tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8474403785829139212024-03-05T14:32:49.152+00:00Idske's MiniaturesIdskesminishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00096142682173969377noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847440378582913921.post-56246303008794356532023-01-21T16:19:00.002+00:002023-01-21T17:12:04.495+00:00<p> Hello! </p><p>Is there anyone still on Blogger? I am wondering whether to restart my blog after years of absence due to RL building works (finally finished in September 2022!) and some other very inconvenient things. I have since retired so I have finally got time for miniatures and started with an inventory of things to do, like finishing the dollshouse I started in 1992! Yes 30 years ago!</p><p>Other plans include a proper roombox for the antiques shop that I made in cardboard filing boxes around 2016-7, and more pottery and more order in the chaos of my workroom...</p><p>The list for the dollshouse is very long, so I'm working on putting that into some kind of order, so it's a workable plan, starting with improving the lighting. I recently completed a William Morris rug for the diningroom, which could do with arts and crafts furniture. There are 2 completely unfinished rooms and that can't stay that way. You get the idea!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwajkJ17-qVnHMPbpJrxqZzQhLz8HAXVzDVe3SwgOPct599duAACyKvwoIuBkx2WQA-ba7XZ4pBvhcf5O4FxNp2Bis6_e9JoCaAPEU8MMaOOMNwVnnOaXmsWqSz0Dg4oTNluSpCOuYb0GfUu5XxjxS5abpCG170oaArqsxnpACu84Tzf4Mq5ZTPfCy/s640/image0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwajkJ17-qVnHMPbpJrxqZzQhLz8HAXVzDVe3SwgOPct599duAACyKvwoIuBkx2WQA-ba7XZ4pBvhcf5O4FxNp2Bis6_e9JoCaAPEU8MMaOOMNwVnnOaXmsWqSz0Dg4oTNluSpCOuYb0GfUu5XxjxS5abpCG170oaArqsxnpACu84Tzf4Mq5ZTPfCy/s320/image0.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Happy mini time!</p><p>Idske</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Idskesminishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00096142682173969377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847440378582913921.post-77795782691842714302019-05-13T21:16:00.000+01:002019-08-20T12:05:02.936+01:00Workroom? Hmmm...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My RL building project took considerably longer than expected (over 2 years, rather than the 3-5 months expected, I won't bore you with the details, but the house is now safe and sound and painted mostly) and I haven't really gotten back into miniatures, except for some embroidery and some small items with the dollshouse and miniatures club. There are still some things to do, in particular the garden needs a lot of attention now that the weather is better, in the form of diggers, paving and recovering from builders ‘usage’. The blue bags are a sign of that, although they have now gone and we are making progress. There are some nice plants in the border under the wisteria(photo from May19), they just need uh, uncovering/discovering?</div>
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There have also been some other reasons why I haven’t been here for such a long time. Both my boys came back to live here after uni, one with his girlfriend, so the workroom wasn't a high priority. Life has been generally hectic. But, I have decided that I am retiring towards the end of 2019 and I should then have more time for hobbies... </div>
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In the meantime I will be reacquainting myself with mini blogger land, and commenting, if I dare!<br />
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IdskeIdskesminishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00096142682173969377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847440378582913921.post-19350394149170409512016-01-29T18:02:00.000+00:002016-01-29T18:02:09.000+00:00A quick updateHello all!<br />
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A very brief post. I'm about to start a RL building project with at the end of it a warm, light work room and a lot of other boring stuff like windows, a roof and insulated floors/walls....<br />
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This is a photo of the last lot of pots I've made. I will definitely continue making pottery once I have my work room. September hopefully... <br />
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Has anyone seen the miniature potter's wheel that Jon Almeda has developed?<br />
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That should work even better than the full size wheel I have been working on, even if I have to get it to work on 240v...<br />
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I'm still around and hope to post some new pottery soon. In the mean time I do read blogs and comment every now and then!<br />
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Drora posted about her visit to a care home. What a wonderful thing to do! Nowadays they make all sorts of gadgets to help stroke victims. My mum had a beautifully made bookstand that allowed for turning the pages with one hand.<br />
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Although I tried to describe the tray (something like it probably exists somewhere to buy too) that's not so easy in a box where you can only see 2 lines at a time and I promised Drora to do a little drawing. It's sort of a combination of a glueing jig and a bench hook.<br />
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It's really just a small board (6-12mm thickness) of about A4 size with 2,5x2,5cm batons glued onto it. Chunky batons is good as that makes it easier to handle with one hand. It shouldn't be higher than about 3.5-4cm to be comfortable under a less mobile hand. As long as the bottom baton is long enough to stop it from sliding away on the table it should work with a bit of practice. You put the side baton on the same side the paralysed hand so they can put this hand on top to hold their work down.<br />
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Who knows it might work for your ladies too, Drora!<br />
