Janet Granger Competition

Alice blue room set -  A doll's house room full of mini stitching

 

 

Who has the most beautiful doll's house? Could it be you?

Janet Granger has just launched a competition on her website, with a fantastic prize of £200 in vouchers to spend on her website to one lucky winner,  plus two runner-up prizes of £20 in vouchers! It's to celebrate the fact that she has been running her doll's house needlepoint kit business 20 years this year.

All you need to do to enter is take a photo of a room in your doll's house with at least four items of mini stitching in that have been made from her miniature needlepoint range of kits or chart packs, and you're in with a chance! The closing date is 14th November 2016, to give you time to stitch something specially, if you choose to. Follow the link from the home page at www.janetgranger.co.uk to see full details of how to enter.

Good luck!

 

This is what £200 of kits looks like!

 

 

AIM member Janet Granger has recently launched new little pole screen and fire screen needlepoint kits for doll's houses. She tells us that the sweet, little kits are great fun to make and will give you hours of stitching pleasure during the winter evenings.

The pole screens are to be stitched on 40 count silk gauze and the fire screens on 32 count silk gauze. These co-ordinating kits are all designed around the theme of 'the four seasons'. Janet explained that she already had the second fire screen from the left in this line-up below in her range of over 260 kits and that inspired her to design the rest, as she thought that the other seasons could all be represented in needlepoint, too. They are all suitable for twelfth scale doll's houses. 

The pole screen, when finished, is five inches high, and the fire screen is 2 3/4 inches high. The fire screen kit contains a white metal kit in three pieces to make the frame, and the pole screen kit contains finely-turned mahogany pieces to make the pole screen. Each kit contains a colour block chart to count the design from (the design isn't printed on the fabric), a suitable fine needle, generous amounts of Anchor stranded cotton (floss), a piece of silk gauze and detailed instructions.

The fire screen frames are simply glued together with a contact adhesive such as Araldite, and then finished with enamel hobby paint, such as Humbrol (not included in the kit, but the colour used on the model is suggested on the instruction sheet). The pole screens are glued together with wood glue, and then finished with mahogany wax polish - you can purchase a Wood Finishing Kit from Janet's website for this, or you can simply leave the wood in its natural state.

Janet explained that both types of kit are very easy to make, but she also provides tutorials on her website about how to put each one together, if you'd like to see that first! 

The fire screen kits are £20.95 each, and the pole screen kits are £19.95 each and would make great Christmas presents, either for yourself or a friend.

Visit www.janetgranger.co.uk to see these kits now!

From the left; Spring Flowers, Summer Roses, Autumn Harvest, and Winter Wreath.

Latest Kit from Janet Granger

AIM member, Janet Granger has a new needlepoint sampler kit on her website this week - it's called 'Blue Vases', and is Victorian style with a full alphabet, in shades of blue, green and light brown. It's a quick little project, which should only take a couple of evenings to stitch.

The sampler is stitched on 32 count evenweave fabric. The kit contains stranded cotton, a generous piece of evenweave fabric, clear instructions and stitch diagrams, a suitable needle, a colour block chart to count the design from and a varnished wooden frame to mount the stitching in.

The kit costs £8.95, and is available from her website here: http://www.janetgranger.co.uk/acatalog/Needlepoint_Kits_Samplers_for_your_dollhouse.html

If you haven’t stitched in this scale before, or you would like to know what is involved in making one of these kits, visit the FREE ONLINE TUTORIALS page to see how easy it is to create this little sampler:http://www.janetgranger.co.uk/tut_sampler.htm 

Contact details:

Janet Granger Designs
Rose Cottage, Leek Road, Waterhouses, Staffordshire ST10 3JS England
Tel.: 01538 308860

 

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New kits from Janet Granger

New on AIM member, Janet Granger's website this week is a matching set of an ‘Elephant' teacosy kit, with a tray cloth kit echoing the pattern of the rug on the elephant's back. If you love novelty teacosies, then you'll love this set! They are both quick to stitch, and easy to assemble.

Both kits are to be stitched in needlepoint on 32 count silk gauze. The teacosy kit contains stranded cotton, a generous piece of silk gauze, clear instructions and stitch diagrams, a suitable needle and a colour block chart to count the design from. The tray cloth kit contains all of the above, plus mahogany components to make the tea tray, which simply need gluing together.

