I'm still here

                                                                               Hello,

It's  very quiet on my side ... sorry for that!

That's because I'm a burden bursitis in my right shoulder and strained muscles in my forearm.

For me that is quite bales because I'm right handed and therefore I do almost everything with my right hand and arm!

So I have dosed tinkering, so once the pain I am sorry to stop momentum.

But even though I did get some crafting made recently.

 

 

These shoe's i have made on a online workshop
on the Dutch Dollhouse forum,thy are made from real leather.
They stand on a 10 eurocent coin.

tea- coffee- and sugar canisters

A cookie jar

butter dish with butter in it

Some knitting for a friend.

This is for a doll of 6 cm!

And a knitted pillow

I'll hope my arm and shoulder wil be better very soon,
so i can work at my miniatures like i normaly do....

Hugs,Marleen

Wowww another award!

   Carol gave me this award;

Thank you very much Carol,

I appreciate this gesture very much of you!

And i love your work;-)

Hugs,Marleen

Chairs for the Brocante Villa

 tonight i've been busy with some chairs witch i've both on a dollhouse fair.

I have given it some new paint and a new fabric.

The right seat as I bought two chairs,

left after I got it with a coat of paint and new fabric;

One chair is done and one to go

Hugs,Marleen

Platycerium bifurcatum or stag horn fern

The stag horn fern (Platycerium bifurcatum) is an exit from the eikvarenfamilie (Polypodiaceae). The plant is native to Australia, where it grows as an epiphyte on trees.

The plant has two types of leaves: sterile and fertile. The sterile sheath recess or leaves are wide and round and support the drooping leaves fertile. They are often overlapping on the branch on which the fern grows. These sterile leaves slowly rot to form humus which the roots of the fern foraging. The fertile leaves are cut and shaped antlers (hence the name Dutch). They have boxes at the bottom track. The fertile leaves are much longer than the sterile leaves. To reduce evaporation and humidity to take this sheet coated with a layer of gray-felted.

In warmer climates, the plant in nature. In Europe, the plant used as a houseplant, the popularity changes. The stag horn fern grows best on a piece of bark or peat blocks. The pot is then filled around it with special ground for ferns or moss. It is best to hear the deer fern lime free water use (rain). The magazine should be regularly dusted with water, water is best achieved by immersion. Pieces of rotting peat or composted manure between the sterile leaves push stimulates the growth of new leaves. The plant is propagated by suckers to hoard. The plant is susceptible to aphids. Infestation by lice is more recognizable sticky leaves.

And yesterday i've made one in miniature:

Hugs,Marleen

Lathyrus and a hydrangea wreath

 I've been busy for 2 days to make this Lathyrus

(i don't know how you called this plant)

This is a real Lathyrus plant;

And this is the one i've made;

And this is the Hydrangea wreath i've made this afternoon;

They are both for the flower-roombox.

Hugs,Marleen

butterfly bush

 Yesterday i've made a butterfly bush.

It was very nice making one,and it has 'real' butterfly's !

The butterfly bush grows in  many different colors and can grow out to a very big bush.

It's a very nice plant for in the garden and it smell's good too.

Look at these photo's;

It's a beautifull bush in the garden and if you want many butterfly's in you garden

then you must plant a butterfly bush in it;-)

Mine is not so big because it's on scale (LOL)

I've made it in a lavender color;

And ofcourse a detail of the butterfly's in it:

Hugs,Marleen

A new plant for the flower roombox

 Today i was visiting my friend Annet

and have made a flowerpot with an hydranggea in it;

The flowerpot is made of:

a christmasbel,some pieces of a beercan,2 flowerbeads,

a button and a nail,glue and paint

a hydrangea flower...

put it  all together  and you get this:

The left one is mine and on the right the one from Annet

9mine is brokenwhite with pink and Annet has made it in silver with black)

I'll put mine in the flower roombox;-)

Hugs,Marleen

roomboxes....

 Last week i've started  making 2 roomboxes,

one roombox becomes a weddingbox and the other going to be filled with

flowers and plants.

My husband has hang them on the wall today.

I must do a hard work to fill bouth of them!

