Some Mini Baked Goods!

I am BEYOND happy to finally have some of these baked items done! Not only are a few pies done, but I have some new doughnuts to share along with a new Halloween assorted set! Take a look?!

These pies are currently listed in my shop. You can find them HERE. As for my doughnuts... I ended up making quite a bit! I flocked some with craft sand and it looks just like sugar! Yay! I then made them look like they were filled with jelly! On the right, you can see an iced version!

I also made some chocolate ones! Whenever we go get donuts, I always get at least one chocolate iced one. They are my favorite! :)

And finally, here is the new Halloween set! I wanted to have a wider range of textures this year, so I added a sugared doughnut and played around with the icing on one.

I think it looks like a spider-web! And it even has blood jelly on the inside! Haha!

As always, thanks for stopping by! I am so happy I got to make some minis this week! And I still have the rest of today and tomorrow! :) I hope you all are doing well!

Oopsies!

Well. A while back I decided that I would share both my successes and my failures on this blog- and today. I will share one of my failures. :C

Its not a BIG mistake, but it's a mistake big enough that can't be saved. As you can see in the next image I made some new Halloween doughnuts for the 2013 range.

I was SUPER happy with them! They seem a lot more realistic than the ones I made last year... so I decided to start working on some boxes for them! Well... When I went to grab a set to take measurements for my boxes they were all stuck together! As it turns out- the spray sealant I found isn't reacting very well to the polymer clay. It isn't drying! (I sprayed these almost a week and a half ago) Here they are all stuck together.

Honestly, if the only problem about this was that they stick together- I wouldn't mind. But I DO mind all the lint and dust that sticks to them. So... lesson learned! I will no longer use the spray for polymer clay miniatures. :/ What do you use to seal miniatures? I normally just use Sculpey glaze because it has always done what I wanted it to, but I thought a spray would leave a more even layer. Any suggestions?

Thanks for stopping by! I am still working on some fun Fall miniatures (along with dipping my toes into some Christmas minis!). This has been a SUPER busy week. I am taking driving lessons which threw off Tuesday and Wednesday for me... and I also spent a day helping a friend build furniture for her office. But I *should* be free for miniature work for the rest of the week! :)

Give-Away! + Updates

Hey, guys!

Well, as you all can see, I am back home! But not for long! I am leaving this weekend to go spend some time with my Nanny (grandmother). But don't worry, I am taking my work with me!

First, before I go any further, here are the details on the give-away!

This one is simple!- here is the deal!

All you have to do to be entered in this give-away is leave a comment on this post letting me know what you were for Halloween! If you didn't dress up, then let me know what you would have liked to dress up as! (or make something up, I won't know! :D )

There will 

be 1 winner announced in 1 week, on November 14 around noon!

The winner will receive 1 jack o' lantern, 1 jar of Halloween jelly beans, 1 packet of loose candy corn (which I forgot to mention in the flyer, but it is shown in the image), 1 set of assorted Halloween doughnuts, 1 special give-away coupon for 25% off, 2 packets of candy corn, 1 packet of jelly beans (an item I didn't get around to making for my shop, but have 1 to let you have!), and also a random Halloween Celebration cake!

PHEW! *wipes brow* Now THAT'S a lot of stuff for a give-away, right?! (It's over $60 worth of items) Well I hope you enter! May the odds be ever in your favor! (heehee) Remember! ALL you have to do is leave a comment on this post, you don't have to share this post! But you can if you would like! :D


OH! Also, you can enter on my Facebook page and deviantart if you follow me on those places!

As for the updates...

I am currently making plans for Christmas minis! I have a lot in store and I want to try and do even MORE for Christmas than I did for Halloween. I am just SO unorganized and I tend to get distracted easily. BUT THIS TIME I have a plan! I am making detailed sketches and plans. I think you guys are really gonna love this stuff :D

Well that is all for now! I will be back soon with... something! Haha! Please feel free to enter my give-away! You don't have to post anything on your own blog or anything like that, but feel free to let others know about this!

