MINI BABIES

2018-07-03T19:32:00.001-07:00

I Love your schoolroom. It is so wonderful and your teacher is perfect. Lucky you to have one of Matie’s dolls. She is beautiful. You have really put some great detail in the classroom.

Christmas

2015-12-24T18:38:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas everyone!!

Early dolls

2015-12-22T12:52:00.001-08:00

I am really missing miniatures and determined to get back to them in January. Enough of real life getting in the way!!!! I miss the great feeling one gets from creating............I'm sure life will run more smoothly if I am too.

I just received an email that had a couple of photos of a toddler girl and boy that I had sculpted a few years ago. A couple of my favorites and I thought I would share them.

HAPPY HALOWEEN

2015-10-27T11:00:00.001-07:00

I went to a baby reading hour yesterday with my daughter and little Grandson at a local library. They had requested that the babies arrive in costume. It was the sweetest event. So many darling costumes!! Our little Gideon enjoyed himself.

Busy RL in the way of minis

2015-07-27T13:09:00.001-07:00

Still really busy with my sweet Grandson and Mother. Finding it hard to get to my miniature world that I love. I do see a dim light at the end of the tunnel though so I feel like I am getting closer!! I can't wait!! Brilliant creative work you are all doing. I love when the opportunity arises looking at all of your accomplishments. So inspiring. In the meantime I am completely smitten with my darling little Grandson Gideon. Probably one of the sweetest babies I have been around. He is so mellow and still smiling all of the time. A really happy boy. He is almost crawling and we are having so much fun seeing all of the changes he goes through. A treat to have a baby in the family again.

New baby

2015-03-02T16:46:00.001-08:00

GIDEON is doing so well and smiling all of the time. Hard to do miniatures when there is this special one in my life. I am loving being a Grandmother. Thank you for all of the comments from my last post. I was hoping to reply but time slipped away. I have an order for a doll and hoping to start on it soon. My sweet customer has been patiently waiting. Now with this live model I am anxious to see who I can make.

HAPPY HOLIDAY and NEW YEAR

2014-12-27T06:57:00.000-08:00

It has been quit a long time since I have had a chance to post anything. 2014 turned out to be a year of ups and downs. My Mother started out last year with some health issues that had her in the hospital twice. Both times it had to do with medication issues but all is well. Everything got sorted and she has been doing fine. We celebrated her 93rd birthday earlier this month. The biggest news is that my daughter(43) announced that she was expecting her first child and the due date was December 14. I was elated about this. I never thought this would happen because of her age. Well, her little one made a surprise entrance on September 28 via an emergency c-section. Baby Gideon weighed 3 lbs. 2 oz. and was 29 weeks along. It was such a surreal experience that we were all dazed when it happened. We have been incredibly blessed though as he was perfect from day one and began to thrive. My daughter was amazing and spent every day going to the hospital NICU nursery and spent her days giving her baby kangaroo care. He finally came home on December 18 and weighs 8 lbs. now. You can imagine how our Christmas was this year. Pure joy!!!! He is darling and my Mother was so thrilled because this is her first Great-Grandchild.

Baby Gideon

I am in love with this precious gift.

2014

2014-02-02T11:49:00.000-08:00

I hope 2014 is proving to be a wonderful year for everyone so far. For myself, I am really looking forward to having time for miniatures at some point. It has been far too long since I have had the time. There have been so many things in my RL that have been in the way for anything creative. My Mother has had a few health issues that have kept me busy but Thankfully she is a strong woman(92) and keeps battling through all of the blips. There have also been a couple of house issues that needed attention(plumbing) and sorting through some of the 50 +years of accumulation my Mother managed to do. The one thing that has kept my sanity for the last few months is knitting. My daughter and I took a class a few months ago to learn how and I love it. I am looking forward to trying my hand at miniature knitting someday. (How many scarves does one person need?) I periodically have been looking at all of the amazing things all of you have been posting and it thrills me to see all of the wonderful creativity. The time will come again for me. I am learning to flow with everything and not stress. I will be back into miniatures soon. I hope everyone is doing well. Love all of your posts!
I thought I would share a picture I took of a darling statue I bought at an antique store a few years ago and gave to my Mother. He is above the kitchen sink and is a pleasure to look at when there are dishes to be done. I am playing around with the iPhone my daughter gave me for Christmas. The camera seems to be really great! Love,Patty

Merry Christmas

2013-12-25T09:25:00.001-08:00

I hope everyone has a Wonderful Christmas!

Just arrived!

2013-08-10T08:09:00.001-07:00

My copies of the magazine article arrived yesterday! I think it came out great!

