A Small Side Project - the Fern and the Dresser

While I was working on the bathroom this weekend, my Mum (Louise) and I also put together a little fern (from a miniature kit she bought at the Melbourne miniatures show) and finished off a little dresser Louise made a little while ago.

The fern kit came with good instructions, but was a bit fiddley. 

Louise's little dresser was made correctly (like a real one). Louise buys and restores old furniture, and so has a good working knowledge of their anatomy. She is also quite handy and good at tiny detail!

I discovered to my joy that this little dresser went very well with the little bed we bought from McQueeney Miniatures some time ago. 

I began to apply the french polish to the little dresser, layer on layer. 

After about six coats it took on a nice sheen that I was happy with. 

Meanwhile, Louise was finishing her fern quite nicely. 

I then found some little brass nobs and a tiny drill to make the finishing touches. 

The fern and the dresser look good in the house. 

They made a handsome pair:

Eventually however, the fern found its rightful place in the bathroom, leaving the dresser alone to await some other as yet unfound adornments.