A Coral Pink Christmas, part 1

I’m planning a coral pink Christmas! If all goes well, there will be one tree for me to keep (I mean, for Chester to climb) and one for sale. I bought these bottle brush trees last year but had no time to work with them.

These have large wood bases that I don’t want for the final display.

I used a drill to make holes around the center wire while trying to not break through too harshly and grab the brush fibers.

It loosened the hold just enough where I could twist the base off without damaging the tree. I will use the bases to hold the trees upright during decoration but will figure out a better, smaller solution for the end display.

I bought retro looking tree toppers from WCD Miniatures at the local mini show. I needed to shave off some brush from the top to get it to sit well, but I will wait until the end to glue in place.

I’m using 3V warm white string lights from Evan Designs. These have 26 “bulbs” over 29.5 inches of wire, with a few inches of wire at the end.

After determining which side I wanted for the front of the tree, I wrapped the lights around and gave it a test. Love it! :D

I bought monochromatic beads for the ornaments. My plan is to add small gold or silver toppers with wire to hang, but we’ll see if my sanity holds out for that. :D

And, of course, there is garland. These are Kreinik Micro Ice Chenille spools, but I’m not sure which variation I will use.

Categories: Miniatures
November 14, 2021 | 0 comments

Chicago Autumn Showcase of Miniatures November 2021

I attended the Chicago Autumn Showcase of Miniatures last night and it’s still on today, so you have time to shop if you’re in the Chicagoland area.

T&D Miniatures and Dollhouses. Cooler, milk crates, bee apron and kitchen items, laundry basket.

A Pocket Full of Wishes. A pretty cat picture.

WCD Miniatures. Vase, snake, carryout containers, herb/spice set, slinky.

Susan McCay. She has the cutest tiny bears, bunnies and other animals. The bears are removable from their bases so you can use them in miniature scenes.

itty bitty mini (m)art. Love all their retro goodies! I didn’t have an Atari system when I was younger (had a ColecoVision system), but I could not pass up this up!

Categories: Miniature Shows and Shops
November 13, 2021 | 0 comments

Happy Halloween 2021!

Lucius and Igraine wish you a very Happy Halloween from the Haunted Heritage.

Grandma had best close that window unless she wants additional guests.  :D

Categories: Roomboxes and Mini Scenes
October 31, 2021 | 0 comments

Halloween cake with wee ghosts

I made a cake following the tutorial by Maive Ferrando in Dolls House and Miniature Scene magazine. I had to change the method a bit for my own skill level and techniques I’m more comfortable with, and I’m happy with the end result. I made my cake whole and added a tombstone cookie.

Categories: Miniatures, Polymer clay
October 24, 2021 | 0 comments

Zombie apple cookies

In continuing with my polymer clay adventures, I thought I would make some poison apple cookies to go with my poison apple cake. Well, the best laid plans….

After forming the apple cookies, painting on the green icing and then adding the black icing, all was going well. Until the black icing shifted more than expected during baking.

This is what I was going for, and this is the only one that turned out like my vision.

The remaining are these. I thought they were outright fails, until I showed them to my miniaturist group and they raved about them. :D  Sometimes I think people are just being nice, but in this case, they bought them all up save four! It made me feel better about my perceived failure and turned these into a happy accident. Thus, the zombie apple cookie was born.

I did end up putting some sets on etsy if anyone else is taken with these zombified cookies.

Categories: Miniatures, Polymer clay
October 17, 2021 | 0 comments