Feature and a Favor! :)

First, I ask a favor and that is to go over to Caterina's blog and see what you can do to help out. Click here.  Thanks so much! I know it will be greatly appreciated! :)

Next, I wanted to share with you, that I have been featured on Miniatures in Dollhouse Scale's blogspot.

Miniatures in Dollhouse Scale is more commonly know as TeamMIDS on etsy. It is a group of sellers of dollhouse miniatures in one inch or 1/12th scale and smaller scales.

If you aren't a follower of the blog, I encourage you to begin following it. There are lots of pics, links and info about miniatures and the artisans that create them. :)

Our blog is maintained by my dear friend Whimsy of WhimsyCottageMinis on etsy.

Search TeamMIDS for quality artisan miniatures on etsy! :)

Along with the kitchen chair cushions that were featured...

I also offer these coordinating placemats and napkins in my etsy shop.

and in pink, too! :)

Thanks! :)

dale

Dollhouse Miniature Tablecloths and Fancy Folded Napkins :)

I made these table cloths and napkins for a custom order. I love the fabric that I was able to find, it really resembles a damask, which was important for this Victorian setting.

Some plain folded napkins, too. I thought about doing a tutorial on how to fold miniature napkins, but, it's really the same as in real life, just a wee bit tinier. The fancy folded napkins depicted are called Crown napkins and you can see how to fold them here.

and a plain table cloth for the butler

My client has been busy working on her dollhouse and you can see the updates to her progress here.

Well, last week was busy with creating, this week was quieter, but, I'm already on another creative jaunt with more things in progress. I hope to be showing you some totally new creations shortly.

Tomorrow is Philadephia Miniaturia and I am so excited to be going, I can't wait to see what is out there!

Last year I blogged about it for another blog in two postings you can see them here and here.  Now I have my own blog, so, I'm sure I'll be highlighting the fair here. :)

My friend Richard of Minibydesign has started a blog wait till you see what he's making.

Until next time ;)

A Little Black Cat Has Crossed My Path ;)

Isn't he just the most darling thing? This little black cat has been felted and has bead eyes and nose. He was made by Hanna you can view her etsy shop here and her blog here. She makes the most wonderful tiny felted creatures. And, she's also a team mate in MIDS (Miniatures in Dollhouse Scale at Etsy) I love her lion. :)

She had inquired about finding tiny feathers for an upcoming project. My hubby is a fly fisherman and ties his own flies, so he has a vast assortment of feathers. We sent some off to Hanna in Finland and as a thank you, she made me this little kitty.

He looks just like my Thor, my very first cat of my own.

Right down to the tiny white spot on his neck. :)

It is really hard to take pictures of felted creatures! If you click on the pictures for a larger version, he looks all hairy, but it's not like that in real life, my camera seems to pick up more than eyes do!

I hope you all enjoyed your Labor day holiday weekend. I labored on minis and am so glad for the fall school schedule and getting back to making miniatures again. Summer, was a bit too long this year. ;)

Talking about black cats, there's one in my shop now.

Just in time for Halloween decorating. :)

Until next time.... ;)

I'm in an Etsy Treasury! :)

This lovely treasury west was made by Snowfern, a real sweet gal from Singapore. She makes a lot of food items for the dollhouse and jewelry as well.

I love, love, love her rubber ducks! I have three duckies coming my way. :) To represent my puddle ducks, that even though are now older, still jump in puddles. :)

Oh, if you click on the title, it will take you to the treasury. :)

I snagged one!

I got a treasury on etsy, it lasts til Monday night, so check it out here, before it disappears. :)

It features my team mates from TeamMIDS, Miniatures in Dollhouse Scale. It was easy to make such a lovely collection, given that I had so much to choose from.

Search teamMIDS on etsy when you are looking for quality scale dollhouse miniatures.

Happy Father's Day!

Hit the title and you will find a lovely slide show of wonderful tiny gifts for the man of the house.
The slide show was created by GoldenUnicornMinis who maintains our teamMIDS blog.

She's done a fabulous job. After you check out the slide show, make sure you check out her shop at etsy and her blog.

I hope all of the Fathers out there are enjoying a relaxing day. :)

Miniatures in Dollhouse Scale

Miniatures in Dollhouse Scale is a team I belong to on etsy. It is filled with some of the most wonderful people I have met on etsy. We share about our miniatures, we exchange ideas, thoughts and resources and techniques, but we also share the daily stuff with one another as well.

As a team, I could not ask for a more supportive bunch of people. I can't say enough about them! :)

If you are searching for miniatures in true 1/12th scale on etsy, put teamMIDS into the search bar and you will see the wonderful creations that my team members make. You will find furniture, crocheted items, food, pottery, florals, turnings and so much more. I am just in awe of a lot of of the things my team members make.

We have a spot on flickr http://www.flickr.com/groups/mids
A blog http://teammids.blogspot.com
and a website http://www.teammidsdollhouseminiatures.goods.officelive.com

If you click on the title of this post, it will take you to our current team thread in the forum, where we do most of our daily bantering. :)

The team also has members that are just collectors as well, if you are a miniature maker on etsy or would be interested in joining as a collector member this this our team profile page. http://team.etsy.com/viewteam.php?id=473 Which tells a bit more about our team and contact information.

The picture above is some treasures I brought back from Paris on a recent visit. Aren't they cute? A topic for another blog post. ;)