tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40234017308751798952024-03-05T13:48:12.838+01:00Fabulously SmallFabulously Smallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900803753608126554noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023401730875179895.post-62165018169290778632023-12-30T15:25:00.002+01:002023-12-30T15:28:39.614+01:00cr(e)ating the old to make space for the new<p></p><p>When something is late for one occasion, it may be just in time for another. Well, that's what I decided it to be in this case π.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefAuWiKdxm2ZQ9zHbWo5RC8rP5nn2XRE8PmRIkqG07v_VGg_KopBqtE5A8DDMRAsaA5vb85Q3-A9DXZv7IcTgDJufgUS5Td9FMoZ0J8pREROtUJukoaAS2ayWpwQxPVPQcvwEvCc702I2JPDh7mxUnmjSb-T_4_sc-dutK7YuS6bDXt8kO5-o_kIqaJn0/s4192/lantaarn%20gingerbread%20krat.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="4192" data-original-width="2848" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefAuWiKdxm2ZQ9zHbWo5RC8rP5nn2XRE8PmRIkqG07v_VGg_KopBqtE5A8DDMRAsaA5vb85Q3-A9DXZv7IcTgDJufgUS5Td9FMoZ0J8pREROtUJukoaAS2ayWpwQxPVPQcvwEvCc702I2JPDh7mxUnmjSb-T_4_sc-dutK7YuS6bDXt8kO5-o_kIqaJn0/w435-h640/lantaarn%20gingerbread%20krat.jpg" width="435" /></a></div><p></p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p>It's a crate I started for my Christmas scene yet wasn't able to finish in time (it inspired the title for this post). <br /></p><p>But first, let's get out a bottle of red, the one I forgot for Christmas π:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzFdiFIvP_V_93p_5-kGLhqcxk0WPPaTqAEZyFno6LvPIeobyooeXTUoRhsUxGk9qsnmTic1FB8xF8-fkC5Rg1wbR78xCoV2t2Od5B6H3v3Ez14VJ6IEA60qHT7oA7Y9wCWYv5rmCxKfuhKKrHsaCysHSzob0yidNnnB3Ei4_eWmUtxcfnRa3VRyvmEig/s4072/tafeltje%20wijnfles%20en%20glas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2820" data-original-width="4072" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzFdiFIvP_V_93p_5-kGLhqcxk0WPPaTqAEZyFno6LvPIeobyooeXTUoRhsUxGk9qsnmTic1FB8xF8-fkC5Rg1wbR78xCoV2t2Od5B6H3v3Ez14VJ6IEA60qHT7oA7Y9wCWYv5rmCxKfuhKKrHsaCysHSzob0yidNnnB3Ei4_eWmUtxcfnRa3VRyvmEig/w640-h444/tafeltje%20wijnfles%20en%20glas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I'd like some olives, ham and cheese with that. Oh, and I think there might be some walnuts left too. And who wants Baileys?</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibT15QP0o6o0q9s5uwRXEjOnwtBXO9duwVW6XTJf4kKTQ5z52pHKfcbVbM9kYYrHf5a71OpZiEXh2RYqgwhVf3fJUUjZxPDN519fotm0uDrHg9TnRegOeIGMz9bAh1SHoAGuk4U4NqHI0N4_Sne86qht6ZH1tlzyIU3Waxz9n0baf7PsQY9wVfS0nG9pr4/s3720/tafeltje%20wijn%20en%20hapjes%202luik.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2760" data-original-width="3720" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibT15QP0o6o0q9s5uwRXEjOnwtBXO9duwVW6XTJf4kKTQ5z52pHKfcbVbM9kYYrHf5a71OpZiEXh2RYqgwhVf3fJUUjZxPDN519fotm0uDrHg9TnRegOeIGMz9bAh1SHoAGuk4U4NqHI0N4_Sne86qht6ZH1tlzyIU3Waxz9n0baf7PsQY9wVfS0nG9pr4/w640-h474/tafeltje%20wijn%20en%20hapjes%202luik.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>how realistic does that cheese, thinly sliced ham and bread look? I
don't remember who I bought it from, it was during the Apeldoorn fair
several years ago (instead of Arnhem that year). She was from Poland if
I'm not mistaken (not entirely sure though). I do remember clearly she
was a lovely lady, and very talented as you can see </i></td></tr></tbody></table><p>And what would New Year's Eve be without bubbles? I've put a bottle of Champagne on ice so it will be nicely chilled by midnight (actually, the ice will have melted by then, hahaha π).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yZCyibh26ZZv3QTGoc-TyhJ5AHOeq3d2kbOPNnjxH33Hl8PnAn4JJEsnGP5nAmTnmL6qaE1VYaTjQqb3laVv_zW6P6uLwJdz1cDWc4_qSP02d9HQU1MQ81w2c1fBW1Z5XYd60aOtc2wHhMEE_1lstYccfi1gcctU9J0S715KNjZQeBKJrK-T1VhiwGzm/s3788/lantaarn%20champagne%202luik.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2748" data-original-width="3788" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yZCyibh26ZZv3QTGoc-TyhJ5AHOeq3d2kbOPNnjxH33Hl8PnAn4JJEsnGP5nAmTnmL6qaE1VYaTjQqb3laVv_zW6P6uLwJdz1cDWc4_qSP02d9HQU1MQ81w2c1fBW1Z5XYd60aOtc2wHhMEE_1lstYccfi1gcctU9J0S715KNjZQeBKJrK-T1VhiwGzm/w640-h464/lantaarn%20champagne%202luik.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>I didn't have a 12th scale champagne cooler or anything resembling that, so I used a plant pot I wrapped in aluminum foil. It's not perfect and a bit too small, but does the job. The ice-cubes are the contents of one of those little bags that come in products to keep them dry. It's a tip I once saw on a mini blog or website, don't remember where (just don't want to take the credit, 'cause I didn't come up with it myself).<br /></p><p></p><p>
</p><p>After wrapping this year's holiday season up making space for the new, my mini-peeps like to store all of their ornaments in
this Gingerbread crate.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyioC34hMCvU8eyGQEUr0xKnhQIgdh_DluGyiU6XcOkYB8_6MOip-0G5ZEp_03sbrjj72voYKMuCZcZBzzLnmUqi6GSX1YgU0PUwx9ctQlXXfZZceg9eWXRzj_3OtAEYTM-nFUXmw7B1VBTFGsMoKLmkN7tEts7dG6YRbZn7qxsnj6gfKX2ub2xcq20Pv7/s4192/lantaarn%20gingerbread%20krat%20leeg.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4192" data-original-width="2848" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyioC34hMCvU8eyGQEUr0xKnhQIgdh_DluGyiU6XcOkYB8_6MOip-0G5ZEp_03sbrjj72voYKMuCZcZBzzLnmUqi6GSX1YgU0PUwx9ctQlXXfZZceg9eWXRzj_3OtAEYTM-nFUXmw7B1VBTFGsMoKLmkN7tEts7dG6YRbZn7qxsnj6gfKX2ub2xcq20Pv7/w434-h640/lantaarn%20gingerbread%20krat%20leeg.jpg" width="434" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>here you can see the crack as well as the 'damaged inside of the other side</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmBqN4QZdVGQZ6loZzOQqNXfi7GoHOgDlMSu_Yvo2lwqmhwlnFGWEOFDdcLcu0hHNADP8nUoB_GyK92N3JeOniu-dbTgj1o2x3rb8cDZ5Vs76y1JmQTOcjQtK3gHWuLevOl-0gWTwL2hs_kuoW0SigDQNuahs0p7cfm6JSvMY1mqZrG3MCO7uOvymvXHr/s4272/lantaarn%20gingerbread%20krat%20close%20up.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4272" data-original-width="2848" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmBqN4QZdVGQZ6loZzOQqNXfi7GoHOgDlMSu_Yvo2lwqmhwlnFGWEOFDdcLcu0hHNADP8nUoB_GyK92N3JeOniu-dbTgj1o2x3rb8cDZ5Vs76y1JmQTOcjQtK3gHWuLevOl-0gWTwL2hs_kuoW0SigDQNuahs0p7cfm6JSvMY1mqZrG3MCO7uOvymvXHr/w426-h640/lantaarn%20gingerbread%20krat%20close%20up.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>the wood looks a bit too new I realized after taking the photos, should've aged that a bit, but I'll do that for next year</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>A simple wooden box <span style="font-style: normal;">I
made </span>from ice cream sticks, for which I looked for the most rustic ones in my stash and as I mentioned, I even had one with a crack:<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-s-0HYoMIsGAlLF0-PFsq1gvvcmQmZoE-9ZuyvhU559gsN1zO8bdQKnfJ1knWhXZ1Lgv5-vHVM42NnRsZG3n1X_5v13bVAPIs5Q4afehLS1ea9y5alYEI3EbYr6j83EnKYFUrYh1DR4QaAV5wH5kkFJxZZvk-ArhVG-LNzG8ipVsXBXVlk5Wy1j72lXu/s4169/gingerbread%20krat%20leeg%20close%20up%20hand.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4169" data-original-width="2806" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-s-0HYoMIsGAlLF0-PFsq1gvvcmQmZoE-9ZuyvhU559gsN1zO8bdQKnfJ1knWhXZ1Lgv5-vHVM42NnRsZG3n1X_5v13bVAPIs5Q4afehLS1ea9y5alYEI3EbYr6j83EnKYFUrYh1DR4QaAV5wH5kkFJxZZvk-ArhVG-LNzG8ipVsXBXVlk5Wy1j72lXu/w430-h640/gingerbread%20krat%20leeg%20close%20up%20hand.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><p></p><p></p>
<p>For the transfer of the image I found the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/#">Crafthack
website</a> for the best way for me, using mirrored images, but
method 3 (mod podge) I used didn't work for me. Probably because I
have a cheap (and pretty old) brand version of it.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOluFTKHUr1VC7FJdVmtDp58rM5PtUMSZDlUWtW-BnkteEuZKQmPygwHaUEQ40kOFCtyTvRql2aFkr2BXjV5NA0779Blna6nVM0qgruBGWkgtv9KVn6cFfytwHulnO49-zYncfBjLA-ak8xN0UA8goU7GKjjYLeVic5XEmEhGpM-eSE2UdxuTtrYvMhTFq/s3620/gingerbread%20krat%20fases.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2328" data-original-width="3620" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOluFTKHUr1VC7FJdVmtDp58rM5PtUMSZDlUWtW-BnkteEuZKQmPygwHaUEQ40kOFCtyTvRql2aFkr2BXjV5NA0779Blna6nVM0qgruBGWkgtv9KVn6cFfytwHulnO49-zYncfBjLA-ak8xN0UA8goU7GKjjYLeVic5XEmEhGpM-eSE2UdxuTtrYvMhTFq/w640-h412/gingerbread%20krat%20fases.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p>
<p>So I just used some (water based) satin varnish I had from 'Game',
which worked fine, except it dries so quickly it's had to get the
image in it before it does, making it harder to get a good end
result.</p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRJA8yBhm6QzqyPZRuLISVzOHGpNMpm0a6z14F-ZDe-o_JMTOXgUcr0zjHaYhMpWSjsmXF7hyvouKjzbEBmOBCWYqbZoRUY-D4ATgI2T8CsLd2s-1FQ6lmMeXf6WFH_QSi4PGST8U2o8yDbvsYcMFl2OzXubbzyvkJ65Za5WU8-NOZ5aPPPIhHwn7J3F_/s3768/gingerbread%20krat%20hand%203luik.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="2740" data-original-width="3768" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRJA8yBhm6QzqyPZRuLISVzOHGpNMpm0a6z14F-ZDe-o_JMTOXgUcr0zjHaYhMpWSjsmXF7hyvouKjzbEBmOBCWYqbZoRUY-D4ATgI2T8CsLd2s-1FQ6lmMeXf6WFH_QSi4PGST8U2o8yDbvsYcMFl2OzXubbzyvkJ65Za5WU8-NOZ5aPPPIhHwn7J3F_/w640-h466/gingerbread%20krat%20hand%203luik.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>Not a big deal b/c it's a rustic item, and the image isn't
centered as I forgot to trim the image to size not seeing what I was
doing when already too far in the process when I realized.</p>
<p>Perfectly imperfect I guess, like me π.</p>
<p>To close this post Γ‘nd year, some final words from Rendy the squirrel* (who was very happy with being paid in walnuts) and me / Fabulously Small:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzsuUK9U1gAjEVWi1rnv3Suifo_IG9cFx99-Tu5XRS1JSAfudClpVObERpIS9PxC9WU-g6UZanZsGI_Jq-cTA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZNDk0C0n5BFhLvw9Wd4kblMSNX2ml23qHZZDTTAr3y9p8LPCcXdMVOI2P3xys0cqK8nxPW0ye_F1J5NMfLqfr9ghBuJpnDLAWpvqRjPj3z0I2-c70qihwsXjTMSVmHWVzytd_qS8GkWA/s1600/ondertekening+much+love+grijs.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="53" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZNDk0C0n5BFhLvw9Wd4kblMSNX2ml23qHZZDTTAr3y9p8LPCcXdMVOI2P3xys0cqK8nxPW0ye_F1J5NMfLqfr9ghBuJpnDLAWpvqRjPj3z0I2-c70qihwsXjTMSVmHWVzytd_qS8GkWA/w200-h53/ondertekening+much+love+grijs+klein.png" width="200" /></a></div></div><p><br /></p><p><br />www.moniquedekoning.com<br /><br /><i>*<a href="https://www.renderforest.com/" target="_blank">Renderforest's</a> mascotte, the website I used for creating this short video-message</i></p><p>
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Fabulously Smallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900803753608126554noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023401730875179895.post-62143938252220225602023-12-23T11:51:00.005+01:002023-12-31T11:08:52.013+01:00look what I found (and made)! joy to the world, in 12th scale ;)<p></p><p>Do you like Christmas as much as I do? I love it! As well as a great opportunity to get out some things I had not yet used with some newly found and made items. I hope you enjoy!<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9np1rjq6Nq4hZi4ol0NFwf-nnucYeocvUDZiolgZcbI213oFUpR13aDGFjrs4dejMbOD1iWc130t7bzmlmXQWWN2BJNTTNk4-VUBScdrDdBW6LZoEoyj8OYUhPOetrZaoMhkbMXtk6epEGfiKEG3M2cLFUmJ41aGFJUSg2Nl8gQhkmVdIfqUGQ8Zj2_v1/s2764/overview%20kerstboom%20aan.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2760" data-original-width="2764" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9np1rjq6Nq4hZi4ol0NFwf-nnucYeocvUDZiolgZcbI213oFUpR13aDGFjrs4dejMbOD1iWc130t7bzmlmXQWWN2BJNTTNk4-VUBScdrDdBW6LZoEoyj8OYUhPOetrZaoMhkbMXtk6epEGfiKEG3M2cLFUmJ41aGFJUSg2Nl8gQhkmVdIfqUGQ8Zj2_v1/w640-h640/overview%20kerstboom%20aan.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>how about the rustic coffee-table? It's a slab of petrified wood of which I put the unpolished side up for that natural look.<br />I couldn't finish the turning wheels (see my post <a href="https://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.com/2019/10/flower-hour.html#more" target="_blank">Flower Hour</a>), so I made easy legs for this scene (the are looped at the bottom)</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>Come in! While admiring this lovely and welcoming sign, from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MiniFanaberia?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1553123522&from_page=listing" target="_blank">MiniFanaberia</a>.<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSu7QgmN4Q66xHOfMP-JnhdUBo0MkTNzrk-Rs3VOJf7938F6egYHbDECfq9KqSvFQp_3Z-U60K4ZcJ-dRHKNGXOdV_OZnc3hutYPBIHBjy3RNk5MyG2960cI5gYssn6Wi1Y7Suk6GPwfccCsrVs3osww_XHPsAPkK-uqNHiCk1_iPw0Bt2b7w5JPrmrXCL/s4272/merry%20christmas%20sign%20on%20door.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4272" data-original-width="2848" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSu7QgmN4Q66xHOfMP-JnhdUBo0MkTNzrk-Rs3VOJf7938F6egYHbDECfq9KqSvFQp_3Z-U60K4ZcJ-dRHKNGXOdV_OZnc3hutYPBIHBjy3RNk5MyG2960cI5gYssn6Wi1Y7Suk6GPwfccCsrVs3osww_XHPsAPkK-uqNHiCk1_iPw0Bt2b7w5JPrmrXCL/w426-h640/merry%20christmas%20sign%20on%20door.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>please, don't mind the missing doorhandle/-bar and letterbox (pending repairs </i>π¬<i>)</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>How about kicking of Christmas with a game? This is a 'sjoelbak' (shuffleboard). An old, Dutch game and even (Olympic) sport in which you try to score as many points as possible. It's been around for approx. 400 years and is played in a few other countries as well. Christmas is thΓ© time for Dutch people to get this big boy from the attic or cellar, and I've played it quite a bit growing up well into in my adult years. On Christmas that is, I don't think I've ever played it any other time π.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_OZhCtxsoFxTSX1GwrJDS34hqA9oK9l_WKzXs1OynWyP3VogUF5nqwo0_bLgJuSQPldcrUPr-3yAgvgBj7UwtT2S7TN8vEJIGJvgVtU1NmRhlhw6fRL8oraN5E3Ji_IOhn_2NA6iSBrXLXoASTzql1YrWBG63XVPv8hupDeDKRjEi22yZlEw2mBsxrGM/s4272/sjoelbak%20voor%20haard.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4272" data-original-width="2848" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_OZhCtxsoFxTSX1GwrJDS34hqA9oK9l_WKzXs1OynWyP3VogUF5nqwo0_bLgJuSQPldcrUPr-3yAgvgBj7UwtT2S7TN8vEJIGJvgVtU1NmRhlhw6fRL8oraN5E3Ji_IOhn_2NA6iSBrXLXoASTzql1YrWBG63XVPv8hupDeDKRjEi22yZlEw2mBsxrGM/w426-h640/sjoelbak%20voor%20haard.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>perfectly out of focus, lol, I noticed too late (and I mean the back, the front was supposed to be out of focus). The tree and the inside of the fireplace are though ;)</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheq-lNn8NhQkLi2ZJ1eX_AscknJixoZreQNS3z9rq6yWnh-C8FCtPS1kSF9QIdAtKpeGTth4etIWQffvSRkyyEn7QHXY4BeOkbRmZ-XOv0Et-9FoVExthas2EQe9mtbmmU7N7QmmLpBuVNz4OZ87_iWiN2tp5QKvJvuriJg4aBzAb_mVdfD8LR0yFS7zou/s2896/sjoelbak%20overview.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2896" data-original-width="2444" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheq-lNn8NhQkLi2ZJ1eX_AscknJixoZreQNS3z9rq6yWnh-C8FCtPS1kSF9QIdAtKpeGTth4etIWQffvSRkyyEn7QHXY4BeOkbRmZ-XOv0Et-9FoVExthas2EQe9mtbmmU7N7QmmLpBuVNz4OZ87_iWiN2tp5QKvJvuriJg4aBzAb_mVdfD8LR0yFS7zou/w540-h640/sjoelbak%20overview.jpg" width="540" /></a></div><p></p><p>Although it's a relaxed game, it can get pretty intense when trying to score some last points and I've always had a lot of fun playing it! Stumbling across this miniature version made me smile and for me the perfect piece for a Christmas scene. It's made by my lovely fellow country(wo)man <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/melissasminiwereld?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1291994124&from_page=listing" target="_blank">Melissa's Mini Wereld</a>. I didn't realize it was a kit though ;), but it's an easy one that comes with clear instructions.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_PYnX7Sl0N9QYysR5Zvj7TtjtmKjp7xRdPnnY4oBmDWKfjUjubwQFGygvVGLyDgnrTn-Ogs2BhIhVpelzvnpIt7z__RqXuZ3-5lxu0FRZL4aY9T6-jhCNQsFDm51bRMSAcVUVnZnp3IfHtNmyrCXISJLfO2hqWBBBPFoCHeEL1RN1PYLEi3rBSyAJQpX/s4752/sjoelbak%20collage.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2828" data-original-width="4752" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_PYnX7Sl0N9QYysR5Zvj7TtjtmKjp7xRdPnnY4oBmDWKfjUjubwQFGygvVGLyDgnrTn-Ogs2BhIhVpelzvnpIt7z__RqXuZ3-5lxu0FRZL4aY9T6-jhCNQsFDm51bRMSAcVUVnZnp3IfHtNmyrCXISJLfO2hqWBBBPFoCHeEL1RN1PYLEi3rBSyAJQpX/w640-h380/sjoelbak%20collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>all I did was add some brown acrylic paint and treat it with a worn down throw-away nail-file, as I thought (and hoped) it works like a polisher while still having some faint sanding power. It turned out a great tool to give it a natural used look (well, as natural as possible that is, the marks in front of the slots was supposed to be straight, but for some reason is a bit wavy, I think the discs were a bit drunk on eggnog or something</i> π<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubG1QLrucyUK05WZzdK_lNqaV7NW1CvzT1pBkt0PTeBVDn5LZcGFVih36TN6KiT6Do86GfkgPNVX2vFSv1BRg_ogMI4pz1ChOHGwBYwqC1nprGYYlHa7SKblcVgU016GSmFpzRF1LkaFq9VgwNMmlwnenJKgD6WE2F9kA7kwJHnIn74OSQWhIdsBIxGyQ/s3692/sjoelbak%20voor%20haard%20(kerstboom%20aan).