I have been painting trims, windows, doors, railings, etc. with white paint for the past few days since I last posted.  It's time consuming work, but it is worth it in the end.  I am awaiting a few supplies as well, so it's also kept me busy.

The other project keeping me busy is the custom Janet Granger rug.  I've finished with the red border!  :D  At 97 hours (29 hours for filling in the red border alone), the rug is really taking shape.  The interior color will take a good deal longer and I imagine working in a very light color will be challenging in its own way.

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I received word yesterday that Baslow Ranch won top prize in the Miniatures.com Facebook Contest - the piggy-back contest to the Greenleaf Spring Fling.  I don't have a facebook account, but I want to express my gratitude to those who voted for me and left such wonderful comments on my project.  I am thrilled that so many found inspiration in my work.  :D  Thank you!

When I got home yesterday, my prize for the Greenleaf contest had arrived as well.  In addition to a trophy version of the full sized kit, there was a quarter scale version of Baslow Ranch.  :]

It's so tiny!  In the photo, my thumb is resting on the porch floor.  I'm going to hold off on building it for now.  I'd like to try another kit in this scale first since the mini Baslow Ranch is a one-shot deal.  I also have a hard time seeing the kit as anything but the old ghost town ranch I built...and I'm not sure I want to build the same thing in mini, though it would be a fun challenge!

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