tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64923891036325123892024-03-18T15:57:18.953-04:00Kitty and Kat MiniaturesMy Adventures In A 1:12 Worldkittyandkatminiatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05793964941113725631noreply@blogger.comBlogger192125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492389103632512389.post-76837268172614352292023-03-28T13:54:00.002-04:002023-03-28T13:54:45.944-04:00Pictures and Lighting: Miniature Addition<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUBFZV3do3ykrDikuUSduhnXzyS3BeejiGoy1HXVjrixxAOS0n5Ew3a8rkKAJlWaqIbyu0uWa9gFwOehFJYDFxZULRjhN79-Ox67IFiwCi6Or0KBwgpeEDiX9uEOGa4XOh9W-_XTLCb6yQZj9n67ENOwAlYDeBPtgk3W4WyhKaWMqK8q-Vh1cAUo18w/s3780/FEA1BD06-21C6-423B-BF86-5DD81787465A.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUBFZV3do3ykrDikuUSduhnXzyS3BeejiGoy1HXVjrixxAOS0n5Ew3a8rkKAJlWaqIbyu0uWa9gFwOehFJYDFxZULRjhN79-Ox67IFiwCi6Or0KBwgpeEDiX9uEOGa4XOh9W-_XTLCb6yQZj9n67ENOwAlYDeBPtgk3W4WyhKaWMqK8q-Vh1cAUo18w/w320-h400/FEA1BD06-21C6-423B-BF86-5DD81787465A.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Taking pictures of your minis is very important if you like to blog or share your work on social media. You put all this hard work into building and styling the most perfect miniatures, and if your pictures aren't crip and true, then it feels (at least to myself), that no one can see what I really want to see and feel.</p><p>Let us look back, way back, to the original pictures on this blog. I owned a Blackberry at the time, so I relied on my Canon camera to take photos. I didn't know about the importance of natural light and everything looked yellow. Every shot, I thought, I looks like someone peed on the picture!</p><p>It look a few years, an iPhone and some inspiration to bring my minis out of the basement and up to a window. The inspiring Nesha Kay (IG @nesha_kaye) is an amazing photographer, scene setter and 1:6 Barbie/Fashion Royalty artist. I saw a few of her Instagram posts about putting her room boxes by windows for light, and to capture the outdoors through the room box window. This was revolutionary stuff for me!</p><p>Mini photography can be done well at any budget or location. I am no expert, but I've always loved photography and maybe my mistakes and discoveries can help you!</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Natural Light</h3><p>Move your house to your brightest window or you sun/shade window. Turn it, and see how the light cuts through windows and casts shadows. If the view through your windows stinks, try printing backgrounds.</p><p>The drawbacks? Well, it can't be photographed at night. And your best light often is for maybe an hour a day at that location so be prepared to shoot or move your house around your home.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Artificial Light</h3><p>Lighting was once really expensive to buy. I would look at camera stores and cringe. But with the advent of TikTok and YouTube, cheap and easy LED lighting is available everywhere.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTL8I6pLmlbcCAseuKGJCV_D_KJx1EXcqFZlsLSC4YXDiLDFrZ6p1kQnRofgmecV6gM_sc2dUHjq0NqDLhDS-GbgPp9M1fBCf27u7FoKPwlX_Gxzu4IqptfcV7JifKZUuyggQlzYhq4_RqTm-ZRwwVKh6_VbK4JQkcdl1htbZgc93vo-bGC5SnHmdXlw/s996/61Yzw-SSTRS._AC_SL1001_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="990" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTL8I6pLmlbcCAseuKGJCV_D_KJx1EXcqFZlsLSC4YXDiLDFrZ6p1kQnRofgmecV6gM_sc2dUHjq0NqDLhDS-GbgPp9M1fBCf27u7FoKPwlX_Gxzu4IqptfcV7JifKZUuyggQlzYhq4_RqTm-ZRwwVKh6_VbK4JQkcdl1htbZgc93vo-bGC5SnHmdXlw/w398-h400/61Yzw-SSTRS._AC_SL1001_.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><br /><p>I purchased an entire lighting rig for under $100 on Amazon. It takes a while to assemble (and put away), its amazing. Watch for sales, because there's always a similar set available. What these lights do is allow you to light from the left and right and front/top at the same time, removing shadows or weird tinges to your photos. You don't even need to have the most amazing phone camera, because the lights make up for it. Need to shoot at midnight? Rainy dull day? No problem! My husband jokes it looks like the Sears Portrait Studio in my office when its set up.</p><p>An even more simple and cost effective solution is an LED light ring. You can purchase ones the clip to your cell phone and surround your camera. Or you can purchase a large one that connects to a stand. My ring can screw into a stand, or unscrew it and I can place it under my chin, on the roof of the house, etc. to cast the right light/shadows no matter how awkward the space is or the time of day. A good LED light should have 3 light colours, such as warm white, cool white and warm yellow light. Mine also has 4 levels of brightness for each colour. It's just 3 simple buttons to press on the ring light, so nothing complicated. Below is something similar to what I own. It was $35 on Amazon and connects using a USB to a plug.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xB8A77h6ncO3-XVobxIz4uPx0Y_qQZI14vSr-poYNYDqMHFW0uaCgyxfnjBg5ucSO6clAAQ1Wmty3BJ0mmjhNQZp-1ktBbGmOXvfoByojSK7OZiriHulWr97x6L4T6AgBOGUq9kA1qcB-6TF0Ayx9rraPKXnwDArhIHdPvES2XbCgOJObBkFxMKC1A/s1167/61XVUpM8N-L._AC_SL1200_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1167" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xB8A77h6ncO3-XVobxIz4uPx0Y_qQZI14vSr-poYNYDqMHFW0uaCgyxfnjBg5ucSO6clAAQ1Wmty3BJ0mmjhNQZp-1ktBbGmOXvfoByojSK7OZiriHulWr97x6L4T6AgBOGUq9kA1qcB-6TF0Ayx9rraPKXnwDArhIHdPvES2XbCgOJObBkFxMKC1A/w370-h400/61XVUpM8N-L._AC_SL1200_.jpg" width="370" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Combination Lighting</h3><p>When photographing a dollhouse, you often have deep rooms that make it difficult to get light into. This is where the ring light comes in handy. You can have the pleasant natural light come through a window, but by positioning the ring light a little bit away from the house, but in front of the room, and matching the light colour and brightness to your ring light to the natural light, you can fill the space with light. Your photos won't be dark anymore! </p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Backgrounds</h3><p>I would clip magazine images and tape them to books for scenes outside my windows. But that requires lots of repositioning depending on the angle you are shooting from. It's very annoying to have a great shot then realize half the window has a book in it. </p><p>You can get great landscape shots from <a href="https://pixabay.com/" target="_blank">Pixabay</a> (thanks Kristine of <a href="https://www.paperdollminiatures.com/" target="_blank">Paper Doll Miniatures</a>) and expand them in Word to fill a page. I often just print on legal size paper at home and tape a few sheets together. I then tape it to a book outside the window and voila! something nice to see. Some miniature magazines also come with a free background image page you can remove and use too.</p><p><br /></p><p>There you have it! I hope this helps you all a little bit or at least shows you that there are lighting options out there that will better showcase your hard work and won't break the bank.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hugs!</p><p>Kat</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>kittyandkatminiatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05793964941113725631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492389103632512389.post-55238837709750177152023-03-23T13:59:00.001-04:002023-03-23T13:59:11.120-04:00The Mid Century Build<h1 style="text-align: center;"><b> The Mid Century Build</b></h1><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtjFHiKLvA3EWhGXg-F6qeom621WS2FKMkM5HXJnjvs3_HECb84G_qghE_z0XUKlQJy81vY0AeGmA-ZSGC5KvrOzus8MrNwDvz7muIRwur9SmxJmixM09kZt3BP7MDrz2JW_iDIMTLSIU5ef2KdN1p3t6yAAFHfT84hbhXVjSLlyuDfPtudGxaKfsZw/s4030/IMG_7441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1953" data-original-width="4030" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtjFHiKLvA3EWhGXg-F6qeom621WS2FKMkM5HXJnjvs3_HECb84G_qghE_z0XUKlQJy81vY0AeGmA-ZSGC5KvrOzus8MrNwDvz7muIRwur9SmxJmixM09kZt3BP7MDrz2JW_iDIMTLSIU5ef2KdN1p3t6yAAFHfT84hbhXVjSLlyuDfPtudGxaKfsZw/w580-h281/IMG_7441.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><p><br /></p>This one took me a while! A year or two of off and on building. I feel like the moment it got to be frustrating or I ran out of a material I put it on pause. But then one day I said enough is enough! This half finished house looks sad on your shelf, so I did all the tedious finishes, purchased all the bits I needed and finished in about 2 weeks (a record!) <p></p><p>This post has a lot of pictures, so you'll just need to keep scrolling down for more!</p><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Exterior</h2><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrkvZQf7xj0xY9ysiJ6FczPPX154GCbrQKyd9Lw2lv4AttZuOlOU2p4duLZtXflRB7IQWebX_XXkJyqkSbcGVd0S0DMXVYuxuZg0HoqOWVEd6oyLMhinzOvh5oBKBRxAOUBsy2oQ0gK1Fh9WVpx1WhNrK5gEhMm51US93hqMsqFN0lX6L3zf0tsJXbQ/s3024/IMG_7443.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2585" data-original-width="3024" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrkvZQf7xj0xY9ysiJ6FczPPX154GCbrQKyd9Lw2lv4AttZuOlOU2p4duLZtXflRB7IQWebX_XXkJyqkSbcGVd0S0DMXVYuxuZg0HoqOWVEd6oyLMhinzOvh5oBKBRxAOUBsy2oQ0gK1Fh9WVpx1WhNrK5gEhMm51US93hqMsqFN0lX6L3zf0tsJXbQ/w400-h343/IMG_7443.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The base of the kit is the Greenleaf 2012 Spring Fling contest build. I bought it long after the contest when it was on sale. It was a bit small, so I added the bathroom wing. Then I took the greenhouse and flipped it on its side to create a sunken living room.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gz3_oD5UjhLTN0YNGq2MebHjenP4JqFLGvsVQj41gDkgY2MuwuAmmbZdzYg1ikw-j1JZZbmMtoS36MSnq2y9fxg38-970zl4oVG--U-JJ6BGcJLD9SUeprCltNtomXADVYmVZkq4mmIl7ejPwvTo-tyNupQcEwD1sgnDL1uELw8pP4VYs1NOMBV2lg/s4032/IMG_7437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gz3_oD5UjhLTN0YNGq2MebHjenP4JqFLGvsVQj41gDkgY2MuwuAmmbZdzYg1ikw-j1JZZbmMtoS36MSnq2y9fxg38-970zl4oVG--U-JJ6BGcJLD9SUeprCltNtomXADVYmVZkq4mmIl7ejPwvTo-tyNupQcEwD1sgnDL1uELw8pP4VYs1NOMBV2lg/w400-h300/IMG_7437.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The exterior was "bricked" using artist oil paint paper and a square paper punch. The wood siding came from a model train store. It was the same wood I used as the kitchen backsplash in my Ikea room box. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBgD60C41E1NKdeXusg66hRefNUhoIw9Z-hL4cWtN-xQhxnQdufGURjByeRtSyeNL0VeRTy6d5FU3YGMHYycovz1E2txCdhhhFXyBfdbKt_Dub9mcmHmqUh5T6BYqmIL7S61ugA8eMfQ8eiPrS443NOc-97jD4eCMWGAwXUseM1c8BW-LZ-9VSXDQ3w/s4032/IMG_7436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBgD60C41E1NKdeXusg66hRefNUhoIw9Z-hL4cWtN-xQhxnQdufGURjByeRtSyeNL0VeRTy6d5FU3YGMHYycovz1E2txCdhhhFXyBfdbKt_Dub9mcmHmqUh5T6BYqmIL7S61ugA8eMfQ8eiPrS443NOc-97jD4eCMWGAwXUseM1c8BW-LZ-9VSXDQ3w/w300-h400/IMG_7436.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcXILy27Om5b-wtdDM9ksgTCrbNW2fW4YWm2EJ49OblkxcaXRsC0alYgqgo6eA126fA0m_YYRfCFWKbIJrEnBZtHVc6u9jxXqI_Hgg-eRXOJhuTGSoFF6L_-88Cb3ytwP7n5Hk8leNLfof61lVUyiI_PMa7stSC8QWoaJ7xLWCQSFpKRewOZCJqJTnQ/s4032/IMG_7439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcXILy27Om5b-wtdDM9ksgTCrbNW2fW4YWm2EJ49OblkxcaXRsC0alYgqgo6eA126fA0m_YYRfCFWKbIJrEnBZtHVc6u9jxXqI_Hgg-eRXOJhuTGSoFF6L_-88Cb3ytwP7n5Hk8leNLfof61lVUyiI_PMa7stSC8QWoaJ7xLWCQSFpKRewOZCJqJTnQ/w300-h400/IMG_7439.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkZ9-vd0P46SnifjGjPypzgtUpm1Dtmpone7RaWGmcHhjxNWvwx1sKC7fb7kXgFUhLtRuLRe6d2KpMX41L5qvMORbQGwSsvRCNWez6MqDMwekiH4Nw5z7PNwcnWDPhba3jnGC6jFBT1OAMkU7NPG6xv9279Yu-sZA7VBmeZaSmD0CZZmqMGwo_X3zrA/s4032/IMG_7438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkZ9-vd0P46SnifjGjPypzgtUpm1Dtmpone7RaWGmcHhjxNWvwx1sKC7fb7kXgFUhLtRuLRe6d2KpMX41L5qvMORbQGwSsvRCNWez6MqDMwekiH4Nw5z7PNwcnWDPhba3jnGC6jFBT1OAMkU7NPG6xv9279Yu-sZA7VBmeZaSmD0CZZmqMGwo_X3zrA/w300-h400/IMG_7438.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">I made a wall sconce because I couldn't find any modern exterior lighting. It's a piece of aluminum curved and attached to a piece of smoke mirrored plastic. I fed an LED inside to light it and hid the battery pack in the planter.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzYn_ngfXqUyHSazl1AVz-sOXrK_JYLErDWO4DQ_KsEp2wbQfpqjr7eIWZbi6D8UnwMSOKctjsw_ASf0Ez26Ta0d5MLiiLDn7FYB5TOqs-55gd9uTP2RiSIXTVBxU6PRn4osfXVvLiLs4H2LKGvru88BiSu6qfpV-vdZgmYKEbfeL3jg8UiIdrugf8Q/s4030/IMG_7433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2772" data-original-width="4030" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzYn_ngfXqUyHSazl1AVz-sOXrK_JYLErDWO4DQ_KsEp2wbQfpqjr7eIWZbi6D8UnwMSOKctjsw_ASf0Ez26Ta0d5MLiiLDn7FYB5TOqs-55gd9uTP2RiSIXTVBxU6PRn4osfXVvLiLs4H2LKGvru88BiSu6qfpV-vdZgmYKEbfeL3jg8UiIdrugf8Q/w400-h275/IMG_7433.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Interior</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First stop....the bathroom! This was the first interior space I finished. It was so tedious to cut the acrylic and fit the shower. But don't get me started on how I made it extra hard to get your hand/tweezers inside the shower to style it!