Various designs of teapots and tea sets are also available to complement all the teacosies that she has in her range (see the 'Teacosies' page of her shop, and scroll to the bottom).

The kits are available from Janet's website here:

http://www.janetgranger.co.uk/acatalog/WhatNew.html

The teacosy kits are £12.95 each, and the tray cloth kits are £10.95 each.

If you haven’t stitched in this scale before, or you would like to know what is involved in making one of these kits, visit the FREE ONLINE TUTORIALS page to see how easy they are at;

www.janetgranger.co.uk/tutorials.htm

Contact details:

Janet Granger

Janet Granger Designs

Rose Cottage, Leek Road, Waterhouses,

Staffordshire ST10 3JS

Tel 01538 308860

Email: mail@janetgranger.co.uk

New Art Deco Kit Range from Janet Granger

 

 

 New Art Deco carpet kits to make in needlepoint from Janet Granger 

Do you own a twentieth century style, twelfth scale doll's house or love art deco style miniatures?  Yes? Then you'll love AIM Member Janet Granger's newly released Art Deco carpet kit designs.

There are four kits to collect and they are all to be stitched using tent stitch (like half cross stitch) on 18 count canvas. The carpet kits contain plenty of Appletons crewel wool, clear instructions, a suitable needle, and a colour block chart to count the design from.

Chart packs are also available, for those of you who have lots of thread and canvas already, or who would like to stitch the designs in your own choice of colours - these contain black and white symbol charts.

These kits are available from Janet granger at;

www.janetgranger.co.uk

 

The kits start from £15.50. P&P is £1.75 per order if placed by post (cheques to Janet Granger); p&p online depends on the order total (but free over £40)

 

You can see more of Janet's latest kits on her 'What's new' page at;

http://www.janetgranger.co.uk/acatalog/WhatNew.html

 

Janet Granger Designs, Rose Cottage, Leek Road, Waterhouses, Staffordshire, ST10 3JS Tel: 01538 308860

Classic Victorian Berlin woolwork designs to make in needlepoint

 



Do you own a Victorian style twelfth scale doll’s house? Then you will love the new kits from Janet Granger – a large collection of classic Berlin woolwork style carpets and matching accessories, all in a stunningly dramatic black and gold pattern, with a central panel of flowers in deep jewel tones.

They are all to be stitched using tent stitch (like half cross stitch) – the fabric counts range from 18 canvas (for the carpets), to 32 silk gauze, and even 40 gauze for the teeny handbag. The carpet kits contain Appletons crewel wool, and all the other kits contain Anchor stranded cotton. The kits have clear instructions, and colour block charts to count the design from. All necessary components are included in the kits, such as the metal bellpull end, or the wooden chair pieces.

Have a look at the What's New? page to see all the kits: http://www.janetgranger.co.uk/acatalog/WhatNew.html

If you haven’t stitched in this scale before, or are unsure about making one of these kits, why not check out the FREE ONLINE TUTORIALS page at

www.janetgranger.co.uk/tutorials.htm and see how easy it is to create one of these!

The kits start from £4.75. P&P is £1.75 per order if placed by post (cheques to Janet Granger); p&p online depends on the order total (but free over £40).

Janet Granger Designs, Rose Cottage, Leek Road, Waterhouses, Staffordshire, ST10 3JS Tel: 01538 308860

www.janetgranger.co.uk



NEW! Tiny firescreens in needlepoint from Janet Granger

 

Due to constant requests from customers to expand the range of existing doll’s house scale firescreen designs, and include matching designs for other items in her range, Janet has just launched these four firescreen kits. They are to be stitched in needlepoint on 32 count silk gauze (counted from a colour block chart), with one strand of Anchor cotton. Everything you need is included in the kit – even the white metal firescreen, which comes as three parts and simply needs to be glued together and then painted. Choose from a willow pattern motif, a classic tree of life, a stunning Berlin woolwork design in black and gold or a floral design with a green trellis background.

 

 

The kits can be ordered from the ONLINE SHOP now:

http://www.janetgranger.co.uk/acatalog/Needlepoint_Kits_Firescreen_Kits_for_your_dollshouse.html　

Take a look at the Matching Kits page, to see other items that will co-ordinate with these firescreens:

http://www.janetgranger.co.uk/acatalog/Co-ordinating_Kits.html

If you haven’t stitched in this scale before, or would like to know more about what making one of these kits involves, why not have a look at the FREE ONLINE TUTORIALS at www.janetgranger.co.uk/tutorials.htm and see how easy it is to create one of these!

