An English Christmas Roast

Gosh, where have I been?! I know that's what you must be thinking, unless you follow my 'Caroline blog' (HERE) as I haven't blogged since October! Well, let me fill you in...

In a nutshell, I have had two exhibitions on and so I worked like a crazy person for the past 10 weeks to get everything done! The exhibitions are ongoing right now. One is in Burbank, California (details here on my Caroline blog) and the other is in Shanghai, China (more details here), and I just got back from China yesterday! I'll share all sorts of photos of the exhibitions soon.... but for now, here are some photos of new Christmas miniatures to begin to celebrate Christmas 2014 over at Hummingbird Miniatures! I made this Christmas scene as part of my Shanghai exhibition. There is a roast turkey on a tray with greens and cranberries, a dish of mixed roast veg (zucchini / courgette, carrots and parsnip), a dish of Brussels sprouts, a dish of roast potatoes and plates with very English crackers. The silk table runner has hand-painted trees and there's a holly table decoration with candles and oranges and two golden potted mini trees. This entire table will be available for sale as 1 piece after the exhibition ends (Jan 2015). Attached are hand-blown glass wine goblets, ceramic plates, hand-painted cutlery, a red cotton table cloth and a wooden bread board with sliced bread. To reserve this piece feel free to email me directly.

Below are 'making of' photos as well as close-ups of the finished piece.

I'll re-open my online Hummingbird Miniatures Etsy shop today as well!

Inspiration!

There's no more sincere form of flattery than imitation. I often see people re-create my designs (which is absolutely fine, and encouraged if it's not for selling, but for personal use), and I've decided to show some of the designs people have made based on my Halloween cakes. Some of them are really quite cute takes on what I do!  :)

My three Halloween cakes have been available at my online Hummingbird Miniatures shop for 3-4 years now (I keep re-making them when they sell out), but I might be discontinuing these designs in order to create something new and different. So if you really want the classic minty chocolate cake with bat, the orange chocolate cake with cat or the rich chocolate cake with spiderweb, then you might be running out of time!

Competition running...
Don't forget, you may even be in with a chance at winning one of these cakes (or another Halloween item of your choosing) if you enter the competition which is currently running, and ENDS TOMORROW!

Find out how to enter here.

Any questions, feel free to email me here.

Good luck and stay tuned for Thanksgiving and Christmas here at Hummingbird Miniatures....!

Fun on the 4th!

Last Friday was Independence Day in America and so I hope all my American friends had a lot of fun celebrating it! I went to a friend's BBQ in my little neck of the woods in Los Angeles and ate hotdogs, burgers, potato salad, popcorn and had a great time.

I didn't have time this year to create a new 4th July Range, but I do still have a few pieces from last year (post here) which I re-photographed for my portfolio (it's here, but hasn't yet been updated!). Don't miss these realistic little foods at my online Hummingbird Miniatures shop here.

Stay tuned for more cakes and some Mexican food coming soon... ;)

Happy Easter 2014!

Happy Easter everyone!

As you may know, I just got back from 2 weeks away in China.

The trip throughout China (starting in Hong Kong, then Guilin, Xi-an, Beijing, Shanghai and back in Hong Kong) was so wonderful and inspiring that there will DEFINITELY be some Chinese miniatures in progress soon...

So - the online Hummingbird Miniatures Etsy shop is back online and business has been resumed as usual.

Have a lovely weekend and wishing you a Happy Easter from Hummingbird Miniatures!

xxx

Preparing for Easter...

A couple of years ago I came up with fluffy plush toy chicks in one inch scale miniature, as well as plush toy Easter bunnies. They were pretty popular so this year, even though I didn't have much time to create a new Easter Range as such, I have made many many more Easter chicks! Take a look at my 'work in progress' photo below.

Here are some of my Easter items which are also available this year. There are a few Easter bunnies left and only ONE Easter cake left. After that this cake design will be discontinued.


*** IMPORTANT SHOP ANNOUNCEMENT ***

My online Hummingbird Miniatures Etsy shop will be closed for 2 weeks starting on April 2nd (so that's only 6 days away...) because I am flying to Hong Kong for a vacation. So get your Easter orders in ASAP!

To get things moving, I am offering a 10% discount for Easter items only. That means you can pick up a fluffy little chick or two for only $10.80. Just enter the coupon code CHICKS after you click to buy but before you pay. 10% will automatically be deducted from your entire order, but not shipping.
Note - this is to be used on all Easter items only. :)


Interested in Hummingbird Miniatures soft plush toys in miniature? See past post about Christmas plush toys here.

