Easter Baking // 1:12 Scale Miniatures

Hey there! It has been a CRAZY year! As I talked about in my previous post- Twintrees has had some changes... and that is always the case for ABB! Things are always changing and growing. Not to mention all the things going on in my personal life... but I'll save you that series of novels. Haha!

Today I would like to share with you guys the recent Easter miniatures I have been making! This year I wanted to carry over the colors I have used in previous year's ranges into other minis!

I was recently inspired by the breads that Stephanie Kilgast teaches in her wonderful book, as well as the real-life counterparts I see on Pinterest. Though, as always I add my own little spin on things. So please take a look! I have Easter bread nests/braids/wreaths, as well as cakes and Easter eggs!

CLICK HERE to see these MINI BREAD NESTS in my Etsy shop!

CLICK HERE to see these MINI BREAD BRAIDS in my Etsy shop!

CLICK HERE to see these MINI BREAD WREATHS in my Etsy shop!

Also, I found these guys! Glitter Easter Eggs I made LAST YEAR! Can you believe that? I made so many of them.... dozens upon dozens... only for them to sit in a box for a year. But no longer will they be kept in the shadows! I brought them out and shot some new pictures of them and they are now listed in my Etsy shop HERE!

Not interested in mini ornaments? That's alright! The hooks come out with a little tug and you can use them as Easter Egg Decorations! Haha!

As always, thanks so much for stopping by! I wish I could say when I will have the chance to make some more miniatures- but I honestly never know. I can say for sure that I miss it! Making these few miniatures was a ton of fun and I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

Oh! One more thing... look at these candles! I am SO proud of how they turned out and now I want to add candles on top of everything.... BAHAHA! But seriously. Feel free to click on the image so you can easier zoom in! These cakes are listed in my shop HERE and come with a cake slice :)

XOXO

-Blake

Breads and Candy! Now listed on Etsy!

FINALLY! Something I can show you guys that I have up in the shoppe! I have been working for a few days now on these little guys! I wanted to offer something that I would want, which is a FULL range of breads. So here you go! Now listed HERE.

Each listing is for the 18 pieces in the image above. I would love to tell you the different types of breads, but I honestly don't know! (how shameful!)

Oh! In the next two images, check out that "rug"! Well... I have been using it as a rug. I found 2 of these at Goodwill and I was later told that they were doilies. I would REALLY love to make some of these with the crochet materials I have- so who knows? There might be A Bohemian Bazaar doily rugs in the near future?!?

Don't you just LOVE the doily?!?! I can't get enough of it!

As always, these are handmade with polymer clay to fit 1:12 scale dollhouses and displays.

Oh! I also listed some Jelly Beans and Caramel Creams! (I couldn't remember if I told you guys that yet.) Here are a couple images of those-

Well, that all for today! Again, if you are interested in any of these items you can check out my Etsy shoppe, A Bohemian Bazaar! The breads are listed HERE, the candies are listed HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo

-Blake

This Week at the Bazaar ~ 10 Things

The best way for me to get into a productive mood is to put some music on and just start working. Sometimes I make things that I love, and other times I make things that I know I would never ever show anyone because they are THAT bad. BUT! Here are 10 reasons this was a productive week at the Bazaar!

1.) I got this picture! AHHH. I have been feeling a little on the sad side because my photos were starting to move backwards, but I think it was because I was in that funk. But now I GOT MY GROOVE BACK, YALL. Not to mention, the cake. MMM. Love me some cake.

2.) The fireplace just keeps coming along! Right now it has been painted and the wood parts have been stained. (Don't have a picture of that yet.)

3.) I have begun a little work in the library! (Very little, though.) I started to play around with the awkward space here... I was going to make it a wall where you see the banisters, but I actually like this better. I think it will leave the bottom two floors open and airy- just like I like them!

4.) I have been sleeping better! YES. FINALLY. I have a bad habit of watching TV into the wee hours of the morning... and then sleeping until wayyyyyyy passed noon. This week, I managed to get to sleep by at least 12!

5.) I made a lot of progress on my breads! Not only have a made a good bit, I think they are a lot more realistic that my older ones! YAY! ^^'

6.) The hardwood floors are done! Well... kinda. I can't tell if I want to add a little shine to them. I think I do, but I will think on it a bit more. Here is a shot of it so far!

7.) The second episode of True Blood that came on this last Sunday was just another little nugget of happiness, because I still have the feeling this season will be much better than the last!

8.)Oh! And Game of Thrones is turning out to be a GREAT book. It is miles better than the TV show, because of all the little things they have to leave out in the TV show. That being said, the TV show will always be one of my favs.

9.) I have been playing around with new foods! I don't know why, but I have always been a little apprehensive to try making a new food in miniature. I guess it is just the fear of messing up- but they happens inevitably. This week I worked on some hamburgers! Yay! Here is a shot of one. ( I am still playing around with them.)

10.) Oh! I also listing some candies in my Etsy store. I put some jelly beans and also some caramel creams up! WOOT WOOT! It isn't much, but its a start!

Cheers! Here's to happy weekend and another productive week!

xoxo

-Blake

Working all over the place!

