MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ONE & ALL.X.

Well, Christmas is almost upon us now, so this is the last time I will post until the New Year. I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my followers a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year. I hope Santa is good to you & brings you everything your heart desires. I also hope you all have a very enjoyable Christmas & I will see you in 2010.x.

"Have yourself a 'Shabby Chic-y' Christmas"

I know these aren't at all festive or Christmassy, but to be honest I think I have almost exhausted the Christmas miniatures, so I thought I would share these little cuties with you all instead. I love shabby chic!! It is so feminine & romantic, but unfortunately I live in a house that has more testosterone flying around it than a rugby teams changing room, therefore there is not an ounce of shabby chic in it. Enjoy.x.

Holidays are coming, Holidays are coming!!

1/12TH SCALE CANDY DISPLAY
1/12TH 'BENNIE & BESSIE TAKE A SLEIGH RIDE'

1/12TH CHRISTMAS GIFT 'TEACUP'

1/12TH CHRISTMAS CANDLE DISPLAY

1/12TH TREAT FOR SANTA CLAUSE

Now that I have seen the 'Coca Cola' Truck on television I do believe I feel like Christmas is well & truly on it's way, despite the fact that I have being making festive minis since September!! LOL. I have to start making them just as summer is ending because of the miniature fairs that I usually attend & I do like to be fully stocked up. Usually while making festive minis I will have a festive film on in the background or a Christmas CD playing away, it helps get me in the mood. Here is a selection of what I had to offer this year.x.

This weeks ebay auctions

*Two tier Christmas Cake*

*Luxury Festive Hamper*

*Snowflake* Christmas Tree Cake

I don't know about anyone else, but this year has just flown by for me. I cannot believe that the festive season is almost upon us once again. These past few weeks I have been busy in my little work room making various seasonal miniatures, some for my website, some for ebay & some to take to the forthcoming miniatures fairs. Enjoy!!.x.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Happy Halloween to one & all!!! Whatever you will be doing tonight I hope you have a great time. We hosted our Halloween party last night & the photos were taken before all our guests arrived, so you get a good view of how we decorated it. Not even the kitchen escaped a spooky makeover!! Blood-soaked & torn curtains, various knives dripping blood hung up on the wall, things crawling out of fireplaces, piles of bones in corners, spiders & webs, blood-soaked tablecloth, evil clowns lurking around every corner. Our theme for us, the Host & Hostess, this year was Circus Of Horrors, so my partner was an evil clown & I was the Ringmaster. A good time was had by all. Now all I have to do is start planning next years party, LOL.x.

New Minis for website

Phew!! It seems like ages ago since I last posted on my blog. Preparations are going great for our Halloween Party & I have finally got my website up & running, I think (?!!!). http://www.ellaroseminiatures.com/

The items that are on sale there at the moment are limited editions, so, once they have gone, they're gone. At the moment I only have four items for sale: Strawberry & Chocolate Tiered Charlotte, Truffle Shuffle Charlotte, Caramel Sponge Gateaux & Berry Cream Crunch Cake.

I have a limited amount of these miniature delights, but I will be making similar miniatures in the near future. Well, it's back to the workdesk to create more originals for you all to enjoy. :o)

The Pumpkin Patch

I am still in Halloween mood & just couldn't resist making these tiny pumpkins. I have even carved faces into a few of them, which wasn't an easy task!! LOL.

I think the rest of my day will be spent making even more of these cuties to take with me to the upcoming miniatures fairs I will be attending.

We are all very busy here in the 'Ella-Rose' household with preparations underway for our annual Halloween party. This year it's going to be bigger & better!! Me & my son are being creative making most of the decorations & my partner is mixing the music to create the right atmosphere. Half the fun for me is actually making the decorations & trimming the house when the day finally arrives.

The Challenge

Last week a very dear friend of mine gave me a challenge. She wanted me to re-create in miniature the most fabulous cake that she could find!! As she works as a researcher for a wedding magazine she has an unlimited catalogue of bakers & bakeries that she can refer to. So, one day last week she turned up at my house with a box full of photos, & a packet of choccy biscuits (my favourites, LOL) & proceeded to rifle through them & choose five of the best. The rest was up to me!! It was a tough decision to make, only allowed to choose one, but here is the finished result, a hand decorated cake stand with a blackcurrant charlotte base, pink sponge cake with tiny macarons, slice of pink iced sponge cake & topped with a pretty lilac cupcake. Yummy!!