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Closed for the Holidays

Hello everyone,
You may have noticed that I closed my shops (this one) and (the other one)...! for the holidays so that I can fly home to England and spend it with my family. I'll be back in Jan 2014!!

Until then - stay in touch and make sure you don't miss updates about new products, competitions and when big discounts will be announced (the big one is coming post Christmas).

So... here are my 3 Facebook pages! Find Hummingbird Miniatures below, click on over and 'like' and you'll get the updates. Same for my other brand, and finally, the third Facebook page below represents my miniature movie making... one not to miss!

Hummingbird Miniatures Facebook page here

Other brand Facebook page here

Miniature film-making company Facebook page is here

Count down to Thanksgiving!

It's only 5 days away...

Pick up a realistic miniature (one inch scale) turkey at online Hummingbird Miniatures Etsy shop, and don't forget some veg to go with it!

See my turkeys in the making here.

Like my miniatures but currently low on funds? Then join me on Facebook and stay ahead of news about discounts, coupon codes, and competitions (in which miniatures are given away for free as prizes).

There is a competition currently running at my other blog - click here to go straight to the Facebook page and take 2 minutes to click and enter! You might just win a miniature handmade by me when the name is drawn out of a hat in 4 days time....!

Dreaming of a Pink Christmas...

You may have noticed that much of my Christmas 2013 range has been pink in some way. It's because I was inspired by the Nutcracker Ballet and I may have become carried away! To complete the pinkish theme, here's a cute Christmas cake which is made with pink and yellow candy canes and decorated with little iced biscuits. All of the candy is handmade by me as I never buy pre-made canes.

I only made one of these Christmas cakes, so if you'd like to own it then click on over to my online Hummingbird Miniatures Etsy shop!

Featured...

Also, this cake was featured along with other Christmas miniatures I made this year, in the magazine 'Dolls House and Miniature Scene'. It's a fantastic magazine full of articles about miniature artisans discussing their work, projects and everything you need to know about miniatures really! I highly recommend buying a copy or, better yet - subscribing.

Coming soon this Christmas...

I've barely blogged here, nor at my magical miniature blog, or at my personal blog either! Just been so busy busy...

Anyway, thought I'd show a snippet of what's coming this Christmas to Hummingbird Miniatures... inspired by the wonderful ballet - 'The Nutcracker', this Christmas is all about sugar plum fairies, ballerinas, fine furniture and golden fruit.... stay tuned and don't forget to follow on Facebook and keep an eye on my Etsy shop as well! ;)

Making Christmas 2013...Part 2

Still creating a little Christmas magic over at Hummingbird Miniatures, and thought I'd share some snaps from this morning and yesterday.

I hand-painted a buffet / sideboard and created a faux marble top to it and added gold details. Here it is below when I bought it (stained with dark wood-stain), then with a coat of primer and then *almost* finished.

I've also been making very pretty luxury items akin to the sort of things you'd see in English shops, such as Harrods, Harvey Nichols and Fortnum & Mason such as festive topiary and wreaths... stay tuned for finished items!

Coming soon this Christmas...

Thank you to everyone who gave me their vote on how they'd prefer to see my roast turkeys! I had a massive response on Facebook and the overall verdict is that most prefer an un-carved bird. Good to know. :)

~ This is just a sneak preview of the Christmas range which you'll see coming from Hummingbird Miniatures this year.

Stay tuned, and don't forget to 'like' the Hummingbird Miniatures Facebook page to stay on top of updates and see lots of photos and such.

The online Hummingbird Miniatures Etsy shop is currently stocked with Halloween cakes, donuts and cookies and you can find it here.

Making Christmas... 2013!

I've recently started making some small Thanksgiving / Christmas 2013 Ranges, starting of course with some roast turkeys (last year I did roast goose as part of my Christmas 2012 range for a change).

I decided to upload some photos of these roast birds in-the-making because I am keen to ask everyone's opinion. Do you prefer partially carved roasts, or do they look better un-carved?

Please take a look at my quick snaps and tell me if you think I should carve all my birds or leave them un-carved? I'm selling these as collectors items of course (they're not for a larger commissioned project for a change) so that's why I ask your opinion! Leave a comment on this blog or on my Hummingbird Miniatures Facebook page. Thanks so much!

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!