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.

Hogwarts robe for Penny and crafting together (August)

When Jolinda, Connie and I had our monthly crafting afternoon in August, I started on a Hogwarts school robe for Penny.
When I'd done a Griffinfor robe a few years back I'd saved the pattern and even had cut the part for future robes.

I had somehow forgotten that Penny is smaller than a grown up wizard so she nearly drowned in my first attempt ;)

So, I addapted the pattern and started again.

Penny kept an eye on the whole process and couldn't wait.

The lining confirms the fact that Penny is a little Hufflepuf ;)

It still needs a crest and a fastener but we were both happy with how the robe has turned out.

Summer swap (garden shed) and a bit crafting together (July ^^)

I'm away behind with showing you the new stuff
I've made, so let's try to catch up :')

While crafting together with Jolinda and Connie
I worked on a chives plant. Another diy-kit 
from De Hobbyshop I'd bought through OMINIS.

I finished it the next day. Not that realistic
up close, but cute nontheless :)

Connie had surprised Jolinda and me with a homemade present. We
told her she should save it for our birthday swaps, but she didn't
want to ;) She has made us both a sewing kit box and a monopoly
game. I'm sure Penny will love to play Monopoly with her mother ^^

Kim and I'd agreed to do a summerswap 
 and I started working on it in June.

It was a tutorial from the DHN magazine and
I've made it with Balsa and stained it teak.

Made a couple of new flower pots because I liked
 doing them and tried to make bigger ones.

The terracotta pots are one of my favourites.

Though I liked these pots and jug even more :)

I tried to vary with different colors and structures.

Another favourite. Love cobalt blue :)

I'd also made a couple of metal signs for Kim,
featuring Harry Potter shops.
Again from the tutorial by Fabulously Small.

Greek miniatures for Jolinda - crafting together (September)

 

For the frame I found this image.

   

Looking for an image of a bust with draped fabric
I found this one I liked. I learned it's a bust from
 Jef Lambeaux ( 1852-1908), a Belgian artist.