A very sweet award!

I want to thank the lovely Mari from Il Cucchiaino Magico for this inspiration award, and her wonderful words accompanying it! Thank you Mari! I am honored to be considered one of your inspirations and  to be among your friends!

Following Mari's instructions I give this award to 5 bloggers that inspire me with their work and honor me with their friendship...
1) Ira @ Merry Jingle Crafts
2) Susanne @ Miniature Dreams
3) Flora @ La Casa delle Bambole di Flora
4) Nina @ Tudor Dollhouse and
5) Athina @ Sugar Buzz

A big hug
Anthoula

A sweet award!

I want to thank my fellow greek blogger Marilise for this sweet award! You are very generous!

And don't forget that tonight I will announce my 3 giveaway winners...

A couple of awards...

I want to thank 2 lovely ladies that have honored me with an award!

Estefania...

and Olivia...

As I have already given these awards to some people, I will dedicate them to all my followers!

 Please feel free to copy them and place them on your blog. You all deserve it!

Many kisses

Anthoula

Brilliant ruby red wine & two awards!

I know I haven't been around much this week, due to a heavy schedule at work...And it's not over yet, so please bear with me, as I decided to merge 2 posts in one... Here it goes:

#1: Ruby red wine for my victorian dinner!

 Isn't this beautiful? 

There is quite a background in this creation, as I first experimented with Scenic Water, tinted with acrylic paint, but the result was a disaster! It came out quite a mudy-looking liquid...My second attempt was to use plain vitrail (glass) paint, but that wasn't successful either, as the liquid was not as transparent as I wished... Very disappointing... And then I followed Teresa Martinez proposal to use polyester transparent resin, tinted with vitrail paint! So I tried and I got this wonderful result! Thank you so much Teresa for your valuable tip!

Now I am off to more experiments with this resin...and sky will be the limit! ;-))

#2: Two of awards

I got the first award from Johanna @ Mini Treasures for being one of the sites promoting the Mini Treasures wiki. It's an interesting link and it's worth checking it out! Thank you Johanna!

Then I got a lovely award from Ascencion @ Mis Miniaturas, who is so sweet to include me in her circle of friends!

 Following the rules, I need to nominate only 10 out of the wonderful blogs I follow...so here you are:

1) Ira @ Merry Jingle

2) Ernesto @ Punto Sur Miniaturas 

3) Santie & Athina @ Santie-Athina

4) Sumaiya @The Garfield

5) Lara @ Lara' s Miniature World

6) Flora @ La Casa delle Bambole di Flora 

7) Eva @ Mini-Escenas

8) Susanne @ Miniature Dreams

9) Sonia @ Mini Tink and last but not least

10) Glenda @ Peppercornminis

A Sunshine Award!

Santie and Athina have given my a Sunshine Award! I want to thank them for the award, as well as for all the wonderful 1:1 sweet creations that keep me inspired...

I will bend the rules a little bit here, giving this sunshine award  not to 10 blogs, but to all my followers, who are my own sunshine in blogland... Thank you for making my journey in miniatures so delightful!

Many kisses
Anthoula

An award!

I received a wonderful award from Lara, and I am very excited to be considered a fellow artisan of miniatures by such a talented miniaturist...Thank you Lara!

 Following Lara's rules I 'll pass it to 5 blogs from the many I consider as fellow arstisans of miniatures:

Sophia @ Small Talk, to keep her inspired...

Genevieve @ Genevieve Miniacollection, for her wild imagination ;-)...

Lisa @ Lisa Johnson Richards, for her precious encouragement and support...

Eva J @ Evas Miniatyrer, for her wonderful inspirations...

Marleen @ Marleen's Miniaturen, for her beautiful ideas...

My very first blog award!

Yesterday I got my very first award, and I am thrilled! I need to thank the lovely lady and great miniaturist that nominated me, Lisa @ http://www.lisajohnsonrichards.com/blog/.

Thank you Lisa, coming from you means a lot!

So, the rules for this award are:

1. Thank the person that has given it to you. ~ Done

2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog ~ Done

3. Link to the person who nominated you ~ Done

4. Name 7 things about yourself that nobody knows ~ Done

5. Nominate 7 kreativ bloggers ~ Done

6. Post link to the 7 blogs that you nominate ~ Done

7. Leave a comment on each of the blogs nominated ~ Will do after I post this...

My 7 things are:

1. I love chocolate (who doesn't?) BUT

2. When it comes to ice cream, I prefer vanilla!

3. I created my first mini food item just 3 months ago, BUT

4. I have been "researching" for a year, having bought many books on miniature food making.

5. I am newly-wed (16th last December), and my loving husband was my first follower!

6. I simply adore miniatures that have a french air...

7. Every time you leave a comment on my blog, I have a HUGE smile on my face!...

In random order my 7 nominees are:

1. Linda @ Une Petite Folie

2. Sabiha @ Sabs Mini Interiors

3. Lea @ Un jour a la campagne

4. Oiseau @ Le Petit Monde d' Oiseau

5. Josje @ A Beautiful World

6. Tereza @ Tiny Ter Miniatures

7. Elena @ Mondodifavola

Enjoy your day and keep smiling!

xxx

Anthoula