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donderdag 8 januari 2015

Frisse start / Fresh start

Na al die drukke feestdagen ben ik dan eindelijk weer begonnen met nieuwe miniaturen te maken :D!
                                         

Now the Christmas holidays are over I've finally made a start with making new miniatures :D!



Voor één van de dingen, die ik op mijn to-do lijstje heb staan, heb ik een oud verweerd stenen muurtje nodig. Na lang nadenken ben ik begonnen met het knippen van kleine baksteentjes uit een rol schuurpapier, wat ik onlangs heb gevonden bij de Action. Ik koos voor dit schuurpapier vanwege de kleur ;O.

For one of the new things on my to-do list, I do need a old weathered brick wall. After a lot of thinking I’ve started cutting out small bricks out of a roll of sanding paper, which I’ve bought at the Action-shop (cheap supermarket in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and France). I've chosen this sanding paper because of its color ;O.



Na een poosje kwam ik erachter dat ik de verkeerde maat in mijn hoofd had! Ik knipte steentjes van 4 mm hoog en 8 mm breed, wat natuurlijk 15 mm breed moest zijn.

After a while I discovered that I was busy with cutting the wrong size! I cut small stones of 4 mm high and 8 mm wide, this had to be 15 mm wide of course!


Hier kun je het verschil goed zien. Daarna schoot het werk ook veel beter op, hahaha!
Here you can see the difference. After that, you can see that the work progressed much faster, hahaha!



Het knippen en opplakken van steentjes op dun grijs karton en het bijkleuren met acrylverf kostte me aardig wat tijd. Dit heb ik tot nu toe in twee dagen kunnen doen. Het zal nog heel wat van mijn tijd gaan kosten, vermoed ik...... ♪♫♪♫

The cutting and glueing of these brick stones on thin grey cardboard and the coloring with acrylic paint will cost me quite some time. This is what I’ve done in two days. I think it will cost quite some more of my time....... ♪♫♪♫


Weten jullie nog dat ik in november met een geheimpje bezig was? Nou, het zal nog een poosje geheim blijven, want het was voor iemand anders. Inmiddels is het veilig bij haar aangekomen, waarschijnlijk zal ze het op haar blog laten zien....als het er de tijd voor is ;)!

In November I was busy with a secret chore, do you remember? Well, it seems that it will be secret for a bit longer, because it was made for someone else. In the meantime it safely arrived at her home and probably she will show it on her blog....if it's the time for it ;)!


De eerste sneeuwklokjes in mijn tuin gaan bloeien, deze zijn voor jullie, fijn weekend allemaal :D!
The first snowdrops in my garden are in bloom, these are for you, have a nice weekend :D!

Ilona

34 opmerkingen:

Paula zei

Jahaaa, ik ben de eerste!!
Mooi muurtje, en jou profi kennende wordt dit weer heel mooi!
Leuk, die sneeuwklokjes. Wij hebben ze nog niet in de tuin maar dat komt dan nog!
Ben heel benieuwd naar je muurtje-bestemming.

Groeten van Paula

Isabel Ruiz zei

¡Qué bonitas han quedado las flores!
Animo con los ladrillos, luego estarás contenta con el resultado.

The Old Maid zei

Oh wow! It seems spring will be in your place soon. :) I am not sure abour ours, lol.
Can't wait to see more of your projects. :)
Hugs

Pepper zei

Bricks, hmm. They look fantastic when they are finished but take so much time. Happy that it is you and not me ;0P

Happy weekend!

Vivian Fox zei

Hi Ilona
Happy 2015 to you! Your brickwork looks very effective and worth the time spent on it.
All the best
Vivian

BiWuBär zei

Woohoo - you're back to miniatures! Although it's time-consuming brickwork... but as usual you're coming up with a very clever idea. Using that sanding paper is brilliant and with your finishing touches your bricks look awesome. And about that secret project - I'm convinced that this lady will show it soon... ;O)

Hugs
Birgit

Isabel zei

Que buena idea hacer los ladrillos en papel de lija, te está quedando fantástico! Y las flores son preciosas.
Besos
Isabel

Mad For Mod zei

The bricks look great. Nice job!

Daydreamer zei

Oh, you have snowdrops!!!! All we have is the snow! LOL!
Right now it is VERY cold here... and plans to stay that way for days and days.... *Sigh* it will be a Long Time before we see any snowdrops... so I am happy to see yours!
As for the bricks... I thought about using sandpaper for mine.... but was concerned it would wear out my scissors! Besides, the egg cartons are easily available over here. Well, I look forward to seeing what You are building with your bricks.... you know what I am building with mine! It is fun to be sharing a task over the oceans!!!
Happy New Year!