The kit costs £19.95. P&P is £1.75 per order in the UK (£3.50 overseas). You can pay using VISA, Mastercard and Paypal (online only), or you can make your cheque payable to Janet Granger if ordering by post.

Janet Granger Designs, Rose Cottage, Leek Road, Waterhouses, Staffordshire, ST10 3JS Tel: 01538 308860 www.janetgranger.co.uk





AIM Members News 2012 ~ Janet Granger

Three 'works in progress' designs, to be stitched on 40 count silk gauze, by Janet Granger (Doorstop, slippers and handbag designs)

Miniature needlework stands, for the embroiderer in your doll’s house!

If you love embroidery, then surely the lady dolls in your doll’s house do as well! Six designs for needlework stands have just been launched by Janet Granger, to be stitched on 40 count silk gauze using tent stitch (like half cross stitch). Components for the finely turned mahogany frame are included in the kit.

There are three ‘picture designs’, for various styles and eras in your doll’s house – a Tudor one, a Georgian one and a Victorian one. There are also several ‘work in progress’ designs for what would be ‘3-D’ items in real life. So, the embroiderer in your doll’s house can now be seen to be working on a project such as a pair of slippers, a handbag or a doorstop!

Each needlework stand kit contains a piece of 40 count silk gauze, Anchor stranded cotton threads, the mahogany frame pieces, a colour block chart (the design is not printed on the fabric), detailed instructions and a suitable needle. The stand measures two and three eighths of an inch wide by three and three quarters high (6cm by 9cm) when finished.

If you are a beginner to mini-stitching and are unsure as to whether you would be able to make one of these needlework stands, why not have a look at the free online tutorial section of Janet’s website first? It guides you through every stage of stitching and finishing the needlework stand, with detailed photos to show you exactly what you need to do. You'll see just how easy they are to make!

Each kit costs £19.95. P&P is £1 per order if placed by post, or p&p FREE worldwide if ordered via the website. Janet takes VISA, Mastercard and Paypal (online only), or you can make your cheque payable to Janet Granger.

The kits are available from: www.janetgranger.co.uk/acatalog/index

The tutorial is here:www.janetgranger.co.uk/tutorials

'Larkspur and Roses' needlework stand design on 40 count silk gauze, by Janet Granger

mail@janetgranger.co.uk



AIM Members News 2012 ~ Janet Granger's New Bolster Cushion Kits

Janet Granger has just launched a cute new doll's house bolster kit to her website at www.janetgranger.co.uk 

 The bolster measures one and three quarter inches long and the tiny tassel measures just under half an inch! The bolster is to be stitched on 32 count silk gauze and each kit contains everything you need to complete one bolster; the silk gauze fabric, Anchor stranded cotton threads, stuffing, a suitable needle, colour block chart (the design is not printed on the fabric), and detailed instructions.

If you would like to see exactly how to put this kit together (including how to make the tiny tassels!), then take a look at the Tutorial on Janet's website at http://www.janetgranger.co.uk/tut_bolster.htm, which shows you what to do.

The kit costs £12.95, and shipping is free worldwide.

 this design is called 'Barbara (green)'

AIM Members News 2012 ~ Miniature Home by Melissa Boling

Itching for Spring?

If you're itching for warmer weather, how about doing some spring stitching?  The crocus pillow above is the newest addition to Melissa's website and coordinates with the hollyhock pillow.  Both cushions are done on 40 count silk gauze and are designed for DMC cotton floss.

The "Birds and Blossoms" cushion is the spring cushion from her Four Seasons Series.  The Four Seasons cushions are done on 48 count gauze and each has a plaid border, and an optional stitched plaid back.  (If you live in the southern hemisphere, and are tired of the hot weather, you might like to try the autumn pillow in this series.)

There are many other projects on the website, such as a peony rug if you're looking for more spring flowers, a cheery yellow tea cozy suitable for a 1950s kitchen and much more....

Why not take a look at  http://www.miniaturehome.com/  and start your spring stitching!



AIM Members News 2012 ~ Janet Granger

If you love stitching in miniature, then make sure you visit Janet Granger's website http://www.janetgranger.co.uk/ during January, to take advantage of her Sale. Everything in the online shop has 10% off its usual price - all the kits, chart packs, cut canvas and gauze pieces, and accessories such as Wood Finishing Packs and Fray Check.

