On the 1st day of Christmas my dear friend gave to me..............

First let me say a very Happy Christmas to each and everyone, hope your day is filled with joy and happiness.....

Now, before I reveal the 1st parcel a little bit of background info.

Gill and I met through the selling of our specialty miniature making, mine being miniature knitting and Gill`s.....her glorious prams....Gill commissioned two, teeny weeny cardigans from me, and if I remember correctly they were 1:24 scale, one pale pink and one baby blue, when they were ready, for the purpose of posting, we found we lived within a short distance of each other so, with teeny cardigans in hand I drove over to Gill`s to deliver them only to discover, to my delight, that Gill made Victorian perambulators, well I was hooked and commissioned her to make me one straight away, it is my pride and joy..........

Enough chit chat lets get down to opening of the 1st parcel......well almost because I need to show you something first........

          

These are the parcels that I received from Gill 

 and here are the parcels that I gave to Gill.....now for the 1st of my 12 days of surprises...

Can I just say here..........I LOVE SURPRISES!!!!!!

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inside the red wrapping paper I found this...Oh Gill the anticipation is too much....

OOOoooooo a tiny candle and holder......just like Wee Willy Winky, beautifully hand made......there is something about hand made that gives me a tingly feeling, Gill took time out of her busy life to set aside some just for me, and this is not just a wonderful miniature, it is part of Gill, Thank you so much dear friend....but I`m not finished because as you could see with the photos there were two tiny parcels to open so here is what was in the other..........

 I am amazed at the detail and the wonderful faux patina on these darling little photo frames, they will go very nicely in my Victorian mews house, a property that, although I have had it for over a year now, is still, very much, a work in progress.

  

 so here we are, the first of my 12 days of Christmas swap........who is a lucky girl........ME!!!!

thank you for wanting to read my blog, but if you want to see what Gill got today you will have to go to http://teenytinyminiaturethings.blogspot.co.uk and take a peek......Happy Blogging and remember.....come back tomorrow to see day 2 

12 days of Christmas.......

well here we have my 12 tiny Christmas crackers all ready to make their way to my wonderful friend Gill of http://teenytinyminiaturethings.blogspot.co.uk 

Tomorrow I will be winging my way over to Gill`s house to drop these off and pick mine up......on Wednesday, yes Christmas day, I will start by opening my 1st day of Christmas parcel.....Gill will be able to tell you when she is starting if you go to her blog above, and by 12th night, Epiphany,  I will have my final gift to open.........hope its not 12 lords a leaping, in our tiny flat there is little enough space as it is!!!!!!

....I have had a sneak preview of my tiny parcels but of course the contents are still wonderful surprises just waiting to be discovered. I am so excited because, even though Gill and I have known each other for a while, neither of us have done this before......so ladies and gents.......watch this space!!!!!

Sorry for not being here much lately.......we are having a new bungalow rebuilt to cater for my husbands wheelchair needs and it is taking much more of my time than expected...but I have some exciting news.
At the beginning of this year I asked my "mini" friend Gill of Teenytinyminiatures to be my swap buddy for a MINI CHRISTMAS SWAP for the 12 days of Christmas, and guess what she said YES!!!! so we will be posting on our blogs over the 12 days of Christmas while we open and discover the little surprises we have made for each other, I am so excited....I would love to hear from you about our tiny gifts and so that you can follow Gill as well, you can find her at http://teenytinyminithings.blogspot.co.uk
Keep watching and happy blogging xxxx
date of first blog to be decided, but I will let you know in good time xxx

A touch of luxory part two!

 well here we are as promised......the finished outfit that is a touch of luxury for one of my tiny Belly Button Babies.....

My friend Patty, who lives in Louisiana in the U.S.A. is going to be so thrilled with this tiny treat.....my intention was to get it to her for her birthday in November but I have managed to complete it so early she will be able to enjoy it all Summer long...............................................

I love the way the dress and underskirt are so light and floaty, they drape with such ease.  The shawl is also very light and delicate and enhances the gown.....I have knitted a few rows in the lacy edge of the shawl with the palest of pink yarn..it is just visible on the photographs....

 

 

Lovely???? What do you think???

 

 

Let me know.....I love hearing from you all, hugs till next time xxxxx

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A bit of luxory for my Belly Button Baby

Hello everyone! and welcome to my new followers..

Well here is my latest project so far...........I have enjoyed very much knitting this beautiful outfit.

The design is very delicate and light and flouncy due to the yarn I am using.....the pattern calls for Venne colcotton 70/2, an ultra cotton thread slightly thinner than sewing cotton and once knitted is extremely fine in texture......

 

 the front panel comprises of three separately knitted frills incorporated into the skirt by knitting both the frill and the garment stitches together across the row.......

The gown has short cap sleeves that cover the dolls shoulders beautifully...........I have used pink pure silk ribbon to trim and embellish throughout, I think it gives a delicate contrast, white would be lost within the intricate pattern.

 
The bootees have a tiny picot edge crocheted in pink in contrast and again I have embellished them with tiny silk bows........the diaper, an added change from panties, fastens at the front with tiny buttons which I made from a piece of plastic tub...........like most hobbyist I keep everything just in case and plastic pots make the tiniest buttons......  

 

The back view shows the crocheted edge of the diaper and a glimpse of the edge on the bootees too........

I have placed a tiny bow at the back of the bonnet to continue the link with the rest of the outfit, and have added silk ribbon ties.

there is still quite a lot to do before this project is complete, there is a second under dress to do with the lace pattern just at the hemline.......then there is a wonderful matching shawl/blanket.

 

 

The pattern and lots more, can be purchased from

Sharon De Vries

at     Sharon@chrystalsdesigns.com

 

 

I will post updates as and when I have them.......would you believe I am doing Christmas items in between orders and this project, getting ready for my first Advent swap this year.....