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New Minis & TWO Sewing-Themed Room Boxes + FREE Gift!

Filed under Fabric/Sewing, Miniatures, Shadowbox/Room Box, Shannon Cooper

Maybe a craft room (a quilting room, a knitting room)… lots of ideas (and inspiration below in TWO projects by Design Team Member Shannon Cooper), but first: a preview photo and SIX of the 16 new or back in stock supplies that inspired me to revisit those fun projects. ALL are included in today’s sale (read on to get the DISCOUNT code info)!

 

The first of Shannon’s projects is The Mini Quilter’s Nook!

For the past couple of months, I have been been assembling a miniature craft room inside an 8″ x 6″ x 5″ deep room box. It is a pretty small space but there are so many things going on inside. It started with a Sewing Machine, then a Sewing Room Thread Cabinet, along with a Library Table that worked out great as a place to store bolts of fabric, and finally half of a Chipboard Steamer Trunk for a bookcase…

Personally, I love the bolts of fabric Shannon made (you can spy a couple with a cat lounging on them in the wide photo below… and more are stashed under that “cutting table”).
 

And (of course!), I also love the Sewing Room Thread Cabinet (that Shannon is holding open in the photo at far right). She did such a good job decorating it (and distressing it… the cat must have been scratching at it). Plus that orange-y “leather” box of thread on the bottom shelf is made from the 1 inch Faux Book Box!

More info (and more photos!) in Shannon’s blog. You won’t believe some of the photos like the teeny, tiny knitting sample Shannon made (see the red knitting in the basket in the lower left corner of the wide photo at the top of this post). Or the tiny embroidery in that basket at left?!

Note: there are photos of (more) items in Shannon’s supplies highlighted down in the sale section (and substitutes I added to the sale, too)!

 
Next up is The Doll Maker’s Room!

I sooo love Shannon’s tiny, filled-to-the-brim sewing scene! Here’s a bit from her blog post:

Sometimes the smallest of things spark the greatest happiness. Whether it comes in the smile of a newborn baby, a kitty jumping in your lap for a snuggle, or an espresso macaron, finding joy in your everyday life is essential. Lots of times it is just there waiting for you to see it.

Joy presented itself to me via Alpha Stamps in the form of a 1:12 scale Vintage Sewing Table, which is nearly as nice as a warm kitty in your lap. The Vintage Sewing Table led to (surprise!) a Vintage Sewing Machine, then a 4 x 4 inch square room box to put the table, followed by a shelf… well, when it was all said and done, I had the makings of a little sewing room and I couldn’t have been happier.

I tweaked the idea of a sewing room into a little doll maker’s space early on, mostly after assembling the Tiny Spice Rack into a ribbon holder. Don’t ask how that translated into “doll maker’s studio” because I couldn’t tell you. It just sort of happened.

The 1:12 Wall-Mount Mail Holders Set (swoon!) were turned into bitty bins for fabric, patterns, button cards, and even a silly rabbit. I really love those holders! After assembling them, I slathered modeling paste over the surface with my finger, left them to dry, then painted the holders with white acrylic paint. They were sanded a bit, given a blotchy floral paint job, and finally aged with a smidgeon of watered down brown acrylic paint. They are pretty cute in a very rustic sort of way. It works here, I guess. I mimicked the paint job on the spice rack for cohesion.

I love how this project turned out! You can see more photos and read more on her blog post. Plus here’s Shannon’s supply list.


 

 
More New Goodies!

All these miniatures are also in today’s sale collection… see the COUPON below.
 

 
FREE Gift with Orders

A Retro Sewing Gift Kit is FREE with all orders placed today through Wednesday (ends at midnight March 13, 2024)!

Mini Black Eyeglasses (2) – added to the sale, too
– A mix of tiny ribbons (6 – not for sale separately)
Tiny snaps (4)

 
NEW: Sewing Room Box SALE

This is a custom collection that includes the supplies from BOTH art projects AND some bonus items (see the first row below). All 3 of those items in the top row are substitutes for items in Shannon’s The Mini Quilter’s Nook artwork (actually, all 6 of the preview items below are in that project).

Use coupon SEW-CUTE when checking out to get an additional 20% off on EVERYTHING in this collection (and that even includes some clearance items)!

The sale ends WEDNESDAY NIGHT, March 13th at midnight PST. Over 60 items!

See the entire sale collection here!

  
Comments Off on New Minis & TWO Sewing-Themed Room Boxes + FREE Gift! Posted by Leslie, March 10th, 2024

Time for (Mini) Easter Baskets! New Goodies plus FREE Gift!

