⚒The Bentley Collection⚒

Good Gravy!

Ara Bentley is inspirational, alright. She inspired me right into the depths of MADNESS! 😜

Don't know who Ara is? 😱

Well, we'll just see about THAT! She happens to be one of the most generous, creative, skilled, hilarious, inventive and adorable Miniaturists on the planet. 💗

You can (and MUST) subscribe to her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZymJjUUOHrB7Vfu_YkzstQ

Born of a casual request from Ara to use a single Thicketworks Studio svg file from a recent bundle, this EPIC explosion of designing, prototyping and Making emerged...and I'm SO happy that it did!

Suffice it to say: once the idea for a Widow's Walk was broached, I was TOAST. Gatehouses, Lanterns, Mansard Roof Lines and Stately Gates sprang unbidden from the subconscious, and resistance was USELESS.

It's a long video.

Yep.

Am I sorry?

Nope.

Imagine attempting to cram 2 full weeks of YOUR life into an hour of video (give or take!). It takes every minute of footage to explain the Byzantine and Labyrinthine journey from simple Widow's Walk to The Bentley Collection!

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Supplies!

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