Hm.. Yum!

:)

I've been super busy over the last weeks. Things and things all the time. However, some are done and I'm having my spare time back little by little.

And here are my latest mini-works, ice cream. One of them is now on my Etsy shop (the oval plate) while the round plate will be ready to be listed by tomorrow. Working with ADC is just like this. :)

Got some new wrapping papers to play with. Woo Hoo!!! ;)


Have a joyful weekend,
Rachel :)

Life Is Surprise!

(And busy!) With ordinary things in ordinary days there always something happen! :)

After a long time of hot and humidity weather here in the big mango temperature decreased, some degrees did help me survive the living. That was one good thing happened. Been invited to be an invited speaker in a seminar, got positive comments and feed backs. :) Feel more relieve and relax, etc., etc.

Ice cream anyone? Select one strawberry-banana, lime sorbet, cookie and cream or orange yogurt? :)




I also received a 'Sisterhood Award' from A. Wright and Lena. Thank you very much! :)

There are also some rules:
1. Put the logo on your blog or post

2. Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude!

3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.

4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog

5. Share the love and link to the person from whom you received your award.

I'm would like to pass this award to friends who come visit my blog and:
1. http://debbiestinytreasures.blogspot.com/
2. http://kimsminiatures.blogspot.com/
3. http://kaysk9s.blogspot.com/
4. http://marjabalvers.blogspot.com/
5. http://marliesminies.blogspot.com/
6. http://christeljensen.blogspot.com/
7. http://petitplatbysk.blogspot.com/
8. http://une-petite-folie.blogspot.com/
9. http://miniaturasdaisy.blogspot.com/
10. http://caseymini.blogspot.com/

*hugs*
Rachel :)

We Are Not Perfect.....

And so do strawberries..... They do not always come in perfect shape and not always sweet and tasty. But I still like them. :)

*hugs*

Pralines vs Truffles

I love both! :D

Here is my latest chocolate box made to order for a customer, replicated the real things. I quite like it and hope she likes it too. I started on Friday and almost finish (I know I'm kinda slow (and lazy)). :P

Have a pretty Sunday!

*hugs*
Rachel :)

Simply Sweet

Yes, they all are sweet sweets (and a cake). :)

I guessed you see that I'm in strawberry mode - whole fruit and new cane. LOL It's fun to try to do things with these strawberries. I do wish that they are edible. You know that they are fresh, juicy and sweet. ;)

Happy belated Valentine's day! :)

Bitter Sweet...

After struggling with paper box making for quite a while I'm now on my box-making obsession. :D

I've discovered the fun of paper box making even if most of them are more or less useless. The great fun is once a box is being made, different pralines also being considered in order to fill the box. I like these tiny chocolate boxes and very much satisfy with the results (at the moment).

I now have my very own chocolate box made entirely by me. :)


P.S. Thank you Ana for the award. I'm honored! :)

Spice Up Your Life!

Thinking of food set as combination between flower and fruit and edible things and eye consumable. I, in general, like colorful mini-food. Together with chocolate, color of other food are brighter and that make the food 'colorful' and 'spicy' for eyes. Soft, pastel color are warm and sweet. *^^*

Sweet/dessert and bakery making sites are my real inspiration and other mini-artisans' works spiced up my mini-making eagerness yet... I'm a bit too lazy after these holiday and vacation. *blush*

Marble Cake or Cupcake?

Holidays are coming closer and closer. I made Christmas cakes and holiday bundt cake. *^^* I really like this bundt cake with its texture, color and 'taste'. :D Chocolate marble bundt cake! The most difficult part was decorating, I like the cake texture as itself and also wanted to decorate the cake. Over decoration will distract and disturb the marble texture, no decoration? too plain I thought. So, here we are... *^^*

And finally, I made my 'King' cupcakes. They are bigger than the cupcake I made in the past, but still in shape and scale. Cupcake lover will enjoy the size (I think :)). I've seen many beautiful real cupcake and the most 'yummy' part is its decoration. I'm now trying to make my cupcake yum... I also make cupcake for your ears! :D

Christmas! Get set! Go!

Are you ready?

Christmas is coming. I was waiting for Santa the whole childhood life and still waiting. My favorite reindeer is Rudolf. Don't ask me why, I guessed it was just love at first sight. I even have Rudolf a reindeer doll myself. ;)

I just finished making a chocolate Christmas Poinsettia cake (the one above) and kinda like it. Time flies, time flies...

Yum...

After a long time of disappearance, I didn't go anywhere really. Was haunting around with my mini-obsession as usual, the only difference was that I can't access to internet. Life!

Anyway, I'm back now! :D Healthy? No idea, but happy and in good mood. Things to do and so little time a day... I'm getting back to my flower and veggie works again. Winter is coming and soon some of my fav. fruits will over. Made a fruit board for this summer remembrance... Till then... :)

Grill and Green!

