Tree in progress

My paperclay tree is starting to look more like a tree now! I`ve painted it, and I`ve tried adding this green stuff -Not an easy task! It kept falling apart, and I realized pretty quickly that I have far from enough of it. I bought it at Hamleys many years ago, so when I went to London earlier this month, I went there to buy more. But they didn`t have it! Guess I just have to keep my eyes open everytime I go to a store that sell model railroads. So for now, the tree has to stay like this. But at least you can get an idea of what is`s going to look like. :-)

A visit to Kristin Baybars shop

In the beginning of January I went to London, and of course I had to visit Kristin Baybars shop! She is such a lovely lady, and her shop is amazing!

I bought some small glass items. I am planning to make some scented candles using the three jars.

I also got these urns. I have made lots of flowers, and I`m going to make flower arrangements in these for the diningroom at the Inn.

And I bought some lamps...

And the wizard got some new glass items for his potion making.

He also got a filled shelf for his bedroom.

I don`t know the maker of this chair, but it`s absolutely gorgeous! I put it in the Tuscan Villa.

This is piping for a sink I have, and a sweet picture.

Wonderful book by Barbara Brear

I have bought this spell book from Barbara Brear. It is so beautifully made, it looks so real! On the outside it is covered with the thinnest leather. It is now on the wizard`s table in his cottage.

Craft Retreat 2010

Today I went to the norwegian dollhouse show at Sola, just outside Stavanger. I met several of my "mini-friends", including fellow bloggers Rita, Janne and Synnøve. And I did some shopping, of course! Sadly I forgot to bring my camera, so these two pictures taken with my phone are the only ones I have from the show.





These dollhouses were made in a class arranged by Tone.

These are the things that I bought! The decanter is by Glasscraft, the dress is by Solveig Gulbrandsen, and the other items are from Minst.

The dress went straigt to a hanger in my little girl`s bedroom.

And the teddybear sits nicely next to a bear I already had.

The decanter went in my Country Victorian dining room.

The china is by Stokesay Ware, the candlesticks are by Royal Tunbridge Wells, the silver tray is by Mike Sparrow, the other silver items are by Simply Silver, the cake is by The English Kitchen, the gooseberries are by Christel Jensen, the wine glasses are by Gerd Felka and the lace tablecloth is by Eleonora Cappelletti. Table and chairs are Bespaq.

The old wash basin/bucket is now in the wizard`s cottage.

Looks like he`s been in the forest and found some mushrooms....

One of these small baskets are in the wizard`s bedroom...

And the other one is in the Tuscan Villa.

I also brought my two sons to the show. This is what my oldest son Noah bought. The buns were made by a thirteen year old boy. I was impressed, they look great!

Kasper also wanted a wreath....

We all had a great time at the show! It`s always so much fun to admire other people`s work, and chat with fellow miniaturists. :-D

Scrolls for the wizard

I found a tutorial here on how to make scrolls, and I just had to try it! I found this Harry Potter printie online, and I had everything else I needed except the dye used to age the paper in the end. So I just need to buy that to finish my scrolls.



I think the wizard is quite happy with them...

His cottage is still a work in progress. He needs LOTS of wizards stuff! I think he`s the messy type, so I imagine his house will eventually have magical things in every nook and cranny.

Meet the wizard!

I have finished my wizard! He is a doll kit by Sherri Colvin, and I have painted, wigged and dressed him. He has now moved into the Cottage. I need a name for him, any suggestions?



His beautiful owl, made by Annie Willis of Fine Designs. The owl also needs a name, and I`d be grateful for suggestions! :-)

Used my gift certificate

I used the gift certificate from SP Miniatures that I got for my birthday, and I got this beautiful working scale by Nantasy Fantasy. Perfect for the wizard`s potion making!



I must admit I spent a little bit more than the gift certificate, and I also got these items for the Cottage...

I have finally put paperclay on my tree

This is what it looks like now. I also need to put something on the tip of the branches, but paperclay is too thick for that. I`ll have to paint something on them, and try to build up layers. Then I`m going to paint all of it... hope it will eventually look like a tree!

Plant a tree!

I have begun making a tree in front of the Wizard`s Cottage. I found a tutorial by Betsie Treurnicht in a Miniature Collector magazine from 2007.

I used lots of wires to make the tree trunk, branches and twigs.

Next thing to do is covering it with paperclay...

The Wizard`s quilt

I have just finished this quilt for the wizard`s bed. It has taken forever to make, as each square is sewn by hand. When Rita taught me this tecnique, I would never have guessed that I would be making a quilt as big as this, let alone three! I`ve made one for a bed in my Country Victorian, and one for Marie. At first I just thought it would be fun to learn how to do this, and maybe make a baby`s quilt, but then I realized that despite of my lack of patience, I was able to stick with it and finish it! And it was something that was easy to work on while doing something else, like talking on the phone or watching a movie.

The wizard`s dinner table

The cottage is still a bit empty, but at least the wizard has got a table now. I bought this table unfinished, and stained it/aged it. It used to be in the kitchen at the Inn, but I thought it looked better in the Cottage.