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Doreen's Miniatures and Memoires
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I have found the hobby of miniaturing very relaxing and satisfying and I like to share this hobby with others. Along the way I like to share a bit of my life as well and hope you will enjoy your visit here.
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Ahhhh Spring

I just cant believe the weather we are having!!  Normally at this time of year, we are still buried in snow!  I remember last year how envious I was as others were talking about their garde...

19 mar 12

Completed T2T challenge

Samantha is just returning from her neighbour’s garage sale. She bought a panda bear for herself and some items for her mother. She stopped at the mailbox for the mail but she had to adjust her snowm...

09 mar 12

Next steps in the T2T scene

 The tree, mailbox and snowman are glued in place and I spread the tea leaves around the base of the tree and mailbox. There are tiny feathers on the tree and birdhouse if you can see them....

09 mar 12

Mailbox and Birdhouse

  One of the items in the list of T2T was a sheet of cardstock and you can print anything on it that you want.  I chose the mailbox and birdhouse from Joann Swansons project "Winte...

06 mar 12

Gift Bag Container

This is the gift bag that gave me the idea for my T2T project.  And then I remembered the project "Winter Chores" that Joann Swanson did last year and I looked it up to get some ideas.&n...

05 mar 12

T2T 2012 Sleigh

I had a computer crash and lost some of the pictures that I had taken on the next steps of this project.  I was working on a sleigh and I made it with stir sticks, square toothpicks, two cuetips...

03 mar 12

Trash to Treasure Project 2012

One of the groups that I am in issued a Trash to Treasure challenge.  We were given a list of items and we have to make something from them.  Well the first thing I did was go on a scavenge...

29 feb 12

Beautiful Doilies

When I first moved here, one of my new neighbours came over to see my dollhouse and miniatures.  She was HOOKED!  She immediately took up the hobby and started to create her own miniatures....

25 feb 12

Chimney

 I finished the stonework on the chimney and I am pleased with how it came out.  I used various chalk dusts on the egg carton stones to give it more of a realistic effect.In this picture yo...

04 feb 12

The porch is completed

 This porch was really hard to do and took me a long time as I had to do one section at a time.  First the roof was angled and really had no hold on the wall.  Then the railing section...

03 feb 12

The Porch Roof is Done

The glue held and the porch roof is now done.  I did put more glue along each edge though to make sure that it does not give way later.  Then I was able to put all the trim up in the gables...

25 jan 12

Porch Roof

Putting the porch roof on was a terrible job as there is nothing to hold on to.  There are some slots but since the roof goes in at an angle, the small tabs just rest on the edge of the slot and...

23 jan 12

Back at work

 I finally got my desk and work table cleared off and I started giving all the trim a base coat of paint. I also made the chimney and the ladder for the attic trapdoor and gave them a base ...

22 jan 12

It is time to get back to work

 This is my work area! A dumping place for everything.  I have not been down here for awhile and everything is piling up on top of the desk. Misty is our anti social cat.  Althoug...

21 jan 12

My First Dressed Bed

This is the first dressed bed I have made.  I have made beds for childrens rooms but this is the first canopy bed I have done.I belong to a miniature group on line that does group projects and t...

21 oct 11

Beautiful Flowers

I was so lucky to win the draw from Janice and my package arrived from England yesterday.  I was absolutely amazed when I opened it up and found not one - but FIVE beautiful arrangements.  ...

20 oct 11

Our 50th Anniversary

Today is our anniversary!  We have been married for 50 years and what a ride it has been. With many ups and downs, our life has never been dull. We have three wonderful children and six very spe...

23 sep 11

The windows are done.

I am so tired of painting these window frames.I sure hope Julie is happy with this colour.The last window!!  What do you think?I think it looks much better. The dark blue is a nice contrast.

16 sep 11

What do you mean you changed your mind!!!!!!

You want to change the paint colour now??????I just finished sanding and painting everything white!Julie decided that she wanted to have all the window trims done in the dark blue.  David is not...

13 sep 11

Doors

I cant believe how much work was involved in making these doors!  Mostly the amount of sanding that was needed in order for them to all line up and to fit into the doorway opening.  I added...

10 sep 11

Julie and David have a quiet moment.

The wallpapering is doneThe floors are inDavid and Julie take a break and enjoy a quiet moment.

09 sep 11

Walls and floors

The ceilings are all done and most of the walls are done.  I still have to cut out the windows in the girls room and bathroom.  Close up of girls room and bathroom. It was hard to get the w...

07 sep 11

Julie and David get back to work.

Julie and David were glad to get back to work on the house.  They had a wonderful summer and enjoyed the outdoors but now it is time to get busy on the house.  They felt a little strange in...

05 sep 11

Papering the ceilings

I have no pictures to post but I have started back working on the dollhouse.  One of the items I bought was a roll of ceiling wallpaper so I am now in the midst of cutting and measuring the ceil...

04 sep 11

Marlies gift arrived!

I was thrilled when my name was one of the ones chosen for Marlies giveaway as I love everything that Marlies makes. The detail is exquisite on both the front and the back. Just look at the lacing on...

03 sep 11

My new purchases

I just received my order and it was just like Christmas opening up all the little packages. There were a lot of surprises as well because I had ordered grab bags and did not know what was in them. I ...

25 aug 11

Great find at the dollar store

Our dollar store finally got some miniature furniture. It is too red for me but I will probably paint it.  There were a few other pieces as well but these were the ones that I liked best.

19 jul 11

Enjoying my piece of heaven

This is where I have been spending most of my time lately.  If I am not working in the gardens, I am relaxing and enjoying them.  Brandy and the cats also love being outside and we all have...

16 jul 11

Welcome to my garden

 Welcome to my home and garden. I am sorry that I have not been posting much but I have been spending most of my time outdoors in the gardens and have not done much with my miniatures. My h...

01 jul 11

Wedding Shadowbox

I made a shadowbox for my sons wedding.  He got married on Saturday to a lovely girl and I wanted to give them something to remember their special day. I made the box itself from squa...

30 may 11

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