New magazine article

2013-07-24T08:56:00.002-07:00

My dolls will be featured in the Sept/Oct. issue of Dollhouse Miniatures.

A welcome change from the rough year I have had. I hope to be able to get back involved with miniature making and blogging. I hope all is well for all of you. I have enjoyed being able to see all of the wonderful creations everyone has been making.

NURSERY TOYS

2012-05-15T08:58:00.000-07:00

I have been trying to come up with some accessories for the Nursery,Children's Toy shop, etc. and wanted to share this sweet little stroller that I have made. It is perfect for a small toddler to push some of her favorite toys around! I have had this idea in my head for awhile and was so pleased that it came out the way that I had wanted it to. I always seem to build things in my mind for about a week before I sit down and actually start it. It is always a treat if it comes out as planned! The little wheels work too!

part 3.......CAROL HARDY items

2012-05-12T10:06:00.002-07:00

Well, I am continuing to share some of the wonderful items that I bought at an Estate sale. I found a plastic tub in the back room with all of the miniatures and this is what was inside of it. Seven sleighs made by Carol Hardy(IGMA).(one was giifted to my friend Annemarie Kiwikkel for her exquisite dolls) They are signed and dated. Her work is stunning!!! She made these in the early 80's. There was also a popcorn machine and a older male vendor who was made by Sylvia Lyons. There are two small sleighs for children in the group. I hope I am not boring you with all of these postings about the dream sale that I was lucky enough to go to!! I still can't believe what was sold there!! I could continue posting photos for about 4 months....LOL

ESTATE SALE...........part 2

2012-05-08T12:51:00.000-07:00

This is a continuation from the Music conservatory post. Not the best pictures to share but here is a wonderful hand carved Chippendale desk. The ball feet are hand carved and also the interior slots. This piece is so smooth. All of the little drawers open too. I have also sent a photo of a few of the toys that I purchased. I bought two large hat boxes and inside they were filled with little plastic bags loaded with wonderful little items. The little Pinocchio and Nutcracker are hand carved and painted. The Nutcrackers mouth moves too.

The collector who had died was a widow. Her husband was a plastic surgeon and she used to own an all year Christmas shop in the town of Los Gatos where I lived for almost 30 years. Her son told me that when she bought things she would buy in bulk. She also made Teddy Bears. She owned many Museum quality items and for this reason the family decided to have it be an invite only Estate Sale. My Mother and I used to sell antiques in a co-op so we knew the woman that was going to be putting the Estate sale on and we were invited in. Such a wonderful experience...............more photos will be coming. I am going to take some of the Carol hardy sleighs that I have today.

MUSIC CONSERVATORY

2012-04-24T12:01:00.001-07:00

I was going through one of my folders and looking at photos that I have been saving and ran across pictures of this wonderful Music Conservatory I was lucky enough to purchase at a dream estate sale! The woman who owned this had passed away and her two adult children were selling off all of her craft items and collections. I lucked out because no one that came to the private sale were interested in any of the miniature items and the prices for the items were at giveaway levels!. I was left alone in the back of the house in a room full of the most wonderful items. This building is one of the things I purchased and it came completely full of wonderful musical instruments. All of the pieces are artisan made and signed. The building also has a wonderful set of stone steps that lead to the front door. I have them in the roof at the moment because there wasn't room for them on the small table this is sitting on. The roof of this building is lifted off and then you can remove the front wall for access.The instruments are a harp,flute in a leather case,piano and also hand carved music stand and stool. The little round table is hand carved too. There was also an overstuffed velvet covered wing back and a brass telescope that was included. I still daydream about that sale! I have so much more that I should photograph and share with you too. I also ended up with 7 sleighs made by Carol Hardy.....also a popcorn making cart and a wonderful circus car/cage made by Carol too. I didn't know who she was at first and the pieces are signed C. Hardy. I had shown one of them to a miniature shop keeper and she flipped out and told me who Carol was......LOL....still a novice at that point. The list is endless. My Mother,sister and I went back three days in a row to purchase things!!

MINI BROOM SET

2012-02-25T11:30:00.003-08:00

I am involved in a wonderful Birthday swap that Kaisa has put together and am having fun trying out some new items. It is always so great to go out of your comfort zone and experiment! I wanted to share a little broom set that I have made. It was something I saw in a catalog that I get and i thought it would look so sweet in miniature! Here is a photo of the broom and dust pan.I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!!!

