Pastries, pastries, pastries!

If you check my online Hummingbird Miniatures Etsy shop you'll notice that this morning 9 different kinds of pastries have been added to the Bakery Section.

Everything has been handmade by myself without the use of molds, and in tiny 1:12 (one inch scale) with great care to realism and detail. Each one took me a long time to make!

There are...
Apricot danishes, croissants, cheese danishes, croissants decorated with icing, apple turnovers, french hearts, pain au chocolat, cinnamon swirls and pain au chocolat decorated with chocolate icing.

Take a look at the fun photos I took during the week, and if you'd like some then hop over to my shop and find them sold individually (just change the quantity for more, or you can mix and match) and purchase whilst they are introduced at a low price. *Note - the price will rise in a few days time. *

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Coming from the Bakery...

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Do you remember when I blogged about tiny detailed miniature pastries (here) and a new line of bread I'd made (here)...? Well it was about a year ago - so you probably don't remember!

I FINALLY had the chance to start photographing these ranges today. So I'll finish taking pictures and you can start to look for them over at the Hummingbird Miniatures Etsy shop. I'll mention it here and at my Facebook page before then as well!

PS Thanks so much to everyone that took advantage of my sale last weekend!
x

Work in progress pastries and breads - my workspace below...

Post Vacation SALE!

Hi everyone,
As some of you know, I just celebrated my 32nd birthday and I did it in such a fun way - hitting Vegas, Sedona and the Grand Canyon in a 10 day road trip! I got back to my place in Los Angeles late last night and feel so relaxed and restored. As an extension of my good mood I am offering a post vacation SALE for a few days!

Hop on over to my Hummingbird Miniatures online Etsy shop here and find many items reduced - starting tomorrow morning at 8 am PST.

No coupon code needed - just see all the reduced items and grab them before the price goes back to what it was!

Don't forget to follow this blog and like us on Facebook to stay ahead of Hummingbird Miniatures news!

I'll leave you with some fun photos I took on my trip... ;) x

Fashion Bites

Happy New Year everyone!!! First of all, a big thank you to all of you that follow this blog and/or like my Hummingbird Miniatures Facebook page. It's great to have your interest and support!

What a fun year 2013 was. I left New Zealand and moved back to America, expanded my business further, was featured in several more magazines including a few more magazine covers, attained my Greencard (which means I have permanent residency in the US), flew back to my home country of England twice, and traveled to the Canary Isles. I so look forward to many more great things this year. Thank you for sharing the miniature journey with me!

I just wanted to share a fun US magazine article I was featured in last year (I just recently received my copy of it) - which focuses on my miniature jewelry. You may already know that at my online Hummingbird Miniatures Etsy shop I sell my miniature food jewelry, and at my other shop I sell my miniature fairytale variety. Both brands are showcased. Take a look at the feature below...

What's in store for 2014?
FILM  This year I will be spending a good deal of time working on the film 'Myrtle the Witch' (a short film which is shot entirely on miniature scale sets and using hand-sculpted miniature characters) - find out more about this and stay connected at the Tall Tales Productions Facebook page here. 

BOOK   I also have a book coming out (my very first miniature book) and you can find out about that here. This book focuses solely on my other brand - of fairytale and fantasy miniatures, not Hummingbird Miniatures (miniature food). 

NEW RANGES   More food ranges will also be created and I will still take *some* commissions, so stay connected and in the 'Hummingbird' loop!

A Christmas Feature

It's just 2 days until Christmas...............................!

I am so thrilled to be featured in (and on the cover of) one of my all-time favourite miniature magazines! This December my Hummingbird Miniatures are featured in 'Dolls House & Miniature Scene' magazine - a fantastic read published in the UK. You can buy your copy here.

So here's my roast turkey on a dinner table spread with Christmas crackers, candles and vegetables. It's on the magazine front cover and below you can see the other images included in the article - such as a Christmas cake and Nutcracker shop scene.

My online Hummingbird Miniatures Etsy shop will be back at the end of Dec / start of Jan 2014... :)

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

Gingerbread Jewelry this Christmas

Gosh, it's Dec and I haven't updated this blog since Thanksgiving!! I've been soooo busy... so I'm sorry about that. :)

Anyway, I'm really excited to show you my new handmade jewelry (or jewellery UK English) which I created for Christmas this year. Despite there being other 'mini food jewelry artisans' out there, I don't think anyone else is doing miniature gingerbread house earrings as dangle earrings - so I feel like they're quite special and unique. I worked hard on creating a special and unique design too.
They are also extremely tiny (much smaller than they appear in the photos) - so they will be a talking point at the Christmas party I'm sure!

Handmade by myself in smaller than one inch scale - these little iced gems hang on surgical steel findings (in black because I felt that would look cooler than silver), and all of the candy on them was handmade entirely by myself. See gingerbread house pendants below as well.

Here's a 'making of' photo below... I did a few at a time and hardened them in my craft oven, then once cooled I attached the earring findings. Just a little varnish in places and they were ready!

Find them at my online Hummingbird Miniatures Etsy shop and order ASAP to ensure you get them in time for Christmas gift-giving. They come in my pretty Hummingbird Miniatures packaging - so they're ready little stocking fillers!
** Please note that my Hummingbird Miniatures shop will close for 2 weeks (16th Dec 2013 - 1st Jan 2014) so that I can travel home to England for the holidays - get your sales in before that date! :) **