Happy Birthday to Me!

It's my birthday tomorrow so I decided to make myself a cake! I gave up all sugar and desserts for Lent, so it doesn't matter to me that my birthday cake isn't edible. This miniature cake is made from polymer clay (what else?!) and in once inch (1:12) scale. The candles are extremely tiny, and if you read this previous blog post you'll know that my birthday candles have became far smaller, but I use a new technique which means that they are actually far less fragile and less likely to break than birthday cake candles I have made before.

The cake is a tall one - being 4 layers of vanilla sponge and pale blue icing. It's topped with confetti and of course tiny candles.

Since we're on the topic of candles, if that interests you, you might want to take a look at my realistic pillar candles which I've made for my film company (photos here) and which can of course be bought online here.

Don't miss out on new cakes which are gradually being added to the online Hummingbird Miniatures Etsy shop here!

PS Did you know that you get free delivery if you purchase from my Hummingbird Miniatures online store on the day of your birthday? Just email me a snap of your ID that shows your date of birth and I'll grant you a birthday code for free delivery, no matter where in the world you live. The purchase must be made on your actual birthday. If you've already made a purchase on your birthday and didn't use the code then just email me and I'll send a reimbursement for shipping via PayPal.

Have a great week everyone!

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!

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

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!

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

Easter COUPON CODE!

Easter's nearly here........!!! And you can now claim 20% off any Easter items at my online shop, until Easter Day!

This coupon applies to anything in the Easter range... see pictures below. (It is not applicable to items which are not within the Easter Range). Offer expires midnight (PST) Easter Sunday (8th April).

After you click to buy but BEFORE you pay, enter the coupon code BUNNIES and 20% will be deducted from your entire order, but not from postage.






Easter miniature dollhouse food, dolls house Easter food, Hummingbird Miniatures miniature dollhouse / dolls' house Easter scene

Mother's Day Discount

Mother's Day is this coming weekend, so whether you're buying something for your own mother, your mother-in-law, for yourself as a mother or none of the above, take advantage of the 20% off discount available at the Hummingbird Miniatures online store.

I can't wait to go home for the weekend! I've missed the past 3 mother's days because I was in America, so I am so thrilled I can spend it with my amazing mum this time. Besides, last weekend I went home and my mum had made Stilton and broccoli soup and Cornish pasties (all homemade) and the next day she did some more of my favourite food. She's an amazing cook. This weekend is also St Patrick's Day so she's making Irish stew and dumplings (one of my absolute favourites!)

Decided to share a couple of recent pictures of my mum since we're on the topic! I took these when she visited me in California last summer. Hard to tell she's in her 50s isn't it?!


DETAILS of Discount

Just enter the coupon code: MOTHER after you click to buy, but before you pay. 20% will automatically be deducted from your entire order except for shipping.

This coupon cannot be applied to items currently on sale, but can be used on anything else in store.

The offer commences this Friday (16th March 2012) morning at 8am PST and ends at midnight PST on Mother's Day (Sunday 18th March 2012).

Happy shopping! C xXx

MASSIVE Discount for 1 Day Only!

As of... right now - you can receive 40% off your entire order (not including shipping) when you shop at my Hummingbird Miniatures online store! Hurry, as this deals ends at midnight tonight. :)



WHEN?
This deal has just commenced, so you can claim your 40% off at any time from now until midnight PST (so that means midnight March 7th if you live on the West Coast, 3 am March 8th if you live on the East Coast, 8 am March 8th if you live in the UK, 9 am if you live in France... you get the gist!)

WHERE?
This deal applies to my online shop (here) and there's also a promotion on my other blog which you might want to check out.

HOW?
Just go to my Hummingbird online shop, click to buy whatever you want, and then enter the coupon code: WEATHER after you click to buy but before you pay. 40% will be deducted from your entire order, but not from shipping costs.

WHY?
I'm offering this discount to cheer people up after the horrendous weather that's swept through at the start of this month in the South Eastern states of America.

Happy Shopping Everyone! Caroline xxx

CHRISTMAS SALE 2011

It's not too late to pick up another stocking filler, so stop by my online shop for 20% off anything you like. Offer ends on Christmas Day.

Enter the coupon code XMAS2011 and receive 20% off your total order but not postage. Not guaranteed to receive it in time for Christmas, but I will be sending things out via First Class Mail as soon as possible! Items ship from the UK.

Note that this coupon code works on my other store here too. ;)
one inch scale / 1:12 scale dollhouse / dolls house miniature faux food for your dollhouse. Miniature food. Dollhouse food, Dolls house food. Miniature food. Dollhouse miniature food.

Black Friday Sale!!!

Christmas shopping officially starts here! For all my American friends, I'd like to say 'Happy Thanksgiving'! Hope you all had wonderful days with your families. I'm stuffed, having just got back from turkey, yams and cranberry sauce at my boyfriend's parents' house. :)

To all my non-American friends, I might need to explain what 'Black Friday' is. It's the day after Thanksgiving in America when people traditionally start their holiday shopping and most major shops offer big discounts for the next 3 days.

So I am happy to offer everyone 20% off for the next 3 days (starting tonight actually) and ending on Sunday at midnight PST.

Go to my online store here... and enter the code: BLACK after you click to buy but before you pay, and 20% will be deducted from the total of your order, but not from shipping. Don't miss out on the same discount over at my other store (here) too.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
For those that don't yet know, I am moving from the US to the UK in a little over a week from now. So after that time the shops will both be closed for a period as I adjust to a new life over in Britain, unpack... and await my boxes which will arrive 6-10 weeks after I do. So if there's something you'd like you'd better get it now as it could be a while before it's available again!

Bastille Day Discount

I can't believe I wasn't more prepared for Bastille Day! I have been so busy preparing for the Tom Bishop miniature show that I almost let this one slip me by. I would have loved to have made a Bastille Day range.

Oh well, instead, I'm offering a COUPON CODE for 15% off my entire Fabulously French Range. You can find this range here. (Note that all the images in this post are of my French range). So that's a big saving on Laduree cakes and croissants!

Enter the coupon code: BASTILLE1

Offer ends Sunday 17th Midnight (PST).






one inch scale french dollhouse or dolls house miniature food for patisseries or Parisian cake shops

SUPER SALE on Lemon Cakes!

I am clearing out all my Lemon Cakes as I am modifying the design... so all my remaining stock must go!

I am consequently dropping the price SIGNIFICANTLY to only $25 each (from $35)!

I have only 3 of these cakes left so if you're keen to get one then jump on this deal of more than 25% off the usual price. :) Sale ends Friday 1st July.

P.S. Thanks to all that took advantage of my sale on Pink Birthday Cakes... I was shocked how fast they went!



You can find them here.