this is what i've been up to

having fun experimenting with polymer clay. my honey and i drove up to maryland to shop at polymerclayexpress. what a fun shop! the owners are super nice! so much stuff...i could have shopped for days. really.

learning is fun:)

shoes!!

SHOES! by patrizia. what a beautiful giveaway.

i won! i won!

i won 3rd place in tarayvonne's giveaway!!! can't wait to see what it is:)
and double yay, nikki's pumpkin jar came yesterday!!! no picture yet but it is just exquisite! thanks, nikki!

welcome and a giveaway

welcome to my newest follower, smidge girl. she makes wonderful 1:6 stuff:) check out her etsy store!



and...




marta y carla's first giveaway!

furniture creations

below are my first 2 furniture pieces.

and...

all designed, made, assembled, painted, etc... by me:) the brown table started out life like this...

well, it was shiny and shellaced but i forgot to take a picture of that:)  next...

i am also in the process of making 2 small tables to match.

recent creations (some more pictures)

bead bottles! and i made these before i went to the bead emporium and bead show:)
i also made this vase (flower kit by bonnie lavish)
there are actually 3 blooms there..one is just being shy:)

and i made these pitchers with marlies tutorial.

more to come...

as promised..some pictures:)

this is some of the stuff that i found on vacation. beads, wood pieces, clay blades, cookie (clay) cutters, books on polymer clay, pearl ex (yay! im so excited to try this out) & a few pieces of furniture (check out 2 modern chairs in the middle.

and bunnies...

welcome

welcome to my new followers:)

margriet at e-beertje.blogspot.com (love this little bear)
TINK (sonia) at minitink.blogspot.com
ann nguyen at amazingminiatures.com/blog

modern bookcase giveaway

modern bookcase giveaway!

i am among the living:)

i have not posted in a while. i went on vacation (which was wonderful) but had some trouble with the internet at our condo. i have LOTS to update. i went to 4 miniature stores while on vacation.
http://www.dollhousealleyllc.com/ in long island, ny
http://www.kingwilliamminiatures.us/ in richmond, va
http://www.dollhousetreasures.net/ in braintree, massachusettes
and Jane's Dollhouses & Miniatures in lyme, connecticut.
also spent several hours at the bead emporium in hyannis, mass.
i have many pictures to take and post. i've also been working on several pieces of furniture which i can't wait to show ya'll.
and yesterday we went to thedownthestreetbeadshow.com in charleston, sc (only about 1.5 hours from my house). it was a lot of fun. next weekend it will be in jacksonville, fl.
anywho...i will be posting pictures this week so stay tuned.

what an amazing doll artist!

http://www.renatajansen.co.uk/
not 1:12 scale but amazing detail.

another welcome!

vicky
and
caterina

thank you, ladies!

another giveaway!

hungarian miniature giveaway!
Bozse makes exquisite minis!

last week i got lots of stuff:) two lovely paintings (and a tissue box) from lyssa at lyssaheartsdollhouses.blogspot.com/ .  visit her etsy shop here.
and i got a gargoyle and some unfinished cabinets from victoria at darksquirrelminiatures.blogspot.com
visit her etsy shops here and here.

i also got a beautiful wooden vase from chuck lubin.  i havent taken a picture yet but this is from etsy:

what happened??!?!!?

these used to be apples...red with green leaves...they were about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick and the package (sculpey III) said to cook at 275F for 15 minutes for every 1/4 inch of thickness. there's not a mark for 275F on my toaster oven so i just put it a little past 250F and cooked for 15 minutes.  it is only the second time that i have used the toaster oven. the clay that i baked the first time (fimo) turned out just fine. i guess i need a thermometer in there. gggrrrrr. anyone with any suggestions?

WELCOME

elis at minis-onesecondlife.blogspot.com
maria jose at marivigano.blogspot.com
my-wee-life.blogspot.com

thanks, ladies!

feeling a little antisocial lately...

hope to be back soon. i have lots of new goodies:)

RAFFLE RAFFLE RAFFLE!

Raffle at mel's miniatures here!

only $1.00!!

genevieve's giveaway

genevieve's giveaway!