Its Giveaway time on my poor neglected Blog!!!

To my loyal Blog followers ....where do I begin?? 

When I started my Blog in early 2011 I wondered if anyone would read it but was immediately welcomed into the mini Blog community. I posted at least once a month and regularly followed everyone else's posts.

Then I fell by the way side, I have still been very busy mini making but am shocked to realise I haven't posted in over three months. Yet amazingly my followers are now over 200, I am so happy and promise to post more often again :-)

To thank you all I have put together a collection of my cushions, cannisters and other kitchen bits in aqua & pink, if you would like to enter the draw please leave a comment here or on my Facebook Page and I'll pick a winner on 24th May.

There are three linen cushions, a canvas shopping bag with a french loaf from My Patisserie Francaise, a peg bag, a cookie tin, a set of 4 cannisters, 4 placemats, a bundle of tea towels, an oven glove and glass jar.

Good luck everyone, Jackie xx

Roomboxes for Christmas

I just can't believe that we are into February already and that it's over two months since I posted on my Blog. 
Because I know in my heart that I really can't have any more houses I have been looking at revamping some of my original Edwardian Houses and am determined not to start any new projects until I have sorted through my whole collection of miniatures and rediscovered what's in all my boxes!! It can be quite a revelation I can tell you ... I have found some beautiful things I'd forgotten about and which are far too lovely to be in boxes and I have also identified things which I no longer need and I've sold one house and around 30 dolls and still got a way to go ... money to spend on new miniatures :-)
Just before Christmas I made two roomboxes as gifts; one for my cousin who is not a miniaturist but asked for something in a shabby chic country style and one for my daughter who has recently bought her first flat and I based it on her room which we all helped decorate.

The basic roombox with a bay window added to provide the window seat. I think I like window seats in my minis because I'd love to have one for real!

The mannequin started life as dark wood, I painted it white and decoupaged strips of a lovely pink floral paper.

The finished roombox complete with her little dog Pixie.

Happily my cousin loved it and here it stands in its new home.

This is the kitchen/ living room in Lynsey's flat and we had great fun decorating it ... I wish I'd had "before" photos to show as it really was stuck in a 70's time warp!!

This is my mini version of the kitchen, I love the stools which were from Elf Miniatures.

The French baguette is from Christel Jensen and the fabulous cheese platter from Amanda Speakman.

Sophie, one of Lynsey's favourite cats when she was wee.

That's it for now, on with the tidying and organising before moving on to one of the many revamps that I've got planned.

Thanks for looking, Jackie x

I'm dreaming of a pink Christmas

This box was my nursery and Ive re-papered it using this lovely pink & green striped paper from Itsy Bitsy. Its destined to be an extension to my Patisserie Francaise to house my growing collection of pink cakes but just for December its my Pinklicious Christmas!!

As usual I've filled the shelves with cannisters and the beautiful Christmas Tree Teapot and mini ornament are from Catherine Rohal on Ebay.

The pink gerbera cupcakes are from Miniature Patisserie

I made the nutcracker themed placemats, wrapping paper, ribbons etc. The Christmas tree and lollipops are also from Cathy Rohal.

 The Christmas Stocking was printed on Supersoft Paper which feels like fabric but has the body of paper, I love it and the cute little teapot hanger is also from Cathy Rohal, its not really Christmas themed but I just looked out all my favourite pink 'bits'

And talking of my favourite pink pieces here is my little girl from the hugely talented Lisa Johnson-Richards, she is just adorable ... Lisa & the doll!!

Just for the record my own Christmas theme is NOT pink, its silver and white and I love that too. I wish you all a happy and healthy Christmas holiday however you spend it.

Jackie xx

Mwahaha ..... Trick or Treat

Recently I was lucky enough to win my first give away from Kathy Olaf-Obrenski, she sent me this gorgeous pumpkin cake. Additionally she so graciously sent me lots of extras which I'll show later in the Patisserie Francaise which despite the current recession is expanding!!

The cake was enough to prompt me to put together the little Halloween party scene ...

The cute little birdhouse is from Katy and the pumpkin is a lucky find from a keyring

The cannisters and paper items were made last year but so typically of me I never got round to putting the display together ... hopefully next year I'll have the party guests in their fancy dress costumes :-)

The centre cake was from Paris Miniatures and the cupcakes from Lory, so happy to have them out on show

How cute is this little fellow in one of Kat the Hat lady's fabulous hats

Happy Halloween everyone, I've got a tub of goodies ready in case we have guisers knocking on the door tonight ... for those of you elsewhere its our custom here in Scotland where children dress up and visit friends or neighbours,  sing a song or recite a poem and look to collect a 'Penny for the Guy' for Guy Fawkes night next week. 

Jackie x

The Rooster Roombox is finished ........

Before talking about my roombox I'd just like to say how thrilled I am to have more new followers ... when I started this Blog in April I didn't know if anyone would read it and am just loving being involved in the mini blog community - thank you all :-)

Now the roombox ... when I say finished I have to confess that I'm always going back to things and moving them and changing little things but on the whole it is finished!

The outside with rooster panels on the shutters and the rooster topiary

Sylvia's lovely little birdbox

The window seat with cushions added

Table setting

The kitchen sink!!

Cannisters of course 

The table without the cloth, the original centrepiece has moved into one of the cabinets and some new flowers are on the table

I bought this wonderful doll from Lisa Johnson-Richards almost ten years ago and this kitchen just seems the perfect setting for her, I am so flattered that she likes the setting

So now that the first roombox is complete I'm moving onto the next one in a week or two and also thinking of a give-away to celebrate passing 100 followers ... more news soon.

Jackie x