In the afthernoon i've made a strawberry plant...so the beginning is there (LOL)

just finnished the painting...

a detail of the frame

hanging on the wall

the wedding roombox

the flower roombox

my strawberry plant

Hugs,Marleen

Visit from friend's.....

Yesterday my friend Emma,who lives in Rotterdam,came to me with the train.

Afther a long yourney of 3 hours and 20 minutes see was there.

I piked her of the train station and drove her to my house.

Afther a cup of coffee and tea with an fresh muffin baked by my daughter,

we've given each other gifts.

Emma has made me a beautiful carpet that she has embroidered for me.

Look how beautiful it is;

I've forgot to take a photo of my gift to her...shame on me!

I gave Emma a little bear with a little knitted dress made by myself ofcourse ;-)

Afther the lunch my other friend Annet has arrived and  the three of us we're going to visit

my fiend Sylvia .

Well Sylvia has created a very nice place outside in her beautiful garden.

Afther coffee and tea with an tompouce ?(a dutch delicasy)

We've had a look in the sevend heaven of Sylvia (LOL)

Afther a chat and drinks Emma has filled her bags with the most beautiful workshop packets from Sylvia

we've had to go home.

I've cooked spaghetti bolognese and we had ice cream with strawberry's and whipcream as dessert.

Than it was already time to bring Emma back to the train station,to bad it was time for her to go back home.

It was a very nice day,but much to short!

Next time i go over and visit Emma in Rotterdam......very soon :-)

Here's a photo with the three of us;

Me,Emma and Annet

Hugs,Marleen

Small,smaller,smallest....

 I've been knitting again

but i want it to be very small this time.

Just have a look;

The little bed is also made by me;

On my finger so you can see how small it is;

With love,Marleen

The bed...

 i have painted the wired bed and it began to rust ;

now i need to make the mattress and bedding,

that not my favorite thing to do so.....

With love,Marleen

Awards

I received a few awards ;

From Lara , Mimmi and Ingrid ;

From Dora ;

from Charini

Thank you  all for these beautiful awards!

I'm very honered to get these from you ;-)

With love,Marleen

Knitted little dress

 In the passed few days iv'e knitted a little dress with a pant

for a doll-baby.

With love,Marleen

A new Award!

 Anthoula gave me this beautiful Award;

I am very excited to be considered a fellow artisan of miniatures by such a talented miniaturist.

It's to much honor for me.....but i'm very proud of it ;-)

Thank you very much Anthoula!

Now i have to give the award at 5 fellow artisan miniaturist......

But i can't make a choice....

So i will give the award to everyone who's following and visiting my blog.

Take the award with you and place it on your blog!

I love all your blogs and all the things you make,

you all deserve this beautiful Award!

 

With love,Marleen

And the mesh base

At first i want to thank you for all the compliments you gave on my wire bed!

I've just finished the mesh base too;

Now i'm going to clean up my house.

That really does need some attention!

With love,Marleen

The wire bed

 Yesssssssssssss!

i've got all the pieces together and now it looks like a real bed :-))

I'll hope you like it like i do (lol)

Now i'm working on the mesh base.....

then i have to make a mattress,sheets and blankets.

So i'm not finished yet!

With love,Marleen

And the winner is........

 The winner of this giveaway is:

Paloma of:
 http://untallerdeminiaturas.blogspot.com/

Paloma congratulations with this workshop packet!

Will you send me an email with your name and adres in it?

So i can send it to you.

You can mail me at :

marleensminiaturen@hotmail.com

Ofcourse i want to see photo's of your laundrystand when you've finished it :-))

Wish you lots of pleasure making it!

I say thanks to everyone who's joint my giveaway

and  because i like to give  i will do another giveaway in the future!

And if you want to have the laundrystand,

you can buy one by sending an email to:

sylvia@lutjeboudel.nl

http://lutjeboudel.punt.nl/

With love,Marleen

Last chance to sign in!

Today you can still register to compete for the giveaway.

You'll have until 20:00 Dutch time to sign in!
Then i will draw a name and announce the winner right here on my blog.

So get you chance!

With love,Marleen