Sharing the Facebook 5 day Art Challenge - Day 2

I've been nominated by Frederica @ Frederica's Little World and Lorraine @ Fairy Meadow Miniatures to participate in the Facebook Art Challenge showing 3 pictures each day for 5 days and in turn nominate another artist to do the same - today I nominate Mely Giunta.

Paint, patina and ageing isn't just for furniture,

it's also for old Parisian kitchens 

and hallways that are having problems with damp

...

and flower pots, and angels, and old bistro chairs

Basket by Lidi Stroud

Delicious additions to the French kitchen

Gorgeous mini jams and preserves by Nina Eary have been added to the French kitchen, they look good enough to eat don't they? I love the colour they bring to the shelves and the French labels are adorable.

Nina makes a wide range of high quality miniatures, I recommend you take a look at her website and her Facebook page to see some of her work. Unfortunately she's not making to order at the moment but don't let that stop you enquiring about what she may have available. 

I have more of her preserves to show you at some other time including Apple Butter, Honey, and more jams but I want to show you them 'in situ' and that special project is as yet unstarted - something new for the new year...

And of course this is an appropriate time to wish every one of you a fabulous 2014, may it bring everything you wish for and more.  

French kitchen and dining reveal

At last!!  The light was bright but not direct sun this afternoon so at last I had the right conditions for a photo shoot, and a working internet connection to share the results - yipee!

There are still some small details (including lighting) to complete but this is pretty much how la cuisine and la salle a manger will look when completely finished. 

la cuisine

 

 



 



 

 la salle à manger

 

 

 

 

These two rooms are full of wonderful gifts and purchases from fabulous friends in the miniature blogging world, specifically:

 

Kitchen

Apron - Frederica

Canisters, white jug and tiny whisk - Carrie Lavender

Floral plates in kitchen and dining - Carolyn

Colourful French jug (top shelf) - Ana

Tiny plant in yellow pot - Mercedes

Tray - Rosanna Rolla - sorry Rosanna for turning it upside-down and not noticing!

 

The retro style fridge is by Dolls House Emporium (I think no longer available). It was originally a pale peppermint green, my thanks to my son who spray painted it for me - who would have thought that Warhammer paints would be so useful for a French kitchen!.  The badge is an old Frigidaire one found on the internet.

 

Dining

 

Basket - Lidi

Table - Mercedes

Cushion - Margaret

Cafe sign - Wanda

Vintage French postcards, mail and pretty box on the floor beside the table - Linda Carswell

Chair made by me but inspiration and pattern by  Lea Frisoni

 

Many thanks to all of the above miniaturists for their special contribution to this project, and to miniature bloggers everywhere for your constant inspiration with special thanks to Lea Frisoni, the Queen of Miniature Shabby French.