After living their entire lives in the forest, the Nutmegs are eager to take advantage of all aspects of town living, including, it seems, sampling every single food they can get their paws on. This week they saw an ad for potato chips, and they begged me to let them do a little taste test. How can […]
Author: MoTipton
Have I Told You How I Met the Mice?
Most of you know that I have a family of mice living in my studio. They help bake all of the tiny orders that come in (their paws are perfectly suited to the task), and they really have a knack when it comes to developing new ideas for miniature foods. Well, how I met them is […]
The Sugar Sale: Save 20% on Miniature Food Tutorials
If your dolls are having major sugar cravings, you’re in luck. Now through Sunday at midnight (June 19, CST) all of my sugary miniature tutorials are 20% off. To get your discount, use coupon code SUGAR20 at checkout. The coupon is valid on the following titles: Building a Miniature Ice Cream Parlor and Bakery How […]
New Book: Dollhouse Miniature Food, the Leftover Edition
The mice and I have been hard at work, finishing up all of the dishes for my upcoming mini food tutorial eBook. If you’ve missed earlier posts, this book is all about summer food that’s already been munched on: fried chicken with the bone exposed, bitten-into s’mores, half-eaten burgers, you name it. The book will […]
Polymer Clay Cakes for Dollhouses (and Ears)
While we work, the mice and I often have movies playing in the background, and yesterday ended up being a Tinkerbell day. A friend had recommended one of the new Tinkerbell movies, and now I can see why. The movies take place in Pixie Hollow, which is filled with tiny fairy houses and the most […]
Dollhouse Miniature Paper Plates in Bright Colors
The mice have been throwing a lot of summer parties, and they’ve been complaining about the dollhouse sink full of dirty dishes. I suggested that perhaps if they partied less there’d be less dishes, but they were having none of that. So, I decided to make them some paper plates (from recycled paper, of course). […]
Miniature Leftovers: Who Ate That??
Well, it looks like mice have gotten into my miniature kitchen, which isn’t that surprising around here. I left out a little plate of fried chicken last night, and I woke up to find this: Okay, full disclosure: This is a sculpting project that is part of a new eBook I’m working on. The book is […]
Dollhouse Miniature Hawaiian Pizza
At the mice’s request, I baked up one more pizza for the grand opening of the new miniature pizza parlor: an Hawaiian pizza. They really love that salty-sweet combo and convinced me that our mostly mouse customer base will as well, so it’s officially on the mini menu. Now that the baking is done, I can […]
Miniature Pizza Parlor Almost Open for Business
The mice and I have been busily working on the miniature pizza parlor. They’ve been in charge of hiring employees, which, not surprisingly, means that the restaurant will be run entirely by mice (don’t worry, they’ll be wearing little hairnets and whisker guards), and I’ve been in charge of making the miniature pizzas. I have one […]
The Pizza Parlor Diorama is Coming Together
I mentioned in my last post that I’m working on a new tutorial book, and in this book, I’ll be showing you how to make a corner-room diorama of a miniature pizza parlor. In addition to the room and the counter, I’ll be outlining the making of tiny pizzas (and different styles from the ones I’ve […]