More Queen's Jubilee

Check out this British cheekiness!

I Heart Shabby Chic - a brilliant blogpost with lots more pictures.

Queen's Jubilee and firecrackers

Heather Drinkwater posted this remarkable project to the Smaller and Smaller Adventures Yahoo group. Well thought out and designed, a brilliant plan, and gotta love the Corgies!

Here is the link to Heather's Picturetrail albums, where you can see more of her projects.
http://www.picturetrail.com/heatherdrinkwater

Whine and Cheese!

Tina Haley posted in Wee Creations that she finished this project for her daughter's birthday. materials.


She says: I do not remember who taught that workshop but I wish I could give her credit for it.  My sister-in-law could not go because of health reasons so I asked if we could buy the kits.  It had a different kitchen area and the printed things in the top part are my own creations as are the planted half barrels.  It is also arranged a little differently than the original was.
I do a lot of roomboxes and this was the first time I worked with a kit. 

  

Bistro area is 1:48 scale

The top contains mixed scales.

This kitchen is 1" scale.

She used a wine box, and combined items of a different scale to make this scene. Brilliantly done!

Diamond Queen

More things to see!

Source: stokesayware.com via Linda on Pinterest

Check out the street party :
http://mrspuddleducks.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/my-diamond-jubilee-street-party-for.

Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee

Source: google.ca via Linda on Pinterest

Imagine that! The Queen has reigned over us for 60 years with grace and dignity. AND stamina - did you think they were never going to let that poor woman come in out of the rain during the Thames Pagent?

Pat Wareing, a member of Phoenix Minis and Minis4all has created 2 scenes in honour of the event.

 

This one features  "the Grannies," who get up to all sorts of mischief. They are "of an age" where outrageous behaviour can be overlooked - or can it be they just don't give a toss for what people think? In this scene they are celebrating the Jubilee - looks like someone may have had a wee dram too much! Did someone add something extra to that tea pot? LOL!
In the second scene, the General Store has all the Jubilee souvenirs on show and the kids are waving the flag.

 Absolutely fabulous, Pat!

Rub a Dub Tub

Marjorie Wannamaker writes:
Recently I purchased some Philadelphia Indulgence, a milk chocolate form of cream cheese.  Delicious by the way.  Anyway, when I was emptying the "tub" today I realized that yes, it could very well be a bath"tub", an old one by just adding four feet, or a modern one by setting it on a platform.  Check it out the next time you go to the grocery store.

Fishy Business

Chris from Canada has another fantastic idea!
If you live with or know a fishing fanatic, you likely are the lucky (?) recipient of whole, freshly caught fish now and then. Next time you are given one that has to be cleaned, set some scales aside in warm water with a squirt of dish soap. After dinner, rinse a few off and take a good look. Some of them may have a tooth comb edge (i.e. lake perch), and can be trimmed to become a man's comb, some are smooth ovals or seashell shaped and after smoothing the edges with an emery board become 1:12 dipping dishes or bowls in smaller scales.
Depending on the species and where the scales grew on the body, they may have some markings or colours and a pearly lustre. The thinner, flatter scales closest to the belly area can be used to replicate seashell ceiling-light shades.

If you are making fish stock from the head and any trimmings, keep an eye out for the jaws when you strain the stock as when dried out, they make a very convincing toothy smile for mini monsters. Or, if one of your offspring lists "BlueTooth" for one of their gadgets on their Christmas Wish List, do as I did and dye a dried fish jaw blue with food colouring and embed it in a moulded resin pendant. I had bought her the real thing for her car (after I had figured out
what it was she wanted), but gave her the beautifully wrapped BlueTeeth first just to see her reaction.