tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24844914885789214692024-03-28T00:48:23.048-07:00Shannon's mini blogHi, welcome to my blog! I have been inspired to start my own blog to showcase some stuff that I am doing, but also to show the work of others that inspire me. It will be mostly dollhouse miniatures, but other stuff as well that I come across along the way! Hope you enjoy it!shannonc60http://www.blogger.com/profile/12411485172616395915noreply@blogger.comBlogger210125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484491488578921469.post-80726367132353934952024-02-17T18:36:00.000-08:002024-02-17T18:36:44.780-08:00I'm not dead!!<p> Hi all! Surprise!!! I know it has been a very long time between posts. I have been doing a little mini-ing on and off but mostly in the last 12 months I haven't had a lot of interest. I have so many projects on the go too, that when I look around my craft room, it's overwhelming and I have no idea what to work on. Every project has a little annoying job to be done, which is probably why it's still sitting unfinished.</p><p>Anyway, last year I accidentally purchased a reasonably big dollhouse locally (which was a big surprise) that I think must've been built using the Remember When dollhouse plan book (it's identical visually but not sure about the dimensions).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSsVYHGPIqsItmTE-DoecZrRXqaLTeeuv2tcnMR8QPK8rSVOLYSIECz2Qlhg19vA6g0Gt2Vll6jVb9mY47dIGBTZyX6RGy7AzQkoS2KW4VNEfRLh7lq5ooBL_9TLZY6x03lu5geo0FjQyxEeJUb-HK3ZU5mm5py-VtA2fk3QA-0IpiNpdmU0L6X2yWjkfL/s1000/Remember%20when.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="764" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSsVYHGPIqsItmTE-DoecZrRXqaLTeeuv2tcnMR8QPK8rSVOLYSIECz2Qlhg19vA6g0Gt2Vll6jVb9mY47dIGBTZyX6RGy7AzQkoS2KW4VNEfRLh7lq5ooBL_9TLZY6x03lu5geo0FjQyxEeJUb-HK3ZU5mm5py-VtA2fk3QA-0IpiNpdmU0L6X2yWjkfL/s320/Remember%20when.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p>I had intended using it for my one day Toad Hall, but the ceilings are only 8" high, so that was a fail. So I am using it instead of another build I had earmarked for the Greenleaf Aster (so will I end up building that now, given I am up to my eyeballs in dollhouses/projects???). It's pretty roughly built but it also has a lot of charm, so I am keeping quite a bit of it as-is, with a little prettying up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8quFLHIvyqTmxfMzSYlr67T6s_tZbzxB1OB1UfGyJkijTOBZ-j4Eb3qLdv15MQTqrLB3vzMeIyGktNkUA9nrWbwgSeEGBP0APPE78wKRed2fXcxcfMdSHpmL4TbSkCpc535qL9z2bY57y2BNBTqAbEExs_qLLN42pSrbuFfdxGYuDhpGjlixb9XGHtW8/s2651/IMG_8356%202.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2651" data-original-width="2587" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8quFLHIvyqTmxfMzSYlr67T6s_tZbzxB1OB1UfGyJkijTOBZ-j4Eb3qLdv15MQTqrLB3vzMeIyGktNkUA9nrWbwgSeEGBP0APPE78wKRed2fXcxcfMdSHpmL4TbSkCpc535qL9z2bY57y2BNBTqAbEExs_qLLN42pSrbuFfdxGYuDhpGjlixb9XGHtW8/s320/IMG_8356%202.heic" width="312" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BMYZeL1NpItDEOxL9ROtEFkj-EH3CKwx0XU8UOW2c2yCzr_A473ezCSJeJV6FFAaGZO8P6HtCKCGpCy6Y6cn0EMnX5uQQ2v5eirye2C596r8AvzQHVMxl9MQ48Ata_mJ5RP9IH4qsFEwyiZ1BjZal-dOVj8kEPQK5f9bfI0sgf5AODifmfFc_rYdpWjG/s2614/IMG_8357%202.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2361" data-original-width="2614" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BMYZeL1NpItDEOxL9ROtEFkj-EH3CKwx0XU8UOW2c2yCzr_A473ezCSJeJV6FFAaGZO8P6HtCKCGpCy6Y6cn0EMnX5uQQ2v5eirye2C596r8AvzQHVMxl9MQ48Ata_mJ5RP9IH4qsFEwyiZ1BjZal-dOVj8kEPQK5f9bfI0sgf5AODifmfFc_rYdpWjG/s320/IMG_8357%202.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bCrfqxw6KhS53CYbn1Zfp7PlB9-HS8kzHsdbIQwxrJJm-oArTvmSWdxWJ-GCvM90DIckWlQaaVdivBd7JmwOSq3qCpA2ynqiZoW2drPwnPXBKed-_4mLG3wfJkU4NodmIM4oWMqu-P4S6NsDOXIUg-c_zkmmhj1tyO0M6gPzG-cDzYwLS8F3Jhiek90R/s2571/IMG_8358%202.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2571" data-original-width="2545" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bCrfqxw6KhS53CYbn1Zfp7PlB9-HS8kzHsdbIQwxrJJm-oArTvmSWdxWJ-GCvM90DIckWlQaaVdivBd7JmwOSq3qCpA2ynqiZoW2drPwnPXBKed-_4mLG3wfJkU4NodmIM4oWMqu-P4S6NsDOXIUg-c_zkmmhj1tyO0M6gPzG-cDzYwLS8F3Jhiek90R/s320/IMG_8358%202.heic" width="317" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuy6IMz6BjwFTUW-HzD9KtKkIXMgNvzHUEThyphenhyphens5uHM3qi0RkCLLBHNIbCQLKJqXsS5nDdCBPC-uEeMa8JCmkGN0dNQgWfTLUvswhOVhCxcgQZSJ3IoJBuuzVKmCT8XXSv6Lozi46PQq1pPJZbiTNGjVpBziICNKiFvPOF0NjsX9IVU2myKafSa8FIUXqY/s3057/IMG_8359%202.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="3057" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuy6IMz6BjwFTUW-HzD9KtKkIXMgNvzHUEThyphenhyphens5uHM3qi0RkCLLBHNIbCQLKJqXsS5nDdCBPC-uEeMa8JCmkGN0dNQgWfTLUvswhOVhCxcgQZSJ3IoJBuuzVKmCT8XXSv6Lozi46PQq1pPJZbiTNGjVpBziICNKiFvPOF0NjsX9IVU2myKafSa8FIUXqY/s320/IMG_8359%202.heic" width="320" /></a></div><p>This is the photo I am using as inspiration. I like the simplicity.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAresfEsji_StqQHeQkQo76bS09Wy3xfjkWNlWX2mLIoFW7n40VD4BQ6fSHLsmZDDAxBgCWOjmVb8q2DVyLORnM0JMpMOTbgPIIiSdJhSCdgQAxPgUf_-S4NmrbgqD9rDfTkVghrcqIMH3cJHHxWc_03we9BWR_kDbuBLm2yIL-N144gwISYifqNhb8-V/s1200/IMG_8400.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1122" data-original-width="1200" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAresfEsji_StqQHeQkQo76bS09Wy3xfjkWNlWX2mLIoFW7n40VD4BQ6fSHLsmZDDAxBgCWOjmVb8q2DVyLORnM0JMpMOTbgPIIiSdJhSCdgQAxPgUf_-S4NmrbgqD9rDfTkVghrcqIMH3cJHHxWc_03we9BWR_kDbuBLm2yIL-N144gwISYifqNhb8-V/s320/IMG_8400.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>I started by taking the roof off, making it more manageable, and am working on the rooms on one end, then will spin it around and work on the other end.</p><p>This is how it is currently looking:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkoaUDGRc3z1cQorBEWII-cyNSJUmWMBbo7eHdHuwgqKdZhIucuvLqQ35XAPVq8LrUCyvwN0sqXnN0Ifzg13JopwV8TkXAUE8C2Qk35DXes1OmANCnB5CR1ttxdyVH-eElGWzAr0lbkCo5XLrPpJMfM_4psnkKWADjjvVhj5pB7GwMRTHBIw3R1D7N6ox/s4032/IMG_0735.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkoaUDGRc3z1cQorBEWII-cyNSJUmWMBbo7eHdHuwgqKdZhIucuvLqQ35XAPVq8LrUCyvwN0sqXnN0Ifzg13JopwV8TkXAUE8C2Qk35DXes1OmANCnB5CR1ttxdyVH-eElGWzAr0lbkCo5XLrPpJMfM_4psnkKWADjjvVhj5pB7GwMRTHBIw3R1D7N6ox/s320/IMG_0735.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p>I need to work out what sort of railing I'll use for the stairs and wallpaper for the living room (bottom right). I had planned on painting a mural all around but I don't know if that will ever get done. I might paper it and then decide later if I paint something to stick over the top.</p><p>If you follow my Red Cottage Miniatures Facebook or Instagram, you might have seen I have been working on mini flowers. Here are some of my recent ones. It is nice to have the tiny flowers but I can't say I am particularly enjoying the making part.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvkj13LmhlMYoWhW8zrczH6c-vFjBR1Ug9G-8_BDf8k2SydYyjOSFLvwmJZ3kkdtKHpV6AziCvi2Sd0rnLztzWvppgzLB0sQ4pZkK14NE1UKGekpWCJ-GWZr-971O3PvYa2HZ6cqTi4jGLHt3NHq0iwnX3h5hDY_YrU32Hk8dJYoJtt1u1157Q2rV8kMJ0/s1731/IMG_0677.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1731" data-original-width="1731" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvkj13LmhlMYoWhW8zrczH6c-vFjBR1Ug9G-8_BDf8k2SydYyjOSFLvwmJZ3kkdtKHpV6AziCvi2Sd0rnLztzWvppgzLB0sQ4pZkK14NE1UKGekpWCJ-GWZr-971O3PvYa2HZ6cqTi4jGLHt3NHq0iwnX3h5hDY_YrU32Hk8dJYoJtt1u1157Q2rV8kMJ0/s320/IMG_0677.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivK6UlZJEEjdFX500L9YPwzpOOML0luJHcZjUIz5Cn_tRnO8_29_vR1BImwSJR2bT-AphnYmPAzztzqtQzWcd5WUpAYgZQOfN34XtAdbBbOeZlRGXtYNc6rr1cBYNlu4QZlYSn5QrSBMhO3iR5Ov1-Nk67B62gyMml68T5d5v2-uGAN19Hhdpx5vibvgxa/s1852/IMG_0730.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1852" data-original-width="1852" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivK6UlZJEEjdFX500L9YPwzpOOML0luJHcZjUIz5Cn_tRnO8_29_vR1BImwSJR2bT-AphnYmPAzztzqtQzWcd5WUpAYgZQOfN34XtAdbBbOeZlRGXtYNc6rr1cBYNlu4QZlYSn5QrSBMhO3iR5Ov1-Nk67B62gyMml68T5d5v2-uGAN19Hhdpx5vibvgxa/s320/IMG_0730.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p>Anyway, I hope you are all well and still making minis occasionally. Take care.</p> <p></p>shannonc60http://www.blogger.com/profile/12411485172616395915noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484491488578921469.post-48267778442967439832023-06-10T14:43:00.001-07:002023-06-10T14:43:07.660-07:00Attention The Grandmommy/Big and little creations<p> Hello! I have tried to leave comments on your blog and there does appear to be a problem. You could try Jodi’s suggestion here: <a href="https://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.com/2023/04/fastidious-floral-fairytale-fireplace.html">https://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.com/2023/04/fastidious-floral-fairytale-fireplace.html</a> (scroll down to the end of the post).</p><p>Or alternatively google. Often pther people are also having the problem, and might be to do with settings. I have found answers to Blogger problems this way. Hope you can sort it out!</p>shannonc60http://www.blogger.com/profile/12411485172616395915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484491488578921469.post-36206472747010621682023-05-16T20:11:00.003-07:002023-05-16T20:11:21.967-07:00Long time no blog<p> Hi all. I know it has been a very long time since I blogged. It wasn’t intentional. I just haven’t been mini-ing. Back in November I received a bit of a slap in the face from a fellow miniaturist, and it really just made me wonder what on earth I was doing. So for the last six months, I’ve had very little interest in anything miniature. I did some sewing and some paper crafting instead and really enjoyed doing something different. We have spent the last month in the US, where I was lucky enough to go to the Chicago International. I also got to see the Thorne rooms, Colleen Moore’s fairy castle and Kaye Savage Browning’s miniature collection at the Kentucky Gateway Museum. It was spectacular. No words really do it justice. </p><p>So given I have nothing to show that I have been working on, I will show my show purchases. (The photos are out of order, for which I apologise, but I am writing this on my ipad and not at all convinced I can rearrange the photos successfully.</p><p>Close-up of a clock (D-Tales miniatures), squirrel (puppenstuebchen I think) and key with tassel from June Clinkscales:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGn3EACNiFewLdXxd1U-0OyxJoM7NJ5OiebZxQIrjOGH-ncKWqpxrbaEbzXNhvjOxjKeUDCg5Uo7RlVNesll5HXRJZMyc_wfPnmNDOKNu0jxGKLQyFm8srXekmIkAuSvulcS4Mb6nzydtW1oVhYuKeLW6ioTvibA-7j_G4pMpkye39r6h4CUhHlfEWg/s2976/6AE7E46C-1EA4-4C6D-A127-471D25F536FA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="2716" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGn3EACNiFewLdXxd1U-0OyxJoM7NJ5OiebZxQIrjOGH-ncKWqpxrbaEbzXNhvjOxjKeUDCg5Uo7RlVNesll5HXRJZMyc_wfPnmNDOKNu0jxGKLQyFm8srXekmIkAuSvulcS4Mb6nzydtW1oVhYuKeLW6ioTvibA-7j_G4pMpkye39r6h4CUhHlfEWg/s320/6AE7E46C-1EA4-4C6D-A127-471D25F536FA.jpeg" width="292" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Clock, squirrel and key as above, basket also by D-Tales, bag by Minis2you and wine carrier by Pierluigi:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZvE3PHTNIQJj_zY-Xh8mwsYV1U-a0JmmAgelysyXqbuKpEmxQF8acHoHbCbriSStjoxovMXGlrS6fZvC3QIDNP3iJKi6eEdjWI2YghsZcGBt9e4QDXwZAiuW6gh6k4K87p_Gqa46Ba2gwqwIGUPkdZiOXkfUmCf_qYRrztDuVkIbJ2V7kVVfTw8OVQ/s3177/9FA06364-60E3-4DF4-AA1A-4704E16D7E93.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3177" data-original-width="2884" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZvE3PHTNIQJj_zY-Xh8mwsYV1U-a0JmmAgelysyXqbuKpEmxQF8acHoHbCbriSStjoxovMXGlrS6fZvC3QIDNP3iJKi6eEdjWI2YghsZcGBt9e4QDXwZAiuW6gh6k4K87p_Gqa46Ba2gwqwIGUPkdZiOXkfUmCf_qYRrztDuVkIbJ2V7kVVfTw8OVQ/s320/9FA06364-60E3-4DF4-AA1A-4704E16D7E93.jpeg" width="290" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I think these are all Puppenstuebchen except the dragonfly by Lami’s minis (sorry, I don’t remember these things too well, plus they’ve all been tucked in a box for a month):<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildYxK4iBjOB7nhiq4Oualoa0iJkKXhbkB_-8SJdFm_b_G6n5amgVNGKzK-m6nuuObpjDGT4xEQcjwx4BUn9tid0GHpYl8GyzyqvS_FOOeMhnKOO7JhVo1XBKsPYg0nhxajzE4W1h-sMhawzWdKJGQoZTvIDwYzyvFRW1hdhYoRs0gJC_tFoRz4kZmhQ/s2720/99CBF7E1-3F35-4D0C-85E0-1151925B0C4B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2720" data-original-width="2613" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildYxK4iBjOB7nhiq4Oualoa0iJkKXhbkB_-8SJdFm_b_G6n5amgVNGKzK-m6nuuObpjDGT4xEQcjwx4BUn9tid0GHpYl8GyzyqvS_FOOeMhnKOO7JhVo1XBKsPYg0nhxajzE4W1h-sMhawzWdKJGQoZTvIDwYzyvFRW1hdhYoRs0gJC_tFoRz4kZmhQ/s320/99CBF7E1-3F35-4D0C-85E0-1151925B0C4B.jpeg" width="307" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Half scale plants by Paula Gilhooley and basket also by D-Tales:<br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKkdOdpUOG9deOsHr3tREQpshf8kSBthP6GxaQiNMZS5xxd5ntk3m1DEBaKf5Lojw9unxK84fxeGIQOMZ3q0F9DklyisllROMR1EHUwFzJ4yAdOw7VGeUSkkZ5DvtIVlR4x4G77kDdVaqinEXKWx5vpsJasfZqDc3HLtWzNbmjfRiu9c3gkRh_uhusw/s2243/22544DEA-B4A9-45B2-AFCC-199C5273402B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2228" data-original-width="2243" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKkdOdpUOG9deOsHr3tREQpshf8kSBthP6GxaQiNMZS5xxd5ntk3m1DEBaKf5Lojw9unxK84fxeGIQOMZ3q0F9DklyisllROMR1EHUwFzJ4yAdOw7VGeUSkkZ5DvtIVlR4x4G77kDdVaqinEXKWx5vpsJasfZqDc3HLtWzNbmjfRiu9c3gkRh_uhusw/s320/22544DEA-B4A9-45B2-AFCC-199C5273402B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Flowers for planting in a garden by Twinheart:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUlPDpuYQzQrM1EaYykITndZ6fEVNJAOWOwTOPy9pjzFK4K9xdKm8sDcg8tjaX5-RWert_j49Cg3s539KjeDdyeLREP-aDHX7-I6ZMtl7mcL5JE15tikO65xCSHMnxCS-3H-07TYl5x72BaEHUYxC-gXe1wK6zGb3rPl5MN7LEbCCDhZrwstO_dmrpgg/s2614/B83DE61F-5477-4A66-967F-BFB7B8EB1151.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2614" data-original-width="2614" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUlPDpuYQzQrM1EaYykITndZ6fEVNJAOWOwTOPy9pjzFK4K9xdKm8sDcg8tjaX5-RWert_j49Cg3s539KjeDdyeLREP-aDHX7-I6ZMtl7mcL5JE15tikO65xCSHMnxCS-3H-07TYl5x72BaEHUYxC-gXe1wK6zGb3rPl5MN7LEbCCDhZrwstO_dmrpgg/s320/B83DE61F-5477-4A66-967F-BFB7B8EB1151.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A decent photo of the dragonfly:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xlvhGareULEmlL8jbVjOOHKxQYktjV0RkeLj-ZmCC5bTuocdvdGstlmv9chSaHtePzh8YOlndlont5qMrpXbOzKa84m1d1aT8u51uYBr0rHP9MitzTK3LA5KvaWGaOgGN_SZjrZz3RUSkEovXhu8yV-AVWX2UucK7rmu6ZFeR5UbpLfl0kFTUV8iIA/s1875/C01A280C-41CF-4760-9EB1-8C975AF33242.