Giveaway is open

Giveaway is now open!

Well friends, here are the promised photos at last, and the giveaway to celebrate 100 Followers is now officially open.  The items have a decided spring bent to them since it is now officially spring in the southern hemisphere and also since I thought that floral items would be handy for anyone no matter what their projects were.

For quarter scale (1:48th)

Side one of flower barrow and arbor

I have assembled a small arbor which would make a lovely

Top view of arbor.

 feature in a corner of a garden, or look really nice over a narrow pathway or stepping stones leading from one part of the garden to another.  I have covered it with a clematis vine blooming with a profusion of purple flowers.   I love this arbor, and even though it took forever to make the clematis vine, I think it is lovely to have a climber over it.

Reverse side of flower barrow and arbor

The second part of the giveaway for this scale is a wheelbarrow filled to overflowing with a mini-garden to add a floral feature to your quarter scale terrace, conservatory or garden.  The white daisies and flowers sparkle against the bright and cheerful poppies and daffodils.  Ivy and the vine tumble over the sides of the wheelbarrow.

For one inch (1:12th) scale

Again, I have made a floral display.  This time I attempted to give a wooden container a shabby-chic finish (my first attempt at this).  Inside is a lovely arrangement of roses, dark pink with burgundy striations, similar to a real-life rose I love.  Tiny flowers in pink and white along

1:12th scale give-away

Rear view of flower arrangement in container

with fern leaves are scattered throughout the arrangement and more fern leaves soften the edges of the container.   


The box is lined with paper so if desired, the arrangement could possibly be removed and the box used for another purpose if so desired, though I'm not sure how the flowers would fare.  The box is wooden and could be repainted if you wished.

Petitpoint cushion

The second part of the giveaway for 1:12th scale is a hand-stitched cushion.  I used one strand of DMC floss on 40hpi silk gauze for the petitpoint front of this cushion. The rose design is in tent stitch and the background is in basketweave.  The cushion is backed in 100% pure cotton, and the cording is DMC.  It measures approximately 1 1/4" square.  


Conditions of Entry:
 1. Only Followers are eligible to enter.  You may enter either of the draws or both.
2. To enter, please leave a comment after this post, stating which draw you'd like to enter: 1:48, 1:12 or both.
3. Entries will close 12 midnight Tuesday 20th September AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time).
4. There will be two draws - one for each scale. If you have entered for both scales your name will be entered for both scales so you have a chance to win either giveaway.
5.Results will be posted on Wednesday, 21st September AEST.


I hope you like the giveaways!  Everything except the metal quarterscale wheelbarrow and the one inch scale box were made by me, a lot from kits some, including the cushion,  from scratch.  They were all - including the cushion, done to express my deep appreciation to you, my dear Followers, for your interest, encouragement and support!


Good luck!