Miniature dollhouse snowman sculptures

Just thought I'd share some miniature snowmen with you. I love to make little snowmen surrounded by roses as it gives the little sculptures a real shabby chic look. The only trouble is it's really hard to pick a favourite. The little snowmen will be available to buy in my etsy shop from this evening. They are all hand sculpted from polymer clay and each one is unique in that it will not be repeated. They each measure approx 1 & 1/2 inches (3.8cm) tall. They make cute additions to add to the winter dollhouse.

Christmas gift blog giveaway

Christmas is literally just around the corner and It's time to start getting all those presents for friends and family organised. Christmas shopping is something I always leave until the last minute and every year I regret leaving it so late and vow to change my ways the following year. However when Christmas rolls around again the following year all those vows have long since disappeared and again I leave it to last minute panic stricken buying, tut tut! 

Hopefully you folks are a lot more organised than I am and have started your shopping already. If you're still looking for some presents then hopefully I can help. For my next blog giveaway I have decided to do something different. Instead of a miniature dollhouse accessory I have decided to giveaway something else that I love to make, necklaces. 

I have made 5 rose heart necklaces so this time there will be five winners. The necklaces have been hand sculpted from polymer clay and the pendant hangs from a satin cord necklace. Each necklace will arrive in it's own little gift box ready to wrap and pop under the tree for your loved one.

If you'd like to be in with a chance of winning one of the necklaces then there are two simple rules to follow. 

1. Start following this blog.

2. Leave a message in the comments section saying you'd like to be included in the giveaway.

It will be pot luck as to which necklace you get but it will be one of the 5 in the photo above. The draw for the entrants will be drawn at 8.00pm GMT on Sunday 30th November 2014. Once the winners have been announced I will notify them via message and will require an address to send the necklace to. I wish you all the best of luck if you decide to enter and if you're not lucky enough to win this time then there will be lots more necklaces in a wide range of colours in my etsy shop.

Halloween witch fairy house cake topper set giveaway

I've decided it's time for another giveaway! One of my most popular items in my etsy shop are the miniature fairy house cake toppers that I make from polymer clay. I have made so many different colour combinations and I often have difficulty keeping them stocked up as they are so popular. In the photo above you will see a set of 8 miniature witch/fairy houses and 5 little toadstool decorations to go with the houses which will form the prize for the giveaway (cake not included). I placed them on a plain green round cake to demonstrate how they can be used however, you can let your imaginations run wild and add all sorts of things to your cake to go with the houses and bring your cake to life. They would make a great talking point when placed on the cake at a Halloween/fairy party and the houses can even be used to fill party favour bags at the end of the party. Or you can pack them away and use them year after year as they are made from polymer clay and won't spoil (please note polymer clay is inedible).

To take part in this giveaway all you need to do is follow this blog and the add a comment below to say you are entering the giveaway. At 8pm GMT on Sunday 28th September 2014 the computer will randomly select the winner of the giveaway and I will post the details here and also message the winner to let them know. 

Good luck everyone 😄

Halloween dollhouse miniatures

Today the weather is lovely and sunny and it is very hot outside. After I have typed this post I'm going to go out into the garden and enjoy some planting and get my hands muddy. I love being in the garden so much at this time of year. I love how quickly everything grows and the striking colour from the pretty flowers, the fresh scent of newly mowed lawn, watching as my cats roll around lazily in the sunshine. I could sit and watch the butterflies and insects buzzing around for hours, it's so relaxing. So being in the midst of summer it is quite hard to turn my attention ahead towards Autumn and Halloween. However that is what I have done and I have made these little Halloween cuties (pictured above) ready and painted for the dollhouse. The size will suit a 1:12 scale dollhouse. I absolutely adore making little pumpkins with faces. When I begin sculpting the faces they seem to choose their own personalities which comes through in their facial expression. It's almost like I have no control over them and they just morph in front of my eyes. My favourite out of these little guys is the one on the far left of the picture, he just looks so grumpy lol. I'm going to be making many more of these over the next few months as well as many more Halloween themed items. I find Halloween gives me so much inspiration. Anyway that sunshine is calling me so I'm off out to find my trowel. Catch up with you all soon :)

You can find the above miniatures in my etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/fizzyclaret?ref=si_shop

Miniature white rabbit teapots

Well the rain is back so there's not much to do other than to stay indoors so I decided to work on some more polymer clay miniature items. I made some cute little white rabbit teapots. The teapots are all in miniature and range in size from 3/4 of an inch (1.9cm) tall to 1 & 1/4 inches (3.1cm) tall. I'm enjoying sculpting rabbits so much at the moment and will be making some larger sized ones to put on some Easter treat boxes in the next couple of months.

English rose peacock wedding cake topper

I spent the day sculpting yesterday and came up with my latest wedding cake topper. It has a very summery English rose look about it and I have to say it is my favourite I have made simply because I love the colours so much. It's very romantic and softly coloured and would look spectalcular on a wedding cake. I have just put it into my Etsy shop so feel free to come and take a look https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/155715893/fairytale-wedding-cake-topper-2-peacocks?ref=shop_home_active.

While I was in the wedding mood I created a treasury on Etsy too which features some beautiful rustic wedding items from dresses to confetti. there is a lot of burlap themed items which I think look stunning and give a lovely country chic feel to a wedding. To look at the treasury just click this link https://www.etsy.com/uk/treasury/MTA4NjIxMjN8MjcyMjEyOTMyNQ/rustic-summer-wedding?ref=pr_treasury

1/4 scale dollhouse peaches and cream furniture

This is my first ever attempt at making mount board furniture. For my first piece I decided to create a lovely shabby chic style peaches and cream coloured shelf unit for a 1/4 scale dollhouse. The unit measures 2 inches tall (to the top of the flowers), 7/8ths of an inch in width and just under 1/2 of an inch in depth. The tiny teapots measure 5/16ths of an inch in height. It took me quite a while to create and I ended up with 2 blisters on my hands (I must get a more comfortable craft knife) from all the cardboard cutting. I think it turned out quite pretty for a first attempt and I am going to be creating some more intricate pieces now as I have lots of new ideas. This shelf unit will be for sale on my ebay site (seller:fizzyclaret) from tomorrow evening and the miniature teapots and flowers will be included. I'm also considering doing a one off piece of 1/4 scale furniture as a give away within the next couple of months so if you're interested in being entered for the draw then please leave a comment. As soon as I have a piece ready then I'll post the photos here. Catch up soon :)

Miniature Easter treats

I have been feeling very inspired by Easter over the last few days and decided to make some miniature items with an Easter theme. I came up with the above items - an Easter egg basket, a little bunny rabbit secret box, an Easter egg tree for a miniature sweet shop display and a second Easter egg basket. I mixed some lovely soft pastel colours of clay and once I'd found the colours I liked these then formed the basis of my designs. I love soft pastel colours as they remind me of sugared almonds. I've made lots more miniature items and all of them will be placed on my ebay account this weekend (eBay.co.uk/fizzyclaret).

1/4 Scale Toadstool Bedroom Set

I promised a little while back that I'd show a photo of the fairy bedroom furniture set I made as a custom order. I found this set extremely challenging and hard work as many components started to go wrong and I'd have to start again from scratch so that it started to look right. My inspiration for this set comes from the red toadstool with white spots that you often see illustrated in childrens fairytale books. I wanted to make a 1/4 scale miniature set which resembled the toadstool pattern and I also wanted to add some pieces of wood and grass to make it very fairytale like. My favourite piece is the dressing table as I love the way the little toadstools sit at the foot of the mirror.