Well a week has gone by since my first blog. I have spent a lot of that time flicking through magazines for inspiration after winning 59 miniatures magazines in an on-line auction. Bliss, but not conducive to the actual creation of miniatures! I have also taken stock of projects underway, some of which were started around 15 years ago before I moved on to other things and took far too long a break from the hobby. The photo below is a corner house which I told my sister I would wire and decorate for her back in the early 1990s. I love my sister - she is so patient. If you are reading this Karen you will be able to keep an eye on the progress of your house via this blog. I have checked all the wiring which still seems to be working and will now look at decorating it. Somewhere I have cardboard templates of all the rooms ready to go! There is a front door that will be hinged to the house which is away getting the windows cut out at the moment.
Another project is the Joann Swanson project I mentioned in my first blog entry. I have put together the kits for the sideboard, holly wreath and table which I purchased from Hound Dog Studio. (Unfortunately no longer available).The kit is largely cardboard with faux cupboards and drawers and wooden top to the table and sideboard. The kits went together really well and it was fun trying to create an aged look to the furniture. It was painstaking but very rewarding gluing all the individual leaves to the holly wreath but I think the effect is well worth it. I created the little recipe book yesterday as an experiment.
I have also just wired a dollshouse my mother has passed on to my daughter that my father built when he was alive and I have the framework of a seaman's cottage that my father and I started back in the 1990s, so I have plenty to keep me busy for years to come - not to mention all the great ideas I am seeing in the magazines.
Until next blog - be creative and be happy!
