tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84605260631115767972024-03-13T16:36:25.430+00:00The Whittaker's MiniaturesAs a Family obsessed with Miniatures this blog is to share our many projects old and New,Whittaker's Miniatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548993983143295938noreply@blogger.comBlogger223125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460526063111576797.post-82220908115047962322011-04-24T13:18:00.008+01:002011-04-24T15:29:50.662+01:00The New Alice Dressing Table , Curiosity Cabinet and Gifts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ri-d4FwS5F0/TbQzwkVL50I/AAAAAAAABww/VfEGJooBn1M/s1600/dressing%2Btable.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QcLl40P3lmE/TbQeyhSkCEI/AAAAAAAABwg/snivvL1EtoU/s1600/dressing%2Btable%2B3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QcLl40P3lmE/TbQeyhSkCEI/AAAAAAAABwg/snivvL1EtoU/s320/dressing%2Btable%2B3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599134090006890562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zIZQjf8wM0s/TbQeyKd6yHI/AAAAAAAABwY/p9PP2Dnvw7A/s1600/dresing%2Btable%2B2.JPG"><br /></a><br />As you know Ive been after the perfect dressing table for all the Red Queens perfume bottles for some time.<br /><br />Well I found one I liked with the same bow legs as the table in the roombox so put in my bid and won and its the perfect colour and style. It has a little lift up section in the centre with a hidden mirror so Ive done something abit clever with this!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ri-d4FwS5F0/TbQzwkVL50I/AAAAAAAABww/VfEGJooBn1M/s1600/dressing%2Btable.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ri-d4FwS5F0/TbQzwkVL50I/AAAAAAAABww/VfEGJooBn1M/s320/dressing%2Btable.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599157146207643458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Firstly I glued on this lovely tall ornate gold mirror onto the dressing table to make it look more like the one in the film. I added gold detailing to parts of the table.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rx97S5-UnCg/TbQex4caXdI/AAAAAAAABwQ/MG1mfnLS3-0/s1600/dressing%2Btable%2B1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rx97S5-UnCg/TbQex4caXdI/AAAAAAAABwQ/MG1mfnLS3-0/s320/dressing%2Btable%2B1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599134079042346450" border="0" /></a><br />Next I lifted the tiny mirror and replaced it with a sneaky picture of the white queen! Now the Hatter loves the White Queen but I dont think her sister would be too happy on him having portraits of her hanging in her room, hence why he has put this little secret picture of her in the dressing table , that only he knows is there!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zIZQjf8wM0s/TbQeyKd6yHI/AAAAAAAABwY/p9PP2Dnvw7A/s1600/dresing%2Btable%2B2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zIZQjf8wM0s/TbQeyKd6yHI/AAAAAAAABwY/p9PP2Dnvw7A/s320/dresing%2Btable%2B2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599134083880503410" border="0" /></a><br />On top of the dressing table is a fine array of perfume bottles, most of which are made by the talented queen of perfume displays, Victoria! I have added some of the smaller pretty bottles Dear Sabiha made for me and they go amongst the others a treat!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2MeisVRW_aU/TbQeyxRyrzI/AAAAAAAABwo/6wc33dLnF5M/s1600/dresing%2Btable%2B4.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2MeisVRW_aU/TbQeyxRyrzI/AAAAAAAABwo/6wc33dLnF5M/s320/dresing%2Btable%2B4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599134094298623794" border="0" /></a><br />On Mothers Day my pressie arrived just in time to complete my roombox.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ddsKMiSsrzU/TbQbbjd0b4I/AAAAAAAABvw/d9-UTypb33g/s1600/Taras%2Bcab%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ddsKMiSsrzU/TbQbbjd0b4I/AAAAAAAABvw/d9-UTypb33g/s320/Taras%2Bcab%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599130396919099266" border="0" /></a><br />And what a stunning piece it is! I knew The fabulous Tara was making an Alice cabinet and asked her very cheekily if I could see it before it hit her Etsy shop shelf! I think we were both quite stunned by how perfect the finished piece turned out to go with my own pieces! Tara hadnt seen my roombox, she was actually making this cabinet at the same time as I was decorating my room, and neither of us had seen each others progress. So when I had finished the room and afew days later saw the cabinet in all its glory we couldnt believe how the piece actually looked like it was made just for my room. The colours, style, everything about it matched my room and all my other miniatures in there! So of course it was meant to be, and made its way to the UK in time for my Mothers Day treat!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ddsKMiSsrzU/TbQbbjd0b4I/AAAAAAAABvw/d9-UTypb33g/s1600/Taras%2Bcab%2B2.jpg"><br /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I9fcRxaf9qE/TbQbbSyOoFI/AAAAAAAABvo/BKFGCu5rCtU/s1600/taras%2Bcab%2B1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I9fcRxaf9qE/TbQbbSyOoFI/AAAAAAAABvo/BKFGCu5rCtU/s320/taras%2Bcab%2B1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599130392441299026" border="0" /></a><br />A huge thankyou to Tara, and stay tuned to see more pictures of the dressing table and cabinet in their new home. I hope you agree the new furniture all works really well! The detailing in the cabinet is amazing, theres even a dainty red heart painted on the sole of the queens boots.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y_omwFRndDc/TbQbcZ1kvAI/AAAAAAAABv4/xQCeJkwgL2k/s1600/Taras%2Bcab%2B3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y_omwFRndDc/TbQbcZ1kvAI/AAAAAAAABv4/xQCeJkwgL2k/s320/Taras%2Bcab%2B3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599130411514248194" border="0" /></a>Squimberry Tarts, under a glass dome. A beheaded thieving frog in a red coat and black bow tie stares blankly from his stuffed perch at what he wasn't allowed to have of the Red Queen's. The Oraculum-bound together by red ribbon is also tucked inside, the calender of Underland currently in the Red Queen's castle. Bottles and Tottles in Red Queen style sit on a dainty tray. Photographs of both the JubJub Bird and Jabber-baby-wocky are framed in high-styled ornate frames. The crown of questionable ownership also sits inside on a velvet pillow. A well-worn copy of the study book "Dominion Over Living Things" sits beside it. A trinket and jewel chest, looking recently rummaged through, sits with drawers open and jewellry spilling out.<br /><br />On top she has a lovely red bird, caged in a fabulously ornate wooden cage. Two lovely crystal bottles sit beside a gorgeous hat and hat stand. Red roses twine around the items on top of the cabinet. Beautiful!<br /><br /><br /><div class="primary"><div id="item-description"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T0c_C45z_sY/TbQbc-292UI/AAAAAAAABwA/fHKzECG-dIU/s1600/Taras%2Bcab%2B4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T0c_C45z_sY/TbQbc-292UI/AAAAAAAABwA/fHKzECG-dIU/s320/Taras%2Bcab%2B4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599130421452200258" border="0" /></a></div></div><br />Also for Mothers Day I recieved a darling little corner shop, already made up, and in need of tender loving care, which of course it will recieve in this dollshouse mad house! Not sure what it will become as yet, but have already stripped the walls inside and out and now it will sit on the shelf until it speaks to me. Something magical and different of course!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zAhmPpyaChU/TbQdD-UAnvI/AAAAAAAABwI/UIR31DRp9_4/s1600/corner%2Bshop.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zAhmPpyaChU/TbQdD-UAnvI/AAAAAAAABwI/UIR31DRp9_4/s320/corner%2Bshop.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599132190832107250" border="0" /></a><br />The exterior green paintwork has been started on Honeydukes, and has been extremly tricky as I had to mix 2 paints to get the colour I wanted and Im going to have to do the same on the interior units and walls as one matchpot was too green, the other too dark, etc,and the perfect colour cannot be found without some magical mixing! I have more primer to buy, surprising how quickly it dissapears having to primer so much furniture etc. So once I get the materials needed Ill move on and start ageing the woodwork on the exterior and painting up those cabinets! So not as quick a start as Id hoped for!<br /><br />The pink spiral staircase , which was a dream of mine, will have to remain just that, and Ive decided to keep the existing staircase for ease and to keep it in my budget. It will be pink though, I still love that idea!<br /><br />I am 1 wall unit short and the suppliers are out of stock, so Im now scouring the internet for a matching plain wood single wall unit to complete my shop furniture display!<br /><br />Stay tuned, school resumes on Tuesday so Ill hopefully get more painting done !<br /><br />Happy Easter everyone, we had our usual Easter egg hunt in the garden this morning, and the chocolate is not lasting long!Whittaker's Miniatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548993983143295938noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460526063111576797.post-41481618407170498802011-03-23T16:09:00.003+00:002014-02-13T08:23:17.600+00:00My Wizard Light Up Table<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sA9STjFRYwI/TYoctoBFvuI/AAAAAAAABt0/D7TnXP9aKZA/s1600/wizard%2Btabel.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sA9STjFRYwI/TYoctoBFvuI/AAAAAAAABt0/D7TnXP9aKZA/s320/wizard%2Btabel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587309857868201698" border="0" /></a><br />I was checking through my blogs I follow and found <a href="http://dalesdollhousedesigns.blogspot.com/">Dales</a> wonderful new fortune telling table complete with light up crystal ball, and it reminded me of my own Wizard light up table and I couldnt remember if Id shown it off before.<br />This table used to be in my haunted house but as this now has a different story behind it, this is residing in my new Wizard tower in the top floor.<br />It has got dragon heads as the base, with a wonderful stone in the centre. The table top is glass, and has a cut out for the LED lights to shine through. The small LED box is a 3 colour one, shines red, blue and green which is quite wonderful at night! It works off a simple switch to turn it on and off, on a tiny battery to power it. The glass marble acts as the crystal ball on top and the colours bounce off it around the room!<br /><br />I love the table, I think Ive had it for about 5 years or so now, its a favourite piece!<br /><br />So hope you like it Dale and everyone else! You will see it again in situ in my wizard tower once its all redecoratedWhittaker's Miniatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548993983143295938noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460526063111576797.post-90950828091149492792011-03-17T13:32:00.006+00:002011-03-17T14:07:08.924+00:00Alice Shop Pictures Galore!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qNpOUfEXVDg/TYIRuj087ZI/AAAAAAAABtE/w8ixMw_gTd8/s1600/whole%2Bshop.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qNpOUfEXVDg/TYIRuj087ZI/AAAAAAAABtE/w8ixMw_gTd8/s320/whole%2Bshop.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585045979481828754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ygNWI_9PsMQ/TYIRt4HyMpI/AAAAAAAABss/fwBod16uIWY/s1600/side%2Bof%2Btable.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V8gNTPh25gw/TYIRts17lYI/AAAAAAAABsk/vTQrIQ0MpGA/s1600/shop%2B4.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V8gNTPh25gw/TYIRts17lYI/AAAAAAAABsk/vTQrIQ0MpGA/s320/shop%2B4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585045964721984898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xpZb0TGjTz0/TYIRNvaHbpI/AAAAAAAABsc/P5EwBYFqBME/s1600/shop%2B3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xpZb0TGjTz0/TYIRNvaHbpI/AAAAAAAABsc/P5EwBYFqBME/s320/shop%2B3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585045415654813330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BJ9FgZSxsKU/TYIRNRc6MnI/AAAAAAAABsU/Y4SbD5KoHZ0/s1600/shelves.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dEcDGwgnXSI/TYIQdXn-EkI/AAAAAAAABrk/LOq1Xp__u3o/s1600/left%2Bside.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dEcDGwgnXSI/TYIQdXn-EkI/AAAAAAAABrk/LOq1Xp__u3o/s320/left%2Bside.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585044584636748354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2lT0tKyvYEc/TYIQc0beNxI/AAAAAAAABrc/VF_V1XYTWNQ/s1600/kats%2Bhat%2Band%2Bspool%2Bdisplay.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DXZFT-LOn1U/TYIQcodBudI/AAAAAAAABrU/VPQADhM36w8/s1600/displays%2Bleft.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DXZFT-LOn1U/TYIQcodBudI/AAAAAAAABrU/VPQADhM36w8/s320/displays%2Bleft.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585044571974384082" border="0" /></a><br />Ok, so here it is!<br /><br />Not everything is in yet, all the left side of the shop will totally change, the mirror is a temporary fixture and the shelves will probably go on the right side of the room as the dressing table and another unit are going on the left!<br /><br />Its so strange as looking at the pics it all looks muddly and like a complete muddle as there are so many pieces and so many colours but in real life I am thrilled to bits with it! These are alll taken in daylight, Im hoping to fathom out how to take shots through the windows later with the shop front on so you can see how it looks in the dark.....if my camera allows me!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the left side of the room<br /></div><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yMxgFgZ5dew/TYIQdlKPU-I/AAAAAAAABrs/9GOLdI4l0LY/s1600/leftside.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yMxgFgZ5dew/TYIQdlKPU-I/AAAAAAAABrs/9GOLdI4l0LY/s320/leftside.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585044588270146530" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The right<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d0xlT6i0iOw/TYIRMvm--PI/AAAAAAAABr8/5H7O_zApa5w/s1600/right%2Bside.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d0xlT6i0iOw/TYIRMvm--PI/AAAAAAAABr8/5H7O_zApa5w/s320/right%2Bside.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585045398528915698" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Close ups of displays<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3RQzzfsuLUE/TYIQd5aKmzI/AAAAAAAABr0/QpBMOGeYFP4/s1600/right.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3RQzzfsuLUE/TYIQd5aKmzI/AAAAAAAABr0/QpBMOGeYFP4/s320/right.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585044593705655090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KnMXra6Dmd0/TYIRMynM7dI/AAAAAAAABsE/-z67-i3XsYg/s1600/right%2Btop%2Bdisplay.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KnMXra6Dmd0/TYIRMynM7dI/AAAAAAAABsE/-z67-i3XsYg/s320/right%2Btop%2Bdisplay.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585045399335136722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The shelves<br />As you can see Ive had to put up some of <a href="http://darksquirrelminiatures.blogspot.com/">Victoria's</a> beautiful perfume bottles, i couldnt wait any longer, but they will eventually go on the dressing table. Look lovely here though!