Tack, Props and Miniatures by Nichelle
Halloween is a perfect excuse to make more miniatures! Like a tiny glowing pumpkin, for starters: It's lit up with a mini light I found in the wedding section at Joann's. I covered the bulb with a couple layers of paint to give the light a warmer tone. But why stop with mini jack-o-lanterns? Halloween … Continue reading Happy Halloween!
More polymer clay food today... cakes have been on my list of things to try for a while now. A confetti cake seemed easy enough to start with.
Shorty after making the clock horse I decided that I wanted to try making a lamp. I don't know much about the history behind the Breyer lamps, but I've always liked them and thought that making one in miniature would be fun. The mare and foal ended up on my desk for a few months, … Continue reading Mini Breyer Lamp
Last week I finished my college course. It's been a good two years, but I'm glad that I've graduated. (no more math I'll never use, hooray!) My last week was very stressful so I haven't been missing my school all that much. Model horses cheer me up though, so once I got through finals I … Continue reading Glitter and Chocolate
The mini food craze continues..! But this time, it's teeny burgers and hot dogs. It's summer, why not? The plates were cut from the bottom of Dixie cups. (bathroom sized, not the larger ones) Trimming them down left me with a 1:9-ish scale plate. The soda cans were sculpted from clay, then brushed with a layer … Continue reading Summer Cookout
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