tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46214370246580690962024-03-13T18:22:49.662-10:00A Miniature PlaceCherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08079834268326696560noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4621437024658069096.post-48970504252155486502011-04-24T06:38:00.000-10:002011-04-24T06:38:52.242-10:00Life is goodOn this day of rebirth I'd like to introduce you to my new and first granddaughter, Tallulah Aislin, born April 20. My sister in law said that I have officially become stupid and she is right. I feel so privileged to be a part of her life and to share this experience with my daughter.<br />
Life is really good.<br />
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<a href="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/397/71E458C54FE3FDE5FDC67B7229B5CA51.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/397/71E458C54FE3FDE5FDC67B7229B5CA51.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08079834268326696560noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4621437024658069096.post-9323397774012903502011-04-07T13:38:00.000-10:002011-04-07T13:38:01.420-10:00Hello, checking in<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh33VcEo8BYF_N45_E_iE2VqB830xrJoSM9pXF81ZpRJs9HJ0EK3xFbkL5bmwlKuAMragulcdhYfVP69SlpgpJAX0Xt_AnQi0AZ206oudlCri8L5LSD3zdgHuaCUbLV4mgK8bRwZlzyRlxM/s1600/blog+image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh33VcEo8BYF_N45_E_iE2VqB830xrJoSM9pXF81ZpRJs9HJ0EK3xFbkL5bmwlKuAMragulcdhYfVP69SlpgpJAX0Xt_AnQi0AZ206oudlCri8L5LSD3zdgHuaCUbLV4mgK8bRwZlzyRlxM/s1600/blog+image.jpg" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Welcome everyone! What a nice surprise to have so many new followers. Please excuse me for being absent for so long. It has been a long six weeks trudging through all of the moving boxes along with having to replace or fix every mechanical system in this 'new' house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have been keeping tick marks for each of the boxes with miniatures in them. If you would like to take a guess at how many miniatures boxes I unpack you can read about the contest here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://aminiatureplace.blogspot.com/2011/02/reluctant-transient-and-contest.html">http://aminiatureplace.blogspot.com/2011/02/reluctant-transient-and-contest.html</a> There are still some boxes yet to arrive from Hawaii so the final count is still yet to come.</div><br />
My camera was left back in Hawaii but when it arrives I will have some photos of miniatures to share with you all. I am still hoping the roof to one of my houses shows up somehow.....<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/397/71E458C54FE3FDE5FDC67B7229B5CA51.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08079834268326696560noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4621437024658069096.post-66463681726820319932011-03-01T18:17:00.000-10:002011-03-01T18:17:09.169-10:00Contest and I've add a fourth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt88YYMTdBG1wX2gq1MScfTQdTaeGbFBb7rm9L3Hiw8JRnMwcm12Zuu47XoC5oBxbWb3eBYTKu3xz0FTDsWjWQrTAZAHiorE-GY_stD_goYTJlIuAWCykQSHugZXzSlRiLo3yMPf0D5Pk7/s1600/moving-boxes-extra-large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt88YYMTdBG1wX2gq1MScfTQdTaeGbFBb7rm9L3Hiw8JRnMwcm12Zuu47XoC5oBxbWb3eBYTKu3xz0FTDsWjWQrTAZAHiorE-GY_stD_goYTJlIuAWCykQSHugZXzSlRiLo3yMPf0D5Pk7/s200/moving-boxes-extra-large.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am leaving first thing in the morning so wanted to get this out again. Read previous post and take a guess.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are three chances to win. First correct guess in each of the three will win. As a bonus a fourth will be picked from each of the comments left.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My husband just gave me the key to our house. I am so darn excited!</div><br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/397/71E458C54FE3FDE5FDC67B7229B5CA51.