copy so badly but I knew that would not be fair on Caroline so, as she  had a couple of Pdfs thankfully, I wanted to buy 1 set of instructions from her

Im glad I did Im going to need them!!!

 I made up some wheat bags for us its quite cold at night here right now and we dont run heaters at night so these are very handy

Then I began  making some bedding in 1/12th scale still working on those,now its tea time so Im just about to go put the dinner on

So thats about it folks!

Doll Show

I checked my facebook this morning and I was surprised to see that the Doll show was on up here so I wasnt missing out on that sadly there was only 1 shop selling minis but I found a couple of things

 

 I have been searching for a sink unit with a butlers sink and what did I find?

  I was so pleased it cost $12

 there is no sink drain hole I'll have to fix that and I want it a different colour

this is the one I would have loved to find but have been searching a while sadly cant find it

 

 I found these 2 kits for $4 each

Beds

I  have been making some bed linen for a couple of beds my mini friend Judy made

I cant keep on the one thing till its finished it seems

 Judys Bed

My bed is being made for the Mill not sure they look quite right though!!

Too neat ? do you think?

Tudor roombox

well I have to own up that I do make these things but never really finish them off to the standard I would like. 
eg: door handle, roof, light, front hinged on with a window so I thought I better get it done

 

The Box

 

This is where I am puting a light just setting it in there it will have 2 AA batteries in a box at the back

 I learned from Casey to make plans so here are my plans for the front window it may be a little too big so I will see how it looks when I have the actual front cut out

  I may put some shutters on as well but not sure if I will have enough room, maybe I should just cut the windows out  and add the shutters on the front,i would be easier!

mmm any suggestions would be appreciated

News Flash!

I have decided to sell my dollhouses!!!! yikes!!!

I have the one from UK I will keep the one shown here, my big house and the Mill

I still  have 2 kit houses to make

I have 2 tudors the finish so I'm not entirely finishing with them all together!

I am going to take them to an auction place here in Town firstly then I will move further afield

its time!!!

I want to make a little white shabby chic house and I really want to buy a doll

Lati Yellow Miel  doll

this is a boy but mine will be a girl you buy the wig eyes and clothes separate and they are expensive!

Now I have my inspiration from Vicki from 

lovejoybears

now look at this photo this is Vicki's gorgeous doll and house

 

this is Poppy and she has won my heart!!

Please pop on over and check her lovely things

Ive been a bit quiet from my blog

 I have been working in my garden seeing as it is autumn puting in vegetables for winter 
GARDEN!

 Here's Jessie waiting for me to throw the ball,we have this game twice a day, the lawn is looking great! Very proud of that!

The little vege garden, seeds of parsnip, zucchinis, peas,plus marigolds to keep the bugs at bay and some capsicums which I love to crunch on, also there is a huge bunch of parsley growing on the other side and the spinach as you see, still have a few more things to put in maybe cabbage

In my craft room I have been pulling out all sorts of projects not yet finished! So here are a few that I have found and am trying to finish

 mmm I found this piece I had finished now what do I make out of it a cushion, a hanging all be it small mmmmm still thinking

 This is what I am doing now I have the fence to finish and the sky, the row of hearts and I need to find out what I have used along the edge as the one I was using to finish the top of the piece around the top does not match

 I forgot about this one I love it! I have had this piece for years..... its time!!!!

I also found some knitting I was doing for my Grandy not finished!!! dear me!!!

Oh well here goes 

Has anyone a pattern for a Banded Bag for storage or know where I can get one, please, like this photo

I have so many fabrics from my quilting days so I think this would be the perfect solution to using up all those

PS: not good at pattern making Im afraid!

Fairy Garden

Oh I forgot to show you the garden I made over Christmas
My Daughter has been looking at all the wonderful goodies you guys can buy in the states for these gardens and she wants to make one after thebig snow over there I thought hang on I have a pot somewhere here I will make one so off I went to the nursery, these plants are not cheap though I think I paid over $5 for 1.
 I thought it wouldn't be very expensive, so small,so I picked them out and fronted the check out! I was a bit shocked when she told me the price......Too Late!!!! had to bite the bullet and take them as there was a huge line up there waiting! what can ya do! lol Shame!!! Things I get myself into lol

 

So anyway its cute!  the little house is tin and has a candle inside, a battery one that is!

Time Flys

Hi Everyone!    Well I haven't had time to come on and check out whats going on I love the tennis and absolutely have to watch the Australian Open, so a load of time has gone and due to my eyes playing up at night,I'm not getting a lot done, today I decided to try to get this table runner at least the top finished but NO! I haven't as yet!

I have so many projects here to finish!

Here are some of my projects in this basket, yes, all sewing in some form or another lol

I have my chair covered up due to my cat who looses vast amounts of hair and covers my lovely red chair so there's nothing else for it but to cover it with an old sheet

And here is my desk right now I actually hate a lot of mess when Im working so whats up with this desk then!!! lol 

I purchased this kit some time ago, I hate to say it has to be over 15 years, before I came here

Gosh!!! so i thought I had better get this done, I wasn't happy with the actual designs on the pattern so I have to make a few changes here and there, oops I see I have sewn that up wrong Arrggghhhh!!!!

they have to be opposites!!!

At the moment I am stitching these silly little things! they are very frustrating as I cant get the circles the same I also have to make a few leaves that's going to be tricky, wish I didn't start that now!

I did mark them but my eyes! that's what I am blaming anyway! lol

Happy Christmas Bloggers

To all my favourite bloggers Have a wonderful Christmas

May you be blessed!!!

My Christmas tree

This is my small tree which we have in the family room

I made most of the decorations as I couldn't find many here in my city

I found 3 wooden stars,12 pine cone decs, I painted white, the large star at the top of the tree and the 3 birds so I got stuck in and I made the rest