Miniature Treat Bags!

Sooooooo.... as you guys know- I have been working on some mini candies! I haven't been able to devote the time that I initially wanted on the mini candy, so I have come up with a compromise for myself! I have taken the finished candy that I have and sorted it all into treat bags! I have a few of them listed, but first lets have a looksie!

Each bag has 18 pieces! Exactly what you see in the images above and below! I had a ton of fun making the different types of candies... and I will TOTALLY make more in the future. I have just been getting out of the Halloween mood and into the CHRISTMAS one! :D Obviously its a bit early... I know that. I just have a lot of fun Christmas/Holiday ideas that I want to make a reality. Now that I think about it... I haven't really made that many Christmas miniatures in the past.... Hopefully I can make up for that this year!

This is how you would get the treat bags if you were to buy one (or more) from my Etsy shoppe.

Besides switching my brain to Christmas-mode, I am also working on a contest for a group I am in over at deviantART. The group just reached 2000 members and the contest theme is "PARTY!" I'm gonna try to really have fun with this one!

The candy bags are listed HERE.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you are all having a wonderful day!

Jack O'Lanterns, Pumpkins, and Candy!

If it isn't the warm colors or the cool crisp air that I long for, it's the sweet potato and pumpkin spice concoctions along... with cozy clothes! And THEN throw Halloween and Thanksgiving in the mix and I'm done. Just done! Oh! And my birthday! All of these are reasons that I love Fall. There are plenty more... but I already have a ton to share with you guys, so I will stop there!

I have been ~super~ busy this week! I knew I wanted to go ahead and get a jump-start on Halloween/Autumn minis... but I had no idea how inspired I would actually get! Take a look at what I have been working on!

***Oh, and if you are interesting in purchasing any of these items you can find them in my Etsy shop! Everything in the following post has been listed!  ***

Pumpkins!________________________________________________________

So far I have 4 sizes of pumpkins. They range from about a quarter of an inch to over an inch. I have also been playing around with multiple colors... At the moment I have plenty of white and green pumpkins.

This is my first time making listings like this... where I take pictures of a group of items and then label the different styles/items. Does anyone out there have any advice for doing this? I would hate for someone to get confused between the listings!

Candies!__________________________________________________________

As some of you may know, I am slowly trying to build up a large variety of candy. Not only for Halloween, though! I would really love to build an entire candy shop display. *flashbacks from childhood, anyone?*

 Here we have chocolate bars (partially inspired by those of Stéphanie Kilgast of PetitPlat), jawbreakers, caramel creams, gummy worms, saltwater taffy, and chocolate malts- all of which are childhood favorites.

 Not only do I find making miniature candy highly meditative... it's quite nostalgic. I remember eating on jawbreakers for days, competing with the neighborhood kids to see who could get to the center first... and always finding caramel creams in my uncle's candy dishes... and being treated to saltwater taffy on trips to the beach and the mountains.

Jack O'Lanterns!___________________________________________________

They'rrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeee backkkkkkkkk! With a twist!

These are only the first of many to come.... I thoroughly enjoy making these little guys! Right now I have 4 medium green, 4 medium white, and 1 large green jack o'lanterns. What do you guys think about the new colors? Personally, I am starting to prefer the white and green pumpkins of the oranges ones... but hey, that could be because they are new! :)

Like I said, all of these items have been listed! They will all be added to the new Autumn 2013 section in my Etsy shop! :)

Thank you guys so much for stopping by!

xoxo

_blake

P.S. I'm going to spend the weekend relaxing with some family out of town! Probably going to take just enough supplies to work on something while I am there! How are you guys spending your weekend?

The Candy Shoppe!

It might just be me (but I am pretty sure it isn't), but doesn't candy just make you happier?! Maybe not even eating it (although that helps)- just looking at it makes me happy! All the colors! And textures! And not to mention the smells!

Well as you might can tell, I am on a candy kick! Not only have I been making a lot of candy- I have been planning a candy-themed project! I do not know the extent of how big this will be, or how long I will be working on it- but I DO know that it will involve all the sugar and chocolate and yumminess that I can whip up!

As you can see in the image above, I have been making a LOT of candy! I have been making more of the past favorites like jelly beans, candy corn, and chocolate turtles- along with some new candies! I have some caramel creams (one of my all-time favorite candies), orange slices, gum drops, various chocolates, and also rock candy!

Making miniatures isn't the easiest thing in the world- especially CANDY! Not only do they need to look realistic, but so many have to be made! Honestly, the easiest thing about making miniature candy is how easy it is to lose your mind! Haha! But that's okay for us miniature artists- we already all mad!



I am still not sure when some of the candies will be available. I want to make sure I have enough for a couple listings and I am also going to keep some for a personal project I want to do! :)

I will keep you guys posted as I work, as always!

Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo

Blake

Sugar Coated Goodness!

Hey guys!

 

So over the last few days I have been in "rehabilitation mode." I have been laying around in my PJs while eating and drinking all the bagels and home-made iced coffee drinks I can handle. And you know what.... It's working!

 

 

Not only have I been back in the mood to create, but I sprouted some new ideas! Ideas that I won't share JUST yet.... ideas that involve a lot more planning and working, so for now~ Here is what I have been working on!

 

 

As you can recall from the last blog post I was painting barrels! Those barrels have now been promoted to holding CANDY!

 

These barrels are right under an inch, just to give an idea at how small the candies are. As for the candy itself- I have been making some new things! Candy orange slices! And gum drops! There are also some chocolate turtles pictured like the ones I made for Valentine's Day!

 

I also played around with some more chocolate! These are chocolate and peanut squares. (So... chocolate bark? Idk!?)

 

I've been having a ball working on little candies! So expect some more very soon! I am not entirely sure when I will have new things in the Etsy shoppe just yet (but I'm hoping soon also)!

 

Thanks, as always, for stopping by! I decided to not take summer classes after all, so I am going to relax for a couple months and get back to my miniatures!

 

I hope you all are doing well!

xoxo

-Blake



Chocolate Turtles Listed! + What next?

Things are up! I just listed 5 different types of chocolate turtles on my Etsy.

A Bohemian Bazaar

There are a few sets with milk chocolate turtles. I am not sure if I mentioned this in the other post, but chocolate turtles are actually one of my favorite treats. I am a HUGE fan of salty/sweet things.

There is also a set of Sea Turtles. Those little guys are sprinkled with sea salt, but makes the chocolate taste sweeter and... excuse me... I just started drooling thinking about chocolate....

Also available is a set of chocolate turtles with gold flakes! They have just enough sparkle to make you NOT want to eat them, but hey- you know you always inevitably eat them. I know I do! Haha!

And then there a few assorted sets. These have 2 milk chocolate turtles, 1 sea turtle, and 1 with gold flakes.

Each chocolate turtle was handmade by me without the use of molds- as always! :)

Oh! The pencils and erasers are all handmade by my friend, Karine. You can see more of her art here- http://kayanah.deviantart.com/

Each set comes on a golden serving board, like in the image above. And each set is packaged in a plastic covering, which I also made.

I hope you like them! I had a lot of fun making these and it makes me want to keep making more. As of right now, I have to get to my algebra homework and clean up around the apartment a bit.

I hope everyone is doing well! Thanks for stopping by and checking out today's post! If you have any ideas of something I should try to make in the near future, leave it in a comment and I will put it on my list!

-xo

Blake

WIP Chocolate Turtles / Pecan Clusters

Hello everyone! I am FINALLY back to working!

To get back in the groove I started making some candies! :D These are chocolate turtles and/or pecan clusters. I call them chocolate turtles because that is just what I am used to. I also like them with almonds! Almonds are my favorite! Anyways....

 

Each one is handmade... I didn't use any molds because I wanted them each to be unique, just like real ones!

These are going to be "gourmet" chocolates. I love anything gourmet. Anything decadent. Anything chocolate. Haha :) The little papers with the gold foil are gong to be in the packages for these. I still have to make the small baggies these go in and I also have to add some finishing touches to the candies!

As for as my classes, they are going great! My classes on campus are both art related so I am having TONS of fun with them. I am taking Design and Computer Graphics. In Design we are cutting paper and in CG we are making movie posters! My other two online classes are kinda boring... they are Algebra and English. I like English, but it is taking a while to get used to it being online.

Well, I think that is all for now! I will hopefully be slowly picking my minis up more and more... and getting back to my house! I have collected about a dozen egg cartons by now. That's a lot of bricks! Haha!

Thanks for stopping by!

xo

-Blake

Valentine's Day Cake w/ Chocolate Anatomical Heart 1:12 Scale

A made another cake!!!! This one is for Valentine's Day. It is still a little bit away, but I couldn't help making stuff a little early. I wanted people to be able to buy stuff early if they wanted. Anyways~~~ Here are some photos!

I LOVE making mini cakes. And the chocolates were fun to make, too!

There is a chocolate anatomical heart on top of the cake and two pairs of chocolate lips!

The candles aren't included in this purchase, but they are still available in my shop! Here is the link for the candle listing if you are interested- http://www.etsy.com/listing/89411951/white-candles-112-scale - I thought they would make this table set-up more romantic. :)

The listing for this cake is here- http://www.etsy.com/listing/91411609/valentines-day-cake-w-chocolate

Feel free to browse through my shop! I love making minis and whenever I sell them the profits go right back into buying more supplies! At the moment I don't have any custom orders that I am working on, so if you have something you are interested in getting me to make- just send me a message and we can talk details!

Thanks so much! - Blake