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BJ9FgZSxsKU/TYIRNRc6MnI/AAAAAAAABsU/Y4SbD5KoHZ0/s1600/shelves.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BJ9FgZSxsKU/TYIRNRc6MnI/AAAAAAAABsU/Y4SbD5KoHZ0/s320/shelves.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585045407613465202" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Table<br /></div><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KIl6sVI4Mls/TYIRuD5SRTI/AAAAAAAABs0/kTq1dUszw9k/s1600/table.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KIl6sVI4Mls/TYIRuD5SRTI/AAAAAAAABs0/kTq1dUszw9k/s320/table.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585045970910070066" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ygNWI_9PsMQ/TYIRt4HyMpI/AAAAAAAABss/fwBod16uIWY/s1600/side%2Bof%2Btable.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ygNWI_9PsMQ/TYIRt4HyMpI/AAAAAAAABss/fwBod16uIWY/s320/side%2Bof%2Btable.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585045967749657234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Sewing machine<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r_OZTzqAkJU/TYIRNG0ZifI/AAAAAAAABsM/aBb8_uWIwgU/s1600/sewig%2Bmachine.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r_OZTzqAkJU/TYIRNG0ZifI/AAAAAAAABsM/aBb8_uWIwgU/s320/sewig%2Bmachine.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585045404759198194" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The whole work area<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lpQ3usVZibg/TYIRudutcQI/AAAAAAAABs8/lGg60oOVxfI/s1600/tablwe%2Band%2Bmachine.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lpQ3usVZibg/TYIRudutcQI/AAAAAAAABs8/lGg60oOVxfI/s320/tablwe%2Band%2Bmachine.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585045977845035266" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Susans fabulous piece, Kats hat etc<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2lT0tKyvYEc/TYIQc0beNxI/AAAAAAAABrc/VF_V1XYTWNQ/s1600/kats%2Bhat%2Band%2Bspool%2Bdisplay.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2lT0tKyvYEc/TYIQc0beNxI/AAAAAAAABrc/VF_V1XYTWNQ/s320/kats%2Bhat%2Band%2Bspool%2Bdisplay.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585044575189088018" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Still will be fiddling, moving things about, nothings fastened down ! The pictures are also temporary, ive ordered more ornate frames than these oval frames but had to put something up, the area looked too bare!<br /><br /><br />I have to say thankyou to Lori who has given me a great idea for a name for the roombox and how to do the logo. Im pretty useless on the PC with any photoshopping etc but I may try tracing some lettering and a hat logo somehow onot the black space and painting with gold lettering .Whittaker's Miniatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548993983143295938noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460526063111576797.post-2180290899866430802011-03-16T14:01:00.006+00:002011-03-16T16:01:35.709+00:00Interior Shop Frontage of Hatter Shop Finished<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LNO2Vo7Mk1E/TYDHqEGOOAI/AAAAAAAABrE/rswH6gRCNoE/s1600/interior%2Bwindow.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dK75m9glhJE/TYDFXlwvdHI/AAAAAAAABqU/x18_h4scf0c/s1600/interior%2B1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dK75m9glhJE/TYDFXlwvdHI/AAAAAAAABqU/x18_h4scf0c/s320/interior%2B1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584680547003626610" border="0" /></a><br />This morning work! Here is the interior stripped<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b2AFnLH9AWY/TYDFXGfGlcI/AAAAAAAABqE/zZZWNZE4bVs/s1600/interior%2Bbefore.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b2AFnLH9AWY/TYDFXGfGlcI/AAAAAAAABqE/zZZWNZE4bVs/s320/interior%2Bbefore.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584680538608145858" border="0" /></a><br />And now fully painted up, papered, peel off on and spray glossed to seal....all finished!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KKuH4pekAkA/TYDHp5_FyhI/AAAAAAAABq8/j3IsJVzBiNQ/s1600/interior%2Bdoor.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KKuH4pekAkA/TYDHp5_FyhI/AAAAAAAABq8/j3IsJVzBiNQ/s320/interior%2Bdoor.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584683060693420562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qI8UcjN9qMk/TYDIB3SRyiI/AAAAAAAABrM/Xj5y8xmUYN8/s1600/interior%2Bwindow.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qI8UcjN9qMk/TYDIB3SRyiI/AAAAAAAABrM/Xj5y8xmUYN8/s320/interior%2Bwindow.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584683472285452834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Just have to decide on a name and how to do the shop sign and Id really like to have a Top Hat on the front somehow, but Im no artiste so not sure how to go about that one!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E9aQzHfXD2E/TYDFXbGo-yI/AAAAAAAABqM/3DXAawBTrA4/s1600/exteriror.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E9aQzHfXD2E/TYDFXbGo-yI/AAAAAAAABqM/3DXAawBTrA4/s320/exteriror.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584680544142687010" border="0" /></a><br />This will go on its original bracket and save the dust getting in!<br /><br />Ive bought 2 lovely wall display shelves, thanks to Michelle letting me know about them on <a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220738420491&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT">Ebay</a> thankyou Michelle! They are perfect for putting up with hats or perfume bottles.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vMtAu-X37z4/TYDHET3dIlI/AAAAAAAABqs/cyVXvmW7MjI/s1600/wall%2Bsconce.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 103px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vMtAu-X37z4/TYDHET3dIlI/AAAAAAAABqs/cyVXvmW7MjI/s320/wall%2Bsconce.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584682414805688914" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Im still scouting for the perfect dressing table but hoping that will be soon, but I will post pics of the interior and what I have in there so far really soon, when the picture frames come Ive ordered and are up!Whittaker's Miniatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548993983143295938noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460526063111576797.post-67102877051268413772011-03-14T16:15:00.007+00:002011-03-14T16:50:59.840+00:00By Royal Decree, New Hats and Dress or Off with my Head!!!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PmIXZ9kQ9Nc/TX5DUMW3EWI/AAAAAAAABpk/l0QZBuaxT2k/s1600/red%2Bqueen%2Bdress.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PmIXZ9kQ9Nc/TX5DUMW3EWI/AAAAAAAABpk/l0QZBuaxT2k/s320/red%2Bqueen%2Bdress.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583974602179547490" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ok so the Queen has been making demands that her hats and dress must be shown off to you all so here they are.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I5U33zfHiPg/TX5HS1aoqII/AAAAAAAABp8/7cNVWxqIXBU/s1600/room%2B2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I5U33zfHiPg/TX5HS1aoqII/AAAAAAAABp8/7cNVWxqIXBU/s320/room%2B2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583978976888006786" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The red mouldings are in, albeit abit wonky but to be fair these wernt cut by me, it was a second hand roombox so I just took them off and painted them, they dont but up perfectly, but hey, just dont click on the close ups, you wont notice!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M08Lt55htEk/TX5DTPiFxVI/AAAAAAAABpU/ifVcoz06Gig/s1600/room1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M08Lt55htEk/TX5DTPiFxVI/AAAAAAAABpU/ifVcoz06Gig/s320/room1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583974585852085586" border="0" /></a><br />Here are some more close ups of Kats hats in the lit arches. Im putting some little perfume bottles and other accessories in here too.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SqMq5h03rMc/TX5DSu9_R3I/AAAAAAAABpM/YtoOLI_mqb8/s1600/hats%2B2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SqMq5h03rMc/TX5DSu9_R3I/AAAAAAAABpM/YtoOLI_mqb8/s320/hats%2B2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583974577110730610" border="0" /></a><br />Now advice please? Do you think the black display panel needs more detailing, maybe more gold on it, in the form of more peel off stripes or fancy bits like Ive put on the corners? What do you think? Or maybe 2 more smaller pictures hanging on the wall?<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KmOIMd4pzkw/TX5DSSn4iSI/AAAAAAAABpE/oSLoAUiFMlI/s1600/hats%2B1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KmOIMd4pzkw/TX5DSSn4iSI/AAAAAAAABpE/oSLoAUiFMlI/s320/hats%2B1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583974569501821218" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Last year <a href="http://onbeingaminimum.blogspot.com/">Janice</a> put some beautiful dresses on her blog by a very talented lady called <a href="http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/ikle_co/">Cher</a>. ( Click on her name to go to her ebay shop) I contacted her directly to ask if she fancied making me a Red Queen dress on a mannequin.<br />Cher was excited to help out and I was totally delighted with this stunning dress, as Id only sent an idea from pictures of what Id like it to be like, the rest was all Cher's imagination and design!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kdFsg819LLs/TX5ESrMRlSI/AAAAAAAABps/mZXxB6N22JY/s1600/red%2Bqueen%2Bdress%2B2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kdFsg819LLs/TX5ESrMRlSI/AAAAAAAABps/mZXxB6N22JY/s320/red%2Bqueen%2Bdress%2B2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583975675608536354" border="0" /></a><br />I love it, it fits in a treat in the roombox and Cher has kindly agreed to making me other things for the roombox in the future , maybe a red wig, or another corset ? There are so many things I want to fit in, I keep teasing Emily and saying Im going to steal her castle kit shes bought and use it for a whole red Queen castle so I can fit in all my ideas!!! Somehow I dont think she will let me !<br /><br />And lastly here is another Of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/tarayvonne?ref=seller_info">Tara's</a> fantastic creations, an 'Eat Me' cake complete with its glass display box. Adorable and so detailed and beautifully made! This is going at the foot of the sofa, but Tara's pics are better than mine so here it is!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XyuZ6ISz6aY/TX5FdBHBOlI/AAAAAAAABp0/UK4lsSW7jCA/s1600/eat%2Bme%2Bcake.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XyuZ6ISz6aY/TX5FdBHBOlI/AAAAAAAABp0/UK4lsSW7jCA/s320/eat%2Bme%2Bcake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583976952802392658" border="0" /></a><br />I have moved the roombox to its new home, though even John says it may have to come into the lounge to be shown off if i get dolls!!!<br /><br />Its had all the furniture I have so far put in, but I still have pictures and other fancy bits to put up, and maybe some more hats need to be made!<br /><br />Tomorrow Im off to Hobbycraft to look for some hearts and gems and see what peel offs they have that may go over the archways?<br />On my return Ill be busy decorating the interior of the shop front, maybe putting some things on the interior ledges .<br /><br />Once its nearly there Ill do a big reveal, still not quite there yet!! But hey this is a major accomplishment for me, as I am known as 'Mrs I dont ever finish anything'!!Whittaker's Miniatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548993983143295938noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460526063111576797.post-631629946620044402011-03-13T15:20:00.007+00:002011-03-13T17:15:51.523+00:00Lots more done today and some teaser Pictures!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eCZMhYGtc2g/TXznyAHPOEI/AAAAAAAABo8/87l7sziF1uY/s1600/soaf%2Bhats%2Band%2Bpic.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KONLl7tVsMc/TXzmJLi21ZI/AAAAAAAABo0/qiS_8Zprv2A/s1600/sofa%2Bhats%2Band%2Bpicture.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KONLl7tVsMc/TXzmJLi21ZI/AAAAAAAABo0/qiS_8Zprv2A/s320/sofa%2Bhats%2Band%2Bpicture.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583590683424773522" border="0" /></a><br />I've done lots today!<br /><br />Firstly this morning I decided to upholster the sofa.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CyhG13OtcLY/TXzlr4WJx3I/AAAAAAAABoU/iLYlj7OZG8k/s1600/palin%2Bsofa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CyhG13OtcLY/TXzlr4WJx3I/AAAAAAAABoU/iLYlj7OZG8k/s320/palin%2Bsofa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583590180055009138" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is the original in a cream satin which I stripped and used the old material as the template to use this gorgeous deep red velvet, courtesy of the wonderful Kat! Kat sent me some material for my eldest daughter Emily as Emily is currently doing lots of sketchbook work for her Fashion design BA and needs lots of fabric samples which she is having real problems finding. Id like to thanks both dear Kat and also the wonderful Nicky Cooper who were both very kind this week and sent Emily loads of samples and strips of fabrics that she can use, and I havnt seen her all day as shes been so busy using them all, thankyou both of you!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HDKxnKaIW9k/TXzmIZ_cxMI/AAAAAAAABok/gAraZEO4ubE/s1600/red%2Bsofa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HDKxnKaIW9k/TXzmIZ_cxMI/AAAAAAAABok/gAraZEO4ubE/s320/red%2Bsofa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583590670122927298" border="0" /></a><br />But I had a quick peek first to see if there was anything I could use and sure enough there was the perfect red for the sofa! So I stuck this all on, trimmed in a gold to match the chair I dressed some time ago, and detailed the furniture with the gold trusty pen!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JD5MN47RmHw/TXzlq6hOdFI/AAAAAAAABn8/_N7mZm8U4kc/s1600/dressed%2Bsofa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JD5MN47RmHw/TXzlq6hOdFI/AAAAAAAABn8/_N7mZm8U4kc/s320/dressed%2Bsofa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583590163458454610" border="0" /></a><br />Here are some pics of it, hope you like it. Kat's fab Hatters hat is already on it and looks perfect!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RWIwdJji-No/TXzmItKA-TI/AAAAAAAABos/h9pH3x2fwYc/s1600/sofa%2Band%2Bhats.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RWIwdJji-No/TXzmItKA-TI/AAAAAAAABos/h9pH3x2fwYc/s320/sofa%2Band%2Bhats.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583590675267516722" border="0" /></a><br />Next I made a small hat box and put some playing cards and hat pin stands on it.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BxWNc8a265U/TXzlrJA6MQI/AAAAAAAABoE/IOoXxEb-87M/s1600/hat%2Bbox.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BxWNc8a265U/TXzlrJA6MQI/AAAAAAAABoE/IOoXxEb-87M/s320/hat%2Bbox.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583590167349440770" border="0" /></a><br />Still eager to get on, I spent time sourcing some good pictures and printed them on gloss card and framed them.<br /><br />Here is the red Queen in all her glory. This is the perfect space for the painting but once the chandelier is permanently stuck in you will only see it from the sides of course!