Portland Miniatures Show is October 1-2!

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Look for Crown Miniatures of Portland this weekend!

Hello everyone. 

This is Ben Brown Jr., the webmaster for Crown Miniatures of Portland. I told Josef I would post this for him, since he is crazy busy getting everything right for the big show that starts tomorrow here in the City of Roses.

Look for him at the show. You can't miss this banner, that was made for him by his wonderful sister, Sue, who should also be there as well. 

Here are the details, and have a fantastic weekend.

Great Location!
Monarch Hotel
12566 SE 93rd Ave.
Clackamas, OR  97015

I-205 at Sunnyside Rd./Sunnybrook Blvd.
FREE parking or take Max Light Rail Green Line

Admission
Adults $7.00 -- Children under 12 Free

Mark Your Calendar
Friday, September 30, 2016 pre-registration classes begin
Saturday, October 1, 2016 •  10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday, October 2, 2016 • 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

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Hot Weather Work Update!

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imageA few days ago I posted about how hot it has been here in Portland. Since my main workshop is out in the garage, I moved onto the dining room table. Central AC has to be the best invention of all time! Anyway, I have been working and finishing some miniatures fot the upcoming Portland Miniature Show the first weekend of October. ( More info to come soon! )
I completed 5 book boxes and 7 small round accent tables. I will update more as I complete more!
Smiles and hugs!!

Summer Heat!

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Don’t get me wrong. I LOVE the garage workshop I had built. But since the garage is not well insulated, when the weather is this hot, I am not able to work out there. My clay workspace in an extra bedroom is already quite full, so, I have moved into the dining room so I can get some work done. I took a picture of the table now. I will take another in a couple of days! I do tend to get messy! But at least I can work in the cool of the house!

Current Project Update

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Beach Shack Progress

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I have slowly been working on the beach house/ shack. Did the outside walls in white stucco, the main trim in blue and other trim in tan. Pretty basic, but I like it so far! I have made shutters for the windows and painted the door burgundy. I printed a blue stripe wallpaper for inside and I will do a white wainscoat arount the walls as well.

My Beach Shack

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My newest project.

I found this tiny house at the Portland Miniature Show in October. It has been sitting in my workshop since then, staring at me. Since the holidays are over, I decided it was time to take it down off the shelf. This is a picture of the house I just finished priming. Now comes the decision about what to do with it! I knew when I bought it, I wanted to create a beach house. So let's see where it goes from here. I will keep you posted on the progress I make! 

Smiles and hugs

Joe

Hello world!

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This is my trial blog post. Difficult for me as I type 5 words a minute with 15 mistakes. But my website is under construction but live and functional. This photo is at the Beaverton Library where I am being tutored in blogging by the webmaster Ben Brown, Jr. He has his work cut out for him, but I am very excited so I will learn quickly.

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