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1654" data-original-width="1875" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xlvhGareULEmlL8jbVjOOHKxQYktjV0RkeLj-ZmCC5bTuocdvdGstlmv9chSaHtePzh8YOlndlont5qMrpXbOzKa84m1d1aT8u51uYBr0rHP9MitzTK3LA5KvaWGaOgGN_SZjrZz3RUSkEovXhu8yV-AVWX2UucK7rmu6ZFeR5UbpLfl0kFTUV8iIA/s320/C01A280C-41CF-4760-9EB1-8C975AF33242.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The best thing about my visit though was that I got to meet two long-time friends, <a href="https://www.iseecerulean.com/iseecerulean/">Keli</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/merriweatherminiatures/">Robin</a>. Having them to wander around the mini show and have dinner with was really a highlight. Next time I hope we have more time. Anyway, Keli gave me this vintage 1:24 scale stove (and some sweet Millie August wallpaper). How cute is it? So now I have the dilemma of whether I paint it or not. It is missing a leg, and the paint is badly chipped, so perhaps I will give it a replacement leg and paint it up for one of my houses.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuOOxu4djO3AGvKRJtXFKpNAT1KiG4ZII_1NlVWVRXtEQWl8Cs75uyxCzw-31RFxjKCXTKThuPAycU4mNtJTtGIwnKRhS1Ihiehgfh0nhFKJCBcjuVJVsOhWM8O92xBLGKfPnB-f3K7PFJ9_vt4Y7B8tnSIJZHR5FqIXRbVBGB3tyGPFeBXFNUxdf5rg/s2450/C5370D16-F49C-4418-8C1E-F35433BE85D5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2450" data-original-width="2307" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuOOxu4djO3AGvKRJtXFKpNAT1KiG4ZII_1NlVWVRXtEQWl8Cs75uyxCzw-31RFxjKCXTKThuPAycU4mNtJTtGIwnKRhS1Ihiehgfh0nhFKJCBcjuVJVsOhWM8O92xBLGKfPnB-f3K7PFJ9_vt4Y7B8tnSIJZHR5FqIXRbVBGB3tyGPFeBXFNUxdf5rg/s320/C5370D16-F49C-4418-8C1E-F35433BE85D5.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A tureen (Art of mini), a box of oil paints and two kitchen tins (on floor) (Alemikimikri) and roller skates and ice skates (Minis2you):<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_IFFTvssv8YuHgbyxHG8su43fKV_1MCtfF2SZQksT8TwQe5wtjt2XuK23b6zZ4J-FO1KGoCuQppI95HSmkfvpFJ8BeproAwToOiXLTczKV26IRIYKxlUbfFoFwxnLX_yHVt98QVel9Zzb5dk9uFdzsFKiwSFOM_Yqhv4HX03YTcnHyxVuEV0FtlawQ/s3456/CC466C2A-CE29-43CE-B309-4EABEA93323E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2735" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_IFFTvssv8YuHgbyxHG8su43fKV_1MCtfF2SZQksT8TwQe5wtjt2XuK23b6zZ4J-FO1KGoCuQppI95HSmkfvpFJ8BeproAwToOiXLTczKV26IRIYKxlUbfFoFwxnLX_yHVt98QVel9Zzb5dk9uFdzsFKiwSFOM_Yqhv4HX03YTcnHyxVuEV0FtlawQ/s320/CC466C2A-CE29-43CE-B309-4EABEA93323E.jpeg" width="253" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I think this is a type of stove from Peiwen Pettigrand (which reminds me I should message her and ask). I bought it largely because I just loved it and have long given up worrying about having a specific house or scene for things to go in.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCdZyVqRVAaanOiUxsHVD4Pgjh3UutcZVDRaMXscF3w7zrenTNqbRFd-FP4Gp47YZIdPuKUt5E7mP25YAh4ut3xZTNp0oC4-OK0BuqWDDVT-efNCP15vmHRMI8ZRjlNgUnFPQJsrdK9zZWJcvQILbvZAL8ox8iXiiXgzJA33CO2oPO66Q_ijyuILcMQ/s2489/D9C4D9F6-52D5-4F2B-AE57-D0BBDC1416C5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2306" data-original-width="2489" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCdZyVqRVAaanOiUxsHVD4Pgjh3UutcZVDRaMXscF3w7zrenTNqbRFd-FP4Gp47YZIdPuKUt5E7mP25YAh4ut3xZTNp0oC4-OK0BuqWDDVT-efNCP15vmHRMI8ZRjlNgUnFPQJsrdK9zZWJcvQILbvZAL8ox8iXiiXgzJA33CO2oPO66Q_ijyuILcMQ/s320/D9C4D9F6-52D5-4F2B-AE57-D0BBDC1416C5.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A closeup of the paints:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVgepyAuVK9urkAcCpExGDlunn4zb2ZpD3EWRL1zBFurAb52bzJIsL75dHlsUxFamSJY9iWrdchenoH6lUqldJdg2w6E2w02k5uX8veQCme9f_8KNd0g2z376YcwNGCwP96Mas41_SYaYT37DxjXYXv8QMzDrzPOUsnNLbLvC2P2TjfrYfusyJMO-Dg/s2052/EB787AF4-D1A4-41FF-BB01-F894D643A010.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1996" data-original-width="2052" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVgepyAuVK9urkAcCpExGDlunn4zb2ZpD3EWRL1zBFurAb52bzJIsL75dHlsUxFamSJY9iWrdchenoH6lUqldJdg2w6E2w02k5uX8veQCme9f_8KNd0g2z376YcwNGCwP96Mas41_SYaYT37DxjXYXv8QMzDrzPOUsnNLbLvC2P2TjfrYfusyJMO-Dg/s320/EB787AF4-D1A4-41FF-BB01-F894D643A010.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I have some other bits and pieces still to show you but that will wait for another post. I really splurged, after having to cancel this trip twice already and a few years of saving up. But guess what? I really want to go again next year!! We will see I guess….</div>shannonc60http://www.blogger.com/profile/12411485172616395915noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484491488578921469.post-19305416523954345352022-09-17T21:47:00.008-07:002022-09-17T21:47:58.951-07:00Chateau update (plus other stuff)<p>Hi everyone. I have spent a good few hours this weekend making progress on my chateau. There has been some setbacks, including a diminished supply of a paint colour I needed that has become rare/expensive. I solved it by getting a sample pot of paint using colour match. So now I have a big pot of paint plus the formula to make the same colour again if I need it in future. So many parts got repainted in the new paint and we're back on track. I finished my wall mural last weekend and here it is temporarily held in place in the entry. Now some trimming of parts to make everything fit, a bit more painting and then we're very close to done. Wondering if this needs a sky blue ceiling??</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzufbUf5tk-Rfh23JYabNgk-CnV1nfhG0uK1JXQAly8JN83KZ2PVM4NwmEMZZ6QHGbEQR7KYDLZ5_takiqsVEfswZT5n2iZV9UW3lCh2KVopYKmEOqj2rX5v0-m6Ia9v3PN0SojX2UW-61CKjAJjTpUKI1NssK8rq7-FDw9IV_fchtbElGCB1AGVxx/s4032/140383F8-0652-4E18-9512-5DE9EDAC47AF.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzufbUf5tk-Rfh23JYabNgk-CnV1nfhG0uK1JXQAly8JN83KZ2PVM4NwmEMZZ6QHGbEQR7KYDLZ5_takiqsVEfswZT5n2iZV9UW3lCh2KVopYKmEOqj2rX5v0-m6Ia9v3PN0SojX2UW-61CKjAJjTpUKI1NssK8rq7-FDw9IV_fchtbElGCB1AGVxx/s320/140383F8-0652-4E18-9512-5DE9EDAC47AF.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2WpAZ1jsOcDjTmfuu5cxqz-dCymUrXaqDULAcGETsiuJYs7HusSIV4fQ7We-KcsaF-Mbg9vWz_z-1nrK8Ti5-Q08nXLw47KKVKJnQLB2969leBjrUYwjXz_9x_aXI5wmLtb1Fn4soCWl1HZkyDkwpx0M8IGSGtZNHYibgg8cnbIFJ4BaATwXvC2r/s4032/D06B3D42-4B84-43EB-920F-D618152FE1CC.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2WpAZ1jsOcDjTmfuu5cxqz-dCymUrXaqDULAcGETsiuJYs7HusSIV4fQ7We-KcsaF-Mbg9vWz_z-1nrK8Ti5-Q08nXLw47KKVKJnQLB2969leBjrUYwjXz_9x_aXI5wmLtb1Fn4soCWl1HZkyDkwpx0M8IGSGtZNHYibgg8cnbIFJ4BaATwXvC2r/s320/D06B3D42-4B84-43EB-920F-D618152FE1CC.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKMdxH2nQ0XetI8KU0ZoLXITnbo0YuG1kbh-vnlwqF3JR2EedNpmnnM4OdA-FDUcpnoEdglItU5iWSPn89yL-2G4KceFM3IQ21RI3SzRN0ZsamGsbS4nfwKAg6dpAjt47u_C-7uewA4b-fMLRjK6bDMISLbHP5Z5hSoaNl8sCyTajxhaWyenX39ZH/s4032/64260535-79FD-4819-BBAE-223FA1507FE9.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKMdxH2nQ0XetI8KU0ZoLXITnbo0YuG1kbh-vnlwqF3JR2EedNpmnnM4OdA-FDUcpnoEdglItU5iWSPn89yL-2G4KceFM3IQ21RI3SzRN0ZsamGsbS4nfwKAg6dpAjt47u_C-7uewA4b-fMLRjK6bDMISLbHP5Z5hSoaNl8sCyTajxhaWyenX39ZH/s320/64260535-79FD-4819-BBAE-223FA1507FE9.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br />It's a really satisfying place to be. The salon is currently having the front wall panels glued in place, so no photos. But it is also progressing. <div><br /></div><div>I have also begun seriously rehabbing the Fairfield I bought a few years ago. Not much to show, but it has been partially pulled apart and reglued. It was an example of what not to do - wallpapers in slots and on tabs, hot glue, parts not meeting up. The whole base is twisted and no idea how. Or maybe the base is fine and the whole house is twisted? </div><div><br /></div><div>This is a reminder of how it looked. I pulled out the fireplace wall as I will make a new wall to go there with a fireplace to the left for the living room and a stove to the right for the kitchen.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYuMt735nL3cUdma5m5O3Gs3qUApWYCLJrJYu5J5hvBki7o_0heBpAJSTmTBRgJjufMv-0ThLabVcKHg98T59euIAaxneP2g7ov7ZJxJ4FLuYTs8jirNo1M3K6Lfl7p-aVYmJWiVgGDMmCaXW0WCfz8nkRhXzDqfOqBcQYwzjk7ZsrVw4_uOZwzpj/s4032/C37DCA71-6E37-4C67-AA50-CFB6C3015698.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYuMt735nL3cUdma5m5O3Gs3qUApWYCLJrJYu5J5hvBki7o_0heBpAJSTmTBRgJjufMv-0ThLabVcKHg98T59euIAaxneP2g7ov7ZJxJ4FLuYTs8jirNo1M3K6Lfl7p-aVYmJWiVgGDMmCaXW0WCfz8nkRhXzDqfOqBcQYwzjk7ZsrVw4_uOZwzpj/s320/C37DCA71-6E37-4C67-AA50-CFB6C3015698.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div>And here, stripped and reglued.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cxI39V7gfGhVLm7j6j_O1zz3SE7WtDqYJYoho6cIlmmWkEZ6dgYgHK5omW15CeuIuNlW_brsIjkovGxywJCjPow-N8j1ziWytj76Q0Fpcm_MBfz3UJ5KZX8qJKXCEWolVAxufQlnHRMBu5kcH-A7QfNcbp6cN9sfvkujnMsVvwc9oZNAaANLMDPT/s4032/0559544E-1E15-4DB9-9F60-55ECFF21193C.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cxI39V7gfGhVLm7j6j_O1zz3SE7WtDqYJYoho6cIlmmWkEZ6dgYgHK5omW15CeuIuNlW_brsIjkovGxywJCjPow-N8j1ziWytj76Q0Fpcm_MBfz3UJ5KZX8qJKXCEWolVAxufQlnHRMBu5kcH-A7QfNcbp6cN9sfvkujnMsVvwc9oZNAaANLMDPT/s320/0559544E-1E15-4DB9-9F60-55ECFF21193C.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br />If I haven't already mentioned, this will be a seaside house, based loosely in the early-mid 1960s, because I loved the book 'Clarence takes a vacation' so much. This is how the exterior will roughly look (although at this stage, not sure I am going to attempt the curved front window..... but we'll see!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt54dtFqWYyYubZQY-Balc5K9G-rLp7mOlqFig6wfapQJr61lny4rYtkRdt9mRVonxCmPbZ_Fl4iCCYt42ZDWgTv3BvHOpvWQy1kDDNWBaCcj4V-MkMvmzeeE6zDzjKvZn3WpkVKG46nPOZ9V6BVz6d99bZyLo510oxUnkqrL0nA8ZnPkXyjyfwj0z/s640/1f27299a01bade8e539670e3fa8b10b2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="427" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt54dtFqWYyYubZQY-Balc5K9G-rLp7mOlqFig6wfapQJr61lny4rYtkRdt9mRVonxCmPbZ_Fl4iCCYt42ZDWgTv3BvHOpvWQy1kDDNWBaCcj4V-MkMvmzeeE6zDzjKvZn3WpkVKG46nPOZ9V6BVz6d99bZyLo510oxUnkqrL0nA8ZnPkXyjyfwj0z/s320/1f27299a01bade8e539670e3fa8b10b2.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I have also been making miniature baskets, with some slow improvement. These are all earlier ones, except the green one at the back and the white one at the front. It's a fun pastime, but I am still testing thread thickness to find the perfect size.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmr2Nz8KFVcU8SE9lkKHy0TisIxADxVIb14vPyKNiJKj1ugd1IsI7tzHrGiWtK2sqWBDcNVPU5nq0nQhHFhHumKMXLchArK0f4LB3J34UMr5f5ZmXDEeOMFxr43C99bDhIxlDy8CNTAxIpXjTtrDGqcJjV48UedlbSahWsHp34byRZIXvycT5edh3j/s2306/8DC3BAEA-E811-413D-8DA7-D8A818A7D54B.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2306" data-original-width="2306" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmr2Nz8KFVcU8SE9lkKHy0TisIxADxVIb14vPyKNiJKj1ugd1IsI7tzHrGiWtK2sqWBDcNVPU5nq0nQhHFhHumKMXLchArK0f4LB3J34UMr5f5ZmXDEeOMFxr43C99bDhIxlDy8CNTAxIpXjTtrDGqcJjV48UedlbSahWsHp34byRZIXvycT5edh3j/s320/8DC3BAEA-E811-413D-8DA7-D8A818A7D54B.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And the last thing I will share with you today is my Robin Betterley Liberty Bay shop (sorry it's a bad photo). I pulled it out after many years of sitting. It turns out there were only a few things left to do to finish it. I hadn't attached the box that sits inside the frame at the back to enclose it, and wondered where the heck those pieces would be. I had just finished reorganising my craft room, which is why I seized upon the shop in the first place, and I recalled seeing a little bundle of wood and acrylic bits and THEY WERE THE RIGHT ONES!!! Miracle of miracles as I seem to spend more time looking for stuff than doing any mini making.</div><div><br /></div><div>So now it's just finding some pieces to go inside, although I do have a few accessories already.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkj2EtL-PzoobU9_g-zvuBvQ7rXbzWSQbwBxUfqYq5TBe2ESn1JBoLxrsjbP7K-e1iNKjUOgn1WIIDjvg79FnxZQRHRjh-x2rq37H16ZCsFm1NJpR77jShegZwP8nxg1bb00WNcCUYcDqNzyLiYieyhTbGAQsyK4xAADw_iQebD8Pgg-4wsFvOeIzj/s2667/A2717870-A8C8-473A-8318-D617AC603CB5.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2161" data-original-width="2667" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkj2EtL-PzoobU9_g-zvuBvQ7rXbzWSQbwBxUfqYq5TBe2ESn1JBoLxrsjbP7K-e1iNKjUOgn1WIIDjvg79FnxZQRHRjh-x2rq37H16ZCsFm1NJpR77jShegZwP8nxg1bb00WNcCUYcDqNzyLiYieyhTbGAQsyK4xAADw_iQebD8Pgg-4wsFvOeIzj/s320/A2717870-A8C8-473A-8318-D617AC603CB5.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><p>OK, I will leave it there as this is getting quite a long post and I am hungry.Two good reasons to stop! Hope you are all well. We have a 4-day weekend next weekend so I hope to have more chateau progress to show soon!!!!! And finally I can start planing the next storey (dining room and another room to be determined....a whole new set of dilemmas). Fun stuff!!! Take care out there!!!</p></div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17385743902251684871noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484491488578921469.post-57839895495543870742022-07-23T17:46:00.002-07:002022-07-23T17:46:56.837-07:00Mid year update<p> Hi all. I have been slack this year on posting here. I apologise for that. I feel like I haven't achieved a whole lot though. As mentioned in my previous post, I have been working on the chateau. Progress is slow - many layers of paint - but I have been painting a mural for the entry. You can still see the underpainting in places - the birds, a plant on the left side of the largest panel, the stairs and the pagoda/rotunda thing. The main images were taken from a real life garden at Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild in France (<a href="https://www.villa-ephrussi.com/en" target="_blank">website here</a>). The narrow panel and the largest panel sit either side of a door, the birds will sit above the door and both the largest panels go up one side of the stairs (hence the sloped bottom edge). If only I could come up with a good stair rail design, I'd be set.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rgaRK2VSXyRLmKukrCTVE12kIcc1dvqk_axjKG2SxQ-KoPQV7vNePfYaer5DqO5nrTb3ASTAgGi8Ez9d05ixuj8oubYlWSmmX_qV6xgZEJ_uC4r92kxV2qAO1Qb2xdpRWGjm79LA695iVRYwYrPfCnF979QUMt3ero36fAPitCYlWlBDcGdGSggocw/s2805/787F344B-D22A-4B08-AFA0-9B685B26FD6C.