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<br />Idskesminishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00096142682173969377noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847440378582913921.post-25993251199999938102015-03-01T17:06:00.000+00:002015-03-01T17:06:36.031+00:00A little table and a bit of sunshine!It has been so dreary and grey here that a bit of sunshine through the window caught on this little table seemed the perfect opportunity for this short post.<br />
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This is the table project I taught at our dollshouse club afternoons in January and February. No time for photos as there was also the AGM in February. I'm hoping that most will bring their tables in either in March or April, just for some photos. This one is french polished and it will get a few more layers on the table top, but otherwise it's finished.<br />
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This table is for one of our members who couldn't join us for this project! Sorry Anne W. you can't have my little bronze cat. It's too small really for 1/12th scale, but I love it anyway. No doubt Anne will dress this up properly!<br />
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<br />Idskesminishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00096142682173969377noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847440378582913921.post-23358276000484252282015-01-23T12:47:00.001+00:002015-01-23T12:47:46.729+00:00January Club classA very long time ago (it seems to me) I agreed to do a class on veneering and stringing. I tried out several different tables. Some too ambitiously complicated or just to expensive to realise. I would have liked an opening hinged table with compartments, like a worktable my grandmother had. But in the end 2 club afternoons is just 4 to 5 hours!<br />
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In the Christmas holidays I cut all the parts and with some help from my eldest son we sorted everything into brown envelopes and then cut some spares (wish I'd thought of that as I cut the kits) and on the second Thursday in January 16 club members started their projects. A few will hopefully start next month. or I'll have some to make myself.<br />
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This is the prototype I made. I would have done tapered legs, but cutting 80 of those just seemed a bit too much at 4 or 5 cuts each. Just imagine how long that would take...<br />
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The legs are from an online shop and I got a discount because I needed them for a club class. I noticed he was based in a town near here, and as I had forgotten to order then earlier I emailed and thankfully he had them in stock. I suppose not many people ask for 20 packs of 4 table legs and want them next day. The gods were with me as the owner turned out to be a parent at my school and had run a class for our club a few year ago. I received a neat package on Monday having order on the Sunday before the class. Still not sure how I failed to notice that the kits didn't include any table legs....<br />
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Here are some photos of the progress- eh mess? - we made in January.<br />
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I only took these photos about half way through and failed to notice that some left early, but by the end of the afternoon most had finished the centre veneers on the table top and the drawer front, the table body and the drawer and some were working on the stringing.<br />
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I'm sure some members will finish the table in February, some may need to finish off at home, or at the March meeting. I hope I'll do better with taking photos in February!<br />
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I've not been here a lot lately, but that is because I'm running a 2 session class for our club and I've been busy putting kits together. I should get the table legs on Monday at school. It's a 1/12th scale side table with a drawer, veneered all the way round and inlayed with boxwood stringing.<br />
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Can you believe that I've spent all this time putting the kits together, sawing all the parts, sorting veneers, stringing, drawer knobs etc and I've only just realised that I hadn't ordered the table legs! Thankfully Bromley Craft Products had enough of them in stock at<span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.craft-products.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.craft-products.com</a></span></span>. He did a class for our club a few years ago.<br />
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First things first, here are some photos of the Uckfield Dollshouse Club Show we held to raise funds for MacMillan Nurses. If I remember correctly we raised over £ 1000!<br />
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And here are a selection of my fellow club member's efforts. They are a very talented bunch!<br />
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IdskeIdskesminishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00096142682173969377noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847440378582913921.post-24521771444256896432014-06-12T19:51:00.002+01:002014-06-12T19:54:03.358+01:00Nearly there!Just came back from a lovely afternoon with our club working on all of our exhibits!<br />
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Sorry for the weird angle, I only had one photo and most of the pots are back in their transportation boxes and setting it all up again will take some time. I forgot to bring the tulip vase to the club afternoon, but it will go in for the exhibition on 12th July, not quite sure where but it's amazing how much fits in a space that is in part 7cm deep and in part only 14cm!<br />
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Just the electrics to finish and a lampshade for the blue and white bead-lamp on the left on the shelf. Oh, and a handrail on the steps and possibly some plants in front of the shop...<br />
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The new pots are all on the shelves on the left hand side in the shop. The six pots I had decorated at home have turned out to be black, or rather gray and white. I'm not sure whether to be disappointed or not... But the glaze is very nice and crackled!<br />
