A Little Fairy

This little fairy is from a class and kit I took recently. I like little fairies, and this one was very pretty.
So here she is, hope you can see the detail in her.

Something new

At long last I have something new for this blog. A room box created to represent The Arabian nights 1001 tales. Here is Scheherazade spinning her tales of daring do and love. I really love working with the book boxes and creating a slice of something be it storybook or history.
It is a challenge because the dimensions are limited. Getting enough into that small of a space to get across what it is, can make you want to cry.
  So what do you think?

Scheherazade The story of a lady who could tell a great tale, and in the process keep her own head where it belonged. For a Thousand and one Arabian nights she told tale after tale only to end when the most important part came up, and not telling it until the morrow. Of all the storybooks this is the only one that has more then one story, and the connecting theme is  Scheherazade. Her motive was to save the innocent lives of many more ladies that were to be first wed, then live one more night, and the next morning they would die. All because one women {the  Sultana, the first wife} had lied. The Sultan no longer trusted any woman.    Scheherazade set out to prove that not all women were so misleading as the first Sultana. Magic carpets, Genies, and much more from a land filled with fantasy, and imagination. She spun her tales night after night. My book box is a representation of just that very scene. You see Scheherazade as she tells another story. The room around her as opulent and rich as the tales she tells.

Varner Team

  I finally got the team hooked up to the wagon. I love the way these Varner horses look with the wagon, although they may look small, in real life they are about the right size. With the new mane and tail they really look real. I'm so glad they are done at last. Don't you love the cat on the driver's bench. lol

And so another project is complete.

And then there were Two

I finished the mane and tail on the second Gypsy Varner horse so now there are two to make up the team that will pull the Gypsy wagon. While smaller horses they are incredible strong and are used primarily by the gypsy. The Harnesses are made by the same man who created the harnesses for my larger horses to pull the sleigh. He does a wonderful job and is very reasonably priced. I am so glad to have this set for my Gypsy wagon, as it lends that air of what's right. Let me know what you think? I'll be putting them with the wagon soon.

Window Dressing

One window is now filled with a lovely white lace wedding gown, on a mannequin. It didn't take to long to finish once I got started, and the white lace carries the theme of the bridal shop. So what do you think?

A bride for the shop

I finished a bride that is standing in  front of the 3/way mirror admiring the dress she has tried on. I think it's a hit. Is she going to buy it? Does she say yes to the dress? What do you think?

Gypsy Varner horses

This is one down and one to go. Replacing the mane and tail is a bit of work but I wouldn't have it any other way. These seem to be made up of a very rubber like content, and they are heavier then the Brayer horses. This makes it a bit more difficult to remove the molded mane and tail. I use a Dermal tool as that is quicker and easier for me, but you have to watch the end closely as it can bounce on you and then you get a really bad cut. After I get the other one finished they will be pulling the Gypsy wagon. I've got another job for the gray's. Don't you love the mane and tail?