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2737" data-original-width="2805" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rgaRK2VSXyRLmKukrCTVE12kIcc1dvqk_axjKG2SxQ-KoPQV7vNePfYaer5DqO5nrTb3ASTAgGi8Ez9d05ixuj8oubYlWSmmX_qV6xgZEJ_uC4r92kxV2qAO1Qb2xdpRWGjm79LA695iVRYwYrPfCnF979QUMt3ero36fAPitCYlWlBDcGdGSggocw/s320/787F344B-D22A-4B08-AFA0-9B685B26FD6C.heic" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /> And this is the rejigged salon. I am working on the front/window wall and curtains for it (see below). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRZlehR_MXvoa8F0XvZYKYTZ14OGhw25uBchQ2Xku3BIWwe4_Xa8-E38K8ClMadvLOJV_e1_B2JQ6kH-LB0CeF5S5KhftNmOLtRvLLFnMIh2Y6Mx7nkXFFWOmNZHkk-I9_2eGlOdRwNCOKovGKT7od-bSp2OVdZBNiqdEO0O0-A4Si_Q_BZGuQjIHQQ/s4032/F3EC85AE-A016-467A-AFB7-10CF5E227E07.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRZlehR_MXvoa8F0XvZYKYTZ14OGhw25uBchQ2Xku3BIWwe4_Xa8-E38K8ClMadvLOJV_e1_B2JQ6kH-LB0CeF5S5KhftNmOLtRvLLFnMIh2Y6Mx7nkXFFWOmNZHkk-I9_2eGlOdRwNCOKovGKT7od-bSp2OVdZBNiqdEO0O0-A4Si_Q_BZGuQjIHQQ/s320/F3EC85AE-A016-467A-AFB7-10CF5E227E07.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am adding a cut down lace fringe trim to the curtains. Here I am trying to get the colour right. I have cut and shaped my pieces and will paint them then glue everything together. I hope it is convincing. I found a scrap of faded silk in just the right colour in my hoard, but it wasn't enough. Then I came upon a larger piece that was unfaded, so I've had just enough to make the curtains and hoped I didn't screw it up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKssW8_DGp7Nu7PnKMh1mIEr8OWCx8Ech4OU6ICH8MvEr4uBpiuPS_zqiOq2w5wZzOXk5d4fuHmVUOdcB4I-1yq0eZshQdUe_h6XUh0DA6CMbVrPcpHjHL3TN-9pM4v9K0bO6IlJlukLNlxl77wkp_aRkae8QEeviQALlbggO3KsOq2H5FSweYrXeNA/s2663/7F9E8A95-C064-44A9-8213-C2874CD5A5ED.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2663" data-original-width="2584" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKssW8_DGp7Nu7PnKMh1mIEr8OWCx8Ech4OU6ICH8MvEr4uBpiuPS_zqiOq2w5wZzOXk5d4fuHmVUOdcB4I-1yq0eZshQdUe_h6XUh0DA6CMbVrPcpHjHL3TN-9pM4v9K0bO6IlJlukLNlxl77wkp_aRkae8QEeviQALlbggO3KsOq2H5FSweYrXeNA/s320/7F9E8A95-C064-44A9-8213-C2874CD5A5ED.heic" width="311" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also had a table selling my half scale kits at the Victorian Association of Miniature Enthusiasts show earlier this month. Here I am at my table. It was fairly quiet so I didn't sell anywhere near as much as I usually do. Maybe the early effects of a slow economy?? </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lKuDG9UrunXk5hDk9-mvfKa5TCl9a5TAiKmkPVUlwSaWn48KA-BpcrYK4BcIkt8Td9LZtCAJy-ShjZRtM2fmeb9Q5mSNI7os1vhFodai0Q1NKxwnEhj0CTO5sDloW-4aUbo6WtYHROT498Nvoq71O7E_YUNA-b6Gv_VYFzC2bhLU-QmH__vy-0f0iw/s3133/620803B5-2B6F-4713-BD5D-B054285E2450_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2427" data-original-width="3133" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lKuDG9UrunXk5hDk9-mvfKa5TCl9a5TAiKmkPVUlwSaWn48KA-BpcrYK4BcIkt8Td9LZtCAJy-ShjZRtM2fmeb9Q5mSNI7os1vhFodai0Q1NKxwnEhj0CTO5sDloW-4aUbo6WtYHROT498Nvoq71O7E_YUNA-b6Gv_VYFzC2bhLU-QmH__vy-0f0iw/s320/620803B5-2B6F-4713-BD5D-B054285E2450_1_201_a.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OTetSEZnTO4tlsvegdhtXMGVJESqs_84PBIdQHOSGsSFGslW9w7Ffzzex3allgvNF7Sgb_UPUbDa0IGNrxNk_7nX9pVyBk2uwHP0GNuHBwMGDA872CC54YYxwKZsDDmpOJ-UVbu5l_kPBk4AgjPeVkPRVzF2f00D9leoSaWvJXW9Fti_WLslZw6Xbg/s3011/4DED6580-92BB-408A-BAE4-ED5CFD4A4203_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="3011" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OTetSEZnTO4tlsvegdhtXMGVJESqs_84PBIdQHOSGsSFGslW9w7Ffzzex3allgvNF7Sgb_UPUbDa0IGNrxNk_7nX9pVyBk2uwHP0GNuHBwMGDA872CC54YYxwKZsDDmpOJ-UVbu5l_kPBk4AgjPeVkPRVzF2f00D9leoSaWvJXW9Fti_WLslZw6Xbg/s320/4DED6580-92BB-408A-BAE4-ED5CFD4A4203_1_201_a.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And also, I have been accumulating mini doll moulds. I have been pretty lucky to get quite a few Doreen Sinnett, Janna Joseph and a few other moulds, so I am trying to get some cast. These are in porcelain slip, my first attempts. Wow, is it fragile!!!! I am not sure I will make more this way. I will get these ones fired and then decide. FYI I have poured parts for complete dolls - this is just the last few parts I needed to make complete dolls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGF4wyiMqeCEjeFmo5h0X8NhMrVYhAnHM4uX_g0WspIxzDKrFJvmsc2NWSnJqgxQ395-slG2kxIjRrULFPK0tDfvVno7htf9IqsqHOjIunAL1NmtrS5-GyDVwT3hNtrHiCrG2RB5BoPJ0b5Ne8zdD-_QjfO7rAgbd8apSV8DHCOM0_703I3wCfexaZA/s4032/607384B9-6243-4265-A559-A8EE15665BB2.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGF4wyiMqeCEjeFmo5h0X8NhMrVYhAnHM4uX_g0WspIxzDKrFJvmsc2NWSnJqgxQ395-slG2kxIjRrULFPK0tDfvVno7htf9IqsqHOjIunAL1NmtrS5-GyDVwT3hNtrHiCrG2RB5BoPJ0b5Ne8zdD-_QjfO7rAgbd8apSV8DHCOM0_703I3wCfexaZA/s320/607384B9-6243-4265-A559-A8EE15665BB2.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br />So after that not-so-exciting update, I am off to do a bit more on my curtains. I hope you are all well and still making minis! XX<br /><br /><br /> <p></p>shannonc60http://www.blogger.com/profile/12411485172616395915noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484491488578921469.post-46284302174059526962022-05-06T23:14:00.002-07:002022-05-06T23:14:38.851-07:00Sydney miniatures show<p> Hi all. Thought I’d write a quick post to show some pics from the Sydney mini show last weekend. There weren’t labels on the displays, so not sure who made what. I do know that this first photo was a workshop from a Cat n Co workshop at the last AMEA convention.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7ty7TAmg1EyTdHLfPHjgizB2Fi1CFL7CSzxbUsbEfHpRGLb2CEPOuk1RDBbqIy-uuiSYC6INIgfObzRgRa2adPHmlC8JO6fyTuZYXc2TLgclyYX8g7ARt7SH3ADwb0N1da2JsMVmTK4VkdUZQmfBCsqiXmk92ULtc6IynMlgYV8Pksp_Ep_oXvgspg/s1440/0CCE1AA9-2B61-4D53-8B7A-E2E7429FE74A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7ty7TAmg1EyTdHLfPHjgizB2Fi1CFL7CSzxbUsbEfHpRGLb2CEPOuk1RDBbqIy-uuiSYC6INIgfObzRgRa2adPHmlC8JO6fyTuZYXc2TLgclyYX8g7ARt7SH3ADwb0N1da2JsMVmTK4VkdUZQmfBCsqiXmk92ULtc6IynMlgYV8Pksp_Ep_oXvgspg/s320/0CCE1AA9-2B61-4D53-8B7A-E2E7429FE74A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivof5jK1SxEzopQlHdgpYtSA0XAu5hs_2s89C6xJgGkvpttmkCV2G7c20GSZ85jSR5Q9Wl8hb-OsTqvgr85qdhbYS8dSuurzLgSQW_Y_1QGt2LFxnoXUIgoVxsNmY8wMi7rO123dzYHjYs4xn-eHO5kJBcT5msz7WS49Qzk_yNXV0rXreu7Lx0Pae1kQ/s1440/02DE1D98-5DAC-4A36-A4AE-FFF999097359.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Items for the Chateau from Christmas Everyday.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAmY6JJIwXDMewvWIquCQZHa7khvH8XLvf8vOgijmGszRsuHi3nhIo9iOqSKBRBfQ17lDwTx_7O5Mf7U2RHIcOzS9hgU8jMac0wZ3Y8-opDsC_238uFQv1OCuKK8WOcpiXtwLJK45wrRfZX4bglAZztRiYKwHgpQKAZsbk4caTEy5VPSMRRAnwy1AZQ/s1440/43A45A57-919F-447B-9E33-0AACBB4A8BC8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAmY6JJIwXDMewvWIquCQZHa7khvH8XLvf8vOgijmGszRsuHi3nhIo9iOqSKBRBfQ17lDwTx_7O5Mf7U2RHIcOzS9hgU8jMac0wZ3Y8-opDsC_238uFQv1OCuKK8WOcpiXtwLJK45wrRfZX4bglAZztRiYKwHgpQKAZsbk4caTEy5VPSMRRAnwy1AZQ/s320/43A45A57-919F-447B-9E33-0AACBB4A8BC8.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Rolypoly doll and artwork by Dawn, Faberge egg by lady sitting next to my table (wish I got a couple more), basket by Lidi Stroud and everything else from Andrea Currie (also wish I’d got more!).</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wBxxDn1yXm-UorfGjfmQ5xKl162d8OP2tkRWEST5dMHyr-KsNzh4Gud8UL6z2tUz1_CJ-1H6xJVev6xQn_N6IWH5OVbhwMZHGu3wFjwNE4OWp0HH1iamLzXOJJKDRAMKrjPi813WIaHUZlmRtomwG-ytM2BFoCOpGN8zX5qCFbvHud366-T00QmLlQ/s1440/E6AA20E7-092E-4166-B743-80E53332B1B8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wBxxDn1yXm-UorfGjfmQ5xKl162d8OP2tkRWEST5dMHyr-KsNzh4Gud8UL6z2tUz1_CJ-1H6xJVev6xQn_N6IWH5OVbhwMZHGu3wFjwNE4OWp0HH1iamLzXOJJKDRAMKrjPi813WIaHUZlmRtomwG-ytM2BFoCOpGN8zX5qCFbvHud366-T00QmLlQ/s320/E6AA20E7-092E-4166-B743-80E53332B1B8.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And gifts from my husband who helps me at the Sydney show. A bookcase and rocker made by Lynn Palmer (<a href="https://www.jarrahminiatures.com/" style="text-align: left;">https://www.jarrahminiatures.com/</a>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8K8uNb5jKF9fDmuFCVE3AdQ8bK-E80GP_ty9SVGJHEqS9ES0Z71TwP6-dK5JiK47hNOFjlJInaYLPFNlfRM5z7vLrb6otGa7mLvd8LdpP5ZB2-D4Pa2Q0xGCghz8LnhxKnvKER5QpzpYAwTCZyS26xXB5-nlSU4Hw6Q1Mkc7uwceGhQ6z6wsG0DHOQ/s2153/6C5E2314-0844-48A7-BEDA-B3BB2A8242C6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2153" data-original-width="2153" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8K8uNb5jKF9fDmuFCVE3AdQ8bK-E80GP_ty9SVGJHEqS9ES0Z71TwP6-dK5JiK47hNOFjlJInaYLPFNlfRM5z7vLrb6otGa7mLvd8LdpP5ZB2-D4Pa2Q0xGCghz8LnhxKnvKER5QpzpYAwTCZyS26xXB5-nlSU4Hw6Q1Mkc7uwceGhQ6z6wsG0DHOQ/s320/6C5E2314-0844-48A7-BEDA-B3BB2A8242C6.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Plus a few other bits and pieces like lace, some stair spindles and fabric. I got a bargain lot of doors, a window, table legs, corbels AND two bed kits and a dressing table kit made by Small Pleasures (and long ago discontinued). So the Mountfield might get an attic bedroom!<div><br /></div><div>And this beast! A ginormous 1:24 San Franciscan. I will put a lot of my Bespaq in this. It’s got BIG rooms. I made some interior wall adjustments and will now need to alter door and window openings in situ. What a job.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrB2qcirxYdfQb3tlMzfnzgx_dAess6bf6QNzEAmMaqLa1uKJWz2fP-34tX-IxAp-O_1yi92ThgOlzB1S9HwR80gLHwKc0wu_NnIJ4mYq-7BCX4hXZ_H9CAkC7K0wiiEecanCi_MF1IhnXn-l9apVV2EiLGY-Emc6wlo3IRLBMxEavzckd0J01ybSjSQ/s2604/63578BB3-45C6-4221-B25A-96BD4D034031.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="2604" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrB2qcirxYdfQb3tlMzfnzgx_dAess6bf6QNzEAmMaqLa1uKJWz2fP-34tX-IxAp-O_1yi92ThgOlzB1S9HwR80gLHwKc0wu_NnIJ4mYq-7BCX4hXZ_H9CAkC7K0wiiEecanCi_MF1IhnXn-l9apVV2EiLGY-Emc6wlo3IRLBMxEavzckd0J01ybSjSQ/s320/63578BB3-45C6-4221-B25A-96BD4D034031.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It was so lovely to meet so many of my customers, as well as having time to chat to other makers. Really made the long drive worthwhile.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have been working on other minis in dribs and drabs. I have been trying to get a little done on the chateau most weekends in an attempt to finally get a couple of rooms done. I haven’t posted about it in soooo long, but I pulled the whole structure apart to reconfigure it. I decided to use photos of one Paris townhouse rather than make it an amalgam of different French buildings, as I couldn’t decide on details. The last time we were in Paris (2018) we stayed in an apartment that was, to my surprise, just a few houses down from a house Linda Carswell had posted photos of on her blog. I was enamoured of it then, and still am now, so it became the dream.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKkEgfs9iOgKY76n_htisSGs8kYxX3-2xoQe9ACIyMt2Ekk9CkDDnWXuOXYfiQhfcZcr4LAWtI4nJyrf7UGPfqsy_FS9H5calh19aHxq2RZdyN-6jXF2Xe6FFXVAAmLkZ_lG14KWjoZ-7vWyZFD2LyjLxmOh4MUjRE22vqyUxoykY2brCPSWEZe-hKw/s5472/39387DD7-6727-4FAE-BC60-093C18DF72A6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKkEgfs9iOgKY76n_htisSGs8kYxX3-2xoQe9ACIyMt2Ekk9CkDDnWXuOXYfiQhfcZcr4LAWtI4nJyrf7UGPfqsy_FS9H5calh19aHxq2RZdyN-6jXF2Xe6FFXVAAmLkZ_lG14KWjoZ-7vWyZFD2LyjLxmOh4MUjRE22vqyUxoykY2brCPSWEZe-hKw/s320/39387DD7-6727-4FAE-BC60-093C18DF72A6.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div>So I will post some photos soon I hope of that project. I decided to really make it my own, and forget about sticking to time period/architectural rules. It’s an old house set in modern day, so I can do with it as I wish! Somewhere I would live myself.</div><div><br /></div>Also just wanted to let you know that I was trying to post comments on your blogs for a few weeks and it wasn’t working, and then I figured out why it wasn’t working and fixed it. So I can comment again. My apologies - I wasn’t ignoring your posts. I just had a brain fart.<div><br /><div>OK, take care everyone. I hope your mini and real lives are going well and playing nicely! Xx (And sorry, it wasn’t such a short post afterall!)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div></div>shannonc60http://www.blogger.com/profile/12411485172616395915noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484491488578921469.post-7299468953730888382022-02-10T15:39:00.001-08:002022-02-10T15:39:07.973-08:00February French shop update<p> Hi all. How are you all faring? This whole COVID thing is just so odd, I think it’s hard for anyone to feel normal even if things are at least on the surface returning to normal. </p><p>I have been undertaking at least one little task on the chateau each week/weekend as I am determined to make real progress this year. I will give an update on that soon I hope.</p><p>At the weekend I decided to arrange the French shop kitchen a little, and it is by no means done, I was really just having a fiddle. But it’s looking pretty good. So instead of writing, I will just post some photos!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqxhVFhYhPwq9MSfI3INMIVdSBhqsFPgAT_eDtiIVGgHQlvMdnxFErYMDgHxUiiyUtAGfUplOsWQP5p9Q0q-ki9sInqrEF-vhCq3KGWB0kAZ9T6FkmccDB3PwBuj0MGdpKTD76Kd8sKW15QjyNBQHDWu2BfEsnd-2NddW2HIIvfKDEIFmLApdnuGWgIw=s2703" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2703" data-original-width="2638" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqxhVFhYhPwq9MSfI3INMIVdSBhqsFPgAT_eDtiIVGgHQlvMdnxFErYMDgHxUiiyUtAGfUplOsWQP5p9Q0q-ki9sInqrEF-vhCq3KGWB0kAZ9T6FkmccDB3PwBuj0MGdpKTD76Kd8sKW15QjyNBQHDWu2BfEsnd-2NddW2HIIvfKDEIFmLApdnuGWgIw=s320" width="312" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The view through the exterior door:<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipxcqIYBfrBP7Nn-oiTfFl6YbyHDX-1Zsq8X8JorxGrerpxehUZZ4v6qBl-gVmsE8mTMNQHRZwdrNW5oMUNMJIlfhg3VhbTUR7GdEdj07nj73-5Tp1bh61r7Bt0BvpNn4J-7CO13otE0xA6uuoez5hhZZXjA7Uf2WMWTtBeGDsIh3-FpsADZzBwPgkBw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipxcqIYBfrBP7Nn-oiTfFl6YbyHDX-1Zsq8X8JorxGrerpxehUZZ4v6qBl-gVmsE8mTMNQHRZwdrNW5oMUNMJIlfhg3VhbTUR7GdEdj07nj73-5Tp1bh61r7Bt0BvpNn4J-7CO13otE0xA6uuoez5hhZZXjA7Uf2WMWTtBeGDsIh3-FpsADZzBwPgkBw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lidi Stroud’s picnic basket and a baguette from Petit Plat:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi60iOBb8pRT7PUzOYOkOlLU-ElgniRNsoP_26J26tDi9F7BYIcjLwvyPxKt1_v5wPFixbKnRcxxOaMpJSaQOCnbGSIE-CY3_S96xaXz01wYavAVT2202Btm52I-l7GeKyajekKiUnb81JKD2r4gj-IC4xs9jdr5CXP6WnV3mGptJ6kLYI2I_NQmF2sZQ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi60iOBb8pRT7PUzOYOkOlLU-ElgniRNsoP_26J26tDi9F7BYIcjLwvyPxKt1_v5wPFixbKnRcxxOaMpJSaQOCnbGSIE-CY3_S96xaXz01wYavAVT2202Btm52I-l7GeKyajekKiUnb81JKD2r4gj-IC4xs9jdr5CXP6WnV3mGptJ6kLYI2I_NQmF2sZQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Initially the sideboard was under the shelves but it was too squeezy with the table, so I shoved it along, put the table against the wall under the shelves, and I like it. I need a shelf/rack for hanging some cups on now.