Christmas Roombox 2015

Hi everyone!I'm so happy to be back, this time with a finished project. It's my dream room for Christmas in 2015! :) I hope you like it, it took me a while, but now it's done and it's here... so enjoy! :) I'm pretty pleased with the result. I know what could have been made better, but maybe next time... I want to thank everyone who sent me some of the pieces in the past: the sliced pudding on the table, the champagne bottle, the pillow, the bonbons and gingerbread, boxes etc. I've had those pieces for years so I do not remember where everything came from, but you will recognize it if it's yours. :) So, thank you!!!

What I love about miniatures is that you can do something so beautiful with such simple stuff you have around your house or things that you can buy but don't cost you a lot. For the first time, I used electric lights. These are real tree lights because I could not find any miniature ones and some of the bulbs are glued to the tree while the others go through under the floor and the last bulb is actually the fire in the fireplace. I like it how it came out, it's really cozy and nice, I think I could cuddle in that armchair with a book in my hands and maybe a slice of Christmas pudding! :) 

Also, I'm glad God created lycopodium! :) It's great, it really looks like Christmas tree branches. I used pearls beads for Christmas balls and punched snowflakes for ornaments. For some texture and sparkle, I added some white glitter to the paper snowflakes. The books are printies and the frames came from a bracelet.

I cover all my roomboxes in assorted wrapping paper. This way, if I sell them or give them as gifts, they look nice. This room is 38 cm long, 27 cm high and 25 cm deep. It is made of very sturdy cardboard.

This is what the room looks like at night, with the Christmas tree lit up... I like the glow and the atmosphere in general. I think I would gladly live in this house! :)

The mirror came from a purse/compact mirror which I bought on purpose for its beautiful frame, thinking I would use it one day. I'm glad that day came! :) I do not like the curtains, though. I know they need a lot more work but I thought I'd make them perfect next time, I struggled with them already for this roombox...

 The fireplace is made from blocks of wood stuck together, then painted white and added some sticker borders to imitate carving, then painted over it again.

I invite you to my room to have a seat in this comfy armchair and a cup of hot chocolate!!!

I hope you like it! 'Til next time, take care! Bye!

Miniature Traditional Romanian Holidays Meal

First of all, I want to thank all my followers, i just got two more... Thank you very much for taking the time to visit my blog and for liking my humble and inexperienced work. 

Today, I am posting photos of my latest miniature, which is a table loaded with holidays goodies. I can assure you, it's all oh, so delicious!!!! No wonder why all Romanians cannot wait for the holidays to dig in! Spicy tasty sausages, yummy salad (with mayonnaise), meat rolls covered in cabbage leaves, polenta, Romanian sweet bread and incredibly fine red wine... I can't wait for the Holidays too!!! :) The "fabric" all is seated on is actually a printie of a traditional towel, with a specific Romanian pattern.

This miniature is part of a handmade contest, and most of the things participating are traditionally-inspired jewellery and clothes, so I am pretty excited wondering how will Romanians welcome  miniature art... Today, I should find out who the finalists are (out of 400 pieces of work). Please keep my fingers crossed!

Well, I hope at least my mini fellows will appreciate my work, I am pleased with it (seeing I still consider myself a newbie at this) as I find it pretty realistically looking. Thank you very much for reading my post and I hope you have an awesome day!

Hugs,
Simona

Finished Egyptian Roombox

Hello friends! I have finally finished my roombox with Egyptian influences... I worked hard at it and now it is on its way to the lady who ordered it. As I said, I followed her instructions concerning the color of the walls, the positioning of all things in the room, details she wanted me to add to make it more personal... 

  I have built a sofa inspired by Egyptian furniture I found online. The colour of the sofa is a light beige, but my camera did not catch that too well... 

The carpet on the floor is an actual piece of fabric that my godfather brought me from his pilgrimage to places where Lord Jesus walked when He was on Earth. It is really beautiful, it has gold thread embroidery and it depicts a scene from Ancient Egypt (which happens to be the thing the receiver of this roombox is most passionate about). The coffee table is a plastic toy one. It used to be pink, but I painted it with acrylic paint and coated it with some cheap no-name nail polish. I have made the cookies and the plates, but the tea pot and the cups are jewelry findings and a charm, all painted by me. 

