1:12 scale watermelons!

We all know how I have that pesky little habit of starting on something and dashing off to work on something else.... well... I am trying to change that! I have been working on minis that I started and left in the dust (so to speak). The other day I got around to those cake bases I made and made some Bakery Style cakes as well as some Ombre cakes and even some with Sprinkles!

For the last couple days I have been working on watermelons! (the very same ones that I showed you guys a sneak peek of and then forgot about.)

These were actually really fun to make! Like I mentioned before, I have been wanting to make things I've never made before... and... that list is VERY long. I have spent most of my miniature-making career focused on cakes and sweets. There has been the occasional meat or fruit... but not often.

I also have been feeling happier with my photos :) I think I was just out of practice... ERGH. Do you guys ever get into little "funks" like that?

What do yall think about the watermelons? Is there anything I should work on? I'm open for critique! It's the best way to improve! <3 The outsides are hand painted and I was working from pictured I Googled.

I have listed a small set of 3 pieces in my Etsy, to see if anyone likes them. You can find the listing HERE.

Well, that's it for today! I guess you can say I have slowly been regaining my inspiration. Which is good because it was KILLING me not being as productive as I have been. I think I will run off now to make something else :)

Thanks for stopping by!

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