I love making miniatures

I love making miniatures of all sorts, I have 3 shops a church and a house my Dad built for my daughter many years ago.
This year I am going to try and build my own house. I have started to cut out the wood for the Apothecary that was in the dolls house and miniature scene magazine. I love to make the houses look old and lived in and especially love doing the external finishes.

At the moment I am doing mini knitting as I am hoping to change one of my shops into a knitting and craft shop. I bet it will take me ages to do but it will be something that I will enjoy.

I also make some of my own furniture and have made lots from the Jane Harrop books. I have also made lots from her kits.
I have made some dolls from polymer clay and wish that I had far more time to make more .

dollhouse hobby

About a year ago I bought a Victorian dollhouse at a garage sale and intended to give it to my little granddaughter. It is very intricate and as I was repairing it, I decided to keep it and make it my new hobby. I've had SO much fun restoring it. Part of the fun is figuring out how to accomplish what I want to do. I bought a child's lace dress for $2 at a garage sale and made beautiful curtains for the dining room and living room. When my granddaughter gets older and when I am finished with it, I'll give it to her....that won't be for a long time.

Printables

I have spent most of the weekend printing and cutting out a bunch of "printables" I have found on the internet. Mostly mini office supplies (signs, grids, envelopes, folders, etc.) I also have printed out such things as cupboards, and glued them (with rubber cement) onto med. weight card stock because my printer is very cheap and does a lousy job printing directly onto card stock. And I haven't even started working on my doll "trailer" which came Friday. I have had to stop from time to time, as I have carpal tunnel. That is a good thing I guess, as it keeps me from getting too obsessed over my miniatures!

throw pillows

I just got a beautiful white metal double bed for my doll. While making the bedspread, I realized that even a non-sewer can make these super simple throw pioows.

With remnant fabric, I sewed 2 square patches, and 2 circular patches, leaving just a bit of an opening. I stuffed these with cotton until it took nice shape. Then, I hand stitched it closed.
Super simple.

Necklace and Hat display

Buy a package of 2" plastic angel parts. The package comes with a head and two arms. Cut off the bottom of the arm so that it sits flat. String seed beads for the necklace. Drape over the hand. Put another string of beads around the neck and a hat on her head. Makes a cute display in a ladys shop.

Bed Quilts

Here's an idea.

Locate an image you'd like to use as the pattern for a bedspread.

Print it on a T-shirt transfer iron-on

Follow the transfer directions to iron it onto a precut cotton
fabric, sized to fit your bed.

trellis idea for garden

Use 5 straws. Cut to desired height, 1 to 1 scale, about 5 inches.

Spray paint white.

Take one of them and cut it in different lengths, one slightly longer
than the other.

Put the 4 remaining straws in a fan shape. Secure the bottom by
sewing through them with white thread. Glue the cut pieces across
horizontally in gradual increments, smallest on bottom.

Entangle a wire stemmed, vine-type plant throughout the trellis.
Lean on side of your house.