tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post4345550588645320445..comments2024-03-22T14:11:22.291-07:00Comments on Studio E: A Garden of earthly delightselizabeth shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-36734279848314562272013-06-14T10:41:51.512-07:002013-06-14T10:41:51.512-07:00Hello Chris! Thank you for your comment and I am ...Hello Chris! Thank you for your comment and I am delighted that you have enjoyed this tiny garden tour! I had a lot of fun making these and I will eventually make some more now that I know how( just so long as I don't forget-age!) If and when I do, I shall try to show the process. Most of it is just cutting and piecing and gluing, with a little painting on the side!<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-86853509090775588582013-06-14T04:52:43.588-07:002013-06-14T04:52:43.588-07:00These are amazing!These are amazing!Powellgirlz3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10366322423418158542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-9788376830725004452013-06-07T23:05:54.567-07:002013-06-07T23:05:54.567-07:00Hello Susan! I always love to see your 'littl...Hello Susan! I always love to see your 'little bear' turning up on my blog as I love visiting with you! I had a whole lot of fun with this posting and as it turned out I took most of these plants to the West Coast Miniature Show just last Sunday and sold quite a few of them! They are only memories now! What plants can't you grow Susan? Lavender, maybe? I hope that you can grow roses!!!!!!? That would be HORRID if you couldn't grow roses!!!!? I think I'd have to shoot myself! In my RL garden ALL of my roses are in bloom! They are the most glorious sight to behold. I am going to show some photos of them all next week and I shall show you what I get to Marvel at! And guess what? THE BEES HAVE RETURNED! HOORAY!<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-82745056764773644062013-06-07T16:12:25.633-07:002013-06-07T16:12:25.633-07:00Your photos make me want to climb through the fram...Your photos make me want to climb through the frames and get close up and personal with your miniature garden. I love your dense and varied plantings and specially love flowers that I can't grow in the sub-tropics, they bring a romance to the miniature garden as well as the RL garden.Susan@minicrochetmadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13809610464829120178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-82609419641967216502013-03-11T00:17:23.433-07:002013-03-11T00:17:23.433-07:00Hello Lindsey! Thank you very much! It is easy t...Hello Lindsey! Thank you very much! It is easy to have a green thumb in miniature! Another thing about miniature gardening is that you can have flowers that would normally have expired or finished blooming from one season,over- lap and flower into the next, just like magic! Not something that every miniaturist will do though. I have a climbing rose growing against a wall in my real garden. The roses are a deep pink with an intense fragrance that I adore. Growing through the rose are 4 different varieties of clematis that are medium to deep purple and one a soft mauve and of the 4 only one blooms close to the bloom time of the rose! It is either the rose or the clematis in bloom, not both together. In Miniature, however, I get my wish.<br /><br />elizabeth<br /><br />p.s. I enjoy your blog, you have some great recipes, craft ideas and a beautiful presentation!elizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-83182120840903425652013-03-10T23:41:29.207-07:002013-03-10T23:41:29.207-07:00Hello Melanie! Thank you for the wonderful commen...Hello Melanie! Thank you for the wonderful comment! I am sooo happy that you liked the flowers and the pictures, too! I guess I must be getting better at the photography end of things, as I haven't had any complaints about fuzzy photos lately! hahah <br />Setting up the lightbox to enable me to take the pictures was as much fun as building the flowers themselves! Who knew!!!???? Miniatures spill into so many different areas and that is what keeps it as interesting as it always is. Enjoy!<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-74546066370730925292013-03-10T09:27:31.709-07:002013-03-10T09:27:31.709-07:00Holy cow!!! Those flowers are amazing and the deta...Holy cow!!! Those flowers are amazing and the detail is stunning! You certainly have a green thumb. :)<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by toddlindsey.com. I am a new follower of your blog now and I can't wait to see what else you make!Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542012227699016313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-80416380537373145342013-03-10T03:50:44.168-07:002013-03-10T03:50:44.168-07:00Your garden is wonderful!!! I love the flowers!!