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3692" data-original-width="2612" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubG1QLrucyUK05WZzdK_lNqaV7NW1CvzT1pBkt0PTeBVDn5LZcGFVih36TN6KiT6Do86GfkgPNVX2vFSv1BRg_ogMI4pz1ChOHGwBYwqC1nprGYYlHa7SKblcVgU016GSmFpzRF1LkaFq9VgwNMmlwnenJKgD6WE2F9kA7kwJHnIn74OSQWhIdsBIxGyQ/w452-h640/sjoelbak%20voor%20haard%20(kerstboom%20aan).JPG" width="452" /></a></div><p>Want to slow down a bit after having given it your all? You may like this cute miniature vintage Santa game, a digital download I also found on Etsy from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/572883365/santa-claus-miniature-game-6-112-santa?transaction_id=3839152192&campaign_label=epp_buyer_order_confirmation_treatment&utm_source=transactional&utm_campaign=epp_buyer_order_confirmation_treatment_010170_1077655941566_0_0&utm_medium=email&ref=proteus_transaction_link&utm_content=proteus_transaction_link&email_sent=1700954993&euid=8wJ8tj_RnhcTcRmm6iIqJic0LbXS&eaid=515962303371&x_eaid=5a30f5d34b" target="_blank">Ever After Miniatures</a>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnncqbnGiOKlpE3ZaR_01QivNqp1dGdg0u847LZc5B8hGWmkRDPuz2-FYgZ_R-xWspOUpKvDnxywG1M9fbf3KsgdFZmOSozLxEAgnub3GDIlEfBotp53UDAr4xm90OThX2hTzSpDpID6vZCtky6j8LyY2yQMP5QoZCJipGrieRzx1zfPyCAfYqpNc2W-f/s4272/santa's%20visit.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4272" data-original-width="2848" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnncqbnGiOKlpE3ZaR_01QivNqp1dGdg0u847LZc5B8hGWmkRDPuz2-FYgZ_R-xWspOUpKvDnxywG1M9fbf3KsgdFZmOSozLxEAgnub3GDIlEfBotp53UDAr4xm90OThX2hTzSpDpID6vZCtky6j8LyY2yQMP5QoZCJipGrieRzx1zfPyCAfYqpNc2W-f/w426-h640/santa's%20visit.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>where is the game instructions? Ai, forgot to include that in the photo... it is in the file though and I had it printed; not enough time, to properly do this shoot while losing daytime fast-food ;)</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>I've added tiny hands from a stash of watch hands I once ordered from my country's online marketplace for future miniature clocks, with a black pin to secure it in the middle. Later I realized there should probably only be 1 hand, but as the image shows 2 (and I think they were moving) on the image, I used two. They were already glued in when I noticed. Oh well, I guess I've just added my own 'spin' to this game, pun intended π.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9rmDoDQ9gca9qsnKKHFslTwDrwr7fLh_LaKeHmlQRIQUxngVLOfiOkGjB7NV1w1YPDbhd3sROYNlyT2MfB4Olqjgtx07mk2SHTujUVAITBDjMJhWE2P7wng_jXOILPQWkxwV8RhYkx9pV2W47cbQxbINC7L-kaboffYc66jdSL0p2Z33ONYWu2WellOv/s2536/draaischijf%20met%20WM.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="2536" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9rmDoDQ9gca9qsnKKHFslTwDrwr7fLh_LaKeHmlQRIQUxngVLOfiOkGjB7NV1w1YPDbhd3sROYNlyT2MfB4Olqjgtx07mk2SHTujUVAITBDjMJhWE2P7wng_jXOILPQWkxwV8RhYkx9pV2W47cbQxbINC7L-kaboffYc66jdSL0p2Z33ONYWu2WellOv/w640-h484/draaischijf%20met%20WM.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>I glued the dial to a thin piece of brownish cardboard, the type I can imagine a game like this would have</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p>While maybe still stuffed from an elaborate Christmas breakfast or brunch, after several rounds of 'sjoelen' (shuffling) and or 'Santa's visit', you may now have room for a slice of a deliciously looking Christmas pudding with some tea, coffee or hot cocoa: yum!</p><p>But wait... where is it? Yeah, it should (or at least could) have been here, but it was shipped 3,5 weeks after ordering so it took waayyy longer than I reasonably expected. It was finally shipped a few days ago, but being a snail mail kind of situation as well as international, it wasn't here in time for my little photo-shoot.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuroBbvMt2XC65USC5tXjU9OhqEMWkb9gVzzV77mJjxRVH9H3DfxKsNfxY8gNvHzv9cZCD6PEmRvfrAXxJwbMvwTd0fPaeA4dJha1gizJZPre9RB-Vtki6F4tq-TTO9hkaZGKCGcmruH1lyZtZvt0iUoDr6P3rK0yhDuOmHeaze71dR9NHavqNLHA9Fk7K/s300/on%20hold%20sign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="300" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuroBbvMt2XC65USC5tXjU9OhqEMWkb9gVzzV77mJjxRVH9H3DfxKsNfxY8gNvHzv9cZCD6PEmRvfrAXxJwbMvwTd0fPaeA4dJha1gizJZPre9RB-Vtki6F4tq-TTO9hkaZGKCGcmruH1lyZtZvt0iUoDr6P3rK0yhDuOmHeaze71dR9NHavqNLHA9Fk7K/w200-h133/on%20hold%20sign.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>Oh well: what's Christmas without some things not going as planned right? An oven fire burning your turkey, your Christmas pudding falling on the floor in transit to the fridge, Christmas lights overheating, shortcutting your electrical supply, the family dog eating your freshly baked batch of Christmas cookies etc. It's life being life and I guess miniature life is no different, hahaha! At least I've never had a 12th scale fire or burned something in a miniature oven π
. If 'not-in-time' arriving of miniatures is all, I gladly take it.<br /></p><p>Oh, and the same goes for a batch of scrumptious star scones from the same seller, I may be able to post them for a short new year's post. We'll see.<br /></p><p>So no sugary goods, some walnuts then? You may remember them from my <a href="https://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.com/2021/11/some-flies-you-catch-with-vinegar.html" target="_blank">terrace scene</a> from last year where you can see them better (and according to that post it may have come from <a href="https://swanhouseminiatures.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=70308" target="_blank">Swan House Miniatures</a> once upon a time. I really like them, they are so well made, and that nutcracker!<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyJq8Dp_2oEYCtzdis4LKHeZKYE6KXEPag1IOkvxJH-jtz3eAOUg2-QusOS5DwhBCtapzRqrkqQ5H-Z1Z6iW0gEDV2j1N45aZnzXPc7w22YnHR2ZZdZg5fZtJ9W4rPi2IeZ7yYTY4T8v7q4KshnQK5bfzCLv1x0tJb8lFcUjP0m-mGtOL_r9s39NllbAn/s4272/walnoten.JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4272" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyJq8Dp_2oEYCtzdis4LKHeZKYE6KXEPag1IOkvxJH-jtz3eAOUg2-QusOS5DwhBCtapzRqrkqQ5H-Z1Z6iW0gEDV2j1N45aZnzXPc7w22YnHR2ZZdZg5fZtJ9W4rPi2IeZ7yYTY4T8v7q4KshnQK5bfzCLv1x0tJb8lFcUjP0m-mGtOL_r9s39NllbAn/w640-h426/walnoten.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Oh, and not really having enough time for my set up and this shoot, I
completely forgot to add a bottle of wine and a glass... π Let's
pretend it's there, just out of view, like on the floor next to the
rocking chair ;).</p><p>Btw, I dΓ³ have something sweet... It's just ordinary cookies, but better than no cookies right? In my book anyway π.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgBAoEy1Vg7odp08ftoUcqkDCJHSd1mpNaszL6RCcQBQxrWjC2UG3YFsMTpNJBR89XZ7BLRq9xl5mdIM9eG6OSm76FTBFlL6ouk1zBE8cITLF0L3nspt_hjyF-aa2lm3xW2P_PyVWDcgbP0bWZKwXJvGfn7r8pBk0k2eV-CNd1ZZBfh8_iXJEuYSeGpsN/s3456/cookies%20tafeltje.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="3456" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgBAoEy1Vg7odp08ftoUcqkDCJHSd1mpNaszL6RCcQBQxrWjC2UG3YFsMTpNJBR89XZ7BLRq9xl5mdIM9eG6OSm76FTBFlL6ouk1zBE8cITLF0L3nspt_hjyF-aa2lm3xW2P_PyVWDcgbP0bWZKwXJvGfn7r8pBk0k2eV-CNd1ZZBfh8_iXJEuYSeGpsN/w640-h528/cookies%20tafeltje.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Speaking of books: now let's take those and snuggle up with a miniature Christmas themed book. I present to you The Nutcracker presenting The Nutcracker ;).<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUdRToJFv4wo05FkJeOnxwZlP4n0g6_3MIvWuKs0itXSDFvO4J_zq4bLu6rPmapo8NDoCdqeHn9e0PTudtOlUOYUs0ybH_8UmPYOTyqh23emsRqQVP180YklYTZ-4V_X33m-Q6IS6eZQkoE-nx6dQqivsO_m4cZfgF_nVmQ0i5upo_PCrf9HbxMc_5Zp8Y/s4272/nutcracker%20(kerstboom%20aan).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4272" data-original-width="2848" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUdRToJFv4wo05FkJeOnxwZlP4n0g6_3MIvWuKs0itXSDFvO4J_zq4bLu6rPmapo8NDoCdqeHn9e0PTudtOlUOYUs0ybH_8UmPYOTyqh23emsRqQVP180YklYTZ-4V_X33m-Q6IS6eZQkoE-nx6dQqivsO_m4cZfgF_nVmQ0i5upo_PCrf9HbxMc_5Zp8Y/w426-h640/nutcracker%20(kerstboom%20aan).JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p>Isn't it cute? I found the pages through a search engine ending up <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Nutcracker/New-York-City-Ballet/Classic-Board-Books/9781534428430" target="_blank">here</a> and some more pages that for some reason only show up in the search results, even though they are from the same website (removed from the sample I guess). The Nutcracker is a tree ornament I found this year and I love having one!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeT1ZtLFpxZJozuxiNg3t8vgU0Gbi6ab6siAfZeBL0KSDYlLWYKePYTJa2DtC-KJHSY-5OoDNHbdDB89t7-7x-sjSfaYuKSSo_5xZhZ5O5aV2fxijOtQsNmx6ATfYTNGdDirbuXYvv8HGymzHQdj2Ix9FkniV57U9A2NxOMGRfwGb3Gcxl-1yDamL3_tYo/s3568/nutcracker%20collage.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2788" data-original-width="3568" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeT1ZtLFpxZJozuxiNg3t8vgU0Gbi6ab6siAfZeBL0KSDYlLWYKePYTJa2DtC-KJHSY-5OoDNHbdDB89t7-7x-sjSfaYuKSSo_5xZhZ5O5aV2fxijOtQsNmx6ATfYTNGdDirbuXYvv8HGymzHQdj2Ix9FkniV57U9A2NxOMGRfwGb3Gcxl-1yDamL3_tYo/w640-h500/nutcracker%20collage.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Or maybe you prefer the story of 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas', or the ultimate Christmas classic: 'A Christmas Carol'. These are both just covers with cardboard filling (I do have the pages on file for the Grinch, but really didn't have the time/opportunity to scale all of them to the right size and put it together, it takes quite a lot to do that properly and I chose to do that for the (far less 'pagey') Nutcracker. Something for next year!<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SE1JQ1cjg4AXK5iEqurDa8W99mk4DNxcpJi7iHxb1-LpHnEn_zlQp78cHry2Rax8NXE3AiTZH_fitFEnvpm280KbZBk7lPjbgaK0JULc3zNyn9sOT8oe1YovE4cmxcWiIkCFcLjELCZWE8U5FuKTcEp9rmxKL9ZAxflB9lYPGAfyh-1V8lypIkCX-Scl/s3456/boekjes%20collage.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2284" data-original-width="3456" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SE1JQ1cjg4AXK5iEqurDa8W99mk4DNxcpJi7iHxb1-LpHnEn_zlQp78cHry2Rax8NXE3AiTZH_fitFEnvpm280KbZBk7lPjbgaK0JULc3zNyn9sOT8oe1YovE4cmxcWiIkCFcLjELCZWE8U5FuKTcEp9rmxKL9ZAxflB9lYPGAfyh-1V8lypIkCX-Scl/w640-h422/boekjes%20collage.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I made some more or less instant signs too. The 'Santa's Workshop' in the sense that the frame is printed with the sign itself and then I cut out 2 more layers from extra prints for a 3D effect, to save time I didn't have to make, paint and finish wooden frames. I glued it to a wooden back (veneer) I stained with a floor restoration marker I had.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KYNG982Qz09c7rS2BOJV2MHlp6AtSOq7lX_txTANzQpLgGeFM0SBnGFQpmGF_XRlux1-mFEdjDQO0ZCNh1QsXZ1AGPKaMTCuhxRlOR326Rn2OaeenrXi9YD_oKKJaTJGg0oBW0Z57Dc3YVTC5RV5xPS5YiIjBQOPgrA-Kh7DeAzlWjfuDmeCbTVeEbqq/s3816/signs%20collage.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="3816" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KYNG982Qz09c7rS2BOJV2MHlp6AtSOq7lX_txTANzQpLgGeFM0SBnGFQpmGF_XRlux1-mFEdjDQO0ZCNh1QsXZ1AGPKaMTCuhxRlOR326Rn2OaeenrXi9YD_oKKJaTJGg0oBW0Z57Dc3YVTC5RV5xPS5YiIjBQOPgrA-Kh7DeAzlWjfuDmeCbTVeEbqq/w640-h478/signs%20collage.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttkuA2ntZKRPCdsN4EweG2ZaqR4EBY_UOcdTP_VflfcTWAGoOelkPc8Xut2WbdMz4pYbZy-dVqxislAbPKuA2s7t5NeObZg3FQ17Ky-JQgWWnum_sxZ2xnQp8MUTm9edLsx-QbMGlzMWhinxKGH2PlNvodRHhoHGojPgJbpP4fmG31peXAwUE8E_GpIWH/s3716/signs%20collage%20achterkant.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1924" data-original-width="3716" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttkuA2ntZKRPCdsN4EweG2ZaqR4EBY_UOcdTP_VflfcTWAGoOelkPc8Xut2WbdMz4pYbZy-dVqxislAbPKuA2s7t5NeObZg3FQ17Ky-JQgWWnum_sxZ2xnQp8MUTm9edLsx-QbMGlzMWhinxKGH2PlNvodRHhoHGojPgJbpP4fmG31peXAwUE8E_GpIWH/w640-h332/signs%20collage%20achterkant.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The metal ones are just printed, laminated (with a matte laminating sleeve) instead of decals and glued to tin metal sheet I first discolored in fire, see my <a href="https://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.com/2013/01/tutorial-imaged-metal-signs.html" target="_blank">tutorial for metal signs</a>.<br /></p><p></p><p></p><p>I can't share the images I used for the signs and crate since I found them through a search engine (when I share images, I already know it's copyright free) but I found them by searching 'vintage Christmas signs', 'milk & cookie co' (with or without 'signs', I don't remember), 'hot cocoa signs' etc, so you can find your own.</p><p>Wrapping it up with some featured items, like this blanket. <br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6pJ93LbEmdnfm5IIp8JXegQVmfa0-0RUKT9JQPj_vj0S7LvYpwh1yS07vxB-DW4ZK7j7z7fqlP2TQqjlKsDCAoRk3SZAYHwd2sLTBQcWGfoznOX1IvurkXs0K3p_ZKFp8zGAj70iXeyrTdOsehPrRv5n_xa3mp_QsZM02DAalSwaxHBiNT3XgQ5iP6Lya/s2066/dekentje%202luik.JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="2066" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6pJ93LbEmdnfm5IIp8JXegQVmfa0-0RUKT9JQPj_vj0S7LvYpwh1yS07vxB-DW4ZK7j7z7fqlP2TQqjlKsDCAoRk3SZAYHwd2sLTBQcWGfoznOX1IvurkXs0K3p_ZKFp8zGAj70iXeyrTdOsehPrRv5n_xa3mp_QsZM02DAalSwaxHBiNT3XgQ5iP6Lya/w640-h402/dekentje%202luik.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Butteh... who left the door open? π Get it? B/c it looks like a blanket with the wind under it, lol. I
completely forgot I had this, found it in a box of my own made
miniatures. I thought it was a failed project, but I guess I kept this
for 'you never know when you could use it', which is now: yay!<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdDRfnfRZ7E4mGiCLZztkVWvOFXJTZmEWTokmEwxjiIffaBXU_wA3FvTanhFciKxLXM43BNzlkyZb_0ut3wWFbs9tB5naQfrPllhs-TTbYBXYKN0JlRZjNrzMaSqZx0YWC5LUlR5UNfR9xiBs4F6bm9Y2jLxztHC72QTuzSe4uvB9uOPb9UzDdKLfs9fg/s2144/dekentje.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2144" data-original-width="2092" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdDRfnfRZ7E4mGiCLZztkVWvOFXJTZmEWTokmEwxjiIffaBXU_wA3FvTanhFciKxLXM43BNzlkyZb_0ut3wWFbs9tB5naQfrPllhs-TTbYBXYKN0JlRZjNrzMaSqZx0YWC5LUlR5UNfR9xiBs4F6bm9Y2jLxztHC72QTuzSe4uvB9uOPb9UzDdKLfs9fg/s320/dekentje.JPG" width="312" /></a></div><p>It's not a big piece because I
used the wool yarn for the base which was too 'hooky': it kept sticking really badly giving
problems while weaving, making it impossible to continue it that way (because the threads became worse with every weave). Hence why I eventually had to take it off, quite reluctantly. </p><p>I remember I really, really tried, b/c I really loved how it looks and what it would be liked as a full blanket, but it's kind of a miracle I got it this far and looking the way it does. But I still love it: it's such a nice mixed
wool, giving it the rustic look I think is perfect for this scene. And I just threw the long loose threads over the side of the rocking chair, which was outside of the scene wall anyway ;).<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoGodVI6hn1ji1_PJPlBCDiyv6DLyzlhpXdOW-9WgSbAVayZh9pVp-SAuC8qvcG2VVVJPZQjRX4aVKk58O0jDBJWYTVhwq3r2MvN3BIrAJmSAjcGsvmHC46XrOWWBm7Srav6066tmvAflryS_Fy-sLgGzFgC4x6MBfWNqRPGVgXYDrN_c7Yj3M8aSawmXa/s3948/rustiek%20tafeltje%20collage.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2376" data-original-width="3948" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoGodVI6hn1ji1_PJPlBCDiyv6DLyzlhpXdOW-9WgSbAVayZh9pVp-SAuC8qvcG2VVVJPZQjRX4aVKk58O0jDBJWYTVhwq3r2MvN3BIrAJmSAjcGsvmHC46XrOWWBm7Srav6066tmvAflryS_Fy-sLgGzFgC4x6MBfWNqRPGVgXYDrN_c7Yj3M8aSawmXa/w640-h386/rustiek%20tafeltje%20collage.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>and the coffee-table to show how a notebook spiral I kept proved to be very useful for instant legs</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"> </td><td style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivChiq5tl_QalDinxBcu-eStx-AazKrDziImwDulpdoQi8Q1dlfc1Xteo5EbUwcHPrxi2FHBdZA_HxJRL7WtRWQJQYt2vgZQOO-aGt9Tks4Ayad5IuwJ0yCXfqAs__2NTDvfDqm4STnuvJESE-oHQDKPbPSQRZ85qiNgIu8x5FSBGaGRyxAv3WOX_BNC6s/s1210/skull%20front.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="1145" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivChiq5tl_QalDinxBcu-eStx-AazKrDziImwDulpdoQi8Q1dlfc1Xteo5EbUwcHPrxi2FHBdZA_HxJRL7WtRWQJQYt2vgZQOO-aGt9Tks4Ayad5IuwJ0yCXfqAs__2NTDvfDqm4STnuvJESE-oHQDKPbPSQRZ85qiNgIu8x5FSBGaGRyxAv3WOX_BNC6s/w606-h640/skull%20front.JPG" width="606" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJLTXVlh21jocViHJrF6w1G0298HzKd1sY8mKMKQj7uteEaPrtHxln-jkVylti22TXmFl_8goxNgwxL_2EotR43bM52aEx18ZWwzPGoPwxB9Aog8TSFtPrAFvFhXBTglndpQxDxaSRZyzDDZinmpB7jUh8ibkd60aXs1sjGqRAquedfNGnLtX-J6hsRQ7/s3820/skull.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2708" data-original-width="3820" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJLTXVlh21jocViHJrF6w1G0298HzKd1sY8mKMKQj7uteEaPrtHxln-jkVylti22TXmFl_8goxNgwxL_2EotR43bM52aEx18ZWwzPGoPwxB9Aog8TSFtPrAFvFhXBTglndpQxDxaSRZyzDDZinmpB7jUh8ibkd60aXs1sjGqRAquedfNGnLtX-J6hsRQ7/w640-h454/skull.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>the skull is a metal miniature I painted years ago and finally in use! I had a photo from the bare one, but no access to a server with that anymore, so this is it, but you can probably imagine what a same color metal one looks like</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.artofmini.com/en-uk/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gy312DH71LtQxLd5SNsGjRNtySAmbFID5Syw3PooI96V_3nG7oYV0pZMEIaaPBHgEu-kT3HrQky47g6O2K22hd0Re__at0M20kC0m7nxeM8FSOxrqbEek74bhtDOdpKyjfCs4G4t5FwhxHdlM3uovtHueI02l4E5Pg8oa80nPA_lac2tFWyy7ktvufW2/s320/metal%20pie.jpg" width="313" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>oh well, I figured I'd just add an image of another metal item (from the store I'm pretty sure I got the skull from, which is <a href="https://www.artofmini.com/en-uk/index.html" target="_blank">Art Of Mini</a>, you may already be familiar with)</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>So, that's my Christmas contribution. So sorry it's been so quiet here these past years, hopefully will be able to be around a bit more for those who still like to see. And with that I also mean having a look at your blogs, I simply didn't have the opportunity for.</p><p>But I will keep posting whenever I have something, if only for the reason and intention I started this blog with and I just enjoy doing it, a lot! Anyone seeing and enjoying it too, while grabbing some tips and inspiration on the way out, is simply a bonus, it was never the reason.</p><p>Doesn't mean I don't like it π and I greatly enjoy receiving your comments! <i>(real ones though, I remove fakes or spam --that's for the one die-hard spammer who keeps trying and thinks I don't notice it's different names coming from the same account; of which some seemed legit that I have now (mostly) removed as well. I think it goes without saying I rather have no comments than fake ones)</i><br />
