1/48 kit, 1/12 book and pottery

I havent been playing with my miniatures for a while, mostly distracted by cross stitch, dont forget Christmas is not far....In this entry you will find two kits I finished and some lovely gifts from Carol. Carol and I have been swapping our creations for years and every time I am amazed at her talents.

My first attempt on a 1/48 scale kit from in some small way

A bed for 1/48 scale made from a kit from in some small way

And another gift from Carol gorgeous planters

A beautiful book from my wonderful friend Carol! Thank you! and fully readable!

How to take pictures

Found a blog with tips on taking great pictures

http://madisonphotoshop.blogspot.com/

Miniature kits

I have a joined this club at In some small way . Here I have purchased kits that are easy and fun to make. They stock miniatures in these scales--1/24th, 1/48th and 1/144th (or Half Scale, Quarter Scale and Micro Scale). I should have my kits finished soon and pictures put up on the blog soon.

How to make bows

I need to make a bow for a cross stitch project so went browsing and these are the sites I came up with :

Offray

save on crafts

you tube

Miniature flowers

Swap from Yahoo group

This August in MiniScenesAndThingsFlowerAndGardenMinis yahoo group there was a swap arranged. My swap partner to receive a flower from is Hellie and this is it! I am so Lucky! Thank you Hellie! I think you will agree its a beauty!

The flower is an Orchid Phalenopsis, you can see some great photos of various Orchids on this blog: My Orchids World

My partner is Winnie and I will post picture once she receives it.

Miniature Artist

I bought this beautiful piece from Karry Johnson at eBay . Her painting is absolutely stunning.

In my collection I have two more items from this IGMA artist, pictured below are the items. A cat and a painting.

Update on Manor Exterior

small change added the chimneys

New flower pots

First time I made these, still learning.... I had trouble sanding these but will figure it out eventually...

New flower pots II

Another set....

Miniature Braided Rug

Finished my first braided rug, this was quite a fun project to do.

Manor Dollhouse Exterior

The picture above shows the left side of the dollhouse and the life size wall in the backround. I used Just Walnut from Dulux and sand. I am very pleased with the result. The second picture is the front of the dollhouse.

I have not decided on the type of roof yet. There are the individual shingles or the fiberglass sheets.....

I also found another site where you can play around with colours and furniture settings. Both from Better Homes and Gardens.

http://www.bhg.com/decorating/color/colors/welcome-to-color-a-room/?ordersrc=rdbhg0090 and www.bhg.com/arrangearoom

Paints and dollhouses

I decided to use dulux paints for my dollhouse. So, I went to their site to see what colours co-ordinate the stone paper already on the basement of the Manor.

At dulux I also found a fun feature that helps you visualize your project. Perfect for modern settings and mixing colours on walls, ceilings etc. My Local store also sells the little sample bottles, so you don't have to go and purchase the giant 2.5L products.

The exterior is going to be either Cornflower White or Just Walnut with accents of white for the windows and doors. I plan to add sand to the paint to make it look like the walls at our real house. I think its called pebble-dash finish.