Miniature Cookie Jars and Mini Musical Instruments

Hello everyone! Hope you are all having a beautiful mini making day! Just wanted to dash off a quick post to show off some of the wonderful minis we found online. Our daughters play the violin and the piano, so of course their dollhouses HAD to have music rooms too. We already had a mini violin and piano and needed more instruments to expand the symphony.

These photos are on my Pinterest board too. :) All minis are in 1:12th scale.

Darling little cookie jars from Manor House Miniatures

Filled with our chocolate chip and jelly bean cookies that we made from polymer clay.

A 1:12th scale guitar from eBay.

The detail is awesome!

A lovely 1:12th scale flute!

An amazing miniature cello in 1:12th scale. The details are stunning! Right down to the foot on the bottom.

Thanks for stopping by! :) 

Croquet Anyone?

I'm listening to the sounds of spring outside, birds are chirping, the sun is shining. Ah what lovely weather. And as soon as the temperature creeps up into the 70s and stays there a bit, I might be able to get out and enjoy some sunshine. My fingers and toes really suffer in cold and brisk weather and I can barely move them when it's cold. We had a run of 80 + degree temperatures a week or so ago, but sadly, those temperatures went straight back down into the 50s and 60s again. My joints definitely are not amused. 

But the promise of warmer days ahead has definitely inspired some new exterior work...would you believe we glued together this darling little croquet set from bits of scrap wood we had lying around, and some paper clips and polymer clay? And since my hands are limited to what they can do with tools like hand drills or mini saws, making a miniature birdhouse out of wood was out of the question. So I tried another medium - polymer clay! It might not look as realistic as a wooden birdhouse, but it sure was easier on my hands to make these little cuties. 

Click on the pictures to supersize. And thanks so much for following along! Please feel free to leave a comment at the end - I love comments, and try to respond back to everyone! :) Many mini hugs to all!!

Easter Giveaway Winners!!!

I cannot believe how exciting this was! :D Not only did I discover many new and incredibly talented fellow bloggers to follow because of this contest, but the anticipation of who would win has been building every day as I saw more and more lovely comments coming in. So, without further ado, here's how we did the drawing (had to wait for dear youngest daughter to get home tonight after basketball and soccer practice ;)

Prize Number 1 - Easter Dreams :)

Prize Number 2: Easter Bread Prep Board :)

First we printed the comments pages from the blog...

Then, we cut each one into little strips of paper...Good Luck to everyone!!! 

Then we folded them, and placed them into a glass vase...mixed them up real good...

Then my youngest reached in to draw the 1st name, to win the Easter Dreams mini. :)

Oooooooh......can't wait to see...who is it? who is it? Drum roll please........

Micaela!!! Our first name drawn is Micaela!! :D Congratulations!!!

Now, for the Easter Bread Prep Board.....my older daughter gives it a try....reaching in....

And who will this winner be?

Daria!!! The second name drawn is Daria Prus!! :D Congrats!!!

Micaela and Daria, Please send me your mailing addresses, so we can get the minis out in the mail this week. You can email them to me via the email link on the blog, at jackiemdwriter@gmail.com.

And I really and truly want to thank everyone who visited my blog and took the time to leave a comment to enter the contest, and for all of you who posted a link on your blogs! You are all tremendous and wonderfully talented, I feel so honored to be a part of such a terrific mini making community! :D Welcome to all my new followers, and many, many mini hugs to all of you who entered the contest and have been following along. This was so much fun, we're going to have to do this again!!