Filed under Easter, Guest Designers, Miniatures, Shadowbox/Room Box

A few of today’s back-in-stock minis (and that we’ve entered MARCH) inspired me to revisit this fun Filling Easter Baskets Room Box by Connie Littell!

I used a Small Trinket Shelf Stand to display the finished baskets. It comes with a drawer that fits at the bottom. I chose to leave it out in order to give myself more room to display everything. Before assembling it, I used the rear wall as a template for the paper on the top shelf.

I added two of the 1:12 Shelves on the wall, and framed a few sweet bunny prints using the Mini Frames Set and images cut from the Peter Rabbit and Bigger Bunnies collage sheets.

Beside the photos below, see even more photos on the original blog post (though check back here cuz I’ve added new Easter options as substitutes for some sold out items).

Don’t forget to read to the bottom for the DISCOUNT code on the sale collection (which includes all the new and back-in-stock goodies mentioned in this newsletter — and everything in Connie’s supply list)!

Returning to the artwork: three back in stock supplies in Connie’s Artwork are just below.

 
More Supplies in Connie’s Artwork: On Sale, too

Note: that first row are new items I’ve added to Connie’s supplies as subs for missing items! See tons more from Connie’s supply list.

 
More New Easter Goodies!

Oh my… how cute is that new Tiny Boxes with Oval Window & Scalloped Overlays? Shown at right with a few props that fit the tiny size (Mini Chocolate Bunny Shapes and Tiny Resin Bunny Rabbits — and added to the sale, too).

All these miniatures are also in today’s sale collection… see the COUPON below.
 

 
FREE Gift with Orders

These new Blue & White Mini Ceramic Teacups with Gold Rim are so cute… and similar to the ceramic set in Connie’s project. I may have gone a little mad ordering them, soooo…

One of the teacups is FREE with all orders placed today through Wednesday (ends at midnight March 6, 2024)! And they’re included in the sale, too, in case you’d like to order more.

 
New Easter Baskets SALE

What?! More Baskets? There’s another photo from Connie’s artwork… including 2 (more) baskets that are back in stock. (The rest of the featured items below are more substitutes I added to the sale… similar to things in Connie’s room box.)

Use coupon BUNNIES when checking out to get an additional 20% off on EVERYTHING in this collection! That’s 20% off beyond current sale prices! Over 50 items!

The sale ends WEDNESDAY NIGHT, March 6th at midnight PST.

See the sale collection here!

  
Comments Off on Time for (Mini) Easter Baskets! New Goodies plus FREE Gift! Posted by Leslie, March 3rd, 2024

Twinkly Stars! Tons of New Goodies plus 2 Starry Artworks!

Filed under Celestial Papers, Lucky Star Kit, Miniatures, Rhonda Secrist Thomas, Shannon Cooper

A few of today’s back-in-stock minis inspired me to revisit TWO sparkly celestial projects. Starting with that beauty below by Shannon Cooper: Twinkle Tinkerer’s Workshop! See more photos and info.

Eek: before I forget… the Lucky Star 6×6 Paper Set at right is new today (note: smaller than the prints used in the 2 art projects below but from the same designs).

Don’t forget to read to the bottom for the DISCOUNT code on the sale collection (which includes all the new and back-in-stock goodies mentioned in this newsletter)!

Returning to the artwork: three back in stock supplies in Shannon’s Artwork are just below the wide art pic… All were gussied up with glitter or copper paint!

 
More Supplies in Shannon’s Artwork: On Sale, too

See tons more from Shannon’s supply list.

 
New Tools

Maybe not all tools per se (like that fab stepstool) but all would fit right in with Shannon’s project… AND all these miniatures are also in today’s sale collection… see the COUPON below.
 

 
Star Filled Dreams by Design Team Member Rhonda Thomas

Oooh! What a beautiful little scene! Rhonda used half-scale items for this project (which surprisingly work well with the (fairly large) prints on the 12×12 papers.

Here’s an intro from Rhonda’s blog post to get us started:

It brings my spirit peace when I am creating, especially when it is a miniature space that I can get lost in. The latest kit from Alpha Stamps, “Lucky Star”, is put together to make the perfect creative escape.

I began with this Square Half Scale Corner Room Box. After easily putting it together with a tad of glue, I gave it a light coat of white paint. I don’t like to paint the chipboard too much because it might warp if I get it too wet. One thing that really helped in the design was how beautifully this set of Lucky Star 12×12 Scrapbook Papers are, it made it easy to put the room together.

