2013 Tucson completed roundtables

 Moving train layout, Lew Kummerow Mega Roundtable $10

Everything you see is included with the kit. The stuff in the middle can move by turning the dial below the table (I ruined the mechanism somehow). All you have to do is PAINT all those little houses, trains, buildings and table; glue the grass and foam clump bushes to complete the scene. Hah! Took me an entire day to paint and finish. But I love how it turned out.

Another view of the train layout

 Toy castle $5, all figures/carriage/throne/door/base for castle $5; Barbara Kummerow kits

Everything is resin. All you have to do is PAINT and glue in place. I can see all sorts of paint boo-boos from the picture blown up. Still need to do some paint touch ups of the figures (I need better quality paint brushes).

 Back view of castle where I glued the throne and massive arched door.

I love the Kummerows' roundtables, except for the painting I have to do.

 Christmas and Valentine cookie tins, $5 each, Carl Bronsdon kits

The cookies are ready made, you just have to add some paint to the cookies or glue on some graphics. Also have to cut out and glue on graphics for the tins. Took longer than I expected, but way less than if I had to make the cookies from fimo.

 144 scale Navajo Trading Post roombox, Amy Rauch kit, $5

Everything you see is included with the kit. Pretty easy as far as 144 scale kits go. The picture of completed roombox with the kit instructions is TEENY, so I settled on evenly spacing out the "ceramic bowls" on each shelf, then adding a bigger bead offset by smaller beads in between, and that seemed to make for a nice arrangement. I rolled up all my rug printies and should have saved a second one to go on one of the walls.

Here's a neat trick I picked up from this kit---glue some BUCKRAM to your plate printie and when you apply a stylus to make a "bowl" shape, the shape STAYS PUT. If you do this with plain paper, the "bowl" shape is liable to flatten out when you glue to the wall.

You can still use a hole puncher to punch out the printie with adhesed buckram--not too bulky.

Buckram is available at Hobby Lobby for about $4/yd. It's in the fabric section where they put batting, muslin and fusiform material.

 NAME fundraiser, adobe house HS doll's dollhouse, Robin/Shawn Betterley kit $5

Hardest and most tedious aspect of kit is PAINTING

 Back side of the adobe house. I wonder if I'll ever find the time to make furniture for the dollhouse?

 Ladies's dress shop in QS and QS gnome dolls in a trunk boy or girl $5 each, Sue Herber kits

The dress shop is easy to put together--NO PAINTING, YAY! You do have to paint the mannequins, however, but this did not take long at all.

The gnome doll & trunk are actually Lexington roundtables. The gnome dolls are already painted---BLESS YOU SUE. You just have to paint the doll trunk, glue on the graphic and then glue in the doll. You don't even have to glue the trunk together, it's all one resin piece.

 Kewpie doll in QS, Winnifred Holloway, $5

The doll is available in 3 scales. You just glue on the silk ribbon in the back, cut out the heart printie and glue onto a penny. I did away with the penny and cut a piece of 1/16 thick wood to fit the shape of the heart printie, applied Mod Podge gloss and crystal clear glitter to snazz it up.

 Buttons & Bows with tape measure & tomato pin cushion, Dorothy Hansen kit $5

This was pretty easy to make, could use more buttons to fill up the bottle. I made the bows using Georgia Queen & Jean Lierman (GJ's) Hair Pick Bow Maker, which was a Mega Roundtable and also came with a yard of silk ribbon and a magnifying glass, except I can't figure out how to attach the magnifier onto the bow maker.

GJ's Bow Maker is sturdy and stays put on the table without wobbling, and you can make bows in many sizes. I kept the bows ready made on the bow maker as a reminder that it's my bow maker, and it gives a visual clue to what the bow looks like when completed on various picks.

 Southwest Roombox, Mega Roundtable, Karen Benson kit

The roombox and frame is $10 and the interior furnishings are $10.

A super easy and COMPLETE kit. Everything you see is included with the kits. I even had printies left over to use in other projects.

 Another QS Southwest Roombox, Susan Farnik kit $5, exterior view

 Southwest roombox interior view
The entertainment center (dark) is a RT from Dick Hanson, which includes the flat screen TV
The turquoise pig and turtle is an accessory RT from Karen Benson. Framed picture in cabinet is a printie from Karen Benson's RT roombox above.
Clock, kleenex box & bottles from Quarter Connection swap 2011 online convention
Yucca plant from Susan Sheridan, QS swap in Tucson
Camera top left shelf from Fern Rouleau, QS swap Tucson
Books top left shelf, totebag favor from NAME online group
Candle sconces from Gayle Baillergeon, table gift Tucson

 Mirror, QS swap Tucson, no name in bag
Candle candelabra, table gift  from Gayle Baillergeon Tucson (LUCKY ME!)
Butterfly paper weight on table, table gift from Tis Bohlman (we all received a pair) Tucson
Scroll book on table, NAME online group totebag favor
Chair and side table, table gift from Tom O'Connor (THANK YOU Tom for a great gift)
Book on chair, QS swap Tucson
Rug, from Vi Haslup Quarter Connect 2011 online convention swap

 Not a roundtable, but a kit I bought from Ginger Landon Siegel in Tucson

I was able to finish this in about 2-3 evenings. Not hard, but a lot of tiny little details to attend to. Instructions are in 10 font, single spaced, both sides to one page. You have to read each sentence carefully or you're liable to miss some steps.