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBGyEF_1VXSJqQ0hyl8nFYrodo4D27Q8KGTBOoVjkaGMQKSdHyW4BNk-W_8i_0aNwJYhnRfJG49oSRMQ24xblL36zahPbHOiBDwIXuZnYq2Rv7DHa-yBaHt_ere1EYD7oOVvVEEjGFbzSUf1IKF7wdTsQ_ujCetLJbOWBUb2A4SLQXze-XQm1zzGYUOQ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBGyEF_1VXSJqQ0hyl8nFYrodo4D27Q8KGTBOoVjkaGMQKSdHyW4BNk-W_8i_0aNwJYhnRfJG49oSRMQ24xblL36zahPbHOiBDwIXuZnYq2Rv7DHa-yBaHt_ere1EYD7oOVvVEEjGFbzSUf1IKF7wdTsQ_ujCetLJbOWBUb2A4SLQXze-XQm1zzGYUOQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My own amateur apples and pears, some pomegranates (can’t remember the seller, but from Etsy) and a brioche from Betty Sartori:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiotVPqZlb6N5mUevW_aPVP6wWCH8-NuBUQ2LprlQo9QeaPNQb5sJb5PvaLQ02ZV0F7uEDgf9XcKU3xqHOkporGVbBi36u94JL1yGgi6IwvGII-UdaLmrKZi7kFZbnSmhhLgvwjYNd7M-lcKSYhBR4ajTH72t0mtBwe9sihUhEXgtM5m1g31roFOJ3vCQ=s3203" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3203" data-original-width="2535" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiotVPqZlb6N5mUevW_aPVP6wWCH8-NuBUQ2LprlQo9QeaPNQb5sJb5PvaLQ02ZV0F7uEDgf9XcKU3xqHOkporGVbBi36u94JL1yGgi6IwvGII-UdaLmrKZi7kFZbnSmhhLgvwjYNd7M-lcKSYhBR4ajTH72t0mtBwe9sihUhEXgtM5m1g31roFOJ3vCQ=s320" width="253" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And the view in the window:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHyjOy6ooLF_mKOmrzH_iDqZHtgjdr7pIj39_meciP_4YQV7VWLMYhWtC1uGetyg142AgG9q14k9vK8H5EIcRP6M9PIUvmRLos-8xRzVzeMYn_D0tG0VW51bhCfY34Tm4Jbazf13xx0UMvX_PjVszsQlWo0_7_X3Y_uUpQY9tnvVhcQVsiRS0itVHwbQ=s3024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2267" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHyjOy6ooLF_mKOmrzH_iDqZHtgjdr7pIj39_meciP_4YQV7VWLMYhWtC1uGetyg142AgG9q14k9vK8H5EIcRP6M9PIUvmRLos-8xRzVzeMYn_D0tG0VW51bhCfY34Tm4Jbazf13xx0UMvX_PjVszsQlWo0_7_X3Y_uUpQY9tnvVhcQVsiRS0itVHwbQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>I made a little tutorial on my website blog on making mini cakes from polymer clay. Really easy. If you are interested, here is a link: <a href="https://www.redcottageminiatures.com/blog/easy-ways-to-make-tiny-cakes">https://www.redcottageminiatures.com/blog/easy-ways-to-make-tiny-cakes</a></p><p>On that note, I hope you’re all well, or at least chugging along. Take care.</p></div>shannonc60http://www.blogger.com/profile/12411485172616395915noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484491488578921469.post-59669745850452115932021-12-23T12:11:00.002-08:002021-12-23T12:11:44.509-08:00A little pre Christmas post<p> Hello! Wow, I posted in July and now the year is almost over….. how??? </p><p>I haven’t achieved an awful lot when it comes to minis, except I did make an entry for the Miniatures.com creating contest. No idea where it will live, but my mum would be happy for it to go to her house. Unfortunately her house has two very eneergetic and curious 18 month old dogs, one a border collie and the other a kelpie, and the kelpie Roxy MUST KNOW EVERYTHING!!!! Anyway, will work that out later.</p><p>So rather than describe it, I’ll post some photos as I am sure you will work out what is going on. Sorry the photos are not in order.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicjQ5VobcWhtFTC0ayatgJgp6P1cHOr4s1StKSCOfwbIxfTwPDJZLQaojyWqXQrljGzgmPVqmAZHqrhLFOWv7f8MClrnfHUW-X-lzJeLcXv6GpnyTRAiPmJ9JxemB0WhxxmJdj9ifxQAs9ZFAeAz6TODPJjlh4QxxEJRwqQU_NSDcq3EXpAH108f32qQ=s3657" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3092" data-original-width="3657" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicjQ5VobcWhtFTC0ayatgJgp6P1cHOr4s1StKSCOfwbIxfTwPDJZLQaojyWqXQrljGzgmPVqmAZHqrhLFOWv7f8MClrnfHUW-X-lzJeLcXv6GpnyTRAiPmJ9JxemB0WhxxmJdj9ifxQAs9ZFAeAz6TODPJjlh4QxxEJRwqQU_NSDcq3EXpAH108f32qQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjasDytPz8afSVPvBD-lF0pE2vza94zBHjXRFX6w2CdJ0RGzw5dbZwDW4DtzAkr87DWCDJUYnZ6gGwvzwu0cNnP8oRzKf-9KWHtZ2fcKUnZgB4Jz3Ltzf7AhzOZPSlqkfSia0b_LY9pbyl0X5X6Vq2bAFBjg3uwKkz1tRQN9PS0x3TggfZTae3Zlez7EA=s4359" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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May 2022 be kinder than this year has been. Take care. Xxx</p><p><br /></p>shannonc60http://www.blogger.com/profile/12411485172616395915noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484491488578921469.post-63735711336321165192021-07-04T02:16:00.004-07:002021-07-04T02:18:19.995-07:00French house update<p> Hi all. Happy Sunday. Thought I’d quickly check in to show the exterior of the French house currently. Finishing the removable roof and front/back panels are some of the last things to do. The inside surfaces need refinishing and a little more paint on the outsides.</p><p>So they are out of order, but here is the messy unfinished side. Considering bricking this or something, just to neaten it up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0_ZsYc2FjVe-7FLvMHrre8QqmAk-v7lRfneN8T4vhpXUkm36Lc3Me-Vztb0xeFMOz2lYZc6z75QTpOflFE7JQ2M6XJBnO_2Lj5Ad1XLnF4P-FjYEANDmTMOVFwsg0H_g-ypZL3_83Dxx/s2048/5459B4B7-F755-44A4-854D-EE02A29736ED.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1979" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0_ZsYc2FjVe-7FLvMHrre8QqmAk-v7lRfneN8T4vhpXUkm36Lc3Me-Vztb0xeFMOz2lYZc6z75QTpOflFE7JQ2M6XJBnO_2Lj5Ad1XLnF4P-FjYEANDmTMOVFwsg0H_g-ypZL3_83Dxx/s320/5459B4B7-F755-44A4-854D-EE02A29736ED.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Next is one front panel. The other looks much like this but with the door in centre and a window either side. The house only just fits into the shelf and I can’t even fit the turntable under it, so it’s hard to turn around.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge-L4vUUOeywD0aFZ8VlojNGpEVucdE-kdcR-dzsk2m57r9BrJJFm93_YZn0XsRPp7ohGA35_fvOyQijzggjoPJ6zOrxfTUdbOR8o_NYXcZB2PGtSwDEe3sgxW45pLlaDl0D5CSoyWqjy_/s2048/ED382D0B-11A5-4F2A-92A1-7D0598334A2E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1754" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge-L4vUUOeywD0aFZ8VlojNGpEVucdE-kdcR-dzsk2m57r9BrJJFm93_YZn0XsRPp7ohGA35_fvOyQijzggjoPJ6zOrxfTUdbOR8o_NYXcZB2PGtSwDEe3sgxW45pLlaDl0D5CSoyWqjy_/s320/ED382D0B-11A5-4F2A-92A1-7D0598334A2E.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>And lastly, the side I finished. I added a French door over the side door and built an enclosed balcony around it. I based the design on one I saw in Dijon, France, I think it was. It pops off so I can put some plants in there.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UcCFieYkR_S23XpGz_gmxQ-PqPNfRJGIDYkXYhU3xDjVx1bTnr8_wtTP8eqNRBD6W0Xa46HFzTbM7jBAtV4ZkPGpNYuE81hhRhFymDMazTsNkX-7MiBPSnBzLLmsZ13FjureEkNkunng/s2048/FDC4CBD4-8979-40DD-8F6D-74B254B784A3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2009" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UcCFieYkR_S23XpGz_gmxQ-PqPNfRJGIDYkXYhU3xDjVx1bTnr8_wtTP8eqNRBD6W0Xa46HFzTbM7jBAtV4ZkPGpNYuE81hhRhFymDMazTsNkX-7MiBPSnBzLLmsZ13FjureEkNkunng/s320/FDC4CBD4-8979-40DD-8F6D-74B254B784A3.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I’ve painted the base to look like pavement/concrete, but it needs a lot more work. And plants, garden, etc. I might put a tiny gate across to enclose and the residential part from the street. I purchased the flowers. They might get separated into pots, but nothing decided yet, plus I need more pots. I like this side.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPS05LD8RYlfetnMnOnviueJoVTGUqSyisaVSMPfol5gF8_CoS5ait1Fp0hC2OetRAU3ToFwoiqyTwWI6VN5svMkTJ8yUSoak1895e_cHuihn9OOnCZ8qGvlQKuQxZnSuPhaZmDPsRrl-m/s2048/0600A468-5FF3-4242-B589-340CE1269B0B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1845" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPS05LD8RYlfetnMnOnviueJoVTGUqSyisaVSMPfol5gF8_CoS5ait1Fp0hC2OetRAU3ToFwoiqyTwWI6VN5svMkTJ8yUSoak1895e_cHuihn9OOnCZ8qGvlQKuQxZnSuPhaZmDPsRrl-m/s320/0600A468-5FF3-4242-B589-340CE1269B0B.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div>And lastly, I knitted a pair of gloves. I am pretty happy about this as I have wanted mini gloves for so long, and I also wanted to learn to knit in miniature. I have lots of things I want to knit small! Haha!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigC7NE81IKVLjUP_wCWfvoQO9DH7MVvkW-8BRGRLTWatMks1faFHTgXb_vjPmWGfH5IFQdFKn9wQqrItBxrqMkYsdRJ54a8BtKmjoQ-GKwoPLcanb-1P0O5Ial0mZ0UkK5II5wIoQQqCL6/s2048/A315FFED-A8EC-4EA8-8C6C-5B049A724744.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigC7NE81IKVLjUP_wCWfvoQO9DH7MVvkW-8BRGRLTWatMks1faFHTgXb_vjPmWGfH5IFQdFKn9wQqrItBxrqMkYsdRJ54a8BtKmjoQ-GKwoPLcanb-1P0O5Ial0mZ0UkK5II5wIoQQqCL6/s320/A315FFED-A8EC-4EA8-8C6C-5B049A724744.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I will leave it there. I hope you are all having a great weekend (aren’t they always too short??). Take care. Xx<br /><p><br /></p></div></div>shannonc60http://www.blogger.com/profile/12411485172616395915noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484491488578921469.post-88047572952556970602021-05-30T02:49:00.001-07:002021-05-30T02:49:55.907-07:00Sunday fun day<p>Hi everyone. I feel a little like I am nearing the end of the French house reno. Was planning on finishing the stair handrail this weekend but it was a bit overwhelming. So it didn’t get done. It’s currently in the too hard basket. I am wanting to take this house off my worktable but I am worried I just won’t finish those last few tasks.</p><p>Anyway, I started putting furniture and accessories back in and having some fun with it. Here is where I am with it.</p><p>So this is the entry with the unfinished stairs. A little touching up of skirting and paint, some accessories… but so far I like this.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFZ4GLWIoz5FvNjWbZ6MrtbfJGigpM8ec1G_Fn8gjXzdb0nEXpzhfua8ao9xhLBMxeNZMc3Wd44mIy689naoCyQ58GdrG8Gwn1b-IprhFl2JWUWqWtsX51r2or8Qnplt9t18ldBtegew9/s2048/EE48EEAC-CB18-41CE-B1A8-F52591C18ED3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2002" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFZ4GLWIoz5FvNjWbZ6MrtbfJGigpM8ec1G_Fn8gjXzdb0nEXpzhfua8ao9xhLBMxeNZMc3Wd44mIy689naoCyQ58GdrG8Gwn1b-IprhFl2JWUWqWtsX51r2or8Qnplt9t18ldBtegew9/s320/EE48EEAC-CB18-41CE-B1A8-F52591C18ED3.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The shop, which looks like an earthquake hit. I have made this as basically a studio space, an old shop that is no longer open but used by the owner as work space.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Mc7EF7R_abHJj4j5YEIsgXtLsTEWwpWk6kETRn5LkxTIwUTV873BBJBFynXruHtz78taiwpFRjgE42GMSwzVButngcklP9sTvMfaq7ckN5Fjkt_W36hyphenhyphenqU8t9nyJeZ6s_qntUuLr-eLN/s4864/E7DA605C-FD1C-42BF-B3AD-59D1286BC77A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Mc7EF7R_abHJj4j5YEIsgXtLsTEWwpWk6kETRn5LkxTIwUTV873BBJBFynXruHtz78taiwpFRjgE42GMSwzVButngcklP9sTvMfaq7ckN5Fjkt_W36hyphenhyphenqU8t9nyJeZ6s_qntUuLr-eLN/s320/E7DA605C-FD1C-42BF-B3AD-59D1286BC77A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The reading room. The stairs from the ground floor come up behind that door in the centre. The spiral stairs is a metal kit I got from the UK. To the right is a little enclosed balcony which will have plants in it. This room needs furniture, including a bookcase.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEholKBZvrBIsPknCJTAEBHErNKhn9FpvJbbcHS4qyCoJzYgm53q1VCuZ_hkmOL19glPwC4Su_SHQXnXKz2E9pH_xp04zOkkApmoJR6IgksF7sOKjsj1Hyn8KFXaDKh1GG_5fqxL5h8LXYFF/s2048/541AEC04-D0BA-485A-8DC0-3C38D78B9C77.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2003" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEholKBZvrBIsPknCJTAEBHErNKhn9FpvJbbcHS4qyCoJzYgm53q1VCuZ_hkmOL19glPwC4Su_SHQXnXKz2E9pH_xp04zOkkApmoJR6IgksF7sOKjsj1Hyn8KFXaDKh1GG_5fqxL5h8LXYFF/s320/541AEC04-D0BA-485A-8DC0-3C38D78B9C77.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The door on the left goes into the salon.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIWrPi3pgGR6xQdU7YXlKX75irYQZRcgmGV7oizfzSqo_TT4tnw8-uilhxKVoIVB1r37u3irWJ0Ig9kkUnqung3yZ05JS5aFIJBdSlrswRzQJGyv4ktVvj-XxUUmo99mGjPPXL2FRpmifI/s2048/B942D2E2-2D4B-4932-826D-1C62957E34D1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1703" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIWrPi3pgGR6xQdU7YXlKX75irYQZRcgmGV7oizfzSqo_TT4tnw8-uilhxKVoIVB1r37u3irWJ0Ig9kkUnqung3yZ05JS5aFIJBdSlrswRzQJGyv4ktVvj-XxUUmo99mGjPPXL2FRpmifI/s320/B942D2E2-2D4B-4932-826D-1C62957E34D1.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div>On the top floor, the ante chambre. Curtains need tiebacks. I love this little room.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBM9LmJOtbgGSuqkEpqI0jjkvnsnyBt6zCLfp1LxoxC8Ksd_L5gXuTpGNvcjS5guFq8QBqOvmatYPNQZQ43wwXSyYR2o4s50dvtwCBqnTyEYovbyqAByuYt4Rl3C8hvlhtFNeYO67MvQvP/s2048/DAA96D91-0D23-42DC-8D59-42B7D9FDDC8B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1828" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBM9LmJOtbgGSuqkEpqI0jjkvnsnyBt6zCLfp1LxoxC8Ksd_L5gXuTpGNvcjS5guFq8QBqOvmatYPNQZQ43wwXSyYR2o4s50dvtwCBqnTyEYovbyqAByuYt4Rl3C8hvlhtFNeYO67MvQvP/s320/DAA96D91-0D23-42DC-8D59-42B7D9FDDC8B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>And the main bedroom, through the curtains in the ante chambre. I have a few ideas for in here, but need a couple of bits and pieces.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwabGdm8MRgvIB63ARCUddWypFnV7NLj_yXyCtj9v71kyAzBJv-AOOfa2aBnZBTuy_dFQ0ddwEdjK0D1PmdGIoQLsaxw0VQabpxh0LILuKoOWp2S4doeXc8TibXV5dacCrTl3PMZyTuAaD/s2048/46BC8782-D554-49C1-B29D-55628D81F36A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1661" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwabGdm8MRgvIB63ARCUddWypFnV7NLj_yXyCtj9v71kyAzBJv-AOOfa2aBnZBTuy_dFQ0ddwEdjK0D1PmdGIoQLsaxw0VQabpxh0LILuKoOWp2S4doeXc8TibXV5dacCrTl3PMZyTuAaD/s320/46BC8782-D554-49C1-B29D-55628D81F36A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And the guest bedroom. A little touching up and some bits and pieces.