Thursday, April 22, 2010

Merry Christmas! LOL ;)

Okay, it's not Christmas, it's not even close!

But, when I found this, I had to make it!
These coordinating items, quilts, tree skirts and socks can now all be found in my etsy shop.

Etsy has a new treasury program called Treasury East. Stephanie of PetitPlat, you can find her blog here, put me in her lovely green treasury. Thank you, Stephanie. :)

One of my items was featured on Jill Draper Blogs she did a feature on miniature items after having read the recent NY Times article on modern minis. Thank you, Jill. :)

The aluminum tree was made by De of De-Lightful Minis and Minide.

I'm over whelmed at the response to my giveaway. This should be fun!
Hang in there with me, I've gotta play catch up! :)

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Surprise Giveaway! Blog Anniversary! Over Two Hundred Followers! Hooray!!!

Wow! So much going on, so I thought I would celebrate with you all. :)

May 8th of last year was my very first blog post and my very first dipping of the toe into blogland.
I have learned so much in this past year. I knew nothing about blogging and I'm still learning.

I never realised the people I would encounter, the friendships I would begin forming and the vast amount of things I have learned in the mini world. So much is out there that I never even dreamed of. I enjoy reading all of the blogs that take you along mini adventures in the miniature world.

So, nearing the first anniversary of my blog and seeing that I now have over two hundred followers, I thought I would do a special give away. This one is to be a surprise, something specifically created for the winner.
I will draw this on Mother's day which will be May 9th, so you have plenty of time to sign up. Just comment on this post between now and then to have a chance to win. :)

Now, to Welcome my latest new followers, they are;
lyy214
Leema

Thank you all, for following my blog. :)

So, I learned the other day though Casey, of Casey's Miniatures that tuquoise is the new color. You can read about it here. Funny, that I was working on the project above, it's the *in* color! If you've never been to Casey's blog, do check it out. She is very funny and is most generous with tutorials and helpful advice.

We must be on similar wave lengths, since when she had posted a tutorial on hat making, I had just made a hat for a swap. And, now the turquoise link. ;)

The Ikea inspired table was made by Yuki of Amatheria.  The acrylic turning was made by Bertie of Bertie's Miniatures.The screen, pillows and rug/floor cloth will be heading into my etsy shop soon.

Currently, I'm working on Christmas items. I know, I know! What am I thinking? lol, but, I saw something that caught my eye and it just had to be brought to fruition. :)

As always, all the pink words are clickable so clickaway and don't forget to leave a comment if you want to be entered in the giveaway. Gotta run, I hear life calling me. ;)

***This post has been edited. I inadvertantly credited the wrong artist of the turning. It has now been updated to reflect the correct artist. My deepest apologies for my very embarrassing error! :(  ***

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Before and Afters

Some custom work I've done recently.


For some reason, I did not get a picture of this bed before, so this is just the after.
Before, it was just a plain mattress, no bedding.

Before

After

Before, a vanity stool that will be in the same room as the first bed.

After, it now coordinates with the bedding.

Before

After, some pillows on the chair to raise the baby up to table height and a nice starched white table cloth for the table.

Before

After, painted to compliment the room's decor.

Settee 1 before


After, I made pillows also, but, didn't get a shot of them on the settee.

Settee 2 before

and After! :)

Lots of new followers to Welcome!
Thank you for following my blog. :)

lunanoa2003
Meli Abellan
Julie Kendall

All of the pink ones are clickable links, so go ahead and check out their blogs. :)
Thank you all! :)