Tammy A. Branom's Thimble World

June 2026 Summer Excitement

June's warm weather gets us all out and enjoying the Summer season. Thimble World also has fun things to do and places to go.

Enjoy a small town with camping nearby.

Take in a lakeside village. Maybe take a paddlewheel ride. Visit our northern neighbor Canada. Check out an observatory to see the stars. Or, maybe go to a remote campsite--with Bigfoot peeking in on you.

There's races, air shows, and mountain camping. You can even enjoy Mt. Rushmore.

The racetrack got an upgrade with a new tower and refreshments stand.

The Air Show. This was a last minute addition.

Covington Mountain offers its own destinations.

A small town surrounds a welcoming village complete with castles and remote mountaintop camping. (with another Bigfoot encounter sure to happen).

Windmill and waterwheels for you to visit.

Let's not forget jolly England and its waterway serpents, Stonehenge, and castles galore.

June 24th is the first of 2 National UFO days. This one commemorates Kenneth Arnold reported seeing 9 unusual flying objects over Mt. Rainier, WA. So, I bring out UFOs for the fun!

This is a new setup with a black light and glow in the dark UFOs and light-up UFOs to the sides.

Of course, Cthulhu is there. The UFOs are attacking a city. A plane has crashed.

Getting a spacecraft of humans off planet...maybe.

A UFO lights the forest as a scout ship takes a cow by a cabin. Bigfoot is on the way...

Another city is being assaulted by a UFO. The waterways museum appears safe...for now.

Even the nook has a UFO dropping in.

My bar countertop has dioramas of places friends visited and brought back little memorabilia and thimbles for me to display.

Here's Hawaii.

My tropical scene.

Friends' Alaska cruise. My UFO represents the numerous sightings.

UFO in the National Forest.

Military facility with a Resident Alien show UFO inside. Yes, there's a light in there and the doors work.

The country store has UFOs nearby. Look out, kids!

Have a fun and adventurous summer!

Enjoy!

Making May Memorable 2026

May blooms with celebrations and honorings--and thimbles!

Instead of starting with Thimble World, this year I'm beginning with the lovely gifts from my daughter for Mother's Day. She really outdid herself this year. Her handmade thimble are truly unique and one-of-a kind. I was so surprised and happy that I set up everything in a display.

I've honestly NEVER seen a hanging plant thimble. This is so awesome!

She not only strung the tiny beads for the plant, but the roses are REAL!! She grew them in her garden, plucked them, soaked them in silica, and sprayed them so that they are like glass. Then she "potted" them in a thimble. Incredible!!!

A quaint thimble that, at first, I thiought had cards on the bottom. And Tarot card earrings!!!

Now for Thimble World.

You May (or May not) recall my display for the fair from a couple years ago. It again comes out for the month for Memorial Day and to honor our soldiers.

Covington Mountain is turned into (sort of) military housing.

The bar countertop has a military base. This year, I've added an air base with jets. With all the UFO talk this year--and UFOs flying around military bases--I've added a UFO!

American allegiance!

The nook has red, white, and blue flowers bursting from behind.

With May the "gateway" month from Spring to Summer, most of my earlier displays are still out.

The door decor has went all-American!

Have a safe month!

Hoppin' into Easter 2026

Easter is here, so hop on in to my displays!

Easter pastel colors light up the room!

Lights in the bunny ears glow over the Easter village filled with bunnies and chicks.

The rabbit cares for the flowers outside his house while a decorative egg dangles above.

The Oregon egg is a real egg that I suspend over more Easter thimbles.

Egg-stravaganza!

HAVE A HAPPY EASTER!

Spring has Sprung for 2026

Spring arrived March 20, but I didn't complete the Spring Thimble display until April 1. But, Spring has sprung now in Thimble World. The colorful trees are blooming! And, I have several new thimbles that I added in the displays.

Right side has Asian gardens and lovely country setting.

The center has a beautiful village.

The left has a plantation and the hacienda plus more!

Tucked into the mountains and protected by "the wall" is another Asian thimble. To the right is a windmill on a lake.

The Asian gardens on the right side.

Countryside. Lakes and more! New house thimble out front. It doesn't show, but it is very flowery and Spring-looking.

Horse-drawn carriage and wagon cruise the streets of the village.

Spring winds knocked down a tree, but the driveway to the plantation is still open. A fountain graces the front of the hacienda.

Covington Mountain and vicinity are bright with Spring colors.

I found a big collection of thimble houses and so I was able to rebuild the display with lots of Tudor houses the way is was a few years ago. So, many of these are new thimbles. Although not a Tudor, I especially like the house that matched in color to the windmill on top. (I used almost all of my original Tudor houses to build the Oktoberfest display for the fair and I ultimately kept it together.)

The lake is now surrounded by a house that its base spills out over the water with a boat. Because of Easter coming shortly, I thought my new church fit in well. The house has lovely windows that work well with the church.

The cathedral is here for Easter. The house on the far left is new and has flowers on its base. The house and water wheel at the base on the bottom are also new. I made the house to go with the wheel and then the base for them both to sit on.