And the Winner Is !!!

Out of 18 entries...

Kat the Hat is our Winner.

Congrats Kat you win Halloween goodies and a treat made just for you all packed and sent in a Alice box.

Second goes to Kim Fairytale Cottage who wins a Bat Queen Dresser Display.

Thank you everyone who entered and all of you who are followers. I will have a bigger give-away when I reach 100.

A Sweet Twilight To All

Victoria

Sin is Done

Sin is finished finally. She took a lot out of me, I am always a little sad when I finish a project as intense as this. I get consumed by it. I think she will be in my Etsy shop for a while because of her price, she will be 125.00. I am working on a witchy themed cupboard that will be more affordable. Well here are the finished pictures and will be back with another post in a few hours to announce the drawing winner.

Victoria ♥

Welcome

Welcome lucky_little_fringer and Wayne of Wayneston Bears who I left out yesterday.

Reminder drawing is soon:)

Victoria

Sneak Peek of Sin

Good Evening

Annie is clean again till tomorrow morning, I had no idea German Shepherds liked to swim so much. Our last 2 did not like water. Here are some pictures I took this afternoon, I am almost done. I have put at least 20 hours into Sin, she has 82 bottles. Enjoy and don't forget to comment in the giveaway post. The drawing is tomorrow after 5 pm mountain time, I will post winner's name at that time. Good Luck to all who entered and again Thank you for your kind comments and sharing my love for miniatures. I will post a picture of Sin before I list in my Etsy shop.

Sweet Dreams,

Victoria ♥

Welcome

Welcome new followers

Lainie's Little Things, Beatrice, Christine, Marivigano and Lorraine with Dfly Creations who's ear I have been talking off today hee hee.

I will post some pictures of Sin tonight after I get Annie cleaned up, we are wet, muddy and full of stickers.

Later,

Victoria ♥

The Original Sin

Well here it is Friday and I have wasted this day so far. I had to clean off my work space to take these photos, that took a couple of hours. I did have convos in between with a friend and one from Grim at Cauldron Craft Miniatures to tell me Black Magic was featured in one of her Treasuries. Wish I could link that to my blog but my keyboard got damaged ( dropped a Buddha on it) and I can't link now, half the time the shift key won't work. at least I can put it on FaceBook thanks to the Share button.

Here are some pictures of Sin a new cupboard I am working on and the next on which I just started, it will be a witch theme I think. I have just started gluing on findings and have many bottles to make. Sin is black with a copper crackle finish and highlights. I took out and added shelves and built another shelf on top. I have one more busy weekend at Secret Squirrel then I can kick back a bit.

I now have 15 entries in my blog give away. I will draw the name on Tuesday September 7 so if you are reading and have not entered go to that post and make a comment.

Annie is out chasing butterflies and dragonflies, she never catches them but sure does try.

Everyone have a safe Labor Day weekend

Victoria ♥♥♥

Welcome

Welcome new followers

Kim , Erin, Mairi, Mary Kay and De

Thank you for following my blog!!!

Victoria ♥♥♥

Dark Squirrel Give Away!!!

Alrighty followers... a Big Thank You to all of You!

To celebrate 50 followers I am giving away 3 gifts to the first name drawn. First the gifts...you will receive a Halloween bag with everything shown on the table, next you will get to choose a category, Gothic, Fairy or Spooky and I will craft a surprise special just for you and last this will all arrive in this Alice Box that I have decoupaged. The box measures 5 1/2 inches tall and 9 inches across.

All you have to do is comment on this blog post, you may post this on your own blog but you don't have to. I will also draw a second name and you will win a Bat Dresser Display.

The drawing will take place next Tuesday Sept. 7 after 5 pm mountain time.

Good Luck to All

Victoria

Lestat and The Bat Queen

I had wanted to have my blog give away details up by now but real life got in the way. Here are 2 Dark Dresser Displays I completed this week and listed in my Etsy shop. I will post give away details today, I need to take some photos first. the weather is cooler so I know Autumn is on her way! Till later today...

Victoria

The Top Floor

First I want to comment that I have reached that magic 50 readers and say Thank You. I never thought when I started this blog that more than 10 or 15 people would be interested. Welcome Cheri ( Art2ArtColorado on Etsy) who is a wonderful digital and mixed media artist and Sharon. I will post about the give away in the next day or two. We had a great weekend at Secret Squirrel, April sold 5 paintings in her little art show on the porch. Only one lady was rude about her art which is sad, somethings are better left to yourself.

Now to the rest of Folly...

The top floor has 3 rooms. First the music room which wasn't planned, I was gifted with a piano so I stuck it in an empty room. I then made chairs, tables and pictures. I don't know if I will keep this a music room in the remodel or not. Next is the bathroom which is my favorite room. Just like in my house I went all out on this room. The corner tub and commode are black and came in a set. I bought the sink separably and jammed it with bottles. I made the monogrammed towels from a thin t shirt. The rug is made with a printie from Jim's pages if I remember right. I made the pictures, plants and poppies growing in the Cinnabar lid.

Last is the bedroom. Not liking this room much. I hate the wall paper and light that I crafted from a ping pong ball. The hatboxes, stool, perfume bottles, pictures, pillows and Egyptian vases were made by me. I would like to age this furniture, I now know I don't like new looking any thing except puppies.

I feel this was a little boring but this house bores me to tears.

Victoria

The Second Story

Welcome Ara!

