Scratch built garage shelves and goodies

by brae  

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.


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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.


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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


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The second is a tiny pitcher with flowers from the gifted Sylvia at lotjesdollshouse in The Netherlands.  I love the color and the clovers!


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