Gingerbread Houses 2015

Hope you caught my gingerbread village in my previous post here.

I finished them off and they're my most detailed yet. They're my own unique designs of course, and inspired by traditional German gingerbread houses (aka lebkuchenhaus). They're ever so detailed, decorated with tiny candy (all made by me, no pre-made canes, no molds used). 1:12 scale and handmade using polymer clay.

You can find a gingerbread house at my online Hummingbird Miniatures Etsy shop HERE!

Use the coupon code

Snowflakes2015

for 10% off your purchase!

One of the styles has already sold out, so don't miss out on the remaining houses.

Hummingbird Miniatures' shop will close for the holidays in mid December, so if you want to guarantee that you get yours before Christmas, then best to purchase within the next couple of weeks. I also gift-wrap at no extra charge, so let me know if this is a Christmas gift for someone by mentioning it in the message section when you buy.

Any queries - feel free to email me here.

Thanks and enjoy the photos below!

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Handmade Food Jewelry

Gosh... where have I been?! Good question! I have been away from Hummingbird Miniatures for a while because I have been working on my film, which uses miniature characters and miniature sets, so you should absolutely check out the Facebook page here! I've missed you all so I'll be back here for a bit now. :)

So today is Cinco de Mayo (a huge Mexican holiday) and so I have been busily creating Mexican food in miniature, including some new mini food jewelry featuring very realistic limes. I'm late finishing these items, but check back soon as there will be an array of dollhouse miniature Mexican foods and Mexican mini food jewelry! All handmade by myself and in one inch scale, of course.



Want to learn how to make a miniature lime using polymer clay, yourself?! Stay tuned as I will release a tutorial on this very soon, and you will be able to find it in the tutorial section of my Hummingbird Miniatures Etsy shop here.

Here's a sneak peek at some Hummingbird Miniatures Mini Food Jewelry. Please click over and check it out, and note that much more will be coming soon...!

You can use the COUPON CODE 'LIME15' until the end of this month to get 15% off all jewelry. Just click to buy and then enter this coupon before you pay. It may only be used on the jewelry items. Thanks and happy shopping! :)

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing everyone (well my American friends at least) a Happy Thanksgiving!

As many of you know, I am English and live in California - so I was not brought up with Thanksgiving. Instead, in Britain, we had the Harvest Festival and of course our biggest November event is Guy Fawkes Night (or Bonfire Night). Today was my 4th Thanksgiving, but the very first time I have roasted my own turkey for the occasion. I took a photo and included it in this post (lame - yes, definitely!)

Promotions and Competition News...

I am running a big Black Friday discount tomorrow. It will be applied to my online Hummingbird Miniatures Etsy shop and is of course valid to all customers - not just Americans!

The first 5 customers will receive 30% off all in store.
The next 5 customers will receive 20% off all in store.
Everyone else will receive 10% off all in store for the remainder of the weekend.

Sale starts tomorrow at 10 am (Pacific Standard Time) and runs all weekend (ending at 10 pm on Sunday). Check the Hummingbird Miniatures Facebook page here to see the announcement of the coupon code (this will be announced tomorrow morning just before 10 am).


And - don't miss out on the COMPETITION on my other blog - it ends this Saturday at midnight!

My Workspace - My New Bread Line

Every once in a while I like to re-visit something I make in miniature and work to find ways to improve it. I was always pretty happy with my realistic bread range, but since I have had some large bread commissions recently I have really focused on improving the way I make it. I've visited several bakeries and used different kinds of real bread as reference and spent the past couple of days on my new bread range (which will be available at my online Hummingbird Miniatures shop soon).

I've also been hand-carving little wooden bread cutting boards which some types of breads will be displayed on.

To make room for a whole new range of bread I am putting some of my existing bread on sale. All bread is 40% off. Find it here.

Enter the coupon BAKERY40 after you click to buy but before you pay and 40% will be deducted from the total of your bill. Contact me if you'd like a reserved listing for more lots of the same style of bread (whilst stocks last).
Please remember that this coupon is valid only on breads.

Have a look at some of my new bread range in progress in my workspace... :)

Cupid's HALF OFF sale!

