Countdown to the Mini Show

The miniature show starts in ten days and anyone who has

ever prepared for a mini show knows exactly what I'm going through

trying to get ready in time.  Busy! Busy! Busy!  But in a good way.  :)

A hearty welcome to my new Followers.  Come on in and make

yourself comfy.  There's coffee and donuts in the breakroom.  ;)

I have to get back to work but here's some little birdhouses

I've been working on.  I love how they turned out!  

Until next time, happy minimaking!  :)

Spring Has Sprung!

It's been awhile since I made a post, had to dust off the blog dashboard.  ;)

After completing the luggage orders, I started working

on Spring-inspired minis.  This is a birdhouse vignette

and a 1/12th scale model of a 1/12th scale "miniature living garden"

which makes it a 1/144th scale garden in a 1/12th scale garden pot.

The 'stone' pathway leads to a 1/144th scale park bench

which sits in the shade of the tree overlooking the flower

garden and miniature gazing ball.  

I've made several of each in different colors and arrangements and

I love them all, but these two

are my favorites and I think I will really regret it if I let them go so they've

found a new home in my own miniature patio.  :D

Have you ever sold a miniature that you wish you'd kept

for yourself?  Of course, it's impossible for me to keep everything

I make as my need to create exceeds the amount of

space that I have, so I'm happy when my

creations find a new home with

another collector who enjoys them as much as I do!

Ok, that's all from me for now.  I must get back to work.

The miniature show is less than a month away and

I'm in panic mode.  Until next time, Happy Minimaking!  :)

New Luggage Sets

Good morning, everyone and Welcome to my new Followers!

I'm trying to make my way around to all of the blogs.

There's so much creativity in the mini community!

I haven't posted in awhile as I'm still really busy with

luggage sets and also some real world spring cleaning.

(I much prefer mini-making, lol!)

1/12th Scale Leopard Print Rolling Luggage Set

1/12th Scale 3 pc Modern Luggage Set in Black

I'm also currently working on a custom order luggage set in 3/4" scale.  It's very

challenging as I've never worked in this scale before.  Has

anyone else tried 3/4" scale?  It's a nice step for me as I have been

planning on making the luggage in 1/2" scale for awhile now anyway and

3/4" scale is halfway between one inch scale and half inch scale.

After I catch up on the luggage orders, I'm looking forward to switching gears

to either plants or 1/144th scale houses/furnishings.  I am

preparing for another mini show so there's lots to do!

(My "to-do list" keeps getting longer.  ;))

Speaking of which, I better get back at it.  Toodles for now.  :)

Busy, busy, busy!!! :)

It's been crazy busy here in the Whimsy workshop and

I've been working the poor lil elves' fingers to the bone!  ;)

It's great being busy with orders, etc., but I'm also

looking forward to finding some time to work on some of

my own projects soon.  It's a juggling act, isn't it?!?  :)

I've added a new style of purse to my Etsy shop

I really love navy blue and silver together, don't you?

Pink and black are always the perfect pair!

And who can resist the elegant combination of black and gold??

I also finished another set of animal print luggage for

a shop in Pennslyvania.  I really like how it turned out!

Animal print is so popular right now!

And now I'm back to work on another custom luggage order, 

but I leave you with a new teamMIDS 

Mini of the Week to feast your eyes on...

How cute are these?!?  I love 'em!  :)

Second Chance Blog Giveaway, Part 2

Random Number Generator

Then I plug the numbers into the random number generator ...

WINNER!!!

And the Winner is.... (drum roll, please!)...

Mariana Belmonte!!!!!  

Congratulations, Mariana.  Please contact me

with shipping details and I'll get the

leopard print laptop bag

sent out to you right away.

Thank you, everyone, for participating in this Giveaway 

and for following my blog!

I wish everyone could've won one, but that would mean

I'd be busy making laptop bags for the rest of my days.  ;)

Second Chance Blog Giveaway, Part 1

The LIST

It's Almost Time...

Second Chance Blog Giveaway

The clock is ticking ... in one hour and ten minutes (from this moment

as I write this), it's draw time!  Who will be the lucky winner

this time?!?  Oh!  the suspense!!!   :D

In an hour and now nine minutes, I will close the entries to all

Followers at that time.  There are curently 114, only 113 of which are 

entered as one is apparently a Private Follower and I

can't see who that is, therefore, there is no way to enter

them into the drawing.  If more Followers join between

now and noon, I'll add them to the entry list.  At noon, I'll use

a random number generator to pick a number.

The Follower whose number (on the drawing list) 

corresponds with the randomly selected winning

number, wins!  How exciting!!

Show and Tell

In the meantime, I promised some "show and tell"

from the Las Vegas miniature show I attended, and here

is the first pic.  A perfect and exquisitely beautiful

wicker furniture set.  Isn't it divine??

Made by Wilhelmina of Wilhelmina Miniatures, it is

my prize purchase of the miniature show.  Before the show, I was

so hoping that there would be some wicker furniture there

as I've been really wanting some for a very long

time.  And, wouldn't you know it, Wilhelmina was

at the table directly behind us!  How awesome is that?!?

I was able to drool over her creations the entire show and

picked out the perfect set.  I love it and can't

wait to create the perfect patio space for it!

Really Big News in Miniature Plumbing

Also at the show was Houseworks, a trusted name in miniature

doors, windows, staircases, etc., for many years. 

They have recently introduced a modern bathroom set

which has been sorely needed in the miniature world for

a very long time!  The bathroom set is available at

miniatures.com and is very realistic looking, wouldn't you agree?

The set is reasonably priced, too!