Notice I said she is my 'first' BJD. There will likely be more, once I am done nursing some wounds (I'll tell you later). My kids are quite enamored with her -as in all things cute and small- and now they want a piece of the action! We are already in negotiations and discussing room…
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Easter Printables & Tutorials for Miniatures.
Happy Easter weekend everyone! The following images are vintage pieces from the public domain or they have been generously shared on these blogger's websites. They are recommended for 'personal use' to use in your Easter projects. Please visit the blogger's site (by clicking the link)to retrieve the image from them, rather than saving from my…
Continue reading ➞ Easter Printables & Tutorials for Miniatures.
A Trio of Dollhouse Ice Cream Pancakes
When I made a large amount of miniature pancakes a while back, I made these 3 cuties for something a bit different. I can't eat the real-deal except on rare occasions. My blood sugar would sky-rocket. But these allow me enough satisfaction, so I am good. It's a 'look but don't touch' kind of thing.…
A Grapefruit Study & Breakfast Tray
Mother's Day is coming up. That got me thinking about breakfast-in-bed...which got me thinking about pancakes...which got me thinking about pretty fruits...do you see where I am going with this? I thought for my shop I would make some pancakes and trays and also do a red grapefruit cane. In case you don't know, I…
Miniature Cherry Strudel
I recently made this dollhouse cherry strudel. This was a great lesson in patience as I spent part of the day trying to perfect these cherries - cherries that are a mere 2 millimetres in diameter! The cherry 'stems' are not much bigger than a hair. In fact, when looking at this with the naked…
Sculpting a Mini Lemon Bundt
I'm sometimes asked "how on earth did you make that?" when people see my miniatures for the first time. So, I thought I'd show a few photos with a brief description of the process. Even though it's so tiny, it helps to think how 'real' food is made. Sometimes the best inspirations come from cookbooks,…
A Tiny Room for Mother…
This Christmas, I made a room box for my mom. My husband made the outer wooden box and I made the inner foam box 'room'. If you want to see a tutorial on how to make a room box, Kris at '1 inch minis' has a great one to follow. The furnishings are a mix…