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<br />Idskesminishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00096142682173969377noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847440378582913921.post-52292960760490176632014-06-03T22:12:00.001+01:002014-06-03T22:12:02.664+01:00I'm on a rollJust got back from pottery class. Everybody seemed to be having a great time and doing some of the best pots they had ever done, me included!<br />
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Six pots decorated at home before the class and another two that were bisque fired last week. Glazed them, which is a lot easier when they are stuck to these sticks with some glue dots... They should all be fired by next Tuesday!<br />
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There were also another three finished, with a penny to show the size. These are earthenware pots. All the others I have on the go at the moment are made of porcelain. I will have to put some extra shelving in the Old Pottery to display them all!<br />
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In the background a hint of the new tulip vase and another of version of the vase in the middle. I'm getting better at putting a rim on these little vases. Just compare the one in the foreground to the new one in the background...<br />
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<br />Idskesminishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00096142682173969377noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847440378582913921.post-37511039716580994992014-06-01T19:39:00.000+01:002014-06-01T19:39:27.298+01:002 Shop FrontsAdmittedly, I got lots of advice on my previous post, not to redo the brickwork, but I suppose I had already sort of decided that it wasn't good enough. It didn't look like any of the pretty village shops we have around here. Even the brick pattern wasn't right...<br />
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You would think that something that big was easy to find, but not in the mess in my dining room. I had unpacked the cupboard with most of my mini supplies to move it away from the wall when this wall got soaking wet this winter and turned all mouldy. It's been drying out ever since the wall was repointed, with a dehumidifier on 24/7. One thing led to another and I ended up painting 2 of the walls, moving the cupboard back and sorting through almost all of my mini supplies. Of course, the box file lid was in one of the last boxes!</div>
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I'm sorry I'm taking so long between posts, life is getting in the way of miniatures at the moment. I have been trying to keep up with your blogs, though! Always plenty of ideas to be found there!<br />
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Still, I have been working on The Old Pottery. The blue is a bit much, so I'll 'oldify' it a bit. I couldn't fit the previous name on the sign, so a fellow miniaturist at our club suggested this one. Nothing like being a bit pragmatic!<br />
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I decided to try out the egg carton brickwork and I like it much better than the brick paste on the front of the shop. The brick paste looks more like a new build, than a really old shop... The question is, can I remove the brick paste version without destroying the front, after all it's only cardboard. Also, I still have to make the railing on the steps and fix the lights, make some more table lamps and fit it all together...<br />
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This is how I started a post about a week ago. I've got a new computer pad thing and it's lovely, very clear and takes great photos. BUT I can't seem to figure out how to add a photo from the camera. It offers all sorts, including those that are already on the blog! Why would I want to do that.... Do I sound quite mad yet? Time to phone a friend...<br />
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Success! Had to add them to the album for the blog and then they show up, at the bottom of the list of course. Soooooo logical, isn't it....<br />
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These 3 pots are from moulds and they are my best ones so far. I'm also working on a new tulip vase, but a very different one from the one I made last year. As soon as I've got something to show other than strange lumps of clay, I'll post again.<br />
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I was talking about being preoccupied. Once I started decorating my son's bedroom, painted the walls, put up my table and small bench for the table saw, milling machine and a few other bits and pieces, it didn't look like a usable bedroom anymore and since Marc will be back for Easter and a couple of months in the summer, that just wasn't good enough. So I decided to make him a quilt.<br />
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That is the top layer, the pattern is Ohio stars. Still lots to do, but I'm very pleased with it. Maybe you are getting an idea of why the dolls house I built in 1992 still isn't completely decorated....<br />
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I've not had much time for miniatures except pottery. It works for me that I have a set time away from home, where I can concentrate on pottery only!<br />
There are several new pots that might be good enough for a mould, and there are some more blue and white ones about to go in the kiln. Unfortunately I keep forgetting to take photos.<br />
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Except for these two! The bigger one is huge as 12th scale goes, about 2 inch high. They will shrink about 10-15% in the first firing.<br />
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And these in red and orange, they have been fired, but didn't come out as expected. A bit blotchy and thin in places so they will be refired with another layer of the glaze.<br />
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The lighter one will be very different when fired and the pink ones will be a warm red! I think that one of the most difficult parts of making tiny pottery is the glazing, it rarely turns out as expected. Still, I'm quite pleased with these!<br />
