Firstly I had to show you this. The lovely Doreen suggested I miniaturise and frame the pic of Liberty in her baby shoes. Of course I was left saying, "Why didn't I think of that"?! Thank you Doreen for your inspirational suggestion!
I am happy to be the recipient of this lovely award. It has been gifted to me by the some of the kindest most creative people I know.Debbie who is incredibly talented and I can only hope to be half as clever as her some day.
Doreen who can make something out of seemingly nothing and with great speed it would seem.
Rosanna who is an absolute darling and makes me feel like I've always known her.
And San who is a kindred spirit and a tireless worker with great imagination!
Here is the spirit in which the award is given:
"This blog invests and believes in the PROXIMITY-nearness in space, time and relationships. These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement! Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers!”
Now who to pass it on to. I would have chosen all those who gifted it to me straight away without hestiation. There are so many lovely, friendly bloggers out there who have enriched my life more than they will ever know. So here are my 8 choices:
Sylvia who is a sweetheart and has shown me great kindness, her friendship keeps me going
Katie who is also a busy mum and keeps me laughing (actually LMAO!)
Lena who is so lovely and leaves me the sweetest comments
Marlies who is a darling and a great inspiration to me
Synnove who makes me want to create a new dollhouse every time I see what she has done
Pussman whose house renovations leave me feeling like I have nothing to worry about in my own unfinished home
Shannon who was the first miniaturist to email me and make me feel part of the global miniaturists community
Meli whose little dresses leave me wishing I had so much more patience
It's late now so I'll try and let you all know tomorrow, no really, I will try.
Mercedes
This was from 
Dank je wel Sylvia!
The next package was from 
This unbelievably gorgeous one with a little teapot on it. Liberty was so thrilled to see her name on this one she claimed it for herself straight away!
Grazie Rosanna!
Little tables - just bought the little round one at Noah's school fair in the weekend. I have no reason for buying it other than I liked it. Almost ended up in divorce court because the hubby didn't like it however managed to trick him into thinking I was about to buy a bigger piece of furniture, so when I settled on a little table he was rather happy! LOL!! At the moment this table has ended up in the corner of our bedroom where hubby actually thinks it looks quite good - why does he never trust my furniture buying judgement?!
Childrens chairs - these are old school chairs that I have covered with scrapbooking paper. My mum has 5 more of these little chairs and if I didn't have a minimalist for a husband they'd be right here in my house.
Fabric - any sort, just has to be pretty. As with anything related to crafting, I have more fabric than I know what to do with.
Anyway on to prettier things. This is the master bedroom. The bed came with the house. I’ve made all the bedding on it. There is also a dressing table that matches the bed but Liberty had a little accident with it and now it’s waiting (along with several other things) to have it’s leg repaired.
This little chair came with the house. I’m trying to keep as much of the old furniture in it as I can because the fact that the house had history was part of what drew me to it. Frederica knitted the scarf. The little purse is two (very inexpensive) metal charms stuck together and painted. The sleepy puppy I got the other day, I’m not a ‘dog person’ (sorry Sylvia! LOL!!) but it’s pretty cute and Liberty IS a dog person so it can stay! 
This wardrobe I finished yesterday. I am very proud of it! Let’s just say it’s a miracle it’s standing (almost) straight because I discovered the measurements on the ruler I was using were not accurate. I used the table saw at the club to cut the wood and when I came to put it together at home I had to cut extra bits (with a craft knife) to add here and there, so it’s a bit of a patchwork but it turned out better than I hoped! i also made the little butlers tray in the corner, it's pretty wobbly!
The curtains haven't been hung properly yet, I just threw them up for the photos. 
The wallpaper is 'real life 1:1' wallpaper in a tiny print. There's a lady at our club who finds wallpaper with the tiniest prints wherever she goes it seems. She sells it to us by the metre very cheaply. All the wallpaper I've used in the house is 'real life'! 
This pic is to show you the ceiling which I've also wallpapered. I'm lucky enough to have a wallpaper sample book and have papered all the ceilings with the same paper in different colours, I think it kind of looks like a ceiling in an old house.
I almost cried when I opened that package and saw what was inside. I had absolutely no idea as to what Sylvia was sending me...and look at what it was, just some of the most exquisitely beautiful things that she made all herself and has been showing us all on her blog. I can hardly believe it, I feel like I must be dreaming!
I'm posting this for my friend 
This is Liberty's first birthday cake. I absolutely LOVE rosebuds so I had a friend who is a cake decorator come over and he showed me how to make little rosebuds. They're not made from frosting, it was fancy cake decorator icing and I was able to make them a few days in advance.
I made some cupcakes too and I have to say I am much better at making them now but the little monkey did enjoy them!
Cutting out leaves is the best fun!
Painting the leaves, it takes a great deal of concentration!
"You have to let me paint that bit mum, because purple is my favourite colour today"!