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PKiPhgaEBlE/TXzlrZE4xMI/AAAAAAAABoM/443uAMTOqAY/s1600/hats%2Band%2Bpicture.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PKiPhgaEBlE/TXzlrZE4xMI/AAAAAAAABoM/443uAMTOqAY/s320/hats%2Band%2Bpicture.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583590171661092034" border="0" /></a><br />Ive also made up framed pics of the Bandersnatch and the Knave for other walls. I may detail these frames in black and red.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qq1ff4gr0IU/TXzmIAkPuMI/AAAAAAAABoc/swNOqXFLIIw/s1600/pictures.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qq1ff4gr0IU/TXzmIAkPuMI/AAAAAAAABoc/swNOqXFLIIw/s320/pictures.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583590663297939650" border="0" /></a><br />I couldnt resist taking some pics with some hats on stands in the archways. Most are Kats work, but can you also see my beautiful Hatter hat on the stand of books made by the lovely Sherry, Tara's mother in law. I have a few pieces of Sherrys work, and many of Tara's and I just love it all, they are such talented and creative, imaginative artistes! Sherry made a hat for Tara and I loved it so much she made one for me, and I think for another friend also! Im very proud to display it in the room box thankyou Sherry!!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ik3w89v5ro4/TXzlqRthGKI/AAAAAAAABn0/a_bhuRbnl_o/s1600/sherrys%2Bhat.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ik3w89v5ro4/TXzlqRthGKI/AAAAAAAABn0/a_bhuRbnl_o/s320/sherrys%2Bhat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583590152504154274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eCZMhYGtc2g/TXznyAHPOEI/AAAAAAAABo8/87l7sziF1uY/s1600/soaf%2Bhats%2Band%2Bpic.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eCZMhYGtc2g/TXznyAHPOEI/AAAAAAAABo8/87l7sziF1uY/s320/soaf%2Bhats%2Band%2Bpic.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583592484242405442" border="0" /></a><br />So , what next? Well dopey here fell asleep last night and forgot to bid on the much wanted dressing table, ahhhhh!! But good news was, I contacted the seller who is getting more in, so end of the month fingers crossed that piece can be done and put in the room. In the mean time I have to take it all out, to move onto the landing and take some more pics for you. Then the table, sewing machine and hats can all go in, as well as another secret special piece Ive been saving to show you.<br /><br />Just need my precious dolls now! If John says 'I told you so' one more time when he tells me I should have jumped in quicker when Julie was selling her Mad Hatter doll, Ill throttle him. He was, and is an incredible doll, and I think to have the Hatter hard at work at the sewing table plus another couple of special miniature pieces I long for in here, will just make this roombox truly perfect for me!Whittaker's Miniatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548993983143295938noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460526063111576797.post-48305858441256026902011-03-12T18:04:00.009+00:002011-03-12T20:09:06.836+00:00A new Display for Susans Fabulous Creation plus more!<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hubsux2OHcI/TXu_69H0RUI/AAAAAAAABnk/37_PUAZYnlg/s1600/Susnas%2Bdisplay.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hubsux2OHcI/TXu_69H0RUI/AAAAAAAABnk/37_PUAZYnlg/s320/Susnas%2Bdisplay.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583267182616528194" border="0" /></a><br />When I received <a href="http://tabithacorsica.blogspot.com/">Susan's</a> incredible ribbon spool display some months ago, I was undecided on the best way to display it to show it off at its best! I tried various tables but nothing looked right.<br /><br />Looking through my boxes of furniture I found 2 little wooden displays I bought some time ago from someones bridal shop which were just unused. Once again too eager to get going, I forgot to take before pics but they were just plain wooden half circles with horrid carpeted tops! So I stripped them, painted over them in a red wash to give a redwood finish, then detailed them in gold and added the same black and white harlequin gloss paper thats in the archways, onto the front of them. Finished with some black peel offs for more detailing its a great unusual addition to the room. Photo is bad as I was dying to show it off but its dark in the conservatory so Ill retake tomorrow, check in for a better pic!<br /><br />I added the spool display, a tea cup and tiny heart cupcake also made by Dear <a href="http://tabithacorsica.blogspot.com/">Susan</a>, and voila, the perfect display for it!<br /><br />I had 2 of these units so painted the other one to match and have added a little head and one of <a href="http://kat-the-hat-lady.blogspot.com/">Kats</a> beautiful hats to it, and will make something else to go on it too.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T-Am2Kj7FYs/TXu_6u1sSgI/AAAAAAAABnc/py2vdcb7uug/s1600/hat%2Bdisplay.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T-Am2Kj7FYs/TXu_6u1sSgI/AAAAAAAABnc/py2vdcb7uug/s320/hat%2Bdisplay.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583267178782411266" border="0" /></a><br />I did have a lovely dressing table all ready and painted up but once it went in the roombox, it was strange, but it looked completly wrong, far too big and bulky. So I have my eye on one on ebay and hoping I get it so i can dress it with <a href="http://darksquirrelminiatures.blogspot.com/">Victorias</a> gorgeous bottles she made for me.<br /><br />Another find in my boxes was this haberdashery display. Once again I repainted it, added some reams of material ( I still have more to add on the other side) and put some of my homemade ribbon and lace samples, cotton reels, an iron, and some perfume bottles onto it, to give it the 'Alice' look! There is also a fantastic little tiny Alice 'Drink Me' potion bottle and the cutest darling little sleeping rose plant made for me by the oh so talented <a href="http://19thdayminiatures.blogspot.com/">Tara. </a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2JrfeaZq5Uc/TXu_6az3PyI/AAAAAAAABnU/Pcd3Gv0Dggg/s1600/fabric%2Bdisplay.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2JrfeaZq5Uc/TXu_6az3PyI/AAAAAAAABnU/Pcd3Gv0Dggg/s320/fabric%2Bdisplay.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583267173406031650" border="0" /></a><br />The material display was a really battered and old piece of furniture so Im thrilled to find use for it!<br /><br />Next week I have the ornate sofa I bought to reupholster, and if lucky with my dressing table, that to fill too.<br /><br />I am leaving a couple of gaps for future purchases but have already put everything in I have so far to see what it looks like, and am thrilled with it! The red skirting and cornicing is in and you'll see that when I take another pic once I put the roombox in its new home on the landing table where it can be lit at night! Im really pleased with it so far, let me know what you think!<br /><br />Oh and for those who have asked after her , heres a pic of beautiful Bella, alot bigger now already at nearly 5 months, but still a darling and cheeky pup!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rafpkyRvTeE/TXvAf1t_SaI/AAAAAAAABns/tdKmgu8UKXQ/s1600/bigbella.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rafpkyRvTeE/TXvAf1t_SaI/AAAAAAAABns/tdKmgu8UKXQ/s320/bigbella.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583267816284309922" border="0" /></a>Whittaker's Miniatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548993983143295938noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460526063111576797.post-40165203228323689872011-03-09T15:35:00.009+00:002011-03-09T20:23:52.297+00:00Phew what a Day, but we have lights !!<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--ak2KQa4Vsk/TXeoHCOPsWI/AAAAAAAABnE/HRk_DogEqic/s1600/box%2Blit%2B1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--ak2KQa4Vsk/TXeoHCOPsWI/AAAAAAAABnE/HRk_DogEqic/s320/box%2Blit%2B1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582115101958189410" border="0" /></a><br />So all did not go to plan today but its all turned out ok thanks goodness!!<br /><br />I papered last night, really shouldnt have as it was dark and shouldnt really work in false lighting as you see the faults come morning, but it was ok when I got up, no mistakes!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BXiJJHugvQY/TXemuyo-iDI/AAAAAAAABms/rP3MugmkTto/s1600/wallpaper%2B1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BXiJJHugvQY/TXemuyo-iDI/AAAAAAAABms/rP3MugmkTto/s320/wallpaper%2B1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582113585946855474" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I decided to add some little strips of the black and white check paper to the ledges on the display panel to give some contrast to the black paintwork.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AdWCsyu4eok/TXemufO3UtI/AAAAAAAABmk/tYLdfHCuE8w/s1600/box%2B8.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AdWCsyu4eok/TXemufO3UtI/AAAAAAAABmk/tYLdfHCuE8w/s320/box%2B8.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582113580737057490" border="0" /></a><br />All went well, I decided to spray a gloss sealer on all the paintwork as it was chipping!<br /><br />Then I marked the original holes for the lighting and added the new lights. Id bought 4 spotlights in the end, took off the plugs and fed the wires through the holes and then as it was too too tricky to nail the lights as they should be, I attempted superglueing, which was a challenge as the base was metal , glueing onto gloss wallpaper wasnt easy! But it eventually held fast and they are great as they pivot so you can position directly onto the hat areas!<br /><br />Forgot to take a pic of the lights done , der! , all too eager to get that display panel back in to see if it worked!! Here are the stlye of lights used.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mq3Gj7fN1N8/TXepp4C1lyI/AAAAAAAABnM/XUIQDmcNi-o/s1600/spotlights.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 119px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mq3Gj7fN1N8/TXepp4C1lyI/AAAAAAAABnM/XUIQDmcNi-o/s320/spotlights.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582116800033036066" border="0" /></a><br /><br />First I put in the chandelier which surprisingly I found straight away, first box I went to this morning! I fed this through one of the arches and then began the tricky part!<br /><br />Getting the display panel out was nightmare. Getting it in, OMG!!! REAL BIG nightmare!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lFnv2K47c9E/TXemrgz3flI/AAAAAAAABmM/U8Fasvbb0Z4/s1600/box%2B1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lFnv2K47c9E/TXemrgz3flI/AAAAAAAABmM/U8Fasvbb0Z4/s320/box%2B1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582113529621085778" border="0" /></a><br />I wiggled as gently as I could but as Ive put added layers of wallpaper, paint etc it just didnt want to go. I had to give a big shove and in it went...........but it took a big chunk out of the left hand side of my wallpaper :-) Also some of the ceiling paper has scuffed but this Ill just stick down and paint some white acrylic over! It could have been alot worse, if it had taken the floor out it would have been a big disaster, but I just stuck it down and the dressing table is going there anyway so it will be hidden<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hN90iZsugHg/TXemsQ3KJrI/AAAAAAAABmU/OhmaAuzMtxc/s1600/box%2B2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hN90iZsugHg/TXemsQ3KJrI/AAAAAAAABmU/OhmaAuzMtxc/s320/box%2B2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582113542519793330" border="0" /></a><br />. ( Truth be told I was all for stripping it and starting again as Im too much of a perfectionist but John told me not to as it wouldnt be seen.....but as I said to him Ill know its there lol!)<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PdxASG_eGx0/TXemtgnHWqI/AAAAAAAABmc/o7101sJAI6I/s1600/box%2B3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PdxASG_eGx0/TXemtgnHWqI/AAAAAAAABmc/o7101sJAI6I/s320/box%2B3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582113563927337634" border="0" /></a><br />Then the moment of truth, I plugged in the lights and they all worked and look fab, directing the spots infront of the archway displays for hats, and the main pretty chandelier lights up the room a treat!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SJpyYG3V5r0/TXenmYUbFbI/AAAAAAAABm8/ui4y4ie-zfE/s1600/box%2Blit%2B3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SJpyYG3V5r0/TXenmYUbFbI/AAAAAAAABm8/ui4y4ie-zfE/s320/box%2Blit%2B3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582114540953998770" border="0" /></a><br />I took these pics and dont know how to take them to really show them up in the dark, my camera automatically adjusts so you cant see the lighting well! Also I had only just sprayed up the skirting and cornice parts so they arnt fitted yet, as still have to let them dry and then gloss them too. They will fit in on the left and right side walls top and bottom to match the mouldings on the display panel! But the pictures give you an idea of the look of the box!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aK73OPzQBe4/TXenl41tBhI/AAAAAAAABm0/lGT797mqcF4/s1600/box%2Blit%2B2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aK73OPzQBe4/TXenl41tBhI/AAAAAAAABm0/lGT797mqcF4/s320/box%2Blit%2B2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582114532503651858" border="0" /></a><br />So tomorrow Ill fit the mouldings and start to add what I have so far for the room. I still have lots of furniture to upholster and things to make but Ill show all the pics as I do it!Whittaker's Miniatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548993983143295938noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460526063111576797.post-64010376375041681512011-03-08T18:49:00.007+00:002011-03-08T19:14:58.053+00:00More Alice work!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x77rV2wOOD8/TXZ-ty7BDDI/AAAAAAAABmE/PfMLFwMM1HA/s1600/ALICE%2BBOX%2BPicture%2B015.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x77rV2wOOD8/TXZ-ty7BDDI/AAAAAAAABmE/PfMLFwMM1HA/s320/ALICE%2BBOX%2BPicture%2B015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581788113400826930" border="0" /></a><br />Lovely sunny days means i could go out and spray paint the roombox.<br />First I painted the exterior of the box all black and then masked up the interior display panel to spray black then painted the mouldings bright red.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Lw8rYHCNTug/TXZ-teYEY0I/AAAAAAAABl8/7UjUPhtOTj0/s1600/ALICE%2BBOX%2BPicture%2B013.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Lw8rYHCNTug/TXZ-teYEY0I/AAAAAAAABl8/7UjUPhtOTj0/s320/ALICE%2BBOX%2BPicture%2B013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581788107885536066" border="0" /></a><br />Added some gold detailing then moved onto the outside of the roombox.<br /><br />This was a lovely cream and black but Ive repainted the black and painted the cream bits red and again added lots of gold and painted the little fancy trimmings gold too.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nIX9zfhrD8w/TXZ-s3DcfzI/AAAAAAAABls/7LpjkDpLUxc/s1600/ALICE%2BBOX%2BPicture%2B011.