S'more Luggage Sets and a Treasury!

I've been keeping the lil elves busy making luggage sets.  I'm trying to build stock for my next show but it's slow going.  I also have an idea of how to display them at the show but I haven't figured out how to make it happen yet.  Stay tuned for more details on that!  ;)

1/12th Scale Faux Black Leather Modern Luggage Set

1/12th Scale 3 pc Modern Luggage Set

1/12th Scale Brown Faux Leather Luggage Set

And one of my dollhouse outdoor decor garden sculptures has been featured in this

really cute Treasury curated by Lisa of TopsTreasures.  Thank you, Lisa!

'It's A Small Small World...' by Lisa

Pink Cake 04 ivanigrande $18.00	DollHouse Miniature... Sweetystuff $13.50	Miniature Red Velve... LittleThingsBy... $23.50	Chocolate Pastries ... MerciaMiniatur... $30.00
Dollhouse Miniature... MostlyMinis $6.55	miniature sewing bo... ivanigrande $15.00	Limited Edition Spo... PixieDustMinia... $44.95	Dollhouse Miniature... WhimsyCottageM... $12.00
LIMITED EDITION ABC... mousemarket $28.50	OOAK Designer DOLLH... MINIWONDERS $175.00	shabby chic wall sh... Mundorosa $22.00	Dollhouse Furniture... TheToyBox $45.00
Fully Finished Farm... Terrysdhouse $650.00	Pink outifit at 1.1... COSYTINYS $17.00	miniature office in... bagusitaly $241.00	Miniature rose bouq... fizzyclaret $16.00

Treasury tool supported by the dog house

New Season, New Listings

1/12th Scale Modern Dollhouse Luggage

Hello everyone.  Once again, it's been awhile since I've udpated this blog.  Another summer has come and gone and Autumn is upon us.  I've been busy enjoying my new grandson and I've also managed to add a few new listings to my Etsy Shop. 

The set in the above photo is a new fabric pattern and I love the geometric swirls as well as the black/white/taupe colors.  Contrasted with the solid black sides and the stylish

hardware, I think this set looks very modern.   

1/12th Scale Modern Dollhouse Luggage

This set is also in black, with small gray circles.  This fabric pattern has been very popular and I'm glad I finally got another set made and listed.  It's hard to keep up as they take me quite awhile to make and I'm always improving the design.  For instance, the shoulder strap on the carry-on bag is now adjustable, just like the real thing.  :)

If you're wondering where Categories went on Etsy, here's a tutorial I wrote for the

teamMIDS Blog to help you out.   If the new Browse feature is more your cup of tea, you can find dollhouse miniatures under Home & Living > Collectibles > Miniatures.  Browse is sorted by "relevancy" whereas the Categories are listed by recency.

That's all for now.  I need to get back to work.  Take care, all, and I'll "see" you again soon.  :)

News!

What's New at WCM

I typically take a bit of a break from miniatures in the late spring/early summer

to catch up on household and gardening projects and to reset my

creative balance.  Working outside in the yard and

creating/organizing/refreshing life-size surroundings

always inspires me and by the time I return to my studio, I

find I have more ideas than time.  Isn't that always

the case?  :)

So, to bring you up-to-date, the Whimsy "staff" has increased

by one with the birth of my adorable grandson!

  Oh, he's not making many minis now, but we'll

get him started on that soon enough.  ;)

I've also been working on a collaboration with my

sister, a very talented artist in her own right.  More

about that later as that unveiling will be a post

all of its own.  :)

In the meantime, supplies for making and packaging

miniatures are now available in my shop!  Hop

on over and take a peek.  New items will

be added regularly.

I Won! I Won! I Won! :D

A Bohemian Bazaar hosted a Facebook Giveaway and

I won one of the prizes!  How awesome is that?!?

These pizza slice earrings look good enough to eat!

Thank you, Blake.  I love your mini's!  :)

Blake makes really cute scale miniatures and also jewelry. 

Check out his Etsy shop to see what's currently

available! 

teamMIDS Blog Renovation

As many of you know, I am the BlogMistress for the Team MIDS Blog.

One of our newer members, Matt of Particularly Unusual, recently offered

to help redesign and update the team's Blog.  After a few weeks

of renovation, it is now live again.  Please go check it out

and let us know what you think.  Matt worked really hard

over many redesigns and was always a pleasure to work with.

I hope everyone likes it as much as we do!

In honor of his extraordinary talent in creating unique and unusual

miniatures, and also to thank him for all of his hard work, his work

is the subject of the newest blog post .  Please be sure

to read it and leave a comment.  Thank you!!

Meet the Staff

A lot of people have been posting pictures of their workspaces

lately and I must say I really enjoy a peek into the

world of the creative people I so much admire.  

But, I haven't

quite worked up the courage to share photos of my

own workspace yet.  I suppose it's not really any different than

anyone else's, but it's mine.  My own personal little

space where I get to shut the world out and let my imagination

create new worlds for me and, hopefully, for the

collectors who purchase my works.

So in lieu of showing my workspace, I'm going to introduce you

to the WCM staff.  :) 

Meet Mickey and Hershel.

As you can see, Mickey's office

is on the "2nd floor" and he's our ("our" meaning "my")

Investment Manager.  Here's a closer look.

 Mickey helps me save my pennies for a rainy day.

I'm not quite sure what his staff does.  They just

kind of hang out and look cute.  :)

Hershel's office is on the third floor and he has a

staff of two.  They're twins -- CootieBug1 and CootieBug2.  :)

I have a high-calorie compensation package 

(e.g. I get paid in chocolates ;)).

I just turn the Hershey's tag crank and a delicious

little chocolate Kiss is dispensed into Hershel's hands.

It's the cutest thing ever!  And sure beats standing

in line at the bank to cash a paycheck!  :-)

It must have been Bring Your Kid to Work Day when

that photo was taken as there appears to be a

tiny Hershel on the floor between his feet.  ;P

Ok, all kidding aside, I suppose it's no big surprise that

my office/workroom would be filled with whimsical

knickknacks, childhood memorabilia, and anything

else that makes me smile and inspires my creativity.

I just recently added this adorable little Rock Family made by

Zeenawackcrafts to my whimsical collection.

Aren't they CUTE?!?  They're keeping a

Jack In The Box antenna ball company on another shelf.  :)

All right, that's all for now.  Thanks for reading and

I'll see ya next time.  <3

Updates!

I just updated the post, Oops! I Did It Again!, with

links to the listings now that they're live.

Click your way on over and check them out!  :)