</p><p>I'd like to end this post with a super short "Fabulously Small Christmas message"π
π. I don't have much Christmassy scenes, but what I do have makes a nice combo I think.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxrtl8Bm4_9T0vD_6qDMnWt7kbhmChy-Z6p_SRqDJv8463UW4EyVh-ikVemFHnEZGsx_HDBCSaVSTg0zy-4hg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p>Merry Christmas everyone ππΌ!<br /></p><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<i>(and I've had it for a couple of years already, I think b/c I know espresso machines can be quite large and probably just thought that was why it's the size it is)</i>.</p><p>But I have to say, it oddly enough doesn't seem as far off to me as it actually is scale-wise; however, with the real life measurements it really should have been almost <i>half</i>. What do you think?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kY_CtUib-FHwGbAcCWrkLr0w1MJ4-nkxK7rpiwtBL2GaP7dwOqdJCnx4QVReWee2Kq9Rq_yQDN9LmcAolHsBoV2dJP6PP9zedVXRcBJ41PcF_ZptrGQfaA0IZnxw0b8BIb0Ot99fkhwgAuMZdWNoUy6daDpT437SBgIRXdHE8aJop7uIFFmp5kO9AmyF/s3261/delonghi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2188" data-original-width="3261" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kY_CtUib-FHwGbAcCWrkLr0w1MJ4-nkxK7rpiwtBL2GaP7dwOqdJCnx4QVReWee2Kq9Rq_yQDN9LmcAolHsBoV2dJP6PP9zedVXRcBJ41PcF_ZptrGQfaA0IZnxw0b8BIb0Ot99fkhwgAuMZdWNoUy6daDpT437SBgIRXdHE8aJop7uIFFmp5kO9AmyF/w640-h430/delonghi.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>And either way: still a really cool espresso machine to me βa 'real' DeLonghi and I may make a 6th scale corner for it some day. Here's an image from a real-life one next to mine, the 6th scale version. Pretty awesome right?</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAbbecwKA-Ff5s-wuVZdRhqzW0OHr_kJJ-PQ7TtxFDmHkYF3lTGuaW3Sl-B-P7o091CRY1CCuJJG4KxDL2wy5QOPZyChC1urxUrp-gKa9q4giDxiSnR9A87JH96X9vEZKiJqs5k2dFzSHDIZZKEY8fyVQbgwQ6Z88_BydIEMP-65q-JLGlNaABiRJ-Izt/s1810/DeLonghi%20comparison.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1810" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAbbecwKA-Ff5s-wuVZdRhqzW0OHr_kJJ-PQ7TtxFDmHkYF3lTGuaW3Sl-B-P7o091CRY1CCuJJG4KxDL2wy5QOPZyChC1urxUrp-gKa9q4giDxiSnR9A87JH96X9vEZKiJqs5k2dFzSHDIZZKEY8fyVQbgwQ6Z88_BydIEMP-65q-JLGlNaABiRJ-Izt/w640-h408/DeLonghi%20comparison.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>It's made of heavy metal (steel?) and a great quality miniature; no longer available unfortunately... You can even put water in the reservoir that is detachable. Not that that will go anywhere or do anything, but I love that kind of detail.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkNa2zUGAuyV369QtUS4fdvejRg2ASi7noX0mipfdmxNnTez2J_8wBNptIapNDRYIS0imJWsTKdfTGABTDgJ6Kjw9W8sA9DTwYQrTPV2sP22SS6ydLiRYAdIBQyhlEtZflzjy8m3Ob-KSL_2XM6VpAgcqfPFZmBc1eZxOcFR0O50ETqyqoCZj6j-Bi4xt/s4232/espresso%20x7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2800" data-original-width="4232" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkNa2zUGAuyV369QtUS4fdvejRg2ASi7noX0mipfdmxNnTez2J_8wBNptIapNDRYIS0imJWsTKdfTGABTDgJ6Kjw9W8sA9DTwYQrTPV2sP22SS6ydLiRYAdIBQyhlEtZflzjy8m3Ob-KSL_2XM6VpAgcqfPFZmBc1eZxOcFR0O50ETqyqoCZj6j-Bi4xt/w640-h424/espresso%20x7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the dripping tray can also be taken out so it can be put in the 6th scale dishwasher βor be washed by hand of course βhow convenient ;)
</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Oh, Γ‘nd the buttons can even be pushed slightly. It's not much at all, but I can feel it go in a little and I was so delighted by it.</p><p>Although the scene is mostly a cardboard mock-up, there are a few things 'real' and I think worthy of a closer look.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NDDhyphenhyphenLUbuhNYOvnawUhd3oWkfGgAt-j1CMcx1sG82IhRQnQIPIWW_a6T56xu9pbC66Rwv12xf2bEBEnGxVlMHoUQksC19pz8xIQx5gLcYz9OBKkH-ebRFtK9yNccirG4MPGoZCmd9-i2N2pMziDMSS3uwjjW4Dk-2Zpv3qFU6hxF5rxHxaqQGwzT751f/s1508/planken%20close%20up.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="954" data-original-width="1508" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NDDhyphenhyphenLUbuhNYOvnawUhd3oWkfGgAt-j1CMcx1sG82IhRQnQIPIWW_a6T56xu9pbC66Rwv12xf2bEBEnGxVlMHoUQksC19pz8xIQx5gLcYz9OBKkH-ebRFtK9yNccirG4MPGoZCmd9-i2N2pMziDMSS3uwjjW4Dk-2Zpv3qFU6hxF5rxHxaqQGwzT751f/w640-h404/planken%20close%20up.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Like the shelves βpieces left from, if I'm correct, the <a href="http://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.com/2018/08/furniture-peace.html" target="_blank">cupboard</a> β<i>(not exactly matching nor the same length, but that's okay for their use here)</i> with chains from a necklace with some black paint and jewelry eye-pins to attach them.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjkLaZVa6zXFCichgHPyTo4naxaTeE7xS-IMS3sLB6wXYmpGvGymiSjmGl6ypi8byD5SOJfLQMbiFPUH7ofR84VnxbE5Qw1Y3CRb25m9253Er243SSj319XuLIx-t0DlDV97Q6Q-zEFqmxqKg3DuAVDbgfjQ53C5E-pqopEf8v0J0AlE7EIei5H-SzFFt/s3057/planken%20close%20up2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2166" data-original-width="3057" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjkLaZVa6zXFCichgHPyTo4naxaTeE7xS-IMS3sLB6wXYmpGvGymiSjmGl6ypi8byD5SOJfLQMbiFPUH7ofR84VnxbE5Qw1Y3CRb25m9253Er243SSj319XuLIx-t0DlDV97Q6Q-zEFqmxqKg3DuAVDbgfjQ53C5E-pqopEf8v0J0AlE7EIei5H-SzFFt/w640-h454/planken%20close%20up2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />One of the houses I've lived in had that type of shelving and I absolutely loved it!<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikb3-D9vnRytYngb2boIuFcch97VC1eJz2xsO_UKSqVfg9FTMAgw07ZaGej7-hgYGLXW87IhFANMQPRFzUDOnX-IiZQu4JW8vux5CfYM8L3NIwejUhGEx9D_HpcM07JVSa4GQG4Iwlz0Cd933-Do9w26LBiKZWZpowushWbEZrtaNOBZrmyWoz_UgcudPa/s2992/scene%20keuken%20planken%20pre.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2240" data-original-width="2992" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikb3-D9vnRytYngb2boIuFcch97VC1eJz2xsO_UKSqVfg9FTMAgw07ZaGej7-hgYGLXW87IhFANMQPRFzUDOnX-IiZQu4JW8vux5CfYM8L3NIwejUhGEx9D_HpcM07JVSa4GQG4Iwlz0Cd933-Do9w26LBiKZWZpowushWbEZrtaNOBZrmyWoz_UgcudPa/w640-h480/scene%20keuken%20planken%20pre.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>And then a small tip to make your own vintage canister, if you'd like, it's super simple. For mine I used a small thingy from my parts-stash once used for keeping some kind of product dry (what is usually the tiny bags with kernels, in bags and supplements and such).</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXj3MrjVk97mDmz5tUSnC9BtNXDjohlb3UTf1hiQdQ8YVsbBslpNAA7ZHnVgcO9tNm-JoOJnOzmt7bwBESO_aOx9qSrcf9kjjSFpi9oVWtbpLhmffEHTu3KAYB4Re-YM8XPZ1j0vgBDeEE5cJVtc0B2MfEhllinooGSfV_krjyhsa8DhWwIh9U7wM4FvDS/s4764/canister%20onderd.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2432" data-original-width="4764" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXj3MrjVk97mDmz5tUSnC9BtNXDjohlb3UTf1hiQdQ8YVsbBslpNAA7ZHnVgcO9tNm-JoOJnOzmt7bwBESO_aOx9qSrcf9kjjSFpi9oVWtbpLhmffEHTu3KAYB4Re-YM8XPZ1j0vgBDeEE5cJVtc0B2MfEhllinooGSfV_krjyhsa8DhWwIh9U7wM4FvDS/w640-h326/canister%20onderd.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the lid is a brad / split pin with a tray for a cabochon I have several
sizes of. I simply cut of the pins after giving it a coat of black paint<br />(to be able to hold it while painting) and it happened to fit this
canister perfectly. These types of brads are
sold in (online) craft-stores. </td></tr></tbody></table><p>It's the perfect size for a 12th scale canister, but you can use anything cylindrical. Because canisters can be different sizes it doesn't really matter, as long as it looks realistic enough to you to fit your scene.</p><p>For those who are not yet familiar with this website βb/c I think a lot of miniature enthusiasts have already discovered it or were linked to it by others βcheck out <a href="https://thegraphicsfairy.com/fabulous-french-ephemera-chocolate/" target="_blank">The Graphics Fairy</a> for the original Cacao Payraud label I used for this canister and many more (free to use) images, all copyright free. There's also all kinds of ideas and projects on there.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://thegraphicsfairy.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="https://thegraphicsfairy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/logo.jpg" height="112" src="https://thegraphicsfairy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/logo.jpg" width="200" /></a></p><p>And here's the image I used, adjusted with sides so it wraps all around <i>(the lazy version, ie just extended with the mirrored ends, since I just made / needed it as a quick prop for this scene)</i>, that is to scale. Although you may need to adjust to the size of your canister/shape; mine was slightly too big for my cylinder b/c I always forget if I should print with or without margins; I guessed wrong and forgot to check (and need to go somewhere to print these days and didn't want to wait until next time I could go, lol).<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9rGSDsVxvHA02QQmNhuGwMtFgLFPDtUlE0wvGJJMtAULTezzIfYpliIgmJVTdc9NN9hK5Eyod2NJDbXrF6jX2qntlaRQUCdscunZLAJlVz62Fkn2mLLqT0gkdfzK-51QmQmm5ohDFz4NMPtnlY0Egd0hNJvhhV75n0J2Ya8HZ3b_aZJuvZT0MpAx8zw2/s2222/vr%201%20op%2012%20cacao%20payraud.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="2222" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9rGSDsVxvHA02QQmNhuGwMtFgLFPDtUlE0wvGJJMtAULTezzIfYpliIgmJVTdc9NN9hK5Eyod2NJDbXrF6jX2qntlaRQUCdscunZLAJlVz62Fkn2mLLqT0gkdfzK-51QmQmm5ohDFz4NMPtnlY0Egd0hNJvhhV75n0J2Ya8HZ3b_aZJuvZT0MpAx8zw2/w400-h159/vr%201%20op%2012%20cacao%20payraud.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>To finish of the bottom of the canister I pulled the metal wire from the closing strips some brands of sandwhichbags come with (see the image with the parts), also painted black. It just gives it that little extra bit of realism and depth, but can be omitted of course and looks perfectly fine without it.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2WumoNr6xILzkP1teDWMCrNvL40A25P1ZXa8xtyUO6h4viAHtiwIjovtZ72NELJK_SUaH1resBEuPUcccVjssCuDS3iriNVNN5trJcy3Tptko_MXDw5ADljd9WIp8xLnYL-XJ2YL8ShEKhyphenhyphen3SmF-dgvU-qovSBS_xm8yTIV8RzqRR4a2Q6YPD64tqeS_/s3333/canister%20cacao.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3333" data-original-width="2222" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2WumoNr6xILzkP1teDWMCrNvL40A25P1ZXa8xtyUO6h4viAHtiwIjovtZ72NELJK_SUaH1resBEuPUcccVjssCuDS3iriNVNN5trJcy3Tptko_MXDw5ADljd9WIp8xLnYL-XJ2YL8ShEKhyphenhyphen3SmF-dgvU-qovSBS_xm8yTIV8RzqRR4a2Q6YPD64tqeS_/w426-h640/canister%20cacao.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p>And the other signs (one I forgot to put in the scene, lol) are also from there. Not 100% sure about the coffee one though, maybe too, but maybe not...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsqWl-8lAweSoovrVgiHDHube1B1x-xuIATubA_7MpkT8L09KciRewABtZwBp1Q2LELh_6bcIbdiUtVfIPINbPvfx0P_XFUiqxopn-V0tPmNfYouWZldukv_Y3vAAcemTw2fm9PaVDc2QcBwYOflPOf1jmGLb8xMjmW5GmZbEWyI9ms8RtLvn1_YXSuuT/s2520/signs.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2118" data-original-width="2520" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsqWl-8lAweSoovrVgiHDHube1B1x-xuIATubA_7MpkT8L09KciRewABtZwBp1Q2LELh_6bcIbdiUtVfIPINbPvfx0P_XFUiqxopn-V0tPmNfYouWZldukv_Y3vAAcemTw2fm9PaVDc2QcBwYOflPOf1jmGLb8xMjmW5GmZbEWyI9ms8RtLvn1_YXSuuT/w640-h538/signs.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the left one is printed and then glued to a thin wooden plate I painted black; the large coffee sign<br />and the lobster one are prints on a thin mdf piece, stained either black or white<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>And how about a natural slate plateau? I just filled the hole of a slate label I once got from a stationery webshop. I don't remember what I used for it, it's been like this for many years sitting pretty for an opportunity, and here it is! I can imagine it was black Milliput, since I love that stuff; <a href="https://www.car-model-kit.com/milliput-black-epoxy-putty-milliput" target="_blank">here's a link to a webshop</a> a quick search came back with. And although it's not perfect, with βas you can see βthe filled hole quite visible, it has things on there anyway π.</p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXlNlLStTrn5QywEX0Ttv-rQeuSwYWUmYd1JFIxIUeFvnAW8KsWW4UzW2aJWHLlVeyL1K8A97vm85H82Nn6AyltV9cl0gZXgpJDeMT2Qr0hetNvM2qsi9Bj4oKgwf68_ewtrCn6XnKMD_3q7YZwJg6PCZMgQnn3jaeiMXz2WXnmXcfae8wDloCTrquj3g/s2769/plateau.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2073" data-original-width="2769" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXlNlLStTrn5QywEX0Ttv-rQeuSwYWUmYd1JFIxIUeFvnAW8KsWW4UzW2aJWHLlVeyL1K8A97vm85H82Nn6AyltV9cl0gZXgpJDeMT2Qr0hetNvM2qsi9Bj4oKgwf68_ewtrCn6XnKMD_3q7YZwJg6PCZMgQnn3jaeiMXz2WXnmXcfae8wDloCTrquj3g/w640-h480/plateau.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I guess you could top it off (or fill it) with some scraped off slate, as in dust or very tiny particles using a sharp knife or box-cutter, on a thin layer of glue. So that's a finishing tip for you if you'd like to have one yourself and for the hole to be invisible or as close to that as possible.<p></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitI2vYzi80IVVXcZhovkw_1dWycZCWefBsBGKCps-adWS9RaGEAwvMXuh3clkhOB8pUrFbqZcvREm-dSxbDn_v-i_T_4NuN7rt_hRMMTuIn3IoX_IG-L9538jbu5QWAOLCB4a1ebE_JUzu8midgQwmKTYtyqB6bdDbsVTToA_aGpQIzZBbegpz7JFW2xHt/s1149/Naamloos.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="1149" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitI2vYzi80IVVXcZhovkw_1dWycZCWefBsBGKCps-adWS9RaGEAwvMXuh3clkhOB8pUrFbqZcvREm-dSxbDn_v-i_T_4NuN7rt_hRMMTuIn3IoX_IG-L9538jbu5QWAOLCB4a1ebE_JUzu8midgQwmKTYtyqB6bdDbsVTToA_aGpQIzZBbegpz7JFW2xHt/w400-h214/Naamloos.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I looked some up online and these come from a garden center I think<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Then, the lamp: its shade is a full size / real life washer of some sort, that I probably 'confiscated' from a toolbox from my former household, or maybe even my ex-father-in-law π βin that case I'm sure I would have asked and got permission btw. It has some natural rust on the inside that adds a bit of that 'industrial'-ness to it. I really like its simple but realistic look.<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBhyB-ufojyiumhRktX30Xw09bQu7QAmI3r98EjpiKXdbsWmKRcY30Cp_2GHW58N7idQZb4OXCuBW_izjMfC7otO90I5gYX2wTpSv1rld3D3OGodw9nu-6Ef-r3BVFR0aKF1DLrX20y3eHS9a5IHibn5VN7-gpGipjDhOfV0CRc8sHPFI3eQjBobCemX4/s4372/lamp%203%20luik.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3344" data-original-width="4372" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBhyB-ufojyiumhRktX30Xw09bQu7QAmI3r98EjpiKXdbsWmKRcY30Cp_2GHW58N7idQZb4OXCuBW_izjMfC7otO90I5gYX2wTpSv1rld3D3OGodw9nu-6Ef-r3BVFR0aKF1DLrX20y3eHS9a5IHibn5VN7-gpGipjDhOfV0CRc8sHPFI3eQjBobCemX4/w640-h490/lamp%203%20luik.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">why is the metal ring lying apart from the lamp you may ask? I have no idea, lol: it should have been on the bottom of the top part<br />(ie
the 'screw thread'? Seems a weird word, but Google translates it into
