I did not have as much time as I would have liked today, but I still managed to fill some more pots and to finish some others
The onions got labels. Anyone with more than my two brain cells would have hit upon label making in Word loooong ago... well, I did so, finally, today.
The cherries were labelled and got little covers (brrrr fiddly)
The bottles had dried and look nice, I think. They are solid acrylic, painted with glasspaint.
And I filled some marmelade jars, chopped orange canes by Angie Scarr, colored scenic water. The color is a bit VERY orange, I am afraid :-) and at least two of the pots are going to burst- bubbles are developing! There will soon a marmelade-bomb exploding in the Kendrew house,I think :-)
and while I was at the computer yesterday a little girl was playing acrobatics next to me:
Monday, December 26, 2011
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Added some more pickles to my stash
Today I had a play day again; I made labels for my "honeypots" that I painted some time ago. These are solid acrylic jars ( can be bought from Debbie , so cannot be filled, bu if you use glass paint and let them dry thoroughly, they do look nice. I also made textile covers for the pots.
In the same way, I also made a load of little jars of jam and curd:
( hmm, I am still think about very tiny labels, I am afraid that is beyond me, but maybe....Textile covers are absolutely out of the question, I am afraid ! )
I also filled some pots with mushrooms
In case you think I can make these, forgeddit right now. Angie Scarr made those beautiful canes, I just filled the jars :-) I am also adding a layer of glass paint on the outside, as part of the scenic water was too pale to my taste.
Also did cherries ( seed beads ,on the left), yellow scallions ( small pearlized beads ,middle). Hm, I seem to ahve lost some of the covers for the cherries, so probably will need to make some covers for these.
And these were meant to be red onions ( purplish beads), but since I did not color the scenic water, these came out too pale for that, so I did a re-think and am calling them plums. There.
They will all go into the very big rack in my Kendrew hose !
In the meantime kitties are very happy!
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Tiffany's first Chanuka
Today is the second night of Channuka, two candles. I have got a cat-like Chanukiah ( that is the candleholder) and I love the combination of two kitties :-)
Isn't she sweeeeeeeeeeeet ??
Isn't she sweeeeeeeeeeeet ??
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Stitched labrador
Meet Buster
Buster crossed over the Rainbow bridge not long ago. A friend of mine ( Thelma fron Arizona) asked whether I could design a chart for her to stitch; Buster was the dog of one of her friends, a well-beloved and loving companion .
I did ,and Thelma stitched it and framed it. The pic was taken with a phone, which discolors it a bit, but the colors are OK in real life, Thelma assured me. Thelma did a GREAT job and I am very happy to have been instrumental in giving the lady a memory of her friend.
Buster crossed over the Rainbow bridge not long ago. A friend of mine ( Thelma fron Arizona) asked whether I could design a chart for her to stitch; Buster was the dog of one of her friends, a well-beloved and loving companion .
I did ,and Thelma stitched it and framed it. The pic was taken with a phone, which discolors it a bit, but the colors are OK in real life, Thelma assured me. Thelma did a GREAT job and I am very happy to have been instrumental in giving the lady a memory of her friend.
Friday, December 16, 2011
My little retriever
Tiffany loves one game that Floris did like, as well: playing fetch !! She jumps off and tears through the house when I throw something ( anything will do, wads of paper are favourite, though, but a small rubber ball will do quite nicely) ,she brings it back to me, drops it near my feet or in my lap and wants to repeat etc ad infinitum- well, until the gas runs out, that is.
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Update on the BBB
And here it is again...The Monster....
But we ARE getting somewhere!! I can see it, I can see it....
In the meantime, Tiffany is growing fast and she is still a happy kitty, every day dreaming up something nice or naughty. She is a lovely girl and all of us are glad to have her in the house. This morning I even saw Jojo start a bit of playing with her- which means a lot, since Jojo never learnt to play with other cats while she was young ( I suspect, I adopted her as an adult stray)
But we ARE getting somewhere!! I can see it, I can see it....
In the meantime, Tiffany is growing fast and she is still a happy kitty, every day dreaming up something nice or naughty. She is a lovely girl and all of us are glad to have her in the house. This morning I even saw Jojo start a bit of playing with her- which means a lot, since Jojo never learnt to play with other cats while she was young ( I suspect, I adopted her as an adult stray)
Friday, December 9, 2011
And here is the first part of the harvest...
Some of them may still get gingham covers, but that is later!IF I am adding them, that is.
The labels are from printimini's , the well-known site :-)
Euro in the back for size.
