Great work!

I am sure a lot of you are familiar with the excellent work of Evelyne at http://lescarnetsdelatelierblondie.blogspot.com

But for you who love France, Provence... and a bit of  New England... you should really have a look at her blog and the photo album at Picasa!

Thank you Núria!

Sweet Núria from http://mininuris.blogspot.com/ has just given me the "kreativ blogger" award.

Picking up the award from her blog I discovered that she also have given me "one Lovely Blog Award"!

Thank you so much Núria, I really appreciate it! And It was so fun reading a little bit about you in the award rules!!!

Difficult as it is to choose between lovely people who all are so talented one way or another I will pass them on to all the blogs I follow!

More french details!

Books are popular to make these days, and I am working on my version of them.

These old looking books are typically french, and I have seen a lot of pictures with
books like this. I have only made these three books so far...it´s a rather time consuming thing to do! I am sewing two and two pages together, I then stitch 6 pieces together and then sew those together in the back. Dipping them in tea, gives them the old look. After giving them a good soak, gently squeeze the rest of the tea out of it. Place it in a tweezer, use the hairdryer to dry it, this will make the paper thicker. This wont dry it completely, it will dry overnight. Then it´s ready for placing the little label at the back of the miniature antique french book!

The lovely candlestick is made by Cilla ( Minst.com)

Those tiny and cute reading glasses with the leather box is made by a swedish lady ; Mette Möller (memdolls, no website, but e-mail Cilla about her!)

The figurine was purchased in Antibes, and the magnifying glass...I don´t remember!

This is a new book cabinet I assembled this summer ( I might rip of the doors though) It is going to be filled with books of course, hopefully a lot of the "antique" books! But like Sabihas wine cellar....it´s going to take some time, hopefully not too many years! The bookcabinet is going into the living room, the picture is taken in the small hallway at the back of the dining room.

The wonderful bird is made by Cilla at Minst.com

Placed on the open book at the little table is the lovely gift from Linda. She gave me a packet of her wonderful tiny "lettres d´amour!

This picture has ben my source of inspiration:

Bathroom finished!

This bathroom have been finished for a while now, it was actually one of the first room i did! The only thing that missed, was those tiny details that make it look right.  So this evening I´v  made the towel hanger beside the sink... and the towel with the small embroider monogram. I purchased a bunch of them at a marked last year in Antibes. I ´v  also made the toilet paper holder to match the towel holder....and the hanger(?) for the shower curtain. I ´v  made the perfume bottles on the sink, the box with towels on the floor, the floor mat, the small shelf above the bathtub. Two of the perfume bottles, I did. The pink, sweet tray is from Victoria Fasken ( she has no home page, but just google her) The beautiful pink carafe     was a gift from a dear friend; Tove ( she used to have a dollhouse shop in Bergen, and thats where I purchased the lamp) Enjoy the bath!!

Followers!

I really appreciate every follower and all the nice comment´s on my post´s.

That´s why I´d like to celebrate 101 follower´s.

I want to give each one of you this little poster with it´s lovely words!

Thank you :D

Lovely and talented Lena at:http://miniatyrmama.blogspot.com has given me this award, Thank you Lena!

Here are the rules for the award:

1.Thank the person who gave this to you.

2.Copy the logo and place it in your blog.

3.Link the person who nominated you.

4.Name 7 things about yourself that no one would reall know.

5.Nominate seven "Kreativ Bloggers"

6.Post links to the seven blogs you nominate.

7.Leave a comment on each of the blogs letting them know that you nominate them.

You don´t know this about me:

1. I have three children aged from 23 to 12.

2. I am terrified of feathers, specially when they are attached to birds!!!!

3. This spring I did a twin parachute jump, and I loved it!!

4. I love hairy spiders, the bigger the better!

5. I love interior decoration, and I wish it was my job.

6. I hate housework and cleaning, but I love a clean house, so I do it!

7. We had 9 cute rabbits ( the miniature ones with hanging ears) and I miss every one of them!

I am passing it on to these lovely blogs:

Sofia

Carolyn

Hanna

Evelyne

Lize

Shannon

Alicia

Thank you :D

I´v been so lucky to receive this lovely award from:

Lize: http://lizelund.blogspot.com

Rosanna: http://lastanzadigiuggiola.blogspot.com

Roberta: http://ilboratoriodipitosfora.blogspot.com

Arantxsa:http://ministalis.blogspot.com/

Maria Jose : http://marivigano.blogspot.com

A big hug to all of you!!!!

But it´s impossible to choose just a few blogs, and also a lot of you has already received it, so I choose not to!

New blog!