Happy St Valentine's Day everyone!
To celebrate this lovely day I am offering everyone 50% off on my Valentine's Cupcake Tutorial! My online shop remains closed at this time (and for perhaps another few days or a week whilst I am busy moving into a new apartment in LA), however, you can still shop for online tutorials (and at my other shop here too) and today you can buy my Valentine's tutorial for half price.

Just click here to find the PDF tutorial and apply the coupon code CUPID13 after you click to buy but before you pay. It will be emailed to you today. Please note that all other items are still off limits as I wont be able to ship items for about a week, so don't buy anything else until I officially re-open.
Coupon code expires at midnight tonight PST.

Thanks and have a great day today! C x

Preview of tutorial...

Watch the video tutorial whilst you follow along with your PDF document...!

Merry Christmas & Jan Sales!

Merry Christmas to all my friends, fans and customers!

Contrary to initial plans, I spent Christmas in England instead of America. My plans are now to head back to Los Angeles within early January (if visa plans hold up). :)

So, I had the most wonderful Christmas at home with my incredibly large (and expanding) family. We started the day with champagne, devils on horsebacks and quail eggs with Cornish sea salt. Then my mum made a 26 lb turkey with homemade traditional apple and pork stuffing, chipolatas, roast parsnips, roast potatoes, roast carrots, Brussels sprouts and amazing gravy. We pulled crackers, doused the pudding with brandy and lit it ablaze and had it with double cream and brandy butter. Later on we ate mince pies with mulled wine. The following day (Boxing Day) my mum made lobster thermidor as an hors d' oeurve followed by 3 roast ducks between 11 of us with braised red cabbage, mashed swede, English peas, apple sauce and again - phenomenal gravy. We finished with trifle and chocolate roulade. 

Okay - so out of my non-British friends - how much of the above did you understand? Come on, be honest - not much, right?! I provided links with definitions to some of the above I thought my non-British / non-European friends might not be familiar with.

And now for the fun stuff...... it's COUPON TIME!! I am starting my January sales early! 

How. To. Use.
Just click to buy whatever you like, and then before you pay you just need to enter the coupon code: JAN2013 at the checkout. 30% will be deducted from your entire order but not from postage.

Where. To. Use.
This coupon is valid at my online Hummingbird Miniatures store only.

When. To. Use.
It's available right away and expires on January 8th. 

Conditions.
You must be a follower of either this blog (follow now by clicking here) OR a fan of Hummingbird Miniatures on Facebook (become a fan by clicking here) in order to use the coupon code discount.
You can click on the icons below to follow or become a fan also. :)

Email me if you have any problems or queries. :) C xXx

Christmas Preview and Shop Announcement

Hello everyone,
Hope you're all wrapped up warm and starting to feel the Christmas buzz...
I'm currently in New Zealand and it's technically the end of their spring / start of summer, so it doesn't exactly feel like Christmas is coming any time soon for me!

Here's a glimpse at some of my new Christmas Range for 2012. Several of these Christmas items are featured in and on the front cover of this month's issue of DHMS magazine (I'll write a post about this soon).
Aside from the roast goose (which has already sold), there will be Christmas wreaths (entirely handmade by myself from scratch, and very detailed), Christmas cookies, traditional gingerbread houses, brussels sprouts, candy canes, festive candles, candle center pieces, hurricane candles, Christmas cakes and Yule logs. Note that some of these items are OOAK (one of a kind) - so there may only be one available.

!IMPORTANT SHOP ANNOUNCEMENT!

I am flying out of New Zealand in just less than 4 day's time and arriving in London Heathrow, UK on Wednesday 21st November. This means that I will have to close my shop for a couple of days whilst I fly. Don't worry - I'll open up again very quickly and make the full Christmas Range available so you can place your orders and get them in time for Christmas.

Until I fly (on Tuesday) there will be a DISCOUNT CODE available at my online Hummingbird Miniatures shop! Do me a favour and lighten my 'carry-on' load by grabbing something at a discounted price now. ;)

Just enter the coupon code: FLIGHT
after you click to buy but before you pay. A massive 20% will be deducted from your entire order but not from shipping. The coupon code is valid immediately and lasts until I fly out... a few days from now.

Happy shopping.... and please feel free to email me if you have any questions or concerns.

25% off this Spooky Season!

Guess what?! With spooky time upon us and Halloween 2012 only weeks away.... I have a coupon code for you with a whopping 25% discount!