  I thought it would be funny to have the dog sniff the cookies... :)

As for the birdcage...well, I worked a lot to make it. Actually, i was so afraid to start doing that because I knew it would be hard work. In fact, had it not been for the birdcage and animals, I would have finished this roombox a long time ago! The birds are three small parrots (I had been sent pictures of them). For feathers, I cut small pieces off of some bigger real feathers. The bars of the birdcage were made of floral wire. I regret not working more on the "foot" of the birdcage, it looks kind of weird standing on that tiny thing compared to the size of the rest of it...

The turtle aquarium is another story... I bought the transparent box from Daiso; it used to hold some type of plastic bug like it was a piece in a museum. I made the turtles following the details in the photos this lady sent me. They are, actually, red eared sliders. I thought a lot about the water in the tank and finally found the solution: clear candle gel. It made some bubbles as I melted it and stirred it, but I realized that it might not be so bad after all: aquariums have lots of bubbles in them, right??? :)

 

This is my piece, I hope you like it and I am looking forward to sharing my next creation with you. Thank you for the time you have spent on my blog!

Hugs,

Simona

Egyptian Roombox

A while ago, I got my first commission for a miniature room. I was so happy and excited, I couldn't wait to get started working on it! It is taking me a lot of time to finish, though, because I need to take care of my family and home first, and I only have a little time to work (twice a week) when my children go to extracurricular activities after kindergarten. 

Anyways...here is what I am working on: a young lady asked me to create a room for her sister's birthday. It has to contain Egypt-related items, as well as some birds and animals that the family owns.

 I know, it's not perfect, but I guess I'm a pioneer for this type of art in my country, I haven't seen anybody else doing this - for selling, at least. I suppose my customer will like it anyway, she has chosen me to do this for her after seeing my other roomboxes, which were not even this good. besides, I really hope the final result will look beautiful. I still need a couch on the left-side wall, a picture above it, a big piece of furniture on the right-side wall and a turtle aquarium on it, a coffee table in front of the reading nook (with a couple of cups and cookies on it), a parrot cage and a caniche dog. I also have a piece of tapestry in miniature from Egypt which I could lay on the floor as a carpet.

The view from the window was chosen by the customer, as well as the content of the bookcase. I need to add a few other personal pictures of the receiver. The flourishes on the wood panels are laser cuts, glued to the panels then painted. I like how they look, it;s like an intricate sculpted pattern. Some of the books were constructed one by one, but there are also two rows of books that are just printies. However, they look realistic enough. The vase is a beautiful bead, in tones of browns and reds, although it is pretty much covered now by the leaves. 

I can't wait to to show you more photos as the project develops, I really hope you like it and I would be grateful if you gave me advice, as you are more experienced than I am in this field of miniatures. Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hugs,

Simona

La vie en rose

Hi again, dear friends, after such a long absence... A lot has changed in my life since then, I have become the mother of the fourth child and I am really happy for it! I am really blessed!

Sometime last year, I started a project... I had some idea about what I wanted to do with it, but life got in the way and a few days ago I decided I should finish it already, because I have so many other plans for various things (including my first commission for a roombox :) )... So I did everything I could to make the final touches and here it is today, waiting for some feedback from you!

 You might recognize a few items, those were sent to me as gifts from other fellow miniaturists. Thank you so much! I'm talking about the bag, the roses frame, the shell display, the beauty set on the vanity table. the perfume bottles. Everything else was made by me: the bed was made out of scratch, the table foot was made by aligning a few beads together, the stool was made by using an old glue cap. The mirror brings back a lot of memories, I received it from a friend in the UK when I was a teen! :) I just framed it with some border stickers. To make the roses look smaller, i just ripped off a few petals from some paper roses I had in my stash.

 

The view from the window is a cutout from a magazine, the lamp is a gift, as well as the box of chocolates on the shelf. The bookcase is made of balsa wood. It was the first time I worked with this type of material and I loved it because I could cut it so easily! The feet of the chair are pieces of toothpicks. :) I bough a whole bunch of them especially for this kind of things... You can also see a lot of printies. Thank you to everyone that help us by posting templates and so on...!

 

The armoir doors open and, in there, you can see some clothes. I am actually planning on making a couple more dresses to hang in  there, but I was too anxious to wait until then to post pictures... :)

The boxes and trunk are empty. The shoes came from a doll that my daughters got as a present, but they were too young to play with this kind of dangerous toys so I took them off of the doll's feet.

 The roombox is covered with pretty paper in tone with the colours inside the room. I really hope you like it. It's a lot of pink, I know, but I made this with a special kind of girl in mind...there are some girls who REALLY love pink, you know? :) Besides, it helped me with  rendering this nostalgic feel... I look forward to hearing from you, I appreciate your comments very much! Thank you!

