Posts tonen met het label sewing. Alle posts tonen
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zondag 11 november 2012

Olivier & Co

When there was a Old Bear House with all it's inhabitants, it would be logical if there would come a bear shop. Well: here it is OLIVIER & CO. The teddy bears can buy anything here: from fabrics to spices, from bread to tea.

Front view of Olivier & Co.
This shop was a real challenge for me to make: half scale but filled with detail like as in 1:12th scale.


Bakery Corner. 
All the furniture is called the Olivier Series and is laser cut. There is a great choice of graphics that create an amazing addition to the furniture. There are graphics in Dutch and in English, which you can combine endlessly.


The Grocery and Spice department.
 It took me several months to make the Old Bear House and the Olivier & Co Shop, but, oh gosh, what a joy to do so!

zaterdag 28 juli 2012

Serie Florentine Shop Furniture

This is the first project of the joint venture with Jacominis.com: the whole line of furniture (and more...) of the Haberdashery Shop. All the kits are laser cut, so they fit perfectly together. All kits come with a legenda, instructions with photo's and are easy to make. You will be stunned by the result! They are available now in our webshop www.artofmini.com.




 
 

maandag 23 juli 2012

Haberdashery Shop

Hello all you miniatures lovers!

It has been quite a while that I was on FB, but now I'm back again.
First of all I hope you are all in good health and are enjoying the miniatureworld more than ever.

In the last few months I have made a Haberdashery shop.
In Arnhem at the International Doll House Fair, I presented the Haberdashery Shop. This turned out to be such a success: people seems to want to imitate the shop.  
We (Jacomine of Jacominis.com and I) decided to work together (joint venture). Jacomine developing the cabinets and other small furniture and my share of the joint venture is to make the graphics especially for these designs. Our first product together is the serie Florentine (the complete furniture of the Haberdashery shop and much more in this style). The great thing about this theme is that all items in the sewing shop are available at Artofmini.com. Many kits are especially designed and the materials, used in the shop such as the fabrics, we have in stock in our webshop. In the coming posts I will each time highlight a part from the Haberdashery Shop. But for now ...... look and enjoy!







vrijdag 15 april 2011

Peacock Room Chapter VII



On the large rug is a Biedermeier chair.
The back is beautifully decorated and the seat made of soft moss green Alcantara.
On the small sewing table is a piece of fabric, needle, thread, bobbin thread, scissors and a bowl with pearl buttons and little white opal are waiting to be picked up by skilled fingers.
On the ground, a sewing box with the finest threads and buttons.
You would almost think that this is a unique creation.
But is this true?
The answer is: Yes, wholeheartedly yes!
She has outdone herself this time.
I’m going to tell you......




It is clear that this is a room from a very fashionable lady.
Paris fashion is followed closely.
If she is going out, she always looks perfectly dressed.
She just has an eye for beautiful things and knows sublime to combine.
At this moment she is busy with the creation of an extravagant evening gown.
Extravagant but still simplicity to amaze on another area.
Another area?




Well yes: her sparkling personality and her wonderful qualities are reflected in this dress.
The skirt of the dress falls, partly through the thin fabric, like a waterfall gently downwards.
Apparently splashing water droplets sticking like small crystals onto bottom of the skirt, just above the thin lace.
The hip area is accentuated by little white opals.
On the front there is a large satin bow with an agate
(one of the birthstones of the Virgin).
At the rear, tiny pearl buttons are visible.

The whole is a perfect beauty and shines serenity and elegance.
Still ... .. the dress is not finished:
a few little opals are to be attached, there are now over 110.
Never mind........., there will be time enough.

zondag 3 april 2011

For my dearest friend Marga

It has been a long time ago that I have written on my blog. From this day on I hope I will have time again to write some and keep you all informed what I have been doing and making.
The last few month I have made a room for my dearest friend Marga.
I promised her to finish a complete room for her enormous dollhouse.
So......this is what I have been doing the last few months.
It is not only a complete furnished room, but there is also a story that fits with the room.
And that story I want to share with you, together with the pictures, so you can see what I have made for her. It is a long story, so every time I will publish a part of it.
Imagine that during the telling of the story there was harpsichord music on the background.

Here is beginning of the story:

The Peacock Room

Tonight everything is all about sharing happiness and friendship with each other.
I hope I can give with this room a little bit of happiness to you.
Happiness I feel in my heart when I think of you.
 This room, my dear friend, is completely custom made with lots of love for you.

I will take you by my hand and let you carry away in the story about this room.

In a rather extravagant interior, filled with patinated furniture,
old and handmade ornaments and embellishments,
everything remains still surprisingly clear.
You could say that the room is furnished with atmosphere.
An atmosphere where you curious enough feel at "home ".
 The room is a celebration,
a breathless celebration of joy and delightful sights,
a room of softness and beauty.

Today it's a beautiful day,
the sun is shining and there are small pieces blue sky.
It is a day one feels happy.
It's spring, you smell it, you taste it, feel it,
new life is in the air!

Let us first try to imagine who this woman is from whom we may visit her room?
Is she elegant, arrogant or is she posturing like a duchess?
The answer is: No.
Although these qualities you may expect a little bit from any person who lives in this house,
but nothing is less true: it is a distinctly friendly, slightly naughty wife with an charming personality.

We are going to push open the door of her room and we're going to surprise her!
Are you coming with me?

At this time I opened the dollhouse so she could see the room for the first time.






donderdag 25 november 2010

Tailor of Glouchester

Always busy, always working, almost no time to read the newspaper.......



I have poured the tailor and thought he would fit perfectly into a sewing "basket" .
I have made several for a fair, but couldn't help keeping one for myself. I adore him.
One day....if I'll find the time to make it.........it will be in my own miniature sewingroom.
The photo is not perfect, but you will get an idea how he/it looks like.
And...Irene: the little saucer with the pins and blue ribbon is finally coming your way!! So sorry it took so long!!