The mice and I have been busy busy, and this week we finished a custom order for 1:6 scale cheeseburgers ‘n’ fries and grilled cheese. I also finished a tutorial for an upcoming issue of American Miniaturist; they’re tiny baked beans wrapped in bacon, a yummy Thanksgiving side dish. And last, but certainly not least…more…
Soooo…I was planning to start work on a duo of Christmas tutorial books, but you know what they say about the best-laid plans of mice. I woke up the other day with images of over a dozen Halloween miniatures in bright, rainbow colors, and they’re so darn cute that I can’t resist making them. The…
The Nutmegs and I have resumed work on the woodland house. You can see earlier versions of the house when it was first built, and after it got its mossy covering. This week, we built a tiny twig table, complete with a hanging hook for a basket of wildflowers and other forest-foraged goodies. And we…
2015 was such a great year, and to recap some of the highlights, here’s a tiny tour of some of the many miniatures I made during the year. January Tea party foods and miniature stationery! I wrote two miniature tutorial books in January: Dollhouse Miniature Tea Party Foods and Dollhouse Miniature Stationery Set. February In February,…
I’ve been working on custom orders today, and seeing the finished batch of tiny ice cream cone earrings brought a smile to my face–I just had to share. In addition to yummy standbys, chocolate chip and chocolate, I also created two new flavors: creamsicle and peanut butter cup. If you want to make your own miniature ice…
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…
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 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…
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…