Care for Christmas Cupcakes?

I hardly ever make miniature cupcakes as I find them so fiddly, but I've made some very cute ones for this Christmas, and hope you like them! They're one inch scale, have paper cases and different candies on top - all handmade by myself.

I will be making them available at my online Hummingbird Miniatures Etsy shop tomorrow. I am selling them individually.

PS If you'd prefer to make your own cupcakes instead of buying one of my handmade cakes, then why not follow my cupcake tutorial and try it yourself?!

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.

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.