</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used 3D printed minis from the Shapeways stores of <a href="https://www.shapeways.com/designer/marionrussek" target="_blank">Marion Russek</a> and <a href="https://www.shapeways.com/shops/paperdollminis" target="_blank">Paper Doll Miniatures</a>. <br />For the shower I used acrylic sheets and trimmed them with fine plastic channel from the model railway store. From the same store I also purchased the brick/tile paper for the walls.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The vanity was handmade. After I constructed the frame I covered all the wood with a pretty veneer. Another "what was I thinking" project. The counter top was a piece of sample tile which I didn't even need to trim.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also ended up making the wall sconces using very thin veneer and brass rod. The LED lights inside are wired through the wall and into the kitchen.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">FUN FACT! Thin acrylic mirror sheets don't like clear instant grip glues. It can distort the mirror. Which I discovered after it was up! Nothing too noticeable, but next time I'll use tacky glue.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAwf76goMnAL_cRccgp5l6_Yq-AzJDxKezd928P8kXYfeRQLVd1PitXBUSQRd87-HMTYcistGeUSU6PYwpELiCVitP6fcpZ_NtRr1i4oC-tN_CJxqVtoGajquuR7L6NOzKftqfzrW_ffU3DJgbLio9nwiC0cOObuQ5pLj2g74KH9OCtFMNPmmIhX-QA/s4032/IMG_7419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAwf76goMnAL_cRccgp5l6_Yq-AzJDxKezd928P8kXYfeRQLVd1PitXBUSQRd87-HMTYcistGeUSU6PYwpELiCVitP6fcpZ_NtRr1i4oC-tN_CJxqVtoGajquuR7L6NOzKftqfzrW_ffU3DJgbLio9nwiC0cOObuQ5pLj2g74KH9OCtFMNPmmIhX-QA/w300-h400/IMG_7419.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHANPZOu8GMFvwl-LpDsrdhGHUV0lQjiDZuPpQFVmFdpF7mzviAEH2fxu7MBTBa3uSsocnslcUHby4oZRzTO1MGPqoTaBtcUvwYdvNPWnLWMxI_MiB1fJTRPNAXGxlEYmGkzcH89wd65aafSgtsz2v4VQBPndsoIst3ssgX4F54NtVQAWmOqELr3Jglw/s4032/IMG_7422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHANPZOu8GMFvwl-LpDsrdhGHUV0lQjiDZuPpQFVmFdpF7mzviAEH2fxu7MBTBa3uSsocnslcUHby4oZRzTO1MGPqoTaBtcUvwYdvNPWnLWMxI_MiB1fJTRPNAXGxlEYmGkzcH89wd65aafSgtsz2v4VQBPndsoIst3ssgX4F54NtVQAWmOqELr3Jglw/w300-h400/IMG_7422.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOq8jJ_RpRGvhSNbJmoVYRXDRkOUbTYTDrh45cv8tYJ-Xh133sC9C0QYrhvv10Lyd5WetvZkStG8j0775UcyZ667ha7cTKWjuWDA8pq5h0ug6xDswc2wSkQMGCYBOFloIY5C5YYDgIeaHR6-HGLXw0N2YcsgcbiDJHRUcFpdH3tXdgpLSX1b_DA93Cmg/s4032/IMG_7421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOq8jJ_RpRGvhSNbJmoVYRXDRkOUbTYTDrh45cv8tYJ-Xh133sC9C0QYrhvv10Lyd5WetvZkStG8j0775UcyZ667ha7cTKWjuWDA8pq5h0ug6xDswc2wSkQMGCYBOFloIY5C5YYDgIeaHR6-HGLXw0N2YcsgcbiDJHRUcFpdH3tXdgpLSX1b_DA93Cmg/w300-h400/IMG_7421.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGW4v_l4kJNyPvc1oGZyPAHsyUyy9kfwVXY46jLSRLwtZlljYmtgpLZAIl8mRgi0bR7Xs-XkzjRvUtBm45UHpvUk9cJzMXYJXoemcmzpoQs3WACfyPrk9f7f9aYMi7k5JmKivUitGlPUrX6lB4T9jjGYBA1cHlSl3Quo33Ak3DVLhWV5BUgppIae08w/s4032/IMG_7420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGW4v_l4kJNyPvc1oGZyPAHsyUyy9kfwVXY46jLSRLwtZlljYmtgpLZAIl8mRgi0bR7Xs-XkzjRvUtBm45UHpvUk9cJzMXYJXoemcmzpoQs3WACfyPrk9f7f9aYMi7k5JmKivUitGlPUrX6lB4T9jjGYBA1cHlSl3Quo33Ak3DVLhWV5BUgppIae08w/w300-h400/IMG_7420.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Living Space</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the combo kitchen, living and sleeping area. The living room couch in the sunken area is the bed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The one major issue that presented itself after the fact was the flooring. I used the Houseworks strip flooring sheets where the wood veneer is glued to a paper sheet. After a year of it being down, the glue from the paper to the veneer wood floor started to separate in spots so I have gaps and bouncy spots. Thank fully you can sort of jam glue in there, but I have been really disappointed with Houseworks. I would separate the floor from the paper and glue it direct to the house next time.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Kitchen</h3><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">I really wanted to challenge myself with this kitchen. And I did! The backsplash was an aluminum sheet (they scratch really easy!). To it, I mounted my floating shelves made of balsa and then veneered. I didn't want to see the LED lights underneath, so I added a piece of frosted acrylic plastic.<br /><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">The cabinets were the same story! Build from simple wood frames, I veneered them and left spaces for the ELF appliance kits I made. The island is made from the Houseworks island kit, again veneered. But this veneer was trickier as I had to glue, veneer and trim into the recessed panels on the cabinets. 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Area? Transition Space? The dining area would be stool on the kitchen island. Or maybe a TV tray while on the couch? You would have to be creative.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used a lot pieces in my collection to decorate the space. I stitched (petite point) the rug from a Janet Granger kit and the bar cabinet was a Jane Harrop kit.</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/AVvXsEjDKKX855Zv2OoFcxIHyphRA9MwqQ7D5eM-Vi_kHhOqmcPYAyr10pr9YqNSsGfNKbUEjfTj29ZymQHsn5klIzAGtZf0i-WS-fFWkfAd-fnvTYpWLT9ChV-18V8jX-aaFJ1cAtXzxGK37zi5bALDs76HGQOyq6PGuALbNBSjoRWNRuG0QdLbDNPBdcWnQg/s4032/IMG_7402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDKKX855Zv2OoFcxIHyphRA9MwqQ7D5eM-Vi_kHhOqmcPYAyr10pr9YqNSsGfNKbUEjfTj29ZymQHsn5klIzAGtZf0i-WS-fFWkfAd-fnvTYpWLT9ChV-18V8jX-aaFJ1cAtXzxGK37zi5bALDs76HGQOyq6PGuALbNBSjoRWNRuG0QdLbDNPBdcWnQg/w300-h400/IMG_7402.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9ivGC0HjAvWEHjSxxwQBxAhNL1Db5ZqCIsNYX3JktESdhmkNlGMQNvbRPKdysib_Jl2xKgasboFlIc4oUyldipjB4mmyUBaTonBqP-NQ0-hyefilo5nmLw6xrayXRBLTHPeiPh3KyBp7lI_cKw9cWwCz9H3IvBRmP9WV4H8QBDwDk7HZg-F8ctY8Fw/s4032/IMG_7409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9ivGC0HjAvWEHjSxxwQBxAhNL1Db5ZqCIsNYX3JktESdhmkNlGMQNvbRPKdysib_Jl2xKgasboFlIc4oUyldipjB4mmyUBaTonBqP-NQ0-hyefilo5nmLw6xrayXRBLTHPeiPh3KyBp7lI_cKw9cWwCz9H3IvBRmP9WV4H8QBDwDk7HZg-F8ctY8Fw/w300-h400/IMG_7409.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-g2jK1GpRH1fzvgW_eddBh7QKUNqDn13RP1TixkQOT7FzkEpJV5-_khNZiRvEUGP7nGt6iax5CXhcq3JwR1pltNvwhJ0yV-UFwVIOlAnkmWN2Mn0Jff083aOoxHmZfKnJfbgFmLHhyxU1WE7aoOCiK9GSyZ2cUDI1VYiO8miGZU5UPG5tO4Ld8Bkvg/s4032/IMG_7412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-g2jK1GpRH1fzvgW_eddBh7QKUNqDn13RP1TixkQOT7FzkEpJV5-_khNZiRvEUGP7nGt6iax5CXhcq3JwR1pltNvwhJ0yV-UFwVIOlAnkmWN2Mn0Jff083aOoxHmZfKnJfbgFmLHhyxU1WE7aoOCiK9GSyZ2cUDI1VYiO8miGZU5UPG5tO4Ld8Bkvg/w300-h400/IMG_7412.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Bedroom</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Its the bedroom where you don't sleep past 6am because there aren't any drapes. Sorry! I was not that ambitious. The bed does lift up to conceal the battery/switch for the globe light. I made two bed tops, one is beige linen and the other beige corduroy. </div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I stitched all the pillows and didn't want to make any after that for a long time! The rug was hand made from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Tremeerstreasures" target="_blank">Tremeers Treasures</a> If you can, check out this husband and wife duos work. They're a sweet elderly couple that love making minis and produce beautiful items.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakZXm3mfSZ9RcDh8js6aSobxh5dmc2pksT9b5ZLKw2E7ZBkP6rB6zW--v_pUw2cZoipeWt3rFrsazk_ZzKkIgtfn0KeozyVhFCSkAGBb8-ssw0R1XAmFuTvvwPvEqEfnZv5_E3_7wOHzpH_GjW62jGYcFsZYGDBk3XrAwsSON5BktDBaBpBxDEif64g/s3268/IMG_7411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3268" data-original-width="2451" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakZXm3mfSZ9RcDh8js6aSobxh5dmc2pksT9b5ZLKw2E7ZBkP6rB6zW--v_pUw2cZoipeWt3rFrsazk_ZzKkIgtfn0KeozyVhFCSkAGBb8-ssw0R1XAmFuTvvwPvEqEfnZv5_E3_7wOHzpH_GjW62jGYcFsZYGDBk3XrAwsSON5BktDBaBpBxDEif64g/w300-h400/IMG_7411.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdaUJz6m9uO032YR-DOclBr_TUgS2-8PGjw1N4gv5xa5T2ucmhDwCaWPT0Lyw3Vh4KoUu66SqGeuerrL45BRrjDGbxWgMUDPwOKEgTemBFDQZWvlG6enDpHG1z1pNx9prjx3gOFrZudAgnLE4fz2fM7dQ-btZqZe3SDE_LDMkOD-ESiae5sDlmPatqg/s4032/IMG_7349.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdaUJz6m9uO032YR-DOclBr_TUgS2-8PGjw1N4gv5xa5T2ucmhDwCaWPT0Lyw3Vh4KoUu66SqGeuerrL45BRrjDGbxWgMUDPwOKEgTemBFDQZWvlG6enDpHG1z1pNx9prjx3gOFrZudAgnLE4fz2fM7dQ-btZqZe3SDE_LDMkOD-ESiae5sDlmPatqg/w400-h300/IMG_7349.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQR2mo-9jYc5AdjY0h6dn84QvF_GKajwIAjBllhxt8O17mAwRPbBySbBW8QiDxtfkBmM7A6NCgu9os5wjT9yeXy-uLcRi_B0iDNle2vm4FJW279rXuXhEIoEZp_5TEUygYwtJ-vQcmrXgxrnsWHvlQ6e3IUyHuRNSGhTOGpjmm34uVEtR8Mh64UM1gNw/s4032/IMG_7350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQR2mo-9jYc5AdjY0h6dn84QvF_GKajwIAjBllhxt8O17mAwRPbBySbBW8QiDxtfkBmM7A6NCgu9os5wjT9yeXy-uLcRi_B0iDNle2vm4FJW279rXuXhEIoEZp_5TEUygYwtJ-vQcmrXgxrnsWHvlQ6e3IUyHuRNSGhTOGpjmm34uVEtR8Mh64UM1gNw/w400-h300/IMG_7350.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPtk1RmodQfTKU3Gc7N38HE6Nck64PF6mx3POTLoJJrZhxVhRJppg4wi8OC2WuahdznCRs8RLocPItznPGocKiD9_9jijJ_WirJhfTEeSP_FjPr4Lw3SrQ8AiBtvolH06qdq35HJPVzAFkUcZ9xzKqRzl0fxBDkpud_AiVB3auyDpOS6LA8Yzz_ddWg/s4032/IMG_7414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPtk1RmodQfTKU3Gc7N38HE6Nck64PF6mx3POTLoJJrZhxVhRJppg4wi8OC2WuahdznCRs8RLocPItznPGocKiD9_9jijJ_WirJhfTEeSP_FjPr4Lw3SrQ8AiBtvolH06qdq35HJPVzAFkUcZ9xzKqRzl0fxBDkpud_AiVB3auyDpOS6LA8Yzz_ddWg/w300-h400/IMG_7414.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />There you have it friends! A miniature project that was actually completed on time....and by that I mean, completed in under 5 years. <br /><br />Hugs!<br />Kat</p><br />kittyandkatminiatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05793964941113725631noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492389103632512389.post-42607164057970396612023-03-02T13:17:00.002-05:002023-03-23T13:59:54.664-04:00Well Hello Again!<h1 style="text-align: center;"> Well Hello Again!</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiOiwdzuTka_tGYIQwyN6EPJ-hxCOTP4eSIW_eb60MKgdlBYjp1sVrzW1SdQU4w9ssfqGJhu5xnfNampDdh3ZWNQzb5QSp4oCFLVPf9X3uS-wi5QFyxZLnydz5pm4wF09AhsSho7oZTUoAPmKCqr2Xs_ZYBPqrNYg9eCXQ5_OZH82Z309qq7aAeYCeg/s3535/IMG_0406.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3535" data-original-width="2781" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiOiwdzuTka_tGYIQwyN6EPJ-hxCOTP4eSIW_eb60MKgdlBYjp1sVrzW1SdQU4w9ssfqGJhu5xnfNampDdh3ZWNQzb5QSp4oCFLVPf9X3uS-wi5QFyxZLnydz5pm4wF09AhsSho7oZTUoAPmKCqr2Xs_ZYBPqrNYg9eCXQ5_OZH82Z309qq7aAeYCeg/s320/IMG_0406.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I have to admit that some significant time has passed since I last blogged about my miniatures. It was a mix of things that kept me busy like the pandemic, life and moving. My goal is to blog more and eventually redo everything in to a proper website. But let's not get ahead of ourselves! I post mostly to Instagram these days, so feel free to follow me there @kitty_and_kat_miniatures</p><p>Since this is a bit of a catch up, I'll just show you some items from about the last 6 months.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Berries</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had the berry pots in my stash for a very long time. But I hadn't located a strawberry kit that looked accurate enough to inspire me. Then about a year ago I stumbled upon <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/moonflowerminigarden" target="_blank">Moonflower Mini Garde</a>n on Etsy. The flower kits are amazing. The have such fine detail, include everything you need and have step by step colour photos. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixj_iyuFPAj0RZnXmsCJVld5hT-aI9g6Pk-ecyE_Vwxl5E0J7CTl2-oGjxZ09Txd1K7fsi-Gep9QXRC4l65GRBP1FFNUewuzXqKgSzsfmH9rtXus9iZ5tJBv8KYw8iGxqLj0jgZmFFG_gZNoQlCb4FaZ7ul_9f-hKpqTsypH9E71LJbYQhpMBn3XxNVw/s2630/IMG_0407.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2630" data-original-width="1767" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixj_iyuFPAj0RZnXmsCJVld5hT-aI9g6Pk-ecyE_Vwxl5E0J7CTl2-oGjxZ09Txd1K7fsi-Gep9QXRC4l65GRBP1FFNUewuzXqKgSzsfmH9rtXus9iZ5tJBv8KYw8iGxqLj0jgZmFFG_gZNoQlCb4FaZ7ul_9f-hKpqTsypH9E71LJbYQhpMBn3XxNVw/s320/IMG_0407.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><br /><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/AVvXsEigewaAJvc3W6nkrIBqCZ0XOGcDms_X6Sa7cPYqsoR-8OLYhw_kMU01KeZv9wpstKjf6c326dkz62tix8nRrFPVXvwKefHC5aFuK0xjUuJZEWZEoF2FRRALinTNtFsjbtZNyjzV4mBkscjjiCUL3u_yFXQ-PG2-mvXapDkJjbBFA0H7fiOY0l4mRIK43w/s3535/IMG_0406.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3535" data-original-width="2781" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigewaAJvc3W6nkrIBqCZ0XOGcDms_X6Sa7cPYqsoR-8OLYhw_kMU01KeZv9wpstKjf6c326dkz62tix8nRrFPVXvwKefHC5aFuK0xjUuJZEWZEoF2FRRALinTNtFsjbtZNyjzV4mBkscjjiCUL3u_yFXQ-PG2-mvXapDkJjbBFA0H7fiOY0l4mRIK43w/s320/IMG_0406.