I mean, apart from attempting to hide my shopping and miniature addiction from my husband!!
And he told me yesterday that all the overtime he is doing seems to be paying for this rather than our retirement.
Anyway, I have been working on a couple of gifts for coworkers.
Both are non-Rolife.
I posted a teaser for the first one earlier in the week but it is now completed. There was a lot of cussing and cursing with this because it was so tiny.
The parts were tiny and thin and I broke the broomstick into at least 3 pieces. Took lots of glue and painting to cover it.
I also did the windows the wrong way around and had to prise the glued parts apart and redo them. That’s after walking away and sleeping on my mistake.
But it is finished and she is delighted.
This next one is also tiny and built entirely from scratch again. It’s taking much longer because of this.
I did think I’d lost a bead last night and thought I was going to have to search at work today to find a substitute but found it tucked inside another piece.
I’m most proud of my tea and coffee pot made from wire and beads.
Beautiful outcome! Personally, I do not like the small, fragile parts. Sometimes I use too much power and crash them and then I wish to cry because I’m trying glue it to save the overall kit’s final look. That is also a very interesting way of cowork gift. Is there any occasion for that?
The mini parts turn out great for you! Congratulation
I was cussing a lot on the fragile parts and they didn’t have replacements so I had to fix it.
I made the magic one because my coworker showed and interest in my hobby and asked if I’d come across any Harry Potter ones. So I found this and made it for her. The coffee shop one I am building is for another coworker who just had a birthday and kept it a secret from everyone.
This is such a lovely thing to gift somebody. Handmade gifts are the most appreciated because of the time and love involved as well…and of course the cursing…but we all know we can’t include a card that says “made with lots of cursing and tantrums”…
I wondered a while ago if the already made up set is rude as a gift or not? I mean not in the way you make a surprise gift but case that you go to someone birthday and give him a made up present not the kit to make it. (feel kind of use gift ) Do you have any thought about it? For example already made up flower looks nice of course but for me the big part of fun is in assembling as well.
You are so good! I admit that is a lot of work that I just have no desire. I am so klutzy that building from scratch hurts my head! But you are doing such a great job! I will leave this to you. Keep up the fantastic job!
For me, the people I gifted some of mine to would never ever have the patience to do so themselves. I’ve gifted 3 to my mother and two other custom jobs to my best friend and his wife. They love them. @aga2713 . Now if you are gifting it to someone who builds then I would definitely give them an unbuilt kit…something along the lines of their own interests.
Thank you dear this was the topic that trouble me for some time now!
Sometimes i just don’t get that other person may not like to assemble those. For my brain is like : ITS NOT POSSIBLE TO NOT LIKE IT! xD I still learn to understand the other people side.
) Do you have any thought about it? For example already made up flower looks nice of course but for me the big part of fun is in assembling as well. 
Non Robotime kits are definitely fun to do sometimes!