For my side table, I used an image from the Mini Alchemy Half Collage Sheet. I also used a vintage cufflink as framed art.

The Half Scale Bed was super easy to create. Again, after gluing it together I added a tad of white paint. To make the bedspread, I simply cut off the amount of paper to “reach the floor” and kept the trim on the top that shows what the other side of the paper has on it. It made for a perfect fold over on the bed spread. Next, I shaped the paper over the bed and made a scalloped trim with some shaped scissors.

Clever: making a comforter and pillow cases with scalloped edges!

 
A preview of some of the Supplies in Rhonda’s Artwork: On Sale, too

 
More New Miniatures

Wow… so many cute things today… yep, they’re included in the sale below, too!
 

 
New Plants & Tiny Dollhouse Furnishings SALE

I’m highlighting 6 more back-in-stock items here (and the first 2 in those photos below are also in Shannon’s project).

Use coupon TWINKLE when checking out to get an additional 20% off on EVERYTHING in this collection! That’s 20% off beyond current sale prices! Over 65 items!

The sale ends WEDNESDAY NIGHT, February 28th at midnight PST.

See the sale collection here!

  
Comments Off on Twinkly Stars! Tons of New Goodies plus 2 Starry Artworks! Posted by Leslie, February 25th, 2024

New Plants & Tiny Dollhouse Furnishings

Filed under Fairy Garden, Miniatures, New Furniture

That wide photo shows the variety of today’s new goodies! From tiny props in 1:144 scale (sized for the dollhouse, that can fit inside a 1:12 dollhouse) to plants and leaves (in 1:12 and smaller scales) and more painted furniture in 1:48 scale.

Don’t forget to read to the bottom for the DISCOUNT code on the sale collection (which includes all these new goodies)!
So starting with those new plants

 
New & Back-in-Stock Cast Metal Miniatures

Plus that Dollhouse for a Dollhouse! A sweet dollhouse (painted wood) with a front facade that opens to reveal 2 floors (and the little roof can tilt back a little, too, to access the attic room). It’s in 1:12 Scale (but since it is sized to fit inside a dollhouse, it is 1:144 scale).

And the tiny metal items shown with the dollhouse in the pics at left and right are new, too… AND all these goodies are also in today’s sale collection… see the COUPON below. (And there are 2 more cast metal things mentioned below with the coupon info, as I’ve run out of roooommm!)
 

 
New Plants & Tiny Dollhouse Furnishings SALE

Aw… that group of 5 quarter-scale furniture pieces is so cute! All are painted cast resin and are mainly in 1:48 scale (some are a bit large… I’ve noted those in the text).

One more sale item not shown in the photos is the Half Scale Bucket with Handle. It’s a prop in the tiny leaves photo below (I left off the handle)… the wheelbarrow is also shown in the same photo.

Use coupon TINY-DH when checking out to get an additional 20% off on EVERYTHING in this collection! That’s 20% off beyond current sale prices! Over 25 items!

The sale ends WEDNESDAY NIGHT, February 21st at midnight PST.

See the sale collection here!

  
Comments Off on New Plants & Tiny Dollhouse Furnishings Posted by Leslie, February 18th, 2024

New 3D Cats, Chipboard Furniture Sets & Valentine Sweets

Filed under Miniature Baking, Miniatures, New Furniture, Valentine's Day

 

New 3D cast resin cats in 1:12 scale! And some new chipboard furniture kits! That photo above gives you a good idea of the relative sizes plus shows how the new Coffee Table with 3 Drawers can sit on the new legs for a mid-century coffee table. (That coffee table also looks great sitting on the console stand (above at left)… a photo of the combo is on both pages.)

Don’t forget to read to the bottom for the DISCOUNT code on the sale collection (which includes all these new goodies)!

 
New Furniture Kits

It looks like those kitty cats have gotten into more of the new furniture! That Curvy Stool shown at left and right is about 2-1/8″ tall (in-between the heights of the 2 stools in the 1 Inch Scale Stool Set). Add a larger round top and could be a little side table.

The other new furniture you’ve already seen above… covered in all the new cats… AND all these goodies are also in today’s sale collection… see the COUPON below.
 

 
New Cats & Furniture SALE

Even more new sweets for Valentine’s Day! A few late arrivals (after last week’s flurry of pink): the new Be Mine Valentine Hearts Polymer Clay Slice Mix includes lots of sparkly bits in addition to pink and red polymer clay items, so I’ve added them to the sale, too!