We all are aware of health and healthy food lately. But who would say no to fresh grilled steak? Let's make it healthy meal with green salad and some veggies! :)

I made this meal set out of my own hunger. lol Beside green salad bowl I added 2 fresh baked buns, mashed potato and some other veggies to the dish. Anything else missing? Oh well... let's eat! ;)

Story of 'Us'

Making a wedding cake with philosophy behind, it makes the cake so meaningful and I love it! :)

I made this cake a simple inclined 4-tier wedding cake. The flowers represent things happened before two person become one.

The first tier, the base one, with 4 flowers means 'when we first met we were in the middle of people, friends...'.
The second tier with 3 flowers means 'then, we were getting closer to each other - meet the parents'.
The third tier with 2 flowers means 'now, it's all about 'us', only 2 of us'.

The fourth tier with a single flower means 'finally it's the day, two of us becomes one person'.

'Husband and wife' ... :)

Rose, Rose, Rose

Still with flower influence! lol My favorite mini-cakes are fruity and floral kind. From time to time I also make fancy/fantasy cake. I'm simply addicted! :P

Many clay lover folks ask me questions about clay flower making. For certain size and scale mini-flowers there are cutters such as Kemper cutter for petals and leaves for flower maker to use. However, for smaller size flowers like these I used to decorate my mini-cake were all handmade (scratches, rolls, squeezes, etc. :D).

To start making flower, it's a real good start follow instruction/tutorial available online (or wherever available) for life size flower. It's important to learn and understand basic practices and techniques prior to mini-flower. After you are familiar with life or bigger size flower making, you can start reduce size. From here, when it's limitation on tools and cutters, you will be forced to invent your own technique to get what you want. And then you will develop your own 'style'. I'm also learning and practicing.

Don't forget that practice makes perfect. :)

Tropicana Exotica

Inspired by strong sun and colorful tropical flowers. I'm back to clay play and this time it's clay flower. lol

One good thing about making these flowers is a joy of variation! Natural flowers are unique, one always different from another. Difference in tint, tone and shade, shape and size. I also have fun arranging these tiny flowers in vase, jar, etc. I even bottled them. :D

Tropical plants are also beautiful. Sometime you do not need any flower, just some plants and that's enough. Beauty of green. :) Well, I like both so, I use both and ta daaaaaaaaaaa! Here's my 'Tropicana Exotica' flowers! :)

Food Sets

Something different! :D I decided to tried mini food sets out. The concept was a set of food for one person ready to serve on a wooden tray. They came out quite nicely! The dishes and plates are not glue to the tray so, you can re-arrange them as you like. Isn't it fun to be able to 'play' quite a bit? ;)

Air Dry Clay Cakes...

After my breads and buns obsession session I'm now back on my regular 'self' again. :D

Today I'd a couple cake done. Working with ADC 'done' means that they are now sitting and drying. lol Often that I wish I'm working with PC and once I'm finish making a cake, it's ready to be displayed. But who is in a hurry? ;)

I think I'm at the edge of mini-making for this period, I'm turning 'blank' and have no idea what to make next. It's time (again)... Gonna put the clay aside and try something else new in between. I used to do paper craft, knitting, crochet, tried some wood works. lol Nothing success though, but it's always good to try something else from time to time. Who knows I could turn to be a knitting or crochet master some day... ;) hehehehe

Coloring The Clay

I've been 'playing' with ADC for quite a while with a couple different 'brand' or whatever so called. As ADC comes in translucent white (rarely come in white) therefore, once you would like to make the clay into something you need to add color to it.


Color used:

You can use almost (I said almost because I did not try all type of the color available yet) artist color: water color, poster color, oil color, acrylic color, etc. Just add them into the clay and knead the mixtures to get even color.

Water and poster color give pastel tone of color while acrylic and oil color give you stronger color. However, it's depend on the way you mix the color. If you are familiar with color and painting, I'm sure you can make it out whatever you want.


I, finally, finished my bakery house! :D It's so fun with all these 'clay play'!
I warn you... ;)

Let The Sun Shine In...

Yessssss! Let the sun shine in, flowers are blooming! :) It's such a good feeling with all these flowers around and you can see I'm so much into flower cake! lol

My previous flower cakes were with plain, mono-tone flower. Like plain red, purple, yellow, etc. Playing with shade and tone makes the flower cake nicer. I saw it but I didn't get it (by then). :|

Just got a message from one of my mini-jewelry customer that she enjoy the bracelet she ordered and got many compliments on it too. I'm so happy to hear that. I made the mini-jewelry with dollhouse miniature quality and details and glad that all my effort I put on the work are noticed!

Life is beautiful, just let the sun shine in... :)

Sweet Treats

I enjoy making miniatures, especially miniature cakes and bakes. It's fun! And the fun starts when I prepare the clay until I finish making them. This is so additive! (or is it simply my obsession?). ;)