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MayEbony β My Miniature Garden - WAMA Beginners 1st Prize
Published: 2013-10-03 12:22:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 2334; Favourites: 87; Downloads: 0
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I was so surprised and excited to win First Prize in the Beginners Category with this garden at the WAMA Annual Show 2014.The container is a frozen yogurt tub and I made pretty well everything except the rocks, and the sticks and chain for the swing. To give you an idea of scale, the swing is 2" high by 1" wide. The trees and bushes are made of jute (hairy string), wire and coloured (by me) sawdust (which was created by David). The grass is sawdust coloured with acrylic paint as well. The blossom tree and flowers at the back are wire and finely chopped kitchen sponge. The white trellis was carefully cut from a plastic tray that a cake was on. The bull-rushes are jute and brown paint. Oh and I made the birdbath and bird of polymer clay.
The new resident of this garden is the lovely and she tells me that her pet (seen here on the birdbath) is named Blaze. I hope you have many peaceful and happy days looking at the flowers and swinging on the Dewdrop!
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Naaawww thanks Auto.Β No mowing, no leaf blowing...
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Thank you so much Sasa - and it's lovely to hear from you, I hope all is well?
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You're welcome!
Yup all is fine thank you 
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That's good to hear Sasa.Β As long as you are well and happy, that's what matters
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Lovely, all of the little details are wonderful. I especially like the trees - they are quite convincing!
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Thank you so very much.Β I really enjoyed all of the processes and the trees were surprisingly easy
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Thank you so much, that means a lot
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I love this and it is just the right size for a little fairy
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Oh yes - you would fit in there perfectly.Β I hope you enjoy the swing and the tiny bluebird!
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Thank you, I love swings and the tiny bird can be my friend
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I love swings too, and that emote in particular.Β Would you like to name the bird?Β S/He hasn't got a name yet
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I had a little chat with the bird and he tells me that he secretly calls himself Blaze. Β A strange name for a little bluebird, you might think, but his big ambition is to be a phoenix! 
I think he may have been reading Harry Potter
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Check out the artist's description of this deviation now
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Awwww, thank you 
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Oh - well, this is in Australia so we're actually in Spring now.Β Just pop on into your new home and you needn't get cold at all!
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I like that idea, I hate the cold
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I hate the cold too so I completely understand.
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Oh yes!Β Elves and fairies - how wonderful 
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Thanks so much!Β I was inspired by the work of the ladies in the West Australian Miniatures Association after going to their annual show in early September.Β A couple of their works are viewable in my Miniatures Folder
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I could have done with your talents when I was building my Model Railway layout. Nice one sweetie.
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Oh yes - definitely the same skills as railway scenery!Β It was at a miniature railway show where I first met the 'miniature ladies' and got inspired to do this.Β Thanks so much Mel
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OOoooh cuteness! =]
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Thank you so much Mel, that means a lot coming from you
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Sweet This is really well done MAy, wonderful details and so tiny , so cute
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Thanks Gigi.Β I was inspired by the work of the ladies in the West Australian Miniatures Association after going to their annual show in early September.Β A couple of their works are viewable in my Miniatures Folder I was silly to start out on something so tiny - but nobody ever said I was smart
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:lamo: You are pretty smart in my view and fabulous work
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Thank you Sweety!Β Would it suit you to skype one day this week?Β Not Thursday, but I think the other days are good with me if one of them is for you?
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HI! May Yes you pick, for now I am not busy yet
so pick a time and day and its a date 
I answered your poll, and I forgot to add I did see where you did a critique
on a photo, You did a really fabulous job of it too, not sure you are referring to that one
but maybe they have not been back on DA yet
I just finished work, its 9:24 pm and heading to bed soon so won't answer all messages tonight.
I spent 3 hours Β taking photos of frosted leaves and flowers this morning ( I was in Frosty heaven )
Β and I guess I bent over to much too long
Have a kink in my back ohhhhh I might have to take a muscle relaxant tonight, hope it doesn't last to long
we have a SPyder ride planned tomorrow Β afternoon and ATV ride SUnday morning
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That will be wonderful.Β How about Monday if nothing else crops up?Β Just Note me when you're up and about and we'll go from there
The critique was accepted last night (my time) and when I got up 9 hours later there still wasn't a thanks.Β I don't expect gushing, just a plain thank you is all I hope to get.Β I don't do critiques for the thanks, I do them to give a gift, but I do expect a thank you - if you can see the difference between those 2.Β I Noted the person at the 9 hour mark and carefully worded (so as not to hurt) that I was really disappointed.Β We've had some chats, and I later found in my messages a thanks from her for another Fave and comment that she *did* do '9 hours ago'.Β She said that she thought thank you wasn't enough for the Critique, though what she was planning I don't know, because of course I'd spoken up by then so if she was planning to say thank you she won't now.Β Well, she has, but only after I complained.Β However, I really think I was wrong, having later seen her other thank you, so I've apologised for being hasty.Β David said I was too fast to grumble but if she'd accepted the Critique and 9 hours had passed...Β I felt that it only took a second to send a thanks.Β Just a whole jumble in the end.Β The previous Critique that I'd done went without comment or thanks so I guess I reacted too soon to this one being ignored.Β A shame, but (I hope) understandable.Β Oh well - these things happen and I hope I stop feeling bad soon
I hope you are sleeping well by now Gigi.Β We've had a family birthday gathering so I had to miss my miniatures meeting.Β I've only been to one so far so it's a shame to miss, but family are more important for sure.
Can't wait to see your photos, but do hope that your back is OK when you wake up!Β Don't want to be uncomfortable for your adventures!!!
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Monday morning is good and yes I will note you
I am going to be behind on DA because I have been editing now
Will answer a few messages when need a break
SO yes I would say you did jump to the guns but then I probably would have done the same
after not getting good responses in previous ones 
see all from the same people right away and I think you do know that anyway, it was a moment hahaha! Like I had
with that teenager who told me all my B&W were badly edited
and again you had really done a superb job at that critique
My back is a little better and hopefully will continue to do so 
Hubby will be up soon and off we will go on Spyder, sun is shinning, it is windy but overall a nice day here sitting at 13C
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I expect I'll be chatting about these subject 'in person' soon, so I won't reply in writing
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Amazing colours, love all the little details, fantastic work!
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Thanks Tiara.Β I was inspired by the work of the ladies in the West Australian Miniatures Association after going to their annual show in early September.Β A couple of their works are viewable in my Miniatures Folder I certainly dove right in though, making something at such a tiny scale
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That is one heck of an inspiration, then....
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Sure was, they're amazing.Β I have many more photos, but not the permission to share them yet.
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Everything is just so pretty. I think you could have even gotten away with just the grass, swing, and cherry blossom tree- It's done so well. ^.^ I want to BE there. <3
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Thank you so very much for your kind words.Β "I want to BE there" is the nicest thing anyone could say Β Thank you also for the that means a lot!Β And I hope that you had an awesome birthday on Wednesday.
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Thanks Jenny.Β I was inspired by the work of the ladies in the West Australian Miniatures Association after going to their annual show in early September.Β A couple of their works are viewable in my Miniatures Folder
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Interesting........I do similar work.
Why don't you put them all on PhotoSeries in Traditional Art????
Big hugs May.
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Would that be OK even though the other 3 are not work I made?Β I took all 4 photos though.Β Oh Jenny - are there photos of your work in your gallery?
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Not a problem.
Yes!
I think they are still there........very difficult to take photos of??
Big hugs
Traditional Art Folder.
BIG hugs May.
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