And those new Mean Conversation Hearts Polymer Clay Slice Mix — they are pretty rude, so you’re warned!

I also added the tiny plastic tubs shown at right AND the pewter knobs shown above with the new coffee table!

Use coupon CATS when checking out to get an additional 20% off on EVERYTHING in this collection! That’s 20% off beyond current sale prices! Over 20 items!

The sale ends WEDNESDAY NIGHT, February 14th at midnight PST.

See the sale collection here!

  
Comments Off on New 3D Cats, Chipboard Furniture Sets & Valentine Sweets Posted by Leslie, February 11th, 2024

New Sweets for Valentine’s Day plus a Curvy Shelf to Display Them

Filed under Miniature Baking, Shannon Cooper, Valentine's Day

January has gone and Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching! Lots of cute PINK (and red) miniatures have arrived, so I picked out an adorable Valentine Hutch art project to inspire.

In addition to the new items, back-in-stock items, and items in the gift kit, I added everything in the supply list from the art project to the new sale!

So I’m diving in with a few of the new things first (and even more are farther below). And don’t forget to read to the bottom for the DISCOUNT code on the sale collection!

 
Hearts Aflutter Mini Valentine Hutch

Wow! Design Team Member Shannon Cooper has made (an amazing!) Hearts Aflutter Mini Valentine Hutch using a Wooden Hutch or Buffet, plus 80 bajillion items I will explain!

Beside the tall overview pic, there are 2 wide close-up photos below (showing 2 of those 3 jam-packed shelves), and there are more photos in Shannon’s blog post:

After the hutch was painted, I lined the shelves with strips of polka dot paper. Tons of images from the Tiny Little Valentines Collage Sheet were cut out to fill the shelves. There are candy boxes, two valentines card boxes, two gift bags, and a (mini) handful of vintage valentine cards on the shelves and on the lacy border. Peeking out from between a candy box and a red canister (on the top shelf) is the cutest kitten (in a bonnet!) you’ve ever seen. Thanks for making some extra tiny cat valentines, Leslie!

Whenever I am making a miniature hutch or shelf of some sort, I tend to crowd stuff in there, jamming as many tiny things as will fit. The project sort of turns into an “I Spy” game, which is kinda fun. Some of the things you’ll find are:
– a red jam jar
heart cookie cutter
– a couple of the jelly jars with lids
tiny resin cupcakes
– a white resin milk bottle with a heart painted on
– and a tiny metal jewelry box
Whew!

Most of the minis in this project were altered just a tad, like the Red Canisters. (I just glued a white heart to the front!) Some of the jar lids were painted or colored with a red Sharpie before being filled with microbeads, or polymer clay cane slices. The lid of the Frozen Yogurt Container on the top shelf was also colored with a red Sharpie, and I drew on a little heart.

The Tiny Lace Borders worked out perfectly for the shelves. The bottom lace was cut from a wider section and I added pink rhinestones along the top. The heart-shaped lace border was just trimmed and glued on. So quick!

Note that I have added a few newer items to Shannon’s original list, like: Tiny Glass Jar with Lid, 3mm Valentine Mix Nonpareils Faux Candy, Tiny Round Serving Plate, and Polymer Clay Cane – Red & White Rolled Cake.

Read more (and see more photos in Shannon’s blog post and here’s her supply list (included in the sale collection, in addition to my substitutes)!

 
More New or Back-in-Stock Sweets

Aw… those tiny hand-made tarts are now in 3 fruit flavors (and would fit right in with a Valentine’s Day sweets display). Note that the 3 items in the second row are in Shannon’s artwork (those white containers looks so cute with little hearts — or cherries — painted on them). AND all these goodies are also in today’s sale collection… see the COUPON below.
 

 
FREE Gift with Orders

A Pink Valentine Gift Kit is FREE with all orders placed today through Wednesday (ends at midnight February 7, 2024)!

That name is not lying — this is a lot of PINK! This set includes SEVEN items:
3mm Valentine Mix Nonpareils Faux Candy
Polymer Clay Cane – Red Hearts
Polymer Clay Cane – Pink Hearts
Tiny Resin Strawberries Cabochon
– Tiny Resin Cupcakes Cabochon (just a few left so not sold separately)
Pink Korean Chips Bag Cabochon
Pink Mini Drink Box
And in case you want to buy more, almost all of these items have been added to the sale collection! Some are on clearance already, so the discount coupon will give you an extra 20% off beyond the current sale price.

