Fall In Miniature!

Every season has it's great joys and bright sparks and Fall is no exception. Whilst it is the season when the lush greens of Summertime fade and the winds sweep clean the leaves on the trees Fall, or Autumn as it's known here, is also a season of such bright and vivid colours. The greens and blues simply turn to golds, pinks, reds, oranges and yellows, such wonder to be found in trudging through a woodland, leaves crisp underfoot, birds singing amongst the ones still swinging from the branches of the trees above! It is a time of year that provides such inspiration for the miniature world and we're thrilled to bring you the launch of our first Fall minis for this year! From, ripened fruit straight from the trees to pumpkin bread and a crate of goodies ready for the finest Halloween Ball there's something for everyone to enjoy this season and they're all coming up soon in our etsy store so do remember to keep a look out!

Val & Sadie



Nature's Factory!

We have been so excited to bring everyone this beautiful Magical Vegetable Box - anyone who doesn't like their greens is surely going to change their mind at the prospect of such a tasty selection of veg! We're fast approaching that time of year again when the magical melting pot of Summer days, heatwaves and trees and plants full of so much life, sparkling with their leaves and flowers, turns to the golden delight of Fall and we begin thinking about harvesting the fruit (or in this case - vegetables!) of all the work that has been going on beneath our feet whilst we've been basking in those glorious sunny days! Summer is so much more than just what we see on the surface, it's a factory of nature, working hard to bring us the harvest at just the right time!

Val & Sadie

                           

Temptation Cookies!

There are so many times in a day when we'd all love to reach up to that top shelf where the cookies are kept and reach into the jar for one or two calorie laden treats, aren't there? No reason why those in the miniature world should be left out and we're sure that the whole dolls house will be ready to dive into this glass jar of luxury cookies and cook will have to be on hand to bake some more! It was such fun sculpting all these wee cookies and getting the detail just right! Again, it's that feeling of your brain being fooled into believing they're real and wondering why you can smell chocolate chip cookies all around you!

With Fall creeping ever nearer we've begun designing some new miniatures for the season which is proving to be really exciting - all those beautiful colours we can work with! So many exciting things to look forward to!

Val & Sadie

Fireworks & Fairs!

Summer is in full flow here on the island and in addition to many visitors we've also had another Continental Market in town this week offering French crepes, olives, German biscuits and Garlic Prawns - so many treats and delicious smells wafting through the streets!! We've also had the fair visiting this week, colourful and lively, so a busy Island we have been!

Travel away from the bustling centre of town and you're back amongst the hills and lochs where we spend our time sculpting in the quiet stillness of true island life! There's always something to watch and inspire though, whether it be a fisherman unloading his catch at the pier, a Buzzard flying high overhead before swooping down to perch on the wooden fencepost opposite the window or, as last night when Sadie was sat by the window sculpting miniature potatoes, a firework display - the twilight sky lit up with greens, silvers and reds!

Here are a couple of new miniatures that have fired our imaginations recently and we hope so much that they do yours too!

Val & Sadie

 

Summer Celebration Ham Platter!

Wholegrain Mustard

Italian Pasta Lunch Board!

Time To Take Homework Off Ice!

Summer is a time when we're all big kids at heart, enjoying those tasty treats we slave through a cold winter for, such as ice creams on hot sunny days! Sadie had such fun making these Cooling Ice Creams and the stoneware that the tiny bowl of vanilla and chocolate ice cream is made from is always such a joy to work with!

It has been the epitomy of Summer on our Island recently, everyone taking as much time as they can to savour the beautiful weather, the rich inspiring green of the life that grows from our peaty soil and although the skies are now darkening by midnight, the late Summer nights and their stillness allows you to see the wonder of the place where we live. In many places, the view has remained completely unchanged for thousands of years bar the occasional croft house on a hill at the other side of the loch!

Here in Scotland though, our school holidays are in line with those in the United States and, unlike England where the schools are only just starting their Summer break, we shall soon be heading towards the end of another of our Islands so distinctive seasons. So, for the youngsters homework will be soon back on the agenda but as this wonderful Homework Snack Time miniature shows it can be just as colorful as the bright blue skies of the holidays!

Val & Sadie

Miniature Moments!

With our lives so busy nowadays, everything always on the move, there's something enchanting about miniatures....a wonderful stillness about them in an always turning world! Being able to pile your miniature kitchen table with all those treats that you'd never be able to eat before they reached their use by date is a dream! Then there's all those calorie laden treats such as this Iced Coffee with Double Chocolate Muffin & Caramel Shortcakes along with a Summer Berry Pavolva which are every bit as good as the real thing if not better because they're still there the next day to enjoy all over again....and again every day after that - all without piling on the pounds!

We're heading towards August and in the miniature world, just as in the real one, we're always thinking ahead, so it won't be too long now before we're turning our imaginations towards autumn so in the meantime lets make the most of Summer, both in the real and mini worlds!

Val & Sadie

Iced Coffee, perfect for these Summer days!



Sprinkled with chocolate, can't you just taste that cream?!



Fresh berries & clotted cream nestled in fluffy meringue!

Mini Mouthfuls!

One of the most amazing things about miniatures is when they look so realistic that you're sat there making miniature chocolates and your brain is fooled into being able to actually smell chocolate as though it were the real thing you were working with!! The Chocolate Making Board below along with the Hors d'oeuvres also below have been a really special mini making experience. There is nothing better than making something with so much detail and lots of tiny different things!

Val & Sadie