Fridge Magnets

I'm constantly thinking of ways to get my miniatures out there in the big wide world.  I've put food in frames and put them up on the wall and I like this idea because people who come into my house see them but they might not ask to see a dollshouse. The first ones I made were around 10 years ago and I've improved my mini making skills a lot since then and I keep saying one day I will get round to putting them together in a blog post. 

But my latest plan for my minis is a fridge magnet. I had some small round magnets in my stash and thought well why not use them for something. 

And these are the results ... each round board is 4cm across and the food is made in 1:12 scale.

Miniature crochet

A couple of weeks ago I bought a lot of 1ply wool and a couple of crochet hooks. And began crocheting.

The first piece was a bit of a disaster. Kept snagging the wool and I was using a 1mm hook, This was the result which I was happy that I'd achieved something but unhappy that is was so messy.

I tried again with a 0.6 mm hook and oddly I am doing much better with the smallersize. I've begun with easy bedspreads in the style of a big granny square and it's the perfect way to end the day as I can't mix or colour clay at night.

I thin I'll do a few of these before I tackle anything more complicated .