Amazing Dollhouse Miniature Afghans!

Flossy has been whipping up chocolate chip cookies using the mini cook book and pink gingham shabby chic tea towel that I recently made.

Actually, these were gifts for the wonderful shopper who just purchased a second custom order from my Plushpussycat Etsy shop--yay! Now with two orders under my belt, so to speak, I'm no longer such a newbie on Etsy. Hurray!

I'm still busy working on my taxes, unfortunately, but that didn't keep me from noticing an amazing shop on Etsy that I really think you will want to know about. It's called Tiffsniffer's Tiny Things.

Several readers asked about this afghan--isn't it gorgeous?

Close-up of Tiffsniffer's black granny square afghan.

Michelle hand crochets tiny afghans with 80# tatting thread from her home in Manitoba, Canada. She likes to crochet while watching TV! Her afghans are a bargain at $15 each, so get them while you can at this price. ;-) Take a look at her sold items to put in a custom order request.

Tiffsniffer's pink and white afghan, shown in Flossy's special guest
bedroom at Sophie's house, Brambleberry Farmhouse.

Look at the beautiful detail on this afghan--wow!

Are you on Pinterest? I recently discovered that it's a great place to find and store dollhouse miniature tutorials and printables, among other things. Follow me there so I can follow you back! :-) OK, that's it for now, but in future posts I'll show you amazing gifts I've received from special blog friends and a new story, and we're still going to have that blog birthday party! Until next time, keep having fun! xoxo Jennifer

Prize and Gifts From Maria of Il Cucchiaino Magico!

Here is the miniature vintage Italian cosmetics poster I won recently, shown in the child's bedroom of Cupcake Cottage. Isn't it adorable? It was made by Mari@ of Il Cucchiaino Magico blog:

Actually, Mari@ sent all of these darling miniatures in a gorgeous pink bag:

She included a book, Language of Flowers by Kate Greenaway, which I had been eyeing forever in Maria's Etsy shop (book shown here on the fireplace mantel of Cupcake Cottage's master bedroom):

She also gave me the gorgeous cookbook, Salumi Italiani. Both books are printed inside. Here's a page from Salumi Italiani for you to see:

Wow! I could hardly believe my eyes when I found the thoughtful gifts, in addition to her giveaway prize, that Mari@ had sent. She told me that everything was made with love. Isn't that so sweet?! 

Thank you so much for your sweetness and thoughtfulness, Mari@! You are a gem, and your gifts are divine! I am nearly ready with some gifts to send back to Mari@. I am working hard, also with love! :-)

Mari@'s blog and shop are both gems too. Her blog tells interesting history about the stories in her books. It also shows many examples of her beautiful work. And as you can see, her books are magnificent pieces of art. I know you'll enjoy a visit to both places!

Keep having fun! xoxo Jennifer

Mini Book, Big Book

Remember all of those lovely prizes I won in Beautiful Mini Blessings' giveaway? One of the wonderful extras that Kathi sent me was an adorable miniature version of The Dollhouse Book by Stephanie Finnegan.

Just recently, I was visiting Powell's City of Books, a Portland, Oregon institution and book-lover's paradise. Let me digress for a moment.  Powell's is the largest used and new bookstore in the world. It occupies one full city block and stocks more than 1 million new and used books. Its nine color coded rooms house over 3,500 different sections. They even have a map to help you find what you're looking for! Portland has many smaller, boutique-style bookstores too. I'll tell you about one of them, and some adventures I had there, in a future post. ;-)

OK, when I recently went to Powell's, I found the 1:1 scale (real) copy of the book, and it was used--yay! So I used my store credit, from trading in some books I no longer needed, to purchase this book.

By the way, The Dollhouse Book is an enjoyable overview of the dollhouse miniatures hobby. It's full of beautiful color photos and has information from the historic past right up to present images of the dollhouse in the media. I just had to show you some photos of the two books, mini book and big book. :-) Until next time.... xoxo Jennifer