After the release of Dollhouse Miniature Mexican Foods, I found myself needing a creative recharge. I took a few days off, and when I returned to mini making, I decided to do one project purely for enjoyment, focusing on whatever floats my miniature boat. I came across a gorgeous photograph of pizza from Parlor Pizza…
Are you ready to sculpt tiny tacos, burritos, tres leches cake and other mini Mexican foods? Tomorrow, I’m releasing my latest tutorial eBook in the Cooking School Series. Check out the complete table of contents below, and don’t forget to sign up here to receive an email once the new book is available. (If you’re…
I’ve just finished a number of custom-ordered pieces for a customer’s miniature buffet scene: two dozen flaky biscuits, platters of crispy-fried calamari, and a large asparagus and bacon tart. (And now I’m hungry.) Here are of photos I took as I was sculpting the polymer clay calamari rings. I show you, step-by-step, how to make calamari in…
I’ve been in a freebie mood lately, and I have another free download for you! (If you didn’t get the miniature bakery inspiration booklet, you can do so here.) Today’s gift is a strawberry ice box pie tutorial. This project builds on techniques in Dollhouse Miniature Carnival Foods and shows you how to take what you’ve…
I recently placed my Marshmallow Moon Bakery and Ice Cream Parlor on the market, and to give prospective shop owners a tour of the bakery, I’ve created a 32-page booklet jam packed with full-color photos. If you love miniatures, this booklet is filled with inspiration for your own projects, and you can download it for…
It’s that wonderful time again: time for a brand new miniature tutorial book! Get ready to make cute and colorful carnival foods, like funnel cakes with powdered sugar and whipped cream, soft serve ice cream (with rainbow sprinkles, if that’s your thing), cinnamon-sugar churros, and more. Plus, now through March 29, I have a special two-pack…
With the recent release of Cheesy Foods, it’s time to start working on a new miniature food tutorial book! To hurry usher in spring, my next book is all about springtime foods. Today, I want to share with you my miniature asparagus-bacon tart (do dolls get smelly pee when they eat fake asparagus?) and a…
I’ve started working on my next miniature food tutorial book, and this one is going to be ooey, gooey, and super cheesy. I wanted to stretch my skills a bit, so I decided to focus on foods that have melty cheese as a major component. Today, I finished two polymer clay sandwiches: a Croque-monsieur and…
One of my customers had a Woo and Locke magnet that had seen better days, thanks to some rather aggressive flour beetles. She wanted to see if I could remove the food and replace it with polymer clay foods. After several attempts that threatened serious damage to the Chinese takeout container that the food was…
I have very exciting news for all of my lovely tutorial readers: This year, I will releasing a new kind of tutorial, so read on for more details! This year’s tutorials are part of my new Cooking School Series. Unlike my previous books (the Dollhouse Chef Series), these tutorials will be shorter–roughly 5 to 6 projects per book–and offered…