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_rcFUTrfRNAliTtjKOtR7H2Y5syrzBKQ-FVkzX7j6IgGIQN2bxaJLEX95aQnDd-uDz9SOcMA5C8SQf9wlMaQ6UBLWcRv0t6xW_bQUMBLhyphenhyphenKwIlftAPpKqRs4EHVS-e3ZhsUD4-KcWpHi/s2048/42B12A7F-4C79-42F6-97C0-588DDD8D4AE1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1526" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_rcFUTrfRNAliTtjKOtR7H2Y5syrzBKQ-FVkzX7j6IgGIQN2bxaJLEX95aQnDd-uDz9SOcMA5C8SQf9wlMaQ6UBLWcRv0t6xW_bQUMBLhyphenhyphenKwIlftAPpKqRs4EHVS-e3ZhsUD4-KcWpHi/s320/42B12A7F-4C79-42F6-97C0-588DDD8D4AE1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This little pillow I got a good few years ago off Etsy. Can’t remember the seller. She does very sweet lingerie too. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkA6ZroZdnY9Y1cjO1BnUwD_skDSEsJFbh2DhEaDCo2Ry4gFywx3wamDLBXBuvp-DyR4fhQem_2s7jQ9TrK15StQcxFm0oavvxW1I4rgeq30es9SZ9P4xOPwn3Fe65o7gUj689F8OvGOZX/s2048/03623F14-7331-4F41-B670-9B23181DD2C8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1700" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkA6ZroZdnY9Y1cjO1BnUwD_skDSEsJFbh2DhEaDCo2Ry4gFywx3wamDLBXBuvp-DyR4fhQem_2s7jQ9TrK15StQcxFm0oavvxW1I4rgeq30es9SZ9P4xOPwn3Fe65o7gUj689F8OvGOZX/s320/03623F14-7331-4F41-B670-9B23181DD2C8.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>As you can see, some finesse required still. And every room needs a rug or two. Hopefully will be able to show you some more soon, as I sort through my things and find the right bits of furniture (uh oh, might need to go mini shopping!). </div><div><br /></div><div>Hope you are all staying well. We are very much into winter here and I do not like it…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>shannonc60http://www.blogger.com/profile/12411485172616395915noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484491488578921469.post-20758783373404030172021-04-04T03:05:00.001-07:002021-04-04T03:05:28.325-07:00Happy Easter! <p> Hello everyone. I have been fiddling with the contents of my mini Easter shop these last few weeks. Many things yet to add and some things in these pictures are yet to be finished, but I am really happy with how they are going. I am sure that in a couple of years I’ll pull it out again and continue working on the accessories. I have had lots of fun with these.</p><p>My little cake pops made from tiny plastic bunny heads I got from somewhere. Little metal bunny I painted inside a little plastic egg I cut a hole in and stuck on a wooden pedestal. Cupcakes I painted which were Art of Mini 3d printed ones. Cake at front from Petit D’licious.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHMWUgsrqdKbqa9Gp7YV28UmIRLHnbbFwTMAO_M2U41-p9iMpaukhfgaD4Eli6Cj-rDxxTcddPUxQn1oPOL5E0s7NacEgOhTvG4QIsGMO1Kjv_qoWQ7DVihZx7ulR8ROzq8UGfwn-LMzG/s2010/5DD1F9DA-BF78-4B23-9D47-AAF0EE7B9BA0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="1654" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHMWUgsrqdKbqa9Gp7YV28UmIRLHnbbFwTMAO_M2U41-p9iMpaukhfgaD4Eli6Cj-rDxxTcddPUxQn1oPOL5E0s7NacEgOhTvG4QIsGMO1Kjv_qoWQ7DVihZx7ulR8ROzq8UGfwn-LMzG/s320/5DD1F9DA-BF78-4B23-9D47-AAF0EE7B9BA0.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Two metal bunnies and a chicken I painted - the cream one not yet finished. Tray from a Robin Betterley kit. I made the rather rustic eggs scattered around!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8r5xGun0n1tkGP8VQKTbN3iTeVh2lEcX_i_-oSkNPrgzny5OrhUAvZlLcz68CYvo9lQJ-r31mgKsLTZuXLtFUiLXp1X9na0c1M0WHa1yaXGzs_UIOyEtFj3HQxxLt0Iru5xpSkdSjT3h/s2048/84BC6E8C-7EDB-461D-A7A4-784396CEEB02.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1704" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8r5xGun0n1tkGP8VQKTbN3iTeVh2lEcX_i_-oSkNPrgzny5OrhUAvZlLcz68CYvo9lQJ-r31mgKsLTZuXLtFUiLXp1X9na0c1M0WHa1yaXGzs_UIOyEtFj3HQxxLt0Iru5xpSkdSjT3h/s320/84BC6E8C-7EDB-461D-A7A4-784396CEEB02.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Hanging egg is another plastic egg I painted and added dimensional clay roses. The wreath is a wire circle with dry couscous stuck to it then painted.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwIrtjE3lTaq43DBUzZ3ZH9DJNgIjRvSEnKVKGPUMtKXjE5Mav3k2g1TBI1_B-hgS80EtxpMqqw0IpPIokQgvEo0M_BVoHUHVQPuLlwqAa6DxGSkcSh7alKEi79OQe_D-wWkckQOtVeAI/s2048/90F1ACAF-3B26-4C71-85C7-9F3850286295.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1604" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwIrtjE3lTaq43DBUzZ3ZH9DJNgIjRvSEnKVKGPUMtKXjE5Mav3k2g1TBI1_B-hgS80EtxpMqqw0IpPIokQgvEo0M_BVoHUHVQPuLlwqAa6DxGSkcSh7alKEi79OQe_D-wWkckQOtVeAI/s320/90F1ACAF-3B26-4C71-85C7-9F3850286295.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Bunnies on the left are more metal minis I painted, as is the basket at the front left (also needs finishing).</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivDj1za7DiXajGFNWBNL8WSodpLPQuvS_WbBESzPnAEHrAtRu1IaY9jqxx3V0kfY1z6v7B_EjckEWPEnZGbqQlu8fWNWEffXHLZIFEZNVyixYGL75Zh_TWLjiJ7xnM8AFr_Duo7mF4-SA/s2048/11525A82-46ED-477E-84EC-3072394219C2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivDj1za7DiXajGFNWBNL8WSodpLPQuvS_WbBESzPnAEHrAtRu1IaY9jqxx3V0kfY1z6v7B_EjckEWPEnZGbqQlu8fWNWEffXHLZIFEZNVyixYGL75Zh_TWLjiJ7xnM8AFr_Duo7mF4-SA/s320/11525A82-46ED-477E-84EC-3072394219C2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On the shelf, another Petit D’Licious Easter treat (in the box). Pink bunny and chocolate bunny on left are also metal minis I painted and a little paper basket with wire handle I made years ago. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7XF8Gtnnj-ghPDs7_g8cEQTRUxj630lSF7fJsn9EOxSVhXKMNezZbuPoY6mPggDjp8yO24pgC7hmcX07TKoBAzV2h1M4SuBqm9wtuptlqk55dxO1FwyO3Zw-5d1BfxyETfZxaxA9hBLtB/s2048/A18BF4D6-E7DC-487F-982B-113A75AFFAC2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1775" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7XF8Gtnnj-ghPDs7_g8cEQTRUxj630lSF7fJsn9EOxSVhXKMNezZbuPoY6mPggDjp8yO24pgC7hmcX07TKoBAzV2h1M4SuBqm9wtuptlqk55dxO1FwyO3Zw-5d1BfxyETfZxaxA9hBLtB/s320/A18BF4D6-E7DC-487F-982B-113A75AFFAC2.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A little floral arrangement I made from paper flowers and floral wire moss stuff stuck in a Chrysnbon candy dish.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAYOQikAq1vFOmQK3hFePhaGBQuY8wGGCjDchmp2AHMsmwADIbvLrtPLgTNj9CSNN_Sso0tJzFjLZdvWU7G_wtnVu28_kB6AXj6frOmDnc8gUhrLWHPp8J93tohOAKUP56Kpt4-ngxBNt/s1754/8DE71902-58A9-41EC-8ABD-A91F5614C681.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1754" data-original-width="1350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAYOQikAq1vFOmQK3hFePhaGBQuY8wGGCjDchmp2AHMsmwADIbvLrtPLgTNj9CSNN_Sso0tJzFjLZdvWU7G_wtnVu28_kB6AXj6frOmDnc8gUhrLWHPp8J93tohOAKUP56Kpt4-ngxBNt/s320/8DE71902-58A9-41EC-8ABD-A91F5614C681.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div><br />And a closer pic of the shelf. I think it needs some lace on the edge.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHa1Uyyzj650zI4xmK2l_ZP1WGXBKO7cFlH9tj6kJxz0Mnn0ZF-VEq-thLD_iFjc56ERg1DRJUVlqQxsl85mZU9sUy7gdaRfhTF-UdNlwRgN3caUGo2mPK1LDp6Q11_0IoBZayRkL7RE9/s2048/FA1167B5-89C2-47A0-A07C-8667C6FE87F0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1900" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHa1Uyyzj650zI4xmK2l_ZP1WGXBKO7cFlH9tj6kJxz0Mnn0ZF-VEq-thLD_iFjc56ERg1DRJUVlqQxsl85mZU9sUy7gdaRfhTF-UdNlwRgN3caUGo2mPK1LDp6Q11_0IoBZayRkL7RE9/s320/FA1167B5-89C2-47A0-A07C-8667C6FE87F0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I’m not religious but I do love the colours and motifs associated with the holiday. For me, Easter has always been about spending time with family and friends, eating a bit of chocolate, enjoying the last of the warm weather. We very often went camping. One of my fondest memories is of my mum and aunt making my grandmother’s hot cross buns, with a sticky glaze, at my aunt’s beach house, and I love to make them now. I hope that however you spend the day and whatever it means to you, you enjoy the day.</p><p><br /></p></div>shannonc60http://www.blogger.com/profile/12411485172616395915noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484491488578921469.post-40525974655547567502021-02-27T22:30:00.004-08:002021-02-27T22:31:10.911-08:00Progress on the French reno.<p> Hi all. I had great plans of cracking on with the French house renovation in any spare time, but it hasn't happened. I have been reorganising my craft room so I could fit an armchair in there. It's on castors, so I can move it super easily to get at stuff tucked in beside it. I also rejigged one set of shelves to house (part of) my Barbie collection. (Apologies for the naked Francie - I got into trouble from her former owner for that!)</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSrG0jjVrRWWijYsbxDxT8ATkt9iwkACHQWBkiryG8YlLlzdhqqgTzEEw1Qh3pe03WKpobomQx2xM6SqpzpaRbSn-8YVu3Q4B260ys5nxynF3AeBXeh6wqptyKP0oDAF5DZSQg8l65Dby/s2048/EE508137-1C46-4FEA-AD1B-75AA7C0F0ACF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSrG0jjVrRWWijYsbxDxT8ATkt9iwkACHQWBkiryG8YlLlzdhqqgTzEEw1Qh3pe03WKpobomQx2xM6SqpzpaRbSn-8YVu3Q4B260ys5nxynF3AeBXeh6wqptyKP0oDAF5DZSQg8l65Dby/s320/EE508137-1C46-4FEA-AD1B-75AA7C0F0ACF.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Here is the upstairs/attic floor with the guest bedroom and the stair hall/whatever room:<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0LZXozF4mbiGOEzWPu13oY8qJ88ier1jUoSo21Iw9d2IIPuLbPn7js0jJFqkGljxEekzkbozxpSUR3PJBG6ic2gNQ0P8zY0KAnO6sNMZIDQApxqyulpSpLC4VMHF75qSsDwiNXmjDv0D/s2048/EBD37974-5E53-4AD3-A961-B46F50FA4FE8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0LZXozF4mbiGOEzWPu13oY8qJ88ier1jUoSo21Iw9d2IIPuLbPn7js0jJFqkGljxEekzkbozxpSUR3PJBG6ic2gNQ0P8zY0KAnO6sNMZIDQApxqyulpSpLC4VMHF75qSsDwiNXmjDv0D/s320/EBD37974-5E53-4AD3-A961-B46F50FA4FE8.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The painting propped on the table is one I copied from a Charles Garabed Atamian painting. If you haven't seen his paintings, look them up. They are truly stunning. To be honest, it's not finished. I might try finishing it. Or not. But I like it in here.</p><p>The main bedroom and antechamber: </p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRO1QvqVTb0P-aw8cXr0ItPI-xA6coA0IXp7wQzGaLBT-nIh67p-1mDoPoYEiY-ettlgx6AHCjx6hgFKuETZEzi8MNeglf1yLEre1CN6oGZbwrj0M4pz-b-rojYed_9Yf7D0meoAfwoeKK/s2048/8580E973-A67A-4211-8BD5-15DBDABD1C3C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRO1QvqVTb0P-aw8cXr0ItPI-xA6coA0IXp7wQzGaLBT-nIh67p-1mDoPoYEiY-ettlgx6AHCjx6hgFKuETZEzi8MNeglf1yLEre1CN6oGZbwrj0M4pz-b-rojYed_9Yf7D0meoAfwoeKK/s320/8580E973-A67A-4211-8BD5-15DBDABD1C3C.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>And the reading room:<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67hE-sOQ8CTEtod6FPsUhDfOLJPWTPSrbU0yIaolboxmROf5BJAiJF7zPhCql3UOxRRCagucxSE8Ca-fTtWy_NbzyRfcGEYXwdotgPTzMT5vgfxe8v0Qu1dlAcejqVKhxnig2so10t7he/s2048/92D2FED8-09EE-40FB-AA4C-8E8973A6A44A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67hE-sOQ8CTEtod6FPsUhDfOLJPWTPSrbU0yIaolboxmROf5BJAiJF7zPhCql3UOxRRCagucxSE8Ca-fTtWy_NbzyRfcGEYXwdotgPTzMT5vgfxe8v0Qu1dlAcejqVKhxnig2so10t7he/s320/92D2FED8-09EE-40FB-AA4C-8E8973A6A44A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I removed the window in the reading room to put a French door in. Now I need to cut the opening to the floor and rejig a door I had in the stash. I don't want to make a dusty mess so the wall cutting is on hold for now. FYI the spiral stairs are not yet glued in. But the interior is so close to being complete, save for a few minor details like door handles, a piece of moulding and the stair rail for the ground floor stairs.<p></p><p>I must say I love this house. I have always loved it. And the Lea Frisoni house I based it on. But I had never quite finished it. I guess I just felt it was time to make it more my own. I did retain a lot of the original details though. Now I am starting on the exterior finishing.</p><p>I have also been painting more mini dollies, made from Jean Pardina moulds. I love these tiny dolls. I love Patsy dolls. So in the photo there are two A Marque dolls, two Patsy dolls and a vintage style baby doll. I am pretty happy with them, although they need some neatening up. I have just painted them with acrylics. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbcUBb5xH_BX-yHRyI13XY12kurN6OFLNMrKSqRIQpAu0rnBoedXIncwLmL2sGZDwZEi3T3gKuuHHJGfjElmzQSB7zlup0f8npy1LgXxpr5g763gJM_sYogtkXLMRVsDcurFpnhw_S-MMo/s2048/CE03EADE-2E84-49B7-B09D-12CDAAB82731.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbcUBb5xH_BX-yHRyI13XY12kurN6OFLNMrKSqRIQpAu0rnBoedXIncwLmL2sGZDwZEi3T3gKuuHHJGfjElmzQSB7zlup0f8npy1LgXxpr5g763gJM_sYogtkXLMRVsDcurFpnhw_S-MMo/s320/CE03EADE-2E84-49B7-B09D-12CDAAB82731.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I've been up to all sorts of stuff and really enjoying working on new skills, but will post more another time. I have had a lot of counselling over the last 12 months to sort through some stuff from the last 10 years. It has been very enlightening and I have learnt a lot about myself. It has helped in many ways, not least of which is the desire to work on stuff that intimidated me or I just didn't have the heart to tackle. I can highly recommend it.</p><p>Anyway, on that note, I hope you are all well and enjoying your mini time. Take care until next time.</p>shannonc60http://www.blogger.com/profile/12411485172616395915noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484491488578921469.post-62620074459509713292021-01-16T20:21:00.002-08:002021-01-16T20:21:15.434-08:00A little update on my French shop reno<p> Hi all. I can hardly believe I am posting for the third time in one month!!!! Crazy!!</p><p>I have got a bit done on my renovation of the French house and getting close to being able to put the roof on and finish all the exterior. Soon anyway. I am still a little unsure about how I will finish the exterior but will work on that. </p><p>So top floor rooms. Firstly is the room the stairs open into. Lots to do here. It will be last to complete as I need to run wiring through it. A wall will be added on the left side of the room with a built in cupboard to store linens and stuff. And the sewing table will also go here.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aMRAIcqLYMYqsTdrvX_hx-muJvsjzlbUkY5pmm6Jhd7ILaeyyqiemTweHBrtQK123yJ7HEAPgS9dfIJqEwGyRkZE8loGjJZMiYOrVF3XMxBqcDlrTxRVXK0wBBozg0rInfaRcDOeRUsz/s2048/IMG_0920.