When I began this blog, I noted that people from over 41 countries had viewed it, but am now aware that folks from over 100 countries have stopped by and there have been over 36,000 visitors. I just want to thank you all for taking time out of your busy lives to spend it here with me...and I want to say a big THANK YOU!
The only good way I have found to see all the dolls house pictures is to go to the bottom of each page and click on OLDER POSTS, so please take a moment to go back several pages, it will be worth any dolls house enthusiasts time. I promise you!
Proud to be an Artisan Member of the International Guild of Miniature Artisans, IGMA
Monday, November 7, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
New! French Knot Rug kits now available
The most recent addition to my needlework line are French Knot Rug Kits. Shown is "Ribbons and Roses" a 6" wide by 4" high rug. The kit will include the design hand drawn on muslin, photo, 2 Tapestry needles, instructions and sufficient DMC floss for completion. It can be made smaller to suit your requirements. Please write to me at cookiemax@aol.com with any inquiries. Thanks!
Monday, May 16, 2011
Crewel Embroidered Furniture
Just finished designing and stitching embroideries to fit McQueenie furniture. Please look them over and let me know if you would care to buy them. They are quite reasonably priced, from $29.00 to $79.00 USD and are currently available. Hope you enjoy!
Saturday, March 12, 2011
18th century American Bedspread Crewel Kit added to line!
Just finished work on my latest crewel kit last night and sold successfully at the Boca Raton miniature show earlier today. It is an 18th century design, typically American because it is not heavily worked. At this time in history, the needlewoman might have had to shear, card and spin her own wool and possibly weave the fabric for the bedspread, therefore used wool sparingly. During the same period in England, it was possible to purchase supplies so they were likely to stitch more elaborately.
This is the first crewel bedspread kit I am offering and hope to add a few more in the future. It is designed to fit any 1" scale miniature double (full) bed and the motifs are hand drawn on a fine fabric. This photo shows the pillow top and center motifs only, and the kit has motifs on all sides that hang down. Included in the kit are DMC cotton floss, needles, complete instructions, stitch diagram and color picture. It sells for $32.00 plus $4.75 shipping (worldwide) and can be ordered through Paypal or by contacting me at Cookiemax@aol.com, then sending a check for $36.75 in US Dollars.
Hope you enjoy this design and I look forward to hearing from you!
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Launched my new line of miniature crewel embroidery kits!
I attended the Molly Cromwell Sarasota(Florida) show this past weekend as a dealer. It was a great show, lots of people buying lots of goodies. I am thrilled with the response I got to my new miniature crewel kits which are now available for purchase through my blog. If you would like to purchase any of my kits, please contact me at cookiemax@aol.com. I accept U.S. checks or PayPal.
I have been very successfully using the McQueenie Miniature line of wooden furniture kits to compliment my crewel designs. You can view and order them at www.mcqueenieminiatures.co.uk/. The Aylesbury and Edencroft styles are suitable for pillows, cushions, or McQueenie's pole-type fire screens. The larger styles of Buckingham, Cambridge and Devonshire would make wonderful bench covers, fireplace screens, etc. They are all perfect for a tapestry frame showing either a needlework in progress, a finished embroidery still on the frame or may be framed as a wall hanging. Let your imagination be your guide!
Aylesbury Mini Crewel kit, measures 1 1/4" x 1 1/4" proposed for Workshops. Available for sale as a kit. Price: $18.00
Buckingham Mini Crewel Kit measures 1 3/4" high x 2" wide. Price: $16.00
Cambridge Miniature Crewel Kit, measures 1 1/4" x 1 1/4" Price: $22.00
Devonshire Crewel Kit, measures 2" x 2." Price: $22.00
Edencroft Crewel Kit measures 1 1/4" x 1 1/4" Price: $18.00
I have been very successfully using the McQueenie Miniature line of wooden furniture kits to compliment my crewel designs. You can view and order them at www.mcqueenieminiatures.co.uk/. The Aylesbury and Edencroft styles are suitable for pillows, cushions, or McQueenie's pole-type fire screens. The larger styles of Buckingham, Cambridge and Devonshire would make wonderful bench covers, fireplace screens, etc. They are all perfect for a tapestry frame showing either a needlework in progress, a finished embroidery still on the frame or may be framed as a wall hanging. Let your imagination be your guide!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
New business name, Artistry in Miniature
I am now trading under the name of Cookie Ziemba, Artistry in Miniature, so you will see that in show flyers, etc. The name just popped in my head one day and felt very comfortable for me as I love art in all its forms.
