SMarieCarlson

Hi everyone I have to post pone the travelling doll 2012 due to my health. This past month I have taken a down fall, which required a blood transfusion. I am slowly getting better but I need to not have to worry about this. I have not made the doll yet. I do not know when the travel will take place or if it will. Sorry guys.

Great just make sure you send me a PM with your email. So I can write it on the list for when I send out the "mass email" with directions, rules, and etc.

yes a witchy baked good and confections is just what Melinda is looking for. (like candied cockroach cupcakes, Billy Goat Biscotti, or Melinda's favorite Chocolate Covered Termites.) anything like that. I am sorry you had such a devastation with Molly. I hope those types of things never happen again to anyone.

Let's set a last sign up date of April 1st.

Great to have you on board Linda. Traveling dolls are a blast. I sent one out a few years ago it was awesome.

It is totally fine and I understand that it is a big risk to do a traveling doll. We did the one a few years ago and it was a blast. Luckily she returned home safely. Maybe it will just be a smaller traveling group this year. Thanks for the answers though, it leaves me not as curious of to why no one is interested.

I'll have to think about it for a bit, In the mean time try to get closer to Gold.

hardly anyone is interested this year?? Bummer. What is it the storyline, the doll, or other personal matters?

Great!

I have to agree with KathieB. I think it looks great with just the black on top and then leave the dress unpainted. Don't forget the pearl necklace though.

Hi everyone, Would there be anyone interested in hosting another travelling doll? Celeste (traveling doll 2010 I believe) is settled in and has decided not to travel anymore. One day an witchy woman came into her bakery and ordered 14 Lemon Meringue Tarts. They got to talking, and the witch shared her name(Melinda Pipkin) and wondered why the World of Minikin did not have any Magical Bakery Establishment. Celeste did not know the answer to this since she herself is a new resident. They ended up talking for a few hours as the tarts were made. Melinda decided to open a Magical Bakery and wants to travel the world in search of Magical baked good recipes before she opened her establishment. So she asked Celeste for help with making arrangements to travel the world in search of great magical recipes. >>Melinda's Profile>>> Here is where you come in. Melinda is a very outspoken witch with an her own opinion of things looking for hosts/hostesses to stay with and find recipes that she can bring back to the World of Minikin. (It would not be unlike her to cause mischief.) The rules are: This is only open to Gold members. (for Safety of the Doll) You must post to the World of Minikin Blog at least 1 time with a special magical baked good recipe and have at least 1 photo of the trip with the doll in the photo. If the doll gets broken in ANY way do NOT attempt to fix the doll, Send her home, I will fix her and send her to her next destination. You make keep the doll for 1 week only. [*]There will be a gift for each participant individually wrapped. They will all be the same so please only take one and no peeking inside the others. [*]If you so choose to send a souvenir or shipmate with the doll please make sure you send it in the souvenir part of the box. [*]Have fun. If you are interested in hosting this traveling doll with this story line and can make accommodations to Melinda's needs please comment below and PM me with your email address. I am planning on shipping her out late April/early May. (This does not mean you will get her in these months however.) I will ask for addresses once the date gets closer. So... Anyone interested?

Welcome to the family Candice, one thing you will be quick to learn is how much this mini family cares for each of its members.

I have no idea but the one with the baby is GORGEOUS!!!

Slowly but surely my window pieces are getting clearer. It is relatively thick. I think enough to be a scale window pane thickness.

My dearly departed Uncle had a train set that was pretty massive. I think it was "O"or "O27" scale. He actually had an addition built on to his trailer house to set it up. My dad helped him build a train table that went around the entire room with a drop down bridge for you to enter into the center of the table. It was all set up with 40's- 60's nostalgia. When I was a kid I took it for granted and he would often want to have help and I thought it was boring. Now... I would spend everyday over there. Things are being sold very very slowly (there isn't much of a market for it in my area) and it is kind of sad to see the deconstruction of his baby. But I guess it is better to let someone use it who will enjoy it than to just let it sit and get dusty.

**Sigh** so close... yet so far away... Maybe one day I will get to a mini show.

You could glue some fabric over the skirt part, paint the bodice, and other final touches like microbeads etc and use it as a display. Or even better yet you could sculpt a head and make it the ghost of Marie Antoinette.

I LOVE that screen door! Awesome job. I think I will have to stick with 1:12 scale. My eyes cross as it is when I work on this stuff. You guys who can work on smaller houses are just radiating with pure talent. It boggles my mind!

Rough side? My transparencies don't have a rough side. I have never even seen any with a rough side. Those seem like they would be the ones that work REALLY well in an ink jet. I would think the ink would stick better. ~~ They have been drying for 24 hours, It is still white in the middle, I suppose where it is thicker. I have never used gallery glass before, does it clear up after the 7 day cure time? Or am I going to be stuck with a white window?

I ended up printing out a set of windows. I put gallery glass on it and so far it looks really great. I will post pictures of the final product once it is completely cured. I am stoked that it is working sofar! Maybe I will have to make a tutorial.

I was given an brand new box of transparencies. They are not for inkjet. They say for infrared transparency makers. Has anyone had success printing stained glass windows on transparencies that are not meant for a home printer? I think I am going to try it. I know it can take a long time for the ink to dry. Maybe I will put some gallery glass on it. and see what happens. Any thoughts?

I just wanted to say Thank You to all you miniaturists out there on this forum. :throb: Since joining the Greenleaf forum I have seen so much kindness, and generosity. As well as true concern for one another. Thank you for being such wonderful people. All of you. :throb:

Thanks you two... I didn't even know I had a duplicate post. Thanks for the sweet comments.

thanks

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