If you fancy making a tiny cushion or bellpull, or maybe a dining chair or footstool, Janet's website is the place to look.

With over 180 kits to choose from, there's sure to be something to tempt you!

Shipping is free worldwide on all orders of £10 or over (under £10, there's a flat-rate charge of £1.25 per order).

Janet Granger's Sale runs throughout the whole month of January, so grab a bargain while you can!

AIM Members News 2012 ~ Bearcabin Miniatures

At Bearcabin miniatures, you will find hand crafted and hand stitched collectors quality miniatures and One Of A Kind heirloom pieces. Specialising in 12th scale, my main themes are Victorian upholstered furniture and modern cross-stitched soft furnishing and tapestries. In our Etsy store, you will also find our popular 'Woodland Witches' furnishings and accessories and the occasional little chenille stemmed bear. When time allows, I also hand make one of a kind miniatures in the seasonal theme that is current at that time.

Our miniatures can be found in our Etsy shop at Bearcabinminiatures.etsy.com where we are currently offering Free Worldwide Shipping until 16th January.

AIM Member Showcase ~ Janet Granger

Saskia kit

Janet Granger has just launched a new miniature needlepoint carpet kit on her website, www.janetgranger.co.uk , called 'Saskia'.

The design is an Oriental one, in shades of mid-blue with deep red and cream highlights, and measures 9 x 6 1/4 inches. It would look great in a study or drawing room in your doll's house. The kit contains 18 count canvas, plenty of Appleton's crewel wool,  thread for the fringe, detailed instructions, a colour-block chart to count the design from, and a suitable needle. The design is worked in needlepoint - tent stitch for the details and basketweave for the background. Both stitches are easy to do (very similar to half cross stitch). There are Tutorials on Janet's website, showing how to do these stitches, if you are new to embroidery. If you prefer to choose your own colours, or work the design on a different count of fabric, then a chart pack is also available. The full kit costs £21.50, and the chart pack costs £10.75. P&P is free if ordered online, or £1.50 if ordered by post with a cheque.

Contact details:

Janet Granger

Rose Cottage, Leek Road, Waterhouses, Staffordshire ST10 3JS

mail@janetgranger.co.uk

www.janetgranger.co.uk

AIM Members Showcase ~ A Seasonal Celebration Tour

With christmas nearly upon us, join with me and lets take a tour of some of our talented AIM members and see what glorius christmas delights they are offering this year :0)

Wrapped up warm, this delightful Art Deco Lady is dressed up ready to go out for Christmas.

Mary Williams Dollshouse Dolls at  http://www.dollshousedolls.co.uk/

Passing the little tree...

Ceynix Miniature Trees 'n' Trains at http://www.ceynix.co.uk/

and the pretty Christmas decorated trees...

Santa and trees by Kay Brooke at http://www.kaysminidolls.com/

Stopping to meet two little boys ready for christmas...

Dolls by Sandra A. Stacey at http://www.sasminidolls.com/

Into the warm house, where Santa and Mrs Claus wait....

Dolls by Adora Bella Minis at http://www.adora-bella-minis.com/

Beside the fireplace decorated for Christmas... 

  

1:24 Snow Village Glitter Houses Kit by Carol M. Kubrican at http://www.true2scale.com/

With Christmas stockings ready to hang...

Stockings by Janet Granger at http://www.janetgranger.co.uk/

and Christmas cushions all ready to snuggle into...

Christmas cushions by Wendy's Miniature at http://www.wendysminiatures.com/

The tables are laid with sumptious Christmas food...

Christmas Miniatures by Sadie Brown at http://www.homewardflight.etsy.com/

and candy corn cupcakes...

By Mels Miniatures at http://www.melsminiatures.com/

Whilst the toys wait to be played with...

 Festive Humpty by Tower House Dolls at http://www.towerhousedolls.co.uk/

The bears wait to be cuddled...

Bear Makers Cupboard by Bearcabin Miniatures at http://www.bearcabinminiatures.etsy.com/

and the books wait to read...

The Night Before Christmas Miniature book by Pat Carlson at  http://www.patcarlsonminiatures.com/

At this, our Christmas time xx

AIM Member Showcase ~ Janet Granger's christmas stockings

There are some sweet little Christmas Stocking kits available on Janet Granger's website along with a free online tutorial for her stockings.