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08079834268326696560noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4621437024658069096.post-6709073223557880582011-02-27T08:37:00.000-10:002011-02-27T08:37:00.501-10:00A reluctant transient and contest<div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47ZRN7tmFL0QlESiP4kFv_8acuiUnsWIsHpwReMd3eyFfZm6Iix-V0D0OsZYUaVmuZTfzs1UevDtaI2JCAskZBcRlvMIEuAzIBZ7UYjnE93S3Bo0oNx6pt2vcDXz25rwt6dYyE0vUE84V/s1600/airplane.jpg" /></div>I have been a reluctant transient for all of my adult life. My husband served in the US Marine Corps for 30 years and I have been with him for most of that time. There are interesting experiences that go along with being a military spouse but for the most part I'd would have rather stayed put. When he retired a few years ago we had to move from the east coast to Hawaii for work. My mind had been focused for years on the retirement and settling down so this was a blow. Besides we had to eat. Moving every couple of years poses some challenges for someone like me. I am a very visual, tactile person and space with which I spend my time has to feel right, comfortable. If I am not creating somthing, I am cranky. The grass is always greener right? Anyway, at the risk of boring you to death, I am headed to Florida this week to set up our new house. <br />
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With this, I offer you to participate in my contest......<br />
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My husband traveled back east a few weeks ago to unload a large storage unit we left behind. Below you will see some of the goodies waiting for me to unpack. My husband insists they are mostly miniatures and if they are not an actual miniature, they are related somehow. I do not agree. <br />
While he was there I was here packing boxes of miniatures and supplies to send back. Four boxes have arrived already. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttUGDgwjIrJou2I6x_P23OBi-vgbDcp5YSOpPIc8tYDVXUSZf7J31Jk6ybzbRH2ORWhgRnvGVG6ftFw2fafO0aRpUoHZWH6-3_LvQsiP80zLOLPXKZ6oozgJ5Pws2ieaLzzdOou0YwHGF/s1600/moving+boxes+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttUGDgwjIrJou2I6x_P23OBi-vgbDcp5YSOpPIc8tYDVXUSZf7J31Jk6ybzbRH2ORWhgRnvGVG6ftFw2fafO0aRpUoHZWH6-3_LvQsiP80zLOLPXKZ6oozgJ5Pws2ieaLzzdOou0YwHGF/s200/moving+boxes+007.JPG" width="150" /></a></div> This is my Aster. It has been stored for about six years. This roof is covered in mini broom straw. I found out I was alergic to the straw and it remains unfinished. Hopefully everything is safe and sound, I can't wait to see.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2kl8Yuw98ykZPGj46ZVeBcgNIUmd71XsEoQ7zfz6OPxUPOOZk0ujCXB_9LvLRWUUxffq9x7bMyYpbx0ailXzWjL15AxEfa9SM80O7xIYQAXvJu_46Q3a2rt_4ccCqOSGkqYmz_Mz2c0L/s1600/moving+boxes+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2kl8Yuw98ykZPGj46ZVeBcgNIUmd71XsEoQ7zfz6OPxUPOOZk0ujCXB_9LvLRWUUxffq9x7bMyYpbx0ailXzWjL15AxEfa9SM80O7xIYQAXvJu_46Q3a2rt_4ccCqOSGkqYmz_Mz2c0L/s320/moving+boxes+001.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I provide you with three chances to win the yet undetermined prizes for guessing how many 'miniatures' boxes I have ended up with. These are the moving type boxes like you see above and includes the white dollhouse shown in the first photo and supplies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1) Those from the existing storage</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2) Those packed and shipped from Hawaii</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3) The combination of both</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Place your three guesses in the comment section here. Good luck, I am anxious to find out myself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/397/71E458C54FE3FDE5FDC67B7229B5CA51.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08079834268326696560noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4621437024658069096.post-67759986091083516502011-02-15T17:15:00.000-10:002011-02-15T17:15:47.732-10:00I'm not stalking, really.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuelZ5Og8njr9yRfXTewT1aQ_jti4E8gSm0-Zpd79YQPmMSmepdloLxOVtl6FQL-N7XfFBTiPRoh20Ntsh1Be8LuDIVD0gB2IXyXGUU8uPhPV41Qo0YEGdWsE8z60Z-zXXZ7JWpGn-Gtd/s1600/imagesCATAH6LQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuelZ5Og8njr9yRfXTewT1aQ_jti4E8gSm0-Zpd79YQPmMSmepdloLxOVtl6FQL-N7XfFBTiPRoh20Ntsh1Be8LuDIVD0gB2IXyXGUU8uPhPV41Qo0YEGdWsE8z60Z-zXXZ7JWpGn-Gtd/s200/imagesCATAH6LQ.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>It seems like blogger does not always help me keep up with the blogs I've joined, so I just rejoin. Really, I would not stalk anyone. <br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/397/71E458C54FE3FDE5FDC67B7229B5CA51.