I messed up on the wreath in front (the paint smeared)

This appears to be a cupcake or tart form. Originally in gold, but I spray painted it Christmas red since the wallpaper in front and so many embellishments on the gingerbread house are in red.

2013 Lexington Completed Roundtables

 Kim Wood kit. As you can see I had trouble bending the wires to desired form (from not playing with these toys in 40 years)

 Pumpkin house and pumpkin carriage, Charlotte Atcher kits

The pumpkin house was easy. The pumpkin carriage took longer (I had trouble with the wired ribbon forms)

 Dollhouse bookshelf case with book, jewelry case, laser cut carousel horse, tiara & magic star wand

Fay Liner kit. I thought this kit was well worth $10 for all that it included. Fabulous price!

 Annie and Andy doll Sewing set box, Dorothy Hansen kits, $5 each

I love anything Raggedy Ann and Andy. Easy to put together and I always pick up neat tricks for minis I never thought of before.

 Jack O'lantern trick or treat candy pail or Easter basket of eggs candies/chocolate, Kathy Price kits

The Halloween candy pail took longer because you had to make the candy bar printies and paint the caramel apples, but it came with ready made candy canes.

The Easter basket of candies kit I LOVED because it came with the best ever BOWMAKER to make that bow you see there. The basket form was already made, you just braided the rope wire and trimmed the basket to scale, glue in the ready made chocolate egg and fimo colored eggs, paint the rabbit chocolate, make the bow and you're done. Even came with an extra piece of canvas and instructions to make your own round basket.

 Chenille stem dolls, red or blue; Sandra Whipple kits, $5 each

The doll's face is already done, as is the chenille stem doll form with painted shoes and hands. You dress the doll and add her bunka hair. Instructions are very good and easy to follow.

 Tudor style dollhouse for dolls, available in 1", HS and QS, $5 each, Karen Benson kits

The wood is laser cut, you just stain the wood, glue together and paste on the exterior and roof graphics.

 Back side of dollhouses. Only 1" and HS are pictured

No Sew Child's Art Smock, Robin Jeffries kit

This was easy to put together. I even colored the coloring page of Winnie the Pooh as a bee.

Teddy bear cookie tin, Carolyn Eiche kit

The cookies are already made, you just paint on the eyes, nose, heart, and paws, then glue on the graphics to the tin. I added some extra graphic to the lid and body of box to jazz it up a little. Add some Mod Podge to the lid's teddy bear graphic to give it a realistic gloss and to seal the graphic.

You should have enough teddy bear cookies to have the tin overflowing or save them for another plate of cookies.

2013 Lexington Playtime Memories Totebag Favors

 See-saw

Sled 

 Plate of cookies from Mary E Johnson

 Cork & chalkboard from Charrita Teague

 Foam block puzzle from Kim Wood

 Dolly Dingle book in 4 scales from Babette Overman

Kermit the frog puppet 

 Abacus

Baby bottle from Dolora Paull 

Animal pull toys from Alician Pearce & Nancy Flanagan 

 toy lawnmower from Abby Vukovich

 Black scottie rug

octopus pulltoy 

Scooter. The wheels are snap buttons used in clothing 

 rope from Fay Liner and friends

 Painting vignette from Kim Wood

 pair of pot holders

 a ball & book

Aubusson rug printed on fuzzy paper from Lyn Montgomery 

 Pirate hat & sword

Hula hoops, writing pen, brass towel ring kit, items for mini workshop (water bottle caps, rubber band, Q tips, toothpicks, wet wipe) 

1" toy train with box kit that I "fished" out of the wading pool from Hospitality Room

I wrote down the names of everyone who contributed to the totebag favors, but list is misplaced, so the above is from memory---sorry.

I loved all my totebag favors. THANK YOU to everyone who contributed!

2013 Lexington Playtime Memories Teacup Mystery

The Teacup Mystery featured a dessert theater with two actors, the woman as nanny and a young man as a puppet toy and the audience was divided into 4 groups. Each table was given instructions, and then three tables together form a small tale. Each table has no idea what the other two tables have been told, so when the tale is acted out by the audience, it's a complete surprise to each table and the entire audience as to how the tale will unfold and end. It turned out better than I expected, despite my misgivings about playing the part of the Pussycat.

Each table had a centerpiece consisting of a vignette around 2 Chrynsbon chairs and a table having tea. I didn't have enough time to take pictures of every table before the "theater" show began.

There were drawings for the centerpieces at each table, plus 3-4 additional door prizes.

Everyone received a teacup and saucer (each different) and a little gift (cowboy gun/rope/bad guy dummy with bandana OR a sheep pull toy OR....I forget). I got the cowboy ensemble.

"Sarge" and Ann Parker from Nebraska. They were in every one of my workshop classes. A very nice and friendly couple, completely in love with each other, love minis, and great family/kids.

Ann's hat decorated with minis. I want my own hat to wear at NAME houseparties and conventions.