AIM April issue!

The AIM April issue is out now, and you can download it from http://www.artisansinminiature.com/issue10.html

Take a look on the page 72..... :):)

a new mini quilt....

I am making a new mini quilt in earth tones and I also want to share with all of you what I have learned, about doing these mini quilts.

I think it is important to have some tools, as those that you can see in the photos:

A marking pen with vanish ink

A metal rule

Very good pair of scissors just for cutting fabric

A quilting rule, the smaller the best
A card square with a square hole with the final dimensions of your tiny quilt squares, this is very important to have an idea of the final effect of your fabric (see images).
A Olfa circular cutter but this is opcional

First step

Cut squares in the choosing fabrics, with 3 cm side

Play with them, and make your final combination

Take a photo, very important! and if you want, this is important if you don´t have a studio where to leave everything for days (LOL)

Second step latter on....

a gift from Greece!

Today I received the lovely Mediterranean salad that I won in the Anthoula Zampeli blog giveaway, http://a-miniature-life.blogspot.com/ and I love it. It is so tiny and perfect.

And, proving that the world is really small, she did won a gift from a Portuguese miniaturist , also in a blog giveaway. Another thing, Anthoula is coming to Lisbon....

bed and dressing the bed....

Now everything is finish! pillows, blanket, quilt, etc all matching together. I hope you like it

Angela Jones Madrid miniature Fair - lots of photos

If you want to see lots of photos (more then 200!) of the Miniature fair organized by Angela Jones, last week-end in Madrid

http://cid-5220089db979696f.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/Feria%20MIME%2027%20y%2028%20Febrero%202010?ref=1

and
FREE AIM MAGAZINE, March 2010 issue now on-line!!!!
http://www.scribd.com/full/27651607?access_key=key-tvq2u21ps5z3l8t4gde

Enjoy both!

Quilt Bed Cover finished!

This is my first quilt bed cover, it is not perfect, but I like the result of the colour scheme. I have learned lots of things from the mistakes, I really want to sew another one before I forget what I learned and because I like it, it is funny "to built" a miniature quilt!!! the bed was also
made by myself, from scratch.

trying to sew a miniature quilt bed cover

1) lay down the squares....the final composition

2) first row

3) Four rows, still five to sew (uf!!!)

This is not an easy task!!!!

work done! my own furniture for selling

Finally, I finished the bed cover for the bed I made, totally designed and made by myself, as you may remember. The bedcover fabric pattern was also designed by myself and printed in 100% linen sheet of fabric in a inkjet printer. It is difficult to see, but the "dots" in the bedcover are tiny flowers just like those in the bed. There is also other matching pieces of furniture, fabrics and wallpapers.

at home with a cold!

Since last thursday I am at home with a terrible cold, but I also have good news: the swallows have just returned to my place, I saw them last mondayfor the first time this year, flying around, when I was taking breakfast with my husband.
No doubt about this, spring is coming!

International Miniature Fair Andaluzia 2010

More informations on the site http://www.feria-miniaturas-andalucia.jimdo.com/

New Mini blog from Aligra Dolls

My friend Alicia from Aligra Dolls has another blog to sell her tiny dolls and toys for the dollhouse nursery, shop or just to collect, because they are really so cute and unique.

Take a look in http://aligraminidolls.blogspot.com/

Featured in the UK magazine Dollshouse World!!!

My new range of furniture appears in the well known UK magazine Dollshouse World, in the February issue (pg 52). I wanto to thank to Joyce Dean, the editor of this wonderful magazine!!!

Visit the web site: www.dollshouseworld.com , and may be you don´t know but this magazine is published by Ashdown.co.uk that also published other miniature magazines. For a few pounds you can subscribe the on-line edition.

dressing the bed, work finished!

Inspired by the comment of my friend Katie http://katiesclaycorner.blogspot.com

I decided to make a really girlie bed decoration.
Thanks Katie, I hope you love it....

dressing a bed...

Some months ago, I finished this bed, and now I decided to dress it up! It is not finished, I want to make more pillows and maybe a small blanket.

on-line free dollhouse magazine

From Spain, a new on-line magazine for miniatures, totally free!!!
http://tallerdeminiaturas.blogspot.com/

Take a look, even you can´t read Spanish....

colecção de bules - teapot collection

Para os interessados na minha colecção de bules aqui ficam algumas fotografias, tenho mais uns quantos, guardados numa arca, pois não tenho espaço para os ter todos em exposição, principalmente sem apanharem pó.

Some of my friends are interested in my teapot collection, so here are some pictures. I have more but they are stored since I have no more room to show all of them.

Gifts from Katie

Look all the beautiful things I received from Katie, (http://katieclaycorner.blogspot.com )all the way from USA !!! They are so many things and all so beautiful.

Fabrics for my bags; two lovely postcards; Miniatures, lots of tiny things....and a necklace and a bracelet , everything made by Katie.

I have no words to thank you Katie, it warms my heart to have friends like you.

A great hug from Portugal

Ana