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nIX9zfhrD8w/TXZ-s3DcfzI/AAAAAAAABls/7LpjkDpLUxc/s320/ALICE%2BBOX%2BPicture%2B011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581788097330052914" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o9t5-t-uPck/TXZ-tO_hLDI/AAAAAAAABl0/jwhYzePZZ4s/s1600/ALICE%2BBOX%2BPicture%2B010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o9t5-t-uPck/TXZ-tO_hLDI/AAAAAAAABl0/jwhYzePZZ4s/s320/ALICE%2BBOX%2BPicture%2B010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581788103756033074" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Already it looks very Alice. In the movie theres a part where Alice is in the interior of the Queens castle and the walls are back, red and gold like this so its quite cool!<br /><br />I started wallpapering the walls with black and white pinstripe, very Tim Burton. Just have to reprint more paper, and then tomorrow its onto the back wall, painting the other cornicing, skirting, and then adding the lights!<br /><br />Then that display panel with the arches will fit at the very rear wall and the room is free for all the furniture. The hats will all be displayed in the archways on the little ledges which will all be lit. I may fit a chandelier if I can find the damn thing, as the room is now quite dark, being a lot of black and red!!<br /><br />Once all thats done, which should only take tomorrow, I can begin to fill.<br /><br />I still am debating as to whether to use my existing dressing table, as ive seen another on ebay similar to that which is in the movie.<br /><br />I also saw a beautiful Bespaq long mirror on ebay perfect for the queens room, but alas it went too far out of budget so Ill have to make my own!!<br /><br />Progress has been made though even while ferrying around the children, parents evening and washing the cars, so not a bad days work all in all!!<br /><br />Its spurred me on, and inbetween this Ive printed out a perfect wallpaper for the Ghost whisperer store bedroom, and also purchased some Dulux paint match pots to do the stripe wallpaper in the main shop part. As I already have lots of lights for it, this very well maybe the next project to move onto!Whittaker's Miniatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548993983143295938noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460526063111576797.post-3375473044041033632011-02-25T20:08:00.012+00:002011-03-02T14:43:05.168+00:00Somebody stop me!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6EnhjarNy2c/TW5KPst-LNI/AAAAAAAABlM/qen38jpO-5k/s1600/antique%2B1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6EnhjarNy2c/TW5KPst-LNI/AAAAAAAABlM/qen38jpO-5k/s320/antique%2B1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579478621921094866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Yippe, another project !!! ( I know, I know, as if I need one with all I have to finish!!)<br /><br />I recently put a shop I liked the look of on ebay to watch and then forgot about it with half term taking up all my time. Well , John didnt forget and came in to tell me he had bid and won this fantastic Greenleaf Brimbles Mercantile store for me as a late birthday pressie!!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H5mPtDZ3NWk/TW5KQGINj9I/AAAAAAAABlU/jhbXXsw9pgE/s1600/anique%2B2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H5mPtDZ3NWk/TW5KQGINj9I/AAAAAAAABlU/jhbXXsw9pgE/s320/anique%2B2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579478628742041554" border="0" /></a><br />I love this store, i have seen a few other bloggers turn them into incredible shops and always wanted one to do my 'Ghost Whisperer' style antique shop.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uz8sMtE_q_A/TW5MX9_qCbI/AAAAAAAABlk/Oaow_urDhLQ/s1600/ghost%2Bwhisperer.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uz8sMtE_q_A/TW5MX9_qCbI/AAAAAAAABlk/Oaow_urDhLQ/s320/ghost%2Bwhisperer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579480963020884402" border="0" /></a><br />So another to put on the list of to do's!!<br /><br />This is my 3rd Greenleaf house, I have the Beacon of course and a Willowcrest in dire need of alot of work!<br /><br />It arrived today ( beautifully packaged in a huge crate) and I am going to have a Ghost Whisperer DVD fest once Alice is done to get ideas on colouring etc. Outside is a green which I may just tone down a little , easily repainted. Inside is a blank canvas, tricky to decorate but once primered will paint up nicely too. Im looking forward to planning what Ill do with it. I have loads of display cabinets, and some goodies for it already that Ive bought when ive seen things , already having this project in mind! I bought lots of candelabra made out of pretty coloured glass a while back as the shop has lots of hanging lights. Also lots of vases of flowers so Ill have to get good at making flower kits! I have units to use, I need to buy an elaborate ornate counter like the one in the programme.<br /><br />Upstairs will be Melinda's bedroom which has a lovely brass bed and again I need to buy an ornate wardrobe and other bedroom furniture and the whole house will be painted in shades of cream and gold in a shabby chic style.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oFwT_M9nNKk/TW5KQSID9II/AAAAAAAABlc/tQGCqx2GwEI/s1600/antiqe%2B3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oFwT_M9nNKk/TW5KQSID9II/AAAAAAAABlc/tQGCqx2GwEI/s320/antiqe%2B3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579478631962637442" border="0" /></a><br />But in the mean time, I have been waiting on my lights for the Alice roombox and promise to have more updates soon. Just deciding on the colours to use for the interior display panelling part and the actual outside of the roombox. Once I can make the decision if I have a dry day I can take it outside to spray paint it and then fit the lights , wallpaper and flooring and we are ready for filling!!Whittaker's Miniatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548993983143295938noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460526063111576797.post-8238480177009628742011-02-19T19:04:00.006+00:002011-02-20T12:45:36.576+00:00Work on the Alice Project at Last!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6qJiTHDg984/TWD3Bt-fbZI/AAAAAAAABkk/hZtpqbUR6og/s1600/alice%2Broom%2Bstripping.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6qJiTHDg984/TWD3Bt-fbZI/AAAAAAAABkk/hZtpqbUR6og/s320/alice%2Broom%2Bstripping.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575727947578305938" border="0" /></a><br />Yesterday was a grotty wet day so I took out my Alice roombox , the one going to be for the Hatters workroom, and set to stripping it, a job Ive put off for ages!<br /><br />I know I took a pic when I bought the roombox as it was then decorated,but went to load it and its now not there so Ill explain, its long and narrow, like the room in the movie. It already had fitted a built in display area in the back with arches cut in, perfect for showing off hats on stands! I needed to strip all the existing paper which was candy pink stripes, and didnt think Id get out the back partition without damaging it, as it seemed truly stuck fast!<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Fdb-c9zbXwk/TWD3CIWoQCI/AAAAAAAABks/-dvEkGdn9Vg/s1600/alice%2Bpartition%2Band%2Bcoving.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Fdb-c9zbXwk/TWD3CIWoQCI/AAAAAAAABks/-dvEkGdn9Vg/s320/alice%2Bpartition%2Band%2Bcoving.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575727954658869282" border="0" /></a><br />John told me to give it to him and set to work, prising off the coving and skirting and then set to easing out the back part! I was cringing and threatening him as he did it, as hes not quite as gentle as me and I could see it breaking and me cursing him, but no, he did a great job and got it all out in one piece! Phew! Once repainted this will fit back in ( hope it goes back in better than it came out!!) against the back wall which will be the lit hat display part.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4WMte6449Ls/TWD3CFOHXsI/AAAAAAAABk0/jRp8NDA8snQ/s1600/alice%2Bpartition.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4WMte6449Ls/TWD3CFOHXsI/AAAAAAAABk0/jRp8NDA8snQ/s320/alice%2Bpartition.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575727953817853634" border="0" /></a><br />So I soaked off all the old paper ,I love that job, its very messy but satisfying! Now I have a clean canvas to paper the walls all around, I can paint all the partition, skirting and coving and put in my flooring.<br /><br />I found 4 little lights already fitted which were above each archway but they are attached to a copper strip, and also seem to have come unsoldered in 2 places so not sure if they work still. Im thinking of replacing them with some on a strip as i have never done copper lighting. I'll have that as a way of highlighting Kats Hats and this will be the only lighting so needs to be bright and id prefer battery lights instead of a big transformer for such a little room. Any ideas anyone? Ive seen spotlights, maybe 4 of them, or LED lights? Janice, you'll know!!<br />Here is the rear of the roombox with the drilled holes for the little lights which are soldered onto copper but as you can see one is loose.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gNic-TsBnMc/TWD3CswuZjI/AAAAAAAABk8/JE36fl1F-64/s1600/alice%2Bcopper%2Blighting.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gNic-TsBnMc/TWD3CswuZjI/AAAAAAAABk8/JE36fl1F-64/s320/alice%2Bcopper%2Blighting.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575727964432000562" border="0" /></a><br />There is a shop front which I may or may not use, its a lovely cream and black but Im thinking it maybe should be red and black. Also Im using black and white chequed flooring and pinstripe paper on the 2 side walls and behind the partitioning bit behind the hats, but not sure what colour to repaint the roombox itself and the outside of the display part? First thought red but think it would be too loud and take away from all the things going in it, maybe just clean white as theres lots going on in the room, lots of prints, fabrics, pictures, etc? Its cream right now but that dosnt match with the flooring or wallpaper now.Im so indecisive!! BUT at least Ive made a start which is good for me, and I want to do more, even better!<br /><br />Once the room is decorated most of the things for inside have been made and bought already so Ill have great fun filling it. Just need to make some more fabric and ribbon minis to fill some shelves but I have some great pieces you havnt seen yet so I better get on with it! Progress at long last.<br /><br />Im saving hard for some large pieces for the room, Id really love a Hatter and Red Queen that can be swapped between this and my Tea party project. SO I will be listing things on ebay soon and will let you know when I do. Janice made a great suggestion to offer swaps for some of my minis for sale but to be honest I really need to save the money as the things I need at the moment are mainly dolls so more major purchases.<br /><br />I am selling right now on ebay a Brand new and Sealed Harry Potter DVD box set with a trunk style box, and 12 DVDs full of 1 to 5 movies and loads of added extras, about 719 minuites in all I think! Its region 2 but if anyone is interested its got about 3 days to go, its all new and sealed so a great pressie for a Potter enthusiast or collector!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Mx0wFdgPuLU/TWD4aIWr6LI/AAAAAAAABlE/vJXLkqhyFzY/s1600/harry-potter1-5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Mx0wFdgPuLU/TWD4aIWr6LI/AAAAAAAABlE/vJXLkqhyFzY/s320/harry-potter1-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575729466487597234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The link is <a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Ltd-Edition-Harry-Potter-DVD-Box-Set-1-5-12-Discs-/180625513881?pt=UK_CDsDVDs_DVDs_DVDs_GL&hash=item2a0e1e9d99">http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Ltd-Edition-Harry-Potter-DVD-Box-Set-1-5-12-Discs-/180625513881?pt=UK_CDsDVDs_DVDs_DVDs_GL&hash=item2a0e1e9d99</a><br /><br />Sold out in many stores, but I have found a new one on Amazon for about £75 so Ive listed it at much less than half of this at £29.99 plus postage which is recorded delivery.<br /><br />Now, its half term this week so cant promise Ill be managing a post on progress until the end of the week as Im planning shopping and cinema trips to keep all these 5 occupied! Wish me luck!Whittaker's Miniatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548993983143295938noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460526063111576797.post-5241404352370957432011-02-19T18:12:00.012+00:002011-02-19T19:25:15.680+00:00Beautiful Pressies and A New Project!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PcxMpOGXonU/TWAWOPT6PpI/AAAAAAAABkc/ITYKyAHiVzc/s1600/dragob%2Bsleeping.JPG"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vR9HKBSDM8/TWAROv1MnaI/AAAAAAAABjk/24_ktICFRWo/s1600/the%2Bfireplace%2521.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vR9HKBSDM8/TWAROv1MnaI/AAAAAAAABjk/24_ktICFRWo/s320/the%2Bfireplace%2521.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575475283740106146" border="0" /></a><br />Wednesday was my birthday, thankyou to those of you that sent lovely birthday messages and wonderful cards!<br />I started the day opening pressies, I got lots of much needed things for myself, not too many minis from the family but some money to start saving or treating myself to them which is just as good!<br />I had one large parcel to open which had sat looking and calling to me from the day before from dear Nicky Cooper and couldnt wait to open it!<br />Look at all my amazing goodies, Nicky is so generous!<br />I couldnt quite believe how lucky I was to have been given Nickys work of art, her dragon fireplace! Nicky made this for her own room box but luckily for me, decided it didnt fit, and she was so so kind to give it to me for the Potter house. In this before pic you can see the boring black fireplace that was there before , and see above for the dragon masterpiece and the difference it makes to the room! Its made from paperclay too so a really clever piece of art!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IQNJJZrxxmY/TWAShH2fGbI/AAAAAAAABj8/sMvtEyrgEbw/s1600/olf%2Bfireplace.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IQNJJZrxxmY/TWAShH2fGbI/AAAAAAAABj8/sMvtEyrgEbw/s320/olf%2Bfireplace.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575476698937235890" border="0" /></a><br />What was spooky was that it is painted in the same colours as Ive used on the wall, and so instead of looking like a fireplace simply added to the wall, it looks like its sculpted out of the wall itself! Im so pleased with it! As Emily commented it looks like it was made to fit this very room!<br /><br />On the photos you can see more of Nickys work , I treated myself to this a while back. The little dragon on the potion board next to the old fireplace and the little pet bird the potion master has sat on the fab table made by Debie!<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PNPuGOLGfUs/TWARO1-dS7I/AAAAAAAABjs/iY6WvnzwJRg/s1600/nckys%2Bgoodies.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PNPuGOLGfUs/TWARO1-dS7I/AAAAAAAABjs/iY6WvnzwJRg/s320/nckys%2Bgoodies.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575475285389560754" border="0" /></a><br />As always Ive been changing my mind on projects and their theme and as Nicky has been making such irresistable creations and I knew it wouldnt stop I have decided to change my tower which was going to be for the Snow White wicked queen, into a wizard/dragon tower. I will still have a wicked queen room but its a one story version of the same tower kit from DHE I have! Ill have to redo all the exterior and interior decoration to a more suited wizard style.