Mail Time! - Gifts from Karine!

Once again my dear friend, Karine, of Kayanah Miniature has surprised me with a most generous gift! Firstly, I must point out that Karine is soon to be opening her own Etsy store! She has long been a miniaturist and you can see a lot of her work on her deviantART and her Facebook page (you should Like her page!). She is VERY talented!

The first things I opened were these really great flower pots! I had not been able to find these that were realistic enough for my taste, but these are perfect! The walls aren't too think, which is the problem I kept running into.

Then I opened up these jars! There were 8 of the empty ones, which have tops that have little loops on them- which could be turned into charms! And then there are the ones with the micro marbles! Those should definitely come in handy with the mini cakes I have been making!

The next things I found in the package were these frames! They are all molded from other frames and things she had found, but these will go great in some of the eclectic scenes I have.

Also in the package were some coffee stirrer-type sticks and some of those mini zip-seal bags that I love! :3

Oh! And you guys won't believe this- she MADE two of the boxes that she sent the minis in. HOW AWESOME IS THAT?!? Take a closer look! - - -

Thanks, again- Karine! And thanks to everyone else for stopping by! I will be back on here tomorrow or the next day to share what I have been up to! OH! I almost forgot! I did manage to list some cakes. They look like this -

So if you are interested in those they are listed HERE.

Okay, I have to go wash my dog! She has been hiding under the bed all day because she knows she needs a bath! ERGH!

Be back soon!

xoxo

-Blake

Mail Time! + Updates!

Hello everyone! Just wanted to drop a line and let you guys know what has been going on with A Bohemian Bazaar (along with myself).

First! I got another package in the mail! From Karine!

I have been VERY busy lately. Yet, IRONICALLY... I haven't gotten much done. Ever feel like that? I started my classes this week! My first week of college is over! It went WONDERFULLY. I'm going to post images of Kaya's super great gifts throughout this post while I go on about updates and things. I will come pack to the gifts at the end of the blog post! Oh! Don't forget to click on the images to see them larger.

As for my classes, I go to campus twice a week- on Tuesdays and Thursdays. When I go I have 2 classes each day. I am also taking 2 online classes that I must work on throughout the rest of the week. I will also have a THIRD online class starting at the beginning of February! This week was pretty tiring... especially getting used to the new schedule and stuff.

As for A.B.B, I am currently working on some Valentine's Day items. I am not totally sure how much I will get made, but I am trying my hardest to keep making SOMETHING. Here is a little hint- I have been VERY VERY VERY inspired by French confections! I am thinking about putting my own little spin on some things! :)

House work! As for the model house, I will continue to work on it as I get adjusted to my constant changing schedule. I still have EVERYTHING to do to the inside and I also have more to do on the outside. Don't worry, I am in no way done with that yet!

Hmm.... What else is there? I think that is all for now!

Hopefully you took a few seconds to browse through the things Kaya sent me. I love getting things in the mail, and I am totally grateful for everything I receive! There was the golden champagne glasses, the scoopers, the 1 inch zip baggies, the bronze statue, the sculpting tools, the fences, the miniatures, the calligraphy pen, and the CD!

I love the little statue! He will find a home on one of the many bookshelves I will make for the house. Oh! And the coloring pencils, writing pencils, erasers, and book were all handmade by her! How great is that?! She also made me the molds, which I will use on some sweets soon (hopefully very soon!). There is also the CD she made for me. It has books and magazines on miniatures she found online! I feel like I am forgetting something... hmmm... I'm not sure. I am just really happy to have gotten this in the mail! It made my week a little brighter and makes me want to MAKE SOMETHING!

I am a bit slower with collecting items for trades and gift packages, but I will soon send Kaya some things! She also send a lovely card and letter as well. Oh! And as you can see from the first image, the colors matched! That was basically the icing on the cake. :)

Thanks for stopping by! And also thanks for sticking with me!

XO

-Blake

Gifts from Victoria! (Dark Squirrel's Miniature Asylum)

IT'S LIKE CHRISTMAS, YOU GUYS! Only... Halloween time! OH GOSH, what if we gave gifts on Halloween like we do on Christmas????? Wouldn't that be amazing!! Anyways.... Moving on!

The other day I received a wonderful package in the mail! It was from Victoria, over at Dark Squirrel's Miniature Asylum!

