I am really enjoying needle felting. I think that I will be making some Christmas ornaments later this year with my wool. For now though, I am enjoying making these miniature bunnies, owls, teddy bears, etc. I placed these items on my 1:12 scale book shelf (I made this myself a while ago) with my 1:12 scale books and vase of flowers so that you can get an idea of scale.
I am going to put some of these in my Zibbet shop. If you think of anything I can make (custom orders) to give as gifts, let me know!Monday, February 21, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Happy Healthy Valentines Day
I so wanted to make valentine cake pops or cookies for my daughter's class as it was my turn to provide snacks for this event. However, the school has a healthy snack initiative and cake pops or cookies do not fall in line with that. I wracked my brain to come up with something that I would be able to play up creatively, yet still be healthy. I finally came up with fancy cups of jello and yogurt. I knew these little plastic wine glasses were at the dollar store and with a little ribbon around each one - voila - makes this snack a little more special.
Monday, January 31, 2011
TINY Needle Felted Penguin
Another craft that seems to be taking off lately is Needle Felting. Even the miniature world is doing it. So of course, I wanted to try it. I finally found a small beginner kit that did not break the bank, so made my first penguin the size suggested in the kit. There was enough to make a few penguins, so I decided to see how small I could make one.
I think this is pretty small and pretty cute, myself :) I am not sure if I will be selling it, or adding it to one of the beds in my Fairy Dollhouse......
I think this is pretty small and pretty cute, myself :) I am not sure if I will be selling it, or adding it to one of the beds in my Fairy Dollhouse......
Valentine's Earrings
Valentine's Themed Cake Pops
Valentines Miniatures
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Miniature leather look books
I have met some wonderful miniaturists through various blogs, and this lady is no exception. She emailed me a tutorial on how to get this look in a miniature book without having to resort to figuring out how to get pieces of leather thin enough to be closer to scale. The brown ones are 1:12 scale and open with blank pages (I bound these pages myself using the longstitch binding method). I aged the pages using coffee/water and my embossing heater (when drying the pages, if you hold the paper in one spot for a few seconds the pages start to burn a little bit).
The blue one is 1:24 scale, but is not bound the same way. This ones looks like it could open, but it doesn't.
If you get a chance visit Nikki over at Witch and Wizard Miniatures - she is the one who showed me how to do the covers of these books.
The blue one is 1:24 scale, but is not bound the same way. This ones looks like it could open, but it doesn't.
If you get a chance visit Nikki over at Witch and Wizard Miniatures - she is the one who showed me how to do the covers of these books.
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