Every once in awhile, a customer story comes along that is simply too wonderful to keep to myself. Custom orders bring great stories out of the woodwork, because most people have an interesting reason for wanting a tiny jar of olives or a miniature pepperoni pizza necklace. Last week,...

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My friend let me turtle-sit for her while she was at the Kentucky Derby last week, and, as is usually the case, things got silly. Her turtle’s name is Kurmasa (aka, Kurmy), which is the Sanskrit word for tortoise. My friend owns a yoga studio in town, hence the...

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Today is a 100% eye candy post. I love looking at pictures that are related to miniatures in some way, shape or form (no surprise there, I’m sure), and a recent library book find called Tangible: High Touch Visuals left me with a handful of photos that I just...

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Three years ago, shortly after I created the Mouse Market, I was trying to figure out what, exactly, I wanted to sell. I knew it would involve tiny food, but beyond that I was open to anything. One of the ideas that came through the pipe was three dimensional...

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The Mouse Market got a Facebook facelift. Check it out here. You know you’ve got it bad when your brain develops a mini filter that subconsciously evaluates everything within eyesight and determines whether it could be repurposed in a miniature setting. I’m sure you know what I mean. Yesterday,...

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On Friday, I sent out a survey about dollhouse miniatures and food jewelry, and oh my gosh did I ever get a flood of amazing responses. Wow. (You can still take it here.) Before we go one step further, I want to put out a humongous, from-the-bottom-of-my-heart “thank you!!”...

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What’s the deal? Are you a fellow mini lover? Chances are, you wouldn’t be reading my blog right now if you weren’t, and I have an important favor to ask you. I’ve put together a survey about miniatures and food jewelry. It will take about ten minutes to complete...

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This past weekend, I went back to Chicago for the first time since I moved to Missouri over three years ago, and I was determined to make a stop at the American Girl store to see how one of the most popular doll companies works their magic. When I...

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This year, I hosted my very first Thanksgiving dinner, albeit two days later to accommodate friends who spent Thursday with family. My husband and I joked about how adult we feel, now that we officially own a gravy boat, and I’d been poring over my recipe clippings for the...

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I want to give you a peek at my inventory storage to give you an idea of just how short-supplied I am at the moment, but first, why does it matter? The weekend of October 15, I’ll be packing my meager inventory up and heading west to St. Louis...

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