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aMRAIcqLYMYqsTdrvX_hx-muJvsjzlbUkY5pmm6Jhd7ILaeyyqiemTweHBrtQK123yJ7HEAPgS9dfIJqEwGyRkZE8loGjJZMiYOrVF3XMxBqcDlrTxRVXK0wBBozg0rInfaRcDOeRUsz/s320/IMG_0920.JPG" /></a></div><p>Here is the ante chambre where the desk will sit. A curtain will cover the clunkiness of the end of the wall panelling where it meets the large door. And a wallpaper border will go on after the ceiling beams have been added.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-5itouz-7LBHEX7R1MCyHz5mBYOOHyQY7XDmBpPu8kh7mMNL73qJB5O9NJGRwL5VrvuRJk7BQngQwvVw9YPohoeAaFEg9php1AagQ_f3qfAB6NnZiwbrg1h8cUBh_4VbFjGL6_k1AVFd/s2048/IMG_6018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-5itouz-7LBHEX7R1MCyHz5mBYOOHyQY7XDmBpPu8kh7mMNL73qJB5O9NJGRwL5VrvuRJk7BQngQwvVw9YPohoeAaFEg9php1AagQ_f3qfAB6NnZiwbrg1h8cUBh_4VbFjGL6_k1AVFd/s320/IMG_6018.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The main bedroom. I made a stone wall for the left, as you can see and feel moderately happy with how it turned out. The chest probably won't stay.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirbOwSSj0aeuKzMa9KubKdZt2jxpPaNu5TSMsk9q32nE1VpsU50KKsmo1b-cM1M4nu4e3sTynGCuSdfQWmmiycyfxqYdVvnXAyag_r7HYoHBwCNn5mq-6jJQxjRNZ9Svl2XB-tMWUvyJaY/s2048/IMG_0921.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirbOwSSj0aeuKzMa9KubKdZt2jxpPaNu5TSMsk9q32nE1VpsU50KKsmo1b-cM1M4nu4e3sTynGCuSdfQWmmiycyfxqYdVvnXAyag_r7HYoHBwCNn5mq-6jJQxjRNZ9Svl2XB-tMWUvyJaY/s320/IMG_0921.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>And the guest bedroom. I continued the stone wall into here because I wanted it to look like the joining wall with the house next door, and it has been stripped to expose the stone.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GF05jLIL7n846ac8ayNz3sbgq_mfJ13LuPAdos9qk_XYUSkmJix9xrXNuU_LxXfiw16N4lk33YT9gS9zQEtMG7NN2HYR22jB7NgykU8Y0E9ZqlbXPBeDgsgZabXGraoGnea_cmYq7RD2/s2048/IMG_0919.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GF05jLIL7n846ac8ayNz3sbgq_mfJ13LuPAdos9qk_XYUSkmJix9xrXNuU_LxXfiw16N4lk33YT9gS9zQEtMG7NN2HYR22jB7NgykU8Y0E9ZqlbXPBeDgsgZabXGraoGnea_cmYq7RD2/s320/IMG_0919.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>So that is the reconfigured top floor of the French shop. Still lots of tidying up to do but making progress! I love this house, and I wanted to retain a lot of the details of the original structure. And reconfiguring the top floor gave me more space to make the bedrooms larger.</p><p>Hope you all have a great week ahead! XX</p>shannonc60http://www.blogger.com/profile/12411485172616395915noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484491488578921469.post-70120429253547124892021-01-07T22:40:00.003-08:002021-01-16T20:21:41.246-08:00Testing....<p> Trying this out on my ipad to see how it works. My husband, who is the most fair and patient in the land, got all my lights working. As it turns out, it wasn’t me. I had a dud light! Which I am glad about because it was too dull so having to remove it was a blessing in disguise. Here is the Nob Hill with lights on!</p><p>All in the order that the blogger gods choose...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-7VThIwDkEXZ_4JQ3b0Op-lYlhaAWb9_1qwCD4ZO3Xdu9rV778KHaRYjODf8kSp2bE648FI8SQvYdiZskuvQ-_gmXkkcAZiqscKAaORnrs81PPdFJKQawycnl8wAJxC5GW95wFN4xUi7/s2048/F0D8A558-4489-40FF-8A9B-4CE172C7D825.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-7VThIwDkEXZ_4JQ3b0Op-lYlhaAWb9_1qwCD4ZO3Xdu9rV778KHaRYjODf8kSp2bE648FI8SQvYdiZskuvQ-_gmXkkcAZiqscKAaORnrs81PPdFJKQawycnl8wAJxC5GW95wFN4xUi7/s320/F0D8A558-4489-40FF-8A9B-4CE172C7D825.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOz1iqwkTva5iPlzjZe4faZYwNOAkYapTlIjq7hUBj6EdlowGDBpp7OlM_qUv_C2H7Hl-ekaSE44NqjoOhpb6Uttpcw8rlBnFq69dQcCjSagLtYYTE6EYVbk8GYql-jaYqkGJSSo3XHv1x/s2048/B3BE7531-BEF1-4B61-99AF-7546D3D0FDA1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOz1iqwkTva5iPlzjZe4faZYwNOAkYapTlIjq7hUBj6EdlowGDBpp7OlM_qUv_C2H7Hl-ekaSE44NqjoOhpb6Uttpcw8rlBnFq69dQcCjSagLtYYTE6EYVbk8GYql-jaYqkGJSSo3XHv1x/s320/B3BE7531-BEF1-4B61-99AF-7546D3D0FDA1.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtdh3KRn37RbgrwSDrTNC7bNzBy275Ue4k1Cl2pATvkiP3wMvOaRReJnf-pf1byQf46X4JLoaMvE8-Pst1PSpWMOWiyZmbmw8PraQroVnZ0soWr3lk3jRQcq_KUQyRHOeE46Ke_67cdpc5/s2048/768211CF-6ECB-4660-9223-57A1D87DF118.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtdh3KRn37RbgrwSDrTNC7bNzBy275Ue4k1Cl2pATvkiP3wMvOaRReJnf-pf1byQf46X4JLoaMvE8-Pst1PSpWMOWiyZmbmw8PraQroVnZ0soWr3lk3jRQcq_KUQyRHOeE46Ke_67cdpc5/s320/768211CF-6ECB-4660-9223-57A1D87DF118.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5U9TDUz9k3VyKIawmeaGXz_xXs3gUzsrRpQPjUPZFaJd4MfSJJEl7eM7sPnLZuJ1VKTL23Xv5cCvNaYZaTMci8OrHGQdsQUWwyLkkME5ir3L22kuGZ0doRhoUAf7oa-PBkyd0quL3y6c/s2048/3BEBAE7A-B7C2-4FD2-9C54-C5A4F8579C7F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5U9TDUz9k3VyKIawmeaGXz_xXs3gUzsrRpQPjUPZFaJd4MfSJJEl7eM7sPnLZuJ1VKTL23Xv5cCvNaYZaTMci8OrHGQdsQUWwyLkkME5ir3L22kuGZ0doRhoUAf7oa-PBkyd0quL3y6c/s320/3BEBAE7A-B7C2-4FD2-9C54-C5A4F8579C7F.jpeg" /></a></div>So cute! <p></p>shannonc60http://www.blogger.com/profile/12411485172616395915noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484491488578921469.post-48290366825498634912021-01-01T19:38:00.003-08:002021-01-01T19:38:37.852-08:00Trials and tribulations<p> Hi everyone. Happy new year. I think. I hope. I meant to post blogs in the last few months of 2020 but time got away from me. In efforts to finish some projects, I pulled out my 1:48 Nob Hill by Suzanne and Andrew's Miniatures. To be honest, it's been a slog. Too much manual measuring and cutting, and some parts were wrong. Anyway, I am happy with it now so that is all that matters. It had lights too, but I managed to blow all them today after spending half of yesterday fiddling with them. Sigh. Fortunately I got a few photos from yesterday.</p><p>So here is the living (left) and dining (right) rooms, with sitting room (left) and bathroom (right) upstairs.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhyphenhyphenTcoRYdRmXzS9Vhr038C6xgqjA6njb2v5egBOf-5OsyGKkew0D32NVzZmb8vSSIITAJ9PW8lC8S1BeSyuJ6lhD2dztJMWz_7dCJQzCUaBVCMVuGVsWHVH0Ww7rbpUg0xCmy7WujPR6H/s2048/IMG_9941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1891" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhyphenhyphenTcoRYdRmXzS9Vhr038C6xgqjA6njb2v5egBOf-5OsyGKkew0D32NVzZmb8vSSIITAJ9PW8lC8S1BeSyuJ6lhD2dztJMWz_7dCJQzCUaBVCMVuGVsWHVH0Ww7rbpUg0xCmy7WujPR6H/s320/IMG_9941.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kitchen (left) and entry (right) with bedroom (left) and sitting room (right) upstairs.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhee2IcsWe9MBAGaqmJcitumIPVD3r5D7Yu34Qv9vdE3UsSPjXDJ601IeT0xT6BWIcPQ0XR3iz6BFieE5OeAQ4gCzBwfDpMNmOAbyG0Fn9cmev1ToOnuykdLlwkbCAsDhiG_rI7TN5ydWsy/s2048/IMG_9939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1964" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhee2IcsWe9MBAGaqmJcitumIPVD3r5D7Yu34Qv9vdE3UsSPjXDJ601IeT0xT6BWIcPQ0XR3iz6BFieE5OeAQ4gCzBwfDpMNmOAbyG0Fn9cmev1ToOnuykdLlwkbCAsDhiG_rI7TN5ydWsy/s320/IMG_9939.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>And the exterior with the tower just sitting there. I need to attach that (permanently or with magnets to be determined). And it also needs some sort of plastic over the windows. I might use vellum.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8vb0aXO69FWH_kug08VYeNVBrTonRB_xoVBAkU0SkvePvyrmNf6Wjz8GU0LL5Rs8K9-c8qjmioex7C2474jBrALfe9o_B_-OkcM5YkM2iCYzNA_5QIfC0ffXDiY9a2-NpeyrwRpKAWXw/s2048/63108693119__37C06201-897D-4A5F-B2CD-B0BFC2110F2F.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1527" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8vb0aXO69FWH_kug08VYeNVBrTonRB_xoVBAkU0SkvePvyrmNf6Wjz8GU0LL5Rs8K9-c8qjmioex7C2474jBrALfe9o_B_-OkcM5YkM2iCYzNA_5QIfC0ffXDiY9a2-NpeyrwRpKAWXw/s320/63108693119__37C06201-897D-4A5F-B2CD-B0BFC2110F2F.JPG" /></a></div><p><br /></p>And front on, without the tower. I have also since added a strip of green card around the base painted the same green as the gables. I would love your thoughts on the porch roof. I just don't like it. I feel like it competes with everything else. Very tempted to paint it to match the rest of the roof.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4eabA63Dytqe_Vajp7LHnfgkB6wKhqr1fNn8lFT_r-vQgCvTJx1em7oaqDdjB0Nd4nN0euESmJlFZ2jjNRYG_ty2WWvNxMSiQrbmC87P5n5XJWnqAM-ivYy_BzBRx8RhIJVO39DZNwao/s2048/63106048092__7E7D20BB-DEDA-4668-8FAF-09D343CA8117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1747" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4eabA63Dytqe_Vajp7LHnfgkB6wKhqr1fNn8lFT_r-vQgCvTJx1em7oaqDdjB0Nd4nN0euESmJlFZ2jjNRYG_ty2WWvNxMSiQrbmC87P5n5XJWnqAM-ivYy_BzBRx8RhIJVO39DZNwao/s320/63106048092__7E7D20BB-DEDA-4668-8FAF-09D343CA8117.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>It really is cute and I am glad I persevered. I have quite a bit of furniture to put together or paint but think I might need a couple more pieces. And then some landscaping. But for now I need to finish some other bits and pieces.</p><p>And on that note, I will leave it there. I hope to post a little more frequently than last year. Maybe it will keep me motivated and moving along. Take care everyone. xx</p>shannonc60http://www.blogger.com/profile/12411485172616395915noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484491488578921469.post-14657791328436600582020-08-16T22:32:00.003-07:002020-08-16T22:32:35.559-07:00Progress on various (too many) projects<p> Hi all. After a very stressful and tiring year so far, I am having a week off to work on my mini projects to get a few things done. I really want to get some projects ticked off this year (you know, as finished as my projects will ever be). So today I have been working on my 1:48 Nob Hill from Suzanne and Andrews Minis. No I haven't mentioned that one before.... I didn't intend buying it, but I adored it and have worked on it in spits and spurts. I am pretty close to completing the structure so will post some photos soon.</p><p>Also I worked on my French reno today. I 3d printed some balustrade I designed and cut my own staircase (it is basically just stacked layers of wood/MDF - although it probably looks a little fancier than it is). So I rearranged the rooms a bit. The stairs are now in the entry which was part of the shop. The kitchen is through that back door.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCtAH7igy5MJdu31KH9pVfISD4gBnIHghHnt_ORmypMGIvGu2mmeeOiI6jKZ3fviPPegRRp-6bqNAAowj-uLa1bwIj6hSd0Ow8bl-DSJRkH6TxAcaJwWx9ur-WIcQcEGEXPy4WD2T_wqxA/s2048/ACB5B545-2A2C-41CB-993F-EA6DB1CA8C4A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCtAH7igy5MJdu31KH9pVfISD4gBnIHghHnt_ORmypMGIvGu2mmeeOiI6jKZ3fviPPegRRp-6bqNAAowj-uLa1bwIj6hSd0Ow8bl-DSJRkH6TxAcaJwWx9ur-WIcQcEGEXPy4WD2T_wqxA/s640/ACB5B545-2A2C-41CB-993F-EA6DB1CA8C4A.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And a side view</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuO7HeHx3UvwKhvupFISN32_uAHGzgj3Z4mdn8jUZhGVVky__unTMTygxX__WxTOEZtOKTJ0WTYG1krGdbZGK24gdMjyaBOJSBj-X64CKZrqroB6X5m6wQh6fQLZTfgymRs6VF_w6wa3P3/s2048/2E8D0C53-6070-4D13-B3FC-9F980F27AD6E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuO7HeHx3UvwKhvupFISN32_uAHGzgj3Z4mdn8jUZhGVVky__unTMTygxX__WxTOEZtOKTJ0WTYG1krGdbZGK24gdMjyaBOJSBj-X64CKZrqroB6X5m6wQh6fQLZTfgymRs6VF_w6wa3P3/s640/2E8D0C53-6070-4D13-B3FC-9F980F27AD6E.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The salon in progress:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUj1nGZ_fWVEnwKEAmrYFj1bzMeY5sQDZg6oqen28LhnQFM2dOYXLgOJAtoW3ka6bpxZvfp2aO1pXJUSJboaPJsgFCvMj2cl6ZO7aiGIlOT05orS26WMyhSce9fAUlaQr6D-3LT791pJm9/s2048/B7DA1B6A-5F65-4731-B457-84503B39C747.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUj1nGZ_fWVEnwKEAmrYFj1bzMeY5sQDZg6oqen28LhnQFM2dOYXLgOJAtoW3ka6bpxZvfp2aO1pXJUSJboaPJsgFCvMj2cl6ZO7aiGIlOT05orS26WMyhSce9fAUlaQr6D-3LT791pJm9/s640/B7DA1B6A-5F65-4731-B457-84503B39C747.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The other wall of the salon with a French fireplace by Halls Miniature Clocks:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5PM_vOmrPUzVfjNR9Pj6APaApUC4_MTACKAEna96WajTXQ55p9kTuW_TM0MKeLJ41z4OAQ1hW6y-vAK1VDb88gypcf8JisszYpTzMETjtJaSkhzdQBr4FNwy7g-35oPywBduqkTgNQgG/s2048/B44BDAAF-5031-4C52-9153-2848590C6F4D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5PM_vOmrPUzVfjNR9Pj6APaApUC4_MTACKAEna96WajTXQ55p9kTuW_TM0MKeLJ41z4OAQ1hW6y-vAK1VDb88gypcf8JisszYpTzMETjtJaSkhzdQBr4FNwy7g-35oPywBduqkTgNQgG/s640/B44BDAAF-5031-4C52-9153-2848590C6F4D.jpeg" /></a></div><p><br /></p>The shop truncated (this will be a sort of craft room):<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3iH3sbYDUwEFevFMxaWhDDS9KLTL4Ie29kiZmIVadlJd1QOaWWcpOrg4aMi55ZxAF9Af3tWD8KnOSkXzIeHFWF1Djk4tAdnSftJPyA8ocQaqr9qfcw1oobXlJFnkkg5Wq5kE8kKjG3e7/s2048/CB04818D-2B7D-4092-876B-D8CF5A40AC28.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3iH3sbYDUwEFevFMxaWhDDS9KLTL4Ie29kiZmIVadlJd1QOaWWcpOrg4aMi55ZxAF9Af3tWD8KnOSkXzIeHFWF1Djk4tAdnSftJPyA8ocQaqr9qfcw1oobXlJFnkkg5Wq5kE8kKjG3e7/s640/CB04818D-2B7D-4092-876B-D8CF5A40AC28.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And the upstairs stair hall with the salon to the right:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rKob0HM7iWHGNzGFDy460mZZBRlV9s0xuYD4Q6x3pULyVKd4-ePJkKUtzl8Q7YlEYL7usBR0PfOE_htNUOXR_XOthpYuAc4M6EVdlxEaUZRYlwzHWndp0bDVXUWeKNs6Y6OT7Z2k9mnp/s2048/8A89C9A9-0683-48FF-A3F2-403B51422F59.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rKob0HM7iWHGNzGFDy460mZZBRlV9s0xuYD4Q6x3pULyVKd4-ePJkKUtzl8Q7YlEYL7usBR0PfOE_htNUOXR_XOthpYuAc4M6EVdlxEaUZRYlwzHWndp0bDVXUWeKNs6Y6OT7Z2k9mnp/s640/8A89C9A9-0683-48FF-A3F2-403B51422F59.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not sure about the wall colour, but it will do.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is my new little buddy, a beautiful Jack Russell Terrier by <a href="https://www.ehminiatures.co.uk">Ewelina Hasnik</a>, which I purchased at the online Kensington mini show. I loved her and wasn't sure so decided if she as still there next morning, it was meant to be. Well, she was still there, soooo.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFJFCZqtFviQN0tTm9vdWvCLSqaeOu_CHAat9hGeWplFQtEk8HcYscltSz1dGkLILG7Oznm1WQ2fTkSltIawS4SCvmp1tiCds8_TsaGEYwvPaPowL3abTGBDqrNtCSWRVo3GzCmQhAiuk/s2048/5B75C806-36DB-4644-8EFE-EDD4C8CFFA01.