Happy Halloween! Free Halloween Printables, Laser Lace

Happy Halloween everyone who celebrates!

I've been having a great time designing new paper lace doilies with Halloween themes as you can see from the photos. I especially enjoyed making the cats designs, if you look closely you can see the tiny cats running around the doilies. There are also leaves. I have also designed many bird doilies in paper I will have in Etsy soon.

The top photo shows a few of my lace collars and cuffs I offer on our website. I wanted to design a setting similar to a shop window to display some of the cotton laser cut lace designs before I put them up on Etsy.

The new Halloween Themed AIM magazine is now available. It is so fantastic with some many miniature ideas and projects. You can read it for free here, just click through the links.  http://artisansinminiature.com/
I have included my free printable page for the magazine, just right click on the image to save and print it on your computer if you like. I created this page using my collection of vintage Halloween memorabilia.

Have a wonderful Hallow's Eve!!

New laser cut Reading Nook, Caned Sofa and Lace kits in 1:48 scale"

Hi Everyone,

These photos above are quarter scale, 1:48 items. I've been working on since I last blogged. I also spent a few weeks organizing all of my supplies and studio, sewing room and collectibles room, so much easier to find everything and best of all it has made me feel wonderful. I used lots of new plastic containers from Michaels which really helped. The first photo shows a Reading Nook in an Armoire, I've been having so much fun designing this kit and I'm working on another one as well that I will post when it is finished. I hope you are all enjoying minis in some small way!! Hugs, Jean

New Laser Cut Cotton Laces in 1:12 and 1:48 scales Ballroom danced in a Movie

 

Hi Everyone, I hope you are all enjoying the idea of Spring or whatever season you are celebrating.

We love Ballroom Dancing and have been taking lessons and dancing now for about 5 years. We had an exciting time a few weeks ago ballroom dancing in the background for a Hallmark Movie, "Once Upon a Prince" that is coming out on TV in April. We danced in the beautiful Ballroom in the Governor General's Mansion here in Victoria B.C. What a terrific experience except it was a 14 hour day, Since most of  the time I felt like I was floating to be in such wonderful surroundings with exceptional actors, other dancers and extras.

While back on earth, LOL, I've been really enjoying designing images for my laser lace grouping kits which I sell on Etsy and through our website. I especially enjoy using images from my antique French Needlework books and magazines such as the French Cherub kit in the first photo at 1:12 scale shown with some of a couple of my porcelain pieces I used to sell years ago. The same design is shown below that one in 1:48 scale for curtains and lace trims, pillows and centerpieces. The bottom 3 photos show how the laces are sold with tabs holding the images that just need to be removed.

Have a wonderful mini life. Mini Hugs, Jean

New Laser Cotton Lace Romantic Grouping

One twelfth scale Kit of Laser Cut Cotton Lace Romantic Grouping

Here is a new kit I have just finished thinking of Valentines Day coming in February. Included in this kit are 5 lace pieces for Valentines or another romantic miniature scene. These would look nice in a miniature setting on a dining room table, side table, dresser or on a chair back from vintage to modern I really enjoyed designing these. I am also showing a Romantic Photo Album that is available in Etsy as a digital download to make the album with many of my French postcard images. The 2 porcelain pieces I made and china painted years ago.  I will also sell this kit in quarter scale in 2 sizes as well.

Thanks for looking, Mini Hugs, Jean

New 1:12 Scale Laser Lace Designs

1:12 or Twelfth Scale.....These photos shows just a few of my new Cotton Laser Lace designs I now have up on our website http://jdayminis.com

My website is in Canadian funds which means a savings to customers. I have adapted these designs from my antique French, English and US Needlework magazines that I've always wondered why I have kept them so long. More recently I've been really enjoying the antique French cutwork style designs. I'm always so excited and amazed at the detail that the laser cutter with cut the designs. I like the Valentine handbag design with Valentines approaching

New Laser Lace Cotton Baby Bunting Clothing Kit in 1:48 or Quarter Scale

I just realized it has been a long time since I have posted, seems the older I'm getting the quicker time flies....really!! Thank you so much to those who sent their regards about Lesley, I will pass them on to her family too.

Above you can see a kit I designed as a shop window filler kit for the Quarter Scale NAME Day that is happening this weekend in Quarter Connection. It is a Quarter Scale Cotton Laser Lace Baby Bunting Clothing Kit. I really enjoyed designing it using some of the kits I had already designed in one twelfth scale. You can see, or not, LOL, the tiny butterfly on the onsies and a bunny on the blue long sleeved shirt.

It is always so much fun and there are so many activities happening in Quarter Connection. For those of you who are not familiar with Quarter Connection, it started in about 1999 by Sally Dohrman, (such a lovely lady who has since passed away) and is a Yahoo Group. I've been a member since about 2001 and started doing quarter scale in the 80's when I would sell the inexpensive furniture through my small mail order shop we had in our home. I would highly recommend the group for either a beginner or someone more experienced in quarter scale miniatures. There is such knowledge in the group with lots of files for accessories and projects. You can be a lurker if you feel shy about talking in a group but it is more fun to get involved.

The kit shown above is going to be divided into the three kits for Shelly's online show the end of October and beginning on Novemeber called Wonders in Miniature and as roundtables in Quarter Conneciton.

Bye for now, Mini Hugs, Jean

A Mini Miniature Show and some of my latest kits

Above I am showing some of my new cotton laser lace designs in one twelfth scale at Shelly's Show. These are also available on my website http://jdayminis.com I also offer more of the items above as well as hankies on finer cotton, baby items and lace doilies in 1:48 and 1:12 scales. 

I am also offering my new 1:48 scale 4 piece French Country Bedroom Suite Kit shown below as a workshop and I have accessories too. Two of my roundtable kits for the show are shown below as well. Both is 1:48 scale, one is a Gardening kit and the other a Wicker Look Chair Hat and Bag Kit.

Shelly's on line fabulous, terrific mini show started Thursday and goes on until Sunday. A Mini Miniature Show. Above I am showing 2 of the 1:48 scale roundtable kits for $5.00 US I will be offering. There will be over 60 dealers in the show and so many doorprises, roundtables and workshops you will love as well as spending time at the dealers online tables. Check it out. http://aminiminiatureshow.weebly.com/ it started on Thursday and goes on until Sunday! The great thing is you can be part of the show in your PJs.

I have been busy been working on so many new kits first for the West Coast Miniature Show and Sale in June and then for the Quarter Connection Convention and now for Shelly's Show. 
All the very best and thanks for looking!!