Nostalgic Toy Swap - Circus elephant & paper doll

I have finished my nostalgic toy swap. I have done a paper doll and a circus elephant for each swap partner. The elephant looks really nostalgic in his fancy costume. I glued some tiny tiny no hole beads on his costume and also some feathers on his head - so I have a 3d-effect. I also printed the image mirror-inverted.

Have a great day,
Sonja

Baby Shabby Chic Boutique part 25 - perfume bottles & soaps

I have done some minis for my baby shop (nothing special just a perfum bottle, some soaps, a little paper doll...and for the bonnet a label with the name "petit ange".


Have a great day
Sonja

Baby Shabby Chic Boutique part 24 - rocking horse

Here are photos of my rocking horse. The horse was a birthday present by Corine from Belgium (I think so 2 years ago).
1. I painted it blue (normal hobby paint) and later white (I use a white paint tester from a diy shop - I use it for everything paper, wood, plastic...and it is super cheap about 2 €).
2. than I take normal sandpaper and removed the white paint (so that you can see the blue paint/wood)
3. now it is time to paint it brown (wax). Later (so 2 minutes) I also removed the brown paint.

I like my little rocking horse. It looks so old....

Have a great sunday,
Sonja

Baby Shabby Chic Boutique part 23 - table

Here are 2 photos of my table for the baby boutique. The table is perfect for the shop. It is a little bit higher so I can put some bags and boxes under the table.
I like also the old cash register. Later I will do a pen and print out some invoices, letters.....
The table is a present by Marleen from Belgium. She did it for our shabby/brocante swap.
Danke Leen voor de erg mooie tafel!!!

Patchwork quilt

Here is a photo of my patchwork quilt. The quilt is 4 x 5,5 cm. I have done also some fabric rols. I will use the quilt and the fabric rols for my haberdashery shop.
On the net I found a tutorial for a "glued quilt":

http://www.minidolllist.com/glued%20quilt.html

I like the idea. Maybe a project for the Lisa/Lundby project!

Have a great day,
Sonja

Minis for my Baby Boutique

New year - old project. I will finish my "Baby Boutique - Le petit Ange" and so I was looking for some minis. This is my second baby shop which I do. My old one was 1 cm to wide for my shelf and I was not really happy with the shop.

I will use some of the "old" minis for the new one. I like the little cosmetic display, the bibs, the bonnet (but I will paint the hat stand white and add also a little label "Le petit Ange" and of course the shoes. The rest is to modern.

Shoes by Bärbel Epping (it was a super x-mas present). What a pity that my cairn terrier Benny ate some of them (and that is not a joke).
He was blind and ate everything what he found on the floor!

Have a great day
Sonja

My "to-do-List 2012"

Here are photos of all my ufos (unfinished projects). Next week I will start again with my "Shabby Chic Baby Boutique". I will finish my baby boutique before I fly to Birmingham (March).
I need a little garden for my Buttercup dollshouse. The dollshouse is nearly finished (so 95 %). Only some lights and some little kitchen minis for grandma are on my "to-do-list". Grandpa is interested in a potting bench, a shelf (maybe a ladder shelf), a garden bench (for a coffee break), a little garden conservatory....maybe also in a doghouse...

The bedroom of my French house is nearly finished. Now it is time for the wallpaper and flooring...
In the ground floor is a little hall (not very big for max. a chair..). Next to the hall is a little bathroom. I have a workshop kit "brocante badkamer" by Sylvia Beuker. First I will assemble the kit so I know how much space I need for the bathroom
and I will start also a special project with Eliana from Brasil. We will start with our Lundby/Lisa dollshouses. O.k. my house is more than a ruin......