Findings

I have these metal tin drawers where I store my small collection of minis.

I can fit a lot of miniatures in each drawer!

Mini Fairy Garden

I post our yearly fairy gardens on our family blog,

but I thought it would be fun to show here.

Tiny little things for sure.

I spy a mini dog behind a swing,

and a mini camouflaged green bicycle.

In the Attic

I know I want this cottage to be a craft cottage of some sort,

but I still need to gather another table or two,
and a few cabinet/hutch pieces to fill with tiny treasures.
Aren't craft areas kind of busy like that?
Lots of flat surfaces to cover!?

I've started by placing what miscellaneous items
I do have in the attic.

These are all things I've been collecting the last few years --

photo frames, shutters, a mini quilt, a dress form, books,  etc.

...and a red bicycle!

The cottage has ceiling beams --
so I just added a small faux attic.  I like how it turned out.
I've mixed a few different wallpapers/papers to make the cottage
look like it has had many owners (and has yet to received a proper remodel).

Hoping to find/make some awesome furniture soon!

Walls

I've found a few neat graphics to add to the walls of the Charming Cottage.

I love this one.

The wallpaper is scrapbook paper I had in my stash.  

{I used a little yellow paint to 'age' the wallpaper in places.}

Shingles

Here is a look at my first mini project.

I bought the Charming Cottage shell kit from Miniatures.

After reading a few different posts about shingles,

I decided to dye my own.  I used 1/4 cup acrylic paint to 1/2-3/4 cup water.

I used two different colors of gray/grey.

For my first roofing job, I am very happy with how it turned out.