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9QVNLH4cVuW_CcQYudlF1r5M3LnKHX8h0dUbLfEmXoPLR8Lqp9-FFa3yo83VEFaB29boY8FaE3qjYVulJUtMTzzztykDYJwupUFLuV_mAf5cAxG2lnTApifM2QXOLftqQ9LybEa4eiKIiQVVTzWRnYZZMeapezq2mWI-fkenI98ET1T_SVOaq_ay5A/s2653/IMG_0408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2653" data-original-width="1765" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9QVNLH4cVuW_CcQYudlF1r5M3LnKHX8h0dUbLfEmXoPLR8Lqp9-FFa3yo83VEFaB29boY8FaE3qjYVulJUtMTzzztykDYJwupUFLuV_mAf5cAxG2lnTApifM2QXOLftqQ9LybEa4eiKIiQVVTzWRnYZZMeapezq2mWI-fkenI98ET1T_SVOaq_ay5A/s320/IMG_0408.jpg" width="213" /></a></div></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Mini Modern</h3><p style="text-align: left;">When I'm feeling inspired I often love to pull out my modern minis made by Pepper Micheson of MitchyMoo Miniatures. Its a bit like Where's Waldo in these images, there are so many of her pieces! But lets try! The red sofa, blue floor lamp, coffee table, armoire, Ikea poang chair...and there may be more but just not in these shots.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br />After waiting and watching their website, I ordered myself a mini lava lamp from <a href="https://shepherdminiatures.com/" target="_blank">Shepherd Miniatures</a>. It lights up and is such a delight!</p><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi37gZ7nOWlxd9UAfDGMWOGdn6JzqmHyS9juq_KEnKySw-4kPUAw4gbxifwZ9Z_A_95BqQ3_gPTw3rOWLVFX8qLNRxinWiFtMq1oV_ByYsT1yYm97rfAWcpLvhNBM7-6X_mpwMTDmwkbQjvkt1hvOKgE20RtYwqJ9pVu37TObZEAvoKoEsys7SaqXbZ1g/s4032/IMG_0020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi37gZ7nOWlxd9UAfDGMWOGdn6JzqmHyS9juq_KEnKySw-4kPUAw4gbxifwZ9Z_A_95BqQ3_gPTw3rOWLVFX8qLNRxinWiFtMq1oV_ByYsT1yYm97rfAWcpLvhNBM7-6X_mpwMTDmwkbQjvkt1hvOKgE20RtYwqJ9pVu37TObZEAvoKoEsys7SaqXbZ1g/w310-h413/IMG_0020.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHq0vsdIWxD4S8QPnSYmAPsfY4Xjazg2lNlnf4ta7cGUrwVYQQGzUQnS3Mn7tpyb3TdJubVX5ZcU-06xReyRTKLq-hgdMFoj1CUp77m1PIFb6yqNMnAOg0n80Qnin557SHR5_PPZKdKqiFVwi05ktsPg_LqTekBlFGRc8vWAmR8IEi0uWDqbe3n3xtLw/s4032/IMG_0021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHq0vsdIWxD4S8QPnSYmAPsfY4Xjazg2lNlnf4ta7cGUrwVYQQGzUQnS3Mn7tpyb3TdJubVX5ZcU-06xReyRTKLq-hgdMFoj1CUp77m1PIFb6yqNMnAOg0n80Qnin557SHR5_PPZKdKqiFVwi05ktsPg_LqTekBlFGRc8vWAmR8IEi0uWDqbe3n3xtLw/w286-h381/IMG_0021.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMvbS_UB_VfyrWXNXCFqkPUgub35Ltwt944qZK8Am6LbUh-0aOyavLd4InA45tGGvLonUSXFqeljjqD3nCVdWPkysYqbEKXyaN9-U5rkZJxPnUNS8f1t4YFMBh6N-UgwGC1E6ZeWqbSsQ5wmLapqe4SEgTIGX8hD2n9V-_DYMXAi3Jc0WmoofRal3jw/s4032/IMG_0019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMvbS_UB_VfyrWXNXCFqkPUgub35Ltwt944qZK8Am6LbUh-0aOyavLd4InA45tGGvLonUSXFqeljjqD3nCVdWPkysYqbEKXyaN9-U5rkZJxPnUNS8f1t4YFMBh6N-UgwGC1E6ZeWqbSsQ5wmLapqe4SEgTIGX8hD2n9V-_DYMXAi3Jc0WmoofRal3jw/w263-h351/IMG_0019.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Random Bits of Fun</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am in love with this beautiful orchid from Martha Mclean Miniatures (orchid by Pat Richard and glass by Ray Storey). The dinner setting was vintage and purchased on Ebay (no artist listed).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEg66cjTwfvR6zQ-7Jw2plYV-Xm4FzFe3Gg7YTIAhRrKfcuoLqlf7zRuj-PPcF-_RqZrj-Uko7hGQm6phwBUFq6bDlDzD_HYg5t5qI6e1mytzY4qwr23g8Pltn2R8O5e-KA16OPgtGVNWw5S8E9wKwdOQc0I9SeLbKloCRJ1hQLd5YwfQGf4e-M4VVIXYA/s3710/IMG_1878.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3710" data-original-width="2778" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66cjTwfvR6zQ-7Jw2plYV-Xm4FzFe3Gg7YTIAhRrKfcuoLqlf7zRuj-PPcF-_RqZrj-Uko7hGQm6phwBUFq6bDlDzD_HYg5t5qI6e1mytzY4qwr23g8Pltn2R8O5e-KA16OPgtGVNWw5S8E9wKwdOQc0I9SeLbKloCRJ1hQLd5YwfQGf4e-M4VVIXYA/s320/IMG_1878.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I really do have a soft spot for The Golden Girls. 1980's Miami vibe miniature are so much fun. I made the couch from a vintage kit. My first attempt at bending and shaping bamboo strips went better then expected. 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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I had a little fun creating this New Year's party scene. These folks sure know how to party.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Christmas countdown is on! While most of us haven't started Christmas shopping yet, if you want to get your Christmas minis ready, the clock is ticking. Fear not, you have time and hopefully I can provide some inspiration. Hobby Builder Supply (HBS) and <a href="http://miniatures.com/">miniatures.com</a> asked me to put together a Christmas scene using an assortment of products from <a href="http://miniatures.com/">miniatures.com</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Those of you who have followed me all these years might have noted I haven't always posted elaborate Christmas scenes, but this year I started early (June!) and was determined to make a not one but TWO Christmas scenes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The first part was choosing the road less traveled, meaning, I decided to make a new room box for the Winter White Christmas Scene. If you're interested in a bit of that journey, check out my post <a href="https://kittyandkatminiatures.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-formal-room-box.html">The Formal Room Box</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Two important features of the room box are the fireplace's brick wall and the fireplace itself. The brick wall is a piece of MDF covered in the <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Embossed-Light-Brick-Sheet-P24322.aspx">Embossed Light Brick Sheet</a>. I primed it and painted it with the wall colour. The <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Jamestown-Fireplace-P17905.aspx">Jamestown Fireplace</a> comes unfinished. I chose to paint it my wall colour and used the same brick sheet to line the inside of the fireplace.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Once the room box was completed, I began assembling pieces from <a href="http://miniatures.com/">miniatures.com</a> and my collection. Many of the pieces from <a href="http://miniatures.com/">miniatures.com</a> were painted or embellished to work with my scene, so please take a look at my shopping list at the end to find all the items.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We begin by peeking into the mini family's living room. They're safe and warm from the cold snow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">While this family might not be toasting marshmallows (given how clean the fireplace is!), I'm sure Santa can find his way down. The <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Jamestown-Fireplace-P17905.aspx">Jamestown</a> fireplace comes unfinished. I simply added a little of the brick paper to the inside and then painted the entire thing in my wall colour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Gold-Bamboo-Mirror-P25913.aspx">Gold Bamboo Mirror.</a>...well, its not gold anymore! Using an x-acto knife, I gently pried the mirror from the frame. I then spray painted the frame white and glued the mirror back on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It would appear the mini family left some milk and cookies out for Santa!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I continued to make some easy modifications to my furniture items. I took the <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/White-Storage-Table-P28195.aspx">White Storage Table</a> and cut off the tiny legs to lower it to coffee table height! Even though it was already white, I have it a coat of white paint to match my walls. This versatile piece has a shelf underneath of display baskets or other accessories.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The table also features <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Three-White-Simple-Shapes-Vases-P23230.aspx">Three White "Simple Shapes" Vases </a>and <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Frosty-the-Snowman-and-How-the-Grinch-Stole-Christmas-Set-P25548.aspx">How The Grinch Store Christmas</a>. Santa won't be disappointed with his <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/3-Pc-Cookies-for-Santa-Set-P27567.aspx">3-Pc. Cookies for Santa Set</a> (and a note written to him).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The living room also features the beautiful unfinished <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Hudson-Side-Table-P28274.aspx">Hudson Side Table</a>. To age the wood I diluted grey paint in water and brushed it on the table. The paint darkens the nooks and crannies and a little light sanding distresses the wood.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The table is also topped with one of the <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Set-of-Three-Pink-Candy-Dishes-P18519.aspx">Set of Three Pink Candy Dishes</a> that I spray painted metallic to match my decor. Just be sure to select a spray paint that can adhere to plastic. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I used a bit of wax to adhere the dish to cardboard before I sprayed, because I learned the hard way that the paint stream will knock it right over!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One of my favourite pieces is the <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Two-Dress-Forms-on-Stands-Chrysnbon-Kit-P18282.aspx">Dress Form on a Stand</a>. This is a simple black plastic Chrysnbon piece that is very versatile. Using a make-up sponge I dabbed the form with gold paint. Once dry, I used linen to cover the bodice, which was adhered using a regular tacky glue. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The simple and beautiful <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Unfinished-Demilune-Table-P27133.aspx">Unfinished Demilune Table</a> is tucked up against the wall. I used a white, water-based stain and antiqued by dry brushing it with grey paint.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now, I couldn't just make one scene, could I? When I think about Christmas, I always think of the delicious food and the groaning table. The mini meal is much more exciting to work on then the real life meal. Not that I don't enjoy it, but preparing that raw turkey tries my Christmas spirit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I chose the <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Garnished-Turkey-and-Platter-P27465.aspx">Garnished Turkey and Platter</a>, which is full of detail and the centerpiece of the meal. I added in the <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Turkey-Dinner-Plate-with-Side-of-Cranberries-P27468.aspx">Turkey Dinner Plate with Side of Cranberries</a> and the <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Green-Bean-Casserole-P24072.aspx">Green Bean Casserole</a> to complete my meal. For added realism I use the <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Carving-Knife-and-Fork-Set-P28585.aspx">Carving Knife and Fork Set </a>along with the<a href="https://www.miniatures.com/3-Pc-Silver-Flatware-Set-P28117.aspx"> 3-Pc. Silver Flatware Set</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If turkey isn't your thing, try the Garnished Ham Platter. I apologize, I didn't think to supply a vegan option at this meal ;). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Those <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Four-Green-Mini-Trees-P26457.aspx">little Christmas trees</a> I used in the previous scene made their way over here too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As I may have mentioned, I was generously included in <a href="https://www.blackdogandleventhal.com/titles/kate-esme-unver/the-book-of-mini/9780762466672/">The Book of Mini by Kate Unver</a>. The great folks at miniatures.com and HBS also have 3 images included in the book too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The holiday season is almost here! Consider giving your loved ones a copy. Kate is a huge champion of our hobby and you can follow her at The Daily Miniatures (@dailymini) on Instagram. Her Instagram features mini artist from around the world. It has led me to make a few discoveries that I would have never known about!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here's the shopping list for the living room:</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Frosty-the-Snowman-and-How-the-Grinch-Stole-Christmas-Set-P25548.aspx"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">How The Grinch Stole Christmas book</span></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.miniatures.com/3-Pc-Cookies-for-Santa-Set-P27567.aspx"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">3 pcs Cookies for Santa Set</span></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Set-of-Three-Pink-Candy-Dishes-P18519.aspx"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Set of Three Pink Candy Dishes</span></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Two-Dress-Forms-on-Stands-Chrysnbon-Kit-P18282.aspx"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Two Dress Forms on Stands Chrysnbon</span></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Unfinished-Demilune-Table-P27133.aspx"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Unfinished Demilune Table</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Four-Green-Mini-Trees-P26457.aspx">Four Green Mini Trees</a> (painted white)</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Green-Bean-Casserole-P24072.aspx"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Green Bean Casserole</span></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Carving-Knife-and-Fork-Set-P28585.aspx"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Carving Knife and Fork Set </span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Four-Green-Mini-Trees-P26457.aspx">Four Green Mini Trees</a> (painted white)</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.miniatures.com/3-Pc-Silver-Flatware-Set-P28117.aspx"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">3-Pc. Silver Flatware Set</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you ever wanted to tackle a small stitching project, then I have THE project for you! This cute little 3.5" x 1.5" birch rug can fit into any miniature space. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My tutorial is available in American Miniaturist November 2019 (Issue 199). It's two colours and one stitch (the tent stitch). I swear, you can do it! Throw on the TV and stitch away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I started to organize some of my minis. It was a scary thing, so I did two boxes of furniture and stopped. I need to devote a cold winter weekend to taking everything out and sifting through it. Including my work space and the cabinets who's depths I haven't ventured into in quite some time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm not saying its a "horde" but I freely admit that there's a lot of stuff very nicely labelled cute boxes that need addressing. I need to make a date with my label maker machine and attack!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But since I had a few minis out....and needed to store some of my summer finds, I took the time to play around in my new room box.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As you can see from my last post, I can easily swap out the fireplace which is held in place with museum wax. Pro tip (and by pro I mean that it took a long time to figure out): museum wax residue (not clumps!) comes off easily with a rubbing alcohol swab/square or a q-tip soaked in rubbing alcohol. It hasn't ruined any of my painted walls, painted paper, or other surfaces. But test your surface first!</span><br />
