Mini Christmas Clean-Up

{Photos from my very outdated cell phone camera.}

Last project for 2016.

Creating some mini vintage ornaments and boxes.

A few more things to tuck into the attic.

I used beads from our stash.

16 little boxes are in various stages of production.

{These fall somewhere between 1:12 and 1:6 scale -- hoping they'll work for both.}

Cheers to the New Year & hoping that I can find a few more minutes each day for miniatures.

Everyone Knows...

Even the fairies know tonight is the big night!

December Minis

Mini wreaths made with beads, glue, and tiny ribbons.

So easy. So fun.

A great project to use up all my extra beads from this project.

So they really are like life-size vintage ornament wreathes,

and I'm just using up my stash of mini vintage ornaments.

Squint Box

Enjoying some miniatures-in-the-mail fun.

Little minis from miniature artisans  --

Looking forward to 'cozying-in' on fall and winter -- 

Those are my most productive mini months.

I'm so excited to be working on this project.

I signed up for a 6 month subscription to Squint Box.

{The photo above shows 2 or 3 months of what I've been sent.}

Mini Books

The Country Bunny is one of our favorite Easter books.

{I thought there should be one -- or a few -- in mini at our house!}

Making books today.

For the Love of Books!

The September issue of Miniature Collector is out!

You can see one of my mini projects featured in the Kids' Corner.

Remember my seashell bookend I made for the nautical nursery?

There is now a write-up in Miniature Collector 

showing you how to make my custom bookends!

If you love minis creating/collecting this is such a great magazine.

These were so fun to make --

I used various charms, minis {birds} and beads {A-Z} to show several different ideas.

The possibilities are endless!

The thing I love about these custom bookends, 

is that you can make them to go with your dollhouse style or theme.

Here are the finished products of some of my bookends.

Happy mini books with their bookends!

{Thank you Miniature Collector for publishing my custom bookend tutorial!}

You can read about Miniature Collector's feature of the Pink Pelican here.

Making Doll Hangers!

Not as mini as I usually post here, 

but I've been making doll hangers {Blythe/Barbie size}.

The 'mini' minis are on the back burner right now --

finishing up a Blythe dollhouse and organizing the 18" doll things.

You can read about the Blythe collection at A Dozen Little Dresses.

You can read about our 18" dolls [and their house] at An American Girl at Play.

The Pink Pelican is in Print!

Back in November I sent a photo of 'the nautical nursery' to Miniature Collector magazine.

They were looking for photos of baby nurseries. I thought our nursery might be of interest.

The editor asked for more photos of the cottage, 

and 7 months later a 'Pink Pelican' article is in print.

It was so fun to be a part of the print process. Let me know what you think.

{Currently we've got two more articles/projects in the works!}

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As mentioned in the article, we have a love for pink beach cottages.

Our most recent pink cottage sighting can be seen here -- on the Isle of Wight.

Isle of Wight -- Another Pink Beach Cottage

Last week we were walking on the Isle of Wight and I found this darling beach cottage --

and a "pink beach" boat...

I always say there is at least one pink beach cottage in every seaside town.

Seeing that pretty cottage made me think of our mini pink cottage -- The Pink Pelican!

Fun things are happening with the Pink Pelican.

I can't wait to share soon!

Fairy Gardens 2016

Today between harp festival and a beautiful harp concert we planted our fairy gardens.

The little bike rack is a new addition --

Fairies welcome!

Our 2015 garden here

Our 2014 Garden here

Craft Cottage Exterior

The flowers are blooming in the mini window boxes.

This is the exterior of the little yellow Craft Cottage.

Happy Spring!

Craft Cottage

So excited to complete this cottage!

This is the first kit I made --

I dyed the shingles and did all the windows, wallpapers, and trims.

I wanted the inside to look old and worn -- layers of paper and no rhyme or reason to everything.
All the creativity on the inside of the house distracting the owner
from all the structural and cosmetic repairs!

I really like how it turned out for my first project.

The attic is filled with random treasures.

The main level is filled with my favorite hobbies --

scrapbooking, photography, art, sewing, and miniatures.

I wanted every surface to be busy -- with a lot of 'organized chaos' happening --

I love this little worktable filled with dollhouse plans & pieces.

I'm still looking for the perfect area rug -- wondering if I can find something that looks old and worn.
I altered the easel and had so much fun making art paper notepads, chalks, etc.
You can see how I used a Dick Blick art catalog to make miniatures here.

The little watercolor {and how it is taped onto the board} was actually a tutorial that I believe appeared in a miniature magazine -- I wish I had the actually reference to share.
If I find it, I'll be sure to add the information here.

Happy to check this house off my 'to do' list --
but there houses are never really complete...I'm always finding new mini treasures to add.

Minis -- Where I'm at with my mini projects

{Decorated for Christmas 2015}

{Decorated for Autumn 2015}

The Pink Pelican

Exterior building was complete when purchased.

The yard was my summer 2015 project.

Finished piece here.

Decorated for Christmas here and here.

Craft Cottage {kit}

I've built the exterior and the shingles are complete.

I've wallpapered the interior and put the attic in.

I still need to do the windows and trim.

This is my project for January 2016 -- 

UPDATE *Completed 1/14/2016*

Corner Store {kit}

In the box

This is going to be a bakery.

I've purchased several "sweet" items for this project.

I've begun making cake stands and treats.

Loft {kit}

Thinking of making this a studio-apartment-type dwelling.

Ideas are still percolating!

{This was a contest kit that I purchased for a steal.}

Winter Blue Cottage 

Exterior building complete when purchased in October 2015 
It needs a lot of work on the exterior -- the interior has bare walls.

Glamper {kit}

This was a total impulse buy -- we have a life-size glamper -- 

and I believe everything is better in miniature!