My Workspace... Bone Pies

Continuing the theme of witchy and fairytale food, which will be featured in the short film 'Myrtle the Witch' (details of this film here), as well as my book 'The Art of Pixie Dust Miniatures', I have made some tiny individual bone pies.
Each one has a little chicken bone sticking out and is wrapped in black patisserie paper.

Take a look at my workspace below and don't miss other creepy cake and poisonous pies here.

My Workspace - NEW design - Poison Apple Pies

Because Poison Apple Pies quickly became my signature Pixie Dust Miniatures item, and favourite thing to make (just as my birthday cakes with tiny candles became the signature item for my other blog), I like to re-invent them from time to time and improve on the design.

You can see my very first Poison Apple Pies here.

And a few years later, my second design of them was here.

But today, they look even nicer, I think. See them below in the making, and please leave me a comment and let me know which is *your* personal favourite design?

Look out for many more witchy and fairytale foods coming in the next few days, and find out what they're being used for over at the Tall Tales blog or Facebook page.

My Workspace - Making Bat Apple Tarts

Ever heard of Bat Apple Tarts? Of course you haven't... they're only available at places like Ms Slugsy's cake and pie shop ' Beetle Treacle'. It's somewhere in Northern England.

Here is my workspace as I create my very own unique bat apple tarts....
I sculpted the base myself, so that it looks like a typical butter pastry crust that you'd get in an English pie shop. It was filled with 'pastry cream', then 'apple slices', a 'bat wing' in the center, and then the whole thing was glazed with 'caramel sauce'.

Don't forget there is a chapter on Fairytale Foods in my upcoming book - 'The Art of Pixie Dust Miniatures'.

If you're interested in this project and want to know more about it / see the final items / or learn more about the witchy cake and pie shop, then click over to my miniature filmmaking Facebook page here, and become a fan. You wont miss a picture or a story!

More witchy treats coming soon to the Pixie Dust Miniatures Etsy shop as well...

Want a Bite?

Remember my signature poison apple pie inspired by 'Snow White'? I never really get tired of making classic poisonous red apples or anything related, so I was intrigued when a client in Paris requested literally hundreds of miniature classic red apples. I took on this commission at the start of this year as a matter of fact, and ended up making her some other fruit as well.

So I know people like to see 'work in progress' photos of large commissions such as this and so I have included some here in this post.

If you follow my other 'filmic' blog (here) in which I talk about my work as a miniaturist in general, and not just for Pixie Dust Miniatures, you may have caught the post about this a while back - in January.
You can read about my miniatures in film, or what I have to say about miniatures in film in general at this other blog of mine.

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My Workspace... Beetle Cake

Stag beetles are so pretty. I love their iridescent shiny blue-black-green bodies. Well, it's not only me that appreciates the prettiness of stag beetles... English witches have been incorporating them into cakes and desserts for centuries.... ;)

...Really - you've never had Beetle Cake?

Okay, well here's a glimpse at my workspace for an upcoming project... I am making cakes and pies with pretty stag beetles for decoration.

In other news... I used the fun new Etsy tool to create an 'About' page for my online Etsy shop! Have a little look here. Enjoy the weekend!

Tea and Spider Cake Slice?

Fancy a slice of chocolate cake, frosted with butter icing and finished with a nice fat spider plucked from the corner of the garden shed? You're in luck. They're now available this spooky season as part of my Halloween 2012 Range on little plates with a little signature dotty fork. Find them at my online shop now.


Or you can read about spider cake arranged on tea trays here. Or buy one (whilst they last) here

Need a unique Grinny teapot to complete high tea? You can find my very last Grinny teapot here!

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Teatime tray with Spider Cake

You know that time of day when it's after luncheon but too early for supper and you fancy a snack with your tea? Suitable for afternoon tea or high tea, this little tray is filled with slices of spider cake, a black macaroon, a chocolate bat and comes with a Pixie Dust signature little green dotty fork!



All handmade by moi and in one inch scale....

I'll list them at my online shop in a little while - let me know ahead of time if you'd like me to reserve you one. I have just 4. :)

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My Workspace - Making Spider Cake

Have a look and see what I've been up to today, among other things. With Halloween soon upon us I thought it was high time for high tea.... and more creepy cake. This cake is chocolate sponge decorated with a nice ripe spider.






Doing tea trays of witchy snacks and single plates of cake slices.... coming to my online shop very soon (most likely this weekend), so stay tuned!

NEW Poison Pie Prep Board

More poisonous baking is on the cards... this is another new design of a classic best-selling Pixie Dust Miniature! We have here a whimsical 'slate' prep board with a poison apple pie resting on a cotton kitchen cloth, shiny and realistic red apples, a hand-blown glass jar of poisonous tonic, the poison pie recipe on a scroll, a toadstool label and finally a signature dotty red knife.

And it's available at my online shop now!

Inspired by Grimm's fairytale of 'Snow White' and all handmade by myself in once inch scale. ;)

NEW Design - Poison Apple Pie

So fresh from the witch's oven.... you can almost smell the sweet scent of poison mingled with flaky pastry...

After more deadly baking.... here's some more homemade poison apple pies!





They're now available at my online Pixie Dust Miniatures store - and at a reduced price. ;)

Note that the poison pie prep boards are coming soon, as are the baskets of poison apples and 'Baking' signs with little skull and crossbones.

All one inch scale and made with great detail by myself without the use of molds.

Want to see more pictures of magical fairytale scale miniatures, like the works in progress and behind the scenes? Become a fan on Facebook (HERE) and see more, stay in touch and be involved! I love to hear what you have to say and if you have suggestions for new Pixie Dust Miniatures I can make.

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