In between working on the miniature bakery and custom orders, I’ve been sculpting foods that are part of a collaboration I’m doing with Susan of Lush Little Landscapes. She’ll be displaying my food pieces in her lovely scenes, and I’m really excited to see this first batch of BBQ foods in its new habitat. Ready […]
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Miniature Bakery Diorama: Walls and Floor Are a Go!
I couldn’t resist working on the miniature bakery room over the weekend, and I got quite a bit of the construction finished: wood panelling added to the bottom half of the rear wall wallpaper “hung” (I had some issues there, which I’ll help you avoid in the book!) molding cut, painted and glued to the […]
Miniature Bakery and Ice Cream Parlor: Time For a New Project!
Now that the Italian book has been completed, it’s time for a new miniatures project, and I’ve decided to choose something based on how much fun I anticipate having throughout the process. 😉 I need at least one project before the busy holiday season is upon me to really get the creative juices flowing, and this miniature bakery […]
Dollhouse Miniature Dishes Back In Stock
As you’re working on your Italian food projects from How to Sculpt Miniature Italian Foods From Polymer Clay, these oven-safe ceramic dishes will make your sculpting that much easier: you can make and bake your foods directly on the dishes! I’ve also restocked on the popular takeout containers that are great for garlic bread, pizzas, […]
New Dollhouse Miniatures for Your Food Projects
I’ve listed brand new dollhouse kitchen accessories in my shop to help you with your food scenes as you work through the projects from How to Sculpt Miniature Italian Foods. Everything from colanders and pots for boiling pasta to oven-safe dinner plates and round cutting boards for pizzas. UPDATE: Many of these items sold out very […]
The NEW Italian Foods Book is Here!
Today’s the day! The latest installment in the Dollhouse Chef Series, How to Sculpt Miniature Italian Foods From Polymer Clay, is available. Through Saturday, July 5, at midnight, the book is 10% off–no coupon code necessary. There are three ways to download your copy of the new book: on its own, right here as part […]
Italian Foods Book Table of Contents Sneak Peek
The book is nearing completion, and I’ve finished all of the writing and the layout as of yesterday. The writing has been dropped into the layout, and tomorrow I’ll be working on dropping all of the project photos in as well. There’s a small handful of photos that I need to take again, because I’m […]
Miniature Italian Foods Tutorial: A Peek at the Cover
It’s always exciting for me when I finish the cover of a book I’m working on; somehow it makes everything feel more real. I spent all day yesterday working on the writing, and I’m continuing with that today, so I hope to have a significant portion of the text completed before the weekend. In the meantime, […]
Dollhouse Miniature Sweets, Italian Style
Today’s post is all about the sweet stuff. The final part of the sculpting for the Italian book was a handful of desserts, which I completed yesterday, and I want to give you a sneak peek at all of the treats you’ll learn how to make with the new upcoming book. A quick announcement before we […]
Dollhouse Miniature Pizza, Baked Ziti and More
I’m wrapping up the last of the projects for the upcoming Italian foods tutorial book, and today I have more yummy pictures to show you. In an earlier post, I gave you a peek at the pizza Margherita that will be included in the book, but I wanted to create a project for an Americanized pepperoni […]