fair Arnhem

I went to the fair in the Eusebiuschurch in Arnhem last sunday - the 24th of March - which was a very special and memorable day for me. Since going to a miniaturefair was on my wishlist for a long time, but had'nt been possible for years due to very poor health. What made this day special as well, but in a different way, is that I was able to buy some stunning items from some great artisans and lovely people. A few of those items I just had to show here since I think it's amazing that someone can actually make something so small, but so wonderfull and realistic:

a workbench by Piamini (Serge Piacentino), if you haven't heard of him: he's a great (and charming & enthousiastic) French artist who makes not only beautiful things, but they all actually work! This workbench like a real one is foldable and you can turn the handles in order to move the wooden worktop-parts together or apart... Can you believe something like that? I fell in love instantly!

bowl and vase by Cocky Wildschut, purple glass by Leo Reijnders, knitted socks by Annelies de Kort, eggcup by Stokesay Ware, glass bottle and glass by Gerd Felka, the small wooden vase by Jokra houtdraaiwerk en the larger nut and woodvase is by Gerrit van Werven woodturner

mantle

some progress on the mantle for the christmaslantern. I'm so thrilled about the rustic slate-appearance the mantle has, while I made it with fimo! (on the wooden base I made earlier, see my post on November 25th). It was not meant to and the idea was to make ornaments on the mantle, but I liked the slate appearance so much that I got working on the top, that I decided that was going to be it for the whole mantle, and I'll won't add ornaments. I will only add trimming.

 

 

just some things

there are some Christmaslanternthings I still need/want to show that I've had for a while and why not now? With the country covered in a blanket of snow, temperatures well below freezing and people skating everywhere in Holland, it might as well be (a white) Christmas ;)

just a picture with also a glance of the rocking chair this time (still very much in progress)

teatime with a good book

being a tea-a-holic I needed to make a teabag. And since I like to make things as real as possible, it had to be like the real one*

'antique' chest

this is a kit I ordered last year and is finished. I've made it nice and old by sanding the corners round, adding dark chalk in corners and other places to suggest years of use and old leather straps (from an old and worn down necklace)