My Work-Space 9.2.2013

Firstly, I'd like to wish a happy Labor Day to all of my friends here in the states! :) My family is spending the day playing board games and we are having a little fish fry tonight!

I pulled myself away from the torment thrills of my horrible acting for the game of Cranium to start working on a little commission I recently got and to share some parts of my work-space!

At the moment I have two fold-out tables in the corner of my bedroom. One is a little shorter than the other, they both wobble whenever I use my pasta machine, and they are kinda an awkward height so I have to sometimes put things in my chair to sit on to sit at a comfortable height- BUT I love having desk space in front of and beside me. It just makes sense!

Sometimes I like to pretend like my room is an actual store... I like to display things as if they were set out for customers- even though I know that no one will ever be coming in to my room to browse for things to buy (awkwarrrrrrrrrrrrd). These little knick-knack shelves are perfect for what I need! The shelves are only a couple inches tall and there are lots of them, so I have plenty of displaying options.

This is currently how my stock of jack o'lanterns look, but I hope to find more shelves like this and start hanging them on the walls. I will soon be surrounded by dozens upon dozens of miniatures... *heaven.*

The picture above is normally how my work area can be seen (plus a HUGE HORRIBLE MESS OF CREATIVE CHAOS). I did manage to straighten up a little for you guys! *hug*

As you can see, I have two glass chess/checker boards. They are PERFECT for working with polymer clay because they can easily be cleaned and they are small enough to keep your mess clay in a restricted area. I also have two cutting mats. I don't really use the large one for making any miniatures, but the small I use all the time. It is divided into inches, but then divided again into quarters of an inch. This really helps when I need to get a better grasp on the scale of what I am making.

There are various other objects laid out, but I will get to those later! My work-space is calling my name. There is candy to be made and jack o'lanterns to be painted!

Thanks for stopping by!

_Blake

P.S. Did anyone think that the images from my last post looked funny? I have been told a couple times that my jack o'lanterns looked a little blue... but I didn't notice because I know that they are green and it's hard for me to tell by the images on the screen. I will probably retake those images for the Etsy listings, but I can assure you all that they are totally green! :)

10 Reasons This Week Was Great!

Hello friends! It has been a GREAT week here at the Bazaar. Not only was it relaxing, but it was productive as well! Here are 10 reasons this week was great-

1. I continued to make candies!

2. I made a lot of progress on The Magnolia! The brick wall in the big room, the floor in the kitchen, and now the fireplace!

3. I prepped some canvases for miniature paintings!

4. I changed the fireplace/ inner chimney! This old chimney was a bit bulky and distracting, so I am thinking this one won't weigh down that side of the room as much, and I think it also gives the room some of its height  back.

5. True Blood began this Sunday! AHHH! I can already tell that this season will be better than the last season. The characters were back to their likable selves and the episode was directed by Bill! Awesome!

6. I began crocheting in miniature! I started off with one type of crochet thread, but have now changed to an even smaller thread. This next picture is of the new thread, and the following image is the old!

7. I also started reading Game of Thrones! I watch the t.v. show on HBO... and its wonderful... but the book... is even better. I have only read about 5 or 6 chapters, but I love it so far!

8. I tagged along with my friend, Ginia, to take bridal pictures- only to realize I had my entire camera bag EXCEPT my battery. So guess what I got to do that day? Carry everyone's bags. >_>

9. I worked out twice this week! (And hopefully I can squeeze in a third time today) I normally don't exercise, so this is a HUGE deal for me.

10. This is my second blog post for the week! Which is the ideal number for me- at least 2 or 3 posts a week. Yay!

The last two images are a preview of some other new things I am working on. The cake still needs some icing details, but I am trying to make my cakes much more detailed! The second picture is of spools of thread! And then the third image is of some berries! :D :D You can click on these pictures to get a better look!

Well, there's this week! Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo

-Blake

Starting from scratch!

Well! I have missed you guys SO much! I'm guessing you're all wondering what I've been up to? I'll fill you in....

 

The last time I checked in I told you guys that I was trying to rent some studio space at a local art shop here in town. Well.... that didn't work out so well. It was a pretty cool place to hang out, but not to work. So sadly.... I had to leave. I was spending more time helping out around the shop than I was working on miniatures! In fact.... I didn't make a single miniature while I was there. :/ (And there were also some in-shop dramas going on, but we'll leave those out). But not to worry! It was a great learning experience and I met a TON of great new people! I wish all the best to the shop!

 

As for little ole' me... I brought ALL of my supplies and materials back home. I put everything in the hall and then I did some SERIOUS cleaning. I basically took everything that was left in my room out and started from the floor up! Here is how my room looked once it was clean! :D Haha!

 

 

This image makes the space look a little smaller than what it actually is, but nevertheless this is all the room I need to work :)

 

I actually took the picture above yesterday morning. I worked on my room all day and I finally got it together! ..... Kindof. Haha! I actually have a few more things to put back into place and I will show you guys what it looks like with everything back in place.

 

As far as the etsy goes... I am still working on it! I am still trying to get those Tweets finished up and I have some orders to send off. A lot has happened with the last few weeks and I am exhausted. But I do have some really fun projects lined up and I have some supplies gather for more work on the model house!  :D I still need a name for it by the way!

 

I did find a few lost items! So I listed them in the shop and you can take a looksie HERE. I have a few more older things that never got listed that I will put up soon.

 

Thanks for sticking with me, guys! With school and trying to make that local store work out and doing regular stuff... it just seems like there isn't enought hours in the day! I really do hope to get back to my etsy soon.

 

Talk to you soon!

xoxoxoxoxo

-Blake