What a begin...

When your blue - you tend to forget, that even if you don't have many kind and friendly people around you in your life - that doesn't mean they don't exist..

As I told last time - there's been many setbacks in my life one way or an other and they took me so low I lost the spark of making miniatures.. and it made me feel more sad all the time - but just couldn't find my way out of it..

To my luck there game 3 wonderful "Fairy godmothers" ;)  that reached out a helping hand via post and sent me most wonderful gifts that cheered up my mood and got me astonished of how kind some can be 💗

And I promise to do my best to think only that I do am worth of them *grin*

We have rush times at work - so I has really been quite agony to not have time to show these beauties earlier - quality of the images is what it is, but I'm sure you get hang off what's in the picture - I hope..

First game in Jodi's gift  - and I'm first to admit, that it got me in to tears..
Love it so much, I barely dare to touch it..

It's a kit to make this!! (**)
Although I'm not gonna make it exactly as in the picture cause as soon as I saw it I thought - spiders! there has to be spiders in some cake and maybe bats or something like that... And skeleton parts here and there... It's too "neat and clean".. Yeah - I see that it should be more witchy..
So I'm going to see if I can turn it more in to Honey Dukes way..

 Lot of bags with many things to make - I'm gonna make patterns out of them and do some practice pieces from cardboard so I won't screw these up.. Plus I can try that way what would look best..

 It had even the cat in it!! She's getting home somewhere else in future.. Cakes need some decorating - they look too "clean" that way...

 And I think I make plants/vines with bit more darker colors than that..

 So...

 ... from these parts...

 ... should a Witchy Cafe rise..

Lot of printable stuff to make too.. Time shows if I can turn them more "spooky"

Next post brought Véronique's gift.. So many treasures - hard to tell which of them I like most..

 Never seen so tiny Legos!!

 Lanterns?? or could they turn something else too...

 Have absolutely no idea what to make out of these, but they are so lovely - maybe Wall Sconces..??  Don't know what they are called and what others have made from them, but I'm sure I'll find ideas somewhere..

 Cute bells - maybe I should put one of them to the Witchy Cafe...??

 A candle in them... or some small creature...

 chandelier or dessert bowls...

 so pretty... no idea what to do with them, but my inner magpie absolutely loves them.. My animal families are trying to reserve them to themselves - they claim that if they ever get homes of their own - they need pretty stuff there, and what could be prettier than these.. So I think most of them are taken...

 Potion-bottles - no doubt about it...

 had to draw the lines of the matchstick  cause you can't see that it is there without it *grin*

I had to read many times that it a working lamp before it sank in to my head (^^)  and took a while to understand how it works

 Would these make good doilies..??

 Materials to make mirrors - Just look at those frames!! Aren't they beautiful (**)

Some pets too... Bunny will have it's place on the future Bunny-roombox might let it keep the wagon cause it looks so cute in it..
Cat is so much like my boy Pilkku - think I'm gonna add few spots of white paint in it to make it look more like him..

And these I'm gonna paint and put in the Cafe - they will be perfect in there (^^)

Last but not least game in Drora's gift

 Isn't it funny coincidence that all 3 gifts had a cat in them ? (^^)  This might end up to my Bunny-families pet - I heard so much whispering as they saw it... but we'll see how it goes..

 There really is such tine shells..?? Wow... LOVE the blue framing they've put on.. For some odd reason only word that came in to my head as I saw it was "Moominpappa"

 Speaking of tiny.... Well there's gonna be a big fight about who's getting them... Can't get over how tiny they are!

 ... lot of takers for this too...

Okay...  I admit... I started to laugh as soon as I saw this. No, there's absolutely nothing wrong with it - it just that what are the odds for this..
It's just perfect for the Cafe!!!  Don't you think??
Maybe add a spider or two to climb on top of them...??  IF I can somehow make so tiny spiders..

I don't think I can ever find words enough to tell how grateful and  humble I am of these gifts..
I have so many ideas rushing in my head at this point - should I do this or should I do that.. Gosh I have missed that feeling..
Love you all wonderful ladies to the moon and back 💗

Cause of these wonderful gifts, I made a promise to myself - in this year (and hopefully long after it too) I'm gonna try to make at least 1 miniature per month.
No matter how big a small, but at least one.. In a hopes of getting in to point I make them more often, but this is a starter..

And I'm going to try to make a "Trash-To-Treasure" series type of thing more a less for myself. Just pick a trash and see what I can do with it - how many things can I make say like from toothpaste tube cap or so.. 
Sure there would be things that many have done before, but I'm hoping it would get my inspirations to bloom... Plus it would be fun to see how many things I could come up with..

What do you think - good idea or not..?? Go for it or bury it...

Voi mikä yllätys!! - - - Oh, what a surprise !!

Tiistai iltana töistä kotiin palatessa löytyi postilaatikosta iso hämmästystä aiheuttava paketti...
On Tuesday evening when we were returning home from work I  found a large package from the mailbox that caused some amazement...

