It's Mini Christmastime!
My friend Gigi and I celebrate our own miniatures Christmas ahead of the 24th so it's always a great time for new projects and new miniature gifts! Yes, I'm behind on this post! I didn't pay attention to the date so the year-end round-up will have to be up tomorrow on the first. (*Click photos for full size.)
This year we got together and sat around our mini Christmas campground to share some snacks, Egg Nog, do a mini Christmas project, and open gifts. * Click link to see the amazing campground. It really came out great!
A fun fact is that she's also a Santa collector - a real collector. They're everywhere! Big, small, tall... if my count is accurate, I counted around 60 Santas! Definitely feels festive and Christmasy seeing them all set out!
We do a mini Christmas project each year, so this time the surprise was those MiniVerse Holiday balls: a tree, a charcuterie board, and a yule log. They're close to 12th scale (the tree is the closest) so I'll probably set up a Christmas snack table for next year, too. Cute results. Love the tree. Will have to put some lights on it.
Gift-wise, this was fun as we did a miniatures Advent Calendar for each other for the first time. Made and bought all kinds of little minis! I made this little garden basket for her greenhouse project. Found these funny little garden signs so had to include them!
I got several cute little Raggedy Ann items like tiny pillows and books, and she made this adorable trunk from a Dragonfly Intl. kit. Always admired it but never got it! The bench was a kit for a later Tudor project I plan to do. Yes, many projects! haa!
I have an idea for a semi-modern look for the cottage. Just made this chair and plant for it, which gives me a better feel for how it should look. The chair is from the Gothic furniture set, ( SDK Miniatures) which I did before in the usual walnut with velvet upholstery in the Halloween House. I decided to try something different so I painted it. The antique white color and lighter print gives it a whole new look. It's a nice kit. This is my favorite set and it really has a different style when you paint it.
And that Christmas photo at the top of this post? Well, the figure on the right is one of those lit "Ghost" Dogs. (MforMiniatures) It's lit with one of those tiny "fairy light" balls. (See example on the Gingerbread house post.) I almost, almost bought the dog so this was really a surprise. SOOOO cute! I also got the ghost figures (Miniatures.com) to add to the outside scene.
Another fun (It's always) Halloween item, is this shadow zombie. (Not sure if this is the same site but there are lot of wood cut-out figures here on Etsy to paint yourself.)
Friend and fellow writer Jean Rabe also sent me some cute miniatures as a Christmas surprise. Cute little dressers and other items for the half-scale house/s. Lots of books. Fun! (Send your prayers and well-wishes her way as she's been ill and was just taken to the hospital again for more tests.)
(And I have to add: if you like to read, check out her Piper Maxwell mystery series. Book six, The Dead of Sled Run, is a good mystery set around the holidays. There's a continuing storyline in the series, but they can be read alone also.)
So, lots to add to collections and projects! Now off to do some more painting!!
Thanks again for visiting! Stay tuned for more Christmas projects.
Update: The miniature Christmas house is done! Finished gluing in all the wallpaper, ceilings, and put curtains in. I'll share that soon.
With that done, I started working on part of the annual half-scale swap items as they'll need to be mailed by early February! So far this part will work, I think, then have to try this other small project. The theme this time is holidays so I have a couple easy ideas. Glad I post these as I forgot how cute the items were last time (see link above)! Always look forward to this. I love doing the swap every year and glad people are still participating in it. Nice to get some little presents after Christmas, too!
