When I got online this afternoon to read every one's blog, I learned that I had a had an award from Casey.....
How Sweet is that! Thanks Casey! Made my day!!! Of course there's a chain here....I must list 5 addictions, and then pass this award onto 5 Fabulous blogs! Of course I think you All are fabulous....but I can only choose 5!
And the award goes to.........drum roll please...........
1. Chris from http://candidcanine.blogspot.com/ Thanks for filling my head with all kinds of crazy ideas!! ;)
2. Moe from http://moeart.blogspot.com/ Thanks for making me laugh so hard it hurts!! And boy does she have a hand for polymer clay!!!
3. The Mini Food Blog at http://theminifoodblog.blogspot.com/ WOW! What else can I say! There's so many beautiful miniatures displayed on that blog, I'm jealous. I want one of everything! OK, maybe 2!!
4. Debbie's page http://tinytreasuresminilinks.blogspot.com/ (Not that her other 2 blogs don't deserve it too!!!) This blog is the 'bible' to online miniatures! I spent so many hours in there the other night, I started seeing double...And I had barely made it to the D's!!! Crazy, I know!! Thanks Debbie for taking to time to organize all those links for us. And if you get a chance check out her other 2 blogs......http://debbiestinytreasures.blogspot.com/, and http://hericusminiatureshetlandstud.blogspot.com/.....oh and did I mention that she's part of the Mini Food Blog group, too!! Shees....that's one busy lady!
5. And last, but not least.....http://moon.ap.teacup.com/koapin1225a/ NuNu's Blog 2. I wish I could read what is written, but the pictures are to die for. It literally makes my jaw drop open...Go see the tomatoes and you'll see what I mean. So, NuNu, if you're out there....this award is for you 2!!!
Wow! That's hard...only picking 5! There's so many great blogs out there!
OK...and now on to my addictions........Miniatures- duh!, Polymer clay- double duh!!, LOL, Milk, yes I said milk! Can't get enough of it! Candy~ sweet-tarts, gobstoppers, gummy worms....still waiting for my teeth to fall out~ Hey, maybe that's why I drink so much milk, to counter-react all that sugar I eat!! And the last would have to be.....well I guess if you asked the family, they'd say my blog......and all of yours! I'm constantly going, "Hey, come look at this!" or "OMG...this is too cool, You gotta check it out!" I know I can see my boys rolling their eyes into the back of their heads, going 'Oh, No, not another picture!', but they indulge me! So thank-you to the family!!!
And to wrap things up...a picture for you. I went to lunch with a friend today, and happen to pop into Hungates for a minute to see if I could find anything of interest....and there they were. Lots of Calico Critters! I was so happy I actually jumped up and down like a little kid. I used to get these when I was a little girl, back when they were Maple Town People. I just had to buy one, and this little bunny spoke to me. I took her outta the box so you could see her better......She's so cute! Honestly, I really wanted that bottle and that walker for the nursery, and as a bonus, I got another baby bunny!! Yippie!!
I got the sequins glued on the one bird house, although I still think it needs a little something extra. Thought you'd like to see what the cake platter ended up looking like......Also made the crate it's sitting in.
Then, while I was digging through that junk last night, I cam across another chair. Looks like Grandpa started to assemble it, but gave up......
It told me it wants to be pink, too......but, with a different flower! Guess I'll have to visit the fabric store sometime? Oh darn......hehehe
I also made a shadow box. I didn't use any pattern for this. I just simply cut out a house shape, and then cut the borders as I need them. I had no clue what I was going to put in it.....
Until, I found my shells..........It's amazing what you can find when you actually look through all that stuff you've accumulated through out the years! :) See my tiny little dice?
While I was digging though my 'junk' drawer ...(LOL, more like a treasuer drawer!!)....I also found this...
BTW...This is the top floor of Katie's Corner...It's where I'd live if I was small enough:) Debbie had asked where I was going to put the little pink chair, and I think this is where it may end up. Looks like that space to the left of that cabinet might be a good spot. I'll have to finish everything and get it in the room and take pictures again.
First I have to go glue all those little tiny shells into the shadow box....something I have been putting off all day!!!!
It was a kit originally, probably assembled by my grandfather, and pretty plain. I painted it pink, then dry brushed on a coat of white. After sanding, I painted it with a clear coat. I used a scrap piece material for the pad, wrapped it around the old pad and glued. I'm really happy with how it turned out, Very Shabby Chic!!!!
Just a quick picture to show you what I made today. Nothing too exciting........ yet. That cake platter may become something fantastic by the time I get done painting it. I used polymer clay as the base and a beer cap as the top. It's calling out to be painted some kinda pink, possibly with little white flowers....I dunno yet. The bowl with the spoon inside, is a little big! My daughter's Barbie may end up with another accesory...LOL...she loves it when I mess up! The rest of the spoons will find themselves living in the kitchen of Cora's House.
I spent the day playing with the placement of the blueberries....and have come to the conclusion that less is more. Oh, and speaking of LESS IS MORE, the same goes for sprinkles! I had some left over frosting, so I tinted it pink, and added it to the top of some chocolate cupcakes. Then I got a little carried away with the 'sprinkles'!
