Fair in Rijswijk - May 2022

Het is meer dan een half jaar geleden dat ik een blog schreef. Een vrij pittig half jaar waardoor ik weinig tijd, maar vooral weinig motivatie had om te knutselen.
Maar afgelopen weekend kon ik na tweeëneenhalf jaar eindelijk weer eens naar een miniaturenbeurs en als er iets is dat motiveert en inspireert dan is het dat wel ;)

It's been over six months since I wrote a blog. It's been a tough couple of months, so I had little time, but especially little motivation, to craft.
But last weekend, after two and a half years, I was finally able to go to a miniatures fair again and if there is anything that will motivates and inspires me, it is that ;)

Gezellig zaterdagmorgen met Jolinda meegereden naar Rijswijk. Eerst alleen een rondje langs de stands gedaan en om half twaalf arriveerde San en hebben we samen door alle rijen geslenterd en genoten van alle mooie dingen die we zagen.
Hieronder een kleine impressie:

On Saturday morning I rode along with Jolinda to Rijswijk. I started walking along the outer rows until San arrived at half past eleven and we strolled through all the rows together and enjoyed all the beautiful things we saw.
Below a small impression:

Loft 1/12

Petit Huset

De Kleine Pimpelmees

Framefront

De Minimakelaar

't Tafereeltje

Nog meer van ~ More from  't Tafereeltje

Het was heel gezellig en natuurlijk ben ik niet met lege handen weggegaan ;)
I had a great time and of course I didn't leave empty-handed ;)

Stofjes voor de keuken van de cottage ~
Fabrics for the cottage kitchen

Dit kon ik niet weerstaan; iets voor Pasen, Kerstmis
en Sinterklaas ~ I couldn't resist this; something
for Easter, Christmas and Sinterklaas

Metalen vormpjes om kommetjes van
Fimo te maken ~
Metal molds to make Fimo bowls

Een kraan voor het aanrecht en knopjes voor
de lades en kastdeuren ~ A faucet for the kitchen
sink and knobs for the drawers and cabinet doors

Een lepelrekje en een voorraadpot voor
meel ~
A spoon rack and a storage jar for flour 

Nog een stofje voor de keuken en meer
voorraadpotten ~ More fabric and storage
jars for the kitchen 

All my preciouses! ;)

Sinaasappelschijfjes en wafels van San ~
Orange slices and waffles from San

Aanstaande donderdag gaan Jolinda en ik weer samen knutselen en ik heb genoeg om mee aan de slag te gaan ;)
Gordijntjes maken of de deurknopjes beitsen. De kraan bevestigen of gewoon verder met het maken van meubelen om alle potten in te zetten.

Next Thursday Jolinda and I will be going to craft together again and I have enough to choose from ;)
Making curtains or staining the doorknobs. Fixing the faucet or just continue making furniture to store all the pots and jars.

Another visit to the fair in Rijswijk, so many pretties!

I had a great time at the fair in Rijswijk yesterday :)
For the first time I didn't go on saturday but on sunday. It meant that I couldn't travel with Jolinda in the morning and had to leave at 7 am to catch the train, but instead I got a ride home when she left at 3 pm, for which I - and my feet - were very grateful ;)

Middelburg at 7 am <3

I'd arranged to meet Sandra again, whom I'd met last time at the fair. It was great fun to spend the day together at the fair, though we were a bad influence on each others budget ;)
It wasn't as busy as usual which we both enjoyed since it meant an opportunity to talk with the exhibitors/shop owners and look more thoroughly at some of the miniatures.
Talked with Louise of Gweaneth's Dream and Thea of Minidoor as usual, and we met Christel (from the FB group Actieve Poppenhuisforum as well) and her husband for lunch.

I didn't take any photographs at the fair, but of course I want to show you my precious ^^

I've been wanting to buy ornaments at Bindels for awhile now, but have always been a bit overwhelmed with the amount of shiny things when I stood there. So this time I came prepared, meaning I had a list with everything I wanted ;)

With the ornaments I'll be able to maker the following miniatures (hopefully :P). And I bought two 28 mm clips with smooth jaws, a tube adhesive for jewellery, and bronze aging patina (because there won't be shiny things in the Scottish cottage ^^

Set of two silver candlesticks (kit)

Photo frame

Drawer or cabinet pulls

Christmas Wreath kit

As alway I couldn't pass Jan van den Doel without checking out the lovely fabrics, which means I'll never leave empty handed (a) Those might be used for the cottage as well some day.

At Nalladris I found these kits for Gothic candles (cottages), bats and dragons (we'll see where I put them lol). You can apply jewelry glue to the DIY brass kits, to gain thickness before painting. An then fold the wings with pliers for a realistic effect. It will be a challenge but I like those very fun!

Some things I hadn't listed, but wanted anyway;

• Floral tape at Omgardens, the only thing for making flowers, which is apparently something I still try to avoid ;)
• Veneer slats at Bibian Angelique Miltkau (how to, in Dutch), which I thought might be useful in the cottage, perhaps for skirting boards?
• An ornament at De Poppenkraal, which will be made into a mirror for the cottage entry.
• Flower planters, I don't remember where I'd found those. Might be at Stella Que Pasa?
• And a LED strip at Atelier Valkenbos, which I want to hide on the ceiling behind one of the beams, to get more light in the back of the living room.

