shakypigment:

Longleat Hedge Maze in Wiltshire, England.

We are participating in a fun online crafting contest called “So You think You’re Crafty?” Please visit their site and vote on your favorite projects and maybe we can make it through this first round of voting.

archiemcphee:

Summer might still be months away, but it’s never too early to start planning your sandcastles. These awesome geometric sandcastles are the work of sand artist Calvin Seibert. Head over to Calvin’s Flickr page to see many more.

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The parlor from Longbourn House. In honor of the 200th anniversary of Pride and Prejudice our room box is featured in the June issue of British Dolls House and Miniature Scene. There we provide way more photos plus details on all the tiny touches we added like what books are on the shelf and what each member of the family would have in the room to represent them.

Small World Land Blog

createcreatively:

Pages from a French trim-swatches set circa 1906

diychristmascrafts:

DIY Easy Harry Potter Peg People Chess Set and Case Tutorial from instructables here. These are so cheap to make and I posted Star Wars and Harry Potter Peg People and a link to supplies here. You can also use sharpies to color these.carrielynneh divided the chess pieces like this: 

Gryffindor:King:  Harry Potter                   Queen: Hermione                         Bishops: Hagrid                              Knights: Dumbledore                    Rooks: Ron Weasley                    Pawns: Gryffindor Quidditch Players     Slytherin:King: VoldemortQueen: Delores UmbridgeBishops: Lucius MalfoyKnights: Vernon DursleyRooks: Draco MalfoyPawns: Slytherin Quidditch Players

diychristmascrafts:

DIY Easy Harry Potter Peg People Chess Set and Case Tutorial from instructables here. These are so cheap to make and I posted Star Wars and Harry Potter Peg People and a link to supplies here. You can also use sharpies to color these.carrielynneh divided the chess pieces like this: 

Gryffindor:
King:  Harry Potter                   
Queen: Hermione                         
Bishops: Hagrid                              
Knights: Dumbledore                    
Rooks: Ron Weasley                    
Pawns: Gryffindor Quidditch Players     

Slytherin:
King: Voldemort
Queen: Delores Umbridge
Bishops: Lucius Malfoy
Knights: Vernon Dursley
Rooks: Draco Malfoy
Pawns: Slytherin Quidditch Players

Celebrating all that is miniature, magical and mysterious.