what I know it to be in Dutch, so I guess it's correct)</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13Ej2ouf_Q2rLP8XU_dXPTUzMTg_q_R1pSxW0mfaVm1HL6sTkPqhRj_AuPWcub9cQDFsH1ZfX8jixt1R0_dXJZ6kNY2nkbPyLOtOZm1OSHS9pScR9tlrKYzHoY2a_Ju_goLGCyokZ3OhFVeWTKwUHaPe3K6_4NES1WFEiyWf_Rn5xZ7KD7Z9-LlCddx4g/s3816/lamp%20duo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1892" data-original-width="3816" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13Ej2ouf_Q2rLP8XU_dXPTUzMTg_q_R1pSxW0mfaVm1HL6sTkPqhRj_AuPWcub9cQDFsH1ZfX8jixt1R0_dXJZ6kNY2nkbPyLOtOZm1OSHS9pScR9tlrKYzHoY2a_Ju_goLGCyokZ3OhFVeWTKwUHaPe3K6_4NES1WFEiyWf_Rn5xZ7KD7Z9-LlCddx4g/w640-h318/lamp%20duo.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkyWVofA4j7_bfpXWIwjIE4c-WbsaNXAJ9yLQ6OM-8EeWCUqG5Z1d9Uc3oeDdV389N6D06xy7Cv5Uc86b_o_Y-SUoyeFYzM1s8abCz3t3qBOQL-LCeQMOwYo-b7529d1ssZVrwOMgz9VVhPzsjptpX9ZVmLbtRRMBXjEtgKybuNPgAgYF2NF78W7k3ZsB/s3333/lamp%20landsc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2222" data-original-width="3333" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkyWVofA4j7_bfpXWIwjIE4c-WbsaNXAJ9yLQ6OM-8EeWCUqG5Z1d9Uc3oeDdV389N6D06xy7Cv5Uc86b_o_Y-SUoyeFYzM1s8abCz3t3qBOQL-LCeQMOwYo-b7529d1ssZVrwOMgz9VVhPzsjptpX9ZVmLbtRRMBXjEtgKybuNPgAgYF2NF78W7k3ZsB/w640-h426/lamp%20landsc.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rBhe1stx7Rmlyct56W55OVcAmdVjmN3xEqHDwXVmnLkWU9T55eMM2QeAfI2TGmo3pLJ7ME3shkEe5TNu_zLLDimIi_Crcr9y5IYz5Mht6P1gsnqz-1X9nMgFWBuQE04kmtETrBpbjWJdkfT6lfvqMxNvFPDjCt_VSxoMVXWRiN96GN9ffM5VGMTTscGB/s3333/lamp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3333" data-original-width="2449" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rBhe1stx7Rmlyct56W55OVcAmdVjmN3xEqHDwXVmnLkWU9T55eMM2QeAfI2TGmo3pLJ7ME3shkEe5TNu_zLLDimIi_Crcr9y5IYz5Mht6P1gsnqz-1X9nMgFWBuQE04kmtETrBpbjWJdkfT6lfvqMxNvFPDjCt_VSxoMVXWRiN96GN9ffM5VGMTTscGB/w470-h640/lamp.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><p>And just some close ups for fun:</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCQvu9Lc-jtOxYHkoTFtDJZy_QW2X4m3hTGsAk-JaSzH-M3F2JKyXn3E_uLhpuE3suiCwgglNwBH1fDXGYyMtfvCFXskeb2w9yhc17LwUme8mX8zNvCcB1LRlfA_KE7zARv7keQrMiHCI3u68ad6qoCYkaaU_BRWG36Q1GJXmdvQ_JtLrLNSarrO-o8qP/s3113/aanrecht%20close%20up2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1913" data-original-width="3113" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCQvu9Lc-jtOxYHkoTFtDJZy_QW2X4m3hTGsAk-JaSzH-M3F2JKyXn3E_uLhpuE3suiCwgglNwBH1fDXGYyMtfvCFXskeb2w9yhc17LwUme8mX8zNvCcB1LRlfA_KE7zARv7keQrMiHCI3u68ad6qoCYkaaU_BRWG36Q1GJXmdvQ_JtLrLNSarrO-o8qP/w640-h394/aanrecht%20close%20up2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">unfortunately I can't tell you where I got the coffeepot or wooden spoons
and potato masher, I've had them for so many years I forgot... ;). The
coffeepot is<br />quite regular I think and could be found in several
dollhouse webshops. I once made the kitchenroll with holder, as well as
the <a href="http://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.com/2016/02/sugarsweet.html" target="_blank">sugar shaker</a> you may recognize</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60dQ3q_bQYeJp1Mcm5BFkYfKqXuPR4ajstvLF3d5zh8pjoLa8_3JM5NLqyDm91NyRmrF1-23S-PwmVnVY0xq02PIPFNv_KesSmn3wEbpCNVPWlTwyKGhNDSFtvwLd8OloNCVG24CjRA9bzOU6DfrWAehZp92UL-FhfTncpLsbTT-v72Zr0l0klG6SgvBp/s2222/aanrecht%20close%20up.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1430" data-original-width="2222" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60dQ3q_bQYeJp1Mcm5BFkYfKqXuPR4ajstvLF3d5zh8pjoLa8_3JM5NLqyDm91NyRmrF1-23S-PwmVnVY0xq02PIPFNv_KesSmn3wEbpCNVPWlTwyKGhNDSFtvwLd8OloNCVG24CjRA9bzOU6DfrWAehZp92UL-FhfTncpLsbTT-v72Zr0l0klG6SgvBp/w640-h412/aanrecht%20close%20up.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the earthenware (small milkjug and the base for that and the sugarpot) as well as the plate are by Elisabeth Causeret, that's an easy one to remember, I got those on a miniature fair once. The amazingly delicious looking sandwhich I got from Etsy, also several years ago but that can be looked up and it's from Tristatin. Unfortunately he doesn't sell on Etsy, anymore or for the time being. The butter is made by me and you may remember from my <a href="http://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.com/2015/10/makeover-fridge.html" target="_blank">refrigerator post</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;">.......................................................................................................<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>As
a sidenote: I know I seem all over the place with what I work on and
post, but there's actually a good reason for that: it makes a lot more
sense if you'd know the (very long) back story of how I need to do
things and what I can choose to do or work on. Won't bore you with that,
but just so you know I'm not as scattered as I can imagine I come
across </i>π<i>.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;">.......................................................................................................</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>'Setting the scene':</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3u_EacB4eyYPaVqlCYORr2crZ8DmCqHp6IE_YxAgX-hg3rOdDeGWabU2jSHiYVmslghohtniaVBtt7ok3qO9fugFH6tYDBw95vtB8OIwNwDlVn3W2YWxuw4dgGeiQR4NKHXfb7urEpmunUJll-tIfKj8hCOp53DST9AXbmcczILZjMAZpV0rnw9r6c56/s2984/scene%20keuken%20behind%20the%20scenes%20lucifers%20(ALT%20M%20BORDJE).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2984" data-original-width="2084" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3u_EacB4eyYPaVqlCYORr2crZ8DmCqHp6IE_YxAgX-hg3rOdDeGWabU2jSHiYVmslghohtniaVBtt7ok3qO9fugFH6tYDBw95vtB8OIwNwDlVn3W2YWxuw4dgGeiQR4NKHXfb7urEpmunUJll-tIfKj8hCOp53DST9AXbmcczILZjMAZpV0rnw9r6c56/w446-h640/scene%20keuken%20behind%20the%20scenes%20lucifers%20(ALT%20M%20BORDJE).jpg" width="446" /></a></div><p></p><p>For the 'bars' to support the back of the shelves, I figured the squared wood of XL matches (for BBQ's and fireplaces) would work best while being the perfect size, as well as the easiest to get for me. And that's another building-code violation, a <i><b>huge </b></i>one I can imagine, aiaiai π, so I've photo-shopped a fire hazard-sign in π</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8UmFyY07a75TszRXsRnDFY64L4kVFquNrdblM3EUJd1wvSRmyk0U_FLZMGb3iyRihjSWDg9Lc_wPjyAqh5DVDWSA1lr8hMtml6pCcLWrDeIqJ0EV_Lu8nIN0BGNxKsiRbPUskyDm95MLsun-Hll6a_jnifIYQMV713ERvirk76Js_GgowedE8s6k23Fa/s5104/scene%20'setting%20the%20scene'%202-luik.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3333" data-original-width="5104" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8UmFyY07a75TszRXsRnDFY64L4kVFquNrdblM3EUJd1wvSRmyk0U_FLZMGb3iyRihjSWDg9Lc_wPjyAqh5DVDWSA1lr8hMtml6pCcLWrDeIqJ0EV_Lu8nIN0BGNxKsiRbPUskyDm95MLsun-Hll6a_jnifIYQMV713ERvirk76Js_GgowedE8s6k23Fa/w640-h418/scene%20'setting%20the%20scene'%202-luik.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the flooring is the half of a flooring-sheet I've had for ages, I think it fits very well here.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsySSpxTARXazdgRgoR9Rtb3vJw1HbN-3FHpu6YyrTg1Vb7BXFXJOIobb22LzmARBhmzM2eBBGJ9NCh5pHhOFXtMoyKkR3OmzELZIUNT72Y_CwANxA2lKWJhjfKukbgOgi9f96qJM9w2FqVNvPPPQVlgNRiyeezFYLrJ5wG7H2Z72rWCegzaZAAZgjS6gZ/s2970/scene%20bovenaf%20set%20up.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2222" data-original-width="2970" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsySSpxTARXazdgRgoR9Rtb3vJw1HbN-3FHpu6YyrTg1Vb7BXFXJOIobb22LzmARBhmzM2eBBGJ9NCh5pHhOFXtMoyKkR3OmzELZIUNT72Y_CwANxA2lKWJhjfKukbgOgi9f96qJM9w2FqVNvPPPQVlgNRiyeezFYLrJ5wG7H2Z72rWCegzaZAAZgjS6gZ/w640-h478/scene%20bovenaf%20set%20up.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I hope you enjoyed this post and for anyone who could use a positive outlook on humanity, or just some positive vibes with all that's going on in the world <i>(very long story short: making it seem we're much more divided than I believe we are)</i> I'd like to share the video below. It's my compilation of 'Faith In Humanity Restored'/'(Random) Acts Of Kindness'-videos I created quite some time ago for something and decided to post not too long ago.</p><p>I've added a powerful song from my fellow countrywoman Elske De Wall: 'Too Much To Sing For'; as well as a cover from U-Neeq 'When We Stand Together', a tribute to Nickelback. If you watch it, I challenge you to keep it dry <i>(I've seen it often during and after editing-rounds and never can </i>π:<i> it always goes straight to my heart)</i><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9vPLVmHn78Q" width="320" youtube-src-id="9vPLVmHn78Q"></iframe></div><p>Maybe you've discovered these types of videos yourself and already know, but if not, this is just a <i><b>fraction </b></i>of thousands out there, and that's only what's been caught on video Γ‘nd put online. There's so much more to all we're seeing (and more important: nΓ³t seeing). Also, this is what we already have and is what is and has been happening all around the world, it's not rare nor anything new. Not to deny any darkness, but to remind us of the light that is all around, yet too often unseen or much less focused on, if at all.<br /></p><p>This too is just a tiny fraction of an abundance of good, heartwarming and even amazing things that are done by everyday people like you and me, as well as groups and larger collectives. <i>'Kindness is our true nature, anything else is just fear speaking its mind'</i> (one of my <a href="https://www.moniquedekoning.com/Quotes-By-Me/index.php/" target="_blank">quotes</a>).</p><p><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; font-size: small;">Take care beautiful souls, keep shining your beautiful lights in any way you can, the world needs it more than ever</span><span style="background-color: #ead1dc;"> </span>π,<br /><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Fabulously Smallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900803753608126554noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023401730875179895.post-58705122074014507462021-12-23T16:45:00.014+01:002022-01-12T13:52:13.742+01:00holiday sparkle<p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Thank you for your continued patience regarding my blog. Not that you have much of a choice but still π and I truly appreciate everyone here. For now I have some pictures of a simple miniature Christmas scene π I threw together, if only to<br /></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvQiXvb8f7yZ49VyZT5nfLGcRzpwjYmuyVrHIO0qj5GJGRhnMR6z_XT62YgBrF1ZDeq9pTf8rGOJwdI03ow5jOxnu66fUo8ROfegTmuwNnj8e-C5EKNS9Chr6bPhHcTQmMJkBrSgPXKmbPuzp9qF8W2zmwbZoJjMw2N2_8FaiuSU9kuNVl5r9FwElbhA=s4202" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4202" data-original-width="2848" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvQiXvb8f7yZ49VyZT5nfLGcRzpwjYmuyVrHIO0qj5GJGRhnMR6z_XT62YgBrF1ZDeq9pTf8rGOJwdI03ow5jOxnu66fUo8ROfegTmuwNnj8e-C5EKNS9Chr6bPhHcTQmMJkBrSgPXKmbPuzp9qF8W2zmwbZoJjMw2N2_8FaiuSU9kuNVl5r9FwElbhA=w434-h640" width="434" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">say hi and, whatever you celebrate - if anything, wish you
wonderful (holi)days; especially in these weird times where</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;">nothing is
normal nor how anyone would like them and a wonderful <i>anything </i>may seem a bit of a stretch.<br />That of course doesn't take away from wishing it to all.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-41w52-Okvgflg4M4gfj952eCea1bv_0zMGwPrzSxmExnsrjIvX2cdU172X9LiXfsl6UyXxF8VpaKqW07EPZIFTIpo4Ui_Md4LTyTir6MKlNMVlO62tw235kQYeDY-oG21CRQhz3q8bkPbtV2LEqIYzYXPXwsQ9pUgi-2sMJu2ak3xIBlJ0XmZtTTSw=s4021" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4021" data-original-width="2690" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-41w52-Okvgflg4M4gfj952eCea1bv_0zMGwPrzSxmExnsrjIvX2cdU172X9LiXfsl6UyXxF8VpaKqW07EPZIFTIpo4Ui_Md4LTyTir6MKlNMVlO62tw235kQYeDY-oG21CRQhz3q8bkPbtV2LEqIYzYXPXwsQ9pUgi-2sMJu2ak3xIBlJ0XmZtTTSw=w429-h640" width="429" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>not all of the lights work anymore, will see if I can fix that someday - I had also glued them<br />a bit too generously on the top way back when, which was already the second time<br />and the tree isn't getting any prettier by 'ripping' out those lights again...<br />Will redo that too while I attempt to fix the lights by then;<br />no ornaments yet either, sigh... hahaha </i>π <i>I like its perfect imperfection)</i></td></tr></tbody></table> <br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4208" data-original-width="2848" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhk5Vhh3du47c-mhkrlnztoEPJexqrVFe9WyC-ln4j_mjjbSNWrSPXnt7b85_G1jEkLF96ge-6rbH6taadp29bHH8k6T-uG9_U25LPvoY4ORfwCvkPM8YbN68dcZIo9edy4NqkdM4TyZimRNbQsSJzeVCBw9B2-o8E55SLk0eXzupGKw7ArORd_gbunyw=w434-h640" width="434" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>How about those Christmas M&M's on the right?<br />They are muskets from fondant filled Christmas chocolate musketwreaths<br />from a couple of years ago I kept the red and green ones (as there were also white ones with them)<br /> that I think perfectly resemble peanut Christmas M&M's<br />(haven't measured them, but they look to scale to me).</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2_1oXhNAIdFeJopXDRM3Rq78aES4l0ebaIJLF2dbK14eI_XaaJSq9fyh0VIPCKNfK18gm__30UX4RsKdRm3XiGKO9I8ReAY_2GfZEv1-v7izVKFTR1ycJrv5s1-FcQnoTuMugTVH62j2SvoSH3ni4Dlqu-UENOOmbZ-WjjAdOEXJFi6cZFuHAszXwzw=s4188" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWuZly8mU-z2NMmbnGsyrhP2XsdnNs9ZsMHLuPYzXtR35gk60UVBxyH-W3LC0qW7WzOq5COuXxMeKy5bzjVsBtSRnOIAAa38Q0OnpgI17QLFe89-_bN5gaIEXu8aCGO2Yz_CKSIsi14KJGrHBHokKW3tM5v2ce9SEx5KDqjlqy6fawqTfZmFQyg1pddw=s4192" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4192" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWuZly8mU-z2NMmbnGsyrhP2XsdnNs9ZsMHLuPYzXtR35gk60UVBxyH-W3LC0qW7WzOq5COuXxMeKy5bzjVsBtSRnOIAAa38Q0OnpgI17QLFe89-_bN5gaIEXu8aCGO2Yz_CKSIsi14KJGrHBHokKW3tM5v2ce9SEx5KDqjlqy6fawqTfZmFQyg1pddw=w640-h434" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>a little close up of this adorable package of Christmas cookies from the cabinet (above) and tray (first photo).<br />Unfortunately I don't remember where I got it from, but I love it so much!</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p>And in the spirit of Christmas and good wishes I like to end this post by sharing some words; the second half of a poem I wrote 3 or 4 years ago, also around the holidays. Simple words that I think apply now more than ever. <br /></p><p></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: Another Typewriter, monospace;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Another Typewriter, monospace;">Fairy
lights all around filling the streets</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Another Typewriter, monospace;">tiny
sparks of hope as far as you can see</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Another Typewriter, monospace;">,</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999;"></span></div><span style="color: #999999;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Another Typewriter, monospace;">s<span>ymbolic
for the wishes many of us share</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Another Typewriter, monospace;"><br />for
an upgraded world, one in which everyone cares<br />a</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Another Typewriter, monospace;">bout
others and the sacredness of all life</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Another Typewriter, monospace;">,<br />compassion
and inclusion what I see<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Another Typewriter, monospace;">in
this new, harmonious world</span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Another Typewriter, monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span><br />embracing
our divinity.</span></span><br /></span><br /></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left;">πππππ I wish you all a wonderful 2022 , that it may be positively different from this one and move us into a direction of a truthful, free and above all truly loving global society where we can come together more and more in ways we have never seen before. Take care dear ones,<br /></p>
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<br /><br />Fabulously Smallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900803753608126554noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023401730875179895.post-15234740805321093152021-11-01T15:00:00.002+01:002021-11-01T15:00:28.741+01:00some flies you catch with vinegar rather than honey - (tiny) experiment<p>Wow, that's been wayyyyyyy too long! Again... π Buttt... I didn't forget about this place, in fact, I've really wanted to post stuff, but same old story. And you know how I like to find ways to do something without needing much, soo..<br /></p><p>.. a while ago I thought of something that translated into something miniature that's simple and doable for me and maybe interesting enough and worth sharing. To me anyway. Took a lot longer to be able to photograph and it's not even summer anymore, but it's spring in our southern hemisphere and isn't that like summer's foreplay? ;) And I think it's just fun, if only to see some of my treasures displayed in a scene and maybe also for anyone of you still around π.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBkk9cDYRzXadhJ5pGW1nigbZOAPkk4ugclbLE6aMFK5TgJpcFRVvCGvspoDTzRazeLWGegU_RLzpdGl6y8CYBW_xNG-KcU3cO8Arh5cWpSRCimde5LPxkUslV6ww0ORuz1ANRzlcbD9m/s2048/scene+vliegenvanger+tuinset+m+wtrmrk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBkk9cDYRzXadhJ5pGW1nigbZOAPkk4ugclbLE6aMFK5TgJpcFRVvCGvspoDTzRazeLWGegU_RLzpdGl6y8CYBW_xNG-KcU3cO8Arh5cWpSRCimde5LPxkUslV6ww0ORuz1ANRzlcbD9m/w446-h640/scene+vliegenvanger+tuinset+m+wtrmrk.jpg" width="446" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>it's about the fly catcher as you may have guessed from the title</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p>Long story short: I accidentally discovered that apple cider vinegar attracted and drowned a large amount of fruit-flies I had hanging around. Maybe this is common knowledge, but if so that never reached me in my almost half a century of living (yes, yes, I'm <i>old </i>π). I though this was a great and cheap solution and changed the vinegar and put it into more places to get rid of the rest.<b> </b></p><p>β <b>Fun fact and lesson:</b> this might actually <i>create </i>them, because I now have a <b>ridiculous </b>amount of them lol π. They had been gathering around it a lot without taking a dive, which may have given them time to procreate, I don't know. In any case, because of that I thought it would have been better to have used a bee-trap type thing instead of an open bowl<i> (but hey, it had worked perfectly and quick before, how could I know they'd be on to the trick so fast, right?)</i>, so they wouldn't have had time to make more of themselves. <b>Which reminded me I have a glass <i>miniature</i> one of those!</b> I also realized a fruit-fly might be a great size to pass for a normal fly or bee-like creature to make that object more realistic, to actually be used as a miniature trap. And think about it: if a fruit-fly is annoying in its tiny size for us, can you imagine how annoying it is 12 times that large for a 12th scale person? π