 

Hugs,
Simona

Breslo.ro, cel mai important magazin handmade

Acum ceva vreme, mi-am deschis micul meu magazin handmade. Cum cei mai multi potentiali clienti sunt online, atunci acolo am decis si eu ca e bine si comod sa-l deschid: pe www.breslo.ro, cel mai important si mai popular magazin online de handmade din Romania.

Initial, am deschis acest magazin ca sa vand miniaturile mele din lut polimeric pe post de bijuterii (cercei, brose etc.). Apoi, am continuat sa creez alte obiecte de suflet, in speranta ca si alti oameni care le vor vedea vor gasi  in privitul lor aceeasi placere pe care am gasit-o eu in crearea acelor obiecte. Datorita vietii mele de familie cu multi copii mici (am nascut al 4-lea copil abia acum 3 luni). Timpul meu pentru creatii handmade nu este atat de mult pe cat mi-as dori, insa, in asteptarea catorva minute libere cand doarme bebe iar copiii mai mari sunt la gradinita, ticluiesc mereu in mintea mea ce si cum vreau sa fac si sa expun in magazin. In plus, nu reusesc sa aprovizionez magazinul pe cat de repede as vrea fiindca imi doresc sa fac atat de multe lucruri incat am mereu mai multe proiecte in lucru in acelasi timp, nu ma hotarasc pe care sa-l las sa astepte si pe care ar trebui sa-l termin mai intai. 

De ce este breslo.ro cel mai grozav magazin din Romania??? Pentru ca te ajuta sa dai aripi creatorului din tine, te ajuta sa simti ca poti sa faci viata mai frumoasa, atat pentru tine cat si pentru cel care se va bucura de creatia ta. Ma pasioneaza ceea ce fac, imi pun tot sufletul in obiectul creat si descopar mereu lucruri pe care mi-as dori sa le creez. Ador sa "sap" in depozitul meu de materiale crafty, fie pentru a crea ceva din proprie initiativa (pentru cadouri sau pentru magazin), fie pentru a le face copiilor o mare bucurie de fiecare data cand ei imi spun: "mami, vrem sa facem ceva frumos cu lucrurile tale!". Asta inseamna ca, din "desaga" mea, scot mereu materiale potrivite pentru a face diverse proiecte cu copiii mei; pentru ei, debaraua mea ticsita de materiale creative este ca o pestera a comorilor, un taram al fagaduintei de unde ei asteapta mereu sa iasa cate o minunatie care sa le faca dupa-amiezele mai frumoase, mai pline de sens. 

Breslo.ro este magazinul meu preferat fiindca simt ca, datorita acestui mic magazin pe care l-am deschis acolo (www.breslo.ro/Shop/artcraftland), simt cum creativitatea mea sporeste de la o zi la alta si, uite asa, de la bijuteriile din fimo, am ajuns sa vand felicitari, roomboxes, rame foto, nasturi, accesorii pentru par, pentru petrecerile de copii...toate facute de mana mea. Este coltisorul meu de liniste si nu pot sa va zic cat de fericita sunt de fiecare data cand mai primesc o comanda! Faptul ca altcuiva i-au placut creatiile mele imi intareste increderea de sine si ma umple de energie pozitiva. As fi foarte bucuroasa sa pot crea ceva pe placul fiecaruia, as vrea sa stiu ce crede fiecare despre creatiile mele si ce anume si-ar dori sa gaseasca intr-un magazin de handmade si nu prea reuseste...poate il cream impreuna! :) Eu va astept cu drag!!www.breslo.ro

Christmas Swap!!!

The moment I've been waiting for: a new Christmas swap organized by Fabiola at Miominimondo! I had so much fun last year putting together the Christmas gifts to send to my swap partners that I couldn't wait for the new edition of this game! :) I also LOVE seeing what great ideas other people find for a swap and often look at the photos in amazement... Such talented people out there!

If you are also looking forward to making new friends and exchanging beautiful handmade mini gifts, come and join Fabiola's swap! All you have to do is leave a comment and start making those little things! :) You only need to make 2 gifts for this Christmas chain, one for the person/link before you and one for the person/link behind you on the list. Easy, right? :)

Well, my children and I are already watching Christmas cartoons and looking forward to the Holidays. What about you? :)

Hugs,
Simona