...........and of course you know that you can't ever just make one!!! I tell you, though, after the third strawberry or so, I was ready to be done! 
I had read Casey's blog a couple weeks back about making cupcakes and kinda went from there. I won't go into detail, she did a much better job explaining the how to's, look for it under her food label. I didn't have any of the molding stuff, so I used some scrap clay for the mold. Once I made the mold, I baked it, then began sticking pieces of clay into the little holes, and desperately tried to pluck them out. Of course I don't have a lick of cornstarch, talc powder, or any other similar substance on hand, so I ended up using a LOT of water instead. Still was tricky to get them out of the holes, but I managed. I suggest investing in some of that molding stuff!!! 
I LOVE THIS PICTURE!!! Bah Hahahaha....Imagine this, over and over and over and over again....Absolutely hysterical!!
He hops out of the tub so fast, you'd almost think he didn't have his toy....
Sorry the pictures are a little blurry....he's just moving that fast!
...and so does my daughter! She's already claimed it for her house.......and I think it works perfectly!!!
Honestly, I'm surprised I was able to get anything done at all. One of my outside kitties, JD, came home with a chunk of his ear missing Wednesday night. Either he was involved in a fight, or he got it hooked on something.......and now has a horrible hole! Needless to say, I haven't let him back outside yet, and he's been squawking about it ever since. He's very demanding....gets right up in your face and hollers....as if we couldn't hear him or something. Of course his satellite dish is MIA, or he'd have it hooked around his neck! And possibly a muzzle on his mouth!!
Then I found this mini easel and canvas. Perfect, huh!! They were $1.99 a piece, and now that I think about it, I probably should of bought more!
I also found seed packs at the Dollar General, they were priced 3 packs for a dollar. Although the seeds that are in each jar, Don't match their labels....I figured no one would know the difference.
I've been looking in the HBS catalog and trying to decide what house will work best. I need a small 2 story house for this....Any ideas as to what house will work? The downstairs is going to house all the cakes, and an area for customers to sit and do taste testing. The upstairs will be a kitchen, an old fashioned kitchen, I think.....a black and white checker-board floor with pastel appliances. Poor cakes.......they're packed away for another day. I think with Valentine's just passing, and seeing all the great candies and cakes that everyone is making, that I'm getting the cake 'bug' again.......maybe....or maybe I'm just thinking...........................First I Must Finish Everything Else I've Started!! Hahaha....well, technically, this is something I've started......But I was talking about the 3 houses that are begging to be finished. OK...I'm rambling on now.....off to finish painting the cap from a bottle of mouth wash gold. It's going to be a laundry hamper when I get done! 
Next is what used to be a tooth paste cap.....Makes a lovely gold trash can!
And this is where I'm at with the bathroom. I felt it was much too big, and the old layout made no sense. So I spilt the front part of the room into 2 areas. Right now I have a piece of foamboard in there, haven't decided if I want to use that or wood. 
Yup! I ran out of shingles!! Ugggg! I only need about 30 more.......guess I'll have to wait till I can order another pack....Darn it, I was on a roll!!
After they dried, I used Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue (Thanks Casey for the tip....the glue works really well for this!) to attach the shingles to the roof. 
I still need to do the bottom sides, and those corners are making me want to hide, But I'm sure I'll figure it out!!
Roch Castle and it's story. Seems a man was told by a witch that he would be bitten by a snake in a year and die. So Rupe (that was his name) built a castle and moved in to the top, so no snakes could hurt him. Then exactly one year later, it happened! Rupe went outside to get some firewood and after he put it in the fireplace and lit it, a snake jumped out of one of the logs and bit the man! Crazy, huh!! I was shocked to see that the rumors were true. What a horrible way to die!
Then Mom started crying, then my kids started crying because Mom and I were crying....LMAO, what a sight we were!!! They thought Grandma had bought me a quilt at the Amish Quilt Auction we had gone to! LOL, I had to explain to them that it was my quilt, that I made a long time ago. My mother took it to her quilting class and had a lady stitch a LOT of dragonflies into it...
BTW<> 
This little shore line painting was inspired by a painting I found in a magazine.
These next 2 came straight out of a book called Little Landscapes by Priscilla Hauser. I was learning her technique, and what better way to learn it than follow along. I highly recommend reading the book, if anyone is interesting in learning how to paint....I checked it out from the local library!
I really need to lower the horizon line in this pic.......You do learn as you go!
And this one is all mine! I took a photograph of the German Valley when we were in West Virginia....
....I really loved all the layers of land in the picture! I'm not totally impressed with the painting (that middle plain is not quite right!), but it's a good first attempt! I do like the idea of it........I was with my Mom the day I took the picture, and she decided that she needed thistles for her scrapbook, and somehow convinced me to get her some. Yeah, I must of had dummy written on my forehead, because I didn't realize that thistles have thorns and are almost impossible to 'pick'! They are very hardy!! LOL...Needless to say, Mom didn't get her thistles.........and I had little thorns stuck in my fingers!! The memory is funny though, so that's what makes it special! Naturally, I titled it Thistle Hunting in the German Valley!
And what would a blog entry be without a picture of my assistant? He's really not the best helper, but he's cute, so I put up with him!
Oh, and I used acrylic paint on gesso'ed watercolor paper for the paintings.