Mini Mail // Gifts from Kayanah Miniatures

I recently received a lovely package from my dear friend, Karine. I was so happy with my gifts that I thought I would take a minute to share with you all what was inside!

We talk via Facebook almost every day. We share projects we are working on and ask each other for advice and guidance. Since we live in different countries we don't have access to all of the same things so often we swap things we can't get a hold of ourselves! 

Karine actually made these miniature nails from headpins. HEADPINS. They totally work, but instead of hiding them inside wood I will use mine for a mini toolbox and keep them on display.

She also sent me these toy chickens. They work out to be right at 1:12th scale so they are perfect for me to model my own chickens after.

Veneer. Why have I never heard of this stuff? Here are some different kinds that her dad got for her from a previous job. These were the scraps that would have been thrown away. Like trash. UNBELIEVABLE. I especially love the marble ones!

And then came the magic. Karine made these two miniature dollhouses for me. I am currently working on a build that I will share very soon- but these are going to be PERFECT for it.

I mean... look at those stairs.

Those tiny tiny windows and doors. My huge sausage fingers.

I think I will end up decorating them with various papers. Everything will be so tiny. So incredibly tiny!! Something else that has REALLY come in handy are these little spatulas. They are so great for applying glue and mixing paints! No more glue-covered fingers for me!

You can also see a sneak peak of my chicken coop. It's just the right size for 3 or 4 mini chickens. The coop is part of a larger personal project I am working on and I will share details of that later!

Another update- I am currently working on my entry for the 2016 Creatin' Contest! I joined their Blogger Campaign and am building an artist studio. I also still wanted to enter the contest (you have to use a kit you paid for if you want to enter) so I bought a second kit and will be working on that one in secret!

Also, I am currently going through a training program for online business. It's sparked SO MUCH inspiration that I have decided to go back where it all started and revive A Bohemian Bazaar to better reflect where I am now as an artist. I hope you all decide to join me for the ride because I am so excited for what is to come!

Until next time, xoxo

-Blake

Mail Time! - Gifts from Karine!

Once again my dear friend, Karine, of Kayanah Miniature has surprised me with a most generous gift! Firstly, I must point out that Karine is soon to be opening her own Etsy store! She has long been a miniaturist and you can see a lot of her work on her deviantART and her Facebook page (you should Like her page!). She is VERY talented!

The first things I opened were these really great flower pots! I had not been able to find these that were realistic enough for my taste, but these are perfect! The walls aren't too think, which is the problem I kept running into.

Then I opened up these jars! There were 8 of the empty ones, which have tops that have little loops on them- which could be turned into charms! And then there are the ones with the micro marbles! Those should definitely come in handy with the mini cakes I have been making!

The next things I found in the package were these frames! They are all molded from other frames and things she had found, but these will go great in some of the eclectic scenes I have.

Also in the package were some coffee stirrer-type sticks and some of those mini zip-seal bags that I love! :3

Oh! And you guys won't believe this- she MADE two of the boxes that she sent the minis in. HOW AWESOME IS THAT?!? Take a closer look! - - -

Thanks, again- Karine! And thanks to everyone else for stopping by! I will be back on here tomorrow or the next day to share what I have been up to! OH! I almost forgot! I did manage to list some cakes. They look like this -

So if you are interested in those they are listed HERE.

Okay, I have to go wash my dog! She has been hiding under the bed all day because she knows she needs a bath! ERGH!

Be back soon!

xoxo

-Blake