Ikebana

After I made my little flower-arrangement I wanted more. I don't know much about ikebana, but I wanted to try it for a long time, I'm sure it's easier with the minis.
My meditation-resort has become the first ikebana-trial and I love this room even more with it.



the other trial is more colourful and modern.

Winter farewell

I saw the green of the first snowdrops today, very small, very delicate. Usually they are nearly faded in the middle of February. I found a few things on my way to the rubbish bin and made an arrangement with it. The last wave of the winter - I hope so.

Finally!

After three weeks odyssey from one doctor to another, from one examination to the other, a lot of stress and hope and frustration and hope again, I finally got my medicine, even if it is in an off-label-use and I have to pay it.
I feel totally good with it, I can hear everything I want and nothing else that could disturbe me. Now I'm eager to try it in my office and will go back to my job tomorrow.
I felt so relaxed after my last visit (for now) at the doctors - perhaps that was the reason that I discovered a very small shop for antiques I didn't know before. Oh, it was so small in it and so crowded, and the owner smoked the whole time and all the things smell like this. But it was fun, and I found this:

When you compare it to the 1:12 Miele washing machine you can see, that it is not good for a use in my dollshomes, but I felt I MUST have it. Perhaps I can sell it after a while for a good price?

I made a scene with Fran as an antiques-lover, and you can see that I found another flask cork (glass) which can be a flask for Fran or a lamp for my dollhouse.

But it is really a pity, that Fran cannot sit in another way like this:

So sad for her - and for me, I'm so limited through this. Hope you enjoy though!

Shrove Monday

This is little Petra with 3 1/3 years on Shrove Monday!

We lived in neighbourhood with a family with 4 children, who was very unusual. The father was gone, the mother was unemployed and the children were allowed to do so many things that are forbidden for us. It was just a paradise for us. I remember we jumped into the mother's bed from the top of the wardrobe! What fun.
On Shrove-Monday she gave a party for all the children who lived in the house, this was unusual too, because she had to move some of her furniture. She was crazy, but kind!



Obviously my little katimus as little red riding hood had not so much fun on her carnival-party in the kindergarten 1988. I guess she was afraid that someone would take her bottle of wine in her basket.

I stay at home this week, I have much trouble with my employers. They don't want to allow me to work less hours a week and ignore my medical attestations since month. So my doctor told me to stay at home for half the day, but they don't allow this because of the insurance - it is so very german!
The good news is, that I visited some more doctors because of my disorder with hearing and attention/concentration/perception and finally one of them had a diagnosis and medical treatment. I will try this, allthough it is not without risks.
Meanwhile I enjoy my childhood memories, my fat doll and I hope to be able to show you some more mini-scenes soon.
Have a great carnival you all!

Update: I found some more pics of carnival in my childhood: another party in the flat of our neighbours. the furniture of the kitchen was moved for us, so that we could enjoy our waffles all together.
when I grew older, I like to make up my face on karnival....

May I introduce: This is Fran - my new BBW-Doll!

see more on flickr

the hallway

little house

several weeks ago I made this little house - inspired by the houses of wesquatch -
I wasn't very content with it and wanted to start a new trial - but it is often only a dream that never come true.
Now Mini-Dorks last posting reminds me of this house and I decided to show it.

once again: a box for hannah!

Some of you will remember, that I made a box for my niece, when she started school.
This box is for a workmate who is a young mother now and her 2 days old baby's name is Hannah too.
Because of my experience with my first time making such a gift I chosed a much smaller box this time. The bedspread for the baby will be a bill. we all collected for our workmate. I think she will be happy at least with the money.

vintage wallpaper

with our swap bea sent me some vintage fabrics and today I used one of them as a wallpaper. I think I've never shown the two chairs before, they came with an ebay-find and I don't like them very much, but in this scene they are perfect.
hope you all enjoy and have a nice weekend!

polar bear

I found this little glass-polar bear yesterday - isn't it cute?


for the "behind the scenes"-lovers among us:

 

warm and cosy

Recently I saw one of these new ethanol-firesides you can use in a room without a real fireplace. I have to say that I like it. I made a scene including such an "ethanol fireside" in my estetisk box that has an opening in the ceiling to have time to make a warm and cosy scene, matching to my knitting-work on this cold evenings.
then it seems a bit too cosy and warm to me, a bit oldfashioned and I picked a few items that look more "flower-powerish".

For all of you that are interested: the first - biggest - blanket is with my wool for socks and german needlesize 2,5
The second is with crochet-yarn 1 - 1,25 and needles I made by myself (don't ask).
The third piece is the pillow you see in the first scene and the very gifted maggimini sent me the needles size 1 and the matching yarn, so thin like sewing-yarn. thank you, maggi! the more I knit the better it works even with the thin yarn.

rain and snow and rain and snow

Update: The sun said hello for a short while and I played around.....

In the last days the weather was really bad. After the snow comes the rain and after the rain the snow. So I was very happy, that on this saturday morning everything outside was white. I want to show you again the view of my window into the white "landscape". I never used the Eichhorn-house in this way, I had to put it on a small pillar (for flowerpots I think). There is a foto you can see it all on my windowsill.
I made a room for a single again, with bed and desk - sometimes I would like to have two rooms, one for a desk, one for a bed. On this bed you can see my second knitted blanket, it's more fun than the needlework-pillows, because it is finished in a rather short time.