I'm getting better....

 

…this time it’s only been two months since my last post.  Who knows, at this rate I may actually be back to posting weekly some time before the end of the year!

 So – no excuses – I’ve just been lazy and haven’t been spending as much time on my minis as I should.  Okay – maybe not lazy since I was doing a lot of other things along the way.

I am anxious to start working on my next project, which will be somewhat of a challenge since I’ve never done one like it before, but I really feel I need to finish off the Hearth and Home Market Stall first as I am gifting it to my daughter.  I’m sure she’d like to see the finished project sooner rather than later.  So, here goes…

When last we saw the market stall, I had found a way to light up the large floor-model, mesh “Christmas Gifts” and put them in place, I had also fed lights through the square wooden candles I had made, and I managed to fill two of the back shelves and the side shelf. 

Since then, I printed some pictures and cushion covers onto some lightweight fabric.  I especially like that when the pictures are framed, having printed them on fabric they really look like they're on canvas. These pictures are the "before" so the pictures do look better when you see them later in their frames.

I made up a set of dishes from some images I had printed on card stock, then made a little display rack for them.  I have dinner plates behind and smaller, salad plates in front - all matching, of course. This is a picture before I added the small decorative bottles on the shelf beside the dish display. 

I finished off some of the other accessories and started filling the stall.  Louise was visiting one afternoon a few weeks ago and, having nothing with her to mini for herself, she put together a few decorative bottles I have spaced among the shelves.

I also made a box that I glued to the back of the building to hold the battery pack for the lights.

I finished the whole thing this afternoon and our daughter, Shauna, arrived after work to pick up our grandson so she was able to take it right home with her.  Good timing! 

I hope you enjoy these pictures of the finished project. 

Left side:

Interior with the lights on.  You can see a few of the bottles Louise made for me next to the dishes.  Also - two of the three cushions I made are sitting in the chair.  The third is just out of view at the foot of the chair.

Lights on:

Lights off:

 Right side shelf: 

Here you can see the right-hand door with a couple of pictures I printed and framed.  I do like the pink Christmas tree.  How pretty would that be in real life?

The tables beneath hold more of Louise's bottles and some pretty pottery that ties the pink and blue theme together pretty well.

So that's the story of the little Hearth and Home Market Stall.  I hope you enjoyed it and that my daughter does as well!  Thanks for checking in.  I will be back soon to talk about my next project.  Hugs to all!  TTFN!!!! - Marilyn