I Really Love These Magnet Tins I have over time collected a few of these little magnetic tins for my craft trolley for quick access to some my craft items. But until yesterday I didn’t realize that they are also a very handy pin tin.   I was busy pinning up a project that I am busy doing at the moment and I was struggling to get these little pins out of there little tiny container they came in. I didn’t want to take all my pins of my old but very strong pin dish (As shown down on the second lost photo of this blog). So I would put them into one of my empty magnetic pin tins. Well I was struggling even more to get them out of the depths of the tin. Then I tipped them into the lid and this made it easier. But ROFL! I saw the magnet on the bottom of the tin and thought “Oh my goodness I have had these all this time and I didn’t realize that ...

                           How To Make Trees Made Out Of Rope We had collected some packets of trees on our travels over the last 10 years but when I came to making the mountain just like the flowers, weeds and shrubs I very quickly realized that we were going to need a whole lot more. I priced them online and didn’t want to pay the prices they were asking for them amount and we were going to need so many trees and not to mention the lack of variety to choose from, especially when I wanted gum trees, wattle trees, autumn trees, cherry blossom trees and just plain green trees of varying green foliage, so I decided to make my own. On the internet they show a few different ways to make the trees. But the type that interested me was ones made with string and rope, these look more do able for my first set of trees.  Here is a list of the following tools and items that you are going to need to make your own...

                 Making Your Own Ground Cover Foliage Above is a photo showing one of the types of ground covers that I have made slightly hanging of the cliff edge as well as ground cover. Spray this one brown and didn’t place any flocking on this one until I glued it down, then I sprayed some hair spray on to it and then sprinkle some ground up leaves on top of it and then re sprayed it again with the hair spray. When I come to sealing all my work I will seal this as well.   Below is a photo of what this foliage looks like after you have made it. Then when you want to place this foliage in your train layout or war diorama or even in your dolls house garden you simply pull it apart and glue it down using your Sticky PVA Glue. To make your own ground cover foliage you will need the following Items:  String or Rope -         Cheap hair spray (You will be using as glue) Baking paper -       ...

                             My Miniature World Is Growing As you can see I am not only working on Ho scale and life size, but also have now started working on 1 1/12 th doll house scale. So many pretty things to collect, where do I start. Well for Christmas my Hubby and Daughter and Son in-law brought me some furniture and bits and pieces to start me of. And my Parents gave me this 1 1/12 th scale Kitchen Aide Mixer. Just love it, it’s so detailed.