Large containers for flowers

Yesterday I made some large containers for flowers. They are about 6 cm high, so really big pots. I want to fill them and put them next to the door of a shop. One of the containers I damaged so I can make a little home for a mouse in the bottom. It was a project in the dutch magazine Dolls House Nederland issue 79. Now just make the flowers, probably Hortensia.

Received give away

After waiting (im)patiently for the mail for a couple of days, finally I heard a soft thud yesterday. Yes a parcel from Ireland! Carefully I opened it and not only did I find a duvet and some pillows but also towels, bags and some fabric.

The give away was made by Maria, it just looks lovely.

Now the dolls living in this house have towels and nice bedding, hopefully the floor will be finished soon as well, then the bedroom will look better than it does now.

Welcome new followers

For a while I haven't welcomed new followers, sorry about that. So now: welcome new followers, Marlies, Mona, La Belle Brigante, Plushpussycat, Eliana Martins, Catherine, Victoria, Doortje, Erica, Hilsu, Aguadecolores1 and Beatriz Fernandez.

Where did the boxes go?

During my holiday I made several boxes and not al of them have found their destiny at the moment but some have...

Some bags and small boxes found a place in the bedroom of my second house.

And the little teddy from Lea Frisoni is sitting happily on the bed

Update on the country shop

For a long time I did not do much with regards to miniatures. But after my holiday I came back al inspired. And having collected some egg boxes I could finaly finish the outside wall of the country shop. As you can see the walls are old and need some repointing, but they are stable.

Now I can start to rummage trough the boxes, to find the items I collected. Most were stored together in a box but I do miss some items so I'll have to start rummaging. And of course I need to make and pimp items so it will keep me going for a while.

Inside I need to hang the shelfs on the wall and fill them.

The items on the table look quit nice together... I wonder if I will change a lot.

Give away won

I've just received the message that I have won this lovely give away, how lucky i feel. Now I will wait (im)patiently for the mail every day!!

Quiltshop

I've just made some little changes to my quiltshop and decided that it was time to share some pictures.

The name of the shop is "steekje los" which in dutch has different meanings, it not only means 'loose stitch' but also 'little crazy'. Which I thought is a nice name for the shop. On the inside you find everything you need for making quilts, knitting or embroidery.

The little "Tilda" style doll I made some weeks ago is sitting on top of a cupboard. Maybe she will inspire visitors that they can make such a lovely doll.

Not only can you buy the regular patchwork fabrics but they also sell special fabrics which support the fight against breastcancer.

And for the quilters who start early, there is a nice selection of christmas fabrics.

On the counter you can just about make out the tine needle box I bought at the fair. Sorry that I can't get a better picture of that. Behind the counter it is still a mess....

If you look for inspiration, lots of magazines to choose from... And the embroidery kits are nicely organised. Maybe you prefer knitting, there are so many colors or different treads to choose from, cotton, wool...

The shopkeeper just checks if the knitware on diplay looks ok. From where she stands this is the view of the shop.