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Idskesminishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00096142682173969377noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847440378582913921.post-50106203572487842662013-11-03T14:06:00.001+00:002013-11-03T14:06:22.200+00:00Blue and White Pottery Shoppe and the Apeldoorn showI'm slowly but surely making progress with the filing box project. It is now firmly a Blue and White Pottery Shoppe with a few items of furniture. Not a very original name, but who knows the right name will at some point show up... Still quite a bit of detail and pictures on the walls to add -or shelves for some more pottery- but the overall look is how I want it.<br />
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Last week I did my first ever course at the Apeldoorn show, well the day before. David Iriarte taught us the fine art of marbling, 'oldifying' a mirror, both as part of a trumeau, all in only 6 hours. All parts had been cut for us, but Ingeborg Landers translated for us - Spanish to Dutch.<br />
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A trumeau was a hall table with a mirror underneath, so the ladies of the house could check their shoes and skirts before leaving the house. In very grand houses, they might be a shaped mirror, with a beautiful painting above it, but ours was a hall table, with a drawer for gloves. The drawer will have a drawer pull eventually. Of course, by now the mirrors all show signs of their age. It's quite amazing, what can be achieved with some paint and a toothbrush. Aiming and actually hitting around the edges was the real trick here...<br />
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I already had the small table, the mirror and the rug, but everything else if from the show. You can really see the mirror under the table, reflecting the ginger jar and round vase. I just love the plate by Cocky Wildschut. It's of a sailing ship, called a schouw, like we used to have when I was a teenager. <br />
The other pots are by Elizabeth Causeret, the candlesticks and urns in front of the mirror are by David Iriarte. I'm sorry I couldn't show them off any better. The 4 wine glasses are by Leo Reijnders (I think). He was in a corner of the hall and demonstrating his skills. He made it look easy ...<br />
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<br />Idskesminishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00096142682173969377noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847440378582913921.post-16870188353683190352013-10-02T20:14:00.000+01:002013-10-02T20:14:34.143+01:00More pottery and a castle...The summer is well and truly over. Autumn has arrived with pretty colours and dampness. Not a lot of proper rain, but it's trying...<div>
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Yesterday the pottery classes started again and lots of pots have been fired over the summer, all but one in blue and white. The bowls are 25mm in diameter (1"), smallest is about 8mm in diameter (1/3").</div>
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I've started another tulip vase, the idea is to have more tiers and square pots rather than the round ones of the previous tulip vase. Not quite sure where it's going yet, but the idea is there. I'll update as it develops.</div>
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The other project I'm working on is for our school. The reception class (4 year olds) were let loose on this very well made castle. It's about 80cmx80cm and 40cm high at the tip of the church roof.</div>
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Within about 4 weeks their play with knights, horses and swords has wreaked havoc with the battlements, the drawbridge, portcullis and main door. Some are old 'injuries'. The rescued bits have been re-glued, but there is still a lot missing. One tower now has new battlements.</div>
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Idskesminishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00096142682173969377noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847440378582913921.post-47926084406535744822013-09-08T14:15:00.001+01:002013-09-08T14:15:42.779+01:00Summer updateHi everyone!<br />
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We have had a lovely summer here and have also been very busy! Sorry for the silence, I just didn't have time for miniatures. I have been reading many blogs, but commenting has also been a bit hit and miss. And yes, I did say I would have time for miniatures in the holidays, but I'm back at work and nothing much has materialised.<br />
I did finish the piano runner; it's on my niece's piano and it looks great. Just forgot to take a photo. This is the last photo I took when I had just finished the embroidery.<br />
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Miniature wise, I will be concentrating on the pottery and the larger projects we are making with our club <a href="http://udhc-uk.blogspot.co.uk/">http://udhc-uk.blogspot.co.uk/</a>. The pottery classes will be starting again on October 1st. The teacher told me there are some very nice pots from the last batch she has fired for me and I will get these back on 1st October, fingers crossed one of them is suitable for a giveaway...<br />
I'm still sporadically working on the box file, because I haven't quite finished the exterior, but we are adding another project from September in the form of an attic for our exhibition next July.<br />
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<br />Idskesminishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00096142682173969377noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847440378582913921.post-83790391628141656702013-07-09T22:32:00.000+01:002013-07-09T22:32:04.702+01:00Pottery class!The piano runner is coming along nicely (I'm almost half way) and that is taking a lot of my mini-time. I am trying to stay up to date with all of your posts! With all of the RL stuff, the boys, the garden, the house and work, I haven't had much mini stuff to post about. Just too busy.<br />
