Thursday, January 22, 2015

Highland by Artply on eBay



Happy New Year everyone!! I cannot wait to see all the "Mini" things you all will create this year. I have already purchased The Denise's City Cottage kit for the 22nd Annual Creatin' Contest from Miniatures.com, however, I‘m not sure if I will enter the contest. The kit...I just had to buy it.  I am waiting patiently for the results from last year's Creatin' Contest. It’s always a treat and I am sure I will not be disappointed. If you have read any of my posts, you probably know that I hunt miniatures on eBay.  Yes it’s true, so I am going to share with you that someone is selling The Highland by Artply. Believe it or not it’s only $100. I have seen this house priced for much more. I already own this one...long sigh. And I have no idea when I will start building it. I have several other houses that are waiting too. The ideas are flowing, finding the time is the problem. Happy hunting!!!






*Picture borrowed from eBay.


Thursday, October 23, 2014

Dollhouse Lady

Last  night I was watching my local news when a story about a local miniaturist aired. I was so excited that the Dollhouse Lady made the news. You never really hear about this hobby. I can not tell you how many times I have explained to people that collecting dollhouses and creating miniatures are a legit hobby. It's usually followed by, "I thought that was for kids."  Anyway, I love this woman's spirit, she brought me much joy. How awesome is that to still be collecting at 89? Anyway here is the link. Enjoy!!





Dollhouse Lady - DC News FOX 5 DC WTTG

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Missing Miniatures...



I feel like it’s been forever since my last post. I am completely consumed with my real life ventures. Summer just left without warning. And I am already seeing signs of Christmas. Where does the time go? I am missing my miniatures (insert sad face). Trying to keep up with reading the Mini blogs but with that too, I am behind.  By the way, I have seen some great work on the Mini blogs. You guys are awesome!  Hopefully, I will be able to get back to miniatures soon. I did however purchase a rare kit that I wanted. Yes, I am super excited about that. I think that will be my next project... Now finding the time to put it together is another story. Until then I will just keep peeking through the windows of my one finished project. 



Friday, August 8, 2014

Now! Its about Minis...

**Updated**

It’s been a great summer!  I have done some traveling, saw some family, made some friends, and saw some minis. What more could you ask for…well I haven’t been to the beach yet. (Insert sad face) One of my vacations was to the big state of Texas. Dallas that is…Home of my favorite football team…Yes, You guessed it right, the Dallas Cowboys!! The best part of my visit was the famous AT&T Stadium. It’s Huge and it was my third tour, it never gets old. We also stayed at the Gaylord Resort, my other favorite place in Dallas. Again, everything in Dallas is big and that includes the Gaylord.  Throughout the Gaylord they have various miniatures and a really cool train set.  Unfortunately, I did not get pictures of the train set but I got a really good picture of a mini replica of the Gaylord Resort made out of Lego's.  Check it out:



** I have updated this Post...I felt I needed to remove what I previously shared. This is after another blogger posted something "tougue-in-cheek", that I felt referenced my post.  I am a very positive person and do not believe in tearing others down, not even to gain readers for my blog.  Thank you to all who read my blog. I am passionate about my hobby and enjoy sharing with others my experiences. I will keep my postings about miniatures in hopes of not offending anyone. Until next time...

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Now without further ado...

I present to you The Dollhouse Spa. My very first Build-Along project (my first complete project). Its a townhouse used as a Spa/Nail salon. Enjoy!



The windows, bay window, and door were purchased on eBay.



The paint color is Valspar "La Fonda Villa Fountain."  I also used this color in "Something Old Made New".


 The stone color was made with mixed colors and sand.




 The mail box and numbers were purchased from Mainly Minis.

The black leather chair, loveseat, and plant were purchased from Miniatures.com.

The flooring is bamboo place mats from World Market. They no longer have them in stock but the rugs are similar.  They don't look half as good as Mini Mod Pod's but I am still learning. I also got the mole hair napkin rings (end tables) from there as well in the clearance section. I glued the round wooden tops on the rings to make the tables.

 
 The desk counter I painted with vanilla paint then used clear spray paint to get that shiny finish.. accessories see post here.

 

The leather chair I bought on eBay last year. The desk accessories (phone and frame you can't see) I bought last year too. The others are scrapbook stickers.

 

The desk is covered with contact paper and scrapbook paper. The sign is made from the bamboo mats and the same scrapbook paper.

 
The coffee table was made from scrap wood pieces and scrapbook paper. The bowl I bought last year from a mini collector.  The leather balls in the bowl are jewelry pieces.

 

The zebra art work is a borrowed image from Google.  Then I painted wooden frames I bought from Michaels red.  I used Modge Podge to glue the image on the frames.
 












 The magazine stand was purchased on eBay. I painted the stand gray. It came with the magazines.


 


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The Spa beds are handmade by me, see the post here. The wall art is borrowed from Google images. The clock is from Manor House Miniatures . The chair purchased from Dollhouse Junction. The tree from Michaels.

 
I made the plant in the back using planters from Miniatures.com. The wall unit was purchased last year along with the jars. The hot rocks was shown in this post. The towels are baby bath cloths.  And another borrowed image from Google.



























The towels again are baby bath cloths. Wall art borrowed images from Google. 



 The toilet and sink are from ELF Miniatures.


The shower I can proudly say I made...see the post here. The mirror is from Miniatures.com. The basket is from Hobby Lobby. It was originally a plant and I rearranged/re-purposed the basket.



The interior door is made of plastic. It came with a lot of dollhouse items I bought last year. The knobs are from ELF Miniatures.



The walls are covered scrapbook paper. The wall is made of foam board. The furniture was purchased on Amazon.

 

The stool was made from a wooden block and scrapbook paper. The accessories were bought last year. The nail salon table...see post here.


 

 The wall art was borrowed from Google images. And the other was made by me see post here.



 The interior windows I did not finish so I have nothing share. I plan to finish in the near future.



Nothing is permanently affixed because I plan to make changes in the near future.


 And to think it all started from this...
(actually 2 kits)


Surprise Package

Happy Hump Day!! Hope you are all doing well this great day. Yesterday, I received a package in the the mail from Real Good Toys. They sent out a thank you note offering 20% off my next purchase and a T-shirt. It was a really nice gesture since the Build-Along was not a contest and I did not expect to get anything. I think the project was great for a "newbie" like me. I enjoyed the process and learned a lot. They are suppose to have the photos up today (YAY!). I can't wait to see what others have created.  Anyway, thanks Real Good Toys!!



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