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
More Storefronts
The other side of the Post Office box is complete, this time with a leather repairs store. (I know the signage says ‘shoe repairs’, so I tried to compensate with the window displays.) This is the first time I’ve used this brown paper for the window and door frames, and I quite like it. I…… Continue reading More Storefronts
Decorating In and Out
In-between decorating her apartment…. ….Sarah’s helping Tiffany and Petra decorate the stores for the holidays. Most of their time is spent being silly with the decorations, though. “What do you think Petra?” “Uhm….” “Hey Tiff, can I borrow extra hooks for my wreath and these lights?” “Sure I’ll just– Sarah’s got biscuits!” “Do you want…… Continue reading Decorating In and Out
Summer Pinafore
Petra requested a denim pinafore for summer, which was the perfect opportunity to continue practicing skirt-making. I tried something different with the back because of fabric constraints, which I think looks quite good. The front panel is perhaps a little bit wide, but I don’t think it’s too big of a deal. I enjoy taking…… Continue reading Summer Pinafore
Happy Plants
One of the most important things you need to have a happy garden is water. How do you deliver that to pot plants? A watering can! I really like these silver ones, and I think they match the aesthetic of Petra’s world well. At first, I thought it might be a little small, but that…… Continue reading Happy Plants
Drinks & Lanterns
Two more details were added to Tea at Yaz’s, first is this simple drinks menu: As well as lanterns, for the tables: I made two square ones and a pentagonal one, all with little rings on top for holding or hanging. (The two lying-down rings don’t actually move, unfortunately!) They’ve each got a little candle…… Continue reading Drinks & Lanterns
My Life in Miniature 