</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqcDDtc7Cplpp5Bymh-xYzpgusM87NXwJkrP1WpDEgZ8cfX63zTztvNv11D5k2ea0_FIynJIGQuxDGQb_bwqNoqTe-LdsKPcLZyxxpLDUhMT2AyxnknPrsdxIQ4T-y7UxgiZPAtL9Bu13/s767/vliegenvanger+close+up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqcDDtc7Cplpp5Bymh-xYzpgusM87NXwJkrP1WpDEgZ8cfX63zTztvNv11D5k2ea0_FIynJIGQuxDGQb_bwqNoqTe-LdsKPcLZyxxpLDUhMT2AyxnknPrsdxIQ4T-y7UxgiZPAtL9Bu13/s320/vliegenvanger+close+up.jpg" width="281" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>for anyone curious/interested in one, I don't remember where I found this fun miniature object, sorry; maybe online,<br />but it could also be made by Leo Reinders, in that case I bought it at a (Dutch) miniature fair years ago..</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQU1dj-uqt-PX-iaXoVojd1lHO9pblZylTvY50X9GVqn3VM5RPBxGOT4tjZmYsJJsDNUtixw3p_gayNO7qNdZ96r9sb5ErjuB7UarTc0D_Fid8cZBu_PUnE_3Iv5qF8IwJB8YlS3ZsqA_r/s1622/scene+vliegenvanger+tuinset+m+wtrmrk+sla+en+bestek+close+up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1618" data-original-width="1622" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQU1dj-uqt-PX-iaXoVojd1lHO9pblZylTvY50X9GVqn3VM5RPBxGOT4tjZmYsJJsDNUtixw3p_gayNO7qNdZ96r9sb5ErjuB7UarTc0D_Fid8cZBu_PUnE_3Iv5qF8IwJB8YlS3ZsqA_r/w400-h399/scene+vliegenvanger+tuinset+m+wtrmrk+sla+en+bestek+close+up.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>a close up when I forgot the fly catcher </i>π<i>, and I coudn't get the cutlery in focus after, so there</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKH6mQv5ZORGjCrtTredd9YbqUfCj86nwYuRg76KfTMyZT4P9R0kDU6fxR97f9-M_a0hJ67Sxcz-jPtkg_zMlkh3HrXBTFT1_2k0EpwyP3QKGqzXuY799YPo5NEcT_E0M6bsAJsiZY1cD/s951/scene+vliegenvanger+tuinset+m+wtrmrk+hapjes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="951" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKH6mQv5ZORGjCrtTredd9YbqUfCj86nwYuRg76KfTMyZT4P9R0kDU6fxR97f9-M_a0hJ67Sxcz-jPtkg_zMlkh3HrXBTFT1_2k0EpwyP3QKGqzXuY799YPo5NEcT_E0M6bsAJsiZY1cD/w400-h399/scene+vliegenvanger+tuinset+m+wtrmrk+hapjes.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>from salad to appetizers ;)</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlRSFBL1dNpeiBd749_aV1UepK4-F5idYBaU45qEZAutrvM9bTik1H_Sb5Q6Sr0irNuek_UjX3EEJ-Fsz2nvd4nN1kdD_tUJsAtpEIXWeu1JQizhnr2_Z_Q1z0xxvrN2p5VM97j9vKQHF7/s1140/scene+vliegenvanger+tuinset+m+wtrmrk+hapjes+close+up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="833" data-original-width="1140" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlRSFBL1dNpeiBd749_aV1UepK4-F5idYBaU45qEZAutrvM9bTik1H_Sb5Q6Sr0irNuek_UjX3EEJ-Fsz2nvd4nN1kdD_tUJsAtpEIXWeu1JQizhnr2_Z_Q1z0xxvrN2p5VM97j9vKQHF7/w640-h468/scene+vliegenvanger+tuinset+m+wtrmrk+hapjes+close+up.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>how amazing is that plate of food? I don't remember the creator.., this one I know for sure I bought at the miniature fair (I believe in Apeldoorn) in 2017. The nuts on the wooden plate I think is from Swan House Miniatures.. jeezzz I'm rusty ;)</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>So I figured I could make it into a nice (tiny) experiment. To see if my miniature fly(bee)-trap would be able to catch a fruit-fly or two. I filled a syringe with some of my apple cider vinegar to fill the trap and it actually worked! And I do not enjoy any kind of trap btw, I just haven't found a better (ie more humane) way to get rid of fruitflies and they are a real plague around here<i> (I've heard from others, much more than usual)</i>, they're even in my bedroom always bugging me in my face lol. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQy13KXBkyKmTfL5BibLZDpEe0dMb9oQeO-xiTqLkMRot3Qftb5F2GX_FghfRqP_5-8K-QyeUzsVU7CdWiCSk7r7qI4TrbTiyDRoH6Y5z2CyZw6GvaErK3hYH7M6JDYMv6XjhpoZFQuk8L/s1400/vliegenvanger+3+m+wtrmrk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1374" data-original-width="1400" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQy13KXBkyKmTfL5BibLZDpEe0dMb9oQeO-xiTqLkMRot3Qftb5F2GX_FghfRqP_5-8K-QyeUzsVU7CdWiCSk7r7qI4TrbTiyDRoH6Y5z2CyZw6GvaErK3hYH7M6JDYMv6XjhpoZFQuk8L/w640-h628/vliegenvanger+3+m+wtrmrk.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>sorry little ones.. but let's be honest, there's plenty of fruity stuff outside, why do you want mine?</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Oh and I always forget to make photos of my hands or life-size objects, not only because I like to do that but also because I sometimes wonder with others if what I see is really miniature or not π. I had disposed of the 'bodies' already though, it was a beautiful sink-goodbye. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdLjkmY_HaC82vYrzanEAQxulZLeI4M-PLh2aH-n2VeKYoZmK_Vn1MiPLZtfbqxBDZ8ygK1J3og2d7NcDQix-6S5s8x40ofP_MEsec2hddVBog84__NhsRavU95O08Cg1daGLQkhebiM3/s2048/scene+vliegenvanger+vingers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1302" data-original-width="2048" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdLjkmY_HaC82vYrzanEAQxulZLeI4M-PLh2aH-n2VeKYoZmK_Vn1MiPLZtfbqxBDZ8ygK1J3og2d7NcDQix-6S5s8x40ofP_MEsec2hddVBog84__NhsRavU95O08Cg1daGLQkhebiM3/w640-h406/scene+vliegenvanger+vingers.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>As a final note:</b> several months ago I finally found some NEW tiny lead balls for my in-progress <a href="http://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.com/2018/09/ambition-is-dream-with-v8-engine-elvis.html" target="_blank">working miniature blender</a><i> </i>with a <a href="http://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.com/2018/09/blending-crafts.html" target="_blank">micro-engine</a> !! 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may remember I had no clue where the ones I already had 'rolled of to '
(I had put them somewhere I would surely remember, uhuh) and I need those first before I can get on with that; to add weight to the base
so it will stand more sturdy and I figured it will also feel more realistic when picking
it up.<i> S</i>o I've been very excited since then about finally being able to
proceed on that once I have the opportunity <i>(and yes, I have put them with everything for the blender, won't loose them again or I will have lost <b>all </b>of it haha!)</i>. Before or after I finished
the scene the <a href="http://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.com/2020/07/take-miniature-seat.html" target="_blank">chair</a> is meant for, not sure yet BUT I'm <b><i>really </i></b>curious to how the blender will turn out and if I can actually make a miniature smoothie with it, wouldn't that be fun?! So I guess it's not really a question after all π. Have a great day!<br /></p><p>
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Why green? Well, because I have an old olive green leather jacket that is a bit damaged but more importantly makes me look 20 pounds heavier than I am and for some years now I thought it is however the most lovely and perfect material for a miniature leather .., well anything really, like a chair. It's very soft & supple and slightly aged. I might make a chesterfield couch with it someday, I've always loved those too and how cool would a green one be? <br />
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I'm not sure if I'll succeed at making the 'chesterfield'-type indentations <i>(I think there is a term for that, but if so I have no idea what that is)</i> mostly because I'm not able to use a sewing machine but I'm also not sure Γf the leather - although not thick at all - is thin enough for that. But I'll definitely give it a try and see what I'm able to make of it.<br />
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That's for later as I obviously started with the skeleton. I have no idea what that looks like on the inside and no expert in miniature furniture as it is, but I decided to use 5 of the basic shape - that I determined based on what I could feel through the fabric and padding - I cut from a sheet of 1,5mm mdf. I'm going to fill each section up with 7 layers of pieces of coffee stirrers. They are perfectly narrow for that and can also be easily snapped at the right length (cut superficially with a hobby knife first). <i>β I later realized it probably has more depth in the middle so I cut more out of the seating area towards the middle, as you can see above.</i><br />
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For the legs I found staircase posts in my stash I've started to cut into the right shape and I once found the most perfect little wheels for it I've had for quite some years with this very chair in mind. They are from <a href="https://www.artofmini.com/contents/nl/d305_Wielen.html" target="_blank">Art of Mini</a>, but unfortunately for anyone who would love to have some, they don't sell them anymore at the time of writing this post. Maybe they will again in the future. The legs are still quite raw and not what they should be, but it's a start. <br />
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In case anyone is wondering about the working blender and treetrunk-coffee table I was in the process of making, I have not forgotten those I promise. I would actually really love to proceed with and finish those, but I have my (long story) reasons for still not being able to work on either one of them and this is the alternative. The chair does fit and will go in the scene with the coffee table that could actually use an easy chair so it's still related to that π.<br />
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Fabulously Smallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900803753608126554noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023401730875179895.post-73094869707601467072019-10-09T11:11:00.000+02:002019-10-13T12:06:32.501+02:00flower-hour ;)Hey there beautiful soul, how did you end up <i>here</i>? π Some tiny flower-power <i>(hence the little wordplay of the title)</i> I borrowed from Mother Nature. As a prop to show a little something of what I haven't been able to finish yet, just as an excuse to have some fun shooting a couple of pics.<br />
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I'll save you the reasons for my long absence, whoever even reads this after being m.i.a. for so long. I still
love it, but I'm not sure what my blogging future is going to be like, what
I am realistically able to do but it will always be what I can. Because I'm still crazy passionate about
miniatures and continue to be working on them whenever I can to keep
creating what I love so much. <br />
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The rare possibilities I've had I've been working on a simple and mostly cardboard/printed scene*, but I haven't gotten very far yet. See photo below for where I'm at with one part of it, a rustic/industrial coffeetable<i>.<br />*while hoping I'd suddenly remember where the hek I put away my tiny leadballs </i>π<i> that I need to proceed on my working <a href="http://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.com/2018/09/ambition-is-dream-with-v8-engine-elvis.html" target="_blank">blender</a>. The irony is that I put them somewhere with the intention to </i><i><i><b>easily </b></i>find them again, haha!</i><br />
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Then I realized there might be perfect to scale miniature flowers in a gorgous bouquet of flowers I received recently <i>(I usually always check for those right away and dry them </i>π<i>)</i>, and there were. So I used them as an excuse to photograph those and to be able to finally use/show at least <b><i>part </i></b>of what's in the scene I mentioned. And to show my face again so to speak because I've missed hanging out here! <br />
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The lovely & perfect crackle vase is by Elisabeth Causeret of course, the <a href="http://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.com/2014/02/du-main-du-fin-du-mannequin.html" target="_blank">mannequin </a>was a Kit by Queenie Miniatures <i>(don't remember the webshop, but different ones worldwide used to sell this kit if you're interested in one)</i> you may remember I once dressed up with fabric that I distressed and added clay arm-thingies to, as well as the name of a fashionbrand 'Lanvin' <i>(the oldest French fashion house actually)</i>. And if you've been a follower for a while you probably remember my <a href="http://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.com/2018/01/fan-fun-working-tablefan-with-tiny.html" target="_blank">'Murphy's-Law'-working-tablefan</a>. The mantle is the half of a small, elongated box painted with stonepaint, the frame I borrowed from my <a href="http://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.com/2017/06/lets-talk-rustic-vintage-with-hint-of.html" target="_blank">drawing</a> to frame the quote that was my last years new year's outlook/wish <i>(the scene had meant to be for Christmas 2018)</i> I printed on cardstock and the mantle-shelf is a piece of driftwood from a bunch I once ordered from an online flower- or hobbyshop<i>, </i>like the flowers, made by Mother Nature and I absolutely love it! <br />
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Hope you like it, but it already served its purpose because I had fun photographing & showing it π<br />
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And below what's going to be part of the actual scene, a treetrunk-coffeetable I've been able to work on a bit of and on a while ago. I had been thinking of a way to get the wheels to turn/spin so they'll 'swing' in all directions just like normal tablewheels would <i>(not thΓ‘t difficult)</i> while also firmly attached to the trunk <i>(which was the challenging bit and I still need to find out I'll get it that way when I get to that)</i>. Although it's nothing electrical or spectacular, I think it's fun!<br />
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That's it for now, I hope to be back with more in not too long, take care! <br />
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Fabulously Smallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900803753608126554noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023401730875179895.post-42834040601613583732018-09-23T16:50:00.000+02:002018-12-08T18:47:35.072+01:00'ambition is a dream with a V8 engine' - Elvis Presleya little engine-inspiration to title this post :D. So, it's time to let you know what I'm making with my not-so-V8-micro-engine ;). I actually gave a hint about it in the blogtitle of my previous post, <a href="http://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.com/2018/09/blending-crafts.html" target="_blank">'blending crafts'</a>. Now I've given away that hint it's probably not hard to guess anymore: it's a blender! And the photo might have given you some idea too ;).<br />
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I e-mailed Leo Reinders, a Dutch miniature glassblower (Arnhem fair), last year some photo's and measurements to make<br />
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so that's what I have so far. Oh and I decided to make this a working miniature <b>without </b>a working switch. The one of the fan is still giving problems because it's too hard to keep the connection stable<i> (it didn't work anymore not too long after I made the video of it, then I got it to work again and now for some reason it doesn't work anymore once again and I have no clue why..)</i>. And as you know to even get it was way too challenging and nervewrecking because of the ridiculous small space to work in to do the technical stuff behind the switch. So I think you get why I chose for a regular working miniature this time. And anyone who might be disappointed about that, I invite to make one with a working switch and we'll talk again, hahaha! :D <br />
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<i>for anyone who has (and in that case understandibly) been wondering
about the choice for this instead of finishing my laptop, here's why.