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08079834268326696560noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4621437024658069096.post-42145325832255521992011-01-27T16:59:00.001-10:002011-01-27T17:00:36.616-10:00Hello everyone and welcome<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xe9_kzRNJKrJJoWEw0KdihmKf7YTWyuQM92zm82Yxnh0JztfBdgazw9e0zTFuAQcKxfQgG40-rOqFjH4FHys6NyXVB_vrAb_Y9v0sDdCPOGzhQg3-AxzYOy2CFPqxSnxZkj2b29eE3zm/s1600/Aloha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xe9_kzRNJKrJJoWEw0KdihmKf7YTWyuQM92zm82Yxnh0JztfBdgazw9e0zTFuAQcKxfQgG40-rOqFjH4FHys6NyXVB_vrAb_Y9v0sDdCPOGzhQg3-AxzYOy2CFPqxSnxZkj2b29eE3zm/s1600/Aloha.jpg" /></a></div>Welcome to all of the new members. I am so glad you decided to spend a little of your time here. It feels like I have been away forever. While many of you have been shoveling out from under the snow I have been trying to get hold of a mold problem. It rained here steadily for a couple of weeks and created more mold on, in and around everything than I have ever seen. We have cleaned out just about everything we own and decided to downsize a few of our belongings along the way (No miniatures included). My desktop computer decided to go kaput as well. Pretty bad timing right after Christmas. Isn't it funny how things just happen that make you get your business in order.....see you soon!<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/397/71E458C54FE3FDE5FDC67B7229B5CA51.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08079834268326696560noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4621437024658069096.post-62801562623952592662011-01-02T11:11:00.000-10:002011-01-02T11:11:24.362-10:00No resolutions for me... I will reevaluate and create another Dream Board.Like many people as 2010 moved into place I thought long and hard on what my resolutions for the year would be. If you look up the meaning of the word you will find that while not really negative, they bring to mind a sense of forcefulness, something that must get done or else. The word comes with a heavy weight and feels like an inhibition of my creative side. So this is what I did, I created my Dream Board. It is so much fun and you can put anything on it your heart desires. A Dream Board is a more creative way to keep a reminder of what you want to accomplish. Nothing has to have a timeframe. This one item on mine was a big deal AND I wanted it complete by the end of 2010. If I had to think and record every step that it would take for me to accomplish this dream I would have felt overextended. A simple rendiditon did the trick. Want to see what was on my dream board?<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIuA7oPfmrrrjH23Jq8vFBxfKKc72NTOEYwaD8UzoywsPJYEoJZuWlykMdI7GYWjjMJ18_wsBLT2AjPCl-faXUuEQg6V_KzrFSgaPZ_rJ7ZbkRT-NOAVxV3RigZpMkKHf2nxy-dBFF6NHL/s1600/Dream+house.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIuA7oPfmrrrjH23Jq8vFBxfKKc72NTOEYwaD8UzoywsPJYEoJZuWlykMdI7GYWjjMJ18_wsBLT2AjPCl-faXUuEQg6V_KzrFSgaPZ_rJ7ZbkRT-NOAVxV3RigZpMkKHf2nxy-dBFF6NHL/s400/Dream+house.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Now let me introduce you to SW 3rd St.<br />
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Google maps puts me and SW 3rd St 6,017 miles apart and in order to live here it will take some major changes in every area of our lives. Looks like I have a lot of new choices for this year. Would you like to join me in creating a dream board?<br />
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Tammy from <a href="http://dollarstoredollhouse.blogspot.com/">Dollar Store Dollhouse</a> wrote in a comment about painting the bottle brush trees. My paint selection is rather limited so I stuck to white and green. The color of most of the trees was not to my liking so these were subjected to a bit of dry brushing. Huge improvement. Sorry my photos are not very good but they do look really nice. Take a look at Tammy's tutorial on using easter egg dye to recolor them. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KsMlb5YQekQ/TP2W-y3FZvI/AAAAAAAAAT0/_gyawaHleio/s1600/Christmas+scenes+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KsMlb5YQekQ/TP2W-y3FZvI/AAAAAAAAAT0/_gyawaHleio/s320/Christmas+scenes+003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a photo of the beaded tree I picked up by auction last year. Truth be told it is my second. My original is in storage and the goal was to use this one to learn about lighting with fiber optics. