Scratch built garage shelves and goodies
In between working on portions of the Greenleaf Spring Fling structure and accessories, I built a new set of shelves for the Newport. The table I had used for the last setup was too large and actually meant for a different room in the house.
I made the new shelves from balsa wood following the instructions in Making Miniature Gardens by Freida Gray. This is the same author that wrote the book I used to make the divan in the study.
This book has a lot of great ideas for gardens including plants and flowers as well as structures, furniture and accessories. These shelves were very simple to put together.
I used antique pine stain from IKEA - one of my favorite colors of stain. It brought out the grain of the balsa and really warmed the overall look.
I think this works better for scale and for showing off the various minis I'll display here. Nothing on it right now - waiting for the stain to cure.
I've also received a few minis from a two international miniaturists. First, two rya rugs made by the talented Glenda at Peppercorn Minis in New Zealand. They're so soft and pretty I wish I were mini so I could run my toes through the pile! :D
The second is a tiny pitcher with flowers from the gifted Sylvia at lotjesdollshouse in The Netherlands. I love the color and the clovers!