T...Your garden is wonderful!!! I love the flowers!!<br />Thanks for sharing this fantastic pictures!<br />Greetings<br />MelanieMelli Hobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02352346795244212791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-89085311386775651232013-03-09T20:27:26.532-08:002013-03-09T20:27:26.532-08:00Hello Jean! Thank you so very much for the lovely...Hello Jean! Thank you so very much for the lovely compliment and as a real life gardener, you too must be getting anxious for the Spring! Living on the Island where the weather is milder, the Spring usually comes a little earlier to you there, than it does here on the mainland. Lucky you!<br />I am so happy that you have enjoyed my mini garden. I really had a lot of fun assembling it and I almost regret having to take it all down. It shall return later on, but for now I have the memory and the photos and so it will always feel like late spring /early summer whenever I need that Spiritual Lift!<br /><br />elizabeth<br /><br />p.s. I really like the photos that you have on Google +. Your skills that this area are really amazing!elizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-23303446087385288012013-03-09T14:54:44.161-08:002013-03-09T14:54:44.161-08:00Oh my goodness, you are a fabulous mini gardener, ...Oh my goodness, you are a fabulous mini gardener, I love everything and all the plants really have your signature look. So beautiful! I love real life gardening too. Hugs, JeanJDayMinishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03817009387747998154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-89916779124337565832013-03-09T07:23:32.164-08:002013-03-09T07:23:32.164-08:00Helllo Irene! Thank you for that compliment but o...Helllo Irene! Thank you for that compliment but one of the reasons for making the plants out of pre-fabricated flowers is that so much of the work is already done! It is all about Cut and Paste! No kidding.<br />I myself do not have the patience to make each individual stamen and petal. It is much more cost effective and labour saving to find something that looks CLOSE to what you want it to be, and then take it all the way to the finish line by re-working it. In the case of the garden, by mixing and matching different artificial plants and a liberal amount of glue and paint, it took less time from start to finish, than if I was making everything out of paper or fimo. It was a good learning experience and I will, no doubt, get back to it again when the time is right . If you give it a try, YOU will find yourself, before you know it, ALSO with a GARDEN!<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-85556532447456112152013-03-09T04:36:44.583-08:002013-03-09T04:36:44.583-08:00Everything looks so real and very picturesque. I ...Everything looks so real and very picturesque. I don't know if I've got the patience to do a garden - I've yet to find that out!Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05182285759059917550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-11579396548152639102013-03-08T22:27:05.330-08:002013-03-08T22:27:05.330-08:00Hello Betsy! (and fellow gardener) Thank you for ...Hello Betsy! (and fellow gardener) Thank you for the lovely comment and I welcome you to my blog! I have just returned from visiting yours and I enjoyed the doll's houses and the castle that were/are? parked in your dining room. I had the same situation here for the better part of last year,as well. With the size of the projects that you are involved with I don't wonder that you have your hands full! I really like 'the Folly' and the treehouse and I admire your painting skills and that you have PAINTED A GARDEN on the walls which is really beautiful! You have a LOT of talent! As far as the minis in my garden scene, I have to admit that the Lady's Mantle and the kale are perhaps my favorite too! Although I love lavender and roses, this particular potted plant turned out better than I had expected and it IS in 5 out of 14, photos ( I just counted them now) and so subconsciously I must REALLY like it a lot! <br />(At least, that is what my analyst says!)<br />hahah<br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-64030534907797082522013-03-08T17:10:08.934-08:002013-03-08T17:10:08.934-08:00Oh, My! Your plants are Fantastic!!! I am so impre...Oh, My! Your plants are Fantastic!!! I am so impressed with your lady's Mantle and your kale!!! I am a gardener too... but have not made any flowers in mini. I hope to learn someday... I have a garden planned for "The Folly"... one of my several projects! I am a new follower and have enjoyed your garden!Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-62991529314647746912013-03-07T12:05:13.706-08:002013-03-07T12:05:13.706-08:00Hello Marisa! Sorry to hear about the snow out yo...Hello Marisa! Sorry to hear about the snow out your way! After I had worked on the mini garden, I decided to take advantage of the relief from the rain and begin the REAL LIFE garden clean-up. Sometimes it is a mad dash between the regular downpours that have been a feature of our west coast winters. Fortunately the rain held off and yesterday and today, I tended to the real hydrangeas and cleaned and swept the patio and made it presentable once again. It was a good feeling to get it done. I am glad that viewing the mini garden has given you a good feeling as well. It helps calm the nerves when there is so much drama going on around us otherwise. I hope the terrible snowstorms of life don't stick around you for too long. <br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-57668263309727228122013-03-07T11:37:59.036-08:002013-03-07T11:37:59.036-08:00Hello Fabiola! Thank you! It was an interesting ...Hello Fabiola! Thank you! It was an interesting and exciting experiment and I enjoyed every moment of it, but trying to take pictures of it was not as easy as I had originally thought it would be and there were many failed attempts of trying to make it the best I could. I am pleased with the final product and happy that you have enjoyed it as well!