more friends gifts...

The beautiful bedspread and roll cushion made for me by Petra.
Somehow I can hold a needle to dress dolls, but do not ask me to sew anything alse, neither in mini or in RL ( ask the drooping buttons of my clothes)
The beautiful cat cushion was made for me by Joan Wareing from Upholland, UK, with the motto "Cattitude is everything " Quite right, too!!!




The beautiful tatted tablecloths Winnie made for me. She is an artist , and a patient one .



The scratching cat on he kitty sofa was also given to me by Joan W. She feels guilty ( or threatened by me ) as she once had the courage to say that she did not like life-size-cats, so she is making amends, I am afraid..... !!! Haaahaaa !!!

That beautiful knitted little doll, which was taken up as a bedmate by a Bridget McCarthy cat, was given to me by Tineke. Also such an artist with the needles....Isn't it a sweet combination ?

Wanna in El Paso

Meet another quirky miniaturist who is absolutely fond of telling stories - and does so quite well !!!
Wanna in El Paso .

Wanna does great jobs, creating stories , partly on her own , partly with her ( grand-)children. Fortunately she usually announces them on several lists.I am always careful to take some time to sit back , read and enjoy.

This is the latest creation she did with her grandchild Jenna...
A dragon who wanted a pet - the pet being a little girl. Dragon is devotedly studing a book on how to feed and take care of her (yes, it is a she-dragon , note the bow, the necklace and the painted nails !) pet. Bwhaahhaaa !!


The worst ( in my opinion ) she made is lady Fluenza, though. That story can be found here
It is one of the best stories I ever saw made up in miniature ! One gets the shivers reading this story and an immediate craving for aspirin.....

Hot in Amsterdam...

But the cat lady is prepared for the worst , see ?
Flea powder.....

Friends in the cat lady's house: friends corner !

From time to time I receive presents or swaps from sweet friends. They ( the gifts ) often land in the cat lady's house, as they are often ( although not always ) cat-related, otherwise they just fit in so nicely that I want them to be there.

On the left : a cut- out three-D painting of two kittens that Petra , my friend in Bergen op Zoom , NL ,made for me

In the red basket : a Spanish kitten , made by Teruka in Spain; she also made the basket.A sweet guy - my b/w was really intrigued when I unpacked him....!

The basket with bunny was a very unexpected and sweet present from Anne Johnson in Ca, USA.
She also added a pic in mini of her grandchildren in Victorian clothes; it is hanging over the cat-lady's bed.

The beautiful line drawings were given to me by Shelly Hawley - Yan ( Canada ), for a swap session, as was the dark red cat pillow .Shelly does a lot of animal rescue work, so she knows I love kitties !

The dress with kitties was given to me by Petra, again , so lovely ! She also made this quilt hanging over the bed.( I cannot quilt to save my life ) Now here is a clever lady.....
The light blue cat climber and the kitty playing there came from Elaine,St Louis, USA, another PPer(petit-pointer) who visited me about two years ago ....

THANK YOU ALL !!

Cutting patterns for doll clothing

Here is one very valuable tip I learnt at MSATminidolls : how to cut the patterns.
It does not only help to cut pattern from kitchen paper or such, to test the pattern against the doll ( not all dolls are the same size ! some are thicker , some are petite ), but the trick I am really fond of is drawing the pattern -by simply tracing with a pencil, onto Freezer-paper. I roped in the help of someone who visited the USA, and recently I got a glorious other roll from a visiting friend from the USA ( thank you, Elise !).
Freezer-paper is silicone-coated ( on ONE side ) paper , found in supermarkets in the USA. This side of the Atlantic, you might find it in quiltshops.

You simply cut out the patterns, lay them out onto the fabric , preferably on the right side, and iron them into place : coated side down on the fabric.. Then you cut them out and seal the edges ( I use Aleenes tacky glue ), on the wrong side, while the parts are still on the paper.
Afterwards you can pull the pattern parts loose. The freezer paper pattern is re-usable, so hang on to them by all means if you want to.

Dana 's Class doll: Nathalie

Meet Nathalie :
Today I finished a doll by Dana Burton ( an on-line class). Although I did not make it to the real class room, the files sent out by Dana were very clear.
I even painted her nails laquer-red.
The doll has a very fine face ( always very important to me ) and she has got arms with very fine fingers. I have been walking over eggshells , hoping that all those fingerlets would survive my handling, and that my cats would pleeeese not start playing wih the doll......Well , up to now I have been lucky !

As you can see, she is going to learn and play the harp.

Joans cat

Joans cat lives in Canada .
Not stitched , as yet , but you can see he is a beautiful oldie...

here is the chart , in case anyone wants to stitch him- or a cat like him !

My friend Petra converted the file for me , so that I could upload it here , thanks ,Petra!