A biologist learns to make tiny worlds.
So the very last piece for La Lanterna Rosa is now complete. I am speaking, of course, of the fire screen. This piece was fairly simple to create. I downloaded a rococo image that was in the general shape of what I wanted. I chose this one: I used the “print then cut” feature onContinue reading “And we are done!”
I’m finishing the last few pieces for La Lanterna Rosa. Here is the side table that will sit between the couch and the chair The book is a printable I found on Pinterest. The candlestick is made from these two jewelry findings: I only have the fire screen to go and that will be it.Continue reading “Almost done!”
Today I have been working on some of the final pieces for La Lanterna Rosa. More specifically, I have been building a tiny violin. I used the template I found on Littlearchitecture.com. That author suggested making the body of the violin in three pieces. That was more realism than I needed though, so mine isContinue reading “The tiniest violin.”
My dear friend is a children’s librarian at a local library. She has been asking me for some time to do a class in creative repurposing for some of the local kids. I have been reluctant to agree to this, as 1) a single scene can take months and 2) I’m not particularly fond ofContinue reading “Side quest.”
I haven’t built the tiny violin yet, as I have been distracted with other pieces of the lantern. Things have been moving along rapidly. The walls and fireplace are done, the clock face has hands and I have completed the couch, chair and side table: This all entailed a trip to southern New Hampshire andContinue reading “La Lanterna Rosa continued”
As promised, this post is entirely about the grandfather clock I am making for La Lanterna Rosa. I spent most of the day working on it, as tomorrow I am back at work. I started with a half scale grandfather clock kit I purchased from Alphastamps (whose shipping time, I am pleased to say, isContinue reading “The grandfather clock”
Having been home for several days with COVID, I finally had some down time to work on my rococo music room. I simply don’t have the energy to work on any projects for my real house and I can’t focus long enough to knit or embroider. I have decided to move the music room fromContinue reading “La Lanterna Rosa.”
Hi everyone! Sorry I haven’t posted in so long. I recently bought a home and have been really busy working on that. Also, I lost my darling cat Johnny and have been bonding with my new cat, Poppy. Poppy is a love, and he came to me about a month before Johnny left. I wouldContinue reading “It has been a while:”
Hi! It’s been a while since I posted. The library is complete. I also took two weeks to create an Easter scene for my sister. She loves Easter and we weren’t able to celebrate last year due to the Pandemic. My next project, which I just started today, is a Rococo Room that will beContinue reading “Catch up post.”
I imagine that the study will be finished within a few days, I thought I would give an update on what’s been happening. When I work on minis, I like to imagine the people who occupy the scenes I am creating. This one is fun because I have been imagining a couple, one person whoContinue reading “The study is nearing completion”
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