If I can't be a dragon-whisperer, can I at least befriend a talking dog?
My 2025 creative project “The Gift of Sensitivity” is done. This massive princess-and-the-pea miniature now lives in a glass cabinet in our house. There have been some interesting comments about it. "The Gift of Sensitivity" by Kit Dunsmore I overheard my husband telling someone I’d been working on this for five years. I thought “Ten!”... Continue Reading →
The linens for the bed were the easiest thing I had left to make for my Princess and the Pea miniature “The Gift of Sensitivity.” At least that’s what I thought. I already had a sparkly comforter made in 2009 when I was assembling all those mattresses, but I still needed sheets and pillows. I... Continue Reading →
I spent an afternoon cutting out cardboard for a tower for my Princess and Pea miniature and got a shock. I already knew that the tower was going to be big. Like three-and-a-half feet tall big. But knowing it and seeing it were two completely different things. The wall of the cardboard tower is 36... Continue Reading →
Last week, I actually got back to work on “The Gift of Sensitivity,” my Princess and the Pea diorama. It was yet another reminder that before I make an acceptable miniature, I’m going to make messes and fail. My challenge this week was making a miniature basket by hand. I started on this back in... Continue Reading →
Back in February, I decided to make the Princess and the Pea diorama my big project for 2025. However, since finishing the nightgown in April, I have done absolutely nothing on this project. While I have done plenty of other things (from spinning yarn to attending conferences), the only step I’ve taken towards finishing this... Continue Reading →