Have a look into Lize´s blog today! http://lizelund.blogspot.com

Welcome to all new followers :D

I wish you all a nice weekend!

The Sewing room!

Finally I found the inspiration I´v been looking for; Lea´s book of course! The room vas dull and hard to decorate, much to do with the bedroom wallpaper! It´s not easy to find something to match it. I like it when two room´s don´t collide in style or color. Originally I wanted the small fireplace in the bedroom, but came up with that idea too late!! So when looking through the book for the 100 time...ah ha...that´s what I´ll do; make new walls on cardboard, and the fireplace of course! It was so easy and fun to do. But I have only made the wall you see in the picture. Now I have to do the rest of the room...not so fun, but I must!!! The poor french woman has no hair

(I am going to make her a wig, eventually!) and no clothes, except what she´s wearing. No wonder she´s sewing!!

I would like you to give me an idea of a french name that suites her. The wig will be dark, maybe long hair..... and the time period is now! Just look at her washer!!

Some improved pictures of the utility/laundry room.

Snowing!!!! No it´s too early!!!!

This is the view from my working room. I look out on two of the oldest houses in Rena, the brown one is used as a kindergarden! But it´s too early for winter and snow. This means that I am looking at 6 months of cold winter!!! My what have I done!! Okay...this is what you get moving away from the west coast and the rain ( would I like rain for 6 months ? NOOO)

So here we go, winter is here!

I also like to show you my working room. I am lucky, I have a lot of space..too much maybee...it´s always looking messy!! Working on the sewing room, new pictures tomorrow :D

Look into this blog!!!

You just have to visit this blog and look at all the wonderful flower´s!

http://gardenofminiatures.blogspot.com/

Utility room in the french house.

The utility room in the house is almost ready. It needs a bit more of character, some utility´s..... maybe?

I made the shelf with the metal hook´s. I also made the little hanger. I bought the dust broom at a fair... not sure where...

The fantastic bottles on top of the washer and the bucket was bought at the Kensington dollhouse festival(www.dollshousefestival.com) from Country Treasures.

(Kensington dollhouse festival has a christmas fair the 22 of November, and I am visiting!!!!!)

I also bought the wonderful laundry basket there, from lovely Zara Thomson Ribeaud. (www.zarathomsonribeaud.com)

Notice that one of the pictures of the shelf has different "utility´s"...

looks a lot better with the cute boxes from Rosanna.. dont you think?

And I apologize for the poor quality of the pictures...I will be back with something better !!!!

Welcome to new followers!

Strange picture to post you might say... well I promised Marlies to look for the wallpaper I used in the bedroom of the french house, and I found it! It´s put together from a piece of paper, used for drawers, from

Laura Ashley. Anyone who likes it is free to use it. Just click on the picture, it´s then in the right size, and print from that!

Free clip art!

I found this wonderful blog with a lot of great pictures for printing;

http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com

The Dollmaker!

For those of you who wondering who made the doll!

Look into the website of Almudena Gonzalez.

http://perso.wanadoo.es/e/angelalmu/

You can buy dolls and a lot of nice stuff from her!

More details from the bedroom, after sunrise!

Here are some more and better pictures for you to enjoy!

Rosanna made me a tea cosy!!!!

Talented, sweet Rosanna made me this lovely tea cosy!! And as a surprise the sweet "armitié" pillow, along with two boxes and a macaroon! Thank you Rosanna :D

The lady of the french house have had a refreshing morning shower, and wants to enjoy breakfast in her cosy bedroom. She likes to sit there, on the top floor, watch the sunrise and enjoy a nice cup of warm coffee!!!

Picture

For all cake lovers!

Selling real miniature watercolor pictures!

I was supposed to be selling these at the Stavanger fair, but could not be there. So I am trying to sell them here instead. They are painted by a norwegian artist: Grethe Selbæk Solemsløkk. Just google her and read about her.

The small watercolor paintings are painted on my request, so they are quite exclusive. They measure about 3 cm X 2.5 cm, some of them a little bit smaller.

1 picture costs 35 € ( 300 Nkr)

The first one to ask for a picture gets it, and I will remove them as they get sold!

Enjoy :D

PS: Colors will be a bit different from what they look like on your screen.

If you want to order, just refer to them as number 1 or 2 from the top.

PICTURE!

New picture!

A new picture today. I hope someone like to use it in their dollhouse!

What a morning view!!

Today is my 48th birthday, and I woke up 4.pm this morning to this amazing view!!

For sure it´s going to be a rainy day, but who cares..... this was such a wonderful gift from mother nature!!

Welcome new followers!

Welcome to my blog!

