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Finishing the rococo mirror and cutting glass
So much happened since I last posted, two weeks ago I my poor little dog slipped outside unnoticed while we went out for an hour or so, in trying to get back through the gate, he tore his lip open on...
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All's Well That Ends Well
In a week that are filled with family commitments I managed to find a bit of time on Sunday afternoon and earlier today to finish the latch for the bone chest that I made in Bill Robertson's class at...
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Antiques!
I suppose by now you all know that I love antique furniture, last Friday my brother and I went to the NAADA annual antiques fair in Sandton, it is probably the antique fair with the best pieces on show...
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A Little Bit of This and That
Later this month we will have our annual miniature fair in Johannesburg where our club will have a table and exhibit some of our monthly club projects, I am busy working on our present project and also...
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Silver Soldering and Hinges
In my last post I showed my progress on the casket panels and the items I bought for silver soldering, ever since Castine I have been thinking a lot about the hinges I made for the casket, I was never...
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Johannesburg Miniature Fair
This weekend we had our annual miniature fair in Johannesburg. A few weeks ago I told you that I was busy finishing up some of our local club projects.Well, here they are all finished. the shaving...
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Petit Point, Turning and Carving
Lately I seem to function best when working on more than one project, as far as orders go I am working on caskets, I still have about seven of them to make. I am also busy with some sewing tables,...
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Federal Sewing Table and a Padlock
I have been working for quite a few months now on another sewing table, it is similar to the one I made last year.Here is a photo of the original antique table that inspired my miniature table. I have...
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A long Absence....And a New Dream
Wow, it is more than two months since my last post, life has just been very busy and although I am continuously working on orders, there is nothing much new to show you.I have always wanted to build a...
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A Mock-up and some Changes
I decided to build a mock-up of the Cape Dutch home to make sure that I am happy with the dimensions...well, I wasn't, the rooms were just a bit cramped, I wanted to put a stoep (verandah) around the...
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Third and final floor plan
Well....after my last post, when I started working out some of the furniture sizes....I realized my house was still too small. One of the issues being that with a dollhouse you kind of loose your...
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2014
May 2014 be a great year for you all both in the happy and sad times, as I grow older I know that each year will bring it's own joys and sorrows, I believe a positive attitude towards each situation...
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Building on the Cape Dutch House has begun
I have started to build on the Cape Dutch house over the last two weeks or so, I started with the back wall of the entrance hall. Before I go any further, I should say here that when hubby and I...
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Today...28 years ago...
I married the love of my life.Wow, we look so young, well I was... scarcely 20, and Greg 25.We celebrated a day early and went out scouring around some of the secondhand bookshops in Johannesburg...
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A Bit of This and That
This weekend turned up some unexpected treasures, I was asked by the chair lady of our club to go and look at some tools at an estate sale of a miniaturist that passed away last year, somebody I have...
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Cape Dutch House: Entrance Hall
I spent the last few days building the side walls for the entrance hall of the Cape Dutch house.Busy gluing all the studs on.Ready for the plywood to be glued on, since I don't have enough big clamps...
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Progress, fitting and rain, rain, rain....
Sorry for the long silence...life is just so busy!I made a bit of progress on the Cape Dutch home, because the door opening between the hall and back of the house is so big, I thought it would be a lot...
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Furniture and Petit Point
I realized the other day that I have only shown you a photo of the finished Federal sewing table, this table has many parts and proved a challenge to build. One thing I have discovered in building more...
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Building a door and two furniture pieces
This last weekend I spend some time on the building of the screen doors. The top rail is curved and after some thought I decided it would be easier to cut a slot in the wood for the glass as opposed to...
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IGMA Forum
Yes, I know, I have been very quiet on my blog over the last while. life has just been very busy, both with miniatures and some real family happenings.One of the things that kept me busy...back in...
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Seven Months of Silence
Wow, I almost can't believe it is seven months since I last posted. Real life has been very busy and filled with some difficult times. Progress on miniatures has been slow, but finally I have some...
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Tune 2014 Mechanical Wine Decanter
Last year I attended the miniature school in Tune Denmark that took place in July. I finally had time to finish the tiny mechanical wine decanter that we made in Bill Robertson's class, it is made from...
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18th Century Brass Latch
In my last post I told you about my class in Tune Denmark, making the wine decanter. When I came home I started working on and off on making a brass latch for my tilt and turn tea table that I made...
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More Brass Work
I am still alive, I promise...just very busy :-)Now that I know how to work with brass on the lathe I have been having loads of fun with it. First up is this candlestick, it is Dutch and dates from...
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June 2013 Trip: A visit with Lucy Coles and a day in Paris
When Missy and I arrived in Portland last Saturday morning she dropped me off at the train station, after saying our goodbyes (which is so difficult after more than a week together) I took the train to...
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