Being able to work on miniatures again has turned me into a madman. Not only have been I been making a lot of new stuff, I have been all over the place doing so! (As the title suggests.) Here you can see that I went back and painted the rest of the brick wall. I ended up painting over ALL of the red, and I did it with white. I felt like this helped with the look i was going for. Oh! Don't mind the brick column in the middle of the house. lol. That is from the front porch because I can't find the actual posts that are supposed to go here! :O *SHAME ON ME*

Below you can see some "swatches" from the house so far. You have the brick wall, the wallpaper, and then a close-up of the kitchen floor!

TADA! I really love how this came out. I think it was all of the layers that went into it. I started off with washes of greys, browns, and cream colors. Somewhere along the way, if you look close- you can see the TINY crackles in the tile. I am going to try to recreate this look for some other things because it is actually VERY realistic and would be great for miniature pottery!

Another thing that was on my wish-list of things to try was mini crochet! :D :D :D The picture below is of the materials I am using now, but I think I will have to go down to even smaller materials if I am going to make anything closer to what I think is the right scale. (Key words- "what I think.")

And then when have the cakes! MUAHAHAHA! Okay, I know I make a lot of cakes, but I have a special places in my heart for cakes. My heart... and... my stomach. :) These are going to be bases for a line of cakes I will *hopefully* be coming out with soon. :) 

And then here is the other tidbits I have been making! You have oranges, breads, watermelons, and blueberries. I am especially proud of the bag the oranges are in. It was such a random coincidence that I had the materials in the house and then knew exactly how I wanted to make the bag. The stars aligned- I would say. :)

Well, that's it for today! Thanks for stopping by! I will hopefully have SOMETHING complete soon, rather than constantly starting new things. Hehehe... what can I say? :)

xoxoxo

-Blake

Still Here! - Updates + A Friend's Giveaway!

My sweets! How has everyone been!? I have seemed to have fallen off the radar lately, huh?

Well I honestly haven't been up to much. Life just keeps getting in the way! Between family stuff and taking photos I have been neglecting my miniature work!

BUT NO LONGER! I have been working on a few new things. Some Christmas items! :)

Here is a little image of a candy cane I made.

I have also been working on some more breads. I am always trying to make them look more and more realistic. As you can see I am trying to make some different types of bread than I normally do.

Oh! I have been trying to get some decorations together for my Christmas tree! :) I made these ball ornaments the other day. I have a few more to make still. I also am going to use this camera ornament my mom got me when we went to the mountains. AND this cabinet that Victoria sent me! I want to paint it white and make it all Christmas-y and then put it on my tree! :D

As for the house, I have been slowly getting my thoughts together for it. I have managed to collect plenty of egg cartons and I have been making some bricks from those. Here is how the inside of the house looks at the moment....

Kinda bare, huh? Haha. Yeah. I agree. I am actually going to visit my Nanny this weekend. I am staying at her house for about two weeks or so and I need to pack up my entire shop! I am going to still work on things while I am there :) I actually do this a lot when I go stay with family. All of my family members know that I work for myself and they enjoy watching me put things together. Here are some bricks I have cut!

Trust me, I have got PLENTY more to make. But this will be fine for now. I am going to assemble my fireplace before I leave for my Nanny's house. While I am there I will do the brick-work and maybe decorate it a little bit.

You will surely hear from me again within the next day or so! I will share how I pack up EVERYTHING for working away from home. I will also share how my fireplace will start off as!

OH! Here is something fun. I just entered in Natasha's wonderful giveaway over on her blog, Eat Cake Miniatures.

CLICK HERE TO BE DIRECTED TO HER GIVEAWAY.

You have a chance to win one of her precious works! I love her perspective on furniture and OF COURSE I love her shabby chic style! I hope you all go enter her giveaway and follow her blog! She is super sweet and talented!

Until next time, 

xo

-Blake

Small Bread Sets - SALE!

All small bread sets on my Etsy are now only $5!! Ahhh! That's almost HALF of what they were originally priced! Here are some images of the reduced items.

These each were carefully handmade one by one! I didn't use a single mold to make these, and I am very proud of them!

They are also packaged very nicely in bags like this-

Hop on over before they are gone! Thanks so much for taking a look.

Have a great day!

-Blake

Great Day!

Today was just great! I spent all day making stuff. I made some cards to hold earrings and pins.

And I also worked on a custom order! I love these! Haha!

She wanted some 1:12 scale heart donuts, like the ones I made as earrings, and some custom breads.

-Blake



Valentines Day Minis!

My first time at a seasonal mini! I wanted to make something that could be easily placed in a room box or doll house that would sort of "hide" in the background. I imagine these would be such a cute surprise when you realize the shapes! They are assorted breads in 1:12 scale.

La-la-love these!

Included are 8 pieces- as shown in the photos.

I like the hearts best. I will deffinately try some more seasonal items!

I have some more Valentines day items in store! I am also working on a prep board for a contest over on deviantART. I'm SO excited!!

I have a TON of new items in my Etsy shop. Here is the link - http://www.etsy.com/shop/abohemianbazaar

I would love to do some more custom orders! If you would like one, just sent me a message and we can work out the details!

welcome to the bazaar!

hello there :)

my name is blake, and i am very happy you have decided to take a look at my blog. i like making things in 1:12 scale. i mainly make food, but lately have been interesting in making other things as well- dolls, furniture, pets, clothing.

here are some of the mini foods i have made recently-

gummy worms

assorted breads

and here is a miniature painting i made. it was one of my firsts.

i have many more ideas and can't wait to share them with all with those that will listen! i will try my best to keep you updated with new projects and also listings in my etsy shoppe.