Even regardless of some pretty major things that went wrong with the
wiring the last few times I did anything with it a couple of years ago
(which is impossible or next to impossible to repair) and not having
been able to do any of what was needed to correct or start again with
that then or since, proceeding with my laptop in general requires a
concentration and steadiness that far exceed what I needed for the fan
or this blender and I'm just not there yet. It's definitely on my mind
and I LOVE to finally finish it and have known for years how to do that,
it just takes a little bit longer to get to that level of possibilities
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Fabulously Smallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900803753608126554noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023401730875179895.post-5560661220947835492018-09-15T08:59:00.002+02:002018-09-15T09:01:59.293+02:00blending craftshi there, thanks so much for stopping by. I thought it might be nice to get my ass back here a bit sooner than last time ;). For my newest project I needed help from another miniaturist, because it involves a glass part. I'm willing to try new things and make myself somehow figure out how to make something and the way I want, but attempting to blow a glass miniaturepart didn't seem like the best idea to begin with π let alone being able to make it in a way that would be halfway decent. Sometimes you just need to ask a professional right? But I will try something new for it myself. Not nearly as impressive as blowing glass - or at all - but something I look forward to doing.<br />
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<a name='more'></a>I'm not going to disclose that yet, but as you understand from the photo it's another motorized working minature. Not sure I'm going to include a working (tiny) switch again though, that was a bit much for my sanity, haha! It will have an even smaller engine than I used for my <a href="http://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.com/2018/01/fan-fun-working-tablefan-with-tiny.html" target="_blank">working fan</a>. I thought that was the smallest micromotor commercially available, but when I looked for that a while ago for this project, I found one that's about half it's size. Which - although the other one would have been perfectly possible sizewise - is essential for what I want this miniature to have that would <i>not </i>be possible with the other engine. The great part is that the one I'm now using goes as fast or even faster than the fan-engine<i>*</i>, which makes it even more impressive I think, considering it's size.<br />
<i>*which has actually slowed down a bit as a result of some of the glue
mishaps during 'Murphy's fase', but still fast enough to make a
convincing fanspeed</i><br />
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So.. with that I leave you for now, I hope I can show some progress soon and you'll find out what it is then too. Have a great weekend!<br />
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<i>ps: thanks for your help regarding the bloggerstuff, I really appreciate it! As I do all comments of course, very much so, I just haven't been able to respond to them for a while now and this will be the case for at least the forseeable future, but I hope to do that again someday! But thank you so much for your time to visit my blog and your kind comments, I truly appreciate it!</i>Fabulously Smallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900803753608126554noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023401730875179895.post-43039135495969379312018-08-17T18:44:00.000+02:002018-08-20T19:22:22.267+02:00furniture peacenope, not a typo, just a little play on words ;). Since this piece of furniture was the easiest many-part-miniature I ever made. Still had some challenges, but that's okay. I love those anyway and nothing crazy. <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(update: none of the comments had been published until just now (20th of August) because for some reason I don't get notifications in my e-mail anymore..</i>π <i>, the mysteries around my blog continue haha!)</i></span><br />
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I love that it's just a bunch of wood I had laying around - old paintstirrers, tonguespatula's, coffeestirrers, wood from an old <br />
<a name='more'></a>waterdamaged Roman blind, very thin mdf, veneer - that with some woodglue, paint and metal wires resulted in this cupboard that doesn't look nearly as cheap as it was materialwise, haha! I encountered a number of things that reminded me I'm not familiar with working with wood at all (or finishing it), but I learned a lot! π<br />
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the drawerpulls I made are after the ones I have on my nightstands and I thought would be perfect to replicate for this.<br />
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the round ornament with hole I used for the base I found last year at the fair at the stand of the lovely <a href="http://www.elsnervongronow.de/en/shop-2/miniatures/pressungen/made-in-germany" target="_blank">Elsner von Gronow</a>. It has the small diameter I needed as well as the lovely structure I wanted it to have. A bit bigger than the one my nightstands have, to scale that is, haha, but it's the smallest ones I could find that met my needs and wishes for them.<br />
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I need to warn you if you think about visiting her webshop, this is not without risk.. You might end up with a crazy amount in your cart as I have in the past ;). I especially love her filligree stampings from France, they're quite a bit more pricey than other ornaments, but they are absolutely gorgeous!<br />
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for contrast below the pull still 'au naturel' and after I dressed it up with a rusty coat(ing). I used my trusty <a href="http://www.rustall.com/product-info.html" target="_blank">Rust All</a> for that and gave it a little black wash finish for a natural and more realistic colourtone.<br />
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the depth of the bottomshelves turned out to be too shallow with the baseboard I decided to add when I was at the point of doing the paneling. The paintstirrers I had for shelves were way too beautiful to replace them with a wider piece of wood, so I decided to extend the depth. Not perfect since I didn't have or could get the type of wood remotely resembling the kind of the shelves, but with the added colouring it works I think. <br />
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that I filled with woodglue and tiny amounts of filingdust (middle). On
the bottomright is after I treated the extensions with tea and
linseedoil as I had the shelves. Because the colour was still very
different because of the difference in the wood I used my dirty files to
lessen the contrast. On the topright the result before the colouring of
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The reason I made 'slots' in the bottomframe is because I didn't want to
ask my brother who had cut the shelves when I started this cupboard -
or someone else - to cut out the corners of the hardwood (!) paintstirrers that are my bottomshelves
and I'm not able to do that myself. I figured this is just how this
cupboard was build. Well, it actually is, haha!<br />
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then after the final coat of pain I only needed to sprayvarnish. Sounded so simple. I had the cupboard ready for that for quite a long while when I was finally able to do that, when summer decided to turn tropcial for a couple of months. Because I live in an apartmentbuilding the fumes travel as it is. With everyone having all the doors and windows open, without any wind <i>and </i>because of the heat itself it would stay really long. Would not have been very nice ;). I have a gasmask I use for spraying, but I'm pretty sure my neighbours don't have that or if they did appreciate the need for it, haha! One weekend some time ago the temperatures finally dropped significantly and it would also be quite stormy, so I could finally do it. But then I messed up... (long story how). Needed to fix that first, but with what I needed to do only made things look much worse. After scraping and sanding that off I needed to fix the color. Which wasn't easy because it wasn't finding the right color, but finding the right combination of them to make it look as natural as possible. Pretty proud of what I was able to do.<br />
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but before I could spray again, hoping what would really be the final time, another long heatwave hit.. Last Friday it was finally the kind of weather that allowed me to do that again. So I did, but although it seemed fine before spraying <i>(no matter in what angle I looked at it or with what light)</i>, after spraying a layer it showed the damage after all. Not visible without light falling on it fortunately, but with a bit of light it is quite noticable and I think still a bit of a shame. There's other things about this cupboard that didn't turn out not as nice as they were when I dry-fitted, but it's okay. It would have taken a lot of effort to correct and I'd possibly mess up a lot in the process because of what would be needed for that. So I see all of that as part of the learningprocess, just the visible kind :D.<br />
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the original and mine next to each other. As you can see I altered a few things to suit my taste and use.<br />
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of wonderful blogs I followed of all of you and many others and
recently I discovered that when you go to my profile in the overview of
which blogs I follow the ONLY one mentioned is Otterine's, the only
non-Blogger blog..., so must be a Blogger-thing. I regrettably haven't
been able to visit any blogs in a long time (or just one or two on a
rare occassion), but I NEVER unfollowed any of you and would never do
that either, so sorry if anyone saw it and thought that.. Weird stuff at
times with Blogger. If anyone can shed a light on why this happened or
if you experienced the same thing, please let me know in a comment, tnx!
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Fabulously Smallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900803753608126554noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023401730875179895.post-58677896435530799042018-03-25T12:53:00.000+02:002018-03-25T13:07:21.004+02:00big in smallno fiddly stuff this time :D yay! Well the drawerpulls were a bit to make, but very doable. This is even a huge miniature for me to make, hence the title. As you can probably imagine I really wanted something a <strike>little</strike> lot less nervewrenching after <a href="http://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.nl/2018/01/fan-fun-working-tablefan-with-tiny.html" target="_blank">my working fan</a> and this was just perfect! Not finished yet, but it takes a bit longer than I thought and felt like showing the progresss since you saw it last, a long <b><i>looong </i></b>time ago ;).<br />
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I'd not been able to finish it before because, besides a number of other reasons, the midsection had quite a curve. That I didn't really know<br />
<a name='more'></a>if I could get straight again or if I would replace it what kind of wood would be thin yet sturdy enough. But mostly I needed a kind of ornament for the drawerpulls that I only found last October and then I still needed to finish my fan. Still had no idea about the wood for the midsection, but I found that soon enough. It's 2 layers of the thinnest mdf, I remembered I even had, which made it easy to cut and shape. Glued together they make it as strong as it needs to be as well as the right thickness.<br />
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a reminder of how it was the last update, the midsection still straight:<br />
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this piece will go into the back of the Oldtique Store, behind the
counter. As a model I used a librarycupboard I once
saved the picture from an
onlinewebshop, see below. I just altered it a bit to meet my wish for open
storage at the bottompart for shopnecessities. I started with this and shared at that point just the mere basics of in July 2015 <i>(wow, that's been long...)</i>, and something a little more substantial in <a href="http://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.nl/2015/09/calm-before-storm.html" target="_blank">September of that year</a>. <br />
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for this cupboard I had a little help from my <strike>friends</strike> oldest brother :D who back then cut/saw the wood for me. No picknick with what he found out to be a <b>dull </b>saw and <b>hardwood </b>paintstirrers... Not a great combo (so sorry..) even more so for someone who already isn't fond of diy-stuff.. I'm only extra
happy and grateful he did it, thanks again bro! And then it was more or less just a
case of assembling and making the midsection and drawers. Something the optimist in me thought would be less work and ready sooner than it turns out to be. Which is the reason for another update.<br />
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I really love the fiddly stuff and all the challenges that come with that, but for a change
this is so much fun too!<br />
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Fabulously Smallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900803753608126554noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023401730875179895.post-25326998472991410552018-01-26T13:33:00.001+01:002019-10-08T17:56:03.826+02:00fan-fun: working tablefan with tiny working switch!hi everyone, I'm so happy to say I got the tiny switch to work!!! So finally a succesful <i>fan</i>-tastic challenge, yay!<br />
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don't ask me how I did it though. A while ago <i>(after lots of trying, exploring unused parts of my brain and trying some more)</i>
I had reluctantly<br />
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way too small to work in. As well as I couldn't get the switch itself
to not turn around while flipping it, making it impossible to connect
again once it came out of the off-position. It also wasn't easy to come
up with something - and even less so to execute - to keep the switch in
the on/off position. So when I pretty much exhausted my inner
ideadatabase I figured maybe I should just make it work without it.
Still a working miniature and still fun right? Fortunately one of my
'worst' traits is not being able to give up π!<br />
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my determination was really tested a while later as you may have read about in my last post <a href="http://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.nl/2018/01/murphys-law-and-serious-test-in-patience.html" target="_blank">'Murphy's law and a serious test in patience'</a>.
That wasn't all Murphy had in store for me though, he continued happily
for a bit after my last post. And later I even almost ruined it
altogether. But in the very end I was able to fix all of it and got the
result I wanted!<br />
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like I mentioned once before I used a very small engine. It's 1cm<b>/</b>25/64 inch x 0,5cm<b>/</b>13/64 inch, just small enough for it to be to scale for this fan. For as far as I know it's the smallest kind commercially available.<br />
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and the working switch? Ha, crazy thought that was and as you can imagine quite the challenge all on it's own. The theory behind it was easy to come up with, to apply that in the small space behind the switch quite the opposite. Plus the additional challenges I mentioned in the beginning of this post. But..... nailed it, yay! The switch itself is a piece of a sewingpin I filed the right shape and wrapped a piece of superthin black electrical wire around it.<br />
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I had a couple of exciting moments, like after I almost glued the tiny rotating part of the engine stuck, <i><b>three sperate times</b></i>. First two with superglue because I really needed to glue stuff crazy close to that rotating part and a small part around it, almost touching it. Another time for similar reasons. And although I'm a bit of a superglue-nut, I really needed superglue both times, trust me ;). <br />
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the third glue-incident happened <i>after </i><a href="http://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.nl/2018/01/murphys-law-and-serious-test-in-patience.html" target="_blank">Murphy thought it would be fun to throw his law in the mix</a>.
It was right before I would really finish it for the last time
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I would have accidentally glued the rotating enginepart <i><b>completely stuck</b></i> though for some stupid reason if it hadn't been for the Universe stepping in. Long story. Short version is something seemed to go very wrong in kind of an unbelievable way - again - but was actually what made me able to see <u>just in time</u> I had unknowingly almost ruined the whole thing and would have had to start all over again, new engine, new housing for that etc..<br />
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and there's more fun stuff like that ;). It all worked out in the end, but it probably gave me an extra grey hair or two(hundred), haha!<br />
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so all in all making this little piece-of-joy came with many expected and a number of unforseen challenges. Some of what I love about this hobby the most is the fiddling & problemsolving, but I have to admit it was a bit much with this fan. But hey, it <b><i>is </i></b>what makes it even more fulfulling now it's finished and I'm sΓ³ proud!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>candlestickholder by Jokra, blueish bowl by Alex Meiklejohn, real very small geode by Mother Nature ;) (from Stuart Dollhouse), white bowl by Ana Ankinaki, fruit by Dream Raven Designs, the rest is once made by me</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>glasses are by Itsy Bitsy, hamburger by Tristatin (Etsy), plate and vase by Elisabeth Causeret, the chair a kit from Arjen Spinhoven, de rest is once made by me (the flowers are dried ones)</i></td></tr>
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before I go I'd like to thank a very dear & special friend of mine for the very generous birthdaygift of a luxury led-illuminated-tableclamploupe Γ nd watchmakers glasses <i>(they're basically a microscope on your nose)</i> he surprised me with. Which happened to be in the process of making this fan. He only knew me for 4 weeks at the time and didn't even know it's what I wanted (and for quite a long time even), I never mentioned it :D. It's just what he thought I could really use for making miniatures. I was over the moon with both of them as it was, but they actually turned out to be invaluable already. So thank you so SO much again for that, I love you!<br />
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<i>ps: for anyone who's waiting for my butterflypalm-tutorial I ask you for some
(more) patience. As always I had and have good reason to abandon that - and everything else I haven't finished yet ;) - for a while to focus on the <a href="http://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.nl/2017/06/lets-talk-rustic-vintage-with-hint-of.html" target="_blank">rustic-vintage-industrial-scene</a>, this fan and what I'll do next </i></div>
Fabulously Smallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900803753608126554noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023401730875179895.post-2873709971957029932018-01-17T17:48:00.004+01:002018-01-26T14:16:12.151+01:00Murphy's law and serious test in patience..didn't plan any update before finished because I've been at the verge of that since my last post <i>(since before actually)</i>, but feel like it with what happened today, again. I was literally finishing the working switch a couple of times over the past 2 months when something happened that brought me back quite a number of steps of the fan itself. Then today it fell on the floor, because the wires got stuck in my sleeve when I tried to comfort my cat who was in a bit of distress (she has dimentia). I didn't notice until it fell. Doesn't sound too bad and thought I could fix that quite easily despite the delicacy of the thin metal I used and not easy to handle either. But wasn't too worried, just kind of annoyed. It didn't go how I thought or expected however and might mean I need to make several parts again...<br />
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here's the last photo's before that happened:<br />
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making miniatures I'm used to challenges, like we all are. Comes with
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>recently when I was just about done the base broke in two.. seriously. And I had used 2 part epoxyglue for it, the strongest glue I know. But had to handle it a bit much because of some rigorous work underneath the base for the switch to work (long story). When it broke, the wires got pulled out, everything that had <b>finally</b> been in the perfect place out of wack. Couldn't get the little engine to start anymore either. No idea what the problem could be, even changed the battery just in case. Eventually had no other option than to check the connection at the back of the engine. This meant breaking apart the back of that. Connection as solid as ever though. Solved the problem somehow and could get all the wires in their right place and the switchparts where they needed. Which is a lot less easy as that sounds btw.. </i></td></tr>
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as you can imagine it's a serious test of my patience and determination. As if we don't display enough of that by simply doing this crazy stuff. This fan's already a lot more challenging than anything I've done before, besides the obvious, you'll read about some of that in my final post. Although I have crazy amounts of patience and even when something goes very wrong, I always continue happily and just try again and again. But now, I'm really not amused. I really thought I was able to photograph and shoot the video of it this weekend, but now I have to do some stuff to first repair some damage. <b><i>Again</i></b>. And possibly even have to make a big portion of the front part and base again.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>last time, again happened at the point of finishing up, but when I tried to do something for my cat who was asking serious attention, the wires at the end of the cord got caught in my sleeve and before I noticed that happened it fell on the floor. Not fun, but I can fix that, so I carefully adjusted all of it and then all I had to do was adjust one of the black 'arms'. That didn't go well.. it needed a little bit of force because it wouldn't bend, which caused it to bend way too far causing more problems than visible in the photo. SIGH..</i></td></tr>
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not sure if the Universe wants to see how badly I want to finish this, but that's exactly what I intend to do with a very satisfying result at that, if it's the last thing I do! Just so you know ;).<br />
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but for now I'm off to Murphy giving him my piece of mind about his crappy law! π<br />
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Fabulously Smallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900803753608126554noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023401730875179895.post-82538630354907231382017-12-24T20:22:00.001+01:002018-01-17T17:56:20.700+01:00fan-tastic challenge - almost done..I finished my fan, yay! I just didn't get it to work with the switch, yet.. Little tricky that is, haha! I did get it more or less, just not how it should be. Meaning I have to press the connection with tweezers while holding the fan upside down ;). But I really want to show the fan finished, just without a working switch for now.<br />
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Fabulously Smallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900803753608126554noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023401730875179895.post-72541913587359389452017-10-05T18:12:00.000+02:002018-01-17T17:57:54.628+01:00fan-tastic challengehi my lovely people, long time no see, hope you're doing well! I'm able to enjoy the small but for me big joys of life the past 5 months again which is (like last year) the reason miniatures have had to take a back seat even more than ususal. But that doesn't mean it's of my radar! Thanks for your patience and for me not falling of yours ;), I truly appreciate you being here.<br />
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I wanted to wait until finished, but too excited about it, so I'd like to show where I am with the latest<a name='more'></a><!--more--> project I'm working on: an antique table-fan, with a tiny motor to make
it actually work! Lot's of fun of course, but as you can understand
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the ring around the motorpart is still loose at the bottom and from all the brass parts I've ever held in the fire to give it a nice antique look, only the blue thingy has ever turned into that color ;) But it's all going to be painted black anyway</td></tr>
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Especially because I got the great idea to make it with a working switch.. ;). I know I know, why right? It's too small actually and I have no clue if it's possible to get it that way, but I do know how to technically make it work <i>(in my non-technical head that is, haha)</i>. It's 'just' a matter of getting the tiny parts where they need to go and for the switch to be able to let the current flow through and interrupt it. But it's about tiny parts anyway, so I'm sure I'll manage somehow :D.<br />
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the thing I need to tackle right now is to get the rotor blade to fit in the frame while being able to move around. As it is the axis isn't long enough, making the blade too close to the back of the frame. Besides that I don't yet know how to extend the axis in the best way, I'm also very limited with what I can add regarding weight. I'm already not sure if the motor can handle the weight of the blade as it is, will test that as soon as possible.<br />
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Fabulously Smallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900803753608126554noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023401730875179895.post-17546539152897124862017-06-10T20:52:00.001+02:002019-10-08T17:50:36.149+02:00let's talk rustic & vintage, with a hint of industrialyes, finally! this display has been ready for years, including this blogpost about it, but I really wanted to show the scene - well technically it's 2 - at once and still needed to make the lampshade and finish the legs of the 'glass' table. Both required things I could not do until recently and wanted to take advantage of that of course. Enjoy! <br />
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<b>industrial</b><br />
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'hint of industrial' is of course the lamp that I made for this
display and will go to the Oldtique Store-to-be. I have one like
this myself and I thought it be great to make a miniversion of it. I'm
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how shall I say this nicely? Interesting. Yes, that's a perfect word to
describe it and maintain some dignity, haha. But it's not very clear,
so: this cage-y-shade <i>(or should I say shady cage? haha)</i>
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The rusty
appearance I got by using the products of my trusty
<a href="http://www.rustall.com/">Rustall</a> weathering kit, but can be done with paints and some powdered clay <i>(or eyeshadow/blush, cinnamon etc for a rusty texture)</i> too.<br />
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the process.. - imagine some cursing going on on the background for the duration of it ;). One day, when I was finally getting some real progress without constantly having to doing over what I had already done because it fell apart, the frame fell. Not on the floor, but into a boot, because that's much more convenient right? And not just any boot, but one with a fabric lining on the inside and the wires got stuck in that! Without being able to see what I was doing, because it was beyond the curve, I needed to get it out.. I succeeded somehow, but although I had been very careful, it had quite some bent and loose wires and I had to fix that and get it back into shape. </div>
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<b>art</b><br />
the
wall-art is a scaled down and printed drawing I made in my early 20-ies
after a statue I loved. The frame I made by cutting thin black plastic
strips, glued together to form an L-shape as a base for it and cut the
corners in mitre. I couldn't help myself making a hangingpiece on the
back :D, I always have way too much fun adding details like that. It's from
sodacanmetal I shaped by using a brass strip, made holes in it and
glued in tiny pieces of the long pin-part of a brass headpin for
'nails'. It slides over the tiny nail in the wall :D.<br />
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<b>rustic</b><br />
the wooden tabletop is a woodchip from a flowerbed, but I know it's used alongside roads too <i>(in the Netherlands I know I've seen them anyway)</i>. They are very fragile, so it might be smart or even necessary to glue the layers together <i>(as they come loose easily. If they're not loose yet, let some superglue flow in the sides to bond)</i>.