So let's get to it! The first thing I opened up was this wonderful cabinet!

I think I am going to leave this one as is! Victoria let me know to feel free to turn these pieces into my own, and I sure will! This next piece- I think I might paint it! :D

And then when I picked up something heavy I was like, "What... on earth..." and I unwrapped it to find this! A metal desk! I love the flower details on it and I think I will paint this also :) I think this will look good in a certain area in the house I am building now... but that project is a surprise, so you will have to stick around to see what I will use it in! :D :D :D

There was also this half circle table. I think I may also have a place for this in my current project. In the living area! I see a phone, lamp, picture frame.... maybe even some knick-knacks on it! By the door, maybe!

Then there are these two lovely chairs! I like the detail on the back, and I think I may repaint these as well... and also redo the cushion! I love the patterned fabric that is on there now, but I have something in mind that will be better suited for the current build.

Now here are some smaller items.... that I just LOVE. Okay, here are some skull beads she dropped in the package! I think it would be cool to make these look a little more aged... and then use them as candle holders!

And THIS. Oh gosh. I just... Okay. Victoria, I am sure you didn't know this, I mean... how could you? But deer are one of my favorite animals. I believe this is a deer.... If not, I am going to pretend it is. Anyways, I would LOVE to repaint this and use it as a small statue! With the eclectic feel I am going for in my house, this is just PERFECT.

I took two pictures of this because I love it so much. It just blows my mind how this little thing can make me so happy! I want to have random nature-related items throughout all of my work and this is just.... so... perfect! Ahh! I can't stress that enough!

And lastly I got these little guys! MICE. Little. White. Mice. :D I love them! I could use them as Halloween decorations as is, or I could fur them! I think they are close enough to scale for it to be believable!

That's all of it! Thanks, again Victoria! Your package was VERY generous and oh so perfect! I can't wait until I get further along with my house and I am able to use these items!

ALSO, I don't know if you guys noticed... but... I have started with the shingles! That is what is in the background of some of these images. :) I will make a post later about those, though!

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to check out Victoria's blog, Dark Squirrel's Miniature Asylum! She also has an Etsy store and a Facebook page! She makes spooky and fantasy miniatures and has inspired me to start making some of my own whimsical fantasy items! But those will come along later. :)

-xo

Blake

Gifts in the mail! Yay!

I LOVE GETTING THINGS IN THE MAIL. It is like Christmas! Or my birthday! Which... it actually will be my birthday soon! This is what a VERY dear friend sent me in the mail for my birthday coming up. Thanks, Kaya! 

She gave me a little collection of supplies and findings that are just perfect! They are all things that I have either never seen before or can't ever find!

Here is a looksie at everything she sent me! It was packaged very safely! Well done, Kaya!

She gave me 11 sheets of this gold adhesive paper! I honestly have no idea what I am going to use it for, but I CAN'T WAIT TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING!

She also sent me some wonderful tiny silver champagne glasses! I will TOTALLY use these soon! I never find glasses around where I live and now I can use these to display with my miniatures!

She also sent me a bag of these little nails... I was NOT expecting anything like this, but I know I can use them for something! I still have a lot to do on my dollhouse, so these will come in handy soon!

She also sent me some of these little dishes! I can't wait to display some stuff in them. I could even paint them!

I was also thinking I could turn one into a bird bath... paint it to look like stone and add a pedestal! 

And these.... I have no idea where she found these, but THEY ARE JUST WHAT I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR! They are itty bitty baggies. They only an inch tall! For those of you who have wanted loose candy corn... these baggies might have made that possible! Once I make a lot of candy corn I could measure it out and put them in these baggies.

This was SUCH a wonderful gift to find on my doorstep when I came home today! My friend and I drove almost 2 hours to go to a concert that we have been looking forward to for three weeks... and it got canceled! Well... postponed. The band won't be coming until the end of October. So basically we went all that way for nothing!

We did manage to stop at an antique mall and I bought 3 antique spoons! I am going to have them turned into rings. Anyways, I just wanted to share my PERFECT gifts! I think I will start doing trades or something like this more often. I have started getting some things together for Kaya and we want to make this a regular thing! Thanks again, Kaya, for all the great stuff! I just KNOW I will be using it all really REALLY soon!

Well, I'm off to bed! I gotta get up early tomorrow and get back to work!

Thanks for stopping by and reading!

-Blake