Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Gumnuts and handcarts............

                           I finished off some gumnuts that I had previously been working on!  



And a friend came to call bearing gifts - one of which was a railway hand cart.  So much better than flowers!!  Rob does amazing work.  I will photograph some other stuff of his as soon as I have time and show them all off!



Isn't it a beauty?!  I've already got the basket made for it (in my head, that is)!!  Will get on to that one straight away (in my spare time of course!)

Hope you're all having a great week!





Posted by Basketcase Miniatures at 21:44

22 comments:

  1. m1k116 April 2013 at 21:59

    Brilliant - both your work and Rob's. Waiting eagerly to see more.

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  2. Merja16 April 2013 at 22:25

    Great work!

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  3. heloïse16 April 2013 at 22:29

    Incroyable !
    Héloïse

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  4. mcddiss17 April 2013 at 00:18

    un trabajo fantastico y ese regalo esta genial

    besitos

    Mari

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  5. 12Create17 April 2013 at 01:20

    The gumnuts are brilliant, as is the cart - what a wonderful gift. I agree, much better than flowers.

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  6. Indy_Poppy17 April 2013 at 02:14

    The gumnuts are great. How big are they? The gumnuts around my house are tiny...only about 4mm big. The cart is a lovely piece, I can imagine it with lots of luggage as well as baskets. What a lovely gift. IndyPoppy

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  7. Basketcase Miniatures17 April 2013 at 03:08

    These Aussie gum nuts are approximately 30mm high!

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  8. Catherine17 April 2013 at 06:59

    I love the gum nut containers. Thank you for telling us how tall they are I had no idea about the size.
    WOW that cart is FANTASTIC!

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  9. Fabiola17 April 2013 at 09:23

    Your gumnuts are amazing!
    Bye, Faby

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  10. Unknown17 April 2013 at 09:36

    Both the gumnut baskets and the hand cart are unique and great miniatures.
    Mona

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  11. miraclechicken17 April 2013 at 10:06

    Oh how cool :)

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  12. Ilona17 April 2013 at 10:33

    Oh wow, those gumnuts baskets and the railway hand cart are gorgeous. I am curious what basket you'll make for the cart, Lidi :D!
    Hugs, Ilona

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  13. Drora's minimundo17 April 2013 at 12:28

    Beautiful gumnuts (I see them for the first time. Are they edibale?) The cart is an amazing miniature and a great gift.
    Hugs, Drora

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  14. Basketcase Miniatures17 April 2013 at 15:31

    Gumnuts are the seed containers for our glorious gum trees. They come in various shapes and sizes - some too large to use in anything miniature. Some are also tiny and too fiddely for me!! Not edible!!

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  15. PeanutPepin8117 April 2013 at 18:27

    Oh, how cool! Thanks for teaching me something new. Does your friend Rob have a blog? I'd love to see more of his work.

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    1. Basketcase Miniatures17 April 2013 at 20:47

      Unfortunately Rob does not have a blog - far too modest for that!!! But as promised, I will be showing more of his work soon - when I get back from KDF. Will be back in early June so you will all have to hold your breath!! Cheers - Lidi

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  16. onbeingaminimum18 April 2013 at 13:04

    Hope the gum nuts are coming to KDF they are so unusual and exotic, well in the UK anyway!!

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  17. Fi.P18 April 2013 at 15:48

    Hi Lidi,

    I'm so glad to see someone putting Gum nuts to good use, I so often look at them and think they should be useful for something other than Gum nut Babies (as cute as they are) and you used them with incredible style.

    Robs trolly is amazing!

    I will be looking out for you at the Sydney Fair....can't wait!

    ML Fi xx

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    1. Basketcase Miniatures18 April 2013 at 22:02

      Hi Fi - So sorry to say that I shan't be in Sydney this year. Last time I went to KDF I had a week between the drive back from the Sydney Show and our flight out, but this time there is only 1 day so I'm afraid I shall miss out on the excitement of the Sydney Miniatures Fair! Hope you have a great time there!! Cheers - Lidi

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    2. Fi.P28 April 2013 at 00:02

      Hi Lidi,

      Well I wish I were in your shoes and going to the KDF instead of the Sydney one. I am however disappointed I wont see you at Sydney.......: (

      Have a ball though, and I hope you sell HEAPS.....I know you will!

      XXX

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  18. elizabeth s20 April 2013 at 03:02

    Hi Lidi! I assume the gumnuts are hollowed out? The woven caps for them are quite smart looking! What would one store inside? I have never seen these before but I have heard about gum trees from the 'Kookaburra' song. I am so impressed with the trolly that you received and it is so much better than flowers! I look forward to your additions of the baskets, will they look like luggage?

    elizabeth

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  19. Basketcase Miniatures20 April 2013 at 03:11

    Hi Elizabeth - the gumnuts are most certainly hollow. I have made wooden tops for some of mine and I "store" water in those. The woven top ones could be used to store all sorts of grains I guess!? As far as the trolley is concerned, I want to weave some baskets like the ones I saw at the York Railway Museum. They are larger than luggage and if I can find the pics I have I will try and remember to post them. The work on those baskets won't start until after my next trip to New Zealand which is in July! There definitely are not enough days in a week or hours in a day....for me at least!!!
    Cheers - Lidi

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