Today I thought I'd share some pics of new minis for my cottage. I'm still broke, but I have a loving boyfriend who indulges my mini hobby sometimes. I actually just recently started a new job about two weeks ago, which I am extraordinarily thankful for, but it will still be some time before I am caught up. David and I took a trip last Saturday to the local flea market and there is a lady who runs a miniature booth there. David of course goes to find old records, comic books, and video games, but he also waits patiently while I peruse down the mini aisles.
My mini finds included two Chrysnbon kits full of bathroom accessories, a set of metal kitchen canisters and a set of cutlery, both International Miniatures by Classics, and a small wooden rolling pin.
Here is a more detailed view after all of the parts have been removed from the plastic trees. I still need to trim the flash off of some of them. I adore the cutlery! I really want to find a dish drainer to sit on my kitchen counter to fill with just-cleaned dishes. And I have lots of printies pinned on Pinterest (woah, that's a mouthful!) so I can find some great labels for the canisters.
The bathroom accessories include one small and one large towel bar - I'd like to spray those with some brass colored metallic paint like the ones in my Mother's house. The large Chrysnbon kit also includes a bath brush, a toothbrush holder with four toothbrushes, a wall-mounted soap dish with a small bar of soap, a hanging bathtub soap dish with a large bar of soap, a waterglass holder, a toilet paper roll and dispenser, a wastebasket, a plunger, and a hot water bottle. The smaller Chrysnbon kit contains a pale with handle, a comb, some more soap dishes, and a couple other things.
I've never painted Chrysnbon before so I think I will search out some tutorials before I go any further. I saw a lovely Chrysnbon plastic clawfoot tub that was painted with a copper belly and a perfect porcelain inside. It looked like something straight out of a glossy magazine page! Hopefully I can turn my pieces into something almost as nice :)
Happy Wednesday everyone!
2 comments:
wow-what great finds!!!! I love them all- the canister set is so nice and Chrysbon sets are always so detailed. I have never painted them before either. I just painted my metal on my kitchen kits with enamel and it was harder than I thought so if you never have painted with enamel before I recommend a little bit of practice on something else first :)
Haha, I was already going to come to you for suggestions on painting! I don't know when I'll get to start on these, but some time soon hopefully!
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