Winner Announced - Watch the Competition Draw!

Wow - a huuuuuge thank you to everyone who entered the Pixie Dust Miniatures 'Tell a Friend Competition' which ended on Sunday at midnight.
And also a big welcome to my new followers - thank you for joining us. :)

I am pleased to be able to announce a winner and also a runner up!

(Just watch the video to find out who won...)






Click the video image below (or click here) and be taken to my YouTube Channel to watch the 'live' draw where I select a name at random from a hat... well a bowl to be precise.
Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube Channel and be among the first to know when a tutorial or video is added. I am planning to add a Pixie Dust spooky themed tutorial within the upcoming Halloween season...

Stay tuned as I'll start making my all new Halloween 2012 Range available at my online shop very soon. ;)

COUPON CODE REWARD
And.... as promised in my video message, I have a 10% off coupon code which is valid at anything in store (here) for anyone who entered this competition.
For your next purchase just click to buy, then enter the coupon code 'TELLAFRIEND' before you pay and 10% will be deducted from the total of your order but not from postage.
This coupon code is valid only for people who entered the competition and it expires in 2 weeks time on October 2nd 2012 at midnight PST. Thank you!

Haircut! ...and Competition News

BIG thanks to everyone who has already entered the 'Tell a Friend Competition' which is still open for another 2 days (closing this Sunday at midnight PST). I've had such a great response, so I'm really pleased about that.

If you haven't entered, then take a couple of minutes to have a go at winning a unique Pixie Dust Miniatures item. Just tell a friend about this site - they don't have to be into miniatures at all, in fact it's in some ways preferable if they're not! - Let's spread the word about all things tiny to people of all walks of life. ;)
For details on how to enter, click here.....

In my news... (since I have nothing creative to share with you today), I got a haircut in Wellington, New Zealand finally! It had been 8 months or so since my last cut because I always forget it needs it until at some point I wake up, look in the mirror and realise I resemble Cousin It. I measured the length of my hair (yeah, my morning really was that slow) and it came out at 2 feet. Yikes. So I had a cut and she took off 5 inches. Brilliant. She also straightened it but that'll only last until I next wash it, and then it's back to 'bird's nest hair Caroline'.  ;)

Oh, and stay tuned for the live* competition draw... being broadcast all the way from New Zealand!
* it's not actually live.... i tape it and upload it to YouTube, but hey.

My hair before the cut.... and above image shows it today - yay!

My Workspace - Batty Batty Batty

Do you remember that song in Sesame Street'... the 'Song of the Count'? The chorus consisted of little fluffy glittery bats singing "batty, batty, batty...." Loved that! Had it stuck in my head as I made all these bats.
I actually made these bats over a fortnight ago but I wasn't going to share them until I'd finished the bat tower they go with (well the bat tower's for the photographs, but the bats will be sold individually as part of my Halloween 2012 Range). So it's coming fairly soon... I'm sharing so much of my workspace lately, why not a few more works-in-process photos? Note that these bats are in two sizes - some really quite tiny. All are fluffy and have tiny detailed faces. Better photos coming soon of course and then they'll be available in my shop.

Note that their little legs look too long in some photos as they hadn't been trimmed down yet! Some remain long so that they can more easily be attached to furniture / beams and hang upside down.

And don't forget - you have only 5 days left to enter the Pixie Dust Miniatures 'Tell a Friend COMPETITION'! Take a few minutes to enter and you could win quite a unique and special miniature.... Enter here.

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My Workspace - Pumpkin Tonic Prep Boards

Don't get bored of hearing me blog about prep boards just yet.... there's actually quite a few more to come!

These are pictures I took throughout today of my workspace and you can see me assembling tiny little carved wooden prep boards with yellow silk, pumpkins and pumpkin tonic made by witches. ;)

The artwork on the scrolls and labels is my own as usual, and the glass jelly jars are hand-blown (I commissioned another artist to make the glass for me) and quite tiny.

I'll start having some of these new items available at my online Pixie Dust Miniatures store fairly soon... just let me finish them off and photograph them properly (these photos are dreadful!)

If you're interested in whimsical little one inch scale prep boards then have a gander at my other blog too.... (here) these ones are not magical but they're cute and unique. :)

And don't forget - you have only 6 days left to enter the Pixie Dust Miniatures 'Tell a Friend COMPETITION'! Take a few minutes to enter and you could win quite a unique and special miniature.... Enter here.

No, I think not!

Imagine my horror when browsing Etsy I came across a very familiar photo - no wait - my photo being used to advertise someone else's product!

My tea break from 'making things' took a little downturn when I found that a fellow Etsy seller had pulled one of my copyrighted images from the internet, cropped out my company logo (yet somehow stupidly left the copyright notice at the bottom right hand side with my name on it) and uploaded it to her own shop to sell her 'poison pie wax candles', Fortunately she's not using it to sell miniature pies, but nonetheless that picture is coming down. I've sent her an email to let her know that - nope, can't do that.
Sheesh! Some people are so funny.

So... for your own amusement, see screengrab of someone'else's shop with my photograph above, and then detail showing my ignored copyright notice below.
Also see my original poison pie prep board designs (which is the product in question) and note that I have a newer design coming soon - blogged about yesterday here.