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Leather Bag - by Jose Gomez</div>
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Bar and Bookcase - <a href="https://www.janeharrop.co.uk/">Jane Harrop</a> kits</div>
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Pottery - <a href="https://www.deviantart.com/alexmeiklejohn">Alex Meikeljohn</a></div>
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Leather Sofa and Chair - by Warren Richardson (via <a href="http://thetoyboxstore.com/">The Toy Box</a> in Cocoa, Florida)</div>
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Ashtray - <a href="http://atomicminiature.com/atomicminiature.com/Home.html">Atomic Miniatures</a></div>
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Guitar and Chianti bottle - <a href="http://www.grandpasdollhouse.com/">Grandpa's Doll House</a></div>
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Records and crates - <a href="https://keenderson-miniatures.myshopify.com/">Keenderson Miniatures</a></div>
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Coffee Table - <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/MiniModels">MiniModels</a></div>
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Blue Floor Lamp and reading glasses - <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MitchyMooMiniatures">MitchyMooMiniatures</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The room box is made of MDF and measures 18.5" long 14" wide and 12" tall. The fireplace brick bump out is permanent. However, the fireplace isn't glue in, its just held in place with a dab of wax. This way I can change the style or era of the room. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The brick wall is embossed brick paper that I glued to the MDF, then primed and painted. Even 3 coats of paint (primer + 2 top coats) didn't provide complete coverage, but I loved the shadowy effect so I didn't continue to paint. I highly recomend painting the embossed paper if you're looking for an easy way to bring brick into your project. No egg cartons, cork or paper brick cutting. Just glue on the paper and paint it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I was originally going to put a removable left and right built in cabinet on either side of the fireplace. However, I ran out of steam and decided that I'd do it later or.... never. We shall see!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The windows were made of plastic model making quarter round strips and clear acrylic sheets. I did this same window technique for my Real Good Toys room box a few years back. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When I say "window technique" all I really did was sandwich the acrylic between the strips of plastic. The strips are also glued to the frame. It's a cheap and efficient way of making large windows.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So there you have it! One project done, 30 more to go!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have actually finished the room box since I last wrote. But before I could take pictures I began staging it for a scene for <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/">Hobby Builders Supply and miniatures.com</a>. Got a little too excited to start the room and I didn't take pictures of the finished product. But soon, I promise, I will have the room box emptied and I will show it to you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We took Miss Kitty to Florida and had a nine day adventure at every theme park imaginable. As a reward for surviving, I convinced everyone that we should stop at two miniature stores in Florida. Thankfully, they were both located in the general vicinity of where we stayed or were travelling near.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our first stop was at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rons-Miniature-Shop/126427740743677">Ron's Miniature Shop</a> in Orlando. The store had an incredible amount of inventory. My challenge was shopping with a six year old that wanted to explore and have all my attention. It was a balancing act, but we both came out happy. If you're in the area, definitely check the store out. I would have loved it if items were not all behind glass so I could have explored more. It's challenging to keep asking to open up locked displays as you browse!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Moroccan inspired table (laser cut cardboard by Ron), two vessels by Alex Meiklejohn and vase trio by Susan Johnson</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Working table top chest of drawers (by Ron)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our trip to the Kennedy Space Center also included a stop in Cocoa to visit <a href="http://thetoyboxstore.com/">The Toy Box</a>. The little store was packed with fine collectibles and general miniature items. My best find was a leather and metal sofa and chair set by Warren Richardson (not pictured). In fact I didn't have a chance to photograph the Toy Box items yet! I got a clear jug of beer, the sofa/chair, and a vase by Alex Meiklejohn.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The scene I'm staging, of course, does not fully match my style of miniature collectibles. While I had lots of items for it, there were more then a few things I had to make. Nothing is worse then not being able to have your vision come together. For the last month I've spent my evenings working on furniture, decor and rugs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One item was the Bay Tree which I made from a kit from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/TheMiniatureGarden">The Miniature Garden</a> on Etsy. If you're new to florals or like me just want to get to the end product without a whole ton of fuss and cursing, these kits are perfect. I've never run out of leaves or petals, lots of wire and great instructions. I got the tree and a weeping willow kit for Christmas. One of two down, now will I get the other one done before this Christmas?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And you get a peek into the room box and some of the other staging I've completed! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Don't even ask about that advent calendar I was going to make for myself. It's still sitting there 99% untouched waiting for me. Waiting for Christmas 2020....maybe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm looking at the start of school and a lot more free time up head, so I plan to translate that into a lot more miniature making and blogging!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When isn't summer busty? I always think I'll have more time to sit and make minis. I've squeezed in some late evenings to get some projects moving and take on additional projects (because who doesn't love taking on more projects!!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You know its been a while when a coat of dust and assorted fluff accumulates on a project because its been sitting on the furnace room floor!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Building is a little like playing Jenga. You have to be strategic and think 5 steps ahead so you don't end up with a headache. But you still have them, regardless, right? I managed to finish off the kitchen wall with its floating shelves, under lighting and aluminum sheet back splash. But before I could secure that wall to the structure I needed to make decisions about the bathroom. That same wall would hold the bathroom vanity and lighting (which would feed through the wall and be concealed behind the kitchen cabinets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3 months. Yes, it took 3 months to procrastinate about what I wanted for the bathroom. Time was spent on Pinterest, design magazines and Instagram.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The front exterior wall also needed to be cut and finished as its part of the bathroom wall. I added the ribbed wood cladding to it. I then realized I could see light between where the new right wall (see picture) butted up to the original structure (the panel with the door, left). Also, the single strip of black wood between the two sides looked rather underwhelming in real life when I placed landscaping in front of it. Sigh. No, I didn't walk away for another 3 months, I added a second strip of black wood, sliced off some cladding and fixed the appearance and the gap in one shot. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then I vanished. I varnished while tired and in a rush. It didn't go as planned. I grabbed gloss, not matte. So the right side was shiny and the left was matte. Much swearing. Not sure how I missed the GIANT GLOSS LABEL, but I did. So now both are shiny gloss that I dulled with super fine steel wool.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Before I could move on with the bathroom lighting, I realized I needed the vanity to set the tone and give me a reference for notching the wire channels and light position/size.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Using the "modern bathroom" hashtag on Instagram, I pulled together a few favourites. I also wanted to tie the bathroom to the kitchen, so after I had all my wood cut, I veneered each piece and the cabinets edges. The counter is a very thin tile. The sink is from<a href="https://www.elfminiatures.co.uk/"> ELF Miniatures</a> and the wall mount facet if from <a href="https://www.shapeways.com/shops/paperdollminis">Paper Doll Miniatures Shapeways Store</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The flooring is a sheet of railroad scale "sidewalk" plastic. I will leave it white. The wall tile is also from the railway store.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I notched the wall using my Dremel. Once everything is correctly placed, Ill drill through the wall into the kitchen to run the wires and battery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My "why not" project also started in July. The <a href="https://www.restorationhardware.com/">Restoration Hardware</a> catalogue was sitting on my workbench and the <a href="https://www.ethanallen.com/">Ethan Allen</a> summer ad had arrived. I suddenly wanted a white living room space. Do I have additional time for this? Nope, but why not!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Its a rather big room with big ceilings and windows. No sense making it small and having it feel jammed with furniture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When completed it will have 3 walls, the window wall, the fireplace wall and the blank wall. I may add a removable roof with lights for stability, but for now 3 walls is enough work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I opted to take the easy route for the brick wall. I used embossed brick paper, primed it and painted it the wall colour. Even after 3 coats with the wall colour the brick paper still bleed through, but it adds dimension and gives it a very aged look up close.