Saturday, 4 March 2017

Encouraging another generation of miniature enthusiasts.

We have another entry in today from Debbie P., and it is one that must truly warm our hearts! Debbie has completed the square for "encourage a young person by teaching them how to make a child-friendly mini".

I'll let Debbie tell the story in her own words:

"I have another bingo square completed."

"I made a mini with a 12 year old neighbour every Tuesday afternoon over the past several weeks. Mayah did a great job completing this Bathroom with mirror lights. The bathroom fixtures were examples of salesman samples that a neighbour had given to her Great-grandmother when she was a small child in Toronto, almost a hundred years ago. The Great-grandmother is 94 and in poor health. We have been racing to get this scene finished so she can see pictures of it.  Mayah's grandmother, Lynn, is a friend of mine and she is going to Toronto in two weeks."

"Soon after we moved to the valley, Lynn gave me these bathroom fixtures because she knew I did minis and she didn't know what she was going to do with them.  But then I did a four week class doing a small vignette at our local community Center for kids 8-12 and Mayah came with Lynn.
Mayah loved the miniatures. So I had promised to help her make some thing with the bathroom set.
It got underway this past January."

"Mayah did it all. She was very determined and focused. She learned to plumb, to do electrical work. She measured, and painted, and glued.  The result is a great little scene of which she is very proud.
We already have made plans to do another scene.

- Debbie"

What a wonderful project, Debbie.  And congratulations, Mayah.  You did a fantastic job!  Very well done, indeed. Your great-grandmother must be very proud of you, as are all of us! 



As always - you can click on the pictures to see a larger version and you can see all of the Bingo cards so far by clicking on the "Completed Bingo Cards" link in the column of the right.  Have fun everyone.  - Marilyn & Louise

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