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Minipig Play Date - or - A Fun School Holiday Project

No.3 grandson is passionate about his real life guinea pigs
Percy and Jasper
so,
 naturally ;)
he found some Minipigs in his
Christmas Stocking.
His comment was
"Wouldn't it be neat if we did a
Miniature Guinea Pig Play Date Scene,
so we did.
Of course, in real life, boy guinea pigs
mostly prefer to have only one male friend
but Minipigs get on splendidly in larger groups ;)

While I worked on the play pen
Grandson made the Pigloo

Piggies love new experiences.
Percy and Jasper did some excited zoomies
and then settled down to the serious business of
filling their tummies.
Cheryl and Kevin both being elderly chaps
thought the pigloo looked comfy
and strolled over to take up residence
and as for young Alf,
after some youthful popcorning,
(which is another thing excited piggies enjoy)
he did what he always does,
he teased everyone.
That's him trying to fit 3 piggies inside a two piggie pigloo.

We used mat board 3 3/4" square for the base,
1/8" square wood for posts and coffee stirrers for rails,
some sort of fuzzy fabric for the grass,
mat board, light card and 1/8" dowel for the pigloo
and raffia as miniature oaten hay.


33 comments:

  1. Os ha quedado estupendo.
    Un abrazo
    Maite

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    1. Hi Maite, it was a fun project! Glad you liked it :)

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    1. A new slant on miniatures m1k1 ;)) Making miniatures fun helps to bring the younger generation to the hobby.

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  3. Susan, that is the cutest, most original mini scene that I have seen in a long time! It made me smile a lot! Thanks for a great start to my day.

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    1. Well, thanks Casey, You've made my day and put a smile on my face :) I really appreciate your comment and so will grandson when I show him.

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  4. Brilliant - love the piggies and their very stylish hutch.
    Rx

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    1. Hey Robin, lovely to see you! Now you know what the dollhouse Robin got for Christmas ;)

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    1. Thanks Brae! the Minipigs are as much fun as their RL counterparts :)

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  6. I bet you both have had a lot of fun with working together on this lovely guinea pig project, Susan :D!! I always love to see the piggies popcorning in RL, that's just so cute to see ;)!
    Hugs, Ilona

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    1. Yes Ilona, the minipig playpen was fun and a great way to spend time with a grand child making memories for a lifetime :) guinea pigs are dear funny little things aren't they? I love to see happy pigs zooming and popcorning too!

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  7. Totally adorable! I love seeing scenes with your mini pigs! How wonderful that you could get your grandson involved too. xo Jennifer

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    1. Hi Jennifer! Glad you liked our little bit of fun :)) Working with grandkids bringing their ideas to life is loads of fun and more so when creating something they love in real life, seeing the smile on their face is lovely!

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  8. Your little piggies look so cute. Did you needle-felt them? I have been looking for some mini meerkats, but so far, haven't found the right size lol x

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    1. Sandra, did you find your meerkats? If not, contact me, help may be at hand.

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    2. Hi Susan

      Thank you for your message. Unfortunately I haven't found any meerkats yet. I did ask Katie but she wasn't taking on any more commissions. To be honest it has kind of fallen by the wayside due to work, kids etc.

      Please let me know what you are thinking?

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    3. Sandra, email me privately, I have seen what you are looking for.

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  9. Hi Sandra, thanks for visiting. Glad you liked our minipigs :) No, I didn't needlefelt the piggies, a lovely lady by the name of Katie made them. You can find her etsy shop by clicking on the highlighted words in the previous post about minipigs. I hope you find your meerkats and would love to see what you create for them!

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  10. Thank you Susan. I have sent a message to ask if it would be possible for her to make a meerkat. Xx

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  11. This is such a cute little project and the fact that it was your grandson's idea to do the "Play date scene" makes it even More special! I think that your tucking the Mini Guineas, into his Christmas stocking was The Perfect Gift from his Gran! :D

    elizabeth

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    1. Sharing the joy of miniatures with children is so much fun don't you think Elizabeth? Seeing their faces light up when their ideas turn into reality is rewarding, especially when creating mementos of their real life passions. There's more detail to be added here for the piggies comfort but we got the basics done.

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  12. Hallo Susan !
    Ihr blog ist toll und die Meerschweinchen sind zum verlieben. Als Kind hatten wir auch immer welche und deine Szene brachten Kindheitserinnerungen zurück. Vielen Dank fürs zeigen, hat mich glücklich gemacht.
    Liebe Grüße
    Skiddi

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  13. Thanks Skiddi! I'm glad you liked the minipig project :)

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  14. Hello Susan, that is just about the sweetest miniature scene l have seen. What adorable little fellows! Love the pigloo and the playpen too very much. Your grandson made a beautiful job of the pigloo. Thank you for your sweet comment at my place, much appreciated. I havn't heard of zen crochet, sounds i teresting. Wish you a lovely week. Pam in Norway x

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  15. Hi Pam, thanks for visiting :) The minipigs love visitors, specially if they bring carrots! Zen crochet is simple rhythmic crochet that lets mind and body relax, no difficult stitches or patterns needing concentration.

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  16. I love this!! So sweet. And how wonderful to be able to work together on the project with your grandchild!!
    Hannah

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  17. Thanks Hannah! Yes, small miniature projects are a great way to spend time with children, even pre-schoolers love to be included.

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  18. soooo cute! love those piggies!!!!

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  19. G'day Deni! Nice to see you :) minipigs are cute aren't they? Glad you enjoyed!

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  20. This is just too adorable Susan!! Your son must have been so happy to find some minipigs in his xmas stocking :)
    And I'm in LOVE with you pigloo :)
    Hugs
    vicky ♥ ♥

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  21. Hi Vicky! Yes, grandson and I had a special Christmas :) Glad you like our minipigs! We had a lovely time making it together. Our little scene has become doubly precious since this blog post, both myself and grandson lost RL piggie friends represented here.

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