I made Etsy Front Page!

I was totally delighted to find out that my little Hand Embroidered Iris Cushion made Etsy's Front Page yesterday and a very kind fellow Etsian
'Inediblejewelry' was kind enough to save and send me a screen shot thank you Jessica you made my day!

Click on the pic for a closer look......

Chocolate Box Kit in DHMS

I could not contain the big beamy smile that swept accross my face in the middle of WH. Smith's as I quickly found the page and started reading the review about my '12th Scale Miniature Chocolate Box Kit' written by Ann Sutcliffe in the current issue (#163 January) of Dolls House & Miniature Scene.

The Boxoftrix Chocolate box kit was my very first kit designed in 2004 & is still my best selling kit to date. I guess there are a lot of miniature chocolate lovers out there.... :o)

I'm still so very proud of this kit and since this is it's 3rd successful review. I think it deserves a mention and posting on my blog...... a little bit of blowing my own trumpet!

A huge thank you to Ann Sutcliff and Dolls House Miniature Scene magazine :o)

The Chocolate Box kit which contains enough materials and full step by step instructions to make and fill 3 different shaped chocolate boxes.....including a tiny selection of miniature chocolates which are handmade by myself from polymer clay.

The kit is available to purchase in my ETSY shop, my CDHM Gallery & on EBAY

Have a lovely day all :o)

Christmas Miniatures

In preparation for Christmas I have designed a new kit. It comes in a choice of 3 different colours, green, silver or white. With all the materials, instructions, including helpful pictures and template it shows how to make a lovely little Christmas tree for your dolls house or miniature scene. I have been looking forward to getting this little kit done and now its finally finished I'm delighted with it! See them for sale in my CDHM kits gallery

I'm also pleased to show off my new little embroidered hand embroidered

'Christmas Berries' cushion.

This tiny cushion measures on 1&1/2 inch square and has tiny silk handmade tassels.

I know its a little early for Christmas but some miniature minded people like to get there dollhouse's decorated in time for Christmas too!

You can see more of my tiny embroidered miniature items in my CDHM needlework Gallery

Miniature Hanging Basket Winners!

Here are the winners of the hanging basket competition.

It was so difficult to decide on the final winners from the entries received.

So much time and effort had clearly been put into these lovely little baskets & they were all wonderful.

1st Prize ~ Jayne Price

I think Jayne has made an excellent job of making up her Pyramid basket from the kit & she has filled it with a beautiful selection of eyecatching colourful blooms & well placed trailing plants.

Jayne says she had great fun with the kit which was very satisfying to make.

Congratulations & well done Jayne!

1st prize is a commissioned hand embroidered miniature picture.

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2nd Prize ~ Sharon Blackburn

Sharon handmade these beautiful fern leaves to fill her cone shaped basket.

I think it's full look is wonderful. Chosen for its different approach and originality I like the fullness of this foliage filled basket.

Sharon says 'I really enjoyed making the basket kit and I'm very pleased with the results'

Congratulations & well done Sharon!!

2nd Prize is £20 to spend on any Boxoftrix Miniature or Kits

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3rd Prize ~ Sue Wakefield

Although I had originally intended to have only 2 prizes, one for each of the basket shapes provided in the kit, I decided to award a 3rd prize for this lovely basket.

Sue says it took her enough time just to make the one basket which she filled with flowers made from kits it's the first time she has made anything really as she is quite new to it all!!

well I think its lovely & like her use of colourful flowers and trailers. Well done Sue!!

3rd Prize is £10 to spend on any Boxoftrix miniatures or Kits

Hanging Baskets

I'm running a competition with my 12Th scale Dolls house hanging basket kits at the moment. It's a great little kit to make up using the card templates, Jute and wire hangers which I personally make up for each kit. It has very clear step by step instructions & there is even a bag of soil to fill the baskets with for that realistic look. Each kit has two different shaped baskets.

Once you have made these little baskets up you will want to make more they are so much fun to do.

The best bit is filling the baskets with your chosen flowers & fauna. These can be your own from paper punch cut outs or tiny silk flowers or dried flowers. There are of course some lovely flower kits out there too! ...perhaps you might want to put something else in the basket....it up to you

To enter the competition you just make up the kit, fill and take pictures send me the pictures with the unique entry number supplied with each kit. I'm looking for nice pictures to promote the kit and they may be used on the kit pack. You have 2 basket & 2 chances to win !!

The prize ~ A hand embroidered commissioned miniature picture ~ winners choice!

Second prize is £20 voucher towards any Boxoftrix miniature purchase.

See the links at the side for where to buy the kit.

Pictures to be submitted by 31st August so theres still lots of time!

I hope you will join in the fun...........