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. […]
Author: MoTipton
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 […]
The Nutmegs Make Miniature Caramel Apples
Fall is in the air, and the Nutmegs and I are already planning fun Halloween and harvest-time projects. While poring over cookbooks, I learned that the Nutmegs had never eaten caramel apples (what?!), so I knew that was our first order of business. We decided to set up a little demo kitchen rather than cooking in […]
The Nutmegs Move In
Things have been so busy here in the studio that the Nutmegs and I haven’t had time to post their moving-in pictures. But Mira Nutmeg finally got around uploading some of the moving-day photos onto my computer for me, and here they are. The house is only partially furnished, and it needs some serious decorating, […]