 
Mini Valentine Hutch SALE

Here’s that second promised photo from Shannon’s project, and it helped me focus on just one area of this fun project to choose products from for the highlights below.

Sadly the pink bunny in that shelf is sold out, but did you notice the new version of the silly bunnies?! So cute! (And they are decades-old stock imported from Germany so won’t be around for long.)

Use coupon VAL-SWEETS when checking out to get an additional 20% off on EVERYTHING in this collection! That’s 20% off beyond current sale prices! Over 40 items!

The sale ends WEDNESDAY NIGHT, February 7th at midnight PST.

See the sale collection here!

  
Comments Off on New Sweets for Valentine’s Day plus a Curvy Shelf to Display Them Posted by Leslie, February 4th, 2024

New Tiny Little Room Box, Art Ideas and a Related SALE

Filed under Bella Ayers, Paper Dolls/Theatres, Shadowbox/Room Box, Shannon Cooper, Teri Calia

Aw… look how cute and tiny the new Quarter Scale Window Room Box is!

I love this little room box! Even smaller than the Half Scale Window Room Box it was based on (shown below in the next section).

See one of the photos at right for sample quarter scale furniture and showing how you can use the extra depth of the apron to extend the room.

I picked out 3 projects to inspire (in a mix of quarter scale and half scale). In addition to the new room box, I added ALL 3 supply lists from the art projects to the new sale (including some suggestions for substitutes for each project).

Don’t forget to read to the bottom for the DISCOUNT code on the new sale collection!

 
Artwork using the Half Scale Window Room Box

Kimberly Ayers made a sweet Cinderella’s Room with the “larger” Half Scale Window Room Box. The “room” inside this room box is 4-3/4″ tall (perfect for the images from the Small Cinderella Paper Dolls Collage Sheet (the paper dolls are a maximum of 2-1/4″ tall).

Beside the chipboard bed I am suggesting (for the bed Kimberly made — see photo/link below) I also added a newer tea set and a variety of paper roses.

Here’s Kimberly’s Supply List (included in the sale collection, in addition to my substitutes).


1:24 Round Table & 2 Chairs

Small Cinderella Paper Dolls Collage Sheet

1:24 Bed Standard
(suggestion for the bed Kimberly made… and added to the sale)

 
Artwork using the Half Scale Bay Window


Shannon Cooper used the bay window (that fits the Half Scale Window Room Box shown above) as the starting point for this cute (!) tiki bar scene (that bay window is just 5″ tall).

Shannon converted the bay window into a little bar by cutting off the front two supports and replacing them with bamboo poles. The bar top is a piece of heavyweight card cut to extend past the window. Holes were made to accommodate the bamboo poles, and the edges got covered with trimmed reeds.

I do need to point out a few of my favorite things:
– the direction sign that includes “inebriety”
– did I mention this whole scene is TINY? it’s built in a Corner Room Box (which means the entire depth is 4″)!
– Cute cocktails! The straw in the tumbler is masking tape rolled around a sewing needle. (Clever girl!)

Read more in Shannon’s blog post and see her Supply List.

 
Artwork using (more) Quarter Scale Furniture

Yes, that’s the same 1/4 Scale Furniture that I mocked up in the new room box at the top of this page (but artfully painted by Teri Calia… and made into The White Rabbit’s Hutch inside a Miniature China Cabinet!
 


 

Teri always takes such care in choosing components for her projects… like the teaspoons as handles on the doors — and that tiny little cup of tea on top of the hutch!

Teri designed two collage sheets with teeny, tiny papers and trims for making your own 1/4 scale dollhouse inside the Miniature China Cabinet (with an Alice in Wonderland/White Rabbit theme)!

Ok… so what’s up with the tiny photos at left and right? The one at left is showing the Metal Alice in Wonderland Figurine and Large Antique Silver White Rabbit Charm I’m suggesting as substitutes for the (sold out) Alice figure on top of the hutch. The bronze version of the rabbit is still available, too.

The photo at right is showing that the 8x10mm Gold Hinges will fit as substitute hinges (that’s the flat pieces of the side of the china cabinet plus one of the top window doors and one of the cabinet doors).

Here’s the full Supply List for Teri’s artwork (and remember that extras I added (plus the supply list) are also added to today’s sale).

 
FREE Gift with Orders

A Tiny Bronze Charms Gift Kit is FREE with all orders placed today through Wednesday (ends at midnight January 31, 2024)!