THINGS TO SHARE

2012-02-08T08:59:00.000-08:00

I thought I would show all of you the sweet little items that my sister Liz gave me for Christmas. Aren't the mice(rats) hysterical!!! I really love them and can just see them on a kitchen shelf ready to eat. They are made by Bridget MCcarty She makes the most adorable animals. The little cat is hand sewn. I need to find the name of the artist that made that........I think it is Paulette Svec......will find out and add it to the post. She also bought me a very tiny sign that says "ROSE COTTAGE". I purchased a kit for a 1/4" scale house from Petite Properties and the sign should be perfect for that. I love when someone in the family gives me minis for the holiday's. I hope everyone is having a wonderful week.

More items to share

2012-01-29T09:25:00.000-08:00

I was so excited about this next purchase. I had seen these statues of cherubs a couple of years ago in some photos someone posted from the Miniature show that they have in Madrid and LOVED them. I didn't think I would ever have a chance to buy some unless I found someone that attends that show to purchase them for me!!! Taller Targioni was at the GOOD SAM show this year and had work by Victoria Heredia. I was jumping for joy when I saw these!!!!!
Genevieve, That is where I bought the rabbit that is dressed that you inquired about. I also purchased the baby from my previous post from the same booth. I think she is also made by Victoria. I am not sure who made the rabbit. Maybe one of our bloggers from Spain know the artist's name. Sorry about the picture. It didn't come out so good. The details on these little figurines is so incredible. I don't know how she did them! They are so incredible and tiny. A take off on Meissen or Dresden cherubs. They have delicate applied flowers all over the back of them at the base.
I also bought three sizes of Japanese floral wire and some rice paper so I can experiment this year making flowers. I am really looking forward to that!

MORE PURCHASES

2012-01-26T09:34:00.000-08:00

I really enjoy owning other artist's work. This little baby is so sweet.

I love this little doll. She is only about 1/2". The little rabbit is perfect for a nursery or a toy store.

A Good Sam purchase

2012-01-21T12:21:00.000-08:00

How are all of you? I cannot believe that it is almost the end of January!! Time is flying by and this month has been really busy already for me! I finally took a picture of one of my purchases from the Good Sam show that I attended in October. I will share more soon too. One of the other photos I took didn't come out that great so I will need to retake it. I bought these wonderful utensils from "Cinderella". It is hard to believe that they are 1:12 scale in this photo! They are made so well.
Of course I need to add a photo of a baby that I made awhile ago too. Baby Christopher! He is 1 3/4" and all hand sculpted from polymer. I hope all of you are having a wonderful start to this new year! I am Loving everything that you are posting and working on!!! Such great talent out here in the miniature world!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

2012-01-01T17:29:00.000-08:00

Wishing you all of the best this year!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

2011-12-19T11:19:00.000-08:00

I am sending you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS greeting and a big THANK YOU for another incredible year of blogging. I just can't get enough of all of your wonderful creations! All of you make blogging such an incredible experience full of inspiration. I have never smiled so much in all of my life.
Much love, Patty

Robbie

2011-11-12T08:46:00.000-08:00

I have been so busy lately with my real life that I haven't been able to do anything with miniatures!!! I went to the Good Sam show a few weeks ago and bought some wonderful little miniatures. Once I take photos I will share them.....in the meantime I thought I would post a photo of one of the few boy babies that I have made in the past. My clay always seems to want to make girls!! I have no control of the outcome when I am sculpting!! LOL I made the carrier that he is sitting in too. I am looking forward to having the time to sculpt again. I am so ready to see another new baby's face emerge from my clay!

FALL

2011-09-26T12:05:00.000-07:00

I love this time of year! Our weather hasn't cooled down completely yet, but you can smell Fall in the air. I wanted to show you a little cat that I made last year. He is a take off on those 1930's candy containers. I love his goofy face. I have been making some pumpkins in the last couple of weeks and will share them as soon as I photograph them. Hope everyone is enjoying the Seasonal change that has arrived!

TOMATO HARVEST AND A TART

2011-09-06T17:00:00.000-07:00

I managed to grow a heart!!!!!!
So many incredible tomatoes! I have been taking a colander out to the garden every day and filling it up!!! This is a small sample. We also planted some wonderful yellow cherry tomatoes that taste like candy!!!
This is the most incredible caramelized onion,tomato,goat cheese tart! It came out really great. Every recipe that I have tried of Ina Garten's(Barefoot Contessa) has been so easy to prepare and so delicious. I thought I would share the link for the recipe. It is so easy to put together and you can impress your guests!!! LOL....mine were loving every bite!

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/tomato-and-goat-cheese-tarts-recipe/index.html