The Miniaturia Guild of Cape Town holds an annual Fair and display all the member’s group projects. For the 2011 Fair, we all created Quadboxes. Basically, it is a cube of 16″ x 16″ x 9″ with glass sides and diagonal dividers. The idea is that you have the corners…
Something sweet, ornamental birdhouses made in a workshop at the Miniaturia Guild of Cape Town
I love the mystery of the steamship age when you packed a trunk with all your belongings and treasures, strapped it closed and had some burly men carry it onto the ship to embark on a voyage to new discoveries. My favourite trunk the style made famous by Louis Vuitton….
Here is another of my fireplaces… The hearth is made from egg carton which cuts and moulds really easily then painted. The metal insert is pewter with a moulded design and wooden mantle. On this project it is the fire that is so clever because it is made from household…
Some more pics of my working butter churn…
A pair of wingbacks made on a sculpted balsa wood form made in a workshop at the Miniaturia Guild of Cape Town, then upholstered in a later class.
This set was my initial adventure into ribbon embroidery…. what a fantastic medium to work with. It’s something like sculpture using ribbons…. Working on pre-printed pictures on fabric is great because it leaves one to use your imagination…
This is a great kit designed by Petra Pullen. What a talented lady. This piece is worked in threads and silk ribbons and when closed looks like just a hexagonal box. But lift the lid and it gets interesting. Each panel has either a pocket or an elastic band…
This embroidery is done with all silk. Silk threads and silk ribbons, and lots of it. It is a different feel of thread and the piece has a sheen which is different from the usual matt cotton thread. My mom gave me a rainbow in a box for my 40th…
This miniature project is pretty much finished now barring a cat for the chair and the Franklin chair needing a coat of varnish. Of course I had to have a glowing fire!
