If I can't be a dragon-whisperer, can I at least befriend a talking dog?
Now that the bed is mostly finished, I need to move on to other pieces of my Princess and the Pea diorama. Originally, there was going to be a doll on the bed reading a book titled “The Gift of Sensitivity.” It’s hard to imagine how being sensitive enough to feel a pea through forty... Continue Reading →
When I first thought about finishing The Princess And The Pea, I told myself the main thing I needed to do was paint the bed frame*, and that it shouldn’t take too long. (Experienced miniaturists are laughing already.) Finishing the bed frame has proved anything but quick, and my results are not as polished as... Continue Reading →
As I work on my fairy tale miniature LNK, I keep thinking how much fun it would be to make Howl’s bedroom from Howl’s Moving Castle. It’s a huge project, which is probably why MechanicalFiend and Miss Mini Life made it so small. It’s so complicated, I probably need to make a plan first. A... Continue Reading →
One way to justify making “useless” things is to recycle. Plenty of crafters choose to buy new materials for their projects, and there’s certainly nothing wrong with that. But you can do a lot with trash. Ara of Bentley House Minis did an entire project using cardboard and common household materials. She made a fairy... Continue Reading →
I am a maker, with lots of projects underway. While I make useful things like quilts and socks, I also make sweaters for dinosaurs. It can be easy to question this practice. The practical part of our society often declares art and crafts as unnecessary, wasting time and materials to make frivolous and even useless... Continue Reading →
