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

Building a China Cabinet! Or... Trying To...

OH GOSH TODAY. Today. Today. Today. 

The weather stunk and I was in a funk. I started building a china cabinet yesterday because I decided that I need some furniture for my displays... Well here is the china cabinet. I will just show you guys pictures and talk at the end of the post.

OH! Did anyone else's page-views for your blog START OVER? I glanced at mine a minute ago and it said I had 2 page-views for all time. 2 PAGE-VIEWS. Anyways... on the the cabinet.

There's some detail shots....

Andddd here is what it looks like. ERGH. I DO have to say... I am proud of myself for this to be my first try, but I don't even feel like adding on the doors and the drawer to the lower part. I enjoyed building it, but it is not as clean looking as I wanted. And I apologize for the gloomy pictures :( It was cloudy outside and I try to use natural lighting for my pictures... so this is what I got today :C

Tomorrow I am working on miniature foods again! Well... sorta. I want to continue making some more jack o'lanterns and I also want to get some more candy made.

Oh! I have been looking at some House of Miniatures kits online and they look really nice! Does anyone have any suggestions about which kit (or kits) I should start off with? I would really like to have some furniture built for my displays.

Well that's all for today!

Oh!

Look!

Here is a white squirrel I saw the other day! Hahaha!

Have a blessed day!

-Blake

I've been busy!

Okay, so I saw on a few blogs that there was some furniture at the Dollar Tree that was only a dollar, and I had to check it out.

Only ONE (1) dollar!?

Some of the scale is off, but it will work for my purposes now as displays for my minis as I make them. You can't beat a dollar!

The little stand I made for my penny!

Speaking of dislays, I have always tried to put a penny in my photos to show the size of my minis, but I always just laid the thing down somewhere. I made this stand, like the ones you put plates on, and I love it! It's simple, and looks great!

The Old vs. The New 

I got my first etsy customer before Christmas! She found me on deviantART and as she was looking through my old minis she saw my rainbow cake. She was interested in buying it, but the longer I looked at it the more I thought I could make it better. So I made two versions of it. I simply made one with sprinkles on the top and one with sprinkles on the sides. I listed them on etsy here - http://www.etsy.com/listing/89313885/rainbow-cake-112-scale?ref=pr_shop - and here - http://www.etsy.com/listing/89313201/rainbow-cake-112-scale?ref=v1_other_2 - hop on over and take a look. If I need to make more, I am more than welcome to do so!

I also started on a doll. Well... a few dolls. I have REALLY been practicing sculpting faces. I've found that it is so hard to do younger faces. I will post pictures as I work the next few days, but here is one of them. It's an old person. I haven't decided if I want it to be a man or a woman, haha! The glasses are made from wire and paint.

Front View

Side view

Just wanted to let you guys know what I've been working on! I really hope you like it.

-blake