I Found Some Treasures...
Well, Dear Readers, I was able to make it to the International Guild of Miniature Artisans Show which was held last weekend not too far from my home. And I came away with some Lovely Treasures! Above, you can see a perfectly Gorgeous tiny silver Reindeer and Sleigh! It is made by Pete Acquisto...yes, I could not resist this tiny wonder. But it was not the only lovely treasure I found.
At the very next table I found an amazing ceramic vase
by Van T. Potter (Susan Van Tubbergen)
with tiny sea turtles climbing around the outside....
and a delicate blue crackle glaze.
A Tiny pair of shoes by "The Shoe Cobbler" had to come home with me....
even though I don't know who they will belong to.
Holiday pies.... much better than any I have made...!
by Jan Petrie of Autumn Leaf Studio
Beautifully bound books.... from The Little Dollhouse Company,
with fully printed pages (I dare not crack the spines!).
One is a Medieval Herbal,
another is Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales"
(Illuminated Huntington Library version),
and the third is Blake's "Song's of Innocence and Experience",
again, the illustrated original engraved edition!
A metal treadle sewing machine...
An old fashioned style resin radiator....
A needlepoint sampler kit by Annelle Ferguson...
I got a couple of different ones.
A needlepoint kit of the Icon in a local church,
designed by Phyllis Stafford.
And the Most Amazing Treasure ....
(and the most expensive!)
a genuine hand knotted miniature Persian carpet,
made with silk threads on a real loom.
Kaye Savage Browning,
who founded the KSB Miniatures Collection,
a museum in Kentucky was selling these
and I neglected to write down the name
of the man who made them. I need to do some research!
This carpet is just too beautiful to believe!
Of course, I also bought many run-of-the-mill little items
like cloth and laces and small "silver plate" dishes and....
Well, you can guess, Dear Readers, I overspent my Budget!
But I don't regret a single item!
And in case you wanted to see the stitching update on the latest project....
The Baktiari carpet by Phyllis Stafford...
I am making good progress!
And for those who wondered,
I did start the stitching in the exact middle of the design....
but I scooted it over to one side of the gauze
so I could have a good amount of
the gauze left over for more stitching!
Yes, Dear Readers,
I found some Lovely Treasures
at The Guild Show!
