I'm still here! I know I haven't been posting much. Just wait until I get my own computer though! I'll be back with a vengeance! At the moment I'm suffering with a couple of problem fingers, which are making typing difficult. It's going to have to be limited to the thumb and index finger on the right hand at least. Luckily I have the Doll Book of the Month Club post all ready to go, so you'll be seeing that in a couple of days. Tomorrow is the first day of a three day doll auction. There is supposed to be a bunch of dollhouse dolls and furniture, play dolls, and 'dolls with issues', which, as you know, is where I get a lot of my collection!
As for the fingers, I don't remember doing anything to damage them. I have had some problems with my right hand fingers being very stiff in the mornings. This isn't just stiffness though. It feels the way fingers feel when you stove them up, that is, jam them on something. I don't think I did that, but then I often injure myself and forget about it unless it causes a problem at the time. Actually though, I think it may be arthritis. It really hurts, and using the fingers makes them hurt even more. I said to Ken that if this is arthritis, my 'making stuff' years may be coming to an end.
In any case, they hurt, so let's get on with this post!
I have made some cool finds the last few months. It's time I started showing them to you. My favourite find was this one.
I found this in a glass display case at an antique store. I was really afraid it was going to cost a fortune, but luckily it was only $5.
I have a thing about furniture, and I keep saying I'm going to build a 1/6 scale antique store to display all my cool 1/6 scale furniture, vases, etc. The great thing about this chair is how wonderfully to scale it is. Look at those tiny spindles in the back and arms. Usually miniature chairs like this will have fat spindles because making them tiny enough to be to scale makes them easily breakable. I would guess they are also hard to carve that small because they break while you're trying to carve them. This one is beautiful!
I also found some things at my favourite Goodwill. (I think these all came from there.)
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| I noticed from these pictures that the silver thing, (Yes, that is silver. It's just tarnished.), doesn't have it's feet on the floor properly. Shoot. |
It looks good either way. It just needs stained and a table top put on. Any suggestions which way looks better? Imagine it with a top on, both ways.
See you again in a couple of days for the Doll Book of the Month Club.