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The floors another story. I used a birch veneer roll that had adhesive on the back. Simply heat your iron to melt the glue and set the floor. It works like a charm! But there was a catch. I had to slice the strip in half lengthwise to get the 1 cm width, but that resulted in wobbly cuts here and there. When laying regular wood floors, you don't see the gaps and can fill them. But the veneer glue when melted and dried, looks glaring white. Very visible against my grey/brown floors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, when I finished the floor, and 3 coats of stain and palm sander-ing, I had the colour I loved, just with gaps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I sprayed it with 2 coats of matter oil based spray varnish. Then I solved the glue issue. I mixed an exact match floor stain with craft acrylic paints. Using a fine brush I painted all the white, then wiped off any paint that got on the boards. The oil based varnish meant it wiped perfectly clean. After the paint was dry, I added 1 more coat of matte varnish and it was flawless. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm now painting the window trim the same as the wall colour and will apply a final wall colour coat too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And now here's a little mini fun! I always bring minis to the cottage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My urban patio scene is large. And given that I'm still chugging away at my mid-century build and some other ideas in the pipeline, space will get short. I decided that I wasn't going to make the patio a traditional room box, but rather an un-boxed room box. I'm at a loss for clever words/phrases to describe it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The 2 walls and the base are not attached, just 3 slabs of wood. I used a few books and vases to prop the walls up. Next time I have my table saw out, I plan to cut a wood triangle and put a 90 degree groove in it to essentially keep the two walls together at the top while I use the scene. The beauty of this design means I can use different backgrounds, or use the walls for other photo shoots.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The pool is a trimmed with some scrap baseboard trim I had laying around. On top of the trim and the "water" area, I applied wall spackle. Or wall filler. Or wall patch filler...whatever you call the stuff that fills holes in a drywall or plaster wall. I then used a simple yellow sponge with a green scrubby top to texture the stucco.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The pool was my first foray into this magical water for model making. There are a few brands out there, Magic Water and Woodland Scenics. Both are "pour and done!" No mixing products. That said, you can only pour 3-4mm thick at a time. In the end I did 3 pours waiting 24 hours between layers as directed. By chance I watched a YouTube video about the water and it said that it can be cloudy for a few weeks as it slooooooooowly cures, but in the end it will dry clear. Between pour 2 and 3 it was cloudy. And it had every changing sections of cloudy for 3 weeks! It finally cured and is now clear.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Had I not known about the cloudiness being normal, you might have seen that plywood go flying out my front door!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I had enough egg cartons for the stones, but the thought of painting and cutting them up was too much. So I took the $10.99 route. I went to the art store and found some thick, rough, texture paper for painting and decided that it looked like stone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The paper was 22 by 30 inches, so I have A LOT of stone available for future projects. I took a variety of grey, off-white and brown paints and made a mess on the paper. Then I proceeded to cut it into bricks. The process was quick and painless, and took much less effort then egg cartons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Some might take the time to use a ruler and make marks for the herringbone pattern. I did not. Sheer laziness. I did, however, find the center of the board and made a mark there so I had a starting point, but that was it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Once the tiles were laid, I sealed the bricks with a water based top coat and used the wall spackle as grout. Then came many washes with brown and grey to dirty it up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have always wanted to try making a concrete effect for a mini project. I didn't know where to start, never had the right project and was worried it would look like garbage once I had it finished. Well, on a hope and a prayer, I took the wall spackle and gave it a try!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There are many types of concrete walls. Do a quick internet search and you'll see there are long panels, square panels, panels with pipes, and panels you can see holes where rebar existed. Many options, all worthy of re-creation. I decided to keep this first try simple with just tall panels.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I mixed the spackle with grey paint to lessen the paint needed to finish it at the end. I then divided the walls into equal sized panels. I taped off every second panel. It's a two step process. Then I applied the spackle and textured with my fancy yellow/green sponge. You definitely need an image of concrete as you texture to get the right smooches and stippling. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Once the sections started to dry I removed the tape. The following day, I applied tape to the spackled sections and spackled the unspackled panels. Valuable lesson: you don't need to intentionally leave a space between the panels for effect. I moved the tape over too far and left a huge, unnatural gap. I then re-taped right along the stucco line and it became clear that the adjoining panels were distinct with a line between the spackle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After everything was dry I sanded with a fine grit sand paper. This is KEY to getting the concrete look, because it removes any obvious sponge marks or unnatural swirls.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then its just a few simple coats of medium grey paint and a few well placed dabs of darker grey applied with a sponge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Miss Kitty is now 6 and quite the miniaturist. She sets scenes with all her dolls and Lego on a daily basis. But when she saw all these mini goodies out, she couldn't resist getting in there with mom!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Welcome to summer! Working with Hobby Builders Supply (HBS) and </span><a href="http://miniatures.com/" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">miniatures.com</a><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">, I was asked to put together a summer scene using an assortment of products from </span><a href="http://miniatures.com/" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">miniatures.com</a><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">. Given the lack of sunshine in my area at present, how could I say no to the prospect of making some mini summer sunshine?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I didn't have a modern urban patio backdrop available, so I decided to start from scratch. I made my own tile flooring and lay it in a herringbone pattern. I then made concrete walls using wall spackle and paint. And no summer is complete without a pool, so I made one of those too! I will post in the near future about how I built this set.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope this inspires you to see what just a few items can look like if you want to make your own outdoor scene. I made just a few modifications (paint, scissors and glue!) and created a few items to round out the scene.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you're in the mood for even more summer outdoor fun, visit Kristine at <a href="https://www.paperdollminiatures.com/">Paper Doll Miniatures</a>, who is also working with <a href="http://miniatures.com/">miniatures.com</a>. Her stunning Backyard Patio Retreat is gorgeous and a inspirational. We've both had a long, cold, snowy winter, so making our summer retreats has been a lot of fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I can imagine a movie star lounging high above the city on this <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Wicker-Lounge-Chair-P25132.aspx">Wicker Lounger</a> away from the prying eyes of the paparazzi. The <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Rattan-TableStool-P23222.aspx">"Rattan" Table/Stool</a> would be the ideal place for a wine spritzer (gotta watch the carbs!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I sewed the linen pillows and the towels are made from baby wash clothes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Behold the beautiful hedge! I was so impressed with the </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Squeeze-Me-Evergreen-Hedge-3-x-24-P20323.aspx">"Squeeze Me" Evergreen Hedge 3" x 24"</a> that I built a concrete-effect planter box and a trellis set to showcase it. It provides lots of privacy. And yes, since its foam based you can squeeze it kind of like a stress ball!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I know you've all seen the fireplace before! I <a href="https://kittyandkatminiatures.blogspot.com/2019/06/outdoor-brick-fireplace-tutorial.html">posted </a>about how I transformed the plain MDF <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Outdoor-Brick-Fireplace-P20210.aspx">Outdoor Brick Fireplace</a> into a painted brick and concrete beauty. If you jump over to my Instagram page you can check out the flickering fire video using <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Battery-Operated-Flickering-Fireplace-LED-Set-P25862.aspx">Battery Operated Flickering Fireplace LED Set</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sitting on the ledge of the fireplace are the packaged <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Supermarket-Steaks-P24246.aspx">"Supermarket" Steaks</a> waiting to go onto the <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Charcoal-Grill-P20057.aspx">Charcoal Grill</a> and its <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Start-the-Grill-P18514.aspx">"Start the Grill!" Set</a>. On the other side is the <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/White-Floral-Watering-Can-P28427.aspx">White Floral Watering Can</a> that I painted gloss black.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It ain't a party unless you have chilled drinks for all of your guests! The bar features the </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Modern-Ice-Bucket-P24964.aspx">Modern Ice Bucket</a> and the </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Classic-Cocktail-Shaker-P23232.aspx">Classic Cocktail Shaker</a>. Chilling, is some <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/3-Pc-White-Milk-Set-P23131.aspx">milk</a> for the kids and some <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Vintage-Case-of-Soda-P19215.aspx">soda </a>for the adults.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I took one of the 6" </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Large-Evergreen-Tree-P17581.aspx">Large Evergreen Tree</a> and trimmed it! Yup, just shaved it down with some scissors to make it a bit more narrow. The great thing about these foam based trees and shrubs is that its green all the way through, so trimming doesn't result in bare, non-green spots!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The pool is no more then 4mm of <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Magic-Water-P21370.aspx">Magic Water</a>. I simply painted the base of the pool blue and poured 2 coats of Magic Water over top. The result is a glossy water-like finish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There you have it! A fun, modern urban patio scene perched high above the city. I'm thankful for the opportunity to work with Hobby Builders Supply and <a href="http://miniatures.com/">miniatures.com</a> to place some of their beautiful pieces in my mini scenes and make them shine. And if modern isn't your thing, they have lots of more traditional options for your patio or porch.</span><br />
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<li><a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Supermarket-Steaks-P24246.aspx"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Supermarket" Steaks</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Ketchup-and-Mustard-Squeeze-Bottles-P27445.aspx"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ketchup and Mustard "Squeeze Bottles"</span></a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.miniatures.com/3-Pc-French-Cheese-Set-P26569.aspx"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">3-Pc French Cheese Set</span></a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.miniatures.com/3-Pc-Silver-Flatware-Set-P28117.aspx"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">3-pc. Silver Flatware Set</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Modern-Ice-Bucket-P24964.aspx"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Modern Ice Bucket</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Classic-Cocktail-Shaker-P23232.aspx"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Classic Cocktail Shaker</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Vintage-Case-of-Soda-P19215.aspx">Vintage Case of Soda</a></span></li>