Pickled eggs ( I can do eggs in Fimo, hah !) and raisins in brandy (partially ochre painted mustard seeds)
Cucumbers sliced off an Angie Scarr cane, and green beans :
Apples ? Or peaches??? Well, yellow spilt peas :-) They do look impressive enough !
Cherries ( again painted mustard seeds) and carrots ( painted points of cocktailsticks, some lichen for parsley)
Gherkins ( painted cumin seeds )
Prunes ( pepper seeds. yes, I know these are biscuit jars, but I like them better this way, and it is MY house!!!)
More jars and bottles to follow, I think !
The labels are from printimini's , the well-known site :-)
Euro in the back for size.
Pickled eggs ( I can do eggs in Fimo, hah !) and raisins in brandy (partially ochre painted mustard seeds)
Cucumbers sliced off an Angie Scarr cane, and green beans :
Apples ? Or peaches??? Well, yellow spilt peas :-) They do look impressive enough !
Cherries ( again painted mustard seeds) and carrots ( painted points of cocktailsticks, some lichen for parsley)
Prunes ( pepper seeds. yes, I know these are biscuit jars, but I like them better this way, and it is MY house!!!)
More jars and bottles to follow, I think !
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Still in food-mood
Since I had been going happily in food modus , and- while I was rummaging in my stash yesterday to find some plates for the jellies and some canes, finding a load of blanc pickling bottles, I decided on a pickling day !
Recently Marianne Colijn wrote an article in American Miniaturist about pickling without Fimo. Of course, me being the best Fimo-impaired person of the world, that was something I felt even I could do.
So I am already proudly looking at the first results. If you don't look too close, they look convincing enough. I do hope I will also find some nice fake labels.
I do feel, however, that I could have pickled away a whole RL size harvest in the same time:-)
I have made some more jars since taking the pic, but it is dark now and I am too lazy to make an EZ setup just for now. Maybe later, when they are finished .
( Front: apples, made from yellow split peas, second row: cherries, painted mustard seeds ; third row: cucumber pickles, made from painted cumin seeds )
Recently Marianne Colijn wrote an article in American Miniaturist about pickling without Fimo. Of course, me being the best Fimo-impaired person of the world, that was something I felt even I could do.
So I am already proudly looking at the first results. If you don't look too close, they look convincing enough. I do hope I will also find some nice fake labels.
I do feel, however, that I could have pickled away a whole RL size harvest in the same time:-)
I have made some more jars since taking the pic, but it is dark now and I am too lazy to make an EZ setup just for now. Maybe later, when they are finished .
( Front: apples, made from yellow split peas, second row: cherries, painted mustard seeds ; third row: cucumber pickles, made from painted cumin seeds )
Monday, December 5, 2011
Tried some kits
by Linda , of Milton miniatures . Of course, me being a non-Fimo person, it was a bit hard for me to do the breads, but Linda's mixes were really good, as are the instructions. I always loathe conditioning the clay, as, for some reason, my hands are always cold when I even think of doing Fimo.
I also filled a fishbowl, with some greenery, a fishie and scenic water ( now that is something quick and fun to do !). It will move to the cat-lady's house, where about 80 cats will be awaiting its arrival
And- here I blooped BIG TIME- I also made some jellies from molds. Nearly destructed the mould ( it is still functional, though), did not fill up well when pouring mould no 1. That was outdone later,however, when I decided to use the rest for a bicolor jelly. Being creative, it is called :-)
Those in the background will either be heavily decorated or remain in the background for the rest of their natural lives.
I also filled a fishbowl, with some greenery, a fishie and scenic water ( now that is something quick and fun to do !). It will move to the cat-lady's house, where about 80 cats will be awaiting its arrival
And- here I blooped BIG TIME- I also made some jellies from molds. Nearly destructed the mould ( it is still functional, though), did not fill up well when pouring mould no 1. That was outdone later,however, when I decided to use the rest for a bicolor jelly. Being creative, it is called :-)
Those in the background will either be heavily decorated or remain in the background for the rest of their natural lives.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Some new flowers
It has been a long time since I made some, but I decided to do so again this week. It is obvious that I am out of training, I am afraid, and the first set were even worse, but here are the final ones :
The Amaryllis was fun, though. I did apply a coat of varnish,since I was not enamoured of the dullness of the paint, even after havingbeen mixed with Sobo.
Amaryllis and geranium.
The first picture shows a euro in front, for size.The geranium is tiny, I mean tiny ! It is a bit scraggy, but then, all my plants tend to be scraggy....
The Amaryllis was fun, though. I did apply a coat of varnish,since I was not enamoured of the dullness of the paint, even after havingbeen mixed with Sobo.
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