Fully furnished and decorated MiPad Floor 3 on Ebay

Elaine Shaw (MiPad designer) has listed a brand new fully furnished and decorated MiPad Floor 3 on Ebay. All proceeds go to her friend Jacqui Shimidzu who runs a community cafe in South London. She spent many hours creating this floor because The Hill Station is no ordinary cafe, Jacqui and the staff there do some amazing work for the community but really all they need you to do is like this offering enough to put in a bid for it. MiPad, furniture, accessories and decoration if bought separately are worth over £600 but whatever it goes for is fine by Elaine and there’s no reserve price so the highest bidder wins whatever the price. Bidding started at £50 and at time of sending this it has reached £126 so you may be able to grab yourself a bargain.

There are 4 days left ending Saturday 20th July 22:16 (UK Time).
Everything you see is included and handmade by Elaine. As you can see its already made so there’s no waiting other than for delivery. Postage is free to UK but there will be a charge for international shipping (see Ebay for your destination costs).

Happy Bidding, here’s the link: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223582461605


In other news... where the heck have I been?!? Between being back at work full time, the kids, volunteering as an art teacher and a Girl Scout Troop Leader, my miniatures have been on the very back burner. Then my cancer came back. Or more likely they didn't get all of it 3 years ago. So four surgeries later I lost a boob, gained an implant, lost an implant and now have just started chemo and will have radiation in November. My cancer blog is here if you have any interest cancerfreecountdown.blogspot.com. I'm really hoping I can carve out some more time for minis as it truly is therapeutic but we'll see. Right now I'm trying to get the chemo pain under control and sleep whenever I can. Hope you all are happy, healthy and enjoying your summer!

My MiPad is here! (20% off sale ends today)

I added floor plans 1 and 5 to my floor 3 of my MiPad from Miaim Miniatures by Elaine Shaw. I saw the rooftop garden in Ulrike's dollhouse and emailed Elaine if I could get that as well. I don't think it's on the website yet, but email her for pricing and availability. Everything is made in London, and ships flat packed so shipping is affordable (I'm in the US) and it's really easy to assemble.

The blue windows are actually clear acrylic with a protective film on it. I thought it looked cool blue so I left them on for these photos but I'll take them off when I decorate. The roof top "glass" railing is what the windows will look like when the film is removed.

I can't wait to start decorating. I'm trying to find some fun wallpapers to give it a Palm Beach, Miami feel. With the holidays coming, I hope to carve out some time to decorating.

The 20% off sale ends today, Dec 22, so if you've been thinking about getting a MiPad, now is the time to do it. http://www.miaimminiatures.com

Ulrike's amazing MiPad

I am in love with Ulrike's 5 story MiPad. Enjoy the eye candy.

These houses and all of Elaine's store is 20% off sale for one more day. You can see her new MiPad 5 level and her new Lust Bedroom Collection in my post below. Sale ends Dec 22.
http://www.miaimminiatures.com/

20% off at Miaim Miniatures until 12/22

Elaine at Miaim Miniatures is having a 20% off everything sale! She has this gorgeous new bedroom set and a brand new design for the MiPad dollhouse. Check out her new Lust Collection & the MiPad 5


She also has a new bathroom set that I am totally going to get. Sale ends December 22nd. Check out her website to see all of her new items and other fabulously modern items.

http://www.miaimminiatures.com/

MiPad is up and running

So we bought our first house a year ago, and I'm finally getting around to setting up some of my dollhouses. We've had renovations that have gotten in the way but I found a corner in this room where the MiPad now lives. I think the bathroom turned out a little too large so I'll shrink that down a bit, but for now I have a least one completed dollhouse. Many more to come as I unpack more of my minis.

"My Design Life" on Mode

Mode spent 5 hours at my house filming my collection and interviewing me for their web series “My Design Life”. It’s a cool series of eclectic artists and interesting projects; the Samurai Hairstylist is pretty wild.

I was so nervous in front of the camera at first but they did a great job editing it. I'll post pictures and more details about the rooms that were edited out.

