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Miniature pastries - Pasteles en miniatura

It's been a while since I have posted! At the end of the summer I bought some new supplies, for instance Deluxe Materials Scenic Water and Scenic Colours, but I have not tried them yet, because, to tell you the truth, I forgot about them soon after I had bought them! And then, the other day as I was going through the disorganized mess of things on my craft table, I came across these two packages and I was "Oops! What do I have here!?" Well, I think that many crafters have a lot of supplies they are not aware of, don't they?

  Anyway, I have been doing some miniature baking.  Here are some cakes, pastries and sandwiches. They are all made from air dry silk clay. As I have mentioned before, I love working with this soft air dry clay. It is very good for making miniature food.

Rocking horse and other purchases - Caballo mecedor y otras compras

Irmeli and I were shopping in Helsinki yesterday. We made a round in the craft stores and we first went to Hobby Point, where I bought a new paper punch for making miniature flowers. Then we visited Askarelli, where we were delighted to find out that they now sell some Gepetto products. I bought myself a rocking horse kit. And then we went to Sinelli, where I found some nice sheets of double-sided cardboard. 

We were also happy to visit the new Marks and Spencer store, which opened in Helsinki last month, for the first time. I often buy from M&S online, but it will be nice to be able to shop in the store whenever I am visiting Helsinki.

At a Miniatures Fair

Irmeli and I visited the Miniatures Fair in Lahti today. It was organised by the Dollshouse hobbyists' assocation of Päijät-Häme. This is one of my purchases, a Lundby stove from the '70s. I am going to place it in my 1:16 scale Lisa dollshouse.

I also bought this Siamese cat

 

and these nail decals which can also be used for decorating miniatures. They are similar to the  water slide decals which I just recently tried for the first time.

I also bought some fabrics, plates and other dishes and several kinds of findings, frames etc.

A very good fair day indeed!

Water slide decals for decorating - Siirtokuvia koristeluun

I bought some floral water slide decals from Eden Miniaturas and I tried them for decorating this cupboard. I am quite pleased with the result. I have never used such decals before. I messed a bit with the tiniest pieces when they were wet - some of them just disappeared somewhere from my fingers! But luckily I bought several sheets, so I have plenty of extra pieces. I am going to use them for decorating more furniture and some plates and other dishes.

Making ribbon roses - Nauharuusujen tekoa

I am making more miniature hats and I needed more embellishments for them. I bought a miniature rose maker and some ribbon from The Miniature Haberdashery (a charming shop!). I had to try a couple of times before I figured out how to make them. Different kinds of ribbons make different kinds of roses; I like organza ribbons the most.

Shopping at Fred Aldous - Ostoksilla Fred Aldousilla

I have sometimes bought some craft supplies online from Fred Aldous. They have very good selections of art and craft supplies. We visited Manchester on our autumn vacation last week and got the chance to visit the Fred Aldous store. It was located in Lever Street only a few hundred meters from our hotel. I found the clearance corner and bought this lot of jewelry findings. They are very nice for making miniatures.

The Great Wee event - Suuri snadi -tapahtuma

Irmeli and I visited the Suuri snadi ("Great Wee") miniatures event last weekend. There were artisans and suppliers selling their products, workshops and exhibits of miniaturists' works. A lot of interesting things to see.

I bought some craft supplies, for instance this pretty pink lace from Pitsileidi Maija (Lace lady Maija). She is specialiced in selling vintage lace and textiles and her products are so lovely that I always want to buy some when I run into her. Fortunately she often attends different kinds of fairs related to dolls, crafts or antiques.

New links: fabric suppliers - Uusia linkkejä: kangaskauppoja

Please visit my links page, too, as I have added some new fabric suppliers there. They are shops selling patchwork fabrics, many of which can also be used for making miniatures, as they are light weight fabrics with small prints.

Käythän myös linkkisivullani, sillä olen lisännyt sinne uusia kangaskauppoja. Kaupat myyvät tilkkutyökankaita, joista monia voi käyttää myös mineihin, koska ne ovat kevyitä ja pienikuvioisia.

At the miniatures fair - Miniatyyrimarkkinoilla

My friends and I visited the miniatures fair in Lahti organized by the Dollhouse hobbyists of Päijät-Häme. The event now took place in a new location in the industrial Area of Asko. The change of the places was a very good idea. There was now enough space for looking and walking around.

Kävin lauantaina ystävieni kanssa Lahdessa Päijät-Hämeen nukkekotiharrastajien miniatyyrimarkkinoilla. Tapahtuma järjestettiin nyt uudessa paikassa Askon teollisuusalueella. Paikan vaihto oli todella hyvä idea. Nyt oli tarpeeksi tilaa kävellä ja katsella.

 

I bought this old eleven piece furniture set. Also the cushions were included. The seller mentioned that the set was once in her childhood home. It is such a treasure! It has some lovely scent and feel of the old-times in it. I will put the furniture in Erlenhof and probably I will place the pieces in different rooms.

