Magical Unicorn Horns

I stopped selling unicorn horns back in early 2012 because: a) - I ran out of stock, and b) - people wrote and complained that it was hurtful to them as it suggested violence towards animals. Since I feel I've cleared that matter up and fans are now happy with me selling unicorn horns again... I've just made them available again at my online Pixie Dust Miniatures shop!

Handmade by myself in one inch scale with great attention to detail, you can find these horns for sale here.

And if you'd like to read a little more about unicorns and the project they were for, don't forget to follow my 'Caroline blog' or better yet, the Facebook page here!

Here are some magical fairy tale photos to get you inspired when creating your own magical miniature setting. The witch that lives here had gone foraging on a warm summer morning, bringing back jars of moss, oak leaves, toadstools from fairy rings and unicorn horns which she found in the woods... see below...

My Workspace - belated Easter magic...

Now I told you all that there *would* be a Valentine's Day and an Easter Range 2013 over at Pixie Dust Miniatures... it's just a tad delayed due to my big house / workshop move!

So, here's a glimpse at part of my belated Easter Range in the making... have a look into my workspace at what I've been up to this week and then look out for the new items (including crates of dragon eggs) over at my Pixie Dust Miniatures online shop here. As you can see I have changed my dragon egg design quite a bit, and when the older range (to be found in store here) has run out then that's it - they wont be repeated!

Check back at my blog here often (or my Facebook page) for updates on a new competition soon and also more tutorials.

If you are on my commission list and haven't received a head's up about when your commission will be complete, then please feel free to email me. I am giving everyone a discount on their commissions lately due to the long wait I have made you endure! :)

C xxx

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Potting Magic in the Garden....

Got green fingers? So how about a spot of magical gardening? These potted toadstools have already been grown for you in terracotta pots, so you can simply keep them on your kitchen windowsill for cooking with, pop them in a shelf in the dampest part of your potting shed or re-plant them at the bottom of the garden.

One inch scale and handcrafted by me to a high standard... these potted toadstools are now available at my online Pixie Dust Miniatures store.

Interested in how they were made? I wrote a blog post whilst these were being made with photos of the works in progress. You can check it out here.

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Pumpkin Squash Prep Board

More magical happenings in the witch's kitchen.... aside from the onslaught of deadly pastries I blogged about (with more varieties coming soon by the way!), we have here a Pumpkin Squash Prep Board.

This little wonder is a carved wooden prep board displaying 2 detailed fairytale pumpkins, a hand-blown glass jar of pumpkin squash, a pumpkin squash recipe scroll, stripy straws, a cotton kitchen cloth and a signature yellow dotty spoon. Everything is glued into place.

I only made 2 and probably wont repeat this exact design, so find them at my online shop before they're gone!

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Of Mice and Miniatures

The cat's away, so here are some minuscule mice I found playing in the apartment. Having typed that I'm wondering if I've already had too much caffeine this morning.

Anyway, tiny white mice in one inch scale, handmade by me, with tails, eyes, ears and furry soft little bodies. They're available at my online shop and you can message me if you want to buy several as there will be a discount if you buy 5 or more. More of a discount for buying 10 or more and so on...

Enjoy your day! I'm off to the art store to pick up some air dry clay, then the supermarket for tarakihi fish. One of these will be applied to a scale bat tower I'm making for my 'Myrtle the Witch' film.

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Remember, be back before midnight...

One of the best known fairytales, 'Cinderella' is so loved because it's about reward for the good and punishment for the wicked, with this justice being metered out by a magical being stepping in at the right time.
This classic rags-to-riches story was first published by 17th century Italian fairytale collector Giambattista Basile in 1634. It was recorded again in French author Charles Perrault's 'Mother Goose Tales' in 1697. The marvelous German Grimm brothers took notice and released another version in their fairytale collection in 1812. So this story was read to entranced children all over Europe and the fairytale genre was born. I loved it as a child and remember sweeping the fireplace in our family home when I was about 7 and wishing and hoping I could make my fairy Godmother appear. She did in a manner of speaking.... but not until I was 15. ;)

A pumpkin becomes a golden carriage, mice become horses, a rat becomes a coachman, lizards become footmen and Cinderella's rags become a beautiful jeweled gown complete with delicate glass slippers...

Hope you like my rendition. This pumpkin patch has just felt the dusting of magic from the Fairy Godmother's wand, and are forming into carriages. The vines are curling into the shapes of wheels.

Available at my online shop later today. Mice available soon also.

If you're wondering where some of my inspiration comes from on this topic, you must must must watch the best Cinderella film. It's 'The Slipper and the Rose' (1976) and you will *love* it. Here's a still below.

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My Workspace - some Cinderella magic

It's time for a glimpse into my workspace since I've been busily making so many new things but haven't really shared many new items here or on my shop, or anywhere! My apartment is a chaos of new miniature magic which I've been making over the past 3 weeks. Halloween items are almost ready and will be launched soon... but it feels too early for spooky season, so it's fairytale magic first.

Here I'm making Cinderella's carriage just as it's beginning to transform from being a pumpkin.  The leafy vines are already curling into the shapes of wheels. Have a look at some of my in-the-making photos (nope, that's not a pink bulb of garlic, it's an early stage of this pumpkin carriage!)

Where would Cinderella be without white horses? Or more accurately- tiny white mice which as you know become horses. So we have some of these too - far more than she needs.... all will be made available at my online shop within the next few days.

Take a look at my inspiration. I saw the Royal New Zealand Ballet's last performance of 'Cinderella' here in Wellington on Sunday 5th of this month. As the elaborate leafy carriage was brought onto the stage and I saw Cinderella's gorgeous pink dress glittering under the stage lights, I had the idea to make these.

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My Workspace... Playing with Colour

I've really been playing with colour lately! Both at Hummingbird and here at Pixie Dust. (Check in at my other blog to see what's going on with colour over there)...

For Myrtle the Witch® (hop over to my professional blog for more info) I'm building out a witchy kitchen and I'm starting with the chairs... watch this space. :)

And if you're interested in furniture then keep an eye on my blog because I am planning a whole new special range of Fairytale Furniture.... 



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