Here are all of their "My Design Life" videos (now under Glam.com):
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Mode+My+Design+Life+Glam.com

MIAIM Miniatures' MiPad is #8 on Vogue's Holiday Gift Ideas

Check it out! Elaine Shaw's MiPad made it as #8 in Vogue's Holiday Gift Guide! http://www.vogue.com/slideshow/5028811/holiday-gift-guide-2014/#8. Elaine also has some new kitchen and bathroom fixtures in her store, check those out here: http://www.miaimminiatures.com/store.html

MiPad in Black & White

The 3rd anniversary of MinisModernas scene contest was extended from June 15th to the end of the month, so there is still time to enter. Check out the details from Rosa on minismodernas.blogspot.co.uk.

This is the start for my entry for the contest and my first time working in the MiPad: Black & White Loft. I still need to find art and a rug or two. I plan on trying out different themes in the MiPad. For this one, I envision a "Sex in the City" vibe. An upscale loft for a single professional lady needing a break from the big city life.

Yes realistically, a shower and kitchen sink separated by a bamboo partition is probably not the most hygienic, but under the stairs was the most privacy I could find for the loo.



More pictures coming as I add the final details.

Deets: MiPad and bathroom suite (tub, toilet, bidet, shower, sink) from MIAIM Miniatures. Bed, linens, Uno Sofa, pillows, mirror, desk accessories, book are PRD Miniatures. Dining table, Hexa side table, black vase on desk, partition are by me Modern Minis. Custom chairs are from Minimagine. Kitchen and shelf are from ebay. Working lamp is Tiny Tim Book Light. Accessories are Kaleidoscope House, Mighty World, lilu miniatures and Miniatures.com.

Happy Days Are Here Again!

Oh happy days! My MiPad floor plan 3 arrived from MIAIM Miniatures by Elaine Shaw. It took less than 15 minutse to unwrapped and assemble. The only tool needed for the design I chose was a screw driver to attach the front hinged wall to the house.

I set up the house with a black and white theme and I'll try to photograph and post photos later tonight.

The house was incredibly well packed so there was no damage from the oversees shipping. The walls, floor and ceiling were all individually wrapped so they wouldn't scratch or damage each other durning transit. The directions are super easy to follow (although the house is designed so well you don't really need them). You are supposed to attach the stairs before you assemble the house, but I wasn't going to use them for my first design so you'll notice they're missing in the first assembled pics. Then I changed my mind, and popped them in place, as the stairs are too cool not to use.


I love how every edge is finished so once assembled it is ready for decorating. The high quality materials and polished edges on the acrylic really make this the best manufactured dollhouse I've seen. I'm really impressed with Elaine's designs and the manufacturer she's working with.

Elaine is working on more floor designs and extensions. I can't wait to expand on to this house. Currently there are 4 floor designs to choose from at £150 per floor, along with some great modern furniture. More info on the house designs can be found on MIAIMminiatures.com

It's here!!! MiPad is now available!!!!

Miaim is back and open for business!! Elaine Shaw has finally brought her dream to reality, hoping to make your dreams a reality too.

"Build your miniature dream home.
Elaine's idea was to make what can be an expensive hobby more affordable, so she developed this new and exciting system to build a dolls house just the way you want it.

Choose just one floor or as many as you like whenever you want to extend.

Place each floor in the order of your choice and change the order at any time.

There are different styles to choose from (more available soon) or you can have the same floor as many times as you like, allowing you the owner a choice in the structure of the building itself.

MiPad comes finished in white matt both inside out, with white gloss floors so there's no need to decorate unless you want to. Very easy access and maximum visibility means you can see all your beautiful furniture at a glance but with enough wall space to arrange it too.

Sleek, large space, open plan, modern interior means that most floors can be used as any room, all it needs is your imagination."

Elaine is bringing dollhouses back in fashion by making more fashionable dollhouses. You can check out all of the details and order one today on her newly updated website: www.miaimminiatures.com