Plushpussycat zei

Great idea on those bricks, Ilona. They look so realistic! I look forward to seeing more, including your secret project. :-) xo Jennifer

elizabeth s zei

Hi Ilona! Your brickwork is so well done and your aging of those bricks, (in both sizes,) looks spot on! :))

elizabeth

rosethe-minima zei

une autre façon de faire un mur, peu importe la façon, il faut du temps ... Bon courage Ilona ;)
Merci pour vos voeux de Noël et de Nouvelle Année.
*Bonne et Heureuse Année 2015*
Amicalement. rosethé

ElenaNikitina zei

Илона, привет! Хорошая идея, использовать наждачную бумагу, кирпичи выглядят очень реалистично!
Подснежники замечательные!
С наилучшими пожеланиями из России. Елена.

Winkel's Crazy Ideas zei

The brick wall looks great, just the right brick colour. I admire your patience, l am a fidget and struggle with tiny fiddly bits. The wall is going to look beautiful and really life-like, look forward to see it in place! Also look forward to hear about your secret project, love your work! Wish you a really super weekend, thank you for the lovely snow drops. Snowing here and a storm forecast over the weekend. Means creative inside-time ;). Pam xxx

PILAR6373 zei

la pared de ladrillos se ve muy realista,buen color el del papel de lija!!!!
Que bonitas campanillas,valientes saliendo entre la nieve,me encantan!!!!
Besos.

Joc zei

Beau travail. Tu aurais pu garder les petites briques et faire un motif mélangeant les deux tailles.
merci pour la photo de perce-neige.

carmen zei

qué bonitas flores!!

Unknown zei

Hello Ilona!

Oh the joys of brick making! I like your idea of using sandpaper. I would not have thought of it, but it is very effective, especially after the distressing treatment you are adding. Look forward to seeing how this fits in your new project!

Doug

Kikka N zei

Love your brick stones work! It is a super fine idea to make it of the sandpaper!
Those snowdrops are gorgeus, I have newer seen them in the nature. Only in photos!

Hugs
Kikka

claude zei

thank you for these snowdrops
the brick wall is on track,,,, nice work
bonne journée

17-17 zei

Thank you for beautiful Snowdrops, I didn't know that they already are in bloom, so Spring is coming soon! Your brick walls look as real, in these two sizes.
Have a beautiful weekend Ilona,
hugs
Magda

Marisa Minilys-Miniatures zei

Los ladrillos están geniales. Hermosas flores. Buen trabajo, un abrazo, Marisa

Mini Addictions zei

Very clever brick work! It is time consuming & either therapeutic or frustrating... :-) Either way the result is lovely and true to life. I love your touch of Spring! Looking forward to seeing more of your mini work.
Warm Hugs,
Lisa

Drora's minimundo zei

The bricks look good. Very time consuming but knowing you they will be perfect for your project.
I look forward to see your secret chore.
The snowdrops are lovely. We don't
have them here since it seldom snows.
Thank you for sharing the photo. It's
a very beautiful flower arrangement.
Hugs, Drora

Contrastes-Rosa Mª zei

Una idea genial emplear lija, la textura me parece que quedará fantástica. Las flores preciosas, feliz fin de semana también, besos:-)

miniaturista zei

Que suerte con el tono de lija, así con un toque quedan preciosas las paredes.
El tiempo no importa, lo importante es el resultado y es estupendo.
Las campanillas son maravillosas.
Un abrazo
Maite

Fabiola zei

I like your bricks. They look very realistic.

Maria Blanca "AyamontinoMaria" zei

La idea de los ladrillos me parece muy buena, quedan perfectos, aunque vas a tener mucho trabajo...Las flores son una delicia! Feliz 2015!

Maria Ireland zei

Fantastic idea for the brickwork. It looks very realistic. I can't wait to see your secret project :) Wonderful snowdrops.
Hugs Maria

Unknown zei

Oh my your patience on this is so wonderful I am afraid I would go quite mad laying all those tiny pieces. Of course the effort is making it look AMAZING. I wonder what eye candy you have in store ???hummmmmmm?
Hugs~J

Tatiana zei

Привет Илона!
Уже новый проект! Это замечательно! Мне нравится ваша идея! Не расстраивайтесь! Маленькие кирпичи всегда пригодятся в миниатюре. Я лепила кота вчера. Так вот! У него голова получилось в два раза больше Как?? Пришлось ее подрезать со всех сторон!:) :) :)
Подснежники-это чудо природы! Кругом снег, а они уже здороваются с нами!
Обнимаю
Татьяна

Piikko zei

What!? You have flowers in your garden!
Well, you have snowdrops and we have...SNOW!:D
-What a great idea to make bricks from sand paper. Some of my minifriends used black sandpaper to make roof to their market stalls.
-Have great week Ilona! :)

Mini Southern Millworks zei

Now i can't wait to get in my shop and build Ilona.


Thank you for sharing.


Mario

Hannah zei

Your bricks looks great! I think it will be worth all the time it takes, in the end it will be so beautiful! =) Hannah