Six 'Tilda' Dolls

I love Tilda fabrics, so fresh looking and I desperately want to make something Tilda but my home just isn't ready to make room for anything else 'big'.
So, when Oly came on Tuesday to put together a display on some trays we'd bought at the Fuengirola Fair, I decided to make a miniature Tilda display on mine.
The doll was the first thing I made and I enjoyed it so much I spent the evening and the whole of the next day making more!

Now I'm making other things to put on the display with the dolls and I'll need to rearrange my Gift Shop to make room for all these!
The weekend is just about here, I hope you have a good one!

Tapas Tradicionales

It was Dollshouse Club day and we couldn't have wished for a better day! Not only was the weather perfect and we were able to sit outside all day, but Oly arrived with a great pattern to cut out a shop stand which she wanted to make for her cheese and meat display.
It was such a lovely design by Jane Newman that I decided to make one as well as I could use it for my small collection of Spanish food which has never had a proper home.

 The background I made by photocopying tiles from a book and printing onto photo paper. I scored the gaps in between the tiles.
The Name 'Tapas Tradicionales' is alphabet pasta which I coloured with felt pen and glued on.

On the left, he square board of bread, cheese and meats is by Amanda Speakman
The round board with meats, bread and a bottle of oil is by Linda Cummings

The meats are hanging on hooks which I made from paper clips.
I bought the meats, the plate of stuffed peppers, the basket of bread, the melon halves and all the other things at the Fuengirola Fair last year.
SPEAKING OF WHICH!!!! The Fuengirols fair is THIS WEEKEND!!!! Sat 8th and Sun 9th of June.
Oly and I will be there as always, maybe we'll see you there!

Flowers for Hazel

This is the flower stand I made as a Christmas gift for my mother Hazel in 1999.

 The only flowers I had were tiny dried flowers and I made the roses from punched circles of coloured paper. They look a bit basic to todays standard!

My mum treasured this, she loved flowers.

Crochet Mats and Doilies

I go shopping in the middle of the night - in my pajamas! Any time I need retail therapy I browse Etsy or Ebay or FaceBook and find some beautifully made miniatures for sale.
I've just received these gorgeous crochet doilies from Frances Brown who sells these in loads of fabulous colours on Ebay

I also bought these crochet mats from Mary who sells them here on Etsy

All I have to decide is whether to add them to one of my scenes or start something new - a linen store maybe?
I have made crochet mats myself before but nothing clever and mine are only in single colours.

Oly and I are looking forward to our annual miniatures fair near Malaga in June where we can't wear our pyjamas!

Maybe we'll meet you there?

2013 Minutes, Dolls and Vases

Oly, who is the other member of the 'Smallest Miniatures Group in the World' came up with such a good idea and a great solution for me to finish all the projects I've started and not finished.
In the year 2013 I have to spend 2013 minutes working on the UFPs.
If my maths are correct it means less than 6 minutes each day - even I can manage that!
Last night I finished a kit of pansies which I bought from Bonnie Lavish and started four years ago! I know I'm terrible, especially as I dislike making flowers but I did it!
Here are the pansies in a beautiful vase turned by the very talented Bertie.

I've had a slow start to the year because my mother passed away. I'm trying to get myself together so little jobs are the way forward, nothing to concentrate on for too long.
 Lucy kindly sent me two of the little china head dolls she makes and a selection of very fine wool she uses to knit the clothes. I really appreciated her thoughtfulness which was a grateful diversion and gave me something new to think about.
My husband took me to Portugal for a few days and as it rained most days I was able to start knitting. I only got one set of underwear made, using Gutermann silk sewing thread using the basic pattern which Lucy shares on her blog evalinarose.blogspot.com

I'm now planning to finish more flower kits as they look so good displayed in Bertie's vase and I bought more from Bertie last year. Here are three more.

Here is a photo I took in Porto. Wouldn't these houses make beautiful dollshouses!

 Thank you for dropping by, have a good week,