Spring on the Horizon:

 Once daffodils and tulips appear in the stores I know that Spring must be on the horizon in southern BC. 

The snowdrops have been blooming for a couple of weeks, aconites are shining yellow and the birds are very active. 

I spoke too soon, as soon as the thought “Spring” gelled in my mind, Arctic air dipped our temperatures with the wind chill across the Bay to -16C. A shock after the mild winter we had experienced to date.  Local children had a wonderful time sliding down a steep hill at a local park. This same slope in mid summer has dry grass that those same children use as an extended slide. Such a lot of fun to watch their descent. 

It seems that I settle to Mini time at this time of year. I note that my previous post that it was indeed last February!

Flowers arrived for the Swedish House from StudioE Miniatures - also known to many as my good friend Elizabeth.  Elizabeth does a lot of experimentation creating miniatures and I am one of those who benefits from the culmination of those experiments.

Daffodils and Elizabeth’s Paperwhites in the living room displayed in Chinoiserie pots and saucers. The hurricane lamp on the table highlights the flowers. 

I am having so much difficulty posting photographs .... I may post this as an incomplete post and try again as I have obviously done something incorrectly. Janine

The kitchen table is the perfect space to Lllllll

Cool! ... made a Mini fridge!

B, handy husband and excellent side-kick, has been working away making a fridge for the Swedish   House. We did admire the look of the SMED (we call it SMUG) curved-top fridges but

I mentioned previously that I found a bamboo napkin holder for $3 at a Dollar Store.  I used wood from it for the kitchen counters and the wood also worked in scale for the fridge/freezer doors.

Below the picture shows the basswood box finished.  The doors cut to fit before beginning to paint, sand and repaint with light coatings of gloss spray paint.
Note: Carrie asked what type of paint we used. It is Rustoleum White high gloss. Two coats, allow to cure then sand. Then three more coats - drying and sanding with 400 grit sand paper.

The shape is correct - freezer on the bottom .... there are lots of illustrations with dimensions on the Internet of European styled fridges.

Painting ...

The handles are made with brushed brass pipe that has been drilled to take nails that will connect it to the box. The nails were glued with epoxy.

 

Positioning the handles.

 

The fridge is almost ready. There are feet at the base to hold it above the floor and small metal   pieces on the edge of the doors to represent hinges.

       

Cool!
You can do it too!
Janine