Loads of Talent! Winners announced

The Greenleaf winners have officially been announced their work is just outstanding! I was a little easier to handle the disappointment of losing when the winners were so obviously incredible picks. The winner is Baslow Ranch, an old west style building that you just have to see. Brae, the artist who made it also has a wonderful blog that I follow, detailing her mini work and showing her love of photography too. There's a really wonderful story about the name of her winning project. Ready for an "eye candy" feast? Click on the links below:

Brae's Blog

Gallery of Winners and all the great entries

A Beginning...

I love the little things in life that make it so precious... my family, nature, and dabbling in anthing creative! Since I was born a little late to experience the Little House on the Prairie era, what better way to explore my love of antiques and handcrafting than through miniatures? Minis aren't just houses for dolls, but a way to explore and learn about architecture and history, craft with wood and paint and paper and fabric; a world that we create in which everything is in order... What a marvelous stress reliever! Thanks for exploring it with me.

Here's the back story... When I was a little girl, my grandmother gave me a Greenleaf Beacon Hill dollhouse for Christmas. It was marvelous (check out their wonderful site!) and I spent hours sitting as close as I could to it so that I could imagine myself in those wonderful scenes. I grew up and forgot about miniatures until last Christmas. I started feeling sentimental and my wonderful husband took me to an antique store.

There sitting up on a shelf was a very neglected, gaudily painted Orchid by Greenleaf. I rescued the little house and since then I've been hooked! During the painting process and ....after!
She's still a work in progress... more pics soon...