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFJFCZqtFviQN0tTm9vdWvCLSqaeOu_CHAat9hGeWplFQtEk8HcYscltSz1dGkLILG7Oznm1WQ2fTkSltIawS4SCvmp1tiCds8_TsaGEYwvPaPowL3abTGBDqrNtCSWRVo3GzCmQhAiuk/s640/5B75C806-36DB-4644-8EFE-EDD4C8CFFA01.jpeg" /></a></div><p><br /></p>And I have finally fixed almost all the lights in my Duddingwells! With my husband's help. So here is the shop as it is. Lots of accessories needed obviously.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcRgN998EZdhdk2F6uY5efn2zyxot6tIZKaK1o-S4Bmegu8zraBGRYJg5jXiJRzVdQIY7ONwSdkZ7YfMhWGD0r7Mhxo2BsDQ7mhnhfuFZLbxZKNm8LdZAm6uzwuVY7z1AUhMb1AcyT_fBA/s2048/9D976B0D-831D-468C-BE08-353184A5B5DB.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcRgN998EZdhdk2F6uY5efn2zyxot6tIZKaK1o-S4Bmegu8zraBGRYJg5jXiJRzVdQIY7ONwSdkZ7YfMhWGD0r7Mhxo2BsDQ7mhnhfuFZLbxZKNm8LdZAm6uzwuVY7z1AUhMb1AcyT_fBA/s640/9D976B0D-831D-468C-BE08-353184A5B5DB.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>And the front, landscaping done:<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghiK63sjrGVqAg0Z8po8UhneqJsRIMHBReS-ibyCuQVwmnWmNdjtOnuA7JEHUWmxE6JJD_iXSb7q8-4_Zkav9Brt93-f9ArVnHK66SPucoSrpiI6IZKSwme4-y3mq9WwZeLzq6qZT5xIr/s2048/408D2C40-4569-49F6-A961-57D3229B002D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghiK63sjrGVqAg0Z8po8UhneqJsRIMHBReS-ibyCuQVwmnWmNdjtOnuA7JEHUWmxE6JJD_iXSb7q8-4_Zkav9Brt93-f9ArVnHK66SPucoSrpiI6IZKSwme4-y3mq9WwZeLzq6qZT5xIr/s640/408D2C40-4569-49F6-A961-57D3229B002D.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwvRisJdSzCFiKVvvyK23rrCTQcjqUFcbOL9sHouevMJvQvAGP96YNV63NfSRGEOuQ5SSjI5oWJec_Y96KyCY5C0zC7fcuchTYH6FRCjUPqTMq6Gp6IeQXObMQ9JZkFQr7xy5BASo3rKT/s2048/502F24B8-2C69-41BA-8851-9A4CE8212ED6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwvRisJdSzCFiKVvvyK23rrCTQcjqUFcbOL9sHouevMJvQvAGP96YNV63NfSRGEOuQ5SSjI5oWJec_Y96KyCY5C0zC7fcuchTYH6FRCjUPqTMq6Gp6IeQXObMQ9JZkFQr7xy5BASo3rKT/s640/502F24B8-2C69-41BA-8851-9A4CE8212ED6.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>And the sitting room:<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUVNqDU2ob_jNWgRFlrCjuNOVYwSlYHyNvSdl-ZDgCCDv_ze0ohCwXPijiO4HVVrYbM0E3jSfd5uh_jKMQRM3FIwjqhFI8lXTuR8lXTLsvz1_gQ-8KUeOQDShQLUBwuuRGDnXJJHcVae-/s2048/002827F3-729D-47C3-B197-FC1610FB482E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUVNqDU2ob_jNWgRFlrCjuNOVYwSlYHyNvSdl-ZDgCCDv_ze0ohCwXPijiO4HVVrYbM0E3jSfd5uh_jKMQRM3FIwjqhFI8lXTuR8lXTLsvz1_gQ-8KUeOQDShQLUBwuuRGDnXJJHcVae-/s640/002827F3-729D-47C3-B197-FC1610FB482E.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Lots of accessories still needed. I couldn't get this room to work and then one day recently I decided to swap the sofa to the right and table and chairs to the left and I liked it. I have birds for the cage too.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQDMOgXfutuBk1AXFLmMEiZJ3PZsM3sEE5t7n7mAZ8EjmnSZqp10OH6ZNesuT1QJqDjhGAFsGWNgAYjewFBBG11CRh-akM2wuENmnqAqkjzCov8tnzuZusO9p6dpys6MLvorQOFtyoF4Z/s2048/9589077C-999A-4FA6-AF99-51F04264F050.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQDMOgXfutuBk1AXFLmMEiZJ3PZsM3sEE5t7n7mAZ8EjmnSZqp10OH6ZNesuT1QJqDjhGAFsGWNgAYjewFBBG11CRh-akM2wuENmnqAqkjzCov8tnzuZusO9p6dpys6MLvorQOFtyoF4Z/s640/9589077C-999A-4FA6-AF99-51F04264F050.jpeg" /></a></div><p><br /></p>And bedroom:<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAEyQZtBp7LBHcfaymAe5y-MZlsugap41Tt1MVBSlFxmDiMFaZEwC2Sb0H9A6nYs3OZ97iN17KhrLHKCQrtv1eOkzMJYL24JcyrYvaNKJ176t-1PPlCjmvR5nkvsv3q5DwRPBYXCpMnI2/s2048/E84ED2FE-1198-4156-A489-5D0854052447.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAEyQZtBp7LBHcfaymAe5y-MZlsugap41Tt1MVBSlFxmDiMFaZEwC2Sb0H9A6nYs3OZ97iN17KhrLHKCQrtv1eOkzMJYL24JcyrYvaNKJ176t-1PPlCjmvR5nkvsv3q5DwRPBYXCpMnI2/s640/E84ED2FE-1198-4156-A489-5D0854052447.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I have aged the table a bit, so now I need to right the lamp..... currently not a good look!<p></p><p>Teapot not staying. 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I will try to post again this week and show more progress. It's good to feel like I am getting somewhere. And like anything, starting is the hardest part. After that, it's much easier. Hope you are all well everyone, and getting some sunshine (or rain if you need it!). xx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>shannonc60http://www.blogger.com/profile/12411485172616395915noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484491488578921469.post-40615987577527787902020-06-23T16:36:00.000-07:002020-06-23T16:36:37.306-07:00Mountfield wallpaper updatesHello all! Wanting to just post a quick update on my Mountfield. Have I banged on before how some of this house I love and some of this house just isn't working for me?? I don't recall, but I really love <a href="https://theinfill.wordpress.com/category/blog-central/growing-a-dolls-house/new-build-1-1930-55/" target="_blank">The Infill's 1930s house</a> (plus all their other stuff!!!). So I bit the bullet and repapered the front bedroom, the living room and entry/hall. At first I glued the paper on top of the existing paper and quickly decided that was too risky, so went with double sided tape. That made life much easier and would highly recommend it. I learnt a few things, and it is by no means perfect but I am OK with that. Nothing furniture won't fix. Now I need to decide on fireplaces, although I have purchased the Phoenix metal fire grate things. So, some photos for you! (FYI it appears I can't reorder my photos on the new blogger, so I apologise for the disorder....)<div><br /></div><div>The hall upstairs:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ckBFJQGJxfrgUEuqBntYGnCDjkOMKp-sujdmr2V1v-iH3f7uLhL6uZpcjOsOF325oDPuUcpi1yspF7GSjgt91MI85_EN-6ZpxZAe62EkpUxdwcwaj7lLQmf4DtDR1tQUjb7GX1IwzDcv/s4864/DSC08139.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4864" data-original-width="3648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ckBFJQGJxfrgUEuqBntYGnCDjkOMKp-sujdmr2V1v-iH3f7uLhL6uZpcjOsOF325oDPuUcpi1yspF7GSjgt91MI85_EN-6ZpxZAe62EkpUxdwcwaj7lLQmf4DtDR1tQUjb7GX1IwzDcv/s320/DSC08139.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And overall view of the right side:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1rlnW2OATYtaOqAaQWHLdNhGpmIqsKbnDKaCwMsBwYtlICud20whcdMk8fEHn_idWJ-aFHFvEPcJBopP6ettRC1Qo95ZInSeixA3roT-fPavRXwnq4RhxGsvMdTObO0Kz4chwipahyN6/s4864/DSC08140.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Which brings me to having to stain and varnish some picture rail to match the other wood. I have the stain still, but no idea what varnish I used. What could possibly go wrong??? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But on the upside, I am pretty happy now. I LOVE the bedroom and hall, an pretty happy with the living room. And this is the original paper I chose for there. Silly me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyway, take care all. I hope you are well and that those in the northern hemisphere are enjoying some sunshine. We are enjoying a tiny bit of rain although still not nearly enough. Talk soon!!</div><div><br /></div>shannonc60http://www.blogger.com/profile/12411485172616395915noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484491488578921469.post-39929982805046849462020-04-14T21:53:00.000-07:002020-04-14T21:53:01.555-07:00Are we there yet?Augh.... hello blog followers. Wednesday and feeling very much like hump day. Why? It's a beautiful warm sunny day. Because I have been trying to make mini flowers. Irises to be specific. And not very easy instructions. And flower making IS NOT my thing... They have been pushed aside for now. Which is why it has taken me a good two years to get to this point:<br />
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It has been a long and taxing 5 months and I am finding it a little hard to find motivation and inspiration. Also I have SO MANY unfinished projects that I have decided to finish a few things off before starting anything new. Baby steps I am telling myself.<br />
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At the end of last year, I made up some little 1:24 suitcases. They are yet to find homes (and yet to be finished), but I really like how they turned out. Made from little bits I had around the mini stash, and mostly just printed paper stuff.<br />
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I spent much of my summer either at my mum's farm, which was under bushfire threat for the best part of four months, or working for the government department responsible for managing the bushfires. It was rewarding but also tiring. We had the odd little critter come visit, including this little sweetie. It makes nice break during a long day. </div>
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Anyway, I hope your time in isolation, wherever you are in the world, is going well. Look after yourselves.shannonc60http://www.blogger.com/profile/12411485172616395915noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484491488578921469.post-11633139582526884662019-11-06T19:20:00.000-08:002019-11-06T19:20:31.939-08:00My tiny Christmas gift basketHi all. Just a quick post to show you photos of the very tiny and adorable gift basket I won from Deborah Randolph of <a href="http://thehalfscaleofit.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Half of it</a>. Augh it's all so cute I can hardly stand it!! And TINY! I thought I would be a little used to the size of half scale stuff, but no. The tiny chocolates and gingerbread men are amazing. And the mug. I can't believe Deborah made it so tiny and perfect.<br />
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The mini Black Walnut folks have ripped off the ribbon and cellophane and thrown them on the floor to peek at all the goodies inside!!<br />
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Look at that mug! So perfectly scaled!</div>
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And here is the bottle of brandy, candy cane and chocolates (I will try to post a better photo another day to show how truly tiny and perfect these are):<br />
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The bonbon and box of four tiny gingerbread men:<br />
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The gingerbread box is so fine I thought I would squash it getting it open!<br />
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And here is everything out, including the jar of cocoa, bag of coffee (for the mini coffee loving man in the house who can't do anything until he has had at least 3 cups in the morning....) and the book (oh how I love this book):<br />
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The mini folks are very happy right now, and probably mildly drunk on the brandy! Lucky them!<br />
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Hope your week is going well. I am off on two weeks holiday tomorrow - sunny Queensland!! Yaaay. Take care. xxshannonc60http://www.blogger.com/profile/12411485172616395915noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484491488578921469.post-56468286434336566712019-11-02T23:02:00.002-07:002019-11-02T23:03:05.035-07:00A little Sunday updateHello from a happily rainy Victoria. Not a lot of mini news here, but I did get a very exciting little parcel in my mail this week. I received my beautiful tiny Christmas gift basket from Deborah at <a href="http://thehalfscaleofit.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Half of it: My Adventures in Half Scale</a>. I have to say that this little gift basket is even cuter in real life. So much so that I haven't wanted to unpack it - it just looks so cute with its tiny bow! Here it is on the doorstep of my Black Walnut cottage, and then on the dining table. It looks larger in the photo than it really is, but the table is quite small.<br />
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Thanks so much Deborah, I adore it, and one day it will take pride of place in a future Christmas cottage.<br />
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I have also done a bit on my doll shop. It went through yet another iteration and ended up with new wallpaper.<br />
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Here is a close up of the counter, which you have seen, but I have added some yellow glaze to get a closer match to the peachy tones of the wallpaper. Toy arrangement still in draft phase.</div>
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I made some filler boxes for the shelves (which need labels I think).<br />
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Some close ups of my teddies I made from air dry clay and flocked (the teddy with the red bow is a painted metal mini I did years ago).<br />
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Lots more to come on the doll shop but I feel like I am pretty happy now with the interior decoration. Now it's really just filling the shelves. Oh and I need a couple of pieces of small furniture of undetermined size/style.<br />
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And lastly, unrelated to minis, I sold a painting today! I have been taking painting lessons for over four years now and we have an exhibition at the end of each year, usually with a theme. This year I had to paint on a palette and the theme was 'The Nature Palette'. I painted these cherry plums from my garden. You can't tell from the photo but the cherry plums are dimensional - I made rounded shapes from Paperclay. I am pretty happy with it, so a little sad it sold, but nice to recoup a little money.<br />
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Anyway, that's about it from here. Still arguing with the Chateau but that's OK. I will press on in baby steps. Take care all. xshannonc60http://www.blogger.com/profile/12411485172616395915noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484491488578921469.post-5733328162604094462019-09-27T23:18:00.002-07:002019-09-27T23:23:13.299-07:00Crisis averted!<div style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
Hi all. So I made the decision to just go forth in wild abandon on my chateau and then spackle as needed. I have a vague plan. Make the front and side opening panels, attach them (one with magnets and one with hinges), get some of the trim pieces attached, undercoat, continue putting the detail trim pieces on and then see where we are at. I have started the front opening panel and decided it was just too heavy. I really should've made it in two, rather than one, but it is too late to change that now unless I waste a heap of gatorfoam and the time it took to cut the window openings. The upside is having to recut the sides means I can disguise the presence of the hinge a little. I also need windows. I have a heap of mould making silicone and 2 part resin, so I might try making one and casting it. In the past, I found mould making the easy part. Getting the resin right and bubble free is another thing entirely. Anyway, worth a shot. </div>
