It's the Little Things...

Way back in '07 I blogged about my childhood tin of plastic treasures that my sister & I called our Little Things Box. We each had an old toffee tin crammed with tiny trinkets that we treasured & traded - much like the tin Amelie finds. I still collect little toys & keep them in vintage cigar boxes.

Imagine my surprise & pleasure to be approached last year by the beautiful Chinese magazine Little Thing to do an interview for their section called Little Paper Magic in the very first issue. They kindly sent me a copy late last year, & I've only just taken a few pics to show you - particularly timely because the theme of this post is all things tiny...

Giveaway Time!
I'm holding a little giveaway of the collages on canvas you see above. They're seriously small - about 2.25 x 3.25" each & come with their own miniature easels.

If you'd like to win the collage on the right, featuring my little illustration of a Death's Head Moth, all you have to do is be a subscriber to my Mailing List - I'll be drawing a name randomly - & to win the collage on the left, featuring Li'l Mary puffin' on a giant stogie, I have devised a little contest...

Just leave a comment here on my blog letting me know you'd like to enter, & provide a link to a picture of something intriguingly small - something little, tiny, miniature, diminutive, eensy-weensy - you get the idea! If it's a photo or artwork of your own, great, but it can also be a link to something you found tinily appealing whilst browsing the internet, that's fine as well. I'll pick a favourite next Monday, & the winner gets the mini-collage! I'll draw the name of the Mailing List winner the same day too.

Can't wait to see your pics of little things!

Comments

[Katy]

I would love to enter...
This tiny knitting!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muce8MVqTaU&eurl=http://blog.oregonlive.com/knitting/2009/02/coraline_and_tiny_little_sweat.html

[Bird Bath]

count me in please! I recently posted about this tiny bit of cuteness the kids spied...
http://wwwbirdbath.blogspot.com/2009/02/eye-spya-small-object.html

[Chrisy]

The article looks fantastic...can u buy the mag here? Count me in to the comp! Here's a link to a tiny elephant from knit_prr on flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/knitpurr/598203214/

[Olivia]

I love the new posting! Sign me up:) Here's one of my pics of a tiny milk maid that I've been holding onto. Enjoy!
http://oliviagirdfineartphotography.blogspot.com/2009/02/tiny-objects.html

[Kate]

ooohhhh I LOVE little things, too! In fact I just discovered a sylvanian family's doll house (about an inch big!!) complete with furniture, just the other day. It was still in it's original packaging - I had bought it on my first trip to London, in 1992 from Hambley's toy shop. I MUST take some pictures of it for you! The furniture is FREAKISHLY small. I am astonished that they even could make it. In the mean time - check oout this woman's STUNNING miniature works. http://www.cynthiagreig.com/art/lifesize/lifesize1.htm

[Alex Louisa]

Yay for tiny things! I think I'm a little bit tiny obsessed. If that makes sense...

But good timing! Because I just posted about a teeny tiny frog on my pretty teeny tiny fingertip!
http://lexy.typepad.com/lexy_art/2009/02/and-a-frog-on-my-fingertip.html

Love your tiny canvases. I saw some of those little canvas and easel sets in my local art store and almost bought them all!

[alix]

hi i'd love to eneter and this is my tiny cute thing - http://thesmallobject.com/stenopad/wordpress/?p=2049

Alex :)

[flowerpress]

Oh, I was going to say the mini knitting lady! But check out these doll house salamis :-)
http://www.mini-things.co.uk/imagelib/sitebuilder/misc/show_image.html?linkedwidth=560&linkpath=http://www.mini-things.co.uk/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/asalami12.jpg&target=tlx_picagnw

[Irit]

Oh, this is so great! Please count me in!

This is my tiny photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/irit/306925300/

I made it myself! :-)

[Christina]

I was the lucky recipient of this cute little donkey and rider woven from palm leaves - sent to me by a fellow blogger in Mexico. It is only about an inch high:
http://rustictarts.blogspot.com/2008/11/blog-friends.html

[freya]

little things! Count me in!
here's my newest little thing:

http://www.freyacroft.com/croftville/2009/03/little-things.html

[Esperanza P.]

I'd like to join!

I love monkeys. The tinier the better!

http://www.eyje.com/images/emimages/finger-size-baby-monkey.jpg

[Jessica Doyle]

Yay for itsy bitsy things.

These are some of the smallest beads I ever painted with the smallest one measuring 15mm.

http://jessicadoyle.com/2008/03/24/cool-hand-painted-art-beads/

[katelyjane]

http://img472.imageshack.us/img472/6027/tiny8wd.jpg

Here's my tiny thing! I'm sure this picture isn't real, but still it's so cute!

[Kate]

I'm so glad your back, I've missed reading your blog and looking at what wonderful work you have been creating. I would love to own one of your pieces. Here is a link to a mini plush I made of my grans dog. This one is much better behaved compared to the real one. http://www.flickr.com/photos/duckdowndesigns/3108422910/

[Linda Crispell]

You have been missed!

[izzie riddle]

Count me in!

Here's my favorite photo of teeny tininess by Vincent Bousserez.

:)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3038/2561813569_d2d4b9415f_o.jpg

see the whole series here.

http://www.fubiz.net/galleries/set/plastic-life/

enjoi.

izzie

[Fernanda Segolin]

Hi! I'm from Brazil.
I found your blog somewhere, and I love your blog!

[Ashley]

I'd lvoe to win. Just found you, love your blog.

I am in healthcare, and found this lovely!
http://www.crscraft.com/products/referal.asp?pid=25147&pid2=12381&L1=1&L2=15&L3=0&L4=0&searchOffset=x

~Ashley

[goodfeets]

This reminds me that I wanted to invite you to be a part of my tiny, little print exchange, http://littlestprintexchange.blogspot.com
It sounds like you'll be too busy though.

[Jennifer]

I found your blog via your closed etsy shop. I love it here! I don't remember the last time I found a blog I wanted to stay on and read every post. It's a gorgeous and comfy place to be - and that's hard to do over a computer screen!

[alexandra]

love love love your blog! xx

[dissertation]

Blogs are good for every one where we get lots of information for any topics nice job keep it up !!!

[Anna]

O hai! I love your site and would like to be entered into the giveaway contest. As proof of my interest, I offer you the following tiny, Little People...

http://tiny.cc/OGGzn

...with a tiny URL to boot!

[mrs. kwitty]

Love both of your little collages and would love to be entered in your drawing--thank you!

I made a teeny tiny little birdy friend for my Bunny "Bernard"--if you click on the 4th pic you can see him sitting on Bernard's leg! I've named him Little Beau Blue. Isn't he a cutey?!

Smiles, Karen