<br /><br />Downstairs is a courtyard style room. I hate the paper that HAS to go!!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XRrCCRijc7I/TWATqoOWGgI/AAAAAAAABkE/uylBKLIucrY/s1600/wizard%2Btower.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XRrCCRijc7I/TWATqoOWGgI/AAAAAAAABkE/uylBKLIucrY/s320/wizard%2Btower.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575477961757694466" border="0" /></a><br />Here I will have the wizard cloak and hat hanging up with a shelf of books and baby dragon bookends that Nicky sent me for my birthday!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PcxMpOGXonU/TWAWOPT6PpI/AAAAAAAABkc/ITYKyAHiVzc/s1600/dragob%2Bsleeping.JPG"><br /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSO53BT9hUk/TWAWN_Jf8NI/AAAAAAAABkU/KKbHOYbYeiI/s1600/nickys%2Bcloak.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSO53BT9hUk/TWAWN_Jf8NI/AAAAAAAABkU/KKbHOYbYeiI/s320/nickys%2Bcloak.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575480768230060242" border="0" /></a><br />Also can you see the darling sleeping baby dragon on the barrel of grapes, got a bit tipsy didnt he , ( abit like me on my birthday night lol!!) I think hes one of my favourite dragons so far, he is so tiny and well detailed! Thankyou Nicky for these beautiful gifts, they have made the perfect start to my tower!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PcxMpOGXonU/TWAWOPT6PpI/AAAAAAAABkc/ITYKyAHiVzc/s1600/dragob%2Bsleeping.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PcxMpOGXonU/TWAWOPT6PpI/AAAAAAAABkc/ITYKyAHiVzc/s320/dragob%2Bsleeping.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575480772568694418" border="0" /></a><br />Upstairs will be a bookcase I bought several years ago, filled with wizard goodies and a table Ive bought but have the fun of filling! A dragon plaque above the table, and.....well not sure what else, but with more and more of Nickys imaginative work being made Im sure there will be alot more to see!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ilhahN1UjM/TWATqstoUgI/AAAAAAAABkM/ezi6GfdnhHM/s1600/wizard%2Btower%2Btop.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ilhahN1UjM/TWATqstoUgI/AAAAAAAABkM/ezi6GfdnhHM/s320/wizard%2Btower%2Btop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575477962962653698" border="0" /></a><br />See Nickys work on her new excellent blog <a href="http://theminidragonqueen.blogspot.com/">http://theminidragonqueen.blogspot.com/</a><br />And another wonderful new blog from Nicky for her dolls !!<br /><a href="http://bodybaker-dollsincreation.blogspot.com/">http://bodybaker-dollsincreation.blogspot.com/<br /></a><br /><br />Tomorrow Ill be posting some progress on one of my projects.......yes finally some work done!!Whittaker's Miniatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548993983143295938noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460526063111576797.post-63873351291551760322011-01-21T20:10:00.009+00:002011-01-21T21:59:32.650+00:00Fabulous Christmas Pressies and treats Part 2!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TTn_kdzjrgI/AAAAAAAABjI/51nJuDzgu6U/s1600/jains%2Bdoll2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TTn_kdzjrgI/AAAAAAAABjI/51nJuDzgu6U/s320/jains%2Bdoll2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564759816534208002" border="0" /></a><br />I was a very lucky girl at Christmas ( yes girl, I still call myself that, and Im permanently 33 also lol!!) and all my family were kind to me and gave me money instead of clothes, make up etc i never end up using.<br /><br />So I counted it all out and was ecstatic to find enough for lots of new minis!<br /><br />So my first port of call was to Jains site to check out her dolls for my Witches tavern. I couldnt believe my luck when Jain sent me pics of her witches and spooky dolls to find the PERFECT innkeeper for the tavern!<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TTn_j0GcNTI/AAAAAAAABjA/74EUXOEiUbU/s1600/jains%2Bdoll%2B1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TTn_j0GcNTI/AAAAAAAABjA/74EUXOEiUbU/s320/jains%2Bdoll%2B1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564759805339120946" border="0" /></a>Isnt he a great spooky , kooky character I love him! With his stoop and droopy slightly eery face he fits in a treat behind the bar!<br /><br />Still some pennies left so I waited til Jain announced her New year sale and scoured for witches! And there I found this little darling!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TTn_kjqEi4I/AAAAAAAABjQ/ccnMoHq4PzQ/s1600/new%2Bwitch%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TTn_kjqEi4I/AAAAAAAABjQ/ccnMoHq4PzQ/s320/new%2Bwitch%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564759818105031554" border="0" /></a><br />She is my favourite colours of black and purple, and is my second of Jains witches for the downstairs part of the Inn. I hope to add a sitting witch later in the year and maybe another wizard?<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TTn_k81a0SI/AAAAAAAABjY/VF2ZKawzZGE/s1600/new%2Bwitch%2B3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TTn_k81a0SI/AAAAAAAABjY/VF2ZKawzZGE/s320/new%2Bwitch%2B3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564759824863514914" border="0" /></a><br />Jains work is as always superb and Im thrilled with them both. Just need to pull my finger out and get to work on the interior of the tavern now, the furniture and little touches . But these two will spur me on Im sure! Ill take some pics of them in the tavern once Ive painted the counter I promise!<br /><br />I havnt chosen names for either so as soon as I get another free day without being Mum the taxi service Ill think up a giveaway name prize , so get your thinking caps on ready!<br /><br />I got my Harry Potter book from Emily which was one of my best pressies too, I cant believe the amount in that book for the price!<br /><br />The children bought me this cool little Harry Potter Book of Monsters Keep sake box!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TTnq29MKSnI/AAAAAAAABiw/OEu97AWQ8G8/s1600/book%2Bof%2Bmonsters.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TTnq29MKSnI/AAAAAAAABiw/OEu97AWQ8G8/s320/book%2Bof%2Bmonsters.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564737044452362866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It is hilarious, you even have to stroke it perfectly 4 times on his spine for him to open to get your goodies inside, and if you make a mistake he will chatter his sharp teeth at you!!! They know what sort of pressies Mum loves! You can imagine if Lacey was scared of my mini version what she thinks of this. Funnily enough since Christmas shes behaved so well, maybe its the threat of getting out 'THE BOOK' when she plays up. He he what a naughty mum I am!!<br /><br />Anyway I still have more to show you, lots of things Ive been meaning to show off for months before Christmas before all those wonderful miniaturists that made them think Ive forgotten them!<br /><br />And woohoo, my birthdays in 4 weeks plus Valentines day so when John asks what Id like from him and the children, of course theres only 1 answer.........................more MINIS please !!!Whittaker's Miniatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548993983143295938noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460526063111576797.post-67289223734663105952011-01-20T13:26:00.004+00:002011-01-20T20:57:14.264+00:00Fabulous Christmas Pressies and Treats ! Part One<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TTg5gl36VJI/AAAAAAAABig/yn0YUzkB-X0/s1600/nickys%2Bdragons.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TTg5gl36VJI/AAAAAAAABig/yn0YUzkB-X0/s320/nickys%2Bdragons.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564260571701466258" border="0" /></a><br />Well, Im here at last, abit late for my First New Year post!<br />I thought Id share my Christmas and New Year presents with you before I go backwards to show off some of last years miniatures that I bought and had as gifts and still havnt got round to showing!<br /><br />Firstly a parcel arrived before Christmas, a huge big box and inside were the most fabulous tree decorations made as a gift for me by my dear and talented friend Nicky Cooper. Nicky not only treated me to these darling 2 dragons in my favourite colours purple and gold to match my tree , but also made all of the children their names in fimo hung on gold baubles ( sorry I forgot to take the pics of them and now they are safely packed in the loft doh!) together with giant mint chocolate santas which I had huge problems prizing from their mouths!!!<br />Nicky is a treasure and so thoughtful and kind so sending her the biggest hug for her pressie!<br /><br />We had a lovely albeit quiet Christmas and I was treated to some much wanted minis from my wonderful hubby John. Firstly, take a look at my newest haunted household members, the maid and butler!<br /><br />Made of course by the amazing talented hands of Julie from<a href="http://bellabelledolls.blogspot.com/">http://bellabelledolls.blogspot.com/ </a> . I spied these 2 on Julies blog and as they came back from her fairs unsold, so well, i figured they were just supposed to be for me then!<br /><br />Recently my haunted house has been given a major overhall as it started out with mostly spooky, gory minis. I have either sold or boxed up these to sell, as my house has a new story. It will be a regular house that suffered a tragedy wherin all the occupants died and now still haunt the house as their own. No one will move into the house because of the ghosts so it has been left as it was but completly run down and dusty ( good excuse not to have to dust it as its a back opener house!)<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TTg5gPJ5tqI/AAAAAAAABiQ/HpBd69CKWbY/s1600/butler.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TTg5gPJ5tqI/AAAAAAAABiQ/HpBd69CKWbY/s320/butler.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564260565602907810" border="0" /></a><br />I have my mother ghost who comes out of the dressing table mirror, calling to her daughter Faith, now these wonderful 2 new dolls for the sitting room. ( all dolls by Julie, I like to keep the same artistes work in one house, so it has the same 'look' about it!) In the pics they show up with a bluey tinge , thats my camera as they are actually very white and ghostly and I think its becasue they glow in the dark which is very eery at night as this house backs onto our bed!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TTg5fgzFwFI/AAAAAAAABiI/xdFkTbF_WAo/s1600/haunted%2Bmaid.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TTg5fgzFwFI/AAAAAAAABiI/xdFkTbF_WAo/s320/haunted%2Bmaid.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564260553159196754" border="0" /></a><br />So the plan this year is to add a cook, father and son ,so Im planning some serious selling of unwanted houses/projects and minis and loads of materials, fabrics, trims etc I no longer need or want, to fund this! Julie, I know how busy you are so on top of my wishes for my Alice dolls Im sure keeping you busy in the future, I hope you Never decide to quit!!<br /><br />The new additions look so amazing in place in the house Im sure you agree, as always Julie has outdone herself and I love them!<br /><br />For my Potter house, John took my hints very well on looking at the new minis that Debie of <a href="http://piskies-and-poppets.blogspot.com/">http://piskies-and-poppets.blogspot.com/</a> put on Etsy before Christmas! I think I went on about them just enough for him to go and order me one of Debie's amazing elf heads and he chose my favourite one at that! This will look awesome in the Potter house, Im putting all pictures, frames, etc on the door walls so as you open the house theres lots to look at on both the inside rooms and the inside of the opening doors too! He is a total treasure thanks Debie!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TTg5ga1XxGI/AAAAAAAABiY/C2MS2J4ecHM/s1600/debies%2Bhead.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TTg5ga1XxGI/AAAAAAAABiY/C2MS2J4ecHM/s320/debies%2Bhead.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564260568738022498" border="0" /></a><br />Im still working, albeit slowly on my Alice projects and am collecting minis for them both when I see the perfect pieces. And this cake by the lovely Vesalina of <a href="http://vesperminiatures.blogspot.com/">http://vesperminiatures.blogspot.com/</a> of was one of those perfect minis I had to have! Vesalina made this for me especially as the one she had put on her blog was her own. It is the ideal fancy cake to place in front of the White queens table at the tea party. Beautifully made and so detailed, I cant wait to add more of Vessy's work to my collection. Here is her Etsy shop for you to check out, Ill be back there for sure this year ! <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/vesperminiatures">http://www.etsy.com/shop/vesperminiatures</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TTg5g-xoJ5I/AAAAAAAABio/lgPQM-8TV5k/s1600/vesalinas%2Balice%2Bcake.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TTg5g-xoJ5I/AAAAAAAABio/lgPQM-8TV5k/s320/vesalinas%2Balice%2Bcake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564260578385995666" border="0" /></a><br />Hope you like them so far, I've had some parcels delivered this week, 2 from overseas, that Ive been eagerly awaiting and we even had a Sunday post as they are trying to catch up with the terrible backlog at out local depot! So will take some pics and show off these , other gifts from blogging friends and the other 2 dolls that have been my New Year purchases with my familys Christmas money! I know you are going to love these too! I love Christmas and February when its my birthday as I can ask for minis that I cant afford myself when anyone asks me what Id like!<br /><br />Oh and if you are on facebook and are a friend of mine or have sent requests but not heard back this is because Im phasing out my own personal page which I only ever set up to keep an eye on my children!! Now as Ive had so many miniaturists send requests and I like to keep up with you all and your work, Im going to change my facebook page to The Whittakers Miniatures own page which is set up but Im still working on photos etc so will start adding to it slowly when I can and stop my other page. So dont be sad if you disappear off my page as Ill send you a request for my new miniature one. I dont go on facebook much or have much time to comment or post on it but its nice to keep in there as a few of my friends sell from there and post on there more than blogging so I have to keep my hand in or I miss out!! Ill figure out how to add the link again soon!<br /><br />So more soon, and I think Im going to have another giveaway soon to find some names for these fantastic dolls and you know Im useless with names!Whittaker's Miniatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548993983143295938noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460526063111576797.post-18051962308933201272011-01-20T09:19:00.004+00:002011-01-20T09:30:34.464+00:00A Warm Welcome to another New Young Blogger !<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TTgAH3qD0GI/AAAAAAAABiA/vb5IkLTSLao/s1600/blakes%2Bturkey.