This set includes 1 each of 6 items:
Bronze Watering Can Charm
17mm Bronze Diary Keys
Medium Bronze White Rabbit Charm
Antique Bronze 3D Crown Charms
Tiny Bronze Cauldron Charms (also in Teri’s artwork… on the right side of the middle/bedroom floor)
And in case you want to buy more, all these items have been added to the sale collection! Some are on clearance already, so the discount coupon will give you an extra 20% off beyond the current sale price.

 
Tiny Little Room Boxes SALE

What’s this? I was playing with the smaller-than-1:12-scale items and put together this little scene (and it is tiny: the Wheelbarrow is only 2-1/2″ long — with the handles).

The SIX items shown at left are linked in the 2 rows of pics below and ALL are also added to the sale! Since the Half Scale Metal Garden Tools and the Mini Flower Borders are pages with multiple items (I used coral flowers and the short spade) ALL of the items on those pages are included in the sale, too!

Use coupon TINY-RB when checking out to get an additional 20% off on EVERYTHING in this collection! That’s 20% off beyond current sale prices! Over 50 items! Remember it includes the 3 supply lists from above and the new Quarter Scale Window Room Box, the items in the Gift Kit, and any suggested substitutes for the supplies!

The sale ends WEDNESDAY NIGHT, January 31st at midnight PST.

See the sale collection here!

  
Comments Off on New Tiny Little Room Box, Art Ideas and a Related SALE Posted by Leslie, January 28th, 2024

New Kitchen Miniatures, Baking Art/Sale & Free GIFT!

Filed under Miniature Baking, Rhonda Secrist Thomas, Shannon Cooper

Lots of cute miniature items have arrived (mostly with a baking/cozy kitchen theme). Plus I picked out 2 very different baking-themed art projects to inspire.

In addition to the new items, back-in-stock items, and items in the gift kit, I added BOTH supply lists from the art projects to the new sale!

So I’m diving in with a few of the new things first. And don’t forget to read to the bottom for the DISCOUNT code on the sale collection!

 
Let’s Bake! by Design Team Member Shannon Cooper

This is such a cute kitchen mini project! Shannon started with sunny wallpaper and all the resin buttons from the Tiny Retro Bakery Box Kit, plus a couple pieces of 1:12 furniture (and a ton of tiny things!) to make a scene with a very mid-century feel!

Here’s an intro from Shannon’s blog post:

The Tiny Retro Bakery Box Kit started me on this path, with its delightful kitchen themed buttons, collage sheets, a tiny mixing bowl…ack! It is too much! So, naturally, I took that stuff along with some other bits and bobs and crammed it in a 7×7 Corner Room Box. Yay!

Lots of items in Shannon’s project are back in stock (including the wooden table and spoon rack). Note: I’ve put everything in Shannon’s BIG supply list on sale! More info below… after more photos from this fun project.

 
There’s a work table in the center that holds pots, pans, and bowls on the bottom self, plus all of the baking accoutrements on the top: a blue measuring cup (technically a coffee cup in a gorgeous retro color but a few swipes with a Sharpie turned it into a measuring cup), a milk bottle, muffin pan, rolling pin, cookie cutter, metal bowl, a cookbook, and a smattering of jars.

A bit of paint has been added to the cutting board before being hung on the wall. I think it adds a nice touch, plus I really like that button. The shank was snipped off the back so it lays flat. The same was done to all of the buttons used, but I have a second set to sew onto something later. 🙂

The hutch in the back has tons of things on its shelves and inside the opening doors on the bottom, like a grater (another button!), honey jar with a label from a collage sheet, red canisters, more jars and containers, a rooster, a couple more cookbooks, and a tiny picnic basket (omitting the handle).

Note some substitutes I’ve added to the sale:
28mm Brown Fruit Bowl (for the second set of stacked bowls under the table)
Cup of Cocoa with Whipped Cream (there is one on top of the work table but this is a new style)
Tiny Round Serving Plate (for under the tart on the tabletop)
Tall Milk Bottle with Red Label (a pretty close match to the milk bottle also on the table… plus one of these is in the gift kit!)

 
Back in Stock

Note that the table is in Shannon’s artwork (plus the spoon rack and nut cracker). The 2 chipboard items (and ribbon set) are in Rhonda’s project (more info below).
 

 
Something Old & Something New Baking Journal
by Design Team Member Rhonda Thomas

I love this bright and jam-packed journal by Rhonda! She added lots of pockets to the 3 tabbed pockets already included in the Pocket Folio. And added tons of ephemera (new and old) into all the pockets.
 


