Friday, February 20, 2009

The Modern Surrealist Goes Ga-ga



Check out what Marisa from the Modern Surrealist has done with some Mini goodies!! Some mini mushrooms, deer and groundcover..add a can and voila! She's truly talented and I just can't wait to see what she comes up with next!!



Here we meet in Anaheim..where I hand her her first baggie of minis..let the creations begin!:)

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Vintage Mushrooms - From Germany!




Mushrooms!

Lots of Mushrooms


Tiny and not so tiny. Plaster, Cotton, Plastic, vintage, rare miniature!

All these describe the all new Mushroom store on our Etsy Site.

If you need miniature mushrooms for any craft or art project, we have them in stock and available in bulk as well!


www.dorisdotz.com

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Mertens Madness



Woo-hoo! Now up on our etsy site, a nice sampling of the Merten's figures! Including the one above, the Waterskiers. These guys measure only 7/8" tall! I love them for jewelry, dioramas, little bitty shelf decorations! They are all handpainted plastic..so each one has it's own uniqueness..but they are ALL to die for!



This is the Wedding Guests set. They come in a cute little plastic box, with a vintage printed background!



Here's a little close up of two of the guests.



For this fun little project, I glued the background and some of the train station passengers into a mini fruit crate. I distressed the edges a little bit with some copper paint..and voila, mini train station diorama..What can you make with the Mertens?See more at Doris Dotz Do it Yourself!

Monday, February 9, 2009

Silky Treats



Now up on our Etsy site, vintage silk prints! Some are really cute gnome artwork..like above. My own favorite! Others include these Hummel-ish kiddy prints, a few renaissance replicas and some other unnamed art beauties. You get two to a package..and we've had fun so far decoupaging them to cigar boxes, the fronts of greeting cards..I'm about to try sewing them onto the front of some bags I'm making. Look for pictures coming soon!





This is how they look, at full size they measure 4 3/8" x 3 1/4"! Pick up a few and let us know what you do with them! :)

My Etsy Store