 So why not give it a go and stitch yourself a lovely little christmas stocking? After all,  even 12th scale fireplaces need Christmas stockings to be hung on them at Christmas!

http://www.janetgranger.co.uk/

AIM Member Showcase ~ Janet Granger

Introducing AIM Member, Janet Granger of Janet Granger Designs. Janet has been selling miniature embroidery online since 1996 and her wonderful 12th scale Embroidery kits are superb.

Janet has just launched new twelfth scale needlepoint kits on her website, www.janetgranger.co.uk , so why not take a look? Both ranges are called 'Alice' - there is a minty green/beige colourway, and a blue/peach colourway to choose from. Each range comprises nine kits altogether. They can all be bought individually, but the photos below show them together, to tempt you!! The basic 'Alice' design is derived from a Victorian floral motif, but these soft furnishings would look great in a 'shabby chic' interior, too. For those of you who want to know these things, the design is called ‘Alice’, after a friend of Janet's who lives in Edinburgh!

The design is available in all these different types of kit: two sizes of carpet, cushion, round footstool, rectangular stool, dining chair, firescreen, bellpull and bolster cushion. The carpets are to be stitched on 18 count interlock canvas with Appleton’s crewel wool (chart packs are also available, if you’d prefer to make them in a different colourway or a different count of fabric). The cushion is to be stitched on 22 count canvas with two strands of Anchor stranded cotton. All the other kits are to be stitched on 32 count silk gauze, with one strand of Anchor.

Prices start at 4.50 GBP for the cushion kit, up to 21.50 GBP for the large carpet kit. Shipping is free, worldwide, on any order of 10 GBP or over. Under 10 GBP, a flat rate of 1.25 GBP per order applies.

So, why not treat your doll's house to a room decorated in a beautiful co-ordinating range of stitched soft furnishings?

AIM Member Showcase ~ Suzane Herget

Suzane Herget has been interested in miniatures since a young age and has subsequently hand made miniature accessories for her daughters dolls house. In 1981, Suzanne was taught how to hand make Tatting and in 2007 she applied for and was awarded IGMA status. Around 2008, having moved to quarter scale, Suzane started to move into the area of doll making and made a series of dolls for an Anniversary Inn. Her Eliza Doolittle and friends seen above were some of her first creations and continue to be among her favorites.

Suzane sells her lovely work through her blog and enquiries can be made via email at petitentiny9@gmail.com

On Suzane's blog, you will find her beautifully made dresses and petite count embroidery. Suzane tells me she loves to create and is always happy to consider special orders. Throughout the month of November, Suzanne is offering a tiny, round doilie for sale. This doilie measures less than 1" across and is being offered for sale to worldwide customers.

Suzane's Blog can be found at petitentiny9 blogspot



Count Your Blessings from Janet Granger

This is Janet Granger's latest addition to her range of mini samplers. It is called 'Count Your Blessings', and is to be worked on 32 count evenweave fabric. The kit contains everything you need to complete the sampler, including the wooden picture frame to mount the finished stitching in. We often take for granted what we have. However much we DO have in the way of ‘stuff’, we always seem to want something more. And in the affluent West of the 21st Century, there seems to be a huge range of products ready to tempt us to buy more, when it may be that things you can’t buy, such as friendship, is really more important. In Victorian times, young girls were taught to value what they had (however little that might be), by stitching a phrase such as ‘Count your blessings’ as a sampler motto. Imagine how it would be drilled into your brain, if you had to painstakingly stitch this for months, gradually building up the words and motifs, when you were maybe as young as six, as many schoolchildren were when they were instructed to make samplers such as this! Priced at £7.95, the kit is available from her website,  www.janetgranger.co uk

 

February's Issue of the AIM Magazine is OUT NOW!

AIM mag issue 31 February 2011

This month's shabby chic inspired edition brings you no less than 140 pages filled with features, articles, interviews and projects from some of the world's leading Artisans in Miniature!

The AIM Mag Issue 31 - February 2011 

'Token of Love' from Janet Granger

 

 

 

This is Janet Granger's latest addition to her range of mini samplers. It is called 'Token of Love', and is to be worked on 32 count evenweave fabric. The kit contains the wooden picture frame to mount the finished stitching in. It is in the style of the Ackworth school, which was a boarding school opened in 1779 in Yorkshire, where the girls were taught this unusual style of sampler in their needlework classes. Priced at £7.95, the kit is available from her website http://www.janetgranger.co.uk/