With St. Valentines Day just around the corner, but not being a huge fan of Valentines Day myself....(why confine romance to just one day of the year)....I thought I would show you my idea of Romance...
But I hasten to add that I wouldnt mind if it was! This is once again the fabulous work of Amanda Speakman. I am having such a love affair with Amandas work at present, the salad sandwich is gorgeous...
....this is my latest little purchase, (I know, I know.....get building, not buying...lol!)....but I just couldnt resist. As you can see the detail is perfect, as is the scale......Look at the detail...
It has been a very nervous wait, but it has arrived and arrived safely....!!! I am referring to the lovely give-away I won from IGMA Artisan Teresa Martinez (of Spain). Wow...what can I say...? It is...
With Christmas just a week away, I would like to take this chance to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happiness and Joy in 2012......I hope it holds new & exciting things for us all!!....t...
....good things come to those who wait!!! I did wait some time to receive this amazing little cup & saucer.....but I firmly believe it was worth waiting for!! It is all hand made by Teresa Weston...
This adorable little dress is the latest miniature item I have purchased for my collection. It arrived just the other day and I was absolutely thrilled to receive it and (the surprise) bonnet. Can yo...
I was saddened this morning to read Rosannas blog http://lastanzadigiuggiola.blo gspot.com . Genoa has experienced some terrible flooding. We were in Genoa just 12 months ago and Rosanna proudly showe...
These are the other little pretties I promised to show you. You will possibly have already seen some on Catherines blog (Kilmouski & Me) as I included some in with her birthday present. I knew (t...
I was going to write wins the race.....but of course there is no race, (and if there was, I would be miles behind the hare.....) but I am enjoying collecting and enlarging my collection of miniatures...
Grasse in the south of France was another great place that I enjoyed seeing last year. I always love to explore back streets and alley ways, some how they always offer you a far better feel for what ...
Yesterday I received this beautiful gift from Marlies. She has hand made this amazing set of 12th scale lingerie.....it is an absolute delight!!!! The detail is perfect, as is the scale and I adore t...
.....yes, once your bitten by the travel bug it is very hard to settle....very hard not to plan that next trip, very hard not to be envious when you hear of others heading off and very VERY hard not ...
These are certainly not the most glamorous photos I have posted, but it is proof that there is some progress with the new project, (how ever limited it may be....!!). I have been working on windows t...
I had been wondering for some time now, just what some of my photos might look like in black & white. I confess that when I changed some from colour to b/w they looked terribly ordinary, but I lo...
Sadly, enough is enough!! I am really over Winter.....I so look forward for Spring to arrive and thankfully I have not long to wait now. I long for sunny days, boats on ponds, to see the roses go fro...
I am thrilled to announce that my petite maison has been featured in the August edition of "The Dolls House Magazine". It was many months ago that they approached me and asked if I would be i...
I first saw these thumbelina carrots (real-size) at a market in Paris and I thought how wonderful they were. As I always say....what ever you can find in the real world you can find in the miniature ...
Todays mail was very exciting....as today I received this fabulous watering can and pair of urns from Catherine. Catherine found the pair of urns on-line and knew I would love them, but the waterine ...
Im not one to pack my miniatures away in boxes, I prefer to keep a small amount of them on display as I feel it is far more creative/inspiring when working on a new project. I dislike though the thou...
It is wonderful to be wondering the streets of Paris and come across one of their (many) produce markets, but to discover one of their antique markets is just pure joy!!! We spent many (many) hours e...
A few weeks ago Peiwen showed on her blog the beautiful artichokes and kiwi fruit that she had been making and I was blown away by the detail and textures of each....so I knew I had to place an order...
Just a very quick post today....I have been playing dress-ups with some miniature kits that I have been making....it is fun to dress them and see if they work in real life as they do in your imaginat...
...the weather here in Hobart is enough to give any one the blues....low temperatures, rain, wind, even snow on the mountain (well, it is winter!)....so I went looking for a little bit of sunshine of...
Firstly a big thank you to every one who entered. I once again thank Maria for making such a sweet little book!!! Of course if you didnt win, but would like your own little copy, you can contact Mari...
When I first showed you the fabulous little book about the petite maison many of you were interested to know where you could also get a copy. Well....I am very excited to say that Maria now has copie...
....this is the first little piece of furniture finished for the new project....I want these (new) pieces to look as though they might have been purchased from a French brocante....or some such??? I ...
I discovered this little town.....well, yes I am taking credit for finding this quaint little town, only because it wasnt shown on my map. It is Jouques and it is actually on the D561....not far from...
....if the eyes are the window to the soul....then surely windows are the eyes to the soul of a house....? I am guessing these houses have beautiful souls.....!For those of you that would like to vis...
I must confess that I am a sucker for a novel that is set in Paris....to me it is always a must buy!!! I came upon this novel written by Corine Gantz this morning, it was only released May 1st and ye...
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