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TTgAH3qD0GI/AAAAAAAABiA/vb5IkLTSLao/s320/blakes%2Bturkey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564197474815692898" border="0" /></a><br />Well I have loads to show you, Im taking lots of pics this week so promise to show it all off asap!<br /><br />In the mean time I just had to tell you all about this wonderful new blog I found by an extremely talented young blogging miniaturist of only 17 years of age from the US called Blake.<br /><br />Blake's blog is called <a href="http://ahhwahwah.blogspot.com/"> http://ahhwahwah.blogspot.com/ </a>and when I came across it I was completely blown away by this young guys work .<br /><br />Blake hasnt being making minis for a long time but already you can see he is an absolute natural!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TTgAHmnz0-I/AAAAAAAABh4/pQDXlp_trmw/s1600/blakes%2Bbananas.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TTgAHmnz0-I/AAAAAAAABh4/pQDXlp_trmw/s320/blakes%2Bbananas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564197470242853858" border="0" /></a><br />So please check in on his blog as Im sure he is going to be a name to watch in the mini world!<br /><br />Congratulations Blake on your wonderful minis, we will all be watching for more of your creations and art work too! Lovely to see more youngsters in blogland.Whittaker's Miniatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548993983143295938noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460526063111576797.post-50557381725860074602010-12-19T13:16:00.012+00:002010-12-19T13:49:22.751+00:00New Potter Book, A MUST for our Christmas Lists!!!! And a giant snowman!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQ4K1CusEUI/AAAAAAAABhE/8qJ0ReLFpWk/s1600/harry%2B1.jpg"><br /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQ4I1LHqVII/AAAAAAAABgs/JjabtFwlMJU/s1600/harry%2B1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQ4I1LHqVII/AAAAAAAABgs/JjabtFwlMJU/s320/harry%2B1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552385100205413506" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I just commented on Julia's blog about this fabulous book as it has some fab Honeydukes photos she could use as inspiration for her new shop<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQ4I0T3iw_I/AAAAAAAABgU/g03cu7owpn4/s1600/harry%2B4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQ4I0T3iw_I/AAAAAAAABgU/g03cu7owpn4/s320/harry%2B4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552385085373858802" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Then</span> I thought Id best tell all of you so you can quickly hint to your families about it while you still have a few days ! I know Michelle, Kat, Jamie , Janice, Debbie, Nikki, Nicky, Julia, Ewa, and many others will just adore this book!!<br /><br />I was out shopping with Emily before the snow hit us and saw this book, 'Harry Potter Film Wizardry'<br />Its one of those big books stacked with pictures, info, behind the scenes photos , lots of things that come out!!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQ4I0Xb2ubI/AAAAAAAABgM/Mse26SR76eo/s1600/harry%2B5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQ4I0Xb2ubI/AAAAAAAABgM/Mse26SR76eo/s320/harry%2B5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552385086331468210" border="0" /></a>Heres the description<br /><br />Immerse yourself in the world of the spectacular Harry Potter film series, and learn why Yule Ball ice sculptures never melt, where Galleons, Sickles and Knuts are really "minted", how to get a Hippogriff to work with actors, about the inspiration behind Hogwarts castle, and why Dementors move the way they do. Written and designed in collaboration with the cast and crew that brought J.K Rowling's celebrated novels to the silver screen, Harry Potter: Film Wizardry delivers an enchanting interactive experience, transporting readers to the wizarding world by sharing filmmaking secrets, unpublished photography and artwork, and exclusive stories from the stars. Full of removable, facsimile reproductions of props and paper ephemera from the movies, this collectible volume offers a privileged look at the Harry Potter films and the talented group of Muggles that has made true movie magic.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQ4I06KH_eI/AAAAAAAABgk/zFPhcfsOVb4/s1600/harry%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQ4I06KH_eI/AAAAAAAABgk/zFPhcfsOVb4/s320/harry%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552385095652343266" border="0" /></a>I had a quick flick through and Emily then grabbed it from me and Im hoping she bought it for me he he!!<br /><br />It looks great so get those hints in while you can, lots of inspiration in there for all our houses, shops and roomboxes! If you are abroad and cant get it I think Amazon sell it.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQ4LGEBvYvI/AAAAAAAABhM/JwWByin1UmM/s1600/harry%2B3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQ4LGEBvYvI/AAAAAAAABhM/JwWByin1UmM/s320/harry%2B3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552387589382562546" border="0" /></a>We have been pretty much snowed in since Wednesday. The snow hit hard while I was at Reillys school play and it was really difficult getting home. Its just got heavier and heavier ! Here is a pic of the giant snowman John built with the neighbour and children ( sorry about the Chelsea scarf Janice!!, Im an Arsenal supporter myself!)<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQ4MAZTrZhI/AAAAAAAABhU/3MmAq3Qt1xQ/s1600/snowman%2Bmain.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQ4MAZTrZhI/AAAAAAAABhU/3MmAq3Qt1xQ/s320/snowman%2Bmain.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552388591527355922" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And some pics of Bella who just loves it. We cant get her indoors! You can just see where the she is in the snow!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQ4MAwY1CNI/AAAAAAAABhk/2A0eANxQRWg/s1600/bella%2Bin%2Bsnow%2B2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQ4MAwY1CNI/AAAAAAAABhk/2A0eANxQRWg/s320/bella%2Bin%2Bsnow%2B2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552388597722974418" border="0" /></a><br /><br />John built a huge wall of snow to stop having to chase her round the cars to get her in but it didnt stop here, she just ploughed through it!!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQ4MAiV-goI/AAAAAAAABhc/vbm2gTGYtYc/s1600/bella%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bsnow.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQ4MAiV-goI/AAAAAAAABhc/vbm2gTGYtYc/s320/bella%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bsnow.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552388593952916098" border="0" /></a><br />Hope you are all coping in the snow. Im panicking a little as still lots to do, all the food to get and no sign of it melting!!<br /><br />Happy Christmas to you all!Whittaker's Miniatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548993983143295938noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460526063111576797.post-8613433050496139142010-12-12T10:50:00.005+00:002010-12-12T11:31:24.219+00:00Our Not So Mini Christmas Gift, Beautiful Bella!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQSup4nZ4dI/AAAAAAAABfc/bPd_-mTsJ3M/s1600/bella%2Bamd%2Bhat.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQSup4nZ4dI/AAAAAAAABfc/bPd_-mTsJ3M/s320/bella%2Bamd%2Bhat.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549752675422822866" border="0" /></a><br />Well here she is the latest addition to the Whittaker Family!<br /><br />Meet Bella, our beautiful new 'Mini'! But At 8 weeks old she is not so mini, shes actually quite a big girl already!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQSx3Jcjd-I/AAAAAAAABf8/1-U7dwIf5oc/s1600/bealla%2Bsleeping.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQSx3Jcjd-I/AAAAAAAABf8/1-U7dwIf5oc/s320/bealla%2Bsleeping.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549756201813899234" border="0" /></a><br />Bella is a Maremma Sheepdog, if your reading this in the US or Italy you will probably have heard of the Maremma more so than in the UK as they are a rare breed over here.<br />The breed comes from Italy originally so we chose the name for 2 reasons. One is means Beautiful in Italian and 2, because its one of my favourite characters from the Twilight books ( not the movies, cant stand the movie version of Bella, shes so morose!lol!)<br />And we call her Bella Belle too Julie if your reading this lol!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQSupsIvfAI/AAAAAAAABfU/pZzm-JP_WGc/s1600/beall3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQSupsIvfAI/AAAAAAAABfU/pZzm-JP_WGc/s320/beall3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549752672072989698" border="0" /></a><br />We travelled to get her yesterday and she was as good as gold in the car all the way back, all 3 and a half hours of the journey! We are still waiting for her to turn into a manic puppy,as at the moment she is such an angel,sleeps alot, plays beautifully with the children and slept peacefully in our room all night. She loves Lolas Christmas hat as you can see!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQSuqP8jrHI/AAAAAAAABfk/kX0FKe9T-NQ/s1600/bealla%2Bdn%2Bhat%2B2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQSuqP8jrHI/AAAAAAAABfk/kX0FKe9T-NQ/s320/bealla%2Bdn%2Bhat%2B2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549752681685560434" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQSx3o8JbBI/AAAAAAAABgE/tmvUUVhRNHg/s1600/bella%2Basleep.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQSx3o8JbBI/AAAAAAAABgE/tmvUUVhRNHg/s320/bella%2Basleep.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549756210267909138" border="0" /></a><br />The children are delighted with their Christmas present! I have put off a puppy for a few years but they were desperate this year so I gave in and am so pleased I did as shes touched our hearts so much already!<br /><br />She hid under the tree for an hour when she arrived as the 3 children were abit much for her but now shes used to them shes playing with them and loving it! I think its even safe to put some pressies under the tree as shes not making any fuss over it, only likes one particular gold bauble!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQSviQ29n_I/AAAAAAAABf0/OafE6vy6o0o/s1600/lola%2Band%2Bbella.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TQSviQ29n_I/AAAAAAAABf0/OafE6vy6o0o/s320/lola%2Band%2Bbella.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549753644003205106" border="0" /></a>Im sure you will be seeing more piccies of her over Christmas as shes quite a poser! Loads of real minis to show off, just dont know when i will get the time, so much to do in so little time so please bear with me!!<br /><br />Happy Christmas to everyone from the Whole of the Whittaker Family !!!!!!Whittaker's Miniatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548993983143295938noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460526063111576797.post-25410806002040057322010-11-20T18:34:00.009+00:002010-11-20T22:11:33.611+00:00Wonderful Halloween Gifts Part 2!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TOgmeH6iSsI/AAAAAAAABe0/yxObFJOPr40/s1600/piano%2B1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TOgmeH6iSsI/AAAAAAAABe0/yxObFJOPr40/s320/piano%2B1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541721640441891522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TOgj6-W4-jI/AAAAAAAABek/B_uHOMMMOkc/s1600/our%2Bhalloween%2Btreats.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TOgj6-W4-jI/AAAAAAAABek/B_uHOMMMOkc/s320/our%2Bhalloween%2Btreats.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541718837557787186" border="0" /></a><br />Just after Halloween the Postman knocked again, and another massive box arrived all the way from the USA!<br />I had been waiting on a parcel from Jamie Moore <a href="http://creepycreations.blogspot.com/">http://creepycreations.blogspot.com/</a> but only expecting a small box, nothing like this!<br />I opened it up and had to call the children and tell them all to get dressed , quick sticks so I could take some pics of the beautifully wrapped and named packages inside! It was first thing Saturday morning and we were all slobbing around so it made us all move, so excited to open it all up!<br /><br />Inside we loads of tissue wrapped parcels each with the childrens names on and some for me too yippee!<br /><br />Lola opened hers first and inside was a fabulous little story book with loads of photos taken by Jamies beautiful daughter Kaylie and a lovely story written by Kaylie too all about 3 little puppets. And surprise surprise the 3 hand puppets were in the parcel too so the children had fun all morning with Lola reading the story and them all acting it out with their puppets! Lola got lots of other goodies from her penpal Kaylie too but she wants to blog about them herself so watch out for her posting soon!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TOgj6gKBeCI/AAAAAAAABec/o-iD9HQ0EiI/s1600/reading%2Bkaylies%2Bstory.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TOgj6gKBeCI/AAAAAAAABec/o-iD9HQ0EiI/s320/reading%2Bkaylies%2Bstory.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541718829450754082" border="0" /></a>Reilly and Lacey loved their puppets and they all got yummy lollies too which I just had to have a slurp of!!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TOgmduC0SuI/AAAAAAAABes/rQNnvduVDqs/s1600/us%2Band%2Bour%2Bpuppets%2523.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TOgmduC0SuI/AAAAAAAABes/rQNnvduVDqs/s320/us%2Band%2Bour%2Bpuppets%2523.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541721633497303778" border="0" /></a><br />Now for a while now Ive been nagging Jamie to make Halloween miniatures as her full size Halloween art is just the best! Jamie has got really into it and Ive shown you some minis she made me before but Jamie wanted to make me something for my haunted house which was so wonderful of her! We thought of a piano as its something I havnt got and then I left it entirely up to Jamie to design and make and even when it was finished I didnt want to see a photo so it was a total surprise!<br /><br />Jamie sent it way before Halloween but typical postal service it took 3 weeks . But it didnt matter to us that Halloween had passed, all the more fun to make it last longer!<br /><br />The piano is totally awesome Im sure youll agree! I just love it to pieces thankyou Jamie. It has skulls for feet, and the little fella inside is just the best bit. He is peeking out of the piano with such a spooky expression on his face!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TOgmgCSIVBI/AAAAAAAABfE/0wwpQ85aN0w/s1600/piano%2B3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TOgmgCSIVBI/AAAAAAAABfE/0wwpQ85aN0w/s320/piano%2B3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541721673289978898" border="0" /></a><br />Ill leave it to Jamie to tell you all how she made it , Im hoping she can now show it off on her blog now Ive finally got round to posting it here!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TOgnUk5djOI/AAAAAAAABfM/DA9d3g9qwqI/s1600/piano2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TOgnUk5djOI/AAAAAAAABfM/DA9d3g9qwqI/s320/piano2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541722575934950626" border="0" /></a><br />The colouring is perfect and so far I havnt put it in the haunted house. Its on my full size spooky shelf with all my filled bottles and other Halloween and haunted art work. Its so very special it may very well stay here to be shown off in all its glory in the sitting room for all to see!!