My Workspace... Building my Retro Kitchen!

I've been a bit quiet about this, but have been slowly building out a colourful vintage / retro kitchen in one inch scale (for a project and also magazine feature I'll share soon).

The space was built by me out of MDF (and in part, foamcore). I made several pieces of the furniture, and other pieces were altered by me quite significantly (see previous post about the kitchen island here and about the hutch/dresser here). I made wooden panels for the back wall, and have put days of work into it. Here are some in-the-making photos I have taken along the way. I'll share the finished project here and on my Facebook page in a week or less.

Note that there are fun and unique kitchen goings-on at my other blog (here) so check that out too!

Don't forget to follow and like!

PS The last two photos were quick snaps of the kitchen as it is today but I am still arranging the furniture and making changes, so the finished kitchen will be different... ;)

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Mountains of Bread and Cheese, please!

Do you remember when I posted about my new bread range (back here)? Well I have been soooo busy that I still haven't had time to photograph each new kind of bread and make them available at my online Hummingbird Miniatures Etsy Shop. But, I will do soon... honestly! So check back here or Facebook every so often.

Anyway, part of why I have been so busy? I had an order for 500 pieces of bread from a lady in Paris, and almost as many cheeses. It was a fun and all-consuming commission so I thought I'd share photos of it in progress on my blog for you all to see.

Keep checking back at this blog and the Facebook page if you want updates on the new Christmas 2013 range which will be coming soon....! Don't forget to click to 'follow' and 'like' so that you don't miss coupons and competitions which are available for blog followers and Facebook fans. :)

My Workspace - 4th July II

Hope you caught the last post (here) about my 4th of July food or saw it on the Hummingbird Miniatures Facebook Page here.... well here's part 2!

As you can see I have been busily adding condiments, pickles, fries, chips, onions etc to the plates. I have also created a realistic watermelon (note that I will be uploading a TUTORIAL which I have written - 'How to Create realistic Watermelon in Miniature') and I also made an Independence Day cake!

Take a look through these quick snaps of my items in-the-making and then don't forget to look out for the finished miniatures for sale at my online Hummingbird Miniatures Etsy shop.

If you like what I do then why not show your support by liking the Facebook page and following this blog?! :) x

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My Workspace - 4th July Prep!

It's about time you heard from me isn't it?! I have been flat-out busy working on some large wholesale orders, but I'm taking a bit of time off (even though one order isn't quite complete) to work on some fun American 4th of July foods!

Here's a few snaps of my workspace which I took today... as you can see I am making realistic burgers (yes they WILL have pickles, salad and condiments added soon), realistic hot dogs, Independence Day cake and also some new jewelry to mark the occasion. One of the photos below shows me making hot dog earrings and pendants to a new design. 

I'll list my new range soon at my online Hummingbird Miniatures Etsy shop. Stay tuned...!

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My Workspace - New Pastries

Not only am I re-doing my bread range (as shown in my previous post here), I am creating a whole new range of pastries... take a look at some of my pictures of my workspace and look out for the new range coming soon to the Hummingbird Miniatures online Etsy shop. There will be butter croissants, chocolate croissants, pain au chocolat, cream cheese danish, apricot danish, apple turnovers, raisin and cinnamon danish and more...!

And don't forget to enter the competition we have going on at the moment (enter via Facebook here)

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... :)

My Workspace... Mini Food Jewelry

I have been busy participating in a fair recently (with my other brand - see the blog post here) but now that I have more time again I am focusing on my mini food jewelry range.

I have redesigned the packaging and guess what... there will finally be more variety coming soon. I'm going to start making more breads and pastries, cupcakes and vegetables as earrings and pendants, and also a whole sushi range. So make sure you follow this blog or like on Facebook to stay ahead of the news. :)

You can find some of my Hummingbird Miniatures mini food jewelry range on Etsy here.

My Workspace - Making the Birthday Hutch

In case you missed it, in my last post I mentioned I am starting a new range of Hummingbird Miniatures furniture starting with colourful hutches filled with wonderful things. :)

** Note to my non-US friends. A Welsh dresser in America is called a 'hutch'!!! Using American English on this occasion as I have more US readers than non-US. Hope no-one minds and confusion has been averted!

Here's some photos of my work in progress. I'm starting by making a Birthday Hutch which will include a NEW candy birthday cake (pictured above). Stay tuned and look out for these finished hutches soon. You'll be able to see one or two listed at my Hummingbird Miniatures online shop and others will be sold exclusively at fairs.

Check here or the Hummingbird Miniatures Facebook page for updates.

My Workspace... Hummingbird Furniture

Now this is what I call a sneak peek! You can barely tell what I am doing, but that's because I want it to be a fun surprise. I've been busily designing and making new special furniture pieces for Hummingbird Miniatures (and also my other blog with most recent update here) and will have great new pieces for upcoming fairs and also my online shop.

Stay tuned to see more both here and on the Hummingbird Miniatures Facebook page.

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New Address this Easter!

Hi everyone!

Well it's been a while since I've posted any new ranges or posted much of anything at all because of my big workshop / office move! Never fear, I am back and busy and looking forward to sharing lots of new ranges with you just as soon as they're completed. 

Click over to my online Hummingbird Miniatures store for the Easter items I have in stock (unique fluffy Easter chicks, fluffy Easter bunnies, handpainted Easter egg ornaments, chocolate treats, cakes and more...) 

Competition Alert! Don’t miss out on a chance to win one of my handmade Easter chicks by signing up to the free Dolls House and Miniature Scene email newsletters as well - click here

If you're interested in reading about my move then you can check out my company blog here and if you want to stay in touch with our mini filmmaking news then become a fan on Facebook here.

Scroll past the Easter photos to see snaps of my move to my new Hollywood workshop. That's right - 6 suitcases - mostly filled with minis and craft supplies!