 

Rhonda obviously had fun adding images and charms (and buttons, and miniatures, and ribbons…) to her pages and to the journal’s binding (see all the charms hanging from the baker’s twine binding). She also has tutorial photos on her blog post about how she tied the tabbed pages into the journal cover.

As an example of extra pockets: see the wide photo below with the triangular RED pocket (with the housewife holding an ice cream scoop… plus I spy a grater and a rolling pin on that pocket):

The inside back cover of the Pocket Folio was a great spot to add another pocket. Again, I just added some cut paper (the triangular red bit) and glued it down on two sides. Perfect spot for more collage sheet images.

Visit Rhonda’s blog post for lots more photos and info; and here’s her Supply List.

 
FREE Gift with Orders

Pretty much all in Shannon’s artwork: A Mini Kitchen Props Gift Kit is FREE with all orders placed today through Wednesday (ends at midnight January 24, 2024)!

This set includes 1 each of 6 items:
Tall Milk Bottle with Red Label
Coffee Pot Button
Baked With Love Cutting Board Button
Sugar Canister Button
Sky Blue Retro Coffee Cup – note new color
Silver Grater Button
And in case you want to buy more, all these items have been added to the sale collection! Some are on clearance already, so the discount coupon will give you an extra 20% off beyond the current sale price.

 
Miniature Baking SALE

Use coupon KITCHEN when checking out to get an additional 20% off on EVERYTHING in this collection! That’s 20% off beyond current sale prices! Over 70 items!

The sale ends WEDNESDAY NIGHT, January 24th at midnight PST.

See the sale collection here!

  
Comments Off on New Kitchen Miniatures, Baking Art/Sale & Free GIFT! Posted by Leslie, January 21st, 2024

Half Scale Book Nook Preview & Sale!

Filed under Book Nooks, Miniatures, Shannon Cooper

Wow! Something a bit different today… some fabulous work-in-progress photos by Design Team Member Shannon Cooper of a future Book Nook project. Plus some new windows designed for that project.

Note that Shannon works on large foamcore panels, precut to fit into the book nook (shown side by side in the wide photo below). I love all the hand-etched bricks on those panels.

I put all the new items (and everything shown in Shannon’s photos) into a new sale collection (and added extra 1:24 scale items, too)! Don’t forget to read to the bottom for the DISCOUNT code on the sale collection!


 

Nice! That photo at left shows the left wall with the panel inserted.

Those curved windows are made with the new Half Scale Warehouse Windows (Shannon used 4 of them, cropping the top windows to use less panes and to give her room for some fancy chipboard trim… I can’t wait to find out how she made those top sections.)

The new windows are sets of windowpane windows on thin chipboard (with score marks in both the center column and next to the side tabs). Though they are sized for using on the wall of the Book Nook Box Extra Large as curved store windows, there’s also a photo on the window page showing they will fit on that book nook wall witout bending the windows if you trim off the tabs. 

Thank you Shannon for including that photo of the back of the curved-window unit (shown at right). You can just see that she added some black half circles of chipboard to hold the curves in place and to be the floors of the displays in the windows. (Bonus: I asked and she curved those windows over a Tacky glue bottle!)

A bit hidden from the angle above/left but you can see from the flat panels pic above that there’s a door and stairs in the center of the 2 curved columns of windows (on the ground floor). And there’s one of the new Warehouse Center Windows in the center on the second floor.

Finally (for this photo), there’s a preview of the back wall (the wall is at an angle and I am not sure what Shannon’s planning for the space behind the angled side). But I can ID the door and 2 windows.
 

Moving on to the right wall! I love all the depth Shannon added (with lots of balsa wood… pretty sure she uses disposable scalpels).

The starting point for that fancy window is the new Half Scale Storefront Window with Arched Top. Heavy chipboard with lots of windowpanes and a center space for a door.

Shannon’s version has depth for showing products in the store windows (and probably lights).

Her door is one from the Half Scale Doors – Set of 2 that she cut a window into. The steps have an extra rectangle of chipboard on each step that overhangs the front edge a bit (a nice detail).

The 2 windows above the storefront windows are from the Dollhouse Windows with Shutters 1:24.

Bonus/preview of the new Half Scale Signs and Sign Hangers (shown below in the next section): the little photo at left shows using one of those signs with the Half Scale Storefront Window with Arched Top (if you don’t use steps, that same door will have ample clearance with the sign above it.)

