11 March 2006
First things first -- new bird prints!
Nice and springy colours, these. The outline is actually a very dark green, not black, and I really like how the colours look together. I've got thirteen to sell, and six have already been preordered (! thanks, guys!), so that leaves seven to be claimed. The price is still $5, including shipping. E-mail me and I'll send you a PayPal request.
From little birds to little houses. This is the house in daylight:
Seeing this little mock-Tudor house sitting on my shelf makes me so happy. I'm not sure what it is -- I've never been drawn this stark style before -- I think it just looks like such a nice little house. This is the inside. It's a work in progress, obviously. I'm not very happy with the bed, but I like the Kaffe Fasset 'rug' on the ground floor and the purple runner on the stairs. I made the stairs this morning and left them removable for the time being, as the house is only 4"x4", and therefore a bit cramped for arranging.
Like I said yesterday, I'm not quite sure why I made this. I was just struck with the urge to have a tiny paper house, and now I've got one. I've always loved miniatures, especially miniature. . . accoutrements -- tiny sets of things. I remember making paper dolls when I was little, and they would have folders full of accessories. When I was a bit older, I was really into model horses and everything to go with them; there's just something that's so delightful about a world in miniature. I remember reading The Indian in the Cupboard and wishing so badly that I had my own cupboard so I could have a herd of tiny, live horses.
In the absence of a magic cupboard, I'll have to make do with my paper house.
That runner's not my pashmina, is it?
posted by Mermaid Princess at March 11, 2006 05:29 PM
Hee.
posted by Anna at March 11, 2006 05:57 PM
That house is amazing! You must have a lot of patience to make something so small. I certainly don't.
posted by nichola at March 11, 2006 10:05 PM
Lovely birds, and what a great house. It's so good when the urge comes to just do a thing, especially when it works out well.
I finally have broadband but it's stopping my email working, so my creativity on hold for a day or two till I fix it. Your pasta is making me hungry, I'm off to cook some!
posted by cally at March 13, 2006 08:45 PM
It reminds me of the episode of Friends where Pheobe make her own dolls house that had lots of moving parts and a bubble machine, I loved it and always intended to make my own one day... maybe you will set us all off with miniature nesting.
posted by cally at March 13, 2006 08:49 PM