Carpet!

Just a quick post to show you some progress on the carpet I'm stitching!

As you can see, it's all going very slowly, but at least it's improving :) I reckon it's going to take me another 2 weeks to finish it, but I'm sure that all this work will be worth it!

I hope you're all having a good start of the week.

Mini hugs, Lucia

My first carpet

As promised, here's my first EVER carpet. As a matter of fact this is also the first time ever in my life that I'm making something with needlepoint. Ok, I know, it's a very easy stitch. Still, what you can see here is my first attempt ever! I wonder if I'll manage to complete the entire carpet. It seems an endless kit to finish. It's so big! And it takes forever to stitch all these stitches!

Hopefully I'll be able to post better pics in a few days time, as soon as I finish all the details and get a head start on the background color :)

To Margot,I haven't got any of my creations available for purchase at the moment, but I might try put a few bears on sale on my blog in a few weeks time, so stay tuned if you're interested!

Mini hugs,

Lucia

A SHE bear

She's antique pink, she's soft, yet skinny, she's got this old look, as if she really came out of a box after having hidden for more than a century. She's my last work, and I absolutely adore her.

I also made her a fur jacket, just in case she feels cold. I'm sure that in a toy shop they would sell not only bears, but also clothes to fit them ;)

I hope you'll like her!

I'm very sad to say I had to miss Miniaturitalia yet again, eh, but hopefully next year I'll be in Italy when the fair is held. Anyways, my mum went there and bought me my next challenge (which yes, it has already crossed the Channel and is already here in the UK)....a miniature carpet kit! It's actually quite a big one, which should keep me busy for a while, especially since I've never done something like this before! Hopefully it'll turn out nicely....I'll take pics of the work done so far, so you can get an idea :)

Mini hugs, Lucia

Another furry friend!

Didn't I say I was going to focus on the flower shop?! Of course I did say that! But you know, when you still have about four bits of fur fabric, you can't really ignored them and move onto a totally new field! I had to use that fabric and make some furry friends :)

So here it is, last week's creation. A tiny white bear that seems to be screaming 'hug me'! More bears to come soon; 3 bears if I want to be precise. Then I will have no more fabric and I will move onto brand new minis, I promise :)

Have a happy Valentine's day.

Lucia

More shop pics

Yes, I know, I said that the millinery shop is almost finished....well, let's say that most of it's done...though I'm still missing a table with poufs in the middle, and a nice drapery to cover the door, and hat boxes, and hat pins, you know, all those trinkets!

And I said I was going to focus on the flower shop now...But...I wanted to share with you these couple pics I took (still in no good light) of the two counters in the millinery shop which simulate the front of the shop. You've got to use your imagination and pretend that there's some big windows in front of these two counters. After all, in real life there's a huge perspex panel in front of the shop, instead of the traditional wood panel (so that you can see the inside at all times).

Also, I wanted to welcome all the new followers, and thank you for all the kind comments you leave on my blog :) It's always nice, after a long day, to come home and read all these lovely messages!

Caterina, yes, I'm in the UK now ;) And I haven't forgot about your hat!

Mini hugs, Lucia

New shop!

Now that the millinery shop is coming to a nice conclusion (ceiling done, all hatstands painted gold, a couple front tables to simulate shop windows.....but pics of all this to come soon), it's time to move on a new shop. I've decided to focus on the flower shop, since I bought a few flower kits at Kensington last year! The shop will look like the inside of a greenhouse. There will be an ironwork-balcony, and you can see that the sky has already been painted, with Magritte-style clouds. I wish I could show you better pics, but lately the days have been quite dark, so this will have to do for the meantime. Hopefully I'll be able to post more about this shop.

Enjoy!

Lucia

Xmas Swap!

Yes, Christmas swap! I know, already a month has passed from Christmas day, but I still have to show you all the goodies I received from Maria Narbòn. Remember the swap that Cockerina organized for Christmas? My partner was Maria, and she sent me all these lovely gifts ages ago, but due to the fact that I was busy with finding a house in the Uk and all the rest, I haven't been able to take pics of my new minis till today. And, hey, better later than never!

What do you think of the tiny doll I received? I think it's so perfect! The tiny flowers on the dress, the lovely painted face...It's just adorable!

And what about this black umbrella? Don't you think it will look just perfect in one of my boutiques?

And of course, how could I go without a Santa's hat???? That will be perfect for my hat shop during Christmas time, won't it?!

Thank you very much Maria, all your minis are amazing, and be sure they'll be treasured for many many years to come!

Mini hugs,

Lucia

New Year, new bear

Happy new year everyone! I know I'm a bit late, but I had so many 1:1 scale problems to sort out! I just didn't have time to post anything on my blog, neither to read any of your blogs. (Flora please give me some time to get organized in the UK, and then I'll get back at you!). But I promise that I'll catch up with what you've been up too in a fairly short amount of time :)

Anyways this is the new bear that will join all the other toys in the toy-shop. I hope you like it!

More to come soon,

Lucia

Swap with Caterina! - Part 2

Good evening! I hope that everyone has spent a delightful Christmas day!

And here, as promised, a few more pics of the items that Caterina sent me for the swap.

Some bags (they came in two different patterns!!!!) for the purchases made by my mini dolls :)

And some magazines that illustrate the latest fashions of the 19th century. Believe it or not, you can really browse through these magazines! Inside there's plenty of pics of men and women's clothing and accessories.

Also a pair of leather gloves! The fingers of the gloves are so tiny...and of course the gloves can be worn by my dolls, so they won't have cold hands during wintertime! The gloves came, just like everything else, in a very chic box, with tissue paper inside; just like the sort of packaging that you would get in the most exquisite boutiques!

Thank you so much Caterina, you've made me very happy with all these gifts!

But....this is not it yet! There's more to come in another post :)

Mini hugs, Lucia

Swap with Caterina!

I have been waiting almost a week now to take pics of the miniatures that Caterina sent me for the swap we organized months ago. I was hoping to take pics of my new minis in a decent daylight. But thanks to the snow and all the rain we have been having in the past week...well, today I've eventually given up, and I'm showing to you all the amazing work that Caterina has done!

First of all, you can see the most perfect tuxedo shirt, I love it. The details are amazing, I really don't know how Caterina can work on such a small scale in such an accurate way!

And then.....oh, my god, this pair of shoes is just breathtaking! The white covers can actually be taken away, and the black leather shoes have got the most tiny laces ever! And guess what's the best part of it?! The shoes can be really worn by a miniature man!

And then.....some shirt collars, amazingly detailed. And some shirt wrists (I'm sure there's gotta be a specific name in english?).

Everything is so beautiful, but there was so much more in the package that I received from Caterina. I'll write another post to show you everything else, don't worry :)