It only took a month, but the table for Tea at Yaz’s courtyard is finished! Which means Tea at Yaz’s courtyard makeover is also complete! (The basics, anyway. I can add plants/a water feature in the future.) The surface is hand-painted; I definitely could have added more details to this, but my patience was wearing…… Continue reading Courtyard Tables
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Poufs and Persistence
Real Life has been super busy lately, but nevertheless! I persist with the Tea at Yaz’s renovation, by making three poufs this week for the courtyard. They’re about the height Sarah and the gang need to sit on, and I’ve stuffed them with fabric scraps. Most of the seams have been topstitched with white, so…… Continue reading Poufs and Persistence
Tea at Yaz’s Update
I finished making two more snake plants! I had extra leaves from the two larger ones, so I made up some extra pots. The bigger pots are glue stick caps, and the smaller slimmer ones are ones I made myself. They both have the same baking soda/paint technique applied to make them look like terracotta.…… Continue reading Tea at Yaz’s Update
Miniature Snakes
Not reptilian snakes! Though the making process was certainly long and winding…. After three weeks of toiling and experimenting, I bring you… …miniature snake plants! Or Dracaena trifasciata, for the plant nerds out there. (The tutorial for which came from 50 Makes for Modern Miniatures by Chelsea Andersson.) These were quite the trial; I had…… Continue reading Miniature Snakes
Tea at Yaz’s Renovation
That is right, friends, the niggling feeling that ‘I could do that [miniature building] so much better’ returns! This time, Tea at Yaz’s is due for a facelift. It’s the first store along this little street that I made, so I think it deserves a bit of love. At the moment, I’ve just completed the…… Continue reading Tea at Yaz’s Renovation
Birthday = New Pastries
It was Hazel’s birthday last Tuesday! To celebrate, she’s cooked up some new sweets. These are two dark chocolate shortbread biscuits with coconut icing between them. (The name is yet to be decided.) The other two are on their way, as this party is a taste-testing and name-brainstorming party! All hands are needed on deck…… Continue reading Birthday = New Pastries
Birthday Gifts
It was Sarah’s birthday on Monday! As a birthday gift, I decided to make her some new pants, because it’s been a while since she’s had new clothes. They’re plain navy, with in-seam pockets and a waistband. She wanted something plain for winter that wasn’t as formal as her black ones are. The classic Velcro…… Continue reading Birthday Gifts
Trees in Bloom
I thought it would be appropriate to finish this for this weekend, because it was Earth Day yesterday. It’s a small tree! Maybe it’s a very large bonsai rose bush or something. I found the pattern in an issue of Simply Crochet magazine, and modified it a bit to suit my purposes. Lemons would have…… Continue reading Trees in Bloom
Banner Time
Another step has been taken towards Needle & Thread’s Sit and Stitch Corner being completed! We’re so close now! Tiffany meant to have this banner ready for the grand opening, but as I’m sure you all have experienced, life got in the way. Here it is at last! The letters are felt, and the middle…… Continue reading Banner Time
Fancy Seating
Finally, they are complete! I want to dramatically collapse onto that couch right now, hoo boy. The instructions came from a MyFroggyStuff video, and it came with a few new techniques. All the purple bits are flat sponges wrapped in fabric, which work well for slim seat cushions. I wouldn’t have used the sponges on…… Continue reading Fancy Seating
My Life in Miniature 