Harry potter fun

Hey guys I'm back and as promised I come bearing pics of my current crafting adventures. These guys are my mandrakes, fearsome looking bunch rant they? The one on the end seems to have mandrake pattern Baldness. I'll have to fix that later.

These are some of the potion bottles I have made so far. I think I have enough for the shop but knowing myself like I do I know I will probably make more before this shop is done. I got all the bottles from hobby lobby for an amazing deal, Which is good because I have about 50 of them at this point.

The two bottles near the end are an experiment that turned out pretty well, even though it was very labor intensive because I am relatively new to resin. I mix tiny micro beads into clear resin to create a floating look. I had to stir it every 30 minutes for three hours to keep the beads from completely settling on the bottom. I created it in gold, red, turquoise and pink. I actually dropped one of the gold ones, the glass cracked but because it was resin it looks fine and held itself in place.

Another experiment would have to be my spilled bottles. They go perfect with the general organized chaos of my work table.

My current endeavor is making time turners. They are absolutely tiny and a pain to make with large fingers but they ate turning out very well.

I've been busy

It's been awhile since I posted, hasn't it? I've been very busy working on my miniatures.

I'm very proud to report that I have built my very first house from a kit and I have completely wired it by myself, another first for me. Here's my new baby

 It is going to be a harry potter inspired witch shop, with an office on the upper floor. I'm very excited to see how it turns out!
Lately Ive been very busy making mini potion bottles from resin. A very sticky bussiness, in more ways than one. I have made about 30 in all different colors. Ill post a picture later when I have a chance to lay them all out.

I have also received some very special minis in the mail.
The first is this absolutely gorgeous set of lollipops from EV miniatures, A very talented artist also from Colorado.It will be going in my sweet shop. The vase is a piece from my collection and it is shaped like a dice ( or is it die?). I also received some little potion vials as well. They will be receiving a proud place in my witch's shop.

  It just occurs to me that I should explain that the reason my work table looks kinda gross in the background is because its at least 15 years old and used to serve as my fathers craft table before I slowly invaded with my miniatures. He grudgingly gave it in to my care a few years ago and I have made good use of it ever since.







These two dishes of sweets are from halfpintminiatures on Etsy, I highly recommend checking them out because their pieces are absolutely precious. These are a plate of duck cupcakes and bunny cookies. They are going in my sweet shop as well.















This last piece is for my collection, I don't know where I'm going to put it yet but until then it will sit on my worktable for inspiration and to make me crave sweets. I'm addicted to preparation boards and this is the first one i have ever bought. I simply couldn't resist! YUMM!

Hopefully I will post again soon with some of my own pieces that I have made. Expect many harry Potter inspired creations to come!