This little General Store has been a long time in the making. I started it a few years back and not long after, I got a job that took up a lot of my time. If I wasn't working, I was trying to sleep. But I revisited it a few months ago to keep my mind busy after some traumatic life changing events. And you know it really helped to keep my mind busy and to not dwell on all the bad stuff. I have been in love with miniatures for a long time now, and I just love it. It has brought many happy hours into my life. Real Good Toys in Vermont, US makes this General Store kit. I visited their shop in Barre, VT and found out that they were closing their storefront and focusing strictly on website sales. That was sad to hear, but I did get some pretty good deals on this kit and the turntable that it is sitting on. The best part was their backroom, where they had all kinds of doodads for miniature houses, from siding, stairs, windows, decorative trim to fully built houses. This Store come...

Dragons have always been kind of a fascination for me. A beautiful majestic mythical creature, even though a totally bad idea. If anybody has ever watched  the movie Reign of Fire, you know what I'm talking about. So seeing that I can't have a real Dragon, here's the next best thing. "My version" of a Dragon's egg, seriously the options for this odd conversation piece are endless. And you can make it look as realistic or as unrealistic as you want. It's a very easy craft to make, if you can use scissors and squeeze a glue gun you're good to go. I started with a leftover ten inch plastic Easter egg that I had rolling around. You can glue your egg shut which I did, or you could leave it so that you can pull it apart and maybe use it for storage. But you do run the risk of damaging your scales every time you open or close it, so it's really up to you. I used cardboard from a few pasta boxes. Or you could use card stock, any thin car...