Laitoin paketin viereen tavallisen postikortin näyttämään kokoa...
 I put next to the package a standard postcard to display the size ...

Vielä suurempi oli hämmästykseni, kun totesin että paketti oli minulle  0_0
Even greater was my surprise when I discovered that the package was for me 0_0

Tarkempi tutkiminen paljasti sen olevan ystävältäni Victoria
A more detailed examination revealed it to be from my dear friend Victoria

Ja voi millainen yllätys se olikaan!!!!
(Myönnän suoraan, että se sai kyyneleet silmiini)
And oh what a surprise was it !!!!
(I admit frankly that it got tears in my eyes)

Myös kissoja kiinnosti kovasti pakeitin sisältö :)
Cats were also very interested in the contents of the package :)

Paketti oli todellinen aarrearkku..
The package was a real treasure chest ..

 Kankaita... Fabrics...

 Höyheniä.....  Feathers....

 Pusseittain Potion-pulojen täytettä...
Many bags of Potion bottle filling ...

 Kirjekuori jossa etikettejä pulloihin..
Envelope with labels for bottles ..

 Kasvien teko aineita...  Plant making materials ...

 Koruosia ja helmiä pullojen tekoon...
Jewelery parts and beads for making bottles ...

 Upea kissa "sanko"..      Cool cat "bucket" ..

 Taas ongelmia kissojen kanssa... (^^)
Again problems with cats ... (^^)

 Kun näin tämän, totesin heti ett' "Voi ei! Nyt minun on PAKKO tehdä myös sänky Lily Lunalle"
Siis tämähän kuuluu ehdottomasti sängyn päätyyn koristeeksi vai mitä?
When I saw this, I said immediately that '' Oh no! Now I also HAVE TO make a bed for Lily Luna " This is definitely a headboard garnish part or what?

 Tarjottimia vai muotokuva kehyksiä - siinäpä kysymys...
Trays or portrait frames - that is the question ...

Ja tämän paikka taitaa löytyä ulko oven päältä...

And I think this place is going to be above of the front door...

Upea glitter kynttilä ja hauska lepakko nappi..
Gorgeous glitter candle and funny bat button ..

 Näistä saan vaikka kuinka monta potion pulloa!!! (**)
From these I can get heaps of potion bottles !!! (**)

 Lohikäärmeen muna.... (väri on ihana)     A dragon egg... (I love the color)

 Victorian tekemiä pulloja!!! (**)
Potion bottles made by Victorian !!! (**)

 Mitähän näihin tulee...  :)
I wonder what those will be ... :)

 Yksisarvisen vai lohikäärmeen sarvi... Mitä luulette? :)
The horn of a unicorn or dragon ... What do you think? :)

 Nippu avaimia - ja pienin pieni lukko...
A bunch of keys - and a teeny tiny lock...

 Näyttää siltä, että minun pitää opetella tekemään tiimalaseja :)
It seems that I need to learn how to make the hourglass :)

 Kasa karkkikeppejä...      A pile of candy canes ...

En tiedä mitä nämä oikeasti ovat, mutta minulle ne ovat lasilautasia (^^)
I do not know what they really are, but for me they are the glass plates (^^)

 Ja vielä tämä upea kyltti.
And yet this spectacular signboard.

Dear Victoria, words aren't enough to tell you what I feel for your overwhelming kindness and generosity - I'm beyond simple word "Thank you", but yet it tells it all :)
So from the bottom of my humble and thankful heard; 
Thank You!! with All My Love...

Victorian lahja sai minut pitkäst aikaa aloittamaan minien tekoa :)
Victoria's gift made me after a long time start to make my minis :)

 Löysin omasta varastosta pari pulloa...
I found a couple of bottles from my own stock ...

 Maalasin ne kynsilakalla - ja täytin Victorialta tulleen pullon...
I painted them with nail polish - and I filled the bottle from Victoria...

Ensimmäinen lähes valmis pullo - Myrkkyä... :)
The first nearly complete bottle - Poison ... :)

Kaipaavat vähän tuunausta...       Craving a bit of tuning ...

 Tuolin tuunaamista - pitää päättää minkä värinen pehmuste niihin tulee...
The chair makeovers - need to decide what color the padding will be ...

Hyllyyn pitää vielä valita "seinäpaperit"...
Bookshelf still need to choose the "wall paper" ...

 Kinder munien rasia toi pieniä inspiraatioita... Aika näytää kuinka ne toteutuvat :)
Kinder eggs box brought some small inspirations... Only time will tell how they will be realized :)

"Lautaset" näyttävät ainakin ihan kohtalaisilta :)
"Plates" seem at least fairly pretty :)

Nämä olivatkin ainoat "minit" mitä Kindereistä sain :(
These were the only "Minis" what I got from Kinder eggs :(

Toivotaan, ettei töissä alkava inventaario hässäkkä vie minien teko intoa mennessään, nyt kun sen viimein olen kiinni saanut...
Let's hope that the beginning of the inventory hassle at work doesn't take the enthusiasm of making my minis, now that I finally have caught it...