Also, I have just finished my last shift at the day job & as of Monday 'Ella-Rose Miniatures' will be my full-time occupation. It is something I have wanted to do for a very long time & finally I will be 'living the dream'.

TrIcK Or TrEaT PaRt 2

So, the Halloween bug took over & I just carried on making lots & lots of treats. They are all listed on ebay at the moment & will finish next Monday night :o) The little witch is the first of a new collection I am trying out. "The Witches Of WooleyWood Creek" & this little cutie is called 'Blossom'.

*tRiCk Or TrEaT*

As the nights draw in & it's getting chilly my mind wanders to Halloween. I wanted to make quite a collection to put up for auction on ebay, & as I am very fond of this particular time of year I just kept going, I can't seem to stop making Halloween minis now!!LOL. So here are a few of them, a sneak preview before they go up for auction next week. Hope you like. ;O) .x.

A well earned break.

I decided to take a well-earned mini-break from mini-making last week so that I could spend some quality time with my son before he starts his new school. Although we didn't go to too many places or spend lots of money, we still had a lot of fun together. The sun shone all week, which was a bonus & makes it much more pleasant when walking along the local seafront. We spent a fun half hour with my partner & his son rowing around in circles on the boating lake (and getting quite wet). But I think our best day was when we went to York Maze. What a great day out!! The maze itself is actually made up of maize & as my son is a huge sweetcorn fan I had to hold him back from helping himself, LOL. We also took the tractor ride, very rough & bumpy & needless to say when I got off the trailer I had a very sore...(you can fill your own answer in there, lol).

A Wedding Gift.

I am keeping my fingers crossed that the recent good weather we have been blessed with will continue well into next week. Me & mine are attending a family wedding on Saturday & after much deliberating with the mother of the bride I have managed to re-create the exact wedding cake...in 1/12th scale!! It has been quite a challenge as each tier has an embossed pattern on it, (not too sure if it shows up well in the photo). I am very pleased with the finished result & I know the bride will be, too, although I really don't think the 20-something year old sports-mad groom will be that impressed, LOL. Still, it will be a nice keepsake of their big day for them.

Exciting News!!

Exciting News!! I purchased a website package at the weekend so I am finally going to have my own website!! I am a bit nervous about setting it up as I really don't know much about computers but I have read through the instructions manual & it looks very easy to do, still it will probably take me months to get it up & running, but hopefully it will be in time for the busy period, (Christmas). I have added another photo of another bear, this is one that I made for my Mums birthday last November & she was thrilled with it.

Christmas in July!!

Ok, I know it's just the beginning of summer,(although it's very much like a mild winter here, April showers, thunderstorms, etc), but I have been busy in my workroom creating new seasonal minis to be exhibited at the Autumn fairs I will be attending. I was flicking through some old photos of when I began miniature making and came across a few non-food minis that have inspired me to make these two cute little bears :0) I am now inspired even further to make more!! My work desk is full of mini bears in the making & my head is bursting full of ideas, I just hope that when they are all finished they look just as good in reality as they do in my imagination!! :0)

Another of my favourites to make is Wedding cakes, where once again I can let my imagination run riot!! Last year I was first contacted by American artisan Martha Puff who was putting together a feature for the summer edition of 'Dollshouse & Miniatures Scene' featuring all things summery & she wanted me to create a summer-style wedding cake. I eagerly obliged & not only did I create a summer fruits wedding cake but I also created a summer fruits 'grooms' cake to accompany it!!

One of my favourite miniatures to make has to be the 'Mad Hatter' style cakes, you can be as creative & imaginative as you like. My very first Mad Hatter cake, that I created many years ago, was a miniature replica of a full-size birthday cake, that I found while browsing the internet & was totally in awe of it. Since then I have let my imagination run wild.

Being very busy recently & have neglected my blog, tut tut!! Making new minis to be exhibited at the Autumn fairs that I will be attending & catching up with commissions. My favourite minis to make at the moment seem to be none food items, including some very colourful dragons.

This is Gertie, who after a very busy day flying around the forest, decided to have a little nap. Bless.

Dollshouse & Miniature Scene Magazine Christmas Edition

Last month I was kindly asked by the American artisan Martha Puff to submit a few of my miniatures for the Christmas publication of Dollshouse & Miniatures Scene Magazine & I was proud to accept the challenge. Here are the results.