Ostin tämän yksitoistaosaisen vanhan kaluston. Myös tyynyt olivat sen mukana. Myyjä mainitsi kaluston olleen aikoinaan hänen lapsuudenkodissaan. Kalusto on minusta kerta kaikkiaan aarre! Siinä on ihanaa vanhan ajan tuoksua ja tunnelmaa. Kalusto tulee Erlenhofiin ja luultavasti sijoittelen sen eri osia eri huoneisiin.

I also bought some wallpaper. I have been a little stuck with wallpapering one wall in the dining room of Erlenhof, because I ran out of the wallpaper which I used for the other walls, but I that think this is now the solution. I also found cute plastic sticks with fleur de lis ornaments, a bath tub for a baby doll, some wood and golden sequin ribbon.

Ostin myös tapettia. Olen ollut vähän jumissa Erlenhofin ruokasalin yhden seinän tapetoimisen kanssa, koska muihin seiniin käyttämäni tapetti loppui kesken, mutta tästä taisi nyt löytyä ratkaisu. Lisäksi löysin hauskoja muovitikkuja, joissa on ranskanlinjakoriste,sekä vauvanuken vannan, puuta sekä kullanväristä paljettinauhaa.

Doll and bear fair - Nukke- ja nallemarkkinat

My friend and I visited the Doll and bear fair in Helsinki today. The fair was organized by Finland's doll association and Finland's dollhouse association. We enjoyed ouselves very much; I think that it was our nicest fair trip so far. We went to the fair a bit later in the afternoon, when there was not so much crowd anymore,
and we had a lot of space for looking around. We both made some good bargains.
I bought the hearth for the Witch's house.
I do not know what material it is made from, but it is quite heavy.
Kävin tänään ystäväni kanssa Helsingissä Nukke- ja nallemarkkinoilla. Markkinat järjesti Suomen nukkeyhdistys ja Suomen nukkekotiyhdistys. Meillä oli todella mukavaa; tämä oli varmaan tähin astisista kivoin markkinamatkamme. Menimme markkinoille vähän myöhemmin iltapäivällä, jolloin siellä ei ollut enää kovin paljon ruuhkaa, ja meillä oli hyvin tilaa katsella. Teimme molemmat hyviä löytöjä.
Minä ostin noidan taloon takan. En tiedä mitä materiaalia se on, mutta se on melkoisen painava.

An old Lundby sink table. The seller was a nice lady from the Stockholm Toy Cabinet.

Vanha Lundbyn tiskipöytä. Myyjä oli mukava rouva Stockholm Toy Cabinetista.

Twin babies and an old Lundby doll. The babies are rubber babies similar to the Ari dolls, but I think that they are not Ari, at least I did not find any mark on them.

Kaksosvauvat ja vanha Lundby-nukke. Vauvanuket ovat samanlaisia kumisia nukkeja kuin Ari-nuket, mutta luulen että ne eivät ole Aria, ainakaan en löytänyt niistä mitään merkkiä.

Lace and wooden trimmings

Pitsiä ja puisia koristelistoja

Leather work - Nahkatöitä

A bag and a hat for the Witch
Flea markets are great places for buying crafts supplies.
Some time ago I found a bag full of small pieces of leather,
which are very good for making miniatures, as they are soft and thin.
Laukku ja hattu Noidalle
Kirpputorit ovat hyviä paikkoja askartelutarvikkeiden hankkimiseen.
Jokin aika sitten löysin pussillisen pieniä nahanpaloja,
jotka ovat tosi hyviä miniatyyrien tekemiseen, koska ne ovat ohuita ja pehmeitä.

The Witch herself - Noita itse

The lady of the house herself, the Witch. 

I made her from a Mrs Claus doll kit which I bought from MiniKitz,and I crochted the clothes.  Minikitz is one of my favourite online shops for buying miniature supplies.

Talon rouva itse, Noita. 

Tein hänet Joulupukin rouva -tarvikepaketista, jonka ostin MiniKitzistä, ja virkkasin vaatteet. MiniKitz on yksi suosikkipaikoistani minitarvikkeiden hankkimiseeen.

Shopping in Karnaluks - Ostoksilla Karnaluksissa

My dear friend visited Tallinn, Estonia recently and she went shopping in the Karnaluks crafts supplies store. She brought these lovely presents for me: some lace, ribbons, beads and threads. Karnaluks is a wholesale store which also sells to retail custumers. It is a huge store with very reasonable prices. My friend said it was very difficult to decide what to buy as you had so much to choose from. I hope I will get the chance to go shopping there with her some time.

Hyvä ystäväni kävi Tallinnassa ja kävi shoppailemassa Karnaluks-käsityötarvikekaupassa. Hän toi minulle nämä ihanat tuliaiset: pitsiä, nauhaa, helmiä ja lankoja. Karnaluks on tukkukauppa mikä myy myös tavallisille asiakkaille. Kauppa on suuri ja siellä on hyvin kohtuulliset hinnat. Ystäväni kertoi, että oli todella vaikeaa päättää mitä ostaisi, kun valinnanvaraa oli niin paljon. Toivottavasti pääsen sinne joskus hänen kanssaan ostelemaan!