Easter Minis 2011

I didn't plan on making many Easter minis this year, but I realised that I have a miniature fair a few weeks before the Easter weekend & began making them to take some with me, & really enjoyed making them so I made some more for eBay & Etsy. I have recently become hooked on a programme on the 'Good Food' channel during the week, "Choccywoccydoodah" (what a fantastic name!!), & these are the creators of the cakes & treats that featured in Tim Burton's films 'Alice in Wonderland' & 'Charlie and The Chocolate Factory'. The shop is based in Brighton & I can't wait to visit it!! Chocolate Heaven :o). I couldn't help myself from making a couple of mini versions of their full-size chocolate delights. Hope you like them.

Have a fantastic weekend, hugs, Kerry.x.

Mothers' Day GIVEAWAY!!

Mothers' Day Giveaway Prize!!

Flower Displays

Fruit Bowls

Here in the U.K. on Sunday the 3rd April we will be celebrating Mothers' Day & what better way to celebrate it than by having a GIVEAWAY!! I made the little set, which consists of a pretty pink & white iced cake, a plate of toast with butter, blackcurrant jam & knife, wrapped presents, card, bunch of daffodils, coffee pot & matching sugar bowl & cream jug, specially for a giveaway prize. All you have to do to enter & stand a chance of winning is...NOTHING!! That's right, absolutely nothing. All my followers (including new ones who join before Sunday 3rd April) will automatically be entered into the draw. (You can of course still leave a comment if you so wish). The draw will take place over Mothers' Day weekend & I will post the results as soon as they have taken place.

As well as making a few Easter minis recently, I am busy making fruit bowls & flower displays as these are proving popular at the fairs.

Good Luck with the Mothers' Day Giveaway & have a fantastic weekend, hugs, Kerry.x.

A Bit Of Extravagance...

I recently purchased Sofia Coppolas' 'Marie Antoinette' on DVD & since receiving it I have watched it a lot!! I am mesmerized by it, not the story (personally I thought it was lacking something & a bit dis-jointed, only my opinion mind you) but by the opulence of the decor, furnishings &, most importantly, the fashion. This is what has inspired me to make my latest minis, modelled on the fashion of the era, the extravagance of it all. I love the soft pastel colours, the roses, butterflies, frills & bows & I have even made a little gateaux with one of her delicate pink slippers on it. So, as the lady herself supposedly said..."Let them eat cake".

Have a fantastic weekend, hugs, Kerry.x

Easter Minis

A quick post to show you what I've been working on lately, an Easter Display Cabinet (which is now on Etsy) & a little Easter Gift Set (now on eBay).

Hugs, Kerry.xxx

Chocolate Fountains & Wedding Gifts

I hope everyone had a fantastic Valentine's Day yesterday & spent it with someone they love. I, myself have been a little bit poorly so I spent most of the day in bed (which, incidently, I do love!! my bed, that is, not being poorly!!) I managed to get up to open my pressies from my beloved (chocolates, flowers, Stephen King DVD 'IT' & a packet of chicken noodle soup, LOL) & enjoy my heart-shaped ham & scrambled egg toastie that he made me, bless him, & then I went back to bed to try & catch up on the sleep that had evaded me the night before. The rest of the day I spent slobbed out in the front room watching trashy horror movies & generally feeling unwell, not the best way to be waited on hand & foot but at least I had my dinner cooked for me ;o). Anyway, just before I became too poorly to venture into my workroom I made these little chocolate fountain sets & wedding gift sets that will be coming with me to my next fair. Enjoy. Hugs, Kerry.x.

Latest commission pieces...

*MONSTER OF ROCK* CAULDRON
*HELPING HAND* BOTTLE & BOWL

*DRAGONSKIN CAULDRON*

I bet you were thinking I would be posting pics of new Valentines' minis, but you were wrong!! Everybody seems to be making them at the moment so I thought I would (almost) give it a miss this year. A couple of weeks ago, while exhibiting at a fair in Lincoln, one of my regular customers asked if I would make her one of my miniature pumpkin cauldrons, filled with eyeballs, slimy tentacles, etc & she will pick it up at a fair in a couple of weeks. After I completed this piece I decided to make a few more different variations of the cauldron & a few extras, I love making items with faces in them & I am really getting the hang of making hands. So, here are my 'helping hands' bottle & bowl, wizards table (waiting to be filled with potions & stuff) dragonskin cauldron & 'Monster of Rock' cauldron!!

Hugs, Kerry.x.

A Few Valentine's Minis...

Just a quick update & a couple of pics of what I have been doing recently. I haven't made many Valentine minis this year (normally make quite a lot) & probably won't be making many Easter minis, either, & the reason for this is because of all the miniature fairs I am exhibiting at this year, fourteen in total, & I do like to be fully stocked for these, so I have decided to concentrate more on making minis for the fairs, rather than eBay or Etsy. I will still be listing minis on both sites, but not as many. Hugs, Kerry.x.