Pictures from my vacation to the US this July

Yellowstone was a fascinating place with a lot of great motifs and wonderful colors!

Welcome all new followers!!

Look in to the blog of this 16 year old boy!!!

http://fabiocasadebonecas.blogspot.com/

Gardening tools!

Hello everybody!

Back home from a great trip to the US. Stayed a while with Nancy in Minneapolis (She´s a good friend who also helped me editing my english translation of Et Dukkehjem) She lives in a cosy neighborhood nearby the airport ( and Mall of Amerika!!!)

One day we went shopping in her neighborhood and found a wonderful shop with all kind of flowers and garden accessories. I also found these sweet rusty miniature garden tools, watering can and the lovely bench. The shop is named "Twiggs" owned by a lovely lady by the name Beth Patrin ( 612-823-TWIG). And of course, I had to pay a visit to "Little Enchantments". As far as I know it´s the only miniature shop in MN. I only bought some frames,"Museum gel", a bottle of Perrier, spring onions and Nacy bought me the cellery, (because I like it so much in real life!) Thank you Nancy!

More pictures from the trip will be posted after the weekend!

Hei Lena!

Sjekk ut denne bloggen, masse fine bilder!!

http://shabbychicpapirskatter.blogspot.com

New pictures!

PICTURES

I have collected some pictures, and I have decided to share them with you! It was Dora who gave me the idea, thank you! I will be posting the pictures now and then, starting with these two!

Welcome!

Welcome new followers!!!!

An early summer morning...

The picture is taken early one morning the 22 of May.

there is a small lake, right behind my apartment. Nice place for walks and jogging!

What I am doing now!

This is to show you what I am so busy with these days. The magazine is called "Forandring fryder" and the translation is something like this; "Change is a joyfull thing"....

For those of you who can read  norwegian, or if you want to look at the pictures, log on to:

rena.no 

and click on Magazine!

Thank you :D

Thank you so mutch Julianna and Sabiha!!!

It means so mutch to me, and I really appreciate it :D

Only thing is; these lovely days in May I´m soaked in work.

So I simply cannot find the time to pass it on.....but I will..some day! 

And to tell you what I love :D

Welcome!

Hello and welcome to the new followers. It´s so nice to see you :D

Welcome!

Welcome new followers :D

Welcome!

Welcome new followers. Nice to se you:-)

Antibes!

Denne kofferten kjøpte jeg i Antibes, Frankrike i fjor høst. Jeg kjøpte den i en butikk som heter "Pierrot la Lune". Innehaversken av butikken hadde bare fornavnet på damen som hadde laget den, Ingrid. Hun bodde i Biot, utenfor Antibes. Er det noen som kjenner til henne?

Kofferten skal jeg ha i atikvitets/blomsterbutikken i det franske huset!

I bought this trunk in Antibes last fall. The shop is called "Pierrot La Lune". The shopkeeper only new the makers first name; Ingrid, and she was living in Biot outside Antibes. Does anyone have any knowledge about her?

The trunk is going into the antique/flowershop in the french house!

Welcome new followers!

Welcome new followers, always nice to see new names, and look into new exciting blogs!

A happy Easter to you all, from the Easter bunny; Chocolate and me!

Vanity table for the french house

Here is my vanity table for the dressing room in my french house. Yesterday I was really inspired and started doing this. It´s going in the room behind the bedroom. From this room there is going to be a stair down to the living room. 

The chair is made by my youngest daughter Victoria! The table has a piece of lace around it,

All of the perfume bottles are made by me, also the pink book at the end of the table. (I´v used some very thin chocolate tinfoil to rap around the book) The wrist watch, hairpin and fan are made by Cilla (minst.com) The Easter chocolate thing on top of the book is made by an italian "company" : Bet Un Mondo in Miniatura  The pink tray is made by Victoria Fasken. The "Camé" and it´s box are made by the sweedish; Mette Möller, "Memdolls"( I think she only sells at fairs, and she was at the Stavanger fair) I bought the lamp at a british fair. The neckless and the mask are also from different fairs. I got the wallpaper from a store in Bergen, it´s real size!

Nice to see you, new followers.

A special hello to Maria from Finland!

She is a kind and talented minimaker who gave me

two of her projects to print in the magazine I used to make!

Mercedes and Lena, thanks to both of you for the award!

I have received this heartwarming award from Mecedes who gives us 

the chance to see a bit of her and her family´s life in her beautiful home in New Zealand!!!

And of course the beautiful miniature interior she is making, thank you for sharing Mercedes!