<li><a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Battery-Operated-Flickering-Fireplace-LED-Set-P25862.aspx"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Battery Operated Flickering Fireplace LED Set</span></a></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My mini scene in collaboration with Hobby Builders Supply and <a href="http://miniatures.com/">miniatures.com</a> is still in the works. I think I'm closer to completion on my scene then mother nature is to giving me a warm day (at least here in Ontario!).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One item I purchased from miniatures.com was their <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Outdoor-Brick-Fireplace-P20210.aspx">Outdoor Brick Fireplace</a> and their <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Battery-Operated-Flickering-Fireplace-LED-Set-P25862.aspx">Battery Operated Flickering Fireplace LED Set</a>. This fireplace is 8"Wx8"Hx2 3/4"D and made entirely of MDF. It's a solid piece that feels substantial when you lift it. I wanted an outdoor fireplace for my scene, and was pleased to find this one that lived up to the Pinterest images I was looking at. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You do not need to worry about any warping with paint on this piece because its etched MDF, meaning, the bricks are part of the wall and nothing will curl up!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I used paint that I already had in my every growing craft paint bin. The colours were Americana "Desert Sand," Martha Stewart chalkboard finish "Gray," Americana 'Raw Umber," and Liquitex "Neutral Gray."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You'll also need a basic black paint and a clear water based acrylic clear coat in a satin or matte finish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I began painting "Desert Sand," "Gray," and "Neutral Gray" on to the bricks in a random pattern. If you finish and decide your don't like an area of bricks (say, you have too many dark bricks in one area), then just repaint those bricks. I painted the bricks then came back to it a few hours later to see it with fresh eyes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After your bricks are dry, you need to age them. This task is a little more time consuming. On the bricks painted "Desert Sand" use "Raw Umber" to age; on the bricks painted "Gray" use "Neutral Gray" to age; and on the bricks painted "Neutral Gray" use "Gray" to age them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The aging technique is dry brushing. Put a little paint on your brush, then blot the brush on a paper towel until most of it is removed. Then blot or stipple on the brick. If you get a little too enthusiastic with your aging paint, simply dab on a bit of the base colour to fix it. Or, if you get some on a neighborliness brick, don't worry, bricks are imperfect.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I will age for soot later, once grouting is complete, because I want soot on my grout lines.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In my opinion, even miniature bricks need grout. If this step terrifies you, you can skip it, but do consider giving it a try!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After all your paint has thoroughly dried, apply your acrylic craft paint sealer with a paint brush. I used a matte finish because that's what I had handy. Once this has dried (and I mean really, really dried!) and you've ensured that you don't have any damp sealer in the grout lines, you can move on to grouting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The sealer allows you to put the spackle on without damaging the paint with the putty knife or having the spackle discolour the painted areas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I opted to tint my spackle using "Neutral Gray" by transferring a few large globs of spackle and a good tablespoon of paint into a separate dish and mixing. Otherwise, you will have very white grout lines, unless that's what you want or want to add paint detail to them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Once you can again see brick through the spackle, get a damp (not wet) paper towel and wipe the surface. This might take a few wipes and use a clean slide of the towel with each pass. I work small areas to ensure I can get the bricks clean before it dries. When wiped, I then give one pass with dry paper towel to ensure no moisture is left sitting on the brick surface.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I initially painted the fireplace ledge, the top cap and the arch around the opening with "Neutral Gray." If just painting is fine with you, then skip this step. But, I had to keep going with the spackle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I wanted a concrete/stone appearance to the areas that were not brick. Using the putty knife I slowly and carefully applied a thins coat of spackle to all these surfaces. The spackle was again tinted with "Neutral Gray."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When the spackle was dry, I gently sanded the areas with a 320 grit sand paper to get rid on some of swirls and awkward spots and get it to the appearance I wanted. I then applied another coat of "Neutral Gray" to finish it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Voila! Two different surfaces (concrete and brick) using the same products!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Before I completed the soot and detailed work with the black paint, I went to install the LED fireplace lighting. The <a href="http://miniatures.com/">miniatures.com</a> <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Battery-Operated-Flickering-Fireplace-LED-Set-P25862.aspx">Battery Operated Flickering Fireplace LED Set</a> consists of 3 lights (red and orange flashing lights and one solid orange. All you need to do is drill a hole through the base of the fireplace (from underneath) and feed the wires through. A feed the shrink tube over your wire, and a few wire twists to connect them and then pull the shrink tube over the connection. A blast of heat from a hair dryer shrinks the tubing and your light is now connected to its battery and switch. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I raided my lilac bush for delicate branches to use for my fire. I prefer fresh, delicate branches over larger ones because they look realistic and are to scale. They also let more light peek through.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I start by glue a few branches to the base of the fire and let them dry thoroughly. This gives you a good foundation to work with. Then I lay in my other branches and play around a bit (no glue yet!!) to see what works and what doesn't. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Before gluing down the bulk of the branches, you need to secure your 3 fire lights. Add a dab of tacky glue at the hole (both ends) and let dry to ensure your wires don't move. Then glue down your branches.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I also dry brushed black paint on my branches after the glue dried and added a few tiny decorate grey vase filler stones to look like embers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now that everything is in place, you need to dirty up this outdoor fireplace! A good dime size glob of raw umber and a few table spoons of water in a dish make a wonderful aging wash. It catches all the grout and sits on top of the bricks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you don't do the wash, even the tinted spackle grout looks incredibly bright and the bricks look very bold and vibrant. I admit I was a little panicked by the brightness! The wash, applied with a paint brush, and blotted off in areas tones it down. I did 2 coats of wash in total.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No fireplace is complete without soot. I again dry brushed black paint along the opening of the fireplace and onto the bricks and grout. I added soot to the very top of the fireplace vent too.</span><br />
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<br />T<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">he 26th Annual HBS <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Creatin-Contest.aspx">Creatin' Contest </a>hosted by Hobby Builders Supply and <a href="http://miniatures.com/">miniatures.com</a> is in full swing. When I was approached by HBS to share with my readers about the contest, that wasn't tough, because I was already following a few bloggers and Instagramers as they tackled their kits.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The 2019 contest kit, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1351654451"></span>The Serendipity Shed<span id="goog_1351654452"></span></a>, could be anything, from she-shed, man cave, store, cafe, apartment, or even made larger if you added a few shed kits together to expand your vision. If you head over to miniatures.com you can check out their version, the <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Category.aspx?CategoryId=906">Japanese Potting Shed</a>, so fear not if you would love to try the kit but don't know where to start! There is even <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Assets/pdfs/Japanese-Potting-Shed.pdf">a handy tip and item sheet</a> put together by Fran Casselman to make purchasing the items easy and quick.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I gave it serious consideration this year because the build is relatively small, but ultimately I had too many projects on the go! </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Had I decided to do the kit, I would have made it into a miniature store. Not a tiny store, but rather one that sold 1:12 scale miniatures. I've been tempted by smaller scales, and a miniatures store would let me have had the best of both worlds!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What really makes me happy about this contest is that it gets people motivated to make miniatures and keep this hobby vibrant. You see miniaturists supporting each others projects and helping solve problems, give suggestions and words of encouragement on all content platforms.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.otterine.com/blog/blog1.php">Otterine </a>- Brae is transforming her kit into "Ivy Hollow, RFD Post Office" She envisions and makes the most detailed and inspirational minis!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://shenandoahandstuff.blogspot.com/">Shenandoah & Stuff</a> - Sheila's downtown loft is fantastic!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">#creatincontest2019</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you are feeling up to the challenge, you have until December 16th, 2019 to complete and submit your build's pictures to HBS along with your entry form, <a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Creatin-Contest.aspx">click here</a> for contest details. Like this past year, grand prize is a $1,000 HBS/miniatures.com gift certificate. Gift certificates will be awarded ($500, $300, $200 for first place, second and third), plus up to $1,000 in gift certificates divided among the top first-time entrants, and all entrants receive a thank you prize.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One cannot end without mention of Sheila's Grand Prize winning entry for the 25th Creatin' Contest, <a href="http://shenandoahandstuff.blogspot.com/2019/02/the-wicked-queens-retirement-cottage.html">The Wicked Queen's Retirement Cottage</a>. Thank you Sheila for letting me share this picture of your amazing build!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Kits are so much fun! I got this monster deliciosa (Swiss cheese plant) kit by <a href="https://www.castlecrafts.co.za/">CastleCrafts </a>from <a href="http://www.thelittledollhousecompany.com/dollhouses-miniatures-furniture-kits/">The Little Dollhouse Company</a>. There were enough leaves to make two plants.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And then I treated myself to an amazing pair of chairs by Pepper via her <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/MitchyMooMiniatures">MitchyMooMiniatures Etsy store</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">June Simpson (still spry in her 80's) has been selling off her beautiful miniature collection over several shows with the help of her friend Marie. Once again, I was able to purchase another beautiful piece. This kitchen hutch has fully functioning drawers, cupboards with locks and lots of surprises. Inside were two pieces of <a href="http://www.foundgoshen.com/jane-graber-pottery">Jane Graber pottery </a>and a honey jar made by <a href="https://www.mrartclark.com/">James Clark</a>. Even little cutlery in the drawers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">June made these beautiful metal stacking containers and bucket at the IGMA Guild School in Castine, Maine. Marie told me the class was given by a French artist (name unknown). They are so well made despite looking so simple and ordinary.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One vendor, Sheila, was selling a lot of vintage items from her collection. When I spotted the T & E Brownawell pieces, my heart stopped. I had been watching pieces on eBay for a long time, but with shipping rate at almost triple that of the already costly piece, I had to pass. I didn't expect to find three pieces today. They even came in their original handmade boxes stamped with T & E Brownawell. