The mystery of the lost cushions

Last summer, when I was on holiday in Austria,  I did some embroidery. It's relaxing, fun and you don't have to take a lot with you. I was happy to have finished a bunch of pillow cases.

I even made photographs of them when I was home. 

A few weeks ago I decided to finish them so I could list them on Etsy.

You won't believe it...they were GONE!!!

I mean really gone, I searched everywhere, in cupboards, boxes, shelves and in all the rooms of the house (even the bathroom).

No where to be found. I thought I must have thrown them away by mistake. It happens, miniatures get lost sometimes. They're usually pretty small and are easily overlooked.

But HOORAY!!

In the drawer of my desk, which by the way I use all the time, there they were! Neatly packaged in a plastic bag, in plain sight.

I swear something fishy is going on. Who ever put them there, and when, and why??

So, after months I was finally able to sew and fill the pillow cases.

I better take pictures of them and list them as soon as possible. I don't want to lose them again!

Mixing up the seasons

When I think of spring I think of birds nests, bunnies hopping around, cute fluffy lambs and flowers in bloom. And of course celebrating Easter and welcoming the new season.

Making miniatures with spring in mind, but somehow I feel like I'm in a time warp. Just heard the weather report. Another cold spell is expected.

Maybe I should put the flower making on hold and make more winterly miniatures? 

Taking pictures and pictures and pictures

During the winter months I enjoy making miniatures, oh well...I always enjoy making miniatures! The problem I have though is that I'm having a hard time taking pictures. I prefer taking them with natural light but it's way to dark inside to get some clear, crisp photographs.

This weekend I was finally able to take some shots. I had quite a few items I wanted to place in the shop. So I spend hours (!) with my camera. The job isn't finished yet but I'm giving my camera a bit of rest, we both need it!

I even found the time to list most of them in the shop! Back to work tomorrow :)

How small can I go?

I remember I used to knit my own sweaters a long time ago. I loved Norwegian patterns or Fair Isle knitting. I haven't completed the last sweater I started about a year ago but now the weather is getting colder it's the perfect season to get that one finished too.

I have picked up knitting again though, but now in micro scale. It was quite challenging at first, the technique is the same as knitting in real life size but it does take a little more effort. Holding those tiny crochet or knitting needles feels awkward at first and loads of times I lost stitches or miscounted.

Coming across Amigurumi years ago I still wanted to knit or crochet those cute little creatures.

Last weekend I finally finished my last series of little animals. I made mice, a rabbit and a squirrel and decided to stage them in little scenes representing their homes or nests in the fall or winter time.

Here are some pictures of what I made so far.

The animals are about 2 cm tall, not even an inch!

There are still so many more little ones I'd love to make; a hedgehog, a dog and cat, a fox, little birds. To be honest it is often a surprise for me too what my knitting needles do and what kind of animal it turns out to be.