Rheda show

Sunday was the day we went to the Rheda show. It took us 2 hours, not bad.
I met with Elly, Elga and Josje, we had lunch together and a lovely chat.
Elga brought me my cabinet, now it's my turn, to do the embroidery on it.

it is good enough to leave as is!

For the rest, I bought a lot, not all necessary, but all nice!

The first thing, I am really pleased with, is an embroidery hoop.

This picture is for the size:

and on this one you can see the clamp. It really works! Vonas Miniatures made it.

I bought myself a pair of scissors, they really work! Edmnd Drescher made them.


This is, or was, a Mcqueenies kit. I put it together yesterday evening. Their kits are so nice to work with, nice wood, and they fit perfectly. Do you see the hinges? First time I did them the way they should be done, with nails! I always cheated, just glued on the hinges, and left the nails out. Not this time! This cupboard will go in Magdalena's room.

A couple of kits from Sperrholzgebiet for my 1/144 scale cabinet: a drawing room, a kitchen and a bathroom.

And these, a Petite Properties kit of a Tudor Cupboard for my medieval property (still to be made), a flower kit from Lami's minis, I liked the colors, hair from Helena Reijnen, and some tule, don't remember from who.

And lastly these pieces of pottery.

We left Rheda at 16.30, after having an ice cream. The weather was quite nice, sunny, a bit chilly, but a lot better then last year, it rained heavily the whole day that time. It was a lot nicer to drive with this weather.

What have I been up to?

Not doing as much as I wanted! I have a ballerina doll, made by Miep Otzen. I have had her for years. Now I've started dressing her.

She's not finished yet.
Next, I started making baskets

I like them!

Somehow I can't seem to keep to one project, finish that, and only then do something else.

Update staffs: more wizards wanted!

This is the latest batch.
With a red crystal

 Gilded cord and a green crystal

 A round bead, with a kind of catseye effect. It gives different reflections if moved. The bead was a gift from a friend.

 This one has a little desert rose on top. Very hard to get a picture of properly.

Staff looking for wizard.....

I have made myself a couple of staffs. They came out the way I wanted.
There are a couple more in the works!
I photographed them with a doll of mine, who still needs to have a nice suit made for him.
To show the size.
Staff 1:

The second one:

This last one has crystals set into the wood of the staff.



Time for minis again

I managed to finally finish this doll! She is sold by Helena Reijnen, who called her Winnie. With that name, I had to buy the doll.
I have had her for a couple of years now. She has been dressed, and lain waiting for a wig for more then a year.
Finally plucked up the courage to do that wig! I can see some things wrong with it, but I am pleased with it.
The light is not very good at the moment, it is raining.

She has lovely long braids, like I wanted when I was young.

Made this little lady, from Towerhouse Dolls

A doll for the dollshouse child. From a kit from Towerhouse Dolls. She was lovely to dress, a bit fiddly.

Another bracelet finished

I made ths bracelet in the garden, nice and warm, but a bit windy. Those rings won't blow away!
It is a variation on byzantine weave, with silverplated rings, glass rings, and Miyuki beads.