For this very irregular-surface-one that wouldn't hold anything without
falling over, I decided to place a 'glass' top over it, connecting them
with metal pins. That would make a nice rustic/modern-mix.<br />
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the bed of woodchips it came from:<br />
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I made it of Shrinky Dink cut into the shape double the size of the woodchip <i>(it
says it shrinks 3 times, but I had a testpiece of a 3cm square, which
should have shrunk to 1cm, but after the maximum time only shrunk to 1,5
cm, possibly because I lay it on the rack in the oven as opposed to the
bottomplate which would get hotter)</i>. Also made holes in them with a pin, 2-3 times what it should be after shrinking.<br />
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unfortunately
I'm kind of a superglue-fan and used that to glue the pins in
the glass top forgetting that superglue ruins glass and plastic
surfaces. All the pins were already glued in the woodchip when I noticed<i> (but luckily I only used glue on the other pins on the part that went into the wood)</i>. So this is just an 'old' table with some kind of glass damage. And - again - lesson learned: <b>must remember </b>that superglue and glass or plastic don't mix!
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the legs are glass tubes from pipettes with metal tubing inside, with pins as ends painted black and aluminum foil wrapped and glued around the top of the legs. I like them!<br />
<i>β but because there had been years between making the top &
writing most of this post and making the legs, I had forgotten about the superglue of course
and seriously did it again. Which explains the misty and stained look
of the glass legs.. Aahhh...! :D</i> <br />
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another use for woodchips is art. On a pin and base for on a
(side)table or as wall art. <br />
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<b>vintage</b><br />
the
small stone sidetables are from regular gardenpebbles. Ready to use in
this flat triangular shape, isn't that great? One is a bit chipped,
probably from colliding with the other stones in the bag I kept them in,
because I had found it in the garden in perfect condition ;(.<br />
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but
that's okay, it has vintage written all over it anyway, I decided it's
just a good few years old already and probably got knocked over a few
times on a flagstone floor I'm sure :D Sounds plausible right?<br />
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the
legs of the ocker one are the metal pins from an old widebanded watch I
had saved years ago when getting rid of the old watches they were
attached to <i>(but had almost thrown the pins away too!)</i> with some
milliput around the ends and some thin painted foil and paper around the
tops for a layered effect.<br />
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The legs for the grey one are pieces of a
wooden dowel, cut and lightly sanded into this shape. The metal
endpieces are ballpointtips and give the legs a nice finish. A small
piece of wire glued in the opening of it, pinch or handdrill a little
hole in the wooden leg and glue in place, finishing them with some
embossingpowder in the seams.<br />
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they fit well in a
'50-ies to '70-ies setting, but also contemporary and in all kinds of
interiors depending on your choice of legs and finishings.<br />
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So, there you have it! And for anyone who had not seen it back then, the Roman blinds work, see this little video I made about that, if you like to of course ;):<br />
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hi again my dear mini-friends, sorry for the long silence! Not even
visited your blogs, except for a few some time ago when I had the
chance.. Not because I lost interest: I always LOVE to
see what you're all up to and what wonderful things y'all make. But<br />
<a name='more'></a>a <b>lot</b> has been going on in several area's the past 3+ months, mostly: physically <i>(but finally recovering from that)</i>, mentally even better than usual for quite some time <i>(and more great & fun stuff going on in that department)</i> and then of course the world has been kind of all over the place.. which inspired me to have another <a href="http://livingopenheartedlyvaluingeveryone.blogspot.nl/" target="_blank">blog: "LOVE: Living Openheartedly Including Everyone"</a>.
Mostly just copying&pasting whenever I come across something that I
think is worth sharing. To simply send some positive vibes out there
with inspiring messages and video's of loving and wise people.<br />
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so overall let's call it interesting times ;).<br />
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so it's not much yet that I've done for it, but just to say hi, to let you know I haven't forgotten about you and to show you a little something, here's a sneak peak of the palm so far. Don't pay attention to the extremely different colours, that's experimenting a bit with what to start with and not what it's supposed to be yet ;).<br />
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Fabulously Smallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900803753608126554noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023401730875179895.post-6146124477136277882016-12-25T16:05:00.001+01:002018-01-26T14:16:37.848+01:00a tiny white world..hi there! later than planned with the first Christmasday already more than halfway over <i>(yes I know, the Netherlands is the only country - or one of the few countries - that have 2 Christmasdays :D)</i> I'd like to share with you this miniature working snowglobe I made.<br />
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snow definitely not being a likelihood any time soon in the Netherlands, this Christmas I'll just enjoy the tiny white world within this snowglobe π. And a little video to go with it.<br />
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<a name='more'></a>it's far from perfect as the glass has cracked, there's an airbubble I could not get away - believe me I've tried - the water got cloudy because of the glitter or something and it's leaking from the bottom of the wood, but I still think it's fun! Luckily I could get the the gap at the end of the crack under the side of the base so at least the water wouldn't go through there. The crack just adds character to it. Or something π.<br />
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the initial idea was to put a light in the house, seriously: don't you just love optimism? I sometimes forget how small things have to be. I could hardly make - or handle - that tiny house <i>(a sliver of wood </i><i><i>really, square shaped</i> with a triangular one on top to get the houseshape, with a slightly bigger sliver of paper for a roof and a base that I painted grey)</i>, let alone make windows and a hole in it to put the tiniest light available in. For timerelated and other reasons I had to forgo on that light anyway and it was in the process of making the teeny tiny house I realized how absolutely impossible that would have been, silly girl me ;p. While I'm aware of the fact that most snowglobes don't even have lights, it just had seemed a fun thing to add. <br />
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how about a big bowl of Christmas-m&m's? they were instant from Christmastreats I had. There are always a bunch of them loose in the package. I just left out the white ones. I think they are pretty much to scale. Yummie huh?<br />
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I hope you all have wonderful holidays & I also wish you the very best, magical & blessed New Year you can have: make it a great one!<br />
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Fabulously Smallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900803753608126554noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023401730875179895.post-32298385617073741942016-11-11T11:40:00.001+01:002016-11-11T11:43:00.628+01:00minipartythere are a number of things in my life the past few months really worth celebrating and I felt like doing that with a modest party mini-style!<br />
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so I went to the mini-bakery <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ParisMiniatures?ref=listing-shop2-all-items-count#items" target="_blank">(<i>Etsy: Paris Miniatures</i>)</a> to get some yummy treats, got some savory food as well (<i><a href="http://domekpodkloszem.blogspot.nl/" target="_blank">Domek Pod Kloszem</a>, dollhouse fair Ulft, The Netherlands, October 29&30 2016</i>) and invited some mini-friends. Of whom none have arrived yet. Let's hope they do before those two hairy rascalls manage to get their paws on everything :D.<br />
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Fabulously Smallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900803753608126554noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023401730875179895.post-62173757257509415452016-09-20T19:38:00.000+02:002016-09-21T05:25:22.249+02:00about inspiration, creativity & tips, PART III of VIIhi again my dear minifriends, it's part III of my series! If you've
read the first 2 parts, you might have been waiting for
some concrete tips after all the wordy stuff ;). It took a while to publish although it had been ready for ages. As you might remember it's part of a major post I wrote last year and split it up in 7 pieces, hence the title. This part only needed a few photo's of materials that I finally got to make.<br />
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today I'd like to share
with you the first tip that might be of help to some of you. It consists of several tips and hints, but I think comes down to one
principal, which is why I call it tip one. It covers basic stuff, but I think quite essential for getting the best results.<br />
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<span style="color: #999999;"><i>if you missed
it, you can go to <a href="http://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.nl/2015/09/about-inspiration-creativity-tips-part-i.html">PART
I</a> and <a href="http://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.nl/2015/10/about-inspiration-creativity-tips-part.html">PART
II</a> by clicking the link and the parts up until now will also be
in the tab <a href="http://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.nl/p/inspiration.html">'Inspiration'</a>
added above. All 7 parts will be there in time for easy finding.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;"></span><b><u>TIP ONE:</u></b><br />
if you don't get the results
you'd like - and only then - take time to look, really look. This
sounds obvious, but I notice often that this can take real effort or is
even difficult. To see what I need to see that is. Look again at
the object you like to make or improve or at photo's and images of the
real thing if you haven't. And if you have already: good! But
still think something's off or you would like it to be better? Then look again and look even better
or try to with a different eye <i>(figuratively speaking of course ;) )</i>.<br />
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how
does it look, <i>really </i>look? When you look closer? And I don't mean
closer regarding distance <i>(although that can certainly help too)</i>, but
closer as
in looking at what makes the difference in what you would like to
achieve to what you are actually achieving. Are there things you didn't
notice before? Like certain details, or extra shades of colour, is the
scale of details or materials right for example? I give some directions
on this further below.<br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><i><b>example:</b></i></span> <span style="color: #b45f06;">this example has
nothing to do with miniatures, but it illustrates my point well I think. It's about what difference
looking can make, or maybe I should say: the difference between looking and
<i>seeing</i>. My younger brother had homework for his drawingclass
when we were in school. He had to draw a roll of toiletpaper in
perspective. Yes, you read that right; a roll of toiletpaper :D, how
inspired can you get? Haha. He could not draw very well. And he
didn't know where to begin, no matter how simple it might sound. And
his first efforts didn't go well, I have to admit... So I wanted to help
him. Not by drawing for him of course, which would have been the easy
way, but by giving advice and letting him learn.</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="font-size: large;">and he did so well that his
teacher - who knew his drawingskills - didn't even want</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="font-size: large;">to believe he
did it himself! How's that for possibilities?! </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span>
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</span><span style="color: #b45f06;">and I didn't do much. I only sat
with him and advised him to look, to really look, like I advice you
to do in this post. And told him not to start drawing right away.
Just look, at first. And I let him tell me what he saw. Duh, a roll
of toiletpaper! Yes, but how does that look, what shapes do you see
and how do they relate to each other and how about shadows and
such?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">shapes? Shadows? Aahhhhh... And when it came to drawing I asked
him what was the simplest, most obvious part? Because that's always
(or at least very often) the best place to start. And can keep you
from being overwhelmed or loose oversight.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">
</span><span style="color: #b45f06;">just start with one thing, the
easiest/most obvious thing, then go to the next, etc. So he drew the
inner circle. And then I told him to look again to see where other
lines should come etc. It's no rocketscience of course, it's very simple,
but it's what he couldn't think of himself. But it worked so well and
he was sΓ³ proud. It won't be a suprise he hasn't drawn anything
besides schoolassignments, it just isn't a hobby of his ;).</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">
</span><span style="color: #b45f06;">but if he could make such a leap in his
drawingresults, it must mean it applies just as well - and even more
so - to things we DO like to do, and want to improve!</span><br />
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and
more importantly:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">this example also shows it's not all or even that much about skill
either!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">because he
really didn't improve his drawingskills so quickly,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">it's the looking and
some hints and tips
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so you don't even have to be skilled at
something (yet) (a.k.a. a natural) to get much better at it with some help and get skilled
that way. Aha!<br />
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also
look at what others do that you like, what is it that they do that you
ar not doing (YET) or doing differently, that might make a difference in
getting the results you'd like? <br />
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some things that might help with all of the above:<b> </b><br />
<br />
<b>1) is it about materials?</b><br />
this
is an important part of miniatures of course. It can and will make some
kind, and sometimes a huge, difference to the final result. So do that
whatever way you can. There're countless tips on this and there's a lot about it online to find, but here's some examples I can provide that might help you to some easy access-material:<br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><i><b>examples:</b></i></span> </span>
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<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><u>fabric
hankerchiefs</u>, something I already mentioned in my tutorial for <a href="http://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.nl/2015/10/tutorial-of-working-roman-blinds-its.html" target="_blank">working Roman blinds. </a>They often are of very soft and thin fabric, ideal
for miniatures! And a lot cheaper than bying a piece of fabric (at least where I once found them), if it's even possible finding fabric that's so fine and thin. To make curtains, or bedding, or clothes. I've had
these for years and came cheap from some discountstore. It's what I
used for the lighter of my two mannequins <i>(for the other one I
used batiste, which is very fine as well, however the hankerchief
had the look of very fine linnen that appealed to me).</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"> <u>the
leather of an old wallet, old gloves, old watch, you don't use
anymore, because it's usually quite thin leather</u> (sometimes only after you peeled of
the thicker layer it's usually glued to) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">(thin)
<u>wood&stuff</u>; nature provides gorgeous materials for us
to use for an authentic look. You can find some yourself, but there's also several shops
you can find stuf like thin treebark, driftwood, slices of wood,
slices of mushrooms, twigs etc. You can find it in gardencenters and
in stores that sell material for flowerarranging, but it might be at
hobbyshops as well. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><u>old
clothes or bags</u>: I've had some old clothes or bags that weren't
wearable anymore <i>(or eligable for a second
hand store for a second life which I always like things to go to)</i>,
but has usable parts, like very thin fabric from a pocket, or
non-worn/faded parts of the fabric (or worn/faded to use for an
older miniature. But you can also use something exclusively for it,
even when the item is still wearable, that is up to you (I've done that.. I'm not a saint you know ;) . I've also cut old bra's for their fabric or batting and everything fabric that is only good for the trashbin gets a good look to see if there's any material usable from it. </span>
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<li><span style="color: #b45f06;"><u>thin socks</u>
can be great material to make miniaturesweaters from: it's very
finely 'knitted', like sweaters are This is an example of a
'<a href="http://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.nl/2012/10/sock-sweater.html">socksweater</a>'
I made a few years ago. It's just a trial thingy to see if it would
work, so it's not properly measured, made etc.It was just a quick
look to see if it would work at all. But it shows thin socks can be
great for mini-sweaters! It's a classic case of 'if you can't make
it you fake it', haha ;) </span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">there's so much more examples that I can't
even come up with now, maybe I will do a post on
non-obvious/cheap/free materials someday, to add to info already about that out there online. But every added tip about that is welcome I guess.</span></span> <br />
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when
it comes to not-obvious-but-great-materials or actually a lot when it comes to miniatures, thinking out of the box
helps. Only this is hard to force ourselves to. From what I understand
it's a very natural thing for us folks to <b><i>not </i></b>think outside the box and because of how our brains work and try to make sense of things. <i>Trying </i>to
think outside the box is known to make it even harder :D. Motivating
right? ;) But at least we won't have to feel bad when we notice this is
hard - or even impossible - to do.<br />
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while
sometimes
we stumble on something that makes us
think miniatures right away, other times it's because it's out of it's
normal context and we can suddenly see it differently, an
out-of-the-box-moment. Thinking outside the box can happen more often
when seeing out-of-the-box-ideas from others. At least that's my
experience. It somehow teaches, or maybe allows, our brain to jump to
less obvious
conclusions and it makes it easier. Which is always a great place to
start of course and we all (or most of us) do that often already, just
see what others do and use and develop your brain that way. So browse
some more on Pinterest, blogs etc to get some great out of the box
ideas that can maybe jumpstart some (more) of your own.<b> </b><br />
<br />
<b>2) is it about more layers?</b><br />
with
that I mean that when we look at something, you never see (most)
details at first, that's normal. You see the outline, the basic colour,
shape. I call that the first layer, the global visual of an object. Then
looking longer or more closely/focussed you see the second layer, which
is more detail, like other shapes within, other basic colours. And when
you look even closer you see the third layer, smaller parts of whatever
you're looking at, colourvariations etc. And depending on what it is, there can be more layers.<br />
<br />
in
miniatures
we often can't replicate all layers (=details) that a fullsize object
has, because of the scale. But it can also be a choice to keep it at
just the first and not all layers. Or to add more of them. The
more layers, the more
realism. Mostly (but not always) meaning more parts. However sometimes it's hard to see the extra layers, there can
be blind
spots. I've noticed that often with myself and it can take some time to
see certain details. As for most of us it takes some effort to see what
you just don't see very conciously because you normally don't have to.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><i><b>example:</b></i></span> <span style="color: #b45f06;">the first layer
you'll usually see is the basic colour and the general shape of it.
And looking better you will find more and more detail. Things you
might not even have noticed otherwise. It can differ per person how
soon you will 'detect' a certain detail. This can be for any reason,
for example because of preference or experience. But the general idea
is the same and makes sense I think. To show what I mean I
illustrated it with two reallife cupboards. And although seeing
things blurry and then sharper is not the same as what happens when
looking better, it still illustrates the idea well I think. In any
case it's the best way I could think of ;)</span></span><br />
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<b>3) is it about finishings?</b><br />
it's
often a part of. I've seen wonderful objects, that I didn't realize
or see right away, were 'just' very common and simple standard
miniatures. And it was the finishing that made all the difference.
Choice of colour, using more colours or more shades of a colour, choice
for a bit (or much depending on what you like or what you're going for)
weathering, adding, removing or exchanging ornaments, or other details. Sometimes
the difference is just changing a bit of the 'factoryness'. This may
sound obvious, but can also be a blind spot to a certain extent
sometimes.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><i><b>example:</b></i></span><span style="color: #b45f06;"> what I mean with
'factoryness' (:D) is for instance the bright yellow colour and the
sheen of a brass ornament or the shape of plain wood of a
furniturepiece. Changing that even a little might seem not that
important, but can already make a big difference. I like to fire my
ornaments on the stove. It blackens most metals and with brass it sometimes removes the excess of sheen and yellowness
and I think gives it a bit of a different - more realistic and natural -
shade and finish. But it gives a completely different effect with every piece as you can see. I picked this tip up once in a miniaturemagazine (for blackening regular metal wire), so this one is not my own. And the round ornament in the middle didn't shrink by the way :D, I only had a untouched one in a larger size.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">
</span><span style="color: #b45f06;"> </span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">be careful though, sometimes I think
it's brass or tin, but it turns out to be something else with a brasscoloured layer (see the oval frame). Or it's even aluminum with or without a layer. Aluminum has two
proporties making it very unfit for this option: it doesn't discolour
in fire, making it useless to do it and it melts fairly quickly and
you end up with a blob of metal ;) Yes, that happened more than
once.. :D And always take precautions of course: tweezers and/or
fireproof cookingtools (like a meatclamp) to hold it in the fire.
