The bed was made from a House of Miniatures single low post bed kit.  I left off the fancy post tops for a more rustic look.  The mini bedside table is also from a House of Miniatures kit, from a set of two side tables.  I stained both with IKEA antique pine stain and then weathered with Antiquing Medium by Folk Art and a slight wash of black and brown paint.

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The mattress was made from fabric that had an old, stained look to it, stuffed with four layers of a felt-like batting and quilted.  I love the way the bed looks with the ropes exposed, but I wanted the option to show it either empty or fully dressed.

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The washboard was made from a pattern in Thirties & Forties Miniatures in 1:12 Scale by Jane Harrop.  Here are the pieces, cut and weathered with a wash of black and brown paint.

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The parts are all fixed in place, but I love this piece.  It turned out better than I had hoped.  The metal is the same material I used for the roof, run through a Fiskars crimper.

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I found a lot of great images online for old time mail, bank notes, newspapers and pharmacy items.  I printed the majority of my minis for this project on parchment paper.  The newspapers ended up in the attic, the letter on the dresser and the bank notes in a drawer unseen.

The horse painting is Horse with Wagon at Hitching Post by Edward Lamson Henry.  I sharpened the image a bit and then printed it on Art Canvas, a specialty paper by The Crafty PC (see my previous blog entry).  I made the frame from strip wood.  There's no particular significance to the painting - I just liked it.  :]

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There are a few artisan-made knives with leather sheaths on the market, but I decided to give it a try myself.  I started out with a kitchen knife with a red handle.

I painted the handle black and then made a sheath with a belt loop out of scrapbook paper called Buckskin Brown by The Paper Company.  I used a bit of black paint to age the paper once the glue was dry.  The blanket is a folded piece of felt pressed into shape with an iron.

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...continued in part 2...