<br /><br />I cant thank Jamie and Kaylie enough, I was quite tearful when all my Halloween parcels arrived. I have so wonderful, thoughtful and kind freinds and couldnt do without any of you! Id had a lousy week that week and so had Lola being poorly and this cheered us up no end! It was like Christmas again! Jamie also gave me this fab cauldron shaped tea mug and I use it every day! After all I am a little witch at heart!<br /><br />So more Hugs overseas to Dear Jamie and Kaylie, just wished you lived over here you guys!!!<br /><br />Im working on a return package right now with Lola in time for Christmas with a Harry Potter theme as Jamie is in the middle of her very own Potter room box. So watch out that on Jamies blog! I just know it will be spectacular and cant wait to make some things to add to it for her from us here in the UK.Whittaker's Miniatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548993983143295938noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460526063111576797.post-41493616705423825732010-11-20T18:14:00.006+00:002010-11-20T19:59:33.313+00:00Wonderful Halloween gifts! Part 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TOgUAkN6wEI/AAAAAAAABeE/_XN31nN-OUY/s1600/halloween%2Btreats%2521.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TOgUAkN6wEI/AAAAAAAABeE/_XN31nN-OUY/s320/halloween%2Btreats%2521.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541701341434003522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TOgUAH7XCRI/AAAAAAAABd8/uka-La5-U5U/s1600/halloween%2Bgifts%2Band%2Bmy%2Bhat.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TOgUAH7XCRI/AAAAAAAABd8/uka-La5-U5U/s320/halloween%2Bgifts%2Band%2Bmy%2Bhat.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541701333839972626" border="0" /></a><br />As always a little late, I spend most of my days in the car nowadays, cant find much time for anything!<br /><br />I have loads of new minis to show off so in the next week or so look out for Fab Floozies, Beautiful Bottles, Precious Owls, Amazing Toads and Pumpkins , Awesome Alice minis , Gorgeous new books and even a new doll! And much more!<br /><br />I love to show off my new minis but simply havnt had any time to sit and photograph and post so sorry to those lovely miniaturists who have made all these great minis and pics will follow soon!<br /><br />But I couldnt let any more time go by without showing off some wonderful Halloween gifts we recieved.Im doing this in 2 seperate posts and begin by showing off my Dear Friend Kat's parcel that arrived before Halloween.<br /><br />Lola has already showed them off on her blog but I wanted to pop some pics on here too.<br /><br />A HUGE box arrived absolutely stacked with Halloween goodies.<br /><br />All sorts were packaged up for the children, spooky strawers, bags, skeletons, jewelery, bugs and bats, cut outs and stickers, halloween confetti and loads more! All packaged beautifully in Halloween tissue paper and labelled name tags for everyone!<br /><br />I quickly nabbed the cackling witch, and Kat had kindly put in a lovely black spider candle holder for me and a great whitewood oven I can paint up for my witches cottage. I got lots of other little goodies too including funky purple and black witchy tights and we had a great time opening it all and an even better time the rest of the day playing with it all! The girls made cards for their friends and Reilly decorated all his room with spooky bugs ehhhh!!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TOgUAH7XCRI/AAAAAAAABd8/uka-La5-U5U/s1600/halloween%2Bgifts%2Band%2Bmy%2Bhat.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TOgUAH7XCRI/AAAAAAAABd8/uka-La5-U5U/s320/halloween%2Bgifts%2Band%2Bmy%2Bhat.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541701333839972626" border="0" /></a>So a HUGE thankyou and hugs from us all to Kat for a great Halloween surprise, what a great friend and what wonderful treat for the children! Kat is always so very kind and we were just over the moon with her generosity, such a lovely start to the day and it kept them all quiet the whole weekend!! xxxxxxxWhittaker's Miniatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548993983143295938noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460526063111576797.post-13136121735608248082010-10-02T15:08:00.012+01:002010-10-14T17:53:25.190+01:00Tara's Fabulous Harry Potter Minis<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TLcA04yfAuI/AAAAAAAABcE/C1k6jvUt5kA/s1600/love+potion.JPG"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TLb3VeAlGEI/AAAAAAAABbc/nIt8bBMgfdQ/s1600/monster+book.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TLb3VeAlGEI/AAAAAAAABbc/nIt8bBMgfdQ/s320/monster+book.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527877540848670786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TLcAz_93AVI/AAAAAAAABbk/aHM5sZf3ecw/s1600/taras+minis.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TLcAz_93AVI/AAAAAAAABbk/aHM5sZf3ecw/s320/taras+minis.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527887960964792658" border="0" /></a><br />You know how you come across someone via someone elses blog and are So pleased you did!! Well some time ago I found Tara <a href="http://19thdayminiatures.blogspot.com/">http://19thdayminiatures.blogspot.com/</a> through Victoria's blog and looking at her work fell in love with her style and miniatures. Tara loves to make fantasy minis, Harry Potter, fairy, Witch and wizard, so all ideal for my projects. Looking at Tara's blog I found a delightful potion chest and ingredients box great for the Potter house, and contacted Tara to ask if she could make another!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TLcA0HlAapI/AAAAAAAABbs/PwQjqGEvgHk/s1600/potion+trunk.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TLcA0HlAapI/AAAAAAAABbs/PwQjqGEvgHk/s320/potion+trunk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527887963008035474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TLcCNYIXXQI/AAAAAAAABcM/A1HP5hz0Lac/s1600/potion+trunk+2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TLcCNYIXXQI/AAAAAAAABcM/A1HP5hz0Lac/s320/potion+trunk+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527889496459664642" border="0" /></a><br />Very kindly Tara agreed to start straight away and despite being a busy mum with lots of family commitments , in no time at all my order was ready!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TLcA0oqirwI/AAAAAAAABb8/tQb1upMz4eM/s1600/potion+ingredients.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TLcA0oqirwI/AAAAAAAABb8/tQb1upMz4eM/s320/potion+ingredients.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527887971889622786" border="0" /></a><br />When it came , not only was it beautifuly wrapped in halloween tissue colours, when unwrapped Tara had also included a fantastic gift!<br /><br />I adore my potion chest, and I think it will go in my Potter loft room with the other chests and trunks . The ingredients box will definatly go in my potion room together with this beautiful gift of a box of Amortitia the love potion, isnt it fab!! Sorry about the blurred pic need a new camera for christmas but Minis come first of course!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TLcA04yfAuI/AAAAAAAABcE/C1k6jvUt5kA/s1600/love+potion.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TLcA04yfAuI/AAAAAAAABcE/C1k6jvUt5kA/s320/love+potion.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527887976217903842" border="0" /></a><br />Tara also made me this fantastic Book of Monsters which is brilliant and scares my children to bits so it must be good! Now when Lacey is being naughty I know what to do, I get the Book of monsters out! He he arnt I cruel!!! It is really furry and those eyes are really freaky. Just like the real thing! As you can see he's already munched up one of Harry's pieces of homework, naughty monster!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TLcCNtiIUoI/AAAAAAAABcU/od8d5b130GE/s1600/monster+book.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TLcCNtiIUoI/AAAAAAAABcU/od8d5b130GE/s320/monster+book.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527889502204875394" border="0" /></a><br />I also ordered a little tiny Alice bottle of 'Drink Me' potion for my Mad Hatters tea Party Table and it is the cutest!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TLc07CnTc6I/AAAAAAAABcc/u3ArdW8Avao/s1600/alice+potion.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TLc07CnTc6I/AAAAAAAABcc/u3ArdW8Avao/s320/alice+potion.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527945256539222946" border="0" /></a>Go check out Tara's etsy shop, its full of amazing miniatures and Tara is a lovely helpful lady who goes out of her way to please! Tara's daughter has been poorly with pneumonia so sending them both big hugs and hope she is on the mend Tara, thinking of you both!!<br /><br />Thankyou Tara for such amazing miniatures, and cant wait to add more of your imaginative creations to my collection!<br /><br />Your a star I love it all!!Whittaker's Miniatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548993983143295938noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460526063111576797.post-6203584176627907682010-10-02T14:52:00.006+01:002010-10-02T16:35:17.819+01:00My Amazing Hatter Bottles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TKc7VvEzFUI/AAAAAAAABbA/Y6wFf5WHYEY/s1600/hatter+bottles+2.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TKc7VvEzFUI/AAAAAAAABbA/Y6wFf5WHYEY/s320/hatter+bottles+2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523448712593085762" border="0" /></a><br />Still on the Alice Project, a while ago I asked the talented Victoria <a href="http://darksquirrelminiatures.blogspot.com/">http://darksquirrelminiatures.blogspot.com/ </a> to make me some bottles for my Mad Hatter Dressing table for my room box.<br />I found a large dressing table that Id bought ages ago on Ebay with an ornate mirror ideal for the purpose.<br />It was plain brown so I have detailed it in gold and added some heart embellishments. Not finished yet, so that is to come, but I wanted to show off the bottles.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TKc7Vr5_eXI/AAAAAAAABa4/sksO_rfxY3w/s1600/hatter+bottles.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TKc7Vr5_eXI/AAAAAAAABa4/sksO_rfxY3w/s320/hatter+bottles.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523448711742454130" border="0" /></a><br />In the movie the table is stacked with various styles , shapes and sizes of bottles, presumably where the Red Queen sits to be titavated and coiffed! You can just see the dressing table in the left of this movie still.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TKc8DgKy4II/AAAAAAAABbQ/9i1r_P6hOLo/s1600/alice+13.bmp"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TKc8DgKy4II/AAAAAAAABbQ/9i1r_P6hOLo/s320/alice+13.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523449498865688706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I will add some other bits like lipsticks, varnish, her mad eyeshadow colours and hair accessories and stack the drawers of the table with laces and other materials.<br /><br />Victoria made some really spectacular designs of bottles I think you'll agree! I love the very tall ones with hearts the best but they are all fantastic! I also said that I really wanted a powder puff and lo and behold the next day Victoria had made me on of those too which is very cool, complete with red velvet puff!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TKc7WXNQgiI/AAAAAAAABbI/wMyuJe_W8To/s1600/hatter+bottles+3.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TKc7WXNQgiI/AAAAAAAABbI/wMyuJe_W8To/s320/hatter+bottles+3.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523448723365986850" border="0" /></a><br />A Massive thankyou as I love them all, and cant wait to fill the table with them and show them all off in their new home. The bottlea are beautifully made as they always are, and so different!<br /><br />Hoping to finish it soon, now the Migraines gone I can begin to look at tiny things again!<br />Thankyou for allyour get well wishes, to be honest until I have the surgery and sort out all my hormones I get them most months but seem to be getting worse and affecting my minis, .....and that really will not do!!<br /><br />Also just to say Lola has been busy today putting a new post up but her blog dosnt appear to be showing its update in dashboard so please pop over to see her and her new Brambley purchases on<a href="http://princeslolasminiaturediary.blogspot.com/"> http://princeslolasminiaturediary.blogspot.com/</a><br />She'd love to see you after such a long time!Whittaker's Miniatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548993983143295938noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460526063111576797.post-8193318447307933812010-10-01T13:27:00.006+01:002010-10-02T14:44:18.057+01:00The wait is over!! The Hatters Magnificent New Addition<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TKXeZKUg0fI/AAAAAAAABaw/gF_5p2Qims4/s1600/hatter+prop+mini.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TKXeZKUg0fI/AAAAAAAABaw/gF_5p2Qims4/s320/hatter+prop+mini.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523065041888268786" border="0" /></a><br />So sorry to dear Susan <a href="http://tabithacorsica.blogspot.com/">http://tabithacorsica.blogspot.com</a>/ for the delay in this posting ( and also to Victoria and Lorraine , Tara and Nikki, who I also received fab minis from last week and I haven't got round to posting pics of) . Please all be assured I was thrilled with my new miniatures and promise to show them off soon. This week has been one of those weeks, Ive had a nasty migraine for nearly 3 days, just easing today as I couldn't look at light let alone a PC screen til now. Then Ive had several hospital visits in the last few months which I wont bore you with but seems Im going to have to make a decision on some surgery soon and stop putting it off, so thats been taking up more time than Id like too!<br /><br />So enough of excuses!<br /><br />But poor Susan has been dying to show her creation she made for me off, and has waited patiently so here it is for all to see and I think you'll agree its simply breathtaking .<br /><br />A while ago dear Kat the Hat sent me a pic of a prop from the Alice movie of a ribbon /thread holder that was used in the Hatters Hat making room scene.<br />I fell in love with it and kept looking at it and imagining it in miniature ( as I do most real life things!!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TKXeYAKhfuI/AAAAAAAABag/zsUs4c-iqHM/s1600/Alice+Red+Queen+movie+props.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TKXeYAKhfuI/AAAAAAAABag/zsUs4c-iqHM/s320/Alice+Red+Queen+movie+props.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523065021982146274" border="0" /></a><br />I emailed Susan with the pic as I knew Susan had made some orrerys and suchlike in the past and thought she was the perfect person to ask if it could be done. Lucky for me, Susan came back with a definate YES and she was excited herself to begin designing and making it.<br />I was figuring on quite a wait , but nope, within a matter of a week or so back came a photograph of this awesome creation all finished! Isn't it absolutely beautiful, full of reels of ribbon and thread, with the tiny pin cushion on the top!