Welcome and Giveaway No:1

Welcome to all my new followers, 110 at the last count, I can't believe it!! I have been very slow in saying hello to you all, I'm sorry that I haven't done so individually but I do appreciate each and every one of you.

I still haven't updated my blog list to include you all, but I have been having problems doing this and leaving comments on your blogs. At last this problem seems to be solved, the answer was when signing in to my Google account the stay signed in box was NOT ticked. I know several people have been having problems, give it a try it worked for me.

Giveaway No:1 is a ticket to the Christmas 2011 Kensington Dollshouse Festival.
Held at Kensington Town Hall in London on Saturday 3rd December from 10.30 to 17.00. It is a lovely show and very definitely worth a trip to London.

To have a chance to win this ticket please leave a comment under this post, you can have another chance if you leave a comment under this picture on the Miniature Garden facebook page....the link is on the right hand side of this blog.
I will pick the winning name out of a hat on September 22nd at 12noon GMT.

I know this giveaway is not for everyone, some of you live too far away, but come back tomorrow for Giveaway No:2 which I hope everyone will want to enter!!

Kit of the Month

Peonies this month, they come in pale pink, dark pink and burgundy. But if you like the shabby chic look I can also make a kit with white flowers, like the picture below.

As usual, just quote the code AUG11 with any order stating which colour you would like and the kit will be yours for £1.95 instead of £3.90.

Life imitates miniatures.......again

I made this cacti and succulent potting bench and sold it at the Kensington Dollshouse Festival in May.
Then I saw this collection of Sempevivums at the garden centre and my miniature potting bench came to mind, and inspired real life gardening........again. Funny how often this happens!

Kit of the Month

Lovely papery Scabious, sometimes known as The Pincushion Flower because of its plump centre. I bought a bunch of these in real life, so decided to make them kit of the month.



Photograph by Liz Eddison





















                No leaves with this kit, so they are really only suitable as cut flowers. Unless you want to make your own!
You probably know the drill by now! Just quote JUL11 on any order and you will receive this kit half price, £1.75 instead of £3.50.
I also have the jugs available, they cost £3.50 each.

Potting Up

I have just returned from a quick visit to the garden centre to buy some plants for my real life pots.
Here is my inspiration, a 1/12th scale potting bench with geraniums.

Hopefully I will be doing this soon..............if only it would stop raining long enough for me to go outside and get on with it.
Have a lovely weekend doing what you enjoy!

Chickens

For all you chicken enthusiasts out there I recently found some wonderful shabby battered and obviously much loved lead chickens.
They are from the Britains Farmyard series, and I have several sets of chickens, some geese and a couple of cats all in 1/32nd scale.
I will be listing them soon in my Etsy shop http://www.beaupapier.etsy.com/ where I sell all things vintage. Please come and browse anytime, and for those of you who don't know.....I have another blog http://beau-papier.blogspot.com/

Kit of the Month

At last!!! My holiday and then problems with my internet connection have prevented me from adding this kit until now.
Anyway here it is June's kit of the month is Sweet Williams, just quote JUN11 on any type of order and you will pay £2.35 instead of the usual £4.70.