Starting them young!

Carolyn Brown is creating mini memories with her grand-daughter Amelia, who just turned 2, and visited for the whole w/e.

Carolyn says:
I made her a couple of outfits and needed her to try them on for button placement and it was the first time she saw my sewing/craft workroom. Her eyes were huge and she said 'Wow Grandma!' and she asked to 'help' me.
I kept her busy with buttons and tape measure until she spotted my old porcelain 'test' doll that I use for trying different glues & finishes- no hair, pipe cleaner arms and legs, no hands and only one foot. She had quite a conversation with it so I decided to give her the FP Loving Family dolls I bought long ago and planned to give her maybe next year. She was enthralled and played with them for hours. Put them all to bed on my little ironing board so I let her choose colours of felt and I cut out blankets for them. She had Mommy & Daddy hugging and 'baby' nursing. Right now I am making a 'tent' carrying case and sleeping bags for them. She is going camping in a couple of weeks so this will fit right in. A fabric 'dollhouse' is upcoming.

It was asked what age children should be exposed to miniatures, and I think the answer to that is when they show an interest. I had not planned to give her the FP dolls for a while but her imagination was ready now."

I will have such fun with her. Great imagination and role-playing. I already have a really cute child's dollhouse kit that Ann Kozlick gave me for her. Open concept with sliding doors. Very cute. I guess that will be put together soon and we'll make simple furniture for it. Baby steps! A future miniaturist! !! LOL
Son Michael said she asked for them as soon as they got home. The tent carry-bag & sleeping bags will be going out in tomorrow's mail!

CarolynB in Niagara
http://www.mapleleafminiatures.ca/shop/

Doggie Beds

Leilani, Adam and Sarah have completed another project for the Happy House.

They found a wonderful doggy-themed fabric, and used a sauce container to create the shape.





This is Adam's Bed:


This is Sarah's


How cosy those beds look! Great job!
And here is Moosh enjoying his toys!

Elegance

Hazel Dowd's club Minis4All, has been working on Hazel's tutorial vignette project, Elegance.
These girls belong to the Burscough dolls house club and come with their grandmothers, who are members of minis4all.

Three members completed their vignettes and proudly show off! The girls each designed the dresses for their project. How wonderful to see a younger generation of mini lovers flowering under the guidance of their mentors!

Lucy age 14

Chloe age 12

Catherine age 12

Great job, girls!

The Happy House Part 2

Sarah and Adam are waving from Wee Creations Yahoo Group:

We are happy you liked our small dining room and have been working on a little girls bedroom. This is what we have done so far. We still have to tweek it some like grandma says, :) but it's almost done. We just have to add a little something on or over the curtains and maybe a couple dolls/toys. Little Camilla loves to read, so maybe some books too. I don't think she looks very happy yet. Maybe she's missing a little friend.Thank you all for your kind words, Adam and I appreciate them very much and we are inspired by you all.
Part 1 is here. Or look in the directory under kids projects.

The Happy House Part 1

Posted on Wee Creations Yahoo Group by Sarah and Adam:
Most of you know that my brother Adam and I rescued a doll house that was going into the trash and we are trying to fix it and mom said it would be OK to show pics of the first room so you can see how it's coming along. The pics are of the dining room.
The hutch was made by Linda from a swap she had with my g-ma a while back.
The floor cover and table cloth are from another swap but I can't remember who made it. The three plates above the hutch are from a scrapbook section.
The picture on the wall Adam painted it. We both love to pain and so do mom and g-ma and my little brother Alex likes to scribble too so we might showcase one or more of his masterpieces in one of the rooms also. He is so cute!
The hanging lamp is from a living room fan chain g-ma had saved and a finding for the base.
The curtains are pieces of lace I put together. I will be gathering the curtains up in the center and adding a little bow or something to them on there.
The decoration on the stairs side Adam and I made.
The hanging plates were a gift from a friend in Greece. Thank you Lia.
The cake on the table was made using a small water bottle top and puff paints. It is on a button plate with a doily cut from a regular size larger one.

The table and chairs were just a lucky find because it was the only one left and they were hidden way back on a shelf. G-ma found it because she moved some other things out the way and looked behind the boxes.
Since we love Christmas we want to have a little bit of Christmas here and there throughout the house so you will see more touches of Christmas.
The other pic is of Linda Grady's hutch. We love this hutch and since we are making the dining room with a Christmas theme we thought it would look great in there and it does. We love the Poinsettia above the hutch also. Thank you Linda.

Thanks to everyone who swaps with g-ma because we have such pretty things for the dining room now. We learn so much from all who share tutorials, ideas and tips and we love TTT also.

Happy House painted

Inside papered