craft morning

This morning I went to Sjoukje and we crafted together. we made a tray with different colours of veneer to look like marquetry, actually I cheated a little bit I thought the Ivy was not dark enough so I made them a little bit more dark. I will do it over another time because it didn't turn out the way I wanted, but for now you have to do it with this one. It need a seccond coat of varnish as you can see. The one with Ivy is mine the other one is made by Sjoukje

maison Du Bonheur: 2 chairs and a table

maison Du Bonheur: 2 chairs and a table: Last week I went to a workshop to make 2 chairs. Loes Snoodijk de lady who gave the workshop is a excellent teacher. she also gave us a wor...

A picture doesn't do justice to this

Look the give away I won at Cristal's design finaly arived. Remember my post about the lost packages? Sharon who is a Igma artisian made a new babyoutfit and sent it to me. When I came home wednesday I found a parcel in my postbox. When I openend the package I was so trilled. It ia absolutely the most beautifull knitting I have ever seen. A picture realy doesn't do justice to the beauty. Again thankyou very much Sharon.

Te koop

I will do this post in dutch because it is open for dutch readers only sorry. I am selling miniatures, that I took from brazil, but if I have to sent them abroad, it will cost to much so that is why.
Ik heb nog wat miniaturen over van de verkoop op de beurs in Vaassen en aangezien er nog wat vraag naar is, post ik hier de gegevens.
Ik verkoop deze miniaturen uit Brazilie, voor mijn dochter, die daar werkt onder de armsten van de armsten. dus het is voor een goed doel Verder heb ik ook nog waxdraad, kant en allerlei ander klein spul te koop. ook houd ik opruiming van materialen en miniaturen die ik zelf over heb, 100% van de opbrengst gaat naar brazilie. de inkoop is voor mijn aandeel.
de stofknopen (voor bijv. aga of blikken) heb ik in 3 maten
witte wijn uitverkocht.
pindakaas en honing uitverkocht
Heineken bier uitverkocht
niet op de foto nog wel in voorraad Malibu en jam in 2 soorten, aardbeien en druiven
verder nog van alles in voorraad.
Alle flesjes, behalve de blauwe champagne zijn € 1.50 alle potjes en de blauwe champagne zijn 1 euro. klossen waxdraad: naturel (lichtbruin) heel donkerbruin en wit 1 0 euro.
Per meter meerdere kleuren nog op voorraad 0.25 per meter.
Bordjes en glazen € 0.50 vol glaasje bier 0.75.
Dingetjes om stofknopen mee te maken voor agacookers en potten en pannen in 3 maten 10 stuks voor 2 euro.

Summerswap Zomerswap

Bij het poppenhuis kladblog werd een zomerswap gehouden, waar ik aan mee heb gedaan. Van Trudy kreeg ik dit allerliefste serviesje, het is zo schattig en klein. Trudy heel hartelijk bedankt At poppenhuiskladblog we had a summerswap wich I entered. I got this beautifull little teaset, it is so sweet and petite, Truy thank you so much

Ik had Thea als swappartener en voor haar nam ik het volgende mee I had Thea as swappartner and this is what I took for her from Brasil

a package arrived

When I was away visiting my daughter in brazil. I got a message from Terry, that I won one of her give aways. I asked her to not sent the package before I got home and so she did. Yesterday I could get the package at the postoffice. Oh wat a surpise it is so beautiful made.
I got a basketbottle italian wine with glasses and a astray with cigarettes and a deck of cards to play carte genovesi. there even is a explanation about the game. Thank you very much Terry! it is beautiful

this is an overvieuw of the presents, even the box was very pretty as you can see

closeup of the bottle and glasses

close up of the deck of cards, I didn't get them out of the package, becaus I am afraid, they get lost before I use them in a scene

posted a tutorial

Today I recovered the tutorial from my old webpage. it is a simple way of making a wicker chair, also very easy to use for smaller scales. I made it years ago, but my website is not in use anymore, so I thought of posting it over here. I also have it in dutch and will post that one later. You can find the tutorial if you poke the button that says tutorials.
Also want to say welcome to my new followers, Thank you for taking interest in my blog

a bucket and a kettle

This Morning I went to Sjoukje (Maisson du pompier)to do some crafts together, we made a bucket (that was the easy part) after that we made a kettle this was a little bit more work, I have to paint the knob and part of the handle of the kettle,. After that I will make it look more old. The bucket and the kettle at the right are mine

foto Sjoukje

quilt is ready

My quilt is ready, it is not totally perfect, but I like it, the quilting I did with the sewing machine and not by hand, the rest is all made by hand.

do you remember?

Do you remember my post about two packages that I expected and didn't come? Well it seems that a complete container with post is missing in South Africa and guess what, my packages where in it!! how weird is that. Both packages contained miniature dolls, so I hope someone is very happy with them. These kind ladies offered to sent me a new package so I have something to look foward again.
this weekend I will show you my quilt, it is not ready yet, but I am getting there.