I'm pleased to FINALLY be able to give you an overview of the Parisian Brocante, the repository of many treasures from around the world   It takes up the full ground floor beneath the apartment. Some pieces will move off to other projects and new ones will take their place so it will be a permanent 'work in progress'. I'm having fun rearranging things, and remembering the special people and happy times associated with many of them. When I post close-ups I'll include the names of their creators, for now please just have a look around and perhaps imagine you're browsing in your favouti ..read more

 In some ways it seems to be much longer, in others it seems like yesterday. My heartfelt thanks to everyone who has followed along on this journey, and to new friends, your support is greatly appreciated ..read more

There have been a few changes in la salle à manger, thanks in large part to the generosity of talented friends.    Pretty tea cosy is by Linda Park, cute little cupcakes are from Elizabeth of Studio E. Handbag, parcel (which may well contain ham or cheese for the picnic) and cool dotty shoes are by Linda Park. Linda made the shoes to match a pair of loafers I had at the time, girls just gotta have fun ? All packed for a picnic - let's hope the little mouse doesn't get into it first! I found him in an interesting shop that sold vintage and newly made treasures near Bast ..read more

  Although I've had an Instagram account for years it's been totally inactive until recently, I've finally got my act together and started posting. If you have an IG account please come find me  instagram.com/makeminemini/ See you there ..read more

There have been a few changes and additions in the French apartment bedroom over the last few months.  I'm loving how the silver perfume bottle from Shew-Jewelry House is aging. It now has two new 'friends', pretty little perfumes from Elizabeth at Studio E. Blue crystal perfume is also by Elizabeth, eyeglasses by Alice Zinn. The silver hairbrush (also from Shew-Jewelry House) is developing a beautiful patina.  Pretty little doll is by Lea Frisoni. She's hiding the most adorable underwear under her blue dress.  The single bed has been replaced with this larger one. Petit ..read more

This is the current 'state of play' in the French apartment bedroom, it's taken a long time to get this far! I started fiddling with possible furniture placements in 2015!  This was at the beginning of lots of moves with full-time housesitting so it was put into storage for a while at that point and didn't come out again until 2016 when I started playing around with wallpapers finally settling on the pink before it went back into storage AGAIN. Fast-forward to 2020 and we finally have a completed room, same wallpaper, same chest of drawers, same dressing table and chair (alt ..read more

https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/MakeMineMini My Etsy shop remains open but sadly it looks like international shipping is becoming increasingly problematic so I'm only selling within Australia for the moment, with free shipping. I have a few more pieces to list soon including some cute French breakfast trays.   ..read more

Just a few finishing touches to do before sending listings live! https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/MakeMineMini See you there soon ..read more

It's challenging but interesting to have to think of different ways to present miniatures to appeal outside the usual 'dollhouse' community. I hope the folks who come to the French Country Market will appreciate this little piece of courtyard serenity in miniature... The pretty French graphic was transferred using the freezer paper technique, if you're not familiar with it there are several tutorials on YouTube including this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUdIOjZ8dlA  Give it a try sometime, it's lots of fun ..read more

Since returning from our trip to UK and France (Paris and Normandy) I've been working on several projects including this fun little country retreat. While it's tugging at my heart strings I will nevertheless be taking it with me to the French Country Market which is coming up very soon on 9 November.  A big motivator for this project was this French magazine that I picked up at Gare St Lazare in Paris while waiting to take the train to Normandy.  For a great instructions on making mini lavender I recommend Annie's video on YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGuLLr18oHA ..read more