Last, but certainly not least; this staind-glass window at Glaskunst in Miniaturen.
The photo doesn't do it justice, it's really lovely!

So, I had a marvelous day, and I'm looking forwards to work on the cottage again :)

Fair in Rijswijk and meeting new people

Last year I hadn't been able to go to a miniature fair, so I was very glad and excited to go to Rijswijk again yesterday :)

As usual I could get a ride with Jolinda, so time went by very fast while we chatted about mainly miniature things :)
We were very early this time and arrived at nine past nine and while Jolinda went through the back entrance to join the Minidoor team, I got in through the front where I enjoyed my iced coffee and  waited till the fair opened at ten o'clock :)

As soon as I got inside there was a stand from Heidi Ott, which hadn't been there the previous times I went to Rijswijk. And even better, they had dolls and I have been looking for a Heidi Ott doll for the cottage for a few years now. And then I saw this doll and I knew this would be Bianca, the witch living in my Hogmeade cottage with her ten year old daughter!
Later I also bought the 'mirror paper' here.

  

They also had a lot of great wall lamps and chandeliers and since I knew Jolinda wanted to look for those this weekend, I went to Minidoor first to tell about it.
When I showed to doll, Thea gave me some advice about how to make a wig. I've bought some vicose for wigging as well as some fabrics, including a brown one which I hope will make a nice couch for the living room. Also found this beautiful lilac Venne cotton :)

From there I went to Gweaneth's Dream to have a chat with Lousise and admire her gorgeous crochetting. I aslo wanted to take a sneak peak at her latest spooky roombox with special affects.
In the next P&M magazine she will explain how to make this trickery and I'm looking forward to that. It might be very nice the use it in a Harry Potter scene ;)

I saw some gorgeous knitting at Wol wereldje!

 Some lovely displays from Gerrie La Lau, made of porcelain clay.

At De Poppenkraal I saw this bird cage. You can open and close it and I want to try to fit the tiny owl inside. Not sure if it will end up in the cottage or somewhere else, but I just couldn't resist it (a)

I was shown this great display which has another bird cage and more owl, but the first thing I said was: "Owww, Dobby!"<3 Ghe ghe

On Jeannette & Riana's website I had seen this pottery (wall) plate (?) and I was happy they'd bought it to Rijwijk. Will feature in the cottage.

On top of my list were punches with leaves, but this was the only one I've found :) From Vlinder Koud Porselein.

When I was a teenager making cushions and rugs with something called latch hooking (Smyrna knopen in Dutch) was very hip and happening. I remember making a wall hanging of a sun set with the whole family.
So, I'd like to try make something for the cottage as well. Maybe a cushion or a rug (or both), and maybe I can make my own design. I've bought the needle and canvas at Anja's Handwerkatelier and I can't wait to start ;)

It is always nice to see familiair faces, meet new people, either from (web)shops of from FB groups.
So it was great meeting some ladies from the facebook group Actieve Poppenhuisforum at noon. Enjoyed chatting with Ilona, Inge, Joke, Lenie, Sandra, Wilma (hope I haven't forgotten anybody?).

I got linnen photo paper from 

Inge, for making bookcovers <3

For lots and lots and lots of books ;)

Sandra and I decided to go back inside together and that was fun. I had already spend most of my budget so it was mostly looking at all the stands and chatting.

At Jolanda's Miniaturen I found another lovely colour of Venne cotton (a)

After we had another drink, we decided to go. Sandra dropped me off at the railway station near The Hague of which I was very grateful since it the journey back would be 2,5 hour anyway :')

AS always after going to a fair I felt like a very happy, exhausted, but grateful person!

Fair in Rijswijk - fall edition :)

Today I went to the fair in Rijswijk again, for the fourth time in a row, and I'd had a wonderful time
Again I could get a ride with Jolinda, and we arrived at a quarter past nine. While Jolinda went through the back entrance to join the Minidoor team, I got in through the front of course and had to wait till the fair opened at ten o'clock.

In the train back I discovered that I'd forgotten to take photo's while at the fair, but I guessed that would have been the seen pictures I showed you in earlier blogs about Rijswijk ^^
So, let me just show you the many pretties I bought. I have to make new listings for my Etsy store soon because I'm totally broke lol

My precious xD

For new crochet projects

Very nice embroidery fabric and special needles

Already thinking about Christmas xD

Couldn't resist them. 1 euro each. Will find a purpose.

Never worked with a mold, so ... And more gorgeous fabric.

Christmas fabric and the black for new Halloween cushions?

 

Finally I can start making flowers (a) and some nice kits.

And last but not least, treasures from Georgia Marfels!

Very hard to choose but I love this Cornish Pixie <3

Besides looking at all those wonderful miniatures at the fair, it is always great to see familiair faces, met new people, either from (web)shops of from FB groups.
Today I enjoyed meeting Wendy, Stefan, Louise, Georgia, Thea, Anja and many more. And it was great getting to know Esther (All 4 dolls) in person after all the FB messages :)

So, I feel like a very happy, exhausted, but grateful person!