Four more micro kits

I'm still going on my micro furniture kits and have four more completed.

The bookshelf was very easy to put together, how cute is this!

The coffee table and end tables will be leveled out with some very fine sandpaper before I add them to their permanent home. Again, these were not hard to assemble.

I adore the teeny fireplace and the kit comes with 4 different brick colors to choose from.

So far I found the bedroom set the most challenging. Positioning the tiny drawers was a bit rough, but the X-acto blade was about the perfect size for spacing them out.

Getting the chair together was the hardest part. It's one of those things where you have to glue all 3 pieces together at once and have them stay at 90 degree angles.

Next will be the dinning set and that means more chairs :0 See you soon!

Micro Kits

Way back in April I bought some 144 scale furniture kits from SDK Miniatures. These have been on my to do list for far too long.

Yesterday afternoon, I grabbed a few and read over the directions carefully, then gave it a shot.


The kitchen kit was moderately rough. I eneded up painting the handles on with a toothpick. My paint job is not perfect, but given the size I'm very pleased.

The sofa and chair kit was a breeze. Tacky glue and very pointed tweezers are a must for these tiny bits.

The rubber plant and sunflowers were probably the most time consuming. You have to let the layers of leaves dry completely before doing the next row. Trust me, it's worth the wait. When you knock off a lower row that wasn't quite dry, you'll wish you'd waited :)


I'm very pleased with the instructions,and quality of the kits. Anything that looks out of place is my fault. (Not to mention how difficult it is to get a good shot of anything in 1:144)

SDK does offer their items already made, but you get a much nicer price if you buy the kit. Besides, isn't that what this hobby is all about anyway, making your own?!

Dusting off the blog

Wow, I can't believe it's been a month already! First of all I want to welcome my new followers and apologize for the delay on that.

There hasn't been any time at all for minis since my last post. I even had a dream that I went to my craft room and the Beacon Hill was simply gone. Everything else was exactly as I had left it, but no Beacon. I think it would like some attention :p

The last few weeks have been full of doctors appointments and last week they decided to put me on short term disability . My test results from a 1 hour glucose, then 3 hour glucose and then an A1C test did not come back with good results. Looks like my sugar levels have been all over the charts for 3 months. So they gave me two weeks to get my diet under control. I'll be re-evaluated on the 18th as to when/if I can return to work. Baby is doing fine, and if we can get my levels evened out there should be no cause for concern. This does explain why I've felt over tired and generally rotten.

Long story short, right now I'm testing my sugars 4 times a day, ketone levels twice a day and breaking up eating to 6 times a day. I've been doing well with my diet for the most part, but have had a few learning experiences with certain foods. Overall I am feeling better and now that we're in the 2nd trimester I should have some added energy.

I'm hoping to get some much needed mini time in during this time off. I sure could use a distraction from meals and finger stabbings! I have been cathing up on all the blogs I follow and seeing what's new on Ebay for some much needed motivation.

Keep an eye out ladies and gents there should be some actual mini updates soon!

Time to let the cat out of the bag

Well folks, it's been far too long. If you remember from my previous post I had come down with a touch of the flu after finishing my exam and it had really set me back. I also intended to get working on my big list of mini's, not to mention finishing up the Beacon Hill.

It turns out my flu was nothing more than 1st trimester fatigue :)

These were taken Thursday morning and we will be at 10 weeks on of the 6th. Baby Wright will arrive sometime in early May 2010. Everything checked out great at my appointment and we are very excited.

For the most part I've been fine, though I sleep more than I care to admit. Poor hubby has really been working overtime around the house to keep it from getting too scary. All the books say the exhaustion will wear off soon. I sure hope so, otherwise Hubby is going to have a LOT of solo shopping to do LOL.

We had been actively trying for a couple months, but I was convinced I was ill. I really didn't believe what I was feeling could possibly be pregnancy. When Hubby suggested it ... I bought a test just to quiet him down. I suppose an "I told you so" is in order, hehehe.

Today I attended a baby shower for friends of ours and then passed out the minute I got home. Apparently, sitting in a chair for 3 hours and eating a piece of cake is equivalent to a 10 mile hike!

Next weekend is Canadian Thanksgiving. Even though I've been in the U.S.A for 6 years, I still do dinner every year. None of our friends seem to mind the extra turkey dinner and I love making it. I did agree to let someone else be in charge of desserts this year. I will be sure to pace myself and ask for lots of help if I needed it.

So, for a few more weeks I expect my minis to be limited to reading your posts. I sure need to get going on that list as soon as I've got some energy or it's likely sit for a VERY long time after the baby arrives!

Be back soon..

Sorry for the long absence, I figured I should pop in and let you all know I intend to be back very soon.

I did get my class finished and my exam was on the 9th (yes I passed ). Then the next day the flu caught up with me and that forced me to take some down time. Urgh. I'm not feeling 100% yet, but have managed to return to work.

I've certainly been trying to keep up on my blog reading and miss having time for minis a lot right now. I can tell my friend Kim is getting ansy for a mini get together again, and that will give me a nice time slot to get a few projects done.

Missing you all and Mini Hugs

April

Bad Student

While I should have been studying, I got together with my friend Kim the last 2 Saturdays. Hey, I'm moving along fine with my books so I figured I deserved a break :p Here's what we've been up to.

We worked on dressing our beds. This is Kim's very first bed. Isn't it fab! I think it's going to be perfect in her modern house.



My iron bed still needs pillows (cough, I need to decide which pillows to add). The afghan blanket, was an old sweater that I saved the fabric from.


This display was made using skinny sticks and a tutorial from Katie at katiesclaycorner ;)


and the grapevine wreath was purchased from Kitz.com, 4/$1.00



I had a little jar of mini shells around to make some beachhouse projects. She had a BOX of them! I spend a long time picking out a dozen mini shells LOL.

Using Angie Scarr's book, we made some food last weekend and sealed them yesterday. They're by no means perfect, but considering it's a first try, I'm very happy with how everything turned out.







There are a few more things at Kim's place I need to get shots of and I expect that we will be giving Fimo food another try very soon :D

Away From Keyboard

My Exam is in a couple of weeks so I have not had much time for blogging. I promise I have been peeking in on you all and will be back to my mini obsession as soon as possible!

I wanted to say a quick hello and welcome to

Marleeen & BrombeerPoppedein

thanks for reading and welcome to my little corner

of the internet!

Happy mini-ing :D