The case of the lost knickers

 You may have seen this image on Miniaussies blog (for the love of miniatures) well its really interesting because I also sent her panties in the package and they have somehow disappeared...very odd.....so I made her some more and they are on the way to her :)

 here they are ....I made them all different than the origional pair (just incase they turn up at her house or mine) So Im hopping this lot arrives safely :)

 Ive been keeping busy the past few days preparing a kit for our mini group ....Its very simple and Ive never made kits like this before so I hope it ok.

Here is one completed ( well almost lol I fogot to put the plastic on the handles DOH) oh well I still think it looks ok.
Happy New Year everyone ......and please no more lost underwear ;)

Greetings

wishing you all a joyous season and hoping next year will bring good health,happiness and inspiration to us all.

Dry summer and snow.

 Ok those two things dont sound like they go together and they probably shouldn't but let me explain....The summer so far has been hot and dry ...my garden is neglected and I noticed a few things that watering just wouldnt fix. Tiny dried daisy type flowers and a gypsluim plant that had totally dried out. Oh well It will live again in a sense .....I think it will make a great tree for an autumn or winter scene .

 As for the flowers Im going to try and dye some and see what use they will be.

Here is the snow ! ok bad pic but hopefully you get the idea ....its a tiny snow globe made from a wee light globe from my hubbys science lab . The figure in it is a 150th scale railway figure repainted .

An excuse?

 Im working on a doll and I couldnt work out why I was doing her.....

I think shes just an excuse to make more flowers LOL

Miniature Enthusiasts of Tasmania

 Remember a while ago I told you about a group that meets near my home....I forgot to tell you how that all went. Wow what a fun bunch of ladies from all walks of life and all ages but we all have miniatures in common. Plenty to learn from each other. New discoveries and new friends to make (as well as loads of mini's) Ive been to 3 monthly meetings now and the christmas get together where we all made this 2inch little box .....I dont think anyone actually got it finished there was far to much socialising going on LOL.I had a great day! My box isnt finished but I thought Iwould share it anyway...

 The inside of the box ....unfinished but you get the idea.

I know this one is sideways :/ but I thought Id share my badge with you I think its unique.It is a map of Tasmania with a dollshouse featuring the MET (Miniature Enthusiasts of Tasmania ) logo . Im proud to wear it! :) I hope everyone has a wonderful day...

Its been a while

Sorry its been so long since my last post but the reason is a great one :) My parents have been here visiting! Room was tight and my Hubby and I slept in my dollshouse room . Before they came I got a new toy .....a proton mini lathe ....and I waited til my Dad arrived to play with it . He showed me how it works and what I can do with it :) Thanks Dad! In the process he made me a table and some table legs for a piece of sassafras that I bought and it will become a table :) must shape the top round the corners to make it oval then route around the edge lol another thing I havent played with yet my router. They left on monday after 3 great weeks , I miss them but Im now getting back into miniing so thats good . My Dad is hooked now too :) he has great plans ....hopefully I will be able to share the results with you sometime. Today was my first real play with the mini lathe :) what fun lol made piles of sawdust and learnt a lot ....here are the things dad made and my experiments today :)

 the table legs Dad made and the sassafras top ...It will get finished .

 Table Dad made.

 Some of my fails :)

and an almost finished set of table legs :) Im happy with my progress today.

Still playing with plants.

 Heres a little geranium I made ....Im going mad I actually scanned and reduced leaves from an actual plant ...very time consuming! The planter is a plastic lid coated in pva and sand then painted ...the pepples in the pot are kittylitter .

 I have been out doing some real gardening ....just a little hahaha I got distracted when moving a lime from a pot to the garden and noticed these tiny roots ....they reminded me of those dried twisty branches that are popular for home decor.....so I dried some out in the sun ...they are fragile but I like the look.

 Ive been attempting to make carnations but not happy yet I need to get the bulb below the flowers smaller ...so I will keep trying.

 I also noticed these pods on the she oak ....they almost look like pinapples to me ...I wonder if with a little paint and some paper leaves at the top...hmmm I may try ;)

and finally heres a pic of some unfinished watches ,Im liking the way they are looking , the straps are suede and the faces are reduced on the computer ...they are so tiny ....then I added a tiny drop of tacky glue on top of the images to give them a more 3d look ....like I said not finished but they are working ....I think.

A Little Gardening

 The past few days Ive been trying to make some plants....here are the results .The little brass looking pot is made from a rubber stopper from the bottom of a chrome chair leg . The plant in it is made with florists wire and masking tape. The hanging plant is tiny punched out hearts and circles ,I made the pot from air dry clay and macramed the hanger. The other little pot you see is a gum nut with the bottom sawn of so it would stand.I think its been a productive few days :) although plants are so time consuming.

quick makeovers

 I bought some tiny dolls from a party shop ...badly painted party favours here you see after and before......big improvement :)

 I also got some imitation gold leaf and have been messing around with that ...ok not perfect but a definite improvement on the cheap plastic frames ...Do you agree?

Ingredients

 Im loving this book! Its not a book of minis but has fantastic photos of all kinds of ingredients :)

Not a great pic but heres a page with a wee fishy I made from fimo then painted :)

For Heather

Heather of My Dollar Dollshouse and I seem to have quite a bit in common ...she just posted a painting she did of Blue Dog ......If you look in this pic next to ART TODAY there is Blue peeking out LOL

Mystery Box

 things are a little out of order here sorry ....Dont know if its blogger being silly today or my brain ;) I glued some of the wooden pieces together and began carving.

 A little stain and believe me you will see the finished item somewhere among this mess :(

 I cut the top from a lid

 glued a section of golf tee to the bottom and made a cake stand ...finished item later

 here I used bamboo, sticks pop sticks ,plastic container from a punch and other plastic containers , parts of the medical stick on patches to make the lids of the toiletry containers

 from the two matching fabrics I made a bonnet

 this had me stumped for a long while but,....

 I turned it over and used it to mould tiny dolls for the girls in the dolls house

 the insert from the soda lids and the lids from the soy sauce bottles were left as it for a picnic set

 Here he is .../.the carving from earlier ....its supposed to be a hobby horse ;)

 The plastic section from the patches make great fun plates

 A siutcase lined with fabric from the box

 A very 80s dress made with more of the same fabric

 A basket from the bottom of the mint tin

 A toy rocket using the wing nut

 the cake stand after a coat of paint

 more lids cut from the medical patches

 the top of the mint container was seperated from the lid lining and the lining used as a baking tray

I know miniaussie hasnt finished yet but I need to post mine and move on.I know this is all a bit of a jumble but you can get the idea...I hope