My 'helper'

The table has been set up

A giant white sheet covers the table

and allows for the hiding of supplies underneath.

The contents of the doll house box taken out

and stacked on top

eessshhhhh

DAUNTING!!!!

The directions, gulp, not enough photos for me

the girl who never reads directions but prefers

to look at photos or simply dive in

and do what seems right.

Remember...THIS is what it's supposed to look like
in the end......

We shall see!!!!

xox Rella

This pretty little thing measure about 5"

and was created by Julie of Celtic Juju

a wonderful artist who also created several of the

beautiful, larger faeries that dwell here.

A few years ago, Julie began creating miniatures

and I purchased this one 'naked' to dress myself.

As you can see, she is pose-able...

I just love her and have a gossamer outfit in mind

for her made with silk chiffon and some vintage laces.

She is the first Faerie for Faerie Tale Cottage

Next is a little blue faerie that I sculpted myself,

or shall I say 'started' about six years ago.

She was one of my favorites at the time, and for some reason,

I put her aside not knowing exactly what to do with her.

Now I see she was meant to be part of the Faerie Tale Cottage faes.

She is a bit more delicate than the fae above created by Julie,

but her head is about the same size.

I must decide on her hair or if she will wear a cap of some

sort.......in my 'mind's eye' I believe I know what she will

look like in the end.

Now this one is a tiny bit larger. When I sculpted her (about the same

time as the blue fae) I had in mind an Ice Queen Faerie.

I even purchased a gorgeous crown for her 

(which I will show you later on)

and felt she would be totally in white. 

Now that she may dwell in

Faerie Tale Cottage 

I am not sure which way to go with her. 

But clearly both the blue fae and she 

need some arms and hands, 

don'tyou think??

Now these are tiny 1:12 bonnets that I got from another artist named

Luned. Oh, the amazing work she does!!!!

Are they not just the most beautiful little things?

I even tried the blue one on my little blue....

Isn't is darling?

Then I tried the pink one on the Celtic Juju fae

I think she loves it!!!

Tomorrow, Mr. J. will bring home a folding banquet table 

for me to set up in the living room 

behind the couch 

so that I can spread out the pieces of the cottage 

and begin the process of putting it together.

I am both apprehensive and excited at the same time.

I will begin by numbering the pieces as instructed 

on the directions

and then, perhaps, draw out my design plans 

in the moleskine

that I have dedicated to F.T. Cottage. 

Part of the fun is the

dreaming, drawing and collecting of photos and ideas

for the construction

of the house.

I would welcome and so appreciate any tips 

you might have on the whole process,

and if you would like to link blogs, 

please let me know. 

I have begun a miniature blog roll on the side....

but I know this is just a tiny

sampling of the blogs out there dedicated to miniatures.

Ahhhhh, sweet, tiny, obsession!!!

xox Rella

So here is the house in the box.

In pieces.

I have not even opened it to see how MANY pieces.

Afraid to look you think??

YES!!

Wondering where I am going to set all the pieces

to be actually able to work on it.

Thinking I need to find a table maybe at Goodwill

and set it up in the Living room as an ongoing project.

No room in sTuDiO wItH a bEd

No room in little kitchen

Garage is out of the question

Plenty of space in living room...

problem solved!

xox Rella

I am pretty excited to be wandering around in the miniature world

finding soooooo many delightful blogs and amazing miniature artisans.

Today I stumbled upon Cynthia's Cottage Design

and fell in love with her blog and her fabulous miniature.

And so, this

is coming to be one of the pieces in Faerie Tale Cottage

and it isn't even built yet!!!

One can not start too early to furnish a cottage that will be

inhabited by a clan of faes, right???

An Obsessive Dream

........and so it begins.

February 9th, 2011

The dream, turned into reality, and back to dream.

I have the base of the house - a three floor house kit called the Cheltenham

in pieces..

in a box.

I have the genesis of the idea of how it will evolve

what it might look like in the end...

..but as you and I both know, where we start is seldom where we end.

So come along on the journey as I chronicle in photo and text

..........Faerie Tale Cottage