Pottery

Today I was a potter (not the Harry type). I made some jug, mainly for containing water. I had managed to buy a perfect fine brush for these tiny original hungarian pattern. I used fimo, again. I made other things, too, but they are waiting for paint. My eyes need some rest after these jugs!

It's hot like in a volcano here, so I go back into the water.

Some decoration

The pepper garland and the gourd are two typical decorations of the hungarian country house. Making the peppers was very time consuming! The shining is still missing, I have to use some varnish on them.

94!? I mean ninety-four!? My husband has made a promise for me to follow my blog when I would reach the 100.

I send these Achilleas from my garden to my new followers. I'm happy you like my blog!

Some old minis

I made a bench for the porch. The rods of the backrest are carved toothpicks. For ten good pieces I made at least twenty. They always broke in two on carving. I haven't choose a colour for the bench yet, maybe pale yellow or green... I don't want to paint it brown.

Making these minis was a pleasure for me. But the wheel was a hard challenge! I made the pieces, then assembled them, then took apart, refining and cutting, and assembling again...not fit...refining, cutting, and so on... Now it's ready, but not a perfect circle. Travelling on this wheel would be very bumpy! The frame is the door of a rabbit-hutch, or something else. The axe in the log is my favourite.

Sometimes you find treasure by accident. I was working in my garden when I saw piles of dried tiny leaves everywhere.  These are the disintegrated catkins of our birch trees dispersed by the wind. They are perfect leaves for an autumn scene, aren't they? I collected a good amount of them.

  

Otherwise I have a massive sore throat. What a stupid thing in july! I draw along a cup of hot tea all the time.

Roof

Cutting and attaching the tiles onto the structure wasn't so hard as I thought, but the painting... It's still not ready! I made some progress on the shed, too. The wall with the window is openable making the arranging possible inside the shed. My hand is too large to manage through the door.

Ahhh!!! Godzilla! My daughter, Kata.

Now up to make the furniture and accessoires! It will be more amusing for me!

The gate is ready!

At last I finished the structure of the roof, only the tiles are in the air. So many tiles to cut! Brrr!!! The board ceiling and the roof-beams are glued together, but not glued to the wall, so the roof structure is removable for the present.

I made a traditional board fence and gate. I enjoy searching the net for photos about folk architecture and objects. This latch on the gate was very common in the rural Hungary. The key is hanging on a nail on the gate column.  The carving of the columns was more elaborate in some territory. I choosed a simple type!

I have 80 followers! It's fantastic! I send these daylilies from my garden for you all!

There are two more hungarian blogs about miniatures! I talked two of my hungarian followers, who already had made some minis, into creating their own blogs. They have very clever hands! You can see their works here:

http://mijuu-rozsaszinvilagminiaturben.blogspot.com/

http://almokminiaturben.blogspot.com/

I hope their husbands are not very angry with me!

I'm building

This flower bed was carved out of an Austrotherm panel (extruded polystyrol). After some paint I have soil and basalt cube fenced it. For pavement I made flagstones (eggcarton), and I dispersed fine gravel onto the glued surface around them.

I've painted the inside of the shed. It's very worn! For the woven fence I used rattan and the pieces of my real fig tree. (The poor one was winter-killed, but has new offshoots!) Do the logs look like they were cleaved with an axe? I really made them with an axe, and I still have all of my ten fingers! The scene was pictured on the table of our patio.

I have new followers! I hope you enjoy my blog! I send these daisies from my garden for you! Thank you for following my blog!

Another door

The other door is ready, too. It's an old and not a well treated piece, but perfect for a toolshed. The adobe is wet and nitrous. The hole at the bottom of the door is for the cat. A padlock is still missing, I don't know how I can do it.