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Back when we had no high tech types of communication the gathering of family and neighbors allowed us to share ideas, form stronger friendships, solve world problems, to basically connect as human beings. Its funny but it is hard for me to remember back when there were no cell phones and no internet. Perhaps I just don't want to. I love being able to have these new connections to information and of course the people. We may not all write the best, using proper grammar and sentance structure but we know what each other means and we offer each other our talents and friendships. This is our dinner table and contrary to what some experts believe we do really connect as humans and for that I am very thankful.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">I have so many reasons to feel blessed and wanted to send my warmest thanks to you, for following this blog, offering your friendships and for taking me places and showing me art that I may not otherwise ever be able to experience. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinaRgchGT8cEop9Htx0ZkDv5N5beuVFsLtqHFpUk-VK85b5ykByasRIuCM3HeZipL67wfAcpD4K9cbfSgHVrH_YXMbJFXNLcy4AAnltygoVTOuyiBAskUitOz47ZvVcMxvsN3_Gv9Yud_1/s1600/2029+2029+Thanksgiving066_SummertownSun.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="204" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinaRgchGT8cEop9Htx0ZkDv5N5beuVFsLtqHFpUk-VK85b5ykByasRIuCM3HeZipL67wfAcpD4K9cbfSgHVrH_YXMbJFXNLcy4AAnltygoVTOuyiBAskUitOz47ZvVcMxvsN3_Gv9Yud_1/s320/2029+2029+Thanksgiving066_SummertownSun.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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These are going to be fun to fix up and decorate. <br />
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I am fortunate that my career is in support of all of the very fine Marines and their families serving in the United States Marine Corps today. It is easy to get caught up in our day to day lives but please keep in mind that our deployment cycles are taking a toll. We continue to suffer losses in combat, suicide continues to rise, operational stress is prevalent and the toll on our families is high so if you can support them in anyway please do so. It really does mean a lot to them.<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Here are a few things you can do</span><br />
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**Embrace a couple of service members into your home for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner. They love to be part of a family, playing with kids and dogs, talking to mom and dad or just watching tv in a livingroom. Contact your local base, recruiting station, wounded warrior or other unit. If you need direction for your area please contact me.<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">**Give to a charity that provides for our service members currently deployed overseas.</span> Here is one <a href="http://america4rmarines.org/"><span style="color: #990000;">http://america4rmarines.org</span></a> They just now putting together Christmas Stocking for thousands of our deployed Marines.<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">**Give or organize a blood donorship</span>.<span style="color: #990000;"> </span><a href="http://www.militaryblood.dod.mil/"><span style="color: #990000;">http://www.militaryblood.dod.mil/</span></a> This way all blood donated goes in direct support of military members.<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">**Adopt a unit.</span> Gather your community resources, VFW, churches, schools, womens groups etc. Send care packages and letter to our troops. It does not have to be alocal unit. They truely LOVE IT! <br />
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The video below is by Mike Corrado, he is a United States Marine, family man and super nice guy.<br />
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It seems as though I have been tricked as well. The blog title box has disappeared from my posting section......spooky.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KsMlb5YQekQ/TMccvMd5M-I/AAAAAAAAARA/St94G9I5134/s1600/Garden+bench++mini+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KsMlb5YQekQ/TMccvMd5M-I/AAAAAAAAARA/St94G9I5134/s320/Garden+bench++mini+012.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> A while back I wrote to <a href="http://mijndroomwereldje.blogspot.com/">Ingrid</a> about her miniature metal pieces. She was very encouraging and her work showcased on her blog is inspirational. After running around yesterday collecting supplies the bench below is my first attempt. It was quite easy and this little project already taught me a lot about the order of things. I think I will be adding some detail today....<br />
