Welcome

Hello my friend,

I'm a miniaturist among other things (sometimes called a creative genius) and wanted a place to share the simplest ideas for miniatures with the hope that it will inspire you to create something that reflects your creativity.  Except for the sabbatical I took when raising my kids from 1980-2016, I have always tried to create something miniature.  For those that are miniaturists, you are very much aware that this is an addiction, an addiction that began before I started elementary school when I would spend summers and holidays with my grandmother.  She had a collection of miniatures in my uncle's bedroom that she would let me dust.  It sounded like fun, especially the part about opening the huge wooden glass front cabinet door and swinging it waaaay open so I could reach inside and hold that tiny candelabra.  

I really like this little house.  I hand painted each stone on the foundation. 

I learned a lot from my grandmother.  She was the ultimate in upcycling queen.  She took a Bunny bread wrapper, cut out the bunny heads and glued them on a shoe box to make me an Easter basket.  She also took her old stocking and stuffed a rabbit she made for me from scraps she had and even highlighted her embroidery skills.

My mother was no slacker either when it came to creativity.  I cherished everything she made and now I know why.  Her talents were remarkable.  My earliest memories were of her creating ceramic items for the home.  She would trace images from my coloring books onto the greenware and hand paint everything.  She made clothes for my sister and I.  I remember vividly some of many things she sewed for us.  I remember a peach embroidered dress with an organza embroidered pinafore.  I wore it Easter Sunday and then came home and played in it.  In fact I wore that dress every week until I outgrew it.  Then there was the similar herringbone outfits with black velvet collars she made for my sister and I for a Dave Clark Five concert.  I was 7 and my sister was 14 and mom drove us from Pensacola to Biloxi to see the concert.  She was a hipster.  

I'll never forget the white sleeveless dress with the red and blue pockets she made for my sister.  It was a perfect fit for a young college lady.  When it was time for my social gathering at school she made my homecoming dresses, prom dresses and my first wedding dress.  Everything she did was with precision.  I guess I get that from her and saving every little thing that I might be able to use from my grandmother.  

I hope you will find something here that will inspire you, help you and maybe even bring back a memory.  Thank you for visiting.  MB