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TKXeYaaAX8I/AAAAAAAABao/u5i66_I_GKs/s1600/susans+masterpiece.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TKXeYaaAX8I/AAAAAAAABao/u5i66_I_GKs/s320/susans+masterpiece.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523065029026406338" border="0" /></a><br />I cant quite get over it myself! Its exactly like the real life version, made with such detail and precision!<br /><br />I could not be happier and neither could Susan who really enjoyed making it and is going to make herself one as she was loathed to let it go once made!!<br /><br />I had wanted to make my table scene for it this week, but illness has set me back so apologies again but here it is for you to see and once its in its proper home Ill take new photos! The table scene is the one Susan took but the pins wernt in place at that time.<br /><br />SO a HUGE thankyou hug to the talented Susan, who made my dream come true and has made quite simply one of the most treasured miniatures I will be lucky enough to own!!<br /><br />Now its over to Susan who Im sure can tell you all how it was made etc and I know it dying to post herself about her wonderful design and creation!Whittaker's Miniatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548993983143295938noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460526063111576797.post-12857445060938705792010-09-22T17:44:00.009+01:002010-09-26T14:20:09.273+01:00The Mad Hatter's Hat Making Table<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TJ9GsvuSpAI/AAAAAAAABaY/cmI2tjd-Uq8/s1600/Picture+021.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TJ9FQ7xRRNI/AAAAAAAABaA/GjuMhkS1fXM/s1600/Picture+020.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TJ9FQ7xRRNI/AAAAAAAABaA/GjuMhkS1fXM/s320/Picture+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521207825404085458" border="0" /></a>At last, Ive finally got round to taking pics of my Mad Hatters hat making table!<br /></div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TJ9DPUF1JbI/AAAAAAAABZg/CplfOWBbAVU/s1600/Picture+003.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TJ9DPUF1JbI/AAAAAAAABZg/CplfOWBbAVU/s320/Picture+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521205598549779890" border="0" /></a><br />A few months ago I bought yet another room box cheaply on ebay. This was a long narrow room with perfect dimensions for my version of the Mad Hatters room from the new Tim Burton Movie.<br />In the film, the Hatter has a work table, beautiful dressing table for the queen to preen herself, and a pretty chaise .<br /><br />The roombox all needs redecoration and lighting but in the mean time I just couldnt resist starting on some of the internal furniture!<br /><br />I have lots of furniture I could use in the room, but had trouble finding a suitable table. Eventually the perfect ornate table came up on ebay and I set to work<br /><br />Id like to thank Nikki Rowe for her immense help and loads of tips and advice. I had secretly hoped Nikki would take on the project for me, having seen her fantastic witches hat making tables but I knew that Nikki dosnt really like to take on comissions so instead I took all her advice in hand and got started on it myself!<br />Thanks too have to go to Kat the Hat for sending me loads of trim, beads, material, and lots more that she had knowing it would suit my project! I could never done it without you two so huge hugs! And also to Susan for all her help on my questions I bombarded her with after seeing her own fantastic Alice Hatter room scene. Seeing this room really spurred me on to get on with my own and inspired me no end! Plus Susan was so kind and helpful with how to make and buy different things I needed in the room.<br /><br />So now onto the table itself. I bought this deep mahogony table and chairs and edged the table in gold and re-upholstered the chair with red velvety material, gold trim and a heart shaped decoration.<br /><br />The the fun began!! I made lots of different size cotton reels, some from balsa wood dowel and buttons, some from....well just about whatever I could cut up really. I was cutting up the children's pencils and all sorts to get differing widths and sizes of reels. I decorated each top with a tiny logo . I chose 2 logos, one of a vintage style Hatter hat and one of the Hatter himself but not Johnny Depp, the older Lewis Carol Hatter, which was more colourful and showed up clearer than the Depp images I found.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TJ9DN28Qj7I/AAAAAAAABZI/ML9q-KyWHY8/s1600/Picture+022.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TJ9DN28Qj7I/AAAAAAAABZI/ML9q-KyWHY8/s320/Picture+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521205573545136050" border="0" /></a><br />I made several with ribbon, some with thread, some with trims. I also made lots of pieces of card with the Hatter logo which I wound ribbons and trims around. I made stacks and rolls of materials.<br /><br />Then I continued to dress the table with jars of feathers, beads, buttons, bottles, hatpins etc etc<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TJ9FQfYR7DI/AAAAAAAABZw/0EQ2aZuBIuo/s1600/Picture+025.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TJ9FQfYR7DI/AAAAAAAABZw/0EQ2aZuBIuo/s320/Picture+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521207817783077938" border="0" /></a><br />The fantastic hat pins, hats and the unmade hat on the right of the table are all made exclusively for me by dear Kat!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TJ9DOyYdNHI/AAAAAAAABZY/0L0CWk2ZB4M/s1600/Picture+010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TJ9DOyYdNHI/AAAAAAAABZY/0L0CWk2ZB4M/s320/Picture+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521205589501097074" border="0" /></a><br />It took quite a while and I kept changing the layout until I was happy enough to start sticking it all into place. After all with all these little fingers in the house I dare not leave it all loose!<br /><br />I had a couple of gaps left on the table top and then something spooky happened. Id tried and tried to make a pincushion and just couldn't get it right. Then I recieved my parcel of perfume bottle displays I had ordered from Victoria of on Etsy and in there was a little bag of goodies that Victoria had made and sent me knowing I was doing the table! In it was the cutest little red pin cushion on a c cotton reel, a pair of oversized dressmaker scissors which was exactly what I was after, and a yard stick Victoria had also made herself!! Just wonderful minis, so thankyou Victoria, it all came at the perfect time!! I can still see a couple of little gaps that I can fit some tiny buttons etc in to fill them up . Funny how you notice them when you take pictures!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TJ9DOS7WNHI/AAAAAAAABZQ/Ckz8gqwZCGo/s1600/Picture+006.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TJ9DOS7WNHI/AAAAAAAABZQ/Ckz8gqwZCGo/s320/Picture+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521205581057504370" border="0" /></a><br />I dressed the table top and then got to work on stacks of material , hat boxes, patterns, cotton reel boxes etc for underneath the table so the whole setting looks really stacked with things to look at.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TJ9DPul6j1I/AAAAAAAABZo/HeG0H5-vPjU/s1600/Picture+008.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TJ9DPul6j1I/AAAAAAAABZo/HeG0H5-vPjU/s320/Picture+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521205605663674194" border="0" /></a>I had so much fun making the table that I got to work on an old sewing machine on a small table I have had sitting in a box for years and this will go next to the table, as I just didnt have enough room on the table itself for him to do his sewing.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TJ9FRlPNktI/AAAAAAAABaQ/vG144diBJuQ/s1600/Picture+015.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TJ9FRlPNktI/AAAAAAAABaQ/vG144diBJuQ/s320/Picture+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521207836535526098" border="0" /></a><br />So , hope you like it so far, I think the Hatter will when he gets here!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TJ9FRemA0cI/AAAAAAAABaI/j-VAFw1WdTQ/s1600/Picture+017.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TJ9FRemA0cI/AAAAAAAABaI/j-VAFw1WdTQ/s320/Picture+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521207834752111042" border="0" /></a><br />I now have a great material holder to decorate with reems of material and the chaise to reupholster.<br /><br />Soon I will have finished the dressing table which Im so excited about as once again another brilliant blogging friend has made lots of exceptional miniatures for it which I cant wait to show off! I am waiting on the parcel with them and then will start to to dress the furniture this week!<br /><br />I am also awaiting a totally unique and amazing creation made for me by another talented, lovely fellow blogger and friend which is all hush hush until it arrives then it will blow you away!<br /><br />I suppose I best get to work on the decorating too, not much point in having all this fun furniture and no where to put it all to show it off!!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TJ9GsvuSpAI/AAAAAAAABaY/cmI2tjd-Uq8/s1600/Picture+021.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TJ9GsvuSpAI/AAAAAAAABaY/cmI2tjd-Uq8/s320/Picture+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521209402718331906" border="0" /></a>Whittaker's Miniatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548993983143295938noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460526063111576797.post-18093738887555707892010-09-11T21:39:00.006+01:002010-09-12T13:32:55.274+01:00Eva's Wonderful Dragon Miniatures!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TIyl6iIw1OI/AAAAAAAABYI/NAVJzgNCGD4/s1600/evas+minis.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TIyl6iIw1OI/AAAAAAAABYI/NAVJzgNCGD4/s320/evas+minis.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515966068636570850" border="0" /></a>Staying on the Dragon theme now<br /><br />In the holidays I ordered 2 great miniatures from the lovely Eva<br /><a href="http://mini-escenas.blogspot.com/">http://mini-escenas.blogspot.com/</a> for mine and Emily's projects and at last have the time to show them off to you all.<br /><br />I was lucky enough to buy the dragon tail board and potion board from Eva's Etsy store <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/evamini">http://www.etsy.com/shop/evamini</a><br />before anyone else did and they came really quickly and we both love them, they are beautifully detailed .<br />Thankyou Eva for such treasures. We are proud to be able to have some of your creations in our projects and hope to come back for more soon !<br /><br />Im trying to do as many posts as I can on my new minis as Lola is wanting me to help her out with photos etc so she can do her blog posts so watch out for Lolas blog soon too as she has some darling new minis too!Whittaker's Miniatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548993983143295938noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460526063111576797.post-69140425828080370172010-09-11T18:48:00.010+01:002010-09-12T15:44:27.453+01:00Now meet the Queen of the Dragons!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TIvGIjz-TcI/AAAAAAAABXw/lDl9sQ5nFQo/s1600/ice.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TIvGIjz-TcI/AAAAAAAABXw/lDl9sQ5nFQo/s320/ice.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515720018999791042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I mean this in the nicest way!!!<br /><br />I have bought many miniature birds and animals from the ever-so talented and lovely Nicky Cooper, and always thought of her as the queen of birds and wildlife, although I soon discovered she makes the most beautiful dolls also.<br /><br />Well a few weeks ago Nicky made something with a difference and I think I can safely say that ever since that, her love of these little fellows and our love of them too, has grown and grown.<br /><br />Nicky made a dragon head plaque and called him 'Ice' he was just incredible and I knew Emily would love him for her Merlin room. So I was lucky enough to buy him.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TIvE3_LzkDI/AAAAAAAABXg/sFFHsAc8aus/s1600/ice+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TIvE3_LzkDI/AAAAAAAABXg/sFFHsAc8aus/s320/ice+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515718634778103858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />THEN a few days later Emily saw that Nicky had made another dragon and she loved it even more as its style was more suited to her project and so I bought her 'Midnight' and she just adores him! I was quite chuffed as it meant I could keep Ice for myself and we had one each!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TIvGJBZ3PUI/AAAAAAAABX4/oMqCguwb7X8/s1600/SS101141.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TIvGJBZ3PUI/AAAAAAAABX4/oMqCguwb7X8/s320/SS101141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515720026943339842" border="0" /></a><br />When he arrived, in the parcel was a gift from Nicky of something she had been experimenting with, a baby Ice hatching out of his egg. He is precious and will go in the Potter house in Dumbeldore's office for him to look after.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TIyi13eC9BI/AAAAAAAABYA/cWtyuPJHG7A/s1600/mini+ice.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TIyi13eC9BI/AAAAAAAABYA/cWtyuPJHG7A/s320/mini+ice.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515962689928754194" border="0" /></a>Since those first couple of dragons , it has just gone mad for Nicky, she has created loads more dragons on plaques, dragon babies, naughty twins, dragon fountains, the list goes on and on. I think she must be working from dawn to dusk and the quality is just superb!!<br /><br />Please check out Nickys wonderful work on her ebay page.<br /><a href="http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/nickycc41/">http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/nickycc41/</a><br />You will soon see from the great feedback how many people are loving these new creations!<br /><br />And its not just dragons, but Nicky is also making other fantasy work, and next week I hope to get a very special piece that leapt out at me for Dumbeldore's office that I was very very lucky to win! He is this amazing Firebird which will proudly mount on the study wall! Cant wait to get him!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TIymznJ-wSI/AAAAAAAABYY/tG839U8CTeQ/s1600/firebird.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TIymznJ-wSI/AAAAAAAABYY/tG839U8CTeQ/s320/firebird.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515967049236398370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TIymzcJ1AUI/AAAAAAAABYQ/xN5B9ss-A_g/s1600/firebird+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0WASPjzIr_U/TIymzcJ1AUI/AAAAAAAABYQ/xN5B9ss-A_g/s320/firebird+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515967046282969410" border="0" /></a><br />These are new, original and creative miniatures that are taking the miniature scene by storm, hence why I now call Nicky the 'Queen of the Dragons!!'Whittaker's Miniatureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548993983143295938noreply@blogger.com15