Some days I could kiss the mailman!

Today is one of those days because he brought me Ingrid's wonderful giveaway prize. It's even more beautiful in person. Thank you so much, Ingrid! Visit her blog and say hello.

Surprise, surprise, surprise!

Just a quick post tonight. I'm very excited because I threw a successful surprise 50th birthday party for my husband tonight. We had a houseful of friends and family and had a wonderful evening. Just had to share. :) I'll try to post some pics tomorrow.

Have a great rest of the weekend!

The nursery is finished and listed

I had a lot of fun making tiny baby toys and supplies. There's also a plant on the shelf over the window. I'll put the personal photos of the buyer on that shelf, too. I can also put photos in the photo album on the top shelf of the hutch.
The little baby girl was hard to photograph. She has a scrunche up little face like she's crying.

You can see more photos on etsy at MiniDe's Miniature Dolls and More.

A new little nursery

I think I will list this in my etsy shop when I'm finished. I plan to offer to personalize it with photos and a little certificate with birth details. I just got the basics finished today. I still have all the little bits to make and a baby, too.
I'm happy with the finished hutch. It's a Michael's one with the doors removed. I replaced the wooden drawer pulls with flower beads. All I added to the hutch today were the two neatly folded receiving blankets. I've got lots of shelves to fill, including the one over the window.

Making that back wall was a challenge. I don't have a scroll saw. I have a hack saw and another small handsaw. Getting the curves cut was interesting. :)

Welcome to 3 new followers! Wait, make that 4!

Please say hello to Eva Krog, JRB Creations, and Margaret of My Petit Parterre. If you click on the links you will find beautiful little animals at JRB Creations and a floral shop in the making at My Petit Parterre. Margaret also has some lovely inspirational photos of real shops and gardens. Stop by and visit both blogs. I promise you won't be disappointed. :) (Eva, if you have a blog or website you'd like me to link to please comment.)

Please also welcome Piikko of Sopokatu. She's currently blogging about the vacation swap many of you participated in.

Update: Check out Eva's blog, Eva's Miniature Hobby. She's currently featuring some beautiful tomato plants.

I can't believe I won!

I logged in today to find out that I'd won Ingrid's 2nd give away. Follow this link to see what I've won: Ingrid's second give away prize.
Thank you so much, Ingrid!

It's finished...for the first time anyway

I worked on this in little spurts throughout the day to finish the accessories. In this photo the dimensional gel I used for the TV screen is not yet dry so it's a little hazy.
My first little working session today was making all of the books on the shelves. I also added a clear finish to the floor and baseboard.
The next step was making the windows and drapes and adding artwork.
The last step was making the ceiling light, television, dvd player and video player and filling in the rest of the shelves with accessories.
The bedroom got art over the bed, a frame for the mirror, window and curtains, table lamp, and a tiny tray of perfumes for the vanity.

Now that I've made a two story corner box I know what I'll do differently next time. My floor warped a bit this time so none of the angles are quite right. But it was fun to do another half scale project. I didn't like quarter scale very much but I enjoy half scale almost as much as one inch. You can still put a lot of detail into half.

Oh, today was the baby shower and my friend was thrilled with the little nursery. She also liked the baby afghan I finished several weeks ago. She looks so good and so very pregnant. :)