NEVER touch it before thouroughly cooling off <i>(dropping it from
the fire in a small bowl with some olive-oil helps, not only cools it
metal fairly quickly, but it sometimes also adds to a deeper effect
of darkening/discolouring, giving it more character)</i>. And doing
this always at your own risk, blabla.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">it might seem strange to mention this
here, but this has a direct effect on the finished miniature, so
that's why. Wood always benefits from slightly sanding sharp edges.
Not even new furniture has the sharp kind of edges that (blank
wooden) miniature furniture always has. Even when parts are supposed
to be very straight, they will have a very slightly rounded edge. And
if you want it to be an older piece, then this will be more of course
and you can sand it more before doing anything else with it. And
think of where it will be more than in other places (like a chair,
always has more worn seat than other places. The ends of the legs
mostly more at the back (from dragging them) etc.. You can also
choose to change or accentuate features, see my example of a an chair
I still need to finish someday (but luckily hadn't, 'cause now I
could use it as an example for this post). I think it's from
Eurominie's.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">and I remembered I had two chairs from a kit
that I've done one of years ago and I can show you the difference
with the other one. It's just simple what I did then, mostly rounding
edges and defining etc, but makes quite the difference. While the instruction of the kit just suggested painting the wood.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">what I also think
makes an important difference is the choice for the final layer(s):
varnish or other. How is it in reallife? Plants don't have a high
gloss finish, or just rarely. Sometimes it's more a satin sheen,
sometimes matte. Wooden miniature furniture is very often glossy
varnished, but I personally don't think it's glossy in reallife, most often. Mostly
satin or matte. </span> </div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="color: #444444;">
</span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><b>4) is it about
colour?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><b>
</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;">with that I
mostly mean almost nothing is just one colour, although it seems that
way because we usually don't look closer. And we don't have to, you
can perfectly enjoy things without it. But when making miniatures and
especially wanting them more realistic it can be important to see
that there is. </span>
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<span style="color: black;"><b> </b> </span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><i><b>example</b></i><i>:</i></span> <span style="color: #b45f06;">a golden or butterfly palm
is green right? But looking closer you see it's not just one shade or
colour. It has darker green, lighter green and different shades
between them, some yellow green, and depending on how healthy the
plant, some (or a lot :D) yellow and or brown. But most leavy plants
have some brown in leaves, like specks or lines. Trees (foliage) or
grass are never just one shade of green either, the same goes for
dirt/soil, wood etc. This might sound very obvious, but I know isn't that logical, to me it wasn't anyway. It has taken me some time to look closely enough at things to realize how many colours one colour mostly has.</span></span><br />
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Fabulously Smallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900803753608126554noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023401730875179895.post-58504916389105633222016-08-30T11:27:00.000+02:002016-08-30T21:46:48.031+02:00baggin' itwowsers! as the very wise <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085033/" target="_blank">Inspector Gadget</a> would say ;). It's been quite a while hasn't it? And not much to show for it either :D, just this bag. But here I am again, probably/hopefully more constant. Have not been around your blogs a lot either, hope you're all doing okay and I will catch up over time.<br />
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so for now a miniature bag I made after one I had many years ago, twice even.</div>
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the first was one my grandmother had brought home from a vacation in
Spain many decades ago. My mom got it from her, who gave it to me in my
teens. I loved it a lot and used it everyday, but unfortunately I lost
it someday on my bike home from work. Didn't even notice it missing
until I got home.. I guess as a teenager I 'traveled' light, haha <i>(had gone back to look along the route I took, but didn't find it..)</i> </div>
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after losing it, and still loving the kind of bag, at that time I just thought I'd make something similar. So for that purpose I looked for something suitable and in a fairtrade-shop I found 2 African crocheted (?) tableclothes that'd be great for it. Made an inside bag, stitched it all together, braided a shoulder 'belt' and knotted some fringe at the bottom and this was the result. I've enjoyed that bag for quite a number of years as well, I think I still have it somewhere. This is an old photo of it <i>(the folded part at the top was because the tableclothes were longer than I liked for my bag, but didn't want to cut it of and solved it this way)</i>:<br />
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and now I have miniature version of it, well a different version of it, which I actually like better than it's RL-counterpart :D. I made it with pieces of lace from <a href="http://artofmini.com/index.html" target="_blank">Art of Mini</a> <i>(they don't sell lace anymore unfortunately) </i>I thought were right for it and have that crocheted look. While my lifesize bag had a creamcoloured inside bag, I decided to give this one a black one for contrast and to better see the pattern.<br />
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and since this is the first post I'm writing since receiving it and it also fits the 'theme' of crocheted miniatures, I'd like to show you what the very sweet Susan of <a href="http://minicrochetmad.blogspot.nl/" target="_blank">Mini Crochet Mad</a> made for me a while ago! As you might recall I had a bit of a <a href="http://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.nl/2016/01/find-differences.html" target="_blank">disappointing experience with an online webshop where I'd ordered a miniature baby-hat</a> for a future bookbox-babyroomscene, well: Susan has <u>seriously</u> made up for that!<br />
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she not only very kindly offered to make me a hat as a gift, as you can see she did much more ;). I was so humbled by all she's made for me. Besides the lovely hat with a tiny flower and leaf (!), she made the cutest tiny babyunderpants with tiny buttons, the smallest babybooties, a babycardigan with a pattern that cannot be easy to do and a spare hat!! That's already great in itself and I felt very spoiled, but I was even more excited by how <i>beautiful & <b>perfect </b></i>Susan made it. It's so small but sΓ³ fine and evenly crocheted, it's just amazing! Thank you so much again for your more than generous gift Susan, it means a lot: it will make such a lovely part of that babyscene to come!<br />
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next <i>(I will start this soon)</i>:<i> </i>the butterfly - or golden - palm using my cat's naturally shed whiskers, with tutorial! Hope you've been able to collect some yourself if you'd like to make one.<br />
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Fabulously Smallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900803753608126554noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023401730875179895.post-41911628358988209252016-02-19T07:37:00.001+01:002016-02-19T07:52:17.038+01:00I'm feeling a bit green ;)nope, not seasick :D. But as you might have noticed this scene, as did my last two, has a green background <i>(although the last and this one not very noticable, while they're quite green in person)</i>, so I guess I'm a bit in a greenzone. I've always
loved green, mostly the mossy and olivekind of shades, but never used
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the wooden fruitbowl - it's maple - is not what I had in mind for this scene as you can see below. But remembered having it again and finally having some fruit because of that other bowl, just wanted to try this one out too. It turned out I liked it even more..<br />
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I've had to wait quite some time to order the fruit - and for it to arrive - to complete this scene. Which started a while ago with a lovely mossygreen 8-squared bowl from <a href="http://www.marktplaats.nl/verkopers/6358222.html" target="_blank">Fennicole Miniatures</a> <i>(they sell at a Dutch online marketplace)</i>.
Well actually the one I ordered was a regular darkgreen, but that one
turned out to be sold, however she did have this mossygreen one: even better!
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when I came across it I ordered it for the Oldtique Store,
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and that's where <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/DreamRavenDesigns?ref=l2-shopheader-name" target="_blank">Dream Raven Designs</a> on Etsy comes in. Great name by the way. I was sold when I saw her beautiful and very realistic looking fruit <i>(she also has lovely vegetables)</i>! She opened her Etsy shop in the summer of last year, so she's new to it, but I predict <i>(and hope for)</i> a very succesful future for her. It would at least make sense: as you can see she's <b>good</b>!! Mentioning her here might help a bit I guess. She also has a <a href="http://www.dreamravendesigns.com/" target="_blank">website</a> and takes custom orders.<br />
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while the fruit started out as filler for the bowl, I think they've ended up steeling the show, I just LOVE it!<br />
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as mentioned at the beginning of this post, I thought I'd try out another bowl as well. One I've had for a couple of years now that I wasn't too sure about. But seeing it in these photographs, with some fruit in it, I think it's awesome! It's very thin, which is what I didn't like about it when I received it, it just seemed too flimsy. I never realized it's what makes it exactly right to scale and in the photo's the thickness is just perfect! And of course it had been missing some fruit :D.<br />
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I don't know the maker, the webshop didn't say, just 'maple wood bowl #A' and that it's made in the US. I ordered it in 2012 at <a href="http://swanhouseminiatures.com/store/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=maple+wood+bowl" target="_blank">Swan House Miniatures</a>. He still has other ones if anyone is interested <i>(not as great as this one I think though, sorry.. ;) ). </i>Whoever has made it, he/she is amazing to be able to make a bowl so thin. It must have been
very difficult without destroying it somewhere in the process. If anyone
might know his or her name, please let me know and I can add it here to
give credit for this gorgeous piece of work.<br />
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the
top of the dresser used to be wood like the rest of it, and still
is, but at some point I applied a decal to transform it into 'marble', as you've already seen in my <a href="http://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.nl/2016/02/sugarsweet.html" target="_blank">sugar pourer-scene</a>. I think it gives it a more balanced look. It still needs a proper finish and I
will make the rest of the wood less orange and maybe give it a slightly aged feel, but
that's for later. Here's the before and after so you can see the
difference so far <i>(the difference in woodfinishcolour between these photo's is because of different camera's and lighting, haven't done anything about that)</i>:<br />
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the lamp is one I changed over time too and I'm really
happy with how it turned out. Although it has some nasty superglue-stains on one side on the inside <b>because I keep forgetting not to use superglue with glass and transparant plastics :(</b>. But I did forget, there's no ctrl-Z in real life :D and haven't been able to get rid of most of it on the quite uneven surface. So I just decided it's the 'glass' being tarnished over time, being an old industrial-type lamp an' all :D. The original lamp is from <a href="http://www.dollshouse.com/" target="_blank">Dolls House Emporium</a> and for as far as I know is discontinued. And to be honest I don't think that's a bad thing.. <i>(no offense DHE, but the size and ratio of this lamp is way off).</i><br />
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when seen like this it looks great right? Although I'm personally not a fan of shiny brass, but that is easily fixed.<br />
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but in a scene it's a different matter...<br />
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I know I can be picky and quite critical about the miniatures I use, but I'm pretty sure that's not it with this lamp.. I can't use it in a scene without looking way off, as you can see. Not
as a tablelamp and not as a floorlamp; it's both weird I think. <br />
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but that's okay as it's been
the lampshade I always liked most about this lamp anyway, so after a bit of thinking I thought I could use that to
make it into an industrialtype pendant. And then it's bigger shade is also fine. Although a bit too big for above the dresser in the scene above, I think it still works and really liked having a lamp above it for this 'photoshoot' and didn't have anything else. It will - of course ;) - become part of the Oldtique Store interior where its size will be perfect in the bigger space.<br />
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as you can see, I also put a different kind of cap on top of the
shade, something I had in my trash-treasure-stash. Don't have a clue
what it is, but was so happy I had it! The little coil on top of it comes from a bronze earingbase, cut in
half. They both had the colour they're in, the bottomring of the pendant I removed by warming and softening the glue and fired the ring on the stove to get the natural aged bronze-look. The electrical wire is thin twisted wire from <a href="http://www.modeltrainsoftware.com/magnet-wire-spool.html" target="_blank">Modeltrain Software</a> I had and I 'painted' with some Tacky glue to make it a bit more cohesive and slightly thicker and then painted it black.<br />
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Fabulously Smallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900803753608126554noreply@blogger.com48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023401730875179895.post-75445038621019986992016-02-08T07:13:00.000+01:002018-01-26T14:17:33.674+01:00sugarsweetI made this working sugar pourer! Well to be exact: I made the spout. From tealightmetal and it's of course the part which basically makes it one :D. The rest is a glass miniature-perfumebottle<i>*</i> & a closed metal jewelerypart (endcap) that I made a hole in for the spout to go through. It can actually 'pour' the sugar <i>(with a little help by tapping the bottle)</i>, the 'sugar' being regular white sand I've grinded to get it very fine. It's so fine, that to the naked eye it looks like powder, but as you can see in the photo on the right, they're still 'sugar'chrystals. Just very tiny and - probably - about the right size for miniature.<br />
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while filing the bottleneck to make the cap/jewelrypart fit <i>(the neck was too wide for it)</i>
I unfortunately damaged the upper part of the glass, the part directly
under the neck. It got scratched, although I really thought I was
careful enough and avoiding just that. But apparantly didn't ;), so I
decided it to be a feature of the glass ;). Like it's a section of sandblasted glass, albeit not the most neat
one, but hey :D. With the 'sugar' in it it isn't even noticable.<br />
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also, the neck broke off while trying to get a tiny piece of metal out of the spout while the cap with it was on the bottle.. not a smart thing to do apparantly ;). I did have another one of that same perfumebottle I could use, but didn't feel like filing another bottleneck, which hadn't been the most fun part. It's also very delicate/risky to do as that part of the glass gets very thin because of it. So I decided to glue the piece of glass back on and hoped for the best. I used 2-part epoxyglue, that worked perfectly! And the cap still fits too, yay! It's still how it was before glueing: fitting snugly so it stays put while pouring, even with 'vigorous' tapping ;), but also detachable - very carefully - to be able to fill the bottle.<br />
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the little teabag for anyone who hadn't seen it <a href="http://fabulouslysmall.blogspot.nl/2012/02/teatime-and-good-book.html" target="_blank">before</a> and because I really like the photo of it. I made it like a RL-teabag, glued in the middle so it gets two compartments, filled with real - finely ground - tea, folded and then closed at the top.<br />
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<span style="color: #999999;"><i>*unfortunately discontinued.., as are the other 4 models of perfumebottles from the same company...</i></span><br />
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Fabulously Smallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900803753608126554noreply@blogger.com59tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023401730875179895.post-76469906749917526312016-01-29T14:32:00.001+01:002016-01-29T15:33:09.459+01:00knitted mini-blissI found this lovely knitted miniature cardigan on Etsy not too long
before Christmas and treated myself to it :D. Made by the wonderful
Frederica from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LindenRoseMiniatures?ref=l2-shopheader-name" target="_blank">Linden Rose Miniatures</a> and recently received. Isn't it gorgeous? Frederica also has a <a href="http://fredericaslittleworld.blogspot.nl/" target="_blank">blog</a> that's worth taking a look by the way.<br />
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<a name='more'></a>the mini's from this scene are all once made by me and oldtime-followers might recognize. Except for that laundrybasket <i>(I'm pretty sure it's an EuroMini, please correct me if I'm wrong)</i> and the knitted socks. Those are from the very talented <a href="http://www.anneliesdekort.nl/index-engels.html" target="_blank">Annelies de Kort</a>. I've had them for years, finally a scene I could use them in. I think they're so adorable and perfect! I have no clue <i>how </i>she does it..<br />
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waiting for the cardigan to arrive - it had to come from New Zealand - I
designed and made the little shoppingbag, using the template from my
Oldtique Store bags. I think such a beautiful piece of clothing deserves
a nice bag, don't you think? Since Linden Rose Miniatures doesn't have a
logo or anything, I made the style and design up myself that I thought
fitting for it.<br />
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to this stunning piece. And a label from a piece of string to go with
that, just to complete it and make it more fun.<br />
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the background is a print I downloaded from <a href="http://www.textures.com/" target="_blank">Textures</a>.
A great website with an extensive database of all kinds of - you
guessed it - textures! But also images of signs and nature stuff for
example.<br />
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Fabulously Smallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900803753608126554noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023401730875179895.post-66273283499581408332016-01-24T11:46:00.001+01:002016-01-24T11:57:17.700+01:00find the differencesI just have to share this with you, it's too funny. Well sort of.. ;p. The miniature babyhats on the photo's below are the <b>same</b> one.... :D. Yes, they are. At least according to the miniaturewebshop-owner. The reason she says I <i>think </i>I got a different one than I ordered is just because of the ribbon in the right one....<br />
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yeah right, and I'm a dinosaur with a tiny brain :D haha! <br />
<a name='more'></a>it's like saying they look different because of the different backgrounds.. djeez ;). The left one is the one I ordered, the right one the one I got. There are 4* obvious differences between them - <i>besides</i> the irrelevant ribbon - that simply cannot be denied. Even my almost 3-year-old niece would be able to see they're not the same.<br />
<i><span style="color: #999999;">*one of the 4 can't be seen by you: the one I got is a one sided/one layered crocheted piece <b>in the shape</b> of a hat, where the left one clearly <u><b>is</b></u> a hat and opens. Like a hat should. I also think the one I got is bigger (in any case it's way too big for a 1:12 scale baby's hat, more like 1:6 scale) than the one on the left. But there were no sizes mentioned, so cannot be sure about that and size is not one of the 4 obvious differences</span></i><br />
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I think it's safe to say I'm not being taken serious at all by the miniaturewebshop-owner, who still hasn't been willing to even <i>admit </i>sending me something different than what I've ordered, let alone offering a solution. She insists it's the same, just with a ribbon added. <b>Seriously. </b>I send these two photo's to her <i>a second time </i>because I thought something must have gone wrong with the photo's coming through in the e-mail or something: <b>when seen together, how on earth - and in good conscience - can you say these two hats are the same?</b> <br />
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I won't mention the webshop's name, don't want to publicly discredit it, but - if only for you to have a bit of a laugh ;) - did want to share this somewhat strange experience. It makes me seriously wonder in what upside-down universe she lives in and what she's doing in ours ;p.<br />
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I don't mind mistakes at all, especially trivial ones like wrongly delivered stuff like this. We're all human and it happens, I'm the first to be (very) understanding about them. <br />
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what I DO mind - a lot - is dishonesty and being <i>continuously</i> treated as if <u>I'm</u> the crazy one. To me it's never or not so much about the mistakes made, <b>it's all about how they're being dealt with</b>. In this case: not so well.. <br />
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it's a real shame 'cause they've got great miniatures and lots of them, but I won't be going back there<i>. </i>Not just because of this, there was more that wasn't very decent. She could have dealt with this in a way I would have had no problem with her mistakes and also would have forgiven her immediately for the other things I've not mentioned here<i>*</i>, if she'd just admitted to it. And it's not some employee not invested in the company treating a customer poorly, it's the <i>owner</i> <i>herself </i>no less..<i> </i><br />
<i>*quite unprofessional stuff, even wrongful suggestions. Really not the way to treat a customer, also denying some of it while that was just as clear as the hats not </i><i><i>being </i>the same</i> <br />
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you really don't have to treat me like a king - as the saying suggests - but be honest and <b>at the very least offer me the courtesy of not treating me like a complete idiot</b>.<br />
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pretty reasonable right? After the initial irritation and disbelief, I can't help but laugh, mostly about her persistant denial of the hats being different. How ignorant can you be? It's just too funny to take seriously!<br />
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and of course it only makes me more happy and thankful that my usual experience of online miniature- (or otherwise) stores have almost all been superpositive - despite mistakes that inevitably occur on occasion. Most of them were very professional & customerfriendly about them. Some even gave a kind of service they wouldn't have had to! The above experience is truly a rare exception - thankfully :D.<br />
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