As promised here is the second story of My Folly. First is the den which is occupied by Slick my crash dummy, he has been with me many years. I know he doesn't belong in a doll's house but I sometimes enjoy things that are out of scale. The chase, foot stool, round table, fire place, pictures and animal heads were all handmade by me. The books mostly made from kits. The television is a salt shaker given to me as a gift from a very special friend. The camels on the mantel were earrings April sent me from San Antonio when she lived there. I have a confession, I took out the stairs to fit more stuff in this house. My hubby gives me grief for leaving out the stairs in my houses, I just can't help it.

The next room is the parlor where everything that happens there stays there. We have Ms. Pork sipping a martini, Daddy WarBucks who is way out of scale watching but after enough martinis who to say. Nosy Gladys is upside down in the corner after way too many martinis. There is a tarot reading going on. A voo doo doll lays on a foot stool I made. The couch, chase and chair were gifts from a friend.

Last for todays tour is a side patio I made with a cactus garden ( what was I thinking) anyone needs cactus, you can have it. I do like my glass top table and peacock chairs up top, the chairs arrived white so I attacked them with paint LOL. The 2 tier patio will have to be redone too. Well thats it for the second story, will try to post the top story this weekend.

Thank you for your great comments everyone!!!

Victoria

My Doll's House

I have been promising pictures so here they are... first is the kitchen with Hop Sing (Bonanza was a fav. as a child) and Aura. I collect these old chinese dolls and mini DOD dolls. I built this house long before I started dark art so it is dull and plain, I think that's why I don't like it. I am going to do a makeover on it some winter. Next on the bottom floor is the dining room. I made all the food in my attempts at fimo food. I recovered the seat cushions in zebra silk and crafted all the pictures in the room. The floor is marble tiles which I still like so thats one good thing. I do like front opening houses, it really cuts down on dust. Tomorrow I will show 2 more of the rooms. Thank you for your wonderful comments everyone!!!

Victoria XXX

Welcome new Followers!!!

Welcome Judy, Marisa, Marillum, Tarayvonne, Susanne, Clara, Minnie Kitchen, Marion, Kim, Lara and Debie. If I left somebody out I am sorry. These ladies all have Awesome blogs!!! Remember when I get to 50 its Give Away time. Kat the Hat Lady has posted my blog on her FaceBook, Thank you so much Kat!!! Grim at Cauldron Craft Miniatures posted about one of my cupboards on her FaceBook today so I feel totally Loved today. I just listed Black Magic a Dresser Display in my Etsy shop, am trying to get some of my Halloween projects done and listed. Thank you again to the miniature community for your support, you have no idea what it means to me.

XXX Victoria

Swallow's Song

Happy Monday...

Finished up this dresser tray titled Swallow's Song, it will be listed in my Etsy shop shortly. I bought a new banner for my shop and tried to make every thing look right on the new and improved shop pages LOL. 100 degrees yesterday and 72 today, what a change. I am starting some Gothic trays and have a Fae outhouse started which I hate the color of, I am into paint techniques but this was going to just be a solid color. Maybe it will be on the failure shelf hee hee. I have been reading lots of blogs today, I have 40 followers and want to do a give away when I get to 50. What do you the reader think? a tray or a fairy chair? Let me know. Hope everyone is being more productive than I am today.

Tomorrow is another day,

Victoria

Nefertiti's Secret

Nefertari is a favorite as is anything Egyptian. This is for her, fit for a Queen. I sold Black Widow so I will do another Gothic project soon. I will try and post some doll house pictures this weekend. I will be very busy in Secret Squirrel the next 3 weekends. Next weekend is our town's celebration, April is doing an art show on the porch of Secret Squirrel and I will be inside selling treasures. Enjoy.

Victoria

Black Widow

Here is my new dresser set tray titled Black Widow. I went Goth this time as it is my favorite medium. This is listed in my Etsy store.

Sweet Dreams,

Victoria

My Pretty Alien

I just finished this piece and am pleased with how it turned out. It's called My pretty Alien. I am doing a series of dresser displays in 1/12 scale and this is the first. You guys have probably figured out that I am a little strange by now and this proves it. Annie says Hi to all, she is too busy to come in the house with her pond and chasing butterflies. I noticed we have lots of dragonflies on the pond, they are so beautiful.

Ta Ta for now,

Victoria

Harp 2 is Finished

The second harp is finished, now I can get out of Fairy mode. I really enjoyed doing these because they are different. I like all the acorn cap planters on this one. It comes with a chipmunk and scatter of fall leaves. Thank You for the nice comments on my work. I am working on a UFO project, will post pictures before I put on Etsy.

Victoria XXX

Autumn Fairy Harp

I have needed to make some Fairy Harps for my shop for sometime. I have to be in the mood for moss and fae, we have had fall like weather the last few days so I made Autumn Harps. I think I like these better than my regular harps with flowers. The second one isn't finished yet and is over the top with many acorn planters. Here is the one I will list in my Etsy shop today. I am working on some smaller projects for my shop which I will post when they are complete. Annie is enjoying the cooler weather, we had a scare with her this weekend. She eats everything she sees, we uncovered a cow skull digging the pond bigger which she grabbed and chewed on. It made her have a blockage and made her very sick, she is on the mend now and feeling good. I will be glad when the puppy stage has ended. I will show some doll house pictures this week, sorry I didn't get around to it last week. Thank You for reading my ramblings.

Victoria

What a Day

Welcome New Followers ~

I finished my Gothic perfume cupboard, can't think of a good name for it, here are some pictures. If you think of a good name let me know. It was 95 degrees here today, Annie kept busy swimming and rolling in the mud. You have to hose her off every night before she can come indoors. I sold my Magical Fae Glider in my Etsy shop today and made mushrooms in acorn caps for a customer. I am beat, don't think I will be burning the midnight oil tonight. Stay tuned for doll house pictures this week.

Take Care and Sweet Twilight ,

Victoria