I hope you have a blessed day!

-xo

Blake

20% Everything! This weekend only!

Hey guys! I'm all packed up and about to head to the mountains for the weekend! I want to kick off this mini-vacation with a coupon! Just enter the code HALLOWEEN2012 at the checkout for 20% your entire purchase! This coupon ends Sunday evening, 10-28-2012, whenever I get home!

Here are some items that are in the shop right this minute! Grab em quick! It'll give me some more room for some new Fall items and even.... Christmas items! :D

You can find all of these items in my Etsy shoppe!

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! I am excited to spend a few days in the mountains with my family, but I can't lie- I can't wait to get back to I can work on my house! Hahaha!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you decided to grab a few items with this coupon!

-xo

Blake

P.S. Don't forget to become a fan on Facebook! I just reached 200 fans and will be having a give-away within the next week or so! Thanks!

Assorted Halloween Donuts - Details - Halloween 2012

With Halloween among us, I decided to go all out this year with my minis! I didn't really make anything for Halloween last year and I honestly regretted that. So... to make up for that I took all of my best sellers in my shop and revamped them for the season! For this particular range I wanted to go with some fun festive Halloween colors- orange, green, and purple! 

As for these yummy little doughnuts, there are six with each order! I like to keep these at half dozens because it is a manageable amount and with two sets you easily make a dozen donuts!

I made an orange drizzle, green drizzle, and purple drizzle for each set. There is also a white iced doughnut with chocolate drizzles! And for something a little different I have white and chocolate iced doughnuts with coordinating sprinkles!

The candy, cakes, and pumpkins are being sold separately. I have yet to list the candy corn, but as soon as I do I will make a special post about them! They take SO SO long to make and I doubt they will be available in the glass jars like the jelly beans. If I decide to make them available in the jars, they will a little higher in price because it takes so so long to make them!

That being said, I just love how the candy adds so much detail when simply sprinkled across the table! Here is a little detail shot of the doughnuts. They are each about 1/3 of an inch wide- which would make them about 4 inches wide in real life. Perfect for 1:12 scale!

I REALLY hope you guys like this year's Halloween range. I worked very very hard on it! :)

As for other things that are in the works- there ARE more Halloween items coming. I just can't seem to make them fast enough! And as for The Bazaar it is still WELL underway! I took a break from the build to focus on the minis. The next few tasks on that list are to get the window frames done, the door, the wallpaper, and the brick foundation!

If you are interested in purchasing any of my 1:12 scale miniatures, please check out my Etsy.

I have just made a new Halloween section to the shop, so feel free to browse!

I hope everyone is doing well!

-Blake 

NEW Halloween Miniatures! - Halloween 2012

 It is FINALLY happening! Halloween items have been listed! :D I am still making more, so hang in tight! I mainly wanted to get some of this photographed and listed as soon as I could!

I listed all of my cakes- 

There are orange, green, purple, and chocolate iced cakes. They are all available in classic yellow or chocolate cake.

A cake box is included with each cake! These boxes were designed, hand cut, and hand assembled by me! Yay!

Here is an overview of all the party cakes-

OH! I also listed some new doughnuts- to match the cakes, of course! :D

ANNNDDDDD.....  I made some pumpkins! I haven't had a chance to make any more jack o'lanterns, but I will get to that soon!

Jelly beans. Color coordinated, as well! 

This is something new... Bunting banners! This is very new for me, but I really like how these turned out! I made three designs- polka dots, stripes, and candy corn! I haven't listed the candy corn ones yet because they go with something else I am working on :)

And here are some shots of the cakes in their boxes!

I hope you all like everything! I know there are a few of you out there that want some candy corn, and I am hard at work making some more! They are SO SO tiny that it literally HURTS to sit still for so long to make them. Please feel free to check out my Etsy.

Have a great day!

-Blake