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I also made some important discoveries whilst tidying up the chateau mess - I had forgotten that I had partially constructed cornice moulding for the salon and had purchased two Alison Davies ceiling roses. Derr. But I am further ahead than I had realised. Yay! So the salon is getting very close to being done. It is amazing how much time goes into fiddling with the last few little bits, much of which can't even be seen. </div>
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And the stairs for the French shop reno are partially done. I got some parts to make the balustrade but will need to pin lots of wood parts together to make them, which will be tedious. You can see the stair shape in the photo; just need to cut the risers and treads for the bottom steps and glue everything together. But for now I want to focus on the chateau.</div>
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In other news, the Coxwolds is almost done. The landscaping needs finishing (I might get some flower/plant kits) and it needs shop signs and downpipes. I also need to connect the individual lighting wires to the thingo that the transformer connects to. For the record, only one light isn’t working. Pretty impressive huh? I also have a spare wire that doesn’t seem to be connected to anything. I suspect it may be a spare wire as initially I planned on having three lights over the shop counter but ended up with just one, and I think I hadn’t removed one of the two wires that weren’t needed. The house has now been moved out to the pool house in the back yard with the Mountfield. I now need to start working on furniture placement and finding accessories. Oh and a bathroom sink.</div>
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I made a little shower screen like my grandmother had in her home.<br />
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So now it is afternoon and I am tired and think I will call it quits for the day. Have a great weekend everyone. I hope to show photos of the chateau salon soon!</div>
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shannonc60http://www.blogger.com/profile/12411485172616395915noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484491488578921469.post-46458194872622956532019-09-07T22:18:00.000-07:002019-09-07T22:18:05.781-07:00FrustrationsGRRRR! I just seem to be hitting brick walls with my French projects. Largely as a result of my mistakes and stupid ways of building. Let's start with the French shop renovation I accidentally started. It is looking good, but I made a pretty massive mistake. I wanted an additional window in one side wall on the first floor, but I forgot that that wall was thicker and the window set in (ie not flush with either the interior or exterior wall:<br />
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So now I need to fix the window so it looks somewhat more normal and not like a massive mistake. I have so far only come up with the idea to add a little enclosed balcony/bay window thing on it to disguise the difference on the exterior and drapes that cover right over the window on the interior. Anyone else got any brilliant ideas? I can't really remove my panels and make the wall thicker as stairs will go from this room to the next floor and the placement of them will be all off if the wall is thicker. Sigh.<br />
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Also I can't figure out how to make the stairs from the ground floor to the first floor. I could make them; I guess what I am saying is I just can't work out the design. It is a tight space and I know what I want, but there is a lot of work in fiddling to get them right and even then, I just can't find enough images or information online to help me out.<br />
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I have also been thinking again about my chateau, and I think I said this in previous posts - I just want to pull it apart and start again. You can see from my photo I have installed a pretty parquet floor. This is the only room where everything is stuck in but pulling the panels and floor out would result in a heck of a lot of tidying up work. But every time I look at this house, every time I try to do something, I think, I should just rebuild..... At what point is it too late to turn back? Is it ever too late to start again? There are just so many things wrong with it that I have to try to cover up, I am not sure it's worth continuing. But starting again is a major undertaking also....... And if I did start again, I haven't really got any idea of how I would construct it better anyway. Gah!!!!! Am I alone in my constant inertia?<br />
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This is the entry. I ran out of moulding pieces before I finished the panelling and of course, not a single stick remains on this planet. So back to scratch for that too. (FYI it is not glued in, hence the whacky angle)<br />
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I hope that your weekend's mini-ing has been more successful than mine. And please, if you have any great (or even average) tips or words of soothing and advice, please post them here. I would be most grateful. XX<br />
<br />shannonc60http://www.blogger.com/profile/12411485172616395915noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484491488578921469.post-10782589383955557632019-05-25T23:09:00.000-07:002019-05-25T23:11:11.589-07:00This blogger did a bad, bad thingSo. I have never loved the outside of my Lea style French house/shop so it never really got finished. I had considered starting again, making a new shell and cutting some of the rooms out and transferring them to the new house (as complete units like boomboxes). But I knew this was going to be a lot of work and largely I liked the French house. So I decided to renovate. I also wasn't going to start renos until I had finished some other projects, but I couldn't help myself and spent some time pulling the roof/upper floor off and then decided I'd finish the demo in order to only have to clean up once, so then cut new stair holes and pulled off the exterior finish and interior trims and so on... This is pretty much how it looks now, although at this stage, renos on the kitchen were done:<br />
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And some progress on the Cotswolds: I have painted the exterior finish. Probably needs a few more washes for a little more variation but I am happy with it. I have added plastic to the bow windows but I don't like that so much. I am not sure I can really fix it to be happy with it though (due to the way the window itself is constructed).</div>
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I am also amazed that putting the first coat of paint over the footpath made such a difference to the appearance. It has a long way to go though. I found an early Australian mail box, which you can just see on the left. It was more South Australian than Tasmanian (which is were I am setting this house) but I am OK with that. Really, how different could they have been?? I got it for $2 at the recent Sydney Miniatures Fair.</div>
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And I managed to get a pretty good colour on the shop cabinets. It's probably a little darker in real life, so looks very close to the chairs. Now I need to add a little shine. And will likely add some paper to the interior bases and shelves and a solid top. I should really have disguised the joins as well, so it looks like one unit. And yes, the walls are still blue. I think I will wait until accessories are added before I do anything with them. It might give me some direction.</div>
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Oh and before signing off, I have discovered why I can't always comment on your blogs. Apparently there is a privacy setting on iPads (Safari web browser) that needs to be switched off in order to not have this problem. At least I think that is the problem. It is so Google and the like can follow what websites you visit and link them to your profile and I am not sure that is something I want. But anyway, if you too are having the same problem this may help you out. Have a good week everyone. xx</div>
<span id="goog_172004573"></span><span id="goog_172004574"></span><br />shannonc60http://www.blogger.com/profile/12411485172616395915noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484491488578921469.post-78284824658190367472019-03-09T17:11:00.000-08:002019-05-25T23:11:35.345-07:00Sunday brick wallHi all. It has been a pretty busy and tiresome couple of months for me. The weather has been up and down. We have had lots of fires around our half of the state and my husband has been away a lot. I get tired of hearing my own thoughts after a bit. Also my mum's farms were under threat from one fire, so plenty of worry there for a few weeks. Fortunately she and the other landowners around her dodged bullets and very little damage was done.<br />
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I have done about 90% of the roof and most of the lights for the Coxwolds. I have made a start on the last two lights, both for the bedroom. When they are installed, I can finish off the roof. Speaking of which, I found some sheets of milled MDF roof tile in my stash, so with a few undercoats and sanding and a top coat of grey chalk paint, I am pretty happy. When I finish the lights and enclose the roof, I will go over the whole roof with another coat of the grey. Here is the exterior as it is:<br />
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I am not sure what to do with this. Not sure I like the pale blue rustic-ish walls. I want rustic walls, but these are just not quite right. Perhaps I will just cover them with shelves and pictures so they can't be seen! I like the lights. I like the fireplace and the chairs, as they bring out the darker colours in the wallpaper. Not sure I love the colour of the built-in cabinet but it will have to stay. Not sure what colour to do the counters. I think darker, but a darker timber? I won't be able to match the chairs. Or a dark grey? I can use the same paint as I used on the roof. I can't find the fourth chair FYI, nor the two tables. I seem to have spent 3/4 of the last 3 weeks looking for stuff I've misplaced. </div>
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The wicker table is painted with the grey that's on the roof. It's OK. Maybe needs a little highlighting? Not sure what colour to use on the sofa. And the coffee table colour??? The rug will get a dye bath to tone it down. I can't seem to move forward on anything today....</div>
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Here is the light I gussied up a bit:</div>
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I used a silk cotton to cover the plain white shades, some matching bunka on the top and bottom edges and bunka roses. The light is painted with the Swellegant metal paints.</div>
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You can see the ceiling light on the floor in the photos. I used a normal light with frosted glass tulip shades and added air dry clay petals to make rose shades:<br />
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This is the clay I used. It dries transparent:<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">The wardrobe is the wrong colour, as are the pillows. I made the bed cover from an old hankie. It had a gorgeous embroidered scalloped edge but it was very frayed and I couldn't salvage it. I stitched on a lace instead to cover the edge then stitched the needle lace edging from an old doily around the whole thing. I bought the hottie at a miniature show a few years ago. So cute!</span></div>
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I like the kitchen. It's small, but I think I can make it work OK. I will get a fridge at some point for the right wall and maybe a table and chair. I have since painted the light chain to match the rest of the fitting!</div>
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And that is about all I have to show you with the Coxwolds for now. I am just a bit stumped for direction now. And I have some annoying things to finish off before I can do much else. Anyway, any little bits of advice or guidance or opinion would be gratefully received! Hope you all are having a lovely weekend! XX</div>
<br />shannonc60http://www.blogger.com/profile/12411485172616395915noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484491488578921469.post-40248803222242987162019-01-15T13:47:00.000-08:002019-01-15T13:47:30.225-08:00The monumental disasters of doll housing 2Hello all. just a quick post to let you all know I am trying to comment on your blogs (not to mention reply to comments on my own) and it just doesn't want to work. I have tried to find answers but you know how it goes. Anyway, I will try to work something out.<br />
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So you'll notice the title of the post being monumental disasters part 2. This was the next disaster:<br />
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See my nice white toilet and the yellow bath? Sigh. I suspect I put too much triple thick on at once and it yellowed as it dried. So I had to sand then paint white then new varnish. It doesn't look great, the surface is quite textured, but at least it is white. And it is tucked inside so hopefully the rough surface won't be very noticeable. I also filled the indentations where the kit taps usually attach. </div>
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Also American Miniaturist is running a series of techniques articles from this month onwards using my Nutcote kit! Quite exciting!</div>
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Have a great day everyone. It is another hot one here and I want to get a little laser cutting done before it gets too hot. Will post Coxwolds progress very soon! X</div>
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