Latest works...

Spent a good portion of this week painting these pieces with many coats of paint and sanding.

Highlighted with gold paint and the chair has been reupholstered.

I liked them so much, I decided to keep them for myself. :)

In progress...

You can see the bedroom pieces in their before look.

A while ago, my cousin who is a professional organizer gave me a bunch of furniture from a woman that was downsizing.

 and a dollhouse...

and a box of furniture to make, though, some of it is missing.

With how busy I was this past summer, I think I forgot to share all of this. 

I painted this buffet or console table to have an Asian style to it and it's been distressed to show age.

I don't often venture outside of 1/12th or one inch scale, but I did for this little bed. 

You can see it's before look in the group photo above. Bed measures less than 3" wide.

Painted, sanded, aged, and distressed.

New floral rose print has been combined with two vintage fabrics, one featuring hearts, the other polka dots. Fine vintage and antique trims and lace have been used to embellish the bedding and pillows.

Country, cottage, shabby chic.

Before.

In progress...

 The bench has been embellished with pink, blue, and yellow roses, it's also been distressed. Upholstered with a blue floral and rose pink pleated trim. The pillows are all loose and filled with a material that makes them appear real, along with a folded "quilt." Rag rug is braided from a yard each of the fabrics used.

 I didn't forget about the series for the Denver show, Part II will be coming soon and so will a giveaway.

Stay tuned! :)

Denver Dollhouse Miniatures Show Part I

 There is so much that I want to share with you all that this is going to be broken down to three postings.

I apologize if you think this is over kill, but otherwise, it would be one humungous post! lol

When I teasingly referred to it as the epic cross country adventure, I had no idea how true those words would come to be! Thank goodness, my dear sweet hubby was along for the ride and the journey. He is really my BFF (best friend forever). Over the past almost 30 years many "friends" have come and gone, but, he remains and will hopefully always be, my best friend, my greatest supporter and my soul mate.

Plus, he makes me laugh all of the time! :)

I am very blessed. 

We took three and a half days to get to Denver, CO from New Jersey. We thought this would be a leisurely pace, but still, they were long days of driving! The first night in Denver, we stayed with my oldest sister. When I went to first grade, she went to college and a year later she transferred to Denver and she has lived there ever since. The last time we drove across the country was in 1976, so it was nice to repeat that journey as an adult and to be the one driving. :) Thank goodness for planes in the mean time. ;)

I'm bad, I didn't get a picture of her and she looked fabulous, too!

I love and adore her so much!

I did get a pic of her new kitty though, Rascal. :)

The next day, we met up with my friend Cathy, because I told her I would share table space with her and have her floral items for sale. I've been friends with Cath for four years, in fact, she was the first one that accosted me on etsy and we became fast friends. :)

Did I get a picture of her? No! I am so bad!

We were under a time crunch as hubby had a work deadline so we basically were just rushing in to pick up her merchandise and rushed out.

But, you know what is funny about peeps you know online but never have seen?

They usually lie about the way they look. lol ;)

Cath told me she was big, imagine my surprise when I find this tiny little woman! lol ;) Big my foot! ;)

You can find Cathy's blog here.

Anyhoo! I will never forget the girlish twinkle/sparkle that was in her eyes and we finally got to hug, a few times, in person, after having given each other so many virtual hugs over the years. :)

I could not have picked a better place/show to be my first. I was surrounded by my hubby, sis, good mini friends and even a gal from high school that I got to catch up with who has been living in Denver for a while. The people that ran the show were so supportive and excited for me for it being my first show, as well as the other dealers and the customers. I could not have asked for a better experience. I learned a lot!

Okay, enough blabbing from me, on with the show! :)

Here's my table.

I was tickled to get to meet so many peeps in real life that I have met online. :)

Julie, I have known since blogging, but got to know her a lot better on facebook. We have so much in common, including last names (her last name is my maiden name), we both have family from the same small town in Western Pennsylvania and a host of other things, like loving nature... well, the list goes on and on and I won't bore you further, but, I have to tell you, it was such a joy to get to meet her in person and get to hang out with her. She is such a real and fun person to be around, it was a true gift. :)

You can find Julie's shop here, her blog is currently under construction. ;)

Check out the gourd bird and house! Cool, right? :)

And her caravan, she sells instructions how to make one.

Pamela J is another I met through blogging and etsy and eventually facebook. Her minis are fab! One really needs to see them in person to appreciate the detail, especially with her mini food jewelry.

I loved this! :)

 

Bear, I have had the pleasure of seeing his turnings the past few times at the Philadelphia Miniaturia. He is now president of the board for the Denver Dollhouse and Miniatures Museum.

  These bowls were made soon after he became president. Apparently the day after he took office, a storm wreaked havoc on the grounds and these were the little blessings from the storm. :)

Kathy, I met her at etsy she has a shop here. What I really like about her fabrics is that she has them professionally printed. She was busy promoting her items by giving out some free samples to a few dealers. I was tickled of course, to be one of them. :) So nice to get to meet her in person after corresponding with her. :)

And here is me at the show, my friend Cath took this pic of me.

Next time, some new peeps to meet!
...and coming up soon, a giveaway! :)

New Line of Miniatures

I've been a little busy. :)

All of these minis will be heading into my etsy shop shortly.

With the exception of the desk and chair.

They will be the subject of an upcoming tutorial. :)

Pillows :)

a memo board...

"Are the calla lilies in bloom?"
One of my favorite flowers after roses... I carried calla lilies as my bridal bouquet. :)

 
a desk set; blotter, journal, memo pad and pencil holder complete with three pencils.

of course you have your loved ones close at hand...

a folding screen and some bunting, because, bunting is fun and playful :)

 a coordinating bench with pillows...

 you can never have too many pillows!

Rug was listed previously in my shop.

Thanks for letting me take you on the tour! :)

If you are celebrating Mother's Day today, I hope you are lounging about watching movies and eating bonbons.... and perhaps going on a shopping spree. ;)

Enjoy!
dale <3

Look what has come in the mail! :)

Aren't these just so cute? 

I love the rooster, I can see him in a French Provencal inspired kitchen, can't you?

This was a very pleasant surprise that I received from Karin of

Karin's mini and maxi interior 

A while back she put out a plea for small seashells for her mini surf shop. Being the avid beach comber and shell hoarder, I was able to send her off a bunch of shells I had gathered to help her out.

We had fun emailing each other back and forth and were busy using Google Earth to look at each others homes.

Thanks so much, Karin!

This was so sweet of you, you didn't have to do this,

but, I'm glad you did.

<3

dale :)