Lounging with a Sugar Fix

Cindy bought a Millie August lounge chair kit, and we decided to make it up, each making a pattern to replicate the kit.
Instead of wood, we used foamcore.  Since we are not planning to reproduce for commercial purposes, we should be OK with copyright
Here is a picture of the original kit.

We learned how to make piping, and how to glue around curves. It took a good few weeks before we completed the exercise. Both agreed we would never have persevered if going it alone, and we would not want to repeat the process anytime soon!

Cindy completed 2, can you imagine? She struggled with the synthetic animal print, and produced a miracle! What do you think? Sophisticated or what?

She has made curtains and selected wallpaper to co-ordinate with her pink stripe.

To continue the theme of sugary sweet, we made cotton candy for a refreshment stand. Turned out pretty good. 

The technique is quite simple. Take a real cheap piece of pink or blue felt, scrape with a razor blade and form the floss around a toothpick cut to size. You can also use a wire brush.

2016 Show Links

Strathpine Miniature Show - Queensland, Australia

Fergus Miniature Show - Ontario, Canada

If you ever want to see various shows, take a look at the photos-exhibitions page in the Miniatreasures wiki

May Meeting 2016 - Bird Cage and Under Plastic

Can you believe it has been this long!

We were 4 at the library cafe, Sally, Robin and Carolyn could not make it. We missed ya, people!

Cindy shared her find from the $store in the STATES -  light and battery kit which will come in very handy.She is working on a Rainbow Bridge, and has made some furred animals  which she will share next meeting.

Isobel donated a completed house to charity, and will try to get some pictures to share with us for next meeting. She is planning to assemble another one, and will look at the Greenleaf page in the Minitreasures wiki  to decide which one she wants.

Robin kindly made a replacement wheel for the Cinderella carriage Linda found at a garage sale and here is the finished project "Escape to Gretna Green", which fits inside a fresh vegetable storage container.



Here is an ordinary birdcage transformed. From this:

 To this:



The next meeting will be June 22, same time, same station.

November Meeting - Cindy-s Greenleaf Camper

Kay, Carolyn, Robin, Sally, Cindy - Isabel was not able to make it.
Cindy showed off her Greenleaf camper trailer. She has done a fantastic job, making all of the interior accessories herself, except for the table and benches. Isn't the bathroom well done? And of course, being Cindy, there has to be a kitty somewhere!

Anyone for a snooze? What is an awning for except enjoying a bit of piece and quiet, just resting the eyes....

Kay brought some paper punches and we made some flowers. Serendipitiously, Sally brought some descicants from pill prescriptions which made perfect vases!
 Thank you to Robin for the repaired lights (with a switch yet!) and the carriage wheel. Sigh, so many projects.....

Still Working on the Washing

We made some baskets from card stock,to hold clothespins, and started on some clothes pins from air dry Playdough. It will take a LOT of pins to fill those baskets!!!

Made another table for the wringer and rinsing.

 The tabletop is made from foam core, the surface scribed to resemble planks and "nibbled" at the edges, then painted/dry brushed.

Legs are made from scrap wood and stir sticks used for braces.

Cindy's Granny is in charge

Planted!

The tutorial for the September meeting at the NOTL Library Cafe showed how to make a planter from a dowel cap finial, a plastic chess piece, and scraps of lace and string.
This picture shows the dowel cap and chess piece.

The plastic dowel piece is sawed flat using a craft saw, and the dowel cap is glued in place with Crazy Glue. Then go to town applying lace bits and trim. 

Apply a coat of Gesso to the plastic chess piece so paint will stick. 

Next, choose the paint effect. In this case, the group chose a metallic finish. Isn't it fascinating how unique each planter appears!

 Cindy brought her corset to show us, possibly a future project....absolutely gorgeous!

Quilting madly and washing up

Sharing our projects in the September meeting at the NOTL Cafe after our summer hiatus.

Carolyn knocked our socks off as usual, sharing her mini Lone Star quilt, a fabulous mattress, fitted sheets with French seamed corners (natch!)  That girl certainly knows how to set high standards!

Can you imagine all the tiny pieces and the precision sewing? Boggles the mind in full size, never mind mini!! Carolyn does admit to having threads and bits of cotton all over the house and suffering a few burns from her Daisy iron.

Cindy and Linda showed the scrubbing board and wash tub they worked on.

Linda brought in her WIP (work in progress), a Chrysnbon bathroom, and various ideas were tossed around.