I’ve partnered with Sculpey® to create this fun fall project! Below, I show you how to make a detailed dollhouse cake from polymer clay, perfect for a miniature Halloween wedding diorama, dollhouse harvest party, and other cute displays. Supplies and Tools Premo colors Spanish olive burnt umber raw sienna Sculpey III sweet potato string bean leaf green […]
Author: MoTipton
Gift Wrap Option + Holiday Shipping Deadlines
The holidays are right around the corner! Here are two ways to make your holiday shopping easy and fun. I now offer gift-wrapping service for all of my items. Check it out here.
On the Cover of American Miniaturist
My miniature Marshmallow Moon bakery is on the November cover of American Miniaturist–happy day! You can grab a copy at well-stocked newsstands and bookstores or online. Want to see more photos of the bakery? You can download a free eBook with a complete photo tour, down to each tiny cake and scoop of ice cream. […]
Camping With Foxes (Want to Come?)
I have a kid friend whose birthday is coming up, and I wanted to make them something special. They love foxes and miniatures, so what could be better than a tiny animal camping set? The nature scene is a piece of balsa with floral moss attached, and I wanted to incorporate items found on a […]
Get a FREE Mystery Tutorial for Halloween
Halloween is my all-time favorite holiday (although I’ve said that about Christmas…and Easter…and…), so I decided to create a brand new tutorial eBook full of spooky treats. This 30-page mystery tutorial contains three projects outlined with easy-to-follow instructions and full-color photos. There are two sweet treats and one savory food, all of them Halloween themed. […]
Dollhouse Miniature Ice Cream Cone Tutorial
Wondering how to make polymer clay ice cream cones for your dollhouse and food jewelry projects? Here’s how. You’ll need a pale tan polymer clay color, a needle tool, paint brush, chalk pastels, and an ice cream cone mold. I sell three styles of molds: a 1/6 scale sugar cone mold (get the ice cream scoop […]
New Tutorial Book: Miniature Grill Tray
It’s time for a new tutorial! If you missed my earlier post about stumbling upon the September issue of Feast Magazine and feeling compelled to miniaturize the cover, check it out here, because that’s the inspiration for my latest tutorial. Dollhouse Miniature Grill Tray shows you how to make a greasy metal tray loaded with […]
Miniaturizing the Feast Magazine Cover
On the drive back from a canoeing trip last weekend, my husband and I stopped at a BBQ joint, and right by the door was a stack of Feast Magazine with this crazy amazing, eye-popping photo on the cover. I immediately told my husband, “I TOTALLY need to miniaturize that!” So I did. Here’s the real […]
20% Tutorial Sale (And Super Cute Mini Foods Pics)
Wish you were going back to school to learn how to make miniature food? Well, now you can! (I’m not offering mini food degrees…yet.) Learn how to sculpt hyper realistic foods and save 20% during my Get Schooled Sale. Use coupon code MINISCHOOL between now and midnight, September 19, 2015 to get your discount. This coupon […]
Studio Peek: Making Miniature Cinnamon Rolls
This week, I had a few orders for miniature cinnamon roll earrings, and I snapped some photos of the process. It’s fun to see a little roll of polymer clay go from ho hum to cinnamon-y deliciousness. Here are the rolls, waiting to be yummified with texture and color. Even after hints of color have […]