Happy 2011! - and a very tiny piano!

Isn't this beautiful? This is the piano from the Cynthia Howe french country music room kit. I've been having such fun today putting together a few pieces - the first chance I've had since I opened them on Christmas day! I'm really loving these kits!
Here's hoping that 2011 is a beautiful and peaceful year full of blessings and joy for all!

Tiles Galore

These photos are taken in the Casa's bathroom. I've been doing much experimenting with tiles for this project! This is the evolution of a few different ideas. The wall surface; foamcore board has been scored in a grid - an already quite convincing tile surface! Then I glued each little printed tile in place. How I wish I had this product I recently learned about through microminis - Triple Thick - made by DecoArt! Unfortunately it isn't available locally and to have it shipped to me would turn a $4 item into a $20 one so that isn't about to happen! So instead, I'm at two coats of glaze squarely on each tile, (on the bottom 3 rows so far) trying to achieve a little more dimension and realism.

I think we're getting there...but the thing that's bothering me...and let's face it, if it's bothering me now I'd better address it because you know it's not likely to bother me less in the years to come!...is the size of those grout lines. There is a cavernous space between those tiles. I think I need to print some tiles even a fraction larger because it's too much work to do and have done it wrong.

That's my thought today anyways! :)

Grandbaby's Stocking

The concept of the stocking; the snowflakes on a blue background was his Mummy's - and I really wanted to try something with punchneedle. The lovely blue velvet I already had in my fabric stash! I'm really happy with it and Spencer really likes the feel of those snowflakes! A first Christmas is so exciting!