This great offer applies ONLY to Halloween products. This means you can use it for...

Halloween cakes (there's 3 varieties),
spooky eclairs,
trick or treat donuts,
Halloween cookies,
Halloween religieuse pastries,
Halloween profiteroles,
chocolate bats,
candy ghosts,
decor glitter pumpkins,
and anything else I may list which is described as a Halloween item!

Just hop over to my online Hummingbird Miniatures shop and click to buy your items and then enter the coupoin code 'SPOOKY12' before you click to pay and 25% will be deducted from everything except postage.
Please do not use the coupon to buy non-Halloween items. :)

This coupon is valid for the entirity of this weekend and expires on Sunday night at midnight PST.

Happy shopping!

Summery COUPON Code :)

Just because it's such a beautiful day today!
As you know, I'm currently in New Zealand (and will be until late November of this year) and it's winter here whilst it's summer in the US and Europe. We've had some rain and we've had winds that definitely steal the 'Windy City' title from Chicago, but today and yesterday have been beautifully sunny and dry. I even took tea on the balcony. Below is a photo of my view taken from my balcony this morning.

So.... to celebrate sunshine in your world and mine, here's a coupon code which allows you to have 25% off anything (even sale items) in store. It is valid until this Saturday 1st September at midnight PST.

How. To. Use.
Just click to buy whatever you like, and then before you pay you just need to enter the coupon code: SUNNY30 at the checkout. 25% will be deducted from your entire order but not from postage.

Where. To. Use.
This coupon is valid at my online Hummingbird Miniatures store only.

When. To. Use.
It's available right away and expires on Saturday night!

Email me if you have any problems or queries. :) C xXx

Important news.... there's a competition running over on my other blog. Take 2 minutes to enter for your chance to win a free miniature.

H is for Hummingbird....

Well actually, on my new Hummingbird Miniatures Alphabet chart, H is for Halloween cake!

This is just something a little fun which I put together. Email me if you'd like to be sent a printable version.

In other news, we're back, baby! The Hummingbird Miniatures online store re-opens in 90 seconds and to celebrate the return I am offering a whopping 40% off all in store for 24 hours only. This offer closes at 4 pm tomorrow PST, midnight GMT.

Just enter the coupon code ALPHABET after you click to buy but before you pay. 40% will be deducted from your total but not from shipping.

And take a look at my cute new packaging below.... :)

Happy shopping!

Off to New Zealand SALE!!!

As many of you know, I'm off to New Zealand very soon... in 9 days as a matter of fact!! Now, I will be gone for 6 months, and it's not confirmed whether or not I will continue to run my shops whilst I am abroad.

So... assuming I may possibly not run my shops for 6 whole months, you might want to get in there and buy whatever you've had your eye on at my online shop (or my other shop) fast! I'm closing up in 5 days.

I'm offering a coupon code for 20% off all in store (including sale items) and this will run until I close my shop in 5 days time (Tuesday 12th June 2012).

Enter the coupon code 'NewZealand' after you click to buy but before you pay and 20% will be deducted from the total amount, apart from postage.

Enjoy! And feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns about my temporary move to New Zealand.
Caroline xXx

Moving house... BLOW OUT SALE!!!

It's confirmed... my fiancee just got a job at WETA in New Zealand and I'm moving over there to be with him for 5 months whilst I await my fiancee visa which will finally allow me back into the States.

Now I hate packing as much as the next person, and I especially hate packing up miniatures as each one has to be packed so carefully, it takes ages, and I always have to have them on my lap on the plane as carry-on. Not looking forward to a massive fragile carry-on bag on my lap for my 28 hour flight with 2 stop overs.... no way.

So... what does this all mean? It means I am trying to clear my stock so I have less to carry! I have lowered prices massively on lots of items (find greatest reductions in my 'Sale Section' of my online shop).

Not only that - the first 5 PEOPLE to purchase something from my sale section get a further 20% off.
Just enter the coupon code 'BLOWOUT' after you click to buy but before you pay. A further whopping 20%  will be deducted from your final bill, but not from shipping fees.
Please note that the coupon code is ONLY for the first 5 people to buy from my sale section and then I will end the coupon code. It is also ONLY available for items in the sale section (here) and not on any other items in store.

Coupon code has been activated now... Ready.... Steady.... GO!

C xxx