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This first group is made from the same type of paper as doilies.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These dancers were brought in especially for the Family ReadinessTeams. The costumes were vert beautiful as were the dancers.</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy7sOYQvY-gxJWwytcesOx0wSLxWtzZOTgusFit4anfZfWE84KagSHXP-BuCtWucrfIEMWftadsL165lRkKqQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />
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First, I'd like to send a warm welcome to all of the new followers of A Miniature Place. I'm very glad you decided to spend some time here with me and I look forward to checking out your spaces as well. <br />
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My first trip to the mainland took me aproximately 11600 miles and three weeks to complete. A mixture of business and pleasure, I found out that I will be a grandmother for the first time this spring. After coming home for three days it was off to Okinawa, Japan. Arrived home this morning and I must say thank goodness for a long weekend to rest. It was my first trip to Japan. We did not have much time to explore due to our work schedule but I did get a chance to visit a special place that I will tell you about in a later post.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KsMlb5YQekQ/THco-QRhR3I/AAAAAAAAAOM/hZ0ZVV7T-28/s1600/mini+mail+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KsMlb5YQekQ/THco-QRhR3I/AAAAAAAAAOM/hZ0ZVV7T-28/s400/mini+mail+003.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today is also the day I finally got some mail out. Along with Jayne and Eva's wins from the draw out went eight swaps to a bunch of gals in our yearly swap. This group of swappers is from one of my Yahoo groups. In case you are wondering what a yearly swap is; each person signs up for a month within the year that they will send out swaps to every other person signed up. My month for this swap was August and the other months I recieve a miniature in the mail from one of them. Been swapping this way for years, it really is fun. In October I have to send out 1:48 items for a different swap, yikes. These are 1:12th scalea and on their way!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KsMlb5YQekQ/THcqxIaCgII/AAAAAAAAAOU/qPWQ3yPwaYY/s1600/M+swaps+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KsMlb5YQekQ/THcqxIaCgII/AAAAAAAAAOU/qPWQ3yPwaYY/s320/M+swaps+002.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/397/71E458C54FE3FDE5FDC67B7229B5CA51.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08079834268326696560noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4621437024658069096.post-7654261409947589492010-08-23T17:36:00.001-10:002010-11-06T11:55:20.181-10:00<a href="http://a-miniature-life.blogspot.com/">Anthoula</a> was my swap mate in Caterina's traveling swap and she sent this beautiful array of food items that she made. Isn't she just so talented? Anthoula, now I think you should come to Hawaii so I can thank you properly. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First drawn with first choice of vase lots goes to Jayne at </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://tallulahbelleoriginals.blogspot.com/">Tallulah~Belle Originals</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVM-6Za1-4qOXhf-EiCGT3aFqChYrHoJSWTrOfsTGEjvTksSBR3WAGemA13TSsyM8ojnfDGy1ETDgw34V4myspAcjXaDKoPRM6Xhx7ipF7xGwHKNazJVNXOFQKuWo9MoqGwL-ziUfBl6p/s1600/M+swaps+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVM-6Za1-4qOXhf-EiCGT3aFqChYrHoJSWTrOfsTGEjvTksSBR3WAGemA13TSsyM8ojnfDGy1ETDgw34V4myspAcjXaDKoPRM6Xhx7ipF7xGwHKNazJVNXOFQKuWo9MoqGwL-ziUfBl6p/s320/M+swaps+014.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The second set of vases goes to Eva</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://mini-escenas.blogspot.com/">Mini-scenes</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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