Penguin Winter Centerpiece
Playing with snow in 1:48 scale and beyond In the spring of 2012, I started seeing photos of the centerpieces from the NAME Portland houseparty (a convention for miniatures). These…
Winter theme
Let It Snow
On one of my many trips to the hobby store, I found some snowmen ornaments that I liked. These are designed for small tabletop trees. Hobby Lobby had their Christmas…
Four season garden
Four Season Garden
A fellow club member did a similar project in 1:12 and I decided I wanted to it in 1:48 scale. In 2006, I taught this as a project for our…
Formal Garden in Teacup
Winter in the garden This cup was made for a fellow miniature club member as a Christmas exchange gift. The bench and two urns were purchased.
Gingerbread Dome
This was made in a class with Beth Hamilton way back in 1996. I learned about candy making in polymer clay. I finished it and put in this dome.
Teeny Weeny Mushroom Book
This was a true surprise - instead of a card at Christmas - this was a 'thank you for your business' kit from Robin Betterley.
Nutcracker Gift Bag
The nutcracker was a gift. I repainted him to match. The nuts are made from polymer clay. The gift is wrapped using ribbon. The tree branch is lycopodium. The ornaments…
Winter Basket
The house was a kit. The trees are bottle brush or landscaping foam. The snow is lightweight spackling. The pond made from plexiglass then sanded.
first snow
First Snow
First snow This little teacup and saucer scene was made using china that was from my grandmother. It was some extra she had. For some reason they just spoke to…
man gathering syrup from the maple trees
Maple Syrup
Maple Syrup tin At my parents house one day, I spied this gallon tin. I said I wanted it when they it was empty. Alas that tin was spoken for…