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I made RL bowls for my sisters (and one for myself) just before half term, but the last few weeks have been a bit of a production line with the miniature pots. There are still a few that haven't been bisque fired yet. No idea where they are, I had so much to decorate that I didn't even look for them. I still have one more class before the summer holidays to finish decorating them and then glaze them all.<br />
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The 4 on the left are decorated, although I'm not sure about the plate, the rest have had a wash applied and it works much better for the final decorating session if the wash is bone dry. By the way the pink decoration will turn a slightly lighter blue than the black decoration which is cobalt and will also turn blue. So lots of white and blue china.<br />
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Just for fun we tried one of my pots out on the almost finished lamp base Beverly is making in the same class. <br />
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That puts it in perspective, doesn't it. To make the small ones takes just as long as the really big pots and the decorating takes a lot longer.<br />
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It's finally summer here so here are a few pics from my garden...<br />
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His work is so detailed and a lot of it in metal. It's worth going back to his previous posts as there are lots and lots of photos of how he makes things. Love his guitar cases, mics and chairs, oh and the tools of course (in an older post).<br />
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I keep forgetting to take pictures at pottery class. Must do better! There is another class in 2 weeks and I'm hoping some more miniature pots will be fired then.<br />
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I haven't got time for any other miniatures at the moment as I'm embroidering a RL piano runner for one of my nieces. Her new home is all about 1970s design and colours. She has a beautiful orange sofa and she now has her grandmother's piano (carried up 3 flights of stairs!). The original runner embroidered by my sister was a bit worse for wear. So a new one in orange and brown was in order. The runner will be about 16 cm x 130 cm to cover the keys. It's taking a lot longer than I thought, but am enjoying it!<br />
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<br />Idskesminishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00096142682173969377noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847440378582913921.post-29257789866413571972013-05-21T22:21:00.000+01:002013-06-02T19:49:38.150+01:00Did I really say I didn't have time for miniatures???Well, I'd forgotten about these pots...<br />
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and I did the outside (most of it) of the box file shop a couple of weeks ago, it only took a few hours...<br />
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oh and I finished the oriental style rug...<br />
Now I just have to decorate the room...<br />
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Not bad for someone who thinks she doesn't have time for miniatures....<br />
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This half term my sisters are visiting and we have planned to see Sissinghurst gardens and I hope to take them to Hever Castle as well, to show them the Tudor, Georgian and other miniatures in the permanent exhibition. Not sure if we will have enough time to do both, but I can try to show them what can be achieved in miniature (by top makers) and why it is such a fantastic hobby!</div>
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Idskesminishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00096142682173969377noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847440378582913921.post-44548435328013085992013-05-07T17:29:00.003+01:002013-05-08T20:47:45.111+01:00LeatherWelcome to my new followers and an apology for having nothing to post about for some time. Life's just getting in the way of making minis. I'm experimenting with new tools, but I've only got a few pictures of how far I've got with learning to decorate leather.<br />
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I bought the 'preeg' set (I can't find a translation for this word so if anyone knows, please let me know<span style="color: cyan;">:</span><span style="color: #0b5394;"> it is embossing set! see the comments below</span>) of 20 metal stamps with all the other bits you need, at the Apeldoorn show in the Easter holiday as well as the very thin brown leather.<br />
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I've made a table top even though I'm not quite happy with it. The edge is too fussy and I can't decide on how to finish the sides of the table top. Still working on a better design, so I'm using this one to work on some gold or silver decoration around the edge of the leather.<br />
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Some of the paper patterns are scattered around. I had to try all of the different stamps (they probably have a different name, but I can't think of it) as well as some combinations. Not all of them look good together. The table top, that might or might not turn into a table, is made of mahogany and a boxwood string, ebonised string and tulipwood inlay.<br />
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The Fleur de Lys in gold on the triangular bit of leather were my first tries. Not quite sure of the pattern yet, but as the edge is quite fussy, it will be quite simple. The pattern is done on paper first, so that is the next step. If I had had the opportunity, I would have done a course with Tine Krijnen, who was kind enough to show me the basics at the show!</div>
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In the meantime, I am working on some full size pieces at pottery class. As they are meant to be presents, I can't show them to you until about the end of May, assuming they can be fired by then!</div>
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Happy mini-time!</div>
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