Snippets from my Studio

The water went really well, just pouring in 1/8th inch each 24 hours or so.  When it is first added the water is cloudy, like this but when it dries it is clear.   Here is the pond filled u...

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It was time to electrify the Little Duck House yesterday.  First we drilled tiny holes, one above the bed, one on the kitchen wall further down from where the cupboard will go, one above the bay...

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My friend Stephanie from Tasmania persuaded me to take the plunge and use Realistic Water for the pond on the base of the Little Duck House.  I have wanted to do water in my projects for a long ...

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It was really exciting yesterday afternoon when the order from BJMiniatures arrived - only 10 days from placing the order!  This site has lots of lovely little accessories and furniture kits.  ...

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What a long time it has been since I posted!  I thought that by now we would have packed up our house, sold it and moved and unpacked and got back to normal!  But we are still here due to famil...

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Hello dear readers!  I have been awol for a long time now.  In case you are wondering, it has mainly been due to health issues - mine and my family's.  I had bronchitis for several months last...

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I am looking forward to a much healthier and less stressful 2017, and wish all of you the same:  may it be filled with much happiness and many mini joys! Hopefully there will be many UFOs co...

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I would like to wish you all a very happy Christmas (or whatever holiday you celebrate at this time of year).  May you all have a wonderful time full of love with friends and family.

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Well, except for a lot of touching up and a couple of areas that I am very unhappy with.  I have spent whatever time I could squeeze into the studio over the last few days doing fiddly things a...

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As I said before, Bella Rustica is part of a trio of buildings all with a French theme.   Bella Rustica is a shop and a pension with owner's accommodation, Le Lapin Saute is a restaurant with ow...

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....around 20.  All because of the doors.  But first let's go back a bit.  I had a free day on Tuesday so tried to make the most of it, working on Bella Rustica.  I wasn't sure how long I'd l...

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It has taken me over a week to get to the stage where it is worth taking any photos of my progress with Bella Rustica, the quarter scale kit from Suzanne & Andrew.  It is one of three buildings,...

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I notice that the last time I posted was in May, but that was about something I did even earlier in the year.  The last time I posted about actually mini-ing was in March, when I was doing Woodn...

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There have been questions asked about how to light a quarter scale cottage and I’ve had a page in progress for some time now, describing how I do it but I thought I'd start again and do a post...

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I am really impressed - I've done an Easter project and actually completed it - yes, completed it!! And not only that but completed it for Easter ;)  Of course it's around 3 years since I bought...

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Wishing you and yours a very happy Easter.

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We are away for a short holiday.  If you'd like to see more about what we are doing and where we are visit here  and see.

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I still haven't located my book on Exterior Finishes by Bea Broadwood, so I am doing the roof the best I can remember from reading it..  I showed you the clay on the roof in the last post.  We ...

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It's been a rather stressful week since we've been home, due to some health issues with our oldest daughter.  Fortunately she seems to be improving now so we are really relieved.  But I have ma...

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Tomorrow is New Year's Eve here in the land down under, and we will be travelling home from the rural town where both our daughters live, and where we celebrated Christmas with them and with our ...

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Just popping in to wish you all a very happy Christmas, full of family, friends and hopefully of course, miniatures ;) Blessings, Sandie

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I've mhade some progress, but with difficulty.  I had all the wiring for the lights completed and the front roof attaches - everything worked well until I put the roof in place.  Once I did tha...

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Several delightful cottages have been released by Petite Properties this year, and a new addition as well - quite a few of them have bases that have been designed for them, which permit access fo...

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Well here I am again, after such a long absence.  Thank you for being so faithful my friends, I see from the figures that many of you are still popping in to see what is happening.  Sadly, th...

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 Today, 26th January, is Australia Day.  This is a very special day for Australians and there are heaps of activities in most towns and cities throughout the country. In Sydney the major ce...

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