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.

Pumpkins and Jacks for Halloween!

It's already September so I'm starting to plan for Halloween 2013... starting with these witchy pumpkins in one inch scale.

Here we have smiley pumpkins, worried pumpkins, smiley gourds and Jack o Lanterns.

I'm going to start listing them at my online Pixie Dust Miniatures Etsy shop momentarily...

Forgotten Magic

Last year, whilst living in Middle Earth (aka New Zealand), I created all sorts of spooky items for Halloween. However, it came to my attention today that some of these little magical miniatures were never showcased here on this blog!

I realised the error when doing some work for my other brand. I stumbled on photos in the archive which were never shown, so today I fixed the mistake (blogging about it here). It got me wondering if I'd ever forgotten to show something here on Pixie Dust Miniatures, and to my horror -I had!

So, today's the day to upload images of forgotten magic - miniatures from Halloween of last year (2012) - never before seen....!

Here we have... Ghost Bottles, Beetle Treacle and Gnome Pots. All three essential magics for the witch's kitchen or spellroom can be found at my online Pixie Dust Miniature Etsy store.

Look - Cookbooks!

Now on shelves in Gilda Grimbly's London bookshop - cookbooks which have topped the 'Witches Weekly' best-sellers list!

You can find classics like 'Baking with Snails' and 'The Poison Cookbook' and also new release cookbooks by up-and-coming celebrity chefs such as 'The Big Book of Bug Recipes' and 'The Dragon Egg Cookbook'.


Impress the coven by cooking up such dinner party classics as Python Wellington and delicate cream pastries with garden snails.

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I've just released these perfectly detailed miniature cookbooks (all my own unique designs) and you can find them at my online Pixie Dust Miniatures Etsy shop. They are one inch scale and I used high quality paper and ink-jet printing, so you can read the tiny print on the back, front and spines of the books. Enjoy!

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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!

My Workspace - Teapots...

Last week I had a little free time so I made some more of my previously sold-out Grinny Teapots at the request of several fans. Here's a little glimpse at them in the making.

You can find yourself one of these unique Grinny Teapots for purchase at my online Pixie Dust Miniatures Etsy shop here. They're very cute and don't forget - their eyes and teeth glow brightly in the dark. Wait til you see them light up your miniature world!

I will be creating a new and exciting range of Witchy Teapots of all sorts soon.... however - I will be taking a little break from miniatures before doing this so that I can work on my children's book illustrations. If you're interested in knowing more about this then please feel free to find my personal blog here and Facebook page here.

Let's put the kettle on...!

Broom Broom...!

What's your means of transport? A gas-guzzling automobile? That simply will not do in our age - why not upgrade to something a little more eco-friendly?

These artisan handmade miniature brooms are in one inch scale (so I am afraid the weight limit for riders is about 2 lbs). Great for your miniature witch or wizard and good for the environment. Cheap to run too.

From the woodshops of famed broomstick-making witches... Pixie Dust Miniatures brings you brooms of every variety from 'Hilda Brickleback Brooms Ltd.' and 'Faustina Fiddlesticks Brooms Co.'

They come in polished willow wood / silver birch / dark-stained woods, with pale bristles / dark bristles / neat-cut bristles and bristles cut to a point for faster flight. They also come tied with gold threads and silk threads of every colour.

Each one is OOAK (one of a kind) so if you want something unique of your very own then look no further than the online Pixie Dust Miniatures Etsy shop for your own miniature broom.

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