<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-10120025223326578232013-03-07T11:34:08.839-08:002013-03-07T11:34:08.839-08:00Hello Maria! Thank you for the lovely compliment!...Hello Maria! Thank you for the lovely compliment! I didn't start out to make this a garden. <br /> I had been taking some photos of the birdhouse plant pot and decided to use a photo of a garden taken from a magazine as a prop. The pot looked lonely and so I decided to make a pot of roses with some of the plastic flowers that I had on hand. I was curious to see if I could transform them. I used plastic leaves that Fatima had given to both Janine and I a short while back. I liked the results and that got me started trying out different things until I exhausted the pots I had on hand. All of the collection now proved difficult to photograph. I had to construct a semblance of a garden otherwise it looked like MUSH! What is now presented, has been stored away until I have a permanent mini home for it. BUT, It WAS fun while it lasted!elizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-21194008021898680302013-03-07T11:09:53.662-08:002013-03-07T11:09:53.662-08:00Hello Katrina! Thank you for the compliment. Say...Hello Katrina! Thank you for the compliment. Saying something looks 'real' in the mini world is its highest praise! Remember though, I am only showing you the things that turned out well, not my mistakes! hahhah<br />I have a dollhouse that I am currently "working" on. It will have a small garden but I have always been too impatient to wait for what is brewing inside my head. That is why I decided to start with the plant pots. I can make more or change they out and still get the satisfaction of having a little garden as I progress towards the finishing of the doll's house. So if you have only a little bit of ground around your doll's house, consider plant pots, they will not go to waste!<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-73113554144439547032013-03-07T11:00:18.705-08:002013-03-07T11:00:18.705-08:00Thank you Eliana! I had a lot of fun making it an...Thank you Eliana! I had a lot of fun making it and setting it up in the light box! I was able to find a photo in an old Victoria magazine which gave me the backdrop of the avenue of trees and the rest was just placing the fence and the plants to my liking. What fun miniatures are! I am so pleased that you have enjoyed it too.<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-11882877149272505572013-03-07T10:54:38.458-08:002013-03-07T10:54:38.458-08:00Hello Janine! Thank you! When we picked up the f...Hello Janine! Thank you! When we picked up the flower stems at Michael's last Sunday, on our way home from Seattle, I was really itching to try out my hand at making a hydrangea. I struggled with that plant as I mentioned in my post and I think, that I was AT LAST, successful. To any and all who make these plants for a living, I take my hat off! <br />As far as the garden is concerned, it is now in a box, awaiting the time when it can be installed into a 'real' mini garden. <br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-53490170753804724262013-03-07T10:37:46.528-08:002013-03-07T10:37:46.528-08:00Hello Wyrna! Yes the flowers did take a considera...Hello Wyrna! Yes the flowers did take a considerable amount of time and I was happy to call it DONE after a while. Well, I only called it done when I ran out of pots! hahha <br />I have tried to make flowers out of Fimo before, and like you, it was too difficult for me, so that is why I took the short cut and made the majority out of plastic plants. Cutting is easier than sculpting. But even taking the 'lazy' way, takes some time and effort. I had to do a lot of gluing and painting as well as cutting and the most helpful item was a BOOK, with PHOTOS of the actual plant. <br />Thank you for the compliment on the current collection. See what you can find for your roses in DRIED flowers which are really good, or try PAPER too, if you can't find anything in the availabel plastic plants.<br />( Just don't tell Fats!) hahha<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-71623195687493125642013-03-07T10:17:32.218-08:002013-03-07T10:17:32.218-08:00Hello Fats! Thank you for all that praise! I am ...Hello Fats! Thank you for all that praise! I am delighted that you like the plants as much as you do as I know that they have to pass the test with you and you are very exacting! But I LOVE paper too! There is soooo much more that you can do with paper, that it boggles the mind! I would like to try out some of the excellent kits on the market as it is not the kit but how it is put together which makes all the difference. Just look at all those who modify standard dollhouse kits, customizing them and making them special. Your Garfield is a perfect example of how kits can be made so much better. So Fats, don't be fooled into thinking kits are stiff, just add a little lovin and they will be wonderful.<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-46539200115057081632013-03-07T08:37:53.653-08:002013-03-07T08:37:53.653-08:00I agree with everyone else, they look so real..it&...I agree with everyone else, they look so real..it's like being in an english country garden..thank you for sharing it I need a bit of green today we had terrible snow last night... again<br /><br />hugs<br />M. Marisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08484302423812250789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-85837748941719968952013-03-07T07:41:06.868-08:002013-03-07T07:41:06.868-08:00Your garden is fabulous. I like your flowers and p...Your garden is fabulous. I like your flowers and plants.<br />Bye FabyFabiolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689788579523220109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-90151141703426441362013-03-07T07:21:25.765-08:002013-03-07T07:21:25.765-08:00Wow your flower garden is wonderful. so many fanta...Wow your flower garden is wonderful. so many fantastic flowers. It looks so real.<br />Hugs MariaMaria Irelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12650494838374371853noreply@blogger.com