back from the show
Monday, April 20, 2015
Home again! Real coffee and no expressways....ahhh.....
Chicago is a beautiful city, and the Bishop show was AMAZING. I got to see Brae again, I met April and Blondie, friends from the Greenloaf Forum, and I met Syd, from Mini Mod Pod. I had a ton of fun, saw some wonderful miniatures in person that I'd drooled over via the internet, and spent the entire bonus I got at work, plus a little extra. Plus, I got some wonderful mother/daughter time.
I'm on vacation through Wednesday, so I'll get all my new goodies photographed and cataloged today, so I can share them tomorrow.
Today I'll show you what I was working on the past couple of weeks but didn't blog about...presents for my mini-friends.
For Blondie....
I dreaded the thought of another canning batch, but Blondie is worth the trouble.
For April...
I'm going to have to make one of these plants for me, I love how it turned out.
For Brae....
Husband made the functioning jumper cables...I told her she wasn't obligated to use them, they're too big to be in scale...but husband is sweet, so I gave them to her.
The old bicycle pump was a pain, but it turned out great. It was assembled from a T-pin, chopstick, cocktail straw, plastic caps, cord, crimp beads, wire, and an old postage stamp.
The battery is made with a block of wood, two kinds of bolts, jewelry findings, and straight pins. I used wee amounts of gorilla glue to make the acid seepage.
You are amazing! Look at how realistic the tiny things you make turn out to be, and the patience that you put into them shows the love and warmth you feel toward your friends.
So sweet, but the sweetest is that you got to spend time with your mom, and that the two of you had fun together.
<3 <3 <3
Can't wait to see more pics of the trip (and more grat cat pics!).
Posted by: Susan | Monday, April 20, 2015 at 04:03 PM
Thank you so much for the gifts! They will make my barn a perfectly dirty place. :D Might get a notice from the EPA, though. hahaha Great to see you and meet your mom, too!
Posted by: brae | Monday, April 20, 2015 at 08:50 PM
You are SO wonderful to have made these goodies for us. I LOVE my gifts!!!!!! I also loved being able to spend time with you. :) :) :) I've been drooling over your canning goods for a long time, so I was thrilled when I saw my special present. Thank you for thinking of me. You rule. *big hug*
Posted by: Blondie | Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 11:32 AM
What a great selection of miniatures. Your work is beautiful. I agree with you about the plant it is beautiful and you should make yourself one.
Posted by: 12Create | Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 10:15 PM