Crafting together (October) - Santa project

Seems like the only time I'm working on miniatures is when the crafting group comes together like yesterday.
And unfortunately that's true :')
Due to corona and other issues it was only Jolinda and I, though Monique dropped by to give the birthday swap she made me.
She had made a gorgeous painting, a trunk and some pumpkins, and Jolinda had made a pretty candle stand table with four candles and two kinds of Harry Potter candy ;)

 

Very happy with all of the gifts and they will certainly be placed in the cottage or in some other scene!

With just the two of us there was still enough chatting going on, but we still felt like we had been  productive after three hours. Jolinda worked on the robe for her Scottish Santa, outer fabric and lining both Tartan. 
I had worked on better patterns in the previous weeks and had done some padding after I'd given the doll feet instead of boots (for his stockings) and hands that would work better for the half undressed, sitting Santa ^^

I started working on the trousers and finished them later that evening :)

They only need a faux fur trim and then they're done. Santa won't wear them, just has them laying in his lap after he came in after a long night and was too tired to go upstairs right away ;)

Crafting together - September (birthday swap and Santa)

I keep lagging behind in writing these updates, so I'll keep this short and simple ;)
In September it was Jolinda's turn to get birthday swaps. I knew she had been working on a cheese farm so I made her a cheese grater and some blocks of cheese :)

I also made this kind of ancient Greek/Roman flower pot, hoping it would fit in her Greek project or in either one of her houses :) It was fun to do and I was really happy with the result. Liked making the Caledium plant as well.

And here are all Jolinda's presents. A Christmas tree and some wrapped presents from Connie, and Monique made a  plant and flower pot as well and a pretty storage box.

Links to the tutorials I used:

• 4 Simple Types of Cheese by SugarCharmShop 
• Cheese Grater and other kitchen utensils by SugarCharmShop
• Flower pot by Casa Andalusa tutorials
• Printable leaves for Caledium plant

The previous crafting afternoon we'd talked about doing a little project together. Last year we did an autum scene, so we were thinking about something for Christmas this time.
Monique suggested we could dress up a Santa. We all liked that idea and Monique offered to make the dolls.

Meanwhile Jolinda looked through her stack of dolls house magazines and found patterns for six different Santa's. You can also find them online.

Jolinda had done the first one (in white) in the past and chose the Scottisch this time. Monique went for the Russian version and Connie chose the classic one (second one in the top row).

I decided to go for this nice seated Santa (DHN annual number 62 from 2010);

So, Monique had made the dolls. The hands and boots not yet glued, which is a good thing since my Santa has stockinged feet ;) 

Other than clothes he'll need some padding, a face paint, and a wig. (I've only given his face a thin layer of Gesso so far).

The four of us had an enjoyable afternoon working on our Santa's. I started on the ... uh, well 'onesie', I guess? Can't find a (good) translation for 'hansop' ^^

Unfortunately the pattern didn't match my Santa's size so I've been making new patterns these last couple of weeks. 

I'll show you after our next crafting afternoon though :)

Crafting together - August (birthday swap)

Last week Jolinda and Monique came over for another afternoon of mini crafting :) And our group has now four members because Connie has decided to join us. It's also the month of Monique's birthday so Jolinda and I had made her something.
So before we started crafting, we exchanged gifts, enjoyed the cherry pie Monique had brought and chatted a bit to get to know Connie and visa versa.

For the birthday swap I've been inspired by the little painting we've made in June. I know Monique has made lots more so some art supplies and artists' materials would be a nice addition and fun to make.

With the finished painting I've made in June.

Jolinda has made two vases with beautiful flowers for Monique;

Monique's photo

Some links to the tutorials I used:

• Diy miniature paint brushes
• Diy miniature paint tubes
• Printable labels for the paint tubes

Crafting together - June & July

In June Jolinda, Monique and I finally met again, for the first time since the Corona crisis started.
It was a bit weird, but we kept the 1,5 mt distance rule as much as possible, and it was great seeing each other again.

Monique has been into something new; paint pouring. She's done some 1:1 paintings, vases and lampshades. And was willing to learn us to make a 1:12 painting using that technique.
I choose some blue and orange colours, hoping it would make a match with the colours for the cottage bedroom.

 

I like how mine turned out :)

Monique made two different sizes.

Jolinda kept it neutral with black, white and gold.

When the painting were finished we still had time for something else. Jolinda had brought 3 kits for cold porcelain plants. It was the first time I worked with cold porcelain and I struggled quiet a bit :')

By the time Jolinda and Monique left I still hadn't managed to make a succulent. So I decided to use the clay clutter with Fimo clay instead and ended with some semi decent succulents :)

The DHN magazine that month showed some of the workshop that were made during the summer.

I was proud to see two of mine in it ;)

The next time we met, I wasn't nearly as productive for some reason. I added (very few) leaves to the olive tree (for the Italian project) and painted the side table I made years ago, and always ended up in pictures ^^ Maybe I'll put it in the cottage bathroom, maybe not, so for now it's just a little scene with other purple and lila things.

Jack in the Box - Harry Potter version

Another DHN workshop I did in April was a Jack in the box.
I liked that one (photo left) but I actually wanted to make the Harry Potter version from The Prisoner of Azkaban movie (photo right).

In the book Parvati's Boggart (a mummy) is revealed, in the movie it's Padma's Riddikulus that turns her Boggart (a Giant Snake) into a Jack in the box.

With some arts and crafts I made the box:

  

For the Jack I added the face of this picture to the clay head and fiddled some untill I was happy enough.

To be honest it isn't finished since he still hasn't the hands and body, but I might just leave it this way (a)