Another TIn Baby

Early this spring I went to Portland Oregon and attended a lot of classes.   One of them was on Tin Babies.   I took the raggedy Ann  tin, not so much to do it there, but to learn how to do it.   Here is the tin baby I made while I was there.   The instructor was. Erin Keck

 

This looks pretty big in the picture, but total size is about 7 inches.

 

Tin is ready!

 

Without a haircut.

 

After the haircut.

 

All done!

This was fun.   Will have to do more of these.  

Don't. You love robots?

I love robots.   I made quite a few about 6 years ago.   I still have 3 of them and the rest have bit the dust.   Well, I'm back at it.   This camera shot craps on me and then I added a piece or two or three for the eyes.   Then it sat therei for months.   I couldn't figure out how to attach the arms and legs.   These little cameras are really - REALLY - reinforced and were very hard to screw into.   Anyway - this week I dragged everything out again and this is the final result.

  

 

I am really pleased with how it turned out.   Will do some more of them.  

July OMB QS Project - Christmas Market Stall

As most of you know, I do lots of miniature swaps.   It is a great way of acquiring miniature items at a reasonable cost.

One of the groups I belong to is Swap Shop.   It started as only 1/12 scale and over a period of time it has progressed to about half & half of 1/12 scale and 1/4 scale.   Recently our theme was Christmas Market Stall.   Our swap hostess, Fern  made the little stalls for us and we all contributed things to fill them.


Here is the front of the stall.   Fern was nice to ask what color roof we wanted.   I picked Green.

I gave the stall a quick coat of light beige.  

I got angels, Christmas trees, centerpiece, angels and a hanging Santa hook in the swap.   I made a snowman for everyone and had several left over and used them all.   I also got one decorated Christmas tree and added them to others in my stash.  

One thing you might notice is that I put these types of projects on clear Plexiglas.   That makes the ground where they are displayed more prominent and it shows thru and the Plexiglas fades into the background.  

Now I can't wait until Christmas to get this out for all to see.   Still have a couple of things to do for the stall.   I want some filled shopping bags.   That will be cute I think.

Come back next month and see the August project.  

JUNE OMB - Barbie Hutch Repurposed

I don't know why this little hutch really caught my attention.   I loved it.   Now I don't and never have collected Barbies, but I loved this hutch.   I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it but knew it was perfect for a couple of QS rooms.   

Mostly unfinished hutch.   It has a coat of paint, a little gold rub-on paint.   Have started on the top shelf.  

 

I have lots of quarter scale furniture and love arranging it.    

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you enjoy this.   Looking for a couple pillows for the bed and maybe more art work in the bedroom.   You know how it is; rooms are almost never totally done,

Enjoy.   

May OMB - Raggedy Andy Room

Well, finally getting the April Raggedy Ann Room posted yesterday gave me new inspiration to finish up the May OMB.   He was very patient.   I do hope you enjoy him.   I'm in love with him.   He is so cute.   His room is more occupied with possessions than Ann's, but that's okay.

 

 He is so cute.   He is raring to get finished. 

 

A close up of the room.   His dog stays in his room.  He is close to the bed.   (Close to the food and water).   Also leaves more room for the train set for Andy to play with.   

 Love the dog pictures on the wall.   I have 2 Corgis and 1 Jack Russell.   There is a picture of each breed on the wall. 

Now oh now, what will I do for June.   Still have a  lot of time to figure it out.   Stay tuned.  

Paper mache raggedy

Well I've seen a lot of Raggedy Ann dolls over the years but never a paper mache one,  but now I have one.  My sister (thanks Linda) found one at a thrift shop.  Isn't she cute.   

 

April OMB - Raggedy Ann Room

I was very happy when a friend of mine, Fern, told me that another friend was thinning her collection and had two dolls with Quarter Scale Rooms attached and I might be interested in them.   Well, I was.  I sent her the money for the kits and here they came.   I did the Raggedy Ann for April OMB (One a Month Bunch) and will do Andy this month.   He is waiting patiently!!!!

 

 Empty but with the light on.   Oops, I forgot to say they were lighted.   I love that.

 

 

 

 

Can't see the room too well, but it is really cute.   Now for a close up view.

 

 

Still could add a couple of trinkets in the room, but basically it's done.   Love the heart quilt on the wall!!!

Soon Andy will be done.   Stay tuned.