Summer is here in full volume, hot  an humid. It's better going to the beach than staying home making minis. However, I already finished my Summer Swap and will post it to my partner tomorrow.  I got a little carried away while doing it and made several more but am not allowed to show you until Caterina posts all the photos. I can only say I had much fun doing so.

I made new chairs.  The wood is a little crude, I should have sanded it more and also painted before weaving the seats.  But I now have finer wood and will make new ones.  Meanwhile here are photos of the chairs.

These are the last of the flowers in the orchid plant I received for my birthday last month. They are over a month old, still flowering and so beautiful.

With these flowers and a warm hug I welcome my new followers:

Jody -Jodysminiwereld
Jollie - A little more minis
Silvia - Cannot locate blog
Teresa Martinez - Tiny Ter Miniatures.  

Chairs

Summer is here.  It's hot and humid.  Not a very good time for making minis.
I did however, manage to finish my Summer Swap but am not allowed to show you what it is before Caterina shows all the swaps in her blog.  I loved making it, even got a little carried away and made more for myself and maybe future swaps?

I made these chairs but am not very satisfied with the results.  First of all the wood is too crude, I should have sanded it more.  Also I should have painted the chairs before weaving the seats.  I managed to find finer wood strips and believe my next chairs will be better.

This is a photo of the last three flowers out of many on the orchid plant I received for my birthday last month.   They lasted a long time for me to enjoy their beauty.

With these flowers and a very warm welcome I receive my new followers:

Jody - Jody's miniwereld
Jollie - A little more minis
Silvia - Sorry, cannot locate your blog
Teresa Martinez - Tiny Ter miniatures

Summer Swap

Caterina is organizing this summer swap. Please visit Caterina's blog to follow the rules of this swap project.
I am very excited and already planning what to make.  Thank you Caterina.

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.