Work In Progress

I've made some progress on the lighted display cabinet.

I'm using coin cell battery and switch to test the light. It is a 3mm LED light from Evans Designs.  The nice part about the lights I bought is that they can be attached to a 12 volt transformer.  I will be able to wire all of my lights to one power source.  Love that!

I still have some work to do on the "glass" shelves.  The top I made is too small so I'll have to make another one.  Just wanted to show you there IS work being done here!

It's just taking a lot longer than I expected!

Mini Lights

I gathered some supplies together this morning to make mini light fixtures for the coffee shop.

Google gave me lots of ideas!

Pretty cool, huh?    These are some I've started working on.  I need to find the right glue, the right clamps and a whole lot of patience!  

Blogger is giving me grief today.  Sorry about the huge empty space here!

Hope you have a great day!

Enough is Enough - CLEANING, That Is!

I can now walk through my workroom without beads, wire and pieces of wood etc. sticking to my feet. I know where everything (almost) is and I can see the top of my desk. The lattice is back up with over-the-door hooks. Thanks for your suggestions!

It didn't take long for my desk to be taken over with Mike's little house parts...

Casey had a building inspector out to see her trailer. If YOU haven't seen it, you need to go here! Congratulations Casey, on finishing a project and a fine one it is too!

Mike's house did NOT pass inspection. Deficiencies were found in the roof. I'm going to have to remove the entire roof and fix it. :(

The pool did pass the inspector's eyes. It is up to code and the fountain even works! I found that clear tacky glue makes great looking "water" when dry. Sorry you can't really see it in this photo.


I decided to add another light in the garden area. It will up-light the palm trees and plants. I found some beautiful inspiration over at ::Lime in the Coconut:: today. Linda's real life garden is amazing!

Hope you had a great weekend! I am SO happy to be back to making minis!

True Blue

Yesterday I poured some navy blue paint into a bowl of white primer. I mixed it up and painted one light coat over the red on the garage. Quite by accident, I think I've found the perfect finish! It looks a bit weathered, but not so much as to upset Grandma.

I decided the lantern I made from the wooden fan will look better on my modern house. To me, it is too "oriental" for the garage.

So, I set about designing and making this little gooseneck light. It's not quite finished. I may paint it red or try a galvanized look? It is also looking a bit too large. Time to use the Miniature Scale Calculator again! These lamps are my inspiration.

I love my little LEDs. No transformer, no tape wire, no plugs. Just a battery with a switch to turn them on and off.

I'm still thinking about the shop light. Well actually, I got distracted. I may get back to that later today?

Hope you have a beautiful day!

Shop Light

I found this necklace at WalMart. Great chain. Perfect for miniatures! I'll be using some of it to make a shop light for the garage.

The lamp itself is made from the seal on a coffee container. Once I've figured out the best shape, I'll cut one from an aluminum pie plate.

I'm trying to make something that looks like this.

Hopefully, I can use one of my little LED lights to make it actually work?