BIG FAT GREEK HOUSE!!! Part 2

I could not wait to start and decorate the house.

This was the best cure to get my inspiration

back!!!

Most of the miniatures I have collected over

the past years and finaly I have the perfect

house to display them in.

The only new items I made for this house,

are the kitchen table, bed and stove. Many

of the miniatures were gifts from special friends.

Ofcourse Sylvia and Mercedes and the food

on the table was a gift from Anthoula, who

lives in Greece!!!

I will not name all the gifts, because I already

did in older posts....

Little progress in the bedroom!

I made some progress in the bedroom, it's

not much but still.

Long time no see!

Dear friends, I know it has been a while since I have post on my blog. Real life kept me busy

and I had no time or any inspiration to work on my miniatures. I have to do some catching up with your blogs too, and have to welcome all my new followers...so a BIG WELCOME to all of you. Some days ago, I forced myself to work on the French house...and I managed to make

some progress with the bedroom.

Soon I will post about it, but now I wanted to show you some wonderful gifts I received from

my lovely friends. The little square cushion at the pic above was a gift from my dearest friend Sylvia...she knows I like to have a lot of cushions, thank you Sylvia!

The pics below are all gifts from my friend Jollie from Greece...do not have to tell you that this

was a wonderful surprise and most of the items are allready in use! Thank you Jollie!

BEDANKT MEIDEN,BEN ERG BLIJ MET JULLIE EN JULLIE VRIENDSCHAP, XXXX

I'm a Winner!

WOW...O.M.G!!! was the first thing I shouted when I opened the package Casey, from http://caseymini.blogspot.com/ has sent me! A while ago she had this wonderful giveaway and I was one of the lucky winners. I could choose from a chair or a bassinet. Well, you can see what my choise was.......

The bassinet is truly a work of art, and so

cute!!!! Well, the secret is of course that Casey

had some help from a little (sometimes)sweet witch named Tessie.

This little lady makes Caseys live sometimes a bit difficult, but with

the bassinet she did a good job!

Did you noticed the little blue rabbit, sitting

in the bassinet....it is so tiny and cute!!!!

As if the bassinet wasn't already enough as

a gift, Casey had some more extras sent me.

A wonderful footstool with a beautiful blue

fabric, that is perfect for the bedroom in the

French house.

And this little basket...beleive me this photo

does not do justice to it.

For now I put the bassinet in the French house,

so I can see it the whole time. Eventually it

will move to an other project I have been working

on secretly.....one day I show it to you?????

Casey and of course Tessie, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

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Arnhem Fair 2011!

Bad cold or no cold...I went to the Arnhem Fair, with my dear friend Sylvia yesterday. The show was in the Eusebius Church and there were many miniatures showing their wonderful stuff. Though I like the setting of the curch...I like the show in the Rijnhal much more. I had a list with materials I needed to get some more work done on my house, like flooring and other stuff, but unfortunately for me I did not found it at the fair. There were many beautiful other miniatures I would have love to buy, if my budget would have allowed it!!!! Still I bought some stuff. Ribbon, little sea stars wallpaper, some plates, plant and glass items. The table is made by a miniaturist who lives in the same town like me. L.A. Little Artist, Huu Phuoc Nguyen...he makes amazing miniatures. www.la-littleartist.com The table was very cheap and I will change the color but I don't think I use it for the French house. On top of my list I had a glass and a tooth brush...the glass was commisioned for me at the show by Leo Reijnders. All the other glass items are also made by him. The little tooth brush I bought from Miniatur Puppenwelt Wengen. Every show visit, I have to buy something from them, because it is made in such perfection. I made promisse Sylvia that she would not bring any gifts for me.....Of course she did not listen and made me some gifts!!! Love every bit of it,XXX

There were some more gifts from Sylvia from

Lutjeboudel. She is such a darling and make the

most wonderful workshops.

Go and have a look: www.lutjeboudel.punt.nl

Thank you girls,XXXX!

I keep it short, beacause I am still not feeling

good...I am going back to my bed I think!

Marie-Laure!

Dear miniature friends,

I want to introduce you to an other miniature friend....

some of you allready know her, but for who does not

I think she must be known by you.

Marie-Laure from Recreation Miniature (click on her blog name)

makes the most beautiful furniture you must see.

She is not only good in making furniture she is also

good in making miniature scenes. She works on some

wonderful projects.

I invite you to go and see her blog and follow her work.

I do love her work very much, thats for sure!

Tomorrow I will go to the Arnhem show with Sylvia.

Though I am having a bad cold and layed in my bed

almost the whole day....I am very excited to go to the show.

Hope I will feel much better tomorrow????

No time for miniatures, but wonderful friends!

Last weeks I did not much done on the
French house. First no inspiration(still) and
now I simply have no time. I hardley can find
the time for blogging. So, no progress at all!

That is the reason of my absence lately and
I am ashamed that it took so long to show you
what I received from my wonderful friends
when I recently was visiting Sylvia.

Don't have to tell you that we had a fantastic
time together and I wished I could do this
every day!


This little birdcage was a gift from Margriet.
I love wired birdcages, so it wasn't that difficult
to find a nice spot for it in the house. I put a
little nest and antique book in it, Mercedes made
me.


Think it is made for this table!



From Ineke I received this wonderful, made
in perfection broom. It is just "WOW"!





She also made this cushion with print.
Love cushions, the more the better!



And if it wasn't already enough...she also
made this framed picture of a Lotus flower.




As you all know Sylvia can't stop spoiling me,
she also had some beautiful presents.


A handstitched towel and some potholders.
Of course in the right collors and perfect
for the kitchen.



And a box full of frames...how wonderful!

Dank je meiden, het was een fantastische dag!!!
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