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There you have it, my mini haul. I've also started a summer patio project (of miniature proportions). Because why not have 2 large projects on the go! The patio is nothing more then glue wood boards right now, but soon there will be patio stones and a pool!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I took my Greenleaf kit out of its "primed and stuffed in a corner" purgatory and started its transformation into a little mid-century home. Like most of my projects, there is minimal planning, lots of swearing and regrets and praying that Instagram and Pinterest have an actual image of the house I have in mind. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It turns out, they kinda did have a similar picture (which I can't find anymore) but I used it to inspire the exterior of the house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The plywood house was a bit warped after I primed it. Pressing it under heavy books helped a lot. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The vision I have is a mid-century home with an added on sun room, not era correct, kinda like most homes! Added for function, not its architecture. Truthfully, the sun room is a secondary add on kit for the house that is a greenhouse. I decided to flip it and put it on a base to make the extra room. That space will be the living room and also the bedroom (couch/bed). The privacy for that space (and to hide its not quite era appropriateness) will be the breeze wall sent to me from the wonderful Anna-Maria (<a href="http://theshoppingsherpa.blogspot.com/">The Shopping Sherpa</a>). I had been drooling over the wall, and its was like she read my mind!! Now it will have a home!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The inside and part of the outside will be clad in 1/2" square cinder blocks. To define the front door I trimmed part of the front in black wood and used corrugated wood siding stained using Danish oil to prevent warping. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To the right, there will another section, the bathroom, built on. the roof will form a "butterfly" roof with the main section. Lemme tell you, trying to envision the roof angles, the shower stall (that will also be angled to the roof line), and just constructing that thing is the reason you see no room!! I'll get there, but I just need a burst of motivation. I did buy the clear plexiglass sheet and knife at Lowe's, to nudge me along.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The door also came from Greenleaf. I used a sheet of vellum paper from Michael's as frosted glass. I will be honest, I really dislike having to hang doors. If I could have purchased a pre-framed door like this I would have paid a premium, but I didn't find anything I liked. There are slight framing gaps which anger the perfectionist in me, but I will just not have lights on inside the build when I take pictures, and the gap will never be visible to the world!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have been hording a large box of veneer for 2 years. First, I was clueless on how to use veneer and second, it looked tricky. Throwing caution to the wind, I made my sink unit and veneered each board, then glued it together. The only "trick" is to clamp each piece of wood and let to thoroughly dry and to use a (many) sharp blades when trimming the veneer. One day I will make a tutorial for everyone, because it is a lot easier then it might seem. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The stainless steel counters weren't terrible to make. I used a sheet of hobby aluminum from a model train store. To achieve a bend in the metal, use a sharp blade and score the line 2-3 times (but don't cut through!), then bend against a metal ruler. I had to use the Dremel to cut out the sink hole, but scoring and bending was too tough.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The kitchen faucet is from Paper Doll Miniatures <a href="https://www.shapeways.com/shops/paperdollminis">Shapeways Store</a>. The sink is from Marion Russek's <a href="https://www.shapeways.com/shops/marionr">Shapeways Store</a>. I made the sink and stove from kits by <a href="https://www.elfminiatures.co.uk/">ELF Miniatures</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hello everyone! I've been more active on my Instagram page of recent months, my apologies. If only Blogger was easier to use, I'd be updating more often!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Last year I was approach by <a href="https://thedailymini.com/">The Daily Mini</a> about contributing a few photos of my mini collection to a book. I couldn't say no! <a href="https://www.blackdogandleventhal.com/titles/kate-esme-unver/the-book-of-mini/9780762466689/">The Book of Mini by Kate Esme Unver</a>! I started following The Daily Mini right from the beginning on Instagram. Her following has exploded and its a great way to see tons of amazing miniaturists.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's tough to pick and choose your favourites, but after submitting a handful of pictures, the publisher did the work for me. I had 3 featured photos! My minis and my fingers are now printed in a book. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hardest part of the entire project was holding the mini in one hand and trying to take the picture with the other hand. Yes, I could have asked my husband for help but then I would have just been yelling at him about angles and lighting, so I suffered for my art.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The purses were shot beside my dining room window on a roll of white paper from Miss Kitty's art supplies. Same spot for the pottery, but this time I used 40 year old water colour paper from my mom. The hunter boots (life size) are mine and I shot that on my front step because it was raining and I was trying to avoid getting wet!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've been mini making quite a bit recently! And this coming Sunday is the <a href="https://omegaminimakers.weebly.com/">Ontario Miniature Enthusiats of Guelph Area's Miniature Show</a>. 10am-4pm. I will be attending! One particular vendor will have just shopped at the Tom Bishop show, so I can get some goodies without having to have traveled to Chicago.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If there ever was a day for mini-ing in Toronto, the MET mini show is it! The Miniature Enthusiasts of Toronto (<a href="http://metminis.ca/">metminis.ca</a>) put on a great annual show. The last two years have had a strong showing, both in numbers and in vendors. This year was the first time it was a 1 day only show.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I always know who I want to shop from and the order in which I will attack. This year it was simple 1) Keenderson Miniatures 2) Martha Mclean Miniatures and then 3) Marie-Luce Pelletier. Because if you go in with a plan, you won't misbehave, right??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At <a href="http://www.marthamcleanminiatures.com/store/ds1_control.php?page=home_page.php">Martha Mclean Miniatures</a>, I indulged in a set of stainless steel mixing bowls from <a href="http://minityuan.ocnk.net/">TYA Kitchen</a>. The cow hide purse was made by Queenie Wu.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Marie-Luce announced that after 36 years of mini pottery making she is retiring, and this would be her last show. Thankfully I had brought extra cash with me because I stocked up! 3 trips back to her table!! After Janice Crawley stopped exhibiting, I vowed never to leave pottery I love behind because you never know if they'll be back to the MET show.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lise Ashby and the ladies from <a href="http://www.imagineetc.com/">Imagine, Etc.</a> traveled all the way from Quebec for the MET show. Lise makes some beautiful, and extremely delicate, knits. Imagine, Etc. has gorgeous porcelain dolls for you to dress and make as you please (including styled wigs and hair), along with knitting kits for clothing. I'm not a doll person, but I was very impressed with the quality and the faces on these dolls.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm still chugging along with my mid-century build...on occasion...when the mood strikes. I will post another mini charity build I started. That one is almost done, I just have to make furniture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The charity auction camper is done! And the project is 99% complete. I'm still waiting on the faux grass sheets to arrive from China. Then I can secure the camper to its mount board and attach the camp accessories (outdoor shower and hammock).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's been a nice fun break from from making serious minis. Sometimes you need a bit of fun and silly in your life. I'm mentally preparing for the mid-century build again, but I haven't quite got into the spirit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The kit is definitely 1:18 scale (Lundby scale). That's why I gravitated to it, as I knew I could put Calico Critters (Sylvanian Family) in it. And as I have learned, the pre-school kindergarten set LOVE Calico Critters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The flooring is a textured wood print paper which was sealed with ModPodge in matte finish. The kitchen area is straight from the kit. However, the oven was bashed to have a rack inside. I also changed all the finish colours and added in a "marble" counter and mirrored back spash. My little oven knobs are tiny rhinestones I painted silver. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The box the kit came with was too small for the battery pack. I think they intended it to be glued underneath the trailer. I made a larger box, hinged it and decorated it with some bumper stickers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The rear tail lights are pushpins! The red pushpins were originally pink. I used Testor's gloss red to make them into break lights. The clear back up lights are a clear plastic pushpin I sawed in half. The license plate was sourced via Google images.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I purchased another mini room kit from China. This one was usually around $22 CDN, but on Amazon I scored it for around $7. Mind you, it was missing a lot of the kit components, as I suspect these were the rejected kits, but the MDF sheets were perfect and save me a lot of time. So I'll also be making that kit up for the auction. I can get a Calico Critter into it too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We made a family trip the Canadian National Exhibition and I purchased a few mini things!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When my grass arrives, and I finish the last bits of the trailer I'll post a few more pictures of it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Last years Ikea house was a lot of work. While I love 1:12 scale, it ends up being large and time consuming. So, I went hunting for a kit to save me time and space. After all, not everyone wants to bid on a large dollhouse, so something smaller has mass appeal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On Ebay, the "caravan kit" aka a camper/trailer depending on where you live in the world, isn't quite 1:24, definitely isn't 1:12, so its more like 1:16 scale. What is important to know, is that Calico Critters (aka Sylvanian Family) can fit! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The shell of the trailer is pre-built, which I was not expecting! The best part of this deal is that its made really, really well for a $60 CDN kit (direct from China with free shipping). It's solid wood and all the pieces fit if you just chose to use it as is. Could I leave it as is? No. That minty sorbet green was a bit much and didn't have mass appeal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I went to my trusty CIL melamine kitchen cabinet paint. The body is a soft grey and the trim is my go to off white. I stayed away from bold and gendered colours as it allows it blend into a family home and ensures any child would like to play with it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I used Krylon's stainless steel finish paint on all the window and door trim. I then painted and applied the corrugated paper to the exterior. The floor is a thick, textured faux wood paper that I applied with wallpaper paste and sealed with matte Mod Podge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The plan is to mount it on a board covered in grass and have an outdoor scene to go along with the trailer. It does come with wheels and a hitch for the exterior. The electrical it came with is a bit sketchy to say the least, so I think I will wire it myself with LEDs and build a "storage" box on the outside the trailer to hide the wires and battery pack.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have also restarted my mid century build. Recall me mentioning the peeling Houseworks wood floor sheets? Well, here it is! (see below). It was glued down, and all that was applied was a thin layer of satin varnish. It was fine for a while, but slowly started to give. I attempted to pry and glue the problem areas, but it was too tough. I just flipped it over and started again (&%*#$!!!! floor). