A winner

Well it's time for the giveaway.  I made a numbered list of all the followers in the order of their comments and here it is. I used the True Random Number Generator to pick up the winner. Number 28 -  Maribel.

Maribel please email me your address.

Thank you all for participating.  I am quite sure I shall  soon do another giveaway. That will either be when I have 200 followers or complete one year of blogging.  Meanwhile I'll have a most enjoyable time working on my miniatures, visiting your fabulous blogs, learning new tutorials, exchanging emails and swaps.  In short, having an enormously pleasant time.

Welcome new followers

A warm welcome to my new followers:

Glenda - Peppercorn Minis
Carmen Urriola - No blog found
Susan - Susan's Mini houses
Sandra - Snippets from my Studio
Alennka - Old Dragon Cottage

I use this opportunity to remind everybody that there are only  5 more days before my giveaway draw.

Here again is a photo of this giveaway.  If you like this little 1/48" scene, just go back to my post dated 4 June, and make a comment so I can include you in my draw. Good luck and happy weekend.

Scissors and irons for the sewing room

Tried my hand in making Fimo scissors. The results are shown in the photo. The real life pair has been passed down in our family for generations.  I believe they are from the period between WW1 and WW2.  They still work better then the new, modern ones.

I found the white "coal" iron in my stack of collected miniatures.  Bought it some years ago.  The two little irons I made from Fimo.  I remember my mother telling me about using two small iron irons.  That was before electricity time. Both were put on oil burners at the same time. You held one with a towel to work and when it was cooled you put it back on the burner and used the other one.  Bless God for electricity

I am showing the inside of the sewing box to the request of one of my friends.

Surprise gifts from Maria Jose

This morning, coming back from gym, I found an envelope awaiting me.  I nearly melted away with joy when I saw the contents. A beautifully tatted rose doily, a little plate with two halves of a perfect kiwi fruit with the cutest tiny knife on it, and two french breads. Maria Jose of elrincondemaluga.blogspot.com. made these precious beauties for me and they arrived safely from Barcelona.  A million thanks Maria Jose.
Believe me the photos do not do justice to the wonderful delicate work.  I feel I am absolutely fortunate to receive the most wonderful gifts from my dear, generous friends.

Mirror for the sewing room

This mirror is made from scraps.  The mirror glass was found in the waste bin of a picture framing shop.  The owner was kind enough to give it to me and even cut it free of charge.  The frame is made from pieces of the famous 1/4" wood strips and shish screwers with the addition of a pieces of wood to enable it to stand upright.  I need the walls free for hanging a notice board and maybe some additional shelves.  There is still a lot to do. I am satisfied with the result and hope you like it too.
I'll either try to find a little iron and a pair or two of scissors or make them myself from Fimo. And most important of all, I'll need to order a box room.

I want to extend a warm welcome to my new followers and invite you all to take part in my little giveaway. The drawing will be on June 30, the end of this month.
I am slowly gaining more friends and soon will have to create another giveaway when I reach 200 followers. I'll do it with great pleasure when the time comes.

A hearty welcome to:

Eloisaggrandados (This is the only name I could locate)
Jasmine 2004
Naran (Valdi)
El Bichillo
Matilde - Unicornio

One NS stores

I visited the one shekel store nearby and found these little cuties at one shekel each (about 30 cents of a US Dollar. The are really key rings but if you take off the ring they are a good dollhouse size.  The water tanks are lanterns working on batteries.  I always wonder how they sell them so cheap.

Magnets and key rings are a good source to look for minis.

PIF Swap from Kathi

I am one of the five fortunate people to receive Kathi's PIF swap.  A parcel arrived this morning containing a beautiful fish pond with a cute little cat trying to pull out a fish. Also a very pretty picture hand painted by Kathi as well as an orchid in a lovely pot also painted by Kathi.  A visit to Kathi's, Beautiful mini blessings, is highly recommended.

Thank you Kathi.