And also from Lena, who makes wonderful miniature interior. You have an eye for beautiful color combinations

and tasteful  decorations in the nordic style we all love. And reading your profile, I know we are a lot like :-)

These are the reasons for giving this award;

"This blog invests and believe in the PROXIMITY-nearness in space, time and relationships.

These blogs are exceedingly charming. these bloggers aim to find and be friends. they are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement! our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers!"

I would like to pass it on to: 

jlilroomer, for her typical american interior and the fabulous Christmas tree, that first catched my eye!

Eva and her love of french style!

Sabiha for her Provence interior, and her use of mouse bones! Fantastic :-)

Sofia for her wonderful french interior!

Sumaaiy for sharing with us a variation of miniatures. Where do you find them?

Pei Li and her "sweet" miniatures:-)

Shannon, another blogger with wonderful french interior!

You will find them all in my blog listing.

And of course the french lady herself; Lea Frisoni, who is a huge inspiration to us all!!

Welcome!

Welcome to my new followers, nice to see you!

Tusen takk Lena, så hyggelig å få en slik pris :-)

Jeg nominerer disse:

Celidonia at : http://fairydoor.blogspot.com

Marcella at :http://minicaretti.blogspot.com 

Susanne at :http://villajuulia.blogspot.com

http://Miniature Patisserie Chef

Marlies at: http://marliesminis.blogspot.com

Lissu at: http://gustavianstyledollhouse.blogspot.com

Jean Day at: http://jdayminis.blogspot.com

Shannon at: http://shannonsminiblog.blogspot.com

Linda at: http://une-petite-folie.blogspot.com

http://euroantiquemarket.blogspot.com

Some rules follow this award :

1. Put the logo on your blog or post.

2. Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great Attitude and / or Gratitude.

3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.

4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.

5. Share the love and link to the person from whom you receive the award.

Jamie Carrington

Har nettop funnet ut at Jamie Carrington kommer til messen i Stavanger for å holde kurs i å skulpturere karakterdukker og å sy kjole til dem!!! Messen holdes fra 25 til 28 august.....meld dere på, han lager fantastiske dukker!!! Har lagt bloggen hans til, les mer der.

I´v  just learned that Jamie Carrington is visiting the Norwegian miniature fair in August. I´v added his blog

so for more information log on to it. He is absolutely fantastic!

Stuen i Karen´ hus

Her er stuen i Karen´s hus.

Sofaen er svensk, stolene er byggesett fra "Kotte Toys" og alt annet er fra "Minst.com". Porselenet er fra "Avon", den lille hunden fra "Fine design".

Koselig å se alle nye følgere!

Here`s the living room of Karen´s house. The sofa is Swedish, the chairs are made by "Kotte Toys" and the rest of the furnitures, the lamp and the pictures are made by"Minst.com. Porcelain by "Avon" and the small dog is made by "Fine design".

Hi new followers, nice to see you!

Takk Lena!

Velkommen

Det er på tide å ønske gamle og nye følgere velkommen!

Jeg blir kjempeglad hver gang jeg ser et nytt ikon i følge visningen. Det er utrolig hyggelig å bli "fulgt"!!

I den anledning poster jeg dette bildet fra et av husene jeg presenterte i Et Dukkehjem. Dette er et hus som et tegnet av Tove Jonsgar i Bergen, møblert med møbler laget av Cilla på Minst.com, Stockholm, blomster Wenche Viul, Oslo og dukke av Jan Clarke, England.

Huset måtte dekoreres før foto-opptak og det tok ca 3 timer å få det ferdig!

It is time for me to welcome old and new followers!

I am so happy each time a new icon from a follower pops up. It´s so nice to have followers!!

In that occasion I want to post a picture from one of the houses I presented in Et Dukkehjem. The house is made by Tove Jonsgar in Bergen, furnished by Cilla at Minst.com, Stockholm, flowers by Wenche Viul, Oslo

and the doll is made by Jan Clarke, England.

I had to decorate the house for three hours before it was ready to be photographed. 

Thank you, Zaphia!!

I would like to pass it on to these fabulouse blogs:

http://www.angelahenrie.blogspot.com

http://www.miniatyrmama.blogspot.com

http://www.belle-blanc.blogspot.com

http:/www.gustavianstyledollhouse.blogspot.com

Vinter- weekend!

Kanskje dette kan forklare hvorfor det går så langsomt med det franske huset, også i helgene!

Her er fra søndagsturen i fjellene i øvre Rendalen i Hedemark. Bildet viser Rendals Sølen sett fra Veslesetra.

These pictures might explain why the progress on the french house is slow, also during the weekends! These pictures are from one of the trip this weekend. It´s shows some of the mountains in upper part of Rendalen, Hedemark in Norway.