I survived JoAnn's!

I'll bet that you thought that the bad JoAnn's people got me....Nope. We won. I am not telling you what Tessie did, but let's just say that they won't mess with her again! We got the paint replaced.

I then came home and baked brownies. Unfortunately I only painted a couple of walls in the Weaver's Workshop while those were baking.

The Wednesday Witches came for the afternoon. I never seem to get minis done when I am they are here. I am too busy talking, eating and generally having a good time. No concentration whatsoever....

Sorry to be so late, but I had to clean up after all of the messy witches after they left. Sometimes we get a bit unruly.

I decided, since I didn't have any new minis to show you, I would show you some closer ups of the "Neal Street East" Oriental shop in Covent Gardens in London.

Actually, the real one is much larger than this...This one is done in one of their bags. I carefully folded and carried several shopping bags home from the trip. Bags are great for making little glimpses of a favorite vacation spot.

The real shop is more like a bazaar or marketplace. There are many wonderful things to see there....It seems to me that someone told me later that the shop had closed. I can't confirm it, but if they did it is a shame.

Most of the things in my version are Asian treasures that I have collected here and there over the years.

Someday I may turn it all into a real room box, but until that time, this is a fun way to store the pieces and show them off at the same time.

The little antique Japanese doll is not really to scale, but as long as Tessie doesn't stand beside her, it's not noticeable....

I am not sure what Tessie said to her, but she disappeared. Tessie is now boasting about owning an Oriental shop.....

By the way, the fancy oriental shelves with the golden dragons on the corners? Plain hand built shelf. Painted with Red Iron Oxide. The golden dragons used to be the outer frame of a mini Japanese lantern. There are six to each lantern. I have enough for two more shelf units.

I am off now to finish cleaning up after those messy witches.

See you tomorrow.