Memories of a Summer Cabinet

Summers with my grandmother at the lake cabin is where I spent weeks on end as a child.  Her cabinets would be full of all of the goodies that she knew that my sister and brother, and I loved.  To this day I still love the look of an old clapboard cupboard as it reminds me of that cabinet at the lake from my childhood filled with special treats, favorite mugs, pink lemonade in long forgotten vintage bottles and beautiful tiny details utilized to pull it all together.  This cabinet captures all that my summers at the lake with my grandmother meant to me. If I could have my grandmother over for tea in my miniature world, this is where we would find the mugs...

This post is dedicated to my late grandmother and to all of the grandmothers out there who make a day or a summer in the life a child so very special... 

Summer Cabinet

This week I worked on a cabinet inspired by all of the wonderful things that summer brings.  As always, the cabinet was based on something that my grandmother would have had in her summer kitchen, right down to the colander filled with fresh vegetables from her garden and eggs gathered each morning from the hen house.   Have a great weekend everyone.

 

The colander is by Susi at MiniEdenTienda, and the strawberry pie was made by Karen at MerciaMiniatures

The TeaHouse and Pantry

The Pantry Cupboard

Welcome to the TeaHouse and Pantry at Windy Point Miniatures.

I take inspiration from the things around me that I find beautiful - I love the idea of recreating in miniature things from my grandmother's pantry, or bringing to life in 1:12 the scent of lilacs while preparing lunch by the garden on an old farmhouse table. Whether it be the warm cinnamon buns my mom used to make when I was a child or the vintage chair that belonged to my grandmother, these things inspire me to create them as still life pieces in 1:12 scale.

If you see something that you like, please feel free to contact me as I do accept custom orders. My miniatures can be found on Etsy at WindyPointMiniatures (www.etsy.com/shop/WindyPointMiniatures)