 
More New Items or Doors/Windows in Shannon’s Photos

Starting with that cute new set of Half Scale Signs and Sign Hangers! (At right and below.) A set of medium-weight chipboard signs and hangers (2 hangers, 2 styles of signs each with an inset overlay for each side of the sign). Also shown with the new jump rings, also below.

 
Half Scale Book Nook SALE

Whew! Beside all the new half-scale windows & trims (and not-new windows/door/etc in Shannon’s photos), ALL Half-Scale Miniatures are on sale! This new sale collection even includes some half-scale collage sheets!

Use coupon WIP when checking out to get an additional 20% off on EVERYTHING in this collection! That’s 20% off beyond current sale prices! Over 100 items!

The sale ends WEDNESDAY NIGHT, January 17th at midnight PST.

See the sale collection here!

  
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Updated Writing Room Book Nook, New Items, Sale & Free GIFT!

Filed under Book Nooks, Miniatures, Rhonda Secrist Thomas

Lots of cute items have arrived (mostly with a “mini art supplies” theme) which reminded me of the My Victorian Feminine Writing Room by Rhonda Thomas. So in addition to putting Rhonda’s original supply list on sale, I’ve added the new items, too (plus the items included in the related gift kit below)!

So I’m diving in with a few of the new things first (saving a couple biggies for farther below, shown with photos from Rhonda’s art as inspiration). And don’t forget to read to the bottom for the DISCOUNT code on the sale collection!

(Before I forget! With all the hubbub of FIVE newsletters in a row during the after-Christmas sale, I have not yet announced the winner of the French Bakery Sweets Giveaway: Mary!)

My Victorian Feminine Writing Room

I love Rhonda’s book nook (with many, many portraits — and the pretty swirly motif ceiling inserts and desk). And the inspired use of a vintage “Cray-Pas” oil pastels case to create a roof!

Here’s a bit of text from Rhonda’s blog post to get us started:

Welcome to my my little place to create and collect. Not only do I have this wonderful nook of a room on the top floor of my old home, I also have the attic space to store things and to use as a cozy reading area. You know what else I have? A sweet ghost who likes to make their presence known. 

Lucky for me, I’ve had a lot of experience with ghosts, so it just makes my little nook that much more welcoming. I feel like I have someone watching out for me. Maybe it is visiting, maybe it belongs to one of my antiques, or maybe they used to live here. 

All of the life-sized supplies featured came from my mom’s desk and my grandmother’s. My grandmother always used a fountain pen, and there are some of my mom’s powdered pigments and items from her “Suzuri Bako” Japanese brush set. 

More info and pics of some of the many items Rhonda mentions are below.

I’ve put ALL of Rhonda’s supply list in a new collection and created a discount code for 20% off those supplies! More info on the sale is below!

 
In the wide photos below, I’ve zoomed way in (to the painting on the easel and the shallow stairs (2 sets of them) that are in the back of the book nook.

Those stairs were designed for this book nook. Just enough depth (1″) for a plant or a small stack of books… the idea of the edge of a stairway.
 

 
Next up in this little tour: the desk and all the pretties on the top of the desk.

Beside the 3 items shown in the row below the wide photo, I spy scissors and a metal oil can in a filigree basket (and a coffee label on the metal paint can makes a perfect spot for pens & brushes). That Jane Austen cover is from the Miniature Antique Book Covers Collage Sheet.

See Rhonda’s blog post for tons more photos and tips (like how to hide LED lights, and how to make a working lamp and lamp shade).
 


 
FREE Gift with Orders

Inspired by that desktop photo above: A Silver Writing Room Charms Gift Kit is FREE with all orders placed today through Wednesday (ends at midnight January 10, 2024)!

This set includes 1 each of 5 items:
Antique Silver Pen Nib Charm (back in stock)
Mini Silver Envelope Charm (back in stock)
Tiny Antique Silver Key
Small Round Silver Teapot Charm
Mini Silver Resin Oval Frame
And all these items have been added to the sale collection! Some are on clearance already, so the discount coupon will give you an extra 20% off beyond the current sale price
 

 
Victorian Writing Room SALE

Whew! Beside all the beautiful supplies above, I snuck in one more new item in this section, so it’s included in today’s sale, too: Dart Board with Darts (note that the attic in Rhonda’s book nook is filled with antique toys).

Use coupon WRITING when checking out to get an additional 20% off on EVERYTHING in this collection! That’s 20% off beyond current sale prices! Over 60 items!

The sale ends WEDNESDAY NIGHT, January 10th at midnight PST.

See the sale collection here!

  
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