Just arranged to have my PayPal account work with me for this venture and hope it will help those who would like to purchase with credit cards. I have found them very easy to work with in the past when I want to purchase items in Europe. Way back when I would travel to England and buy something, it was difficult and expensive to exchange money, especially when I wanted to pay a bill from the U.S. This makes things so much easier, hooray for progress.
Please visit me at the following miniature shows where I will do a workshop on the Aylesbury Crewel Kit:
- February 12 & 13, 2011 at Molly Cromwells's Orlando (Florida) Festival at the Radisson Resort Orlando-Celebration. Preview Saturday evening and all day show on Sunday. Please go to Molly's web site for further information, www.mollycromwell.com.
- March 11, 2011 Workshop and March 12th Show at Boca Raton Community Center, Les Petites Collecteurs of South Florida Show.
- June 4 & 5, 2011 at Molly Cromwell's Sturbridge (Massachusetts) Miniatures Festival at the Host Hotel on Cedar Lake. Saturday workshop and Preview with the show all day on Sunday. Again, see wwww.mollycromwell.com for further information.
Looking forward to seeing you at one of these fairs!
Just arranged to have my PayPal account work with me for this venture and hope it will help those who would like to purchase with credit cards. I have found them very easy to work with in the past when I want to purchase items in Europe. Way back when I would travel to England and buy something, it was difficult and expensive to exchange money, especially when I wanted to pay a bill from the U.S. This makes things so much easier, hooray for progress.
Please visit me at the following miniature shows where I will do a workshop on the Aylesbury Crewel Kit:
- February 12 & 13, 2011 at Molly Cromwells's Orlando (Florida) Festival at the Radisson Resort Orlando-Celebration. Preview Saturday evening and all day show on Sunday. Please go to Molly's web site for further information, www.mollycromwell.com.
- March 11, 2011 Workshop and March 12th Show at Boca Raton Community Center, Les Petites Collecteurs of South Florida Show.
- June 4 & 5, 2011 at Molly Cromwell's Sturbridge (Massachusetts) Miniatures Festival at the Host Hotel on Cedar Lake. Saturday workshop and Preview with the show all day on Sunday. Again, see wwww.mollycromwell.com for further information.
Looking forward to seeing you at one of these fairs!
Now accepting PayPal
I accept checks U.S. checks but you may order through PayPal, using the button below. For one kit, please send an additional $4.75 for shipping. For two, three or four kits, please send $5.50. More than that, please send $7.00 for shipping.
There is no problem ordering from outside of the United States using PayPal because they convert currencies. If you order from a country other than the United States, the shipping costs are the same as above, for anywhere in the world!
Please, be sure to click the down arrow to the right of the Aylesbury kit to see the other kit choices that you can order. Thanks so much, I appreciate your orders!
There is no problem ordering from outside of the United States using PayPal because they convert currencies. If you order from a country other than the United States, the shipping costs are the same as above, for anywhere in the world!
Please, be sure to click the down arrow to the right of the Aylesbury kit to see the other kit choices that you can order. Thanks so much, I appreciate your orders!
Launched new line of Mini Crewel Kits!
I attended the Molly Cromwell Sarasota(Florida) show this past weekend as a dealer. It was a great show, lots of people buying lots of goodies.
I am thrilled with the response I got to my new crewel miniature kits which are now available for purchase through my blog. If you would like to purchase any of my kits, please contact me at cookiemax@aol.com. All kits contain the design printed on a fine fabric, needles, sufficient supply of threads, printed directions, a stitch diagram for placement of stitching and an enlarged color photo for reference. I accept checks or PayPal and prices are quoted in US Dollars (USD), shipping will be an additional cost, to be determined upon ordering.
Aylesbury Mini Crewel Kit measures 1 1/4" x 1 1/4". Price: $18.00. This is the design I use to teach Workshops at miniature shows, and is also available as a kit.
Buckingham Mini Crewel Kit measures 1 3/4" high x 2" wide. Price: $16.00.
Cambridge Mini Crewel Kit measures 1 1/4" x 1 1/4" Price: $22.00
Devonshire Mini Crewel Kit measures 1 3/4" high x 2" wide. Price: $22.00.
Edencroft Mini Crewel Kit measures 1 1/4" x 1 1/4". Price: $18.00.
I am thrilled with the response I got to my new crewel miniature kits which are now available for purchase through my blog. If you would like to purchase any of my kits, please contact me at cookiemax@aol.com. All kits contain the design printed on a fine fabric, needles, sufficient supply of threads, printed directions, a stitch diagram for placement of stitching and an enlarged color photo for reference. I accept checks or PayPal and prices are quoted in US Dollars (USD), shipping will be an additional cost, to be determined upon ordering.
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