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Anyhoo, I now have it glued down and have started painting the walls, paper, etc. to move ahead when the trailer is done.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> I attended the Ontario Miniature Enthusiasts of Guelph Area (OMEGA) mini show on May 6th. I always considered this show to be smaller (no pun intended), but it has grown over the last few years. And I enjoy the diversity, and most of all, the affordability of the artists at this show.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've "been around" long enough now that I've developed a good rapport with artists and sellers, so they know what I like and will ensure they have brought with them goodies I can't leave behind. Is that a new level of weird?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This retailer is at all of the mini shows. Thankfully! They import direct from Asia. Over the last year I've noticed an increase in fine and unique minis from Japan, which makes my wallet itch. The bowls, cloche, wood bridge and the wood root table are from Japan. A very pushy woman was itching to snatch this table if I put it down, as if! The two baskets were made in Thailand.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.sweetsomethingsminiatures.com/">Nancy Pequegnat's</a> mini creations always speak to me! I bought a few food items (since I don't do clay work), but the Tim Horton's coffee croissant stole my heart. My real and mini life aren't complete with out Timmies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My husband and I learned our lesson. At previous shows we could never locate the raffle ticket we were handed at the door. This time I kept them safe and low and behold I won!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Merriam is fast becoming one of my favourite tables to stop by and shop at. She's been making minis for the past 10 years, but has been an embroiderer for years. I think I have a connection with her because like me, we dabble in a little bit of everything mini! Thankfully, she does amazing clay work, so I buy from her rather then try my own hand at it. I grabbed some all sorts, jelly beans, jujubes, peanuts and salad. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The two pillows were rejects from the kits she makes. But they were priced so well that I couldn't leave them behind. And let's be honest, me stitching a pillow takes forever!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.marthamcleanminiatures.com/store/ds1_control.php?page=home_page.php">Martha </a>always knows what I want.....which usually means a variety of purses made by a South Korean artist. But this time...oh this time....she had a stunning selection of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/minichuubouan_tyakitchen/">TYA Kitchen</a> items she purchased at the Chicago International Bishop Show. I kid you not, I saw the TYA in the case from 5 meters away and knew exactly what it was before I had to ask. What stood out was the killer espresso machine that catches the light like a mini beacon....with its $200+ price tag I left it behind. And though it pained me, I just bought the pot. Next time I will start the show at Martha's booth!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://dollhouse-miniatures-canada.com/">Out of the Ordinary</a> always has a few surprises. Lots of general mini items all neatly organized by category. But this time, their assortment of mini clothes caught my eye. The shirt and kilt are wearable (if you are a mini)! The shirt is so neat, all the seams are stitched, not glued. And the kilt even has a handmade kilt pin!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Liz has to be one of my favourite mini retailers. Great customer service and amazing items. She's moving away from mass produced minis and focusing on the finer items and estates. Which is music to my ears!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Grandpa's Doll House has a yearly Daily Deals sale that starts in January and runs a few weeks. I always order a lot, especially building supplies, because the prices are great.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I picked up my order at the show. And then shopped even more! Mr. Peanut was an estate piece I got at the show. Words cannot describe how cut he is in real life. Cheers to the artist that made him, you did great.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And nothing better then to round out the show and my empty pockets then with a table full of free books!! Including several books I was eyeing on eBay and never got to purchasing. Straight into my mini achieve for future mini making.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh hello again....back once again from the upside down. Well, in honest, our computer was on its last legs and the process of opening Chrome or a .jpg took 10 minutes so I had to wait until I got a new computer. And now I'm living in 2018 with a computer that doesn't act like its straight out of 1989.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There have been some set backs in my build. Mostly busy in the non mini world, but I did have one issue. More on that soon when I take pictures of the annoyance. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But in amazing news, the Charity Dollhouse for Miss Kitty's school raised a considerable amount of money!!! The Silent Auction was a huge success, and everyone loved the dollhouse and the tooth fairy houses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the mean time....behold my mini tinkering!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Golden Girl </span></h3>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Does anyone else find it terrifying that the 1980's are back in style. You can call it boho all you want, but its the 1980's (and early 1990's) all over again. From high waisted mom jeans to rattan everything....look out Goodwill, the hipsters are coming for you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Joking aside, I have a fondness for 80's era and 80's inspired miniatures. What is one more niche mini market to collect when your collection is ever growing?!?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Could you imagine <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Girls">Blanche, Sophia, Dorothy and Rose</a> sitting around here gossiping?</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">vintage rattan furniture by Diane Mitchel</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Table by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/MiniModels">MiniModels</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Rug stitched by me (kit by <a href="https://www.janetgranger.co.uk/">Janet Granger</a>)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wicker woven table (vintage kit) by OmniArts</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I could tell you how far I've come with my build, but that would be a lie!! Ha. Actually I was waiting for a 1/2 inch rectangle paper punch to make brick for the interior wall. In my mind a punch would be faster, but waiting a month for it to arrive seems to have killed that time advantage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It turns out that my package to <a href="http://theshoppingsherpa.blogspot.ca/">Anna-Maria</a> was on the slowest boat known to man. Almost 12 weeks after shipping, it arrived. In her initial package to me, she sent me this beautiful trestle table kit which I finished in American Warm White. She also made the wire basket (swoon!). The 1960's vintage metal chair was an eBay find. The beautiful seascape is by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rebeccamjhymes/">Rebecca Hymes</a>. She paints gorgeous pictures in 1:12 and sells them on eBay. I love her work!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have been burning up the sewing machine lately. Making table clothes, place mats, and baby cradle bedding for Miss Kitty's school. The ladies at the fabric store must think I've crazy since all they see me buy is meters and meters of flannelette in random prints. But by the time I'm done a project the thought of making mini bedding is not at the top of my list!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I started this build as a side project last summer for Miss Kitty's nursery school's silent auction in 2018. Anyone can solicit for donations, but not everyone can make a dollhouse! While this house is definitely aimed for the well over 3 years of age crowd, our school has lots of older siblings that would LOVE this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The house hits the auction block in May. I'm hoping to get a few competitive moms pitted against each other. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The house is the IKEA Flisat. One wall was removed from the lower level to make an open concept living space. The kitchen cabinets, TV cabinet, toilet, tub and bed are all glued in, but the rest is free to be played with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Many items in the house were generously donated by <a href="http://www.iseecerulean.com/iseecerulean/">Keli</a> and <a href="http://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.ca/">Jodi</a>. In addition to what you see in the house pictures, I have a large box filled with a ton of donated accessories and additional furniture so little minds can be creative.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I painted the structure with kitchen cabinet paint. The floor is the original pine that I stained a medium brown (it hid the grain well!). The wall paper is scrapbook paper that was glued down with wallpaper paste and sealed with matte Mod Podge. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All the wall art is from the internet, mostly art that I would love in my own home but lack the wall space for. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The kitchen cabinets are an eBay find. I pried off the oven hood and vent, then I applied tiny tile paper as a back splash. The faucet was donated by Jodi and 3D printed in metal. You can find it in her <a href="https://www.shapeways.com/shops/myminiaturemadness">Shapeway Store - My Miniature Madness</a>. I had only read about 3D printing in metal, and I have to say the end product is pretty impressive!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The items you see displayed on the counter also came from Keli and Jodi. The mixer and the oil are even more adorable in real life. Keli sent the cats and they fit perfectly in the kitchen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I made the velvet couch extra deep to allow for large dolls to sit comfortably. I settled on Sylvanian Family/Calico Critters as my family of choice. They're small and cute! The dress was crocheted for a 1:6 Kelly doll, but works perfectly in 1:12 (and on a Calico Critter!). I made the Chanel purse from wood and paper. Every momma Koala needs Chanel, right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The bed is made of palettes which I thought was very of the moment and chic. Probably not the greatest for the longevity of your mattress or back, but its all in the name of style. I upholstered the headboard in grey cotton. There was a back and forth about tufting it and thankfully I talked myself out of it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The bedside lamps took 2 months to arrive from China. I thought the first order was lost, so I reordered. And waited. Then they both arrived on the same day last week! The lamps were the final piece of the puzzle, so I was happy they showed up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The storage cabinet came from Keli, but I repainted and stuffed it with decorator books! The cutest piece in the room (in my opinion) is the peg board. All those little doo-dads and paper bits!</span><br />
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So there you have it! One more thing off my to do list. I've never taken pictures as quickly as these ones. It was a nice sunny day, but so bone chilling cold that I barely had the back drop up and house out before my fingers were frozen!</div>
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I made a PVC pipe photo back drop for Miss Kitty's birthday last year. Nothing cuter then little ones posing with photo props! But if you reconstruct the back drop frame with the same pieces of pipe but make it shorter, it makes for a great photo back drop for minis. Just toss a sheet over the frame and use some clamps to keep it from blowing away. Here's a <a href="https://www.downhomeinspiration.com/10-10-minutes-diy-photo-backdrop/">link to what I had based mine on</a>. I got the pipe and connectors at the hardware store and cut the pipe at home with my saw. Quick, easy and cheap! </div>
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I will let you know the final bid.....and see if I do another for next year. If I do (and yes, I'm sure I will regardless), it will be the Primrose or the Orchid since I have them in a box in my basement (4 years and counting....).</div>
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