Typical, no posts for weeks then 3 in 24hrs

 I made a planter box type of thing this morning and heres what I used.....

 Heres the finished result ready to hang on an external wall.....well almost

I guess I get to make more plants ,ha ha ha

Remember when....

remember late last year my parents came to stay with me and I got my Dad interested in minis ....well he has converted his Aviary into a shed. I also showed him the joys of youtube tutorials ...so having his shed he bagan his first step towards miniing :) He made a miniature working lathe from a sewing machine motor ....Here are his pics , and I hope he keeps me updated on his projects so that I can share them with you :)

I am still here

 As usual I have my pics all out of order ....again :( Oh well bear with me please. Ive been working on some flowers for my flower seller.

 There are some amazing tutorials on 1 inch minis , the link should be on my blogs list :)I am always amazed at what she can make from paper ....so I decided to give one a go ,here it is in progress.

 Ive been soaking and dying moss ha ha I think I have enough for 10 years;)

 The bunches of lavender were made from these flower stamens I found in a cake decorating shop.They are painted with washes of colour ...they work for me :)

 I bought a border cutter with a tiny leaf pattern on it ...now I need to seperate the leaves ( I think they will work for roses :)

 Here I was trying to prove to myself that not having a particular resorce readily available ( such as quilling paper) I shouldnt be detered from making minis :) This is a half made jug ,I wanted to show you it before I painted it etc so that you can see I have simply used junk mail catalogue, When the pattern called for card I just glued pages together til it was thick enough .....I love recycling :)

 Here  are 2 jugs I made from the tutorial the one on the right is finished as it is on 1inch minis ....but  the one on the left I took a different approach and gave it a textured finish and attempted to make it look like aged copper ....Im having fun with these ...they will probably pop up in all kinds of guises ;)

last but not least the view (dollshouse ) from the top bedroom ( 3rd floor) down the staircase ....hmm guess I should have vacuumed before I took this !!!!

So far this week

 Ive been making a lot of books and thought Id make a bookcase its altered slightly but from the 1/12th scale wicker book. I like it and have decided I must make another wicker chair in white for this room.

 Ive made over a cot below is the original fabric . I like the yellow a lot more :)

 I Bought a tool for setting tiny eyelets ....its called a silent setter so hopefully the next corset I make will have the eyelets for lacing :)

 Heres a little something I found useful while weaving ...a toothpick holder , It held the thread nicely ,kept it clean and allowed me to take the project away with me for a few days.

discount store find

 Ive no idea why the order of these images changed .......anyway this is a lid of a moccona coffee jar decorated for my daughter who has just started scrapbooking ..I filled the jar itself with an assortment of papers glues and embelishments.

 This is the lid reassembled.

 Here is my discount store find :) tiny artificial plants perfect for by the front door to my house :)

As for the new mystery box ....this is what I sent to MiniAussie ,I have the same ....the idea is to build a scene inside it .......should be interesting.

The coffee experiment and peg shoes?

 Here is what the coffee coloured glue sticks look like ...its acceptable from a distance but is great for making kitchen messes :) ha ha . As these glue sticks are for attaching hair extentions I will try to get some blonde and play with those too :)

 I came across a malaysian site http://dmaom.blogspot.com.au/search/label/%E5%AE%B6%E5%85%B7%E6%95%99%E7%A8%8Bfurniture ok thats not the exact page the shoes are on but Im sure you could find them if you are interested ;)

 they are carved from a peg then the uppers are added ...anyway Im giving them a try.

 Ive had a change of heart on the curtains for my bedroom....this is too dark and impossing for me ...

so I thought Id lighten it up with a pale floral and some amazing lace ...well back to it for me I guess I will have to remake pelmets .

welcome rain

 I am making slow progress on my house ...stairways now all complete and time to finish all the windows ....then I can finally get some furniture into a few rooms :)

 This is a little something I found on ebay, coffee coloured glue sticks .....yes Im going to try filling cups with it ;) I will keep you posted on whether or not this is a sucess.

 Making loads of books from free printies :) and a very bad pic of a tiny pin cushion I made.

I live in Tasmania and we have been suffering with bushfires ,high temperatures and severe winds. My friends and family in the state are all ok. Now the fires are in Victoria and NSW so I now worry about friends and family on the mainland, particularily my parents ...they are both volunteer fire fighters and I have not managed to make contact with them for a few days....Im sure they are ok ,just busy protecting people and property.