Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Back to Work on the Sewing Shop!

I have darted back to this project again. As paint dries on one I work on another. Several days ago I made loads of thread cards. I thought I'd get bored, winding all the thread but I found it very relaxing.
I have a collection of vintage haberdashery so scanned some, changed some of the names and copied others to make a pretty shabby set.
Now I've finished making some wooden boxes to display them. I painted them with acrylic in pale grey/blue and I'm really pleased with the colour.




Sonya of http://minisonja.blogspot.com.es/  contacted me and kindly gave me some really good links and printies for more haberdashery so I can feel a few more sets coming along yet. She has a really lovely collection of minis so take a look at her blog which is full of tips and links which she very generously shares.

Now I just have to vent!!! I've tried to leave a message on a really nice blog tonight and failed 5 times to copy the secret words to prove I wasn't a robot. I know I've mentioned this before but life is too short to waste on this so from now on I'm not going to leave messages on these blogs, sorry but it's SO frustrating!
Ok. Now I feel much better!
Have a good night,




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11 comments:

  1. PaulaAugust 28, 2012 at 11:08 PM

    Your little cards are really gorgeous! And lol at the rant I got fed up with them too so removed them from my blog I hope others do the same they are so infuriating!

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    1. Gill Bayes MiniaturesAugust 28, 2012 at 11:19 PM

      Thanks Paula, I'm not quite sure of the point of these as we get to moderate the messages anyway so if any spam gets through you just don't publish it.

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  2. malu2August 29, 2012 at 12:07 AM

    Cuanto trabajo!! pero que bien te ha quedado!!
    Tienes toda la razón con la verificación,es muy pesado!
    Besos de las Malu´s.

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  3. Susan@minicrochetmadAugust 29, 2012 at 1:13 AM

    Beautiful thread displays! I'm totally with you re the verification, I HATE it, so hard to leave comments on lovely blogs. I hope more people get the message and just moderate their comments.

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  4. RosaAugust 29, 2012 at 7:38 AM

    Que bonito te esta quedando todo . Me encantan estos hilos con tantos colores . Yo tambien quite la verificacion de mi blog , es una perdida de tiempo y no creo que sirva de nada .
    Un beso

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  5. SonjaAugust 29, 2012 at 9:36 AM

    Hi Gill,
    Thanks for mention me in your blog.
    Your thread cards and the displays are fantastic. I will do also some.
    Big hug
    Sonja
    P.S. I have also problems to leave comments on other blogs!

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  6. Drora's minimundoAugust 29, 2012 at 11:12 AM

    Great haberdashery stuff! Perfectly made!
    About comments - I encountered this problem and felt like an idiot (which I was), until I realised that I had to write the numbers as well as the distorted words. Now I am able to comment at first or second try.
    Hugs, Drora

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  7. KKAugust 29, 2012 at 4:12 PM

    You are so right about those darn letters/numbers Gill - some are totally unreadable!
    But back to your wonderful thread cards - they are GORGEOUS & look just beautiful in your little trays.
    I love your blog - I come here to swoon over your beautiful mini's & be amazed at your talent!
    Wishing you a lovely day! x

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  8. Kleine VingersAugust 30, 2012 at 9:28 AM

    The tread cards look great! Good luck with the shop.
    Miniature greetings

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  9. miniacollectionAugust 30, 2012 at 10:29 AM

    So many beautiful colours!
    Geneviève

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  10. SaMiRa73August 30, 2012 at 2:36 PM

    HI Gill! Love your thread cards! And it looks wonderful when they are sorted in the boxes like a rainbow!
    I think the word verification is even getting worse, some of the numbers are so blurry, it ´s so annoying...
    Greetings, Sandra

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