Mini lights!

I've wanted electricity in my house for a long time, but it's so pricey! Then, while working on my phantom project, I worked on a much cheaper way (instructions in the September '09 issue of American Miniaturist). So, when I found electrical lights at a mini flea market for 75 cents each, I bought the whole lot! I'm now slowly starting to install them. The problem is that each light is attached to a massive battery pack. More on that to come. Here's the first room with the light fully installed and a pic of the bathroom's light that's in the works. What do you think?







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Catalog!!

I'm so excited! I love catalogs, but I was THRILLED when I received a miniature catalog from miniatures.com. I definitely have my eye on a few products! I remember seeing pieces in other people's scenes that I always wondered where they had gotten them from - now I know! From this catalog. I'm especially thrilled by the fuzzy westie dog. I've been looking for one for a long time! Can't wait to make some purchases!

New bedding!

So my master bed never looked very real, and plus it was too boring. So I redid it today!

Old bedding:




New bedding:





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Garage Sale!

Hi, everyone!  It looks like that time lapse video was a big hit!  It was my first attempt at one.  James does them a lot since he's a pro photographer (he took the photos below!).  You can tell this was my first attempt because the camera keeps falling over, and I accidentally shot it vertically - ooops!

Anyway, I've been building this garage as fast as I can.  I heard about an AM deadline which the garage would fit in perfectly for, so I tried really hard to get it in on time.  So, in about a week and a half, I built the garage, painted it, and decorated it.  It doesn't seem that hard to do, but I only had at most two hours a day to work on it due to my day job.

I had fun working on the garage, though I wouldn't have minded more time. :-)  It took a long while to hunt down a VW Bug for the garage (James has a bug), and the one I finally did get is a bit too small, but it doesn't look that bad I hope.

Anyway, enjoy the photos!  Many thanks to James Hannibal for taking these awesome photos and making me look far more talented than I actually am!  You can see more of his great photography at ShootAnyAngle.com (you'll see some of me in there too).

My new project

Apple pie!!

I attempted apple pie once before and quickly decided a berry pie would come out better. I just couldn't figure out how to do the apples inside. Then, thanks to my good friend, Liquid Sculpey, I got some ideas. Tonight was the first time in a long time that I was able to work on minis. I used this time to test out my new apple pie ideas, and here's the result! I think it looks yummy. :)

Thoughts?

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Valentine desserts

Sorry that I haven't posted in a long while. I just got a new 8-5 job, and I haven't figured out how to keep up with my crafts. Anywho, I made these a couple of weeks back. I just got Liquid Sculpey, so these were my first experiments with it. I LOVE it!! I can truly make frosting now. The cupcakes were my first attempt at that type of dessert. I like them, but I have ideas for improvements. As for the cake, I've actually never had red velvet cake before, but it looks good, so I decided to create it in mini form. I'm really starting to like creating mini baked goods. I hope I get more chances to practice!

Like them?





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