On a happier note, the weather in Wellington, New Zealand is wetter than a mermaid's brassiere. Take a look at the snaps I just had to take... there's a compare and contrast of my balcony the day I moved in vs now. And it's meant to be spring - the equivalent of March here.... what's going on?! Last image of Wellington was not taken by me, but pulled down from a news site. You see that's okay because I'm not using this person's photograph to sell product. ;)

Sunny day on my balcony in July (winter).....................Simply dreadful weather on my balcony today..!

And don't forget - you have only 8 days left to enter the Pixie Dust Miniatures 'Tell a Friend COMPETITION'! Take a few minutes to enter and you could win quite a unique and special miniature.... Enter here.

My Workspace - Bake Off!

I've spent the entire day baking... with a little drop of poison.

And yeah, I've had Tom Waits in my head all day. ;)
Since I'm sharing a lot of my works in progress lately (by popular request), here's my workspace throughout today as I made NEWLY DESIGNED poison pies (these ones are 10% smaller than my last ones and the design is a tad refined), and I've been making new prep boards which are different to the last ones.

These will be part of a new range of spooky witchy baking in miniature. Stay tuned for more and watch out as I'll blog about these pies again very soon and let you know when they're available at my online Pixie Dust Miniatures store.

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My Workspace - Magic Mushrooms...

It's about time I made toadstools again since it's been almost two years since I had them available in store!
I've spent the past 2 days (working 10 hours a day) making quite a new range. Here's a little glimpse into my creative space - thought you might enjoy seeing them as works in progress!



I'll start listing them very soon at my online Pixie Dust Miniatures shop. :) x

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My Workspace - Taking Magic by the Horns

Have another glimpse inside my creative space.
It's been a great day - I fell asleep really late watching 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' whilst waiting for my bf to come home from work last night - woke up early and decided to venture out and not spend the entire day inside breathing in clay oven and superglue fumes. Took a bus over to Lyall Bay (close to where my bf works at Weta) and met him for lunch by the sea in a brilliant little cafe called Maranui which is a Maori word meaning 'long sands'. (I love Maori culture!)

It's September 5th of course, but it is technically spring here so it's more like March 5th. Great day, if a tad windy.
When I got home I finished off these unicorn horns because I've actually been out of stock since Sept last year if you can believe it?! These are a refined design and I am putting some in my own handmade fairy baskets which I finally finished making last week.... they'll all be available at my online Pixie Dust Miniature shop verrrrrry soon. One inch scale, but I'll make some in half inch as well if people want it. ;)

** Don't forget to enter the COMPETITION and have a chance of winning a free high-quality Pixie Dust Miniatures collectible - details are HERE! **

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Sale at the Pumpkin Patch!

I've lowered all my prices on Jack O' Lanterns and pumpkins over at my online shop so that I can make some room for the new Halloween 2012 Range which will be coming soon...

So take a look at the pumpkins and let me know if you'd like to take several (there's only one left of the large Jack O' Lantern, but there are several of the mid-sized and smaller ones). I'll grant a further 10% off to anyone who buys 5 or more. Just send me a convo or email me and I'll arrange it. :)

** Don't forget to enter the COMPETITION and have a chance of winning a free high-quality Pixie Dust Miniatures collectible - details are HERE! **

My Workspace - not that easy being Green

"It's not that easy being green...."  Kermit the Frog.
But my workspace is certainly looking pretty green since it's been all about green pumpkins and gourds as I ramp up into production for Halloween 2012 and the all new spooky range.

Have a glimpse into my own private workspace. You can see me sculpting the original pale green shapes before finishing them with all manner of mixed media. The photos show new Fairytale Green pumpkins (written about in a previous post here) and new green pumpkins and gourds (coming soon). And I've included a picture of one of my all-time hero's creations - Kermit the Frog as he sings 'It's not that Easy Being Green' since this song went round and round in my head as I worked!

** Don't forget to enter the COMPETITION and have a chance of winning a free high-quality Pixie Dust Miniatures collectible - details here HERE! **

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COMPETITION - Tell a friend...!

Yes, it's that time! Starting today we have a new competition for you and this year the prizes are better than ever.


What do you win? Well you have a choice! Choose one magical miniature item from the images above. Choices include:-


A - one item from the 'Warty Pumpkin and Squash Collection'. This is an entirely new range being introduced for Halloween 2012, so you will be first to own a piece before they're even available at my online store. Choose any one piece from the above photo A.
B - one Cinderella Pumpkin Carriage. This beautiful item is new to my store - a classic from the Fairytale Range. Shown in photo B.
C - one set of fairytale pumpkins. If you choose this option you will receive 4 gorgeous fairytale pumpkins. Shown in photo C.
D - one incredibly unique Witchy Birthday Cake with stripy candles. This cake comes presented on a fine paper doily with 2 cut slices of cake also. Shown in photo D.


The competition begins today (Sunday August 26th 2012) and it ends at midnight PST on September 16th 2012. Any entries submitted after that date will not be counted (sorry). The draw will take place on September 17th.

To enter you must be a follower of this blog. Then you just need to make sure you do the following things in this list;-


1) - Tell a friend about this Pixie Dust Miniatures blog, and persuade them to become a follower! They can click to become a follower here, or by using the 'follow' button on the right hand side. Or, if they are not into the whole blogging thing, then they can sign up to follow by email by using the 'follow by email' button on the right hand side.

2) - Make sure that you and your friend are also fans of Pixie Dust Miniatures on Facebook too! Find us on Facebook here.

3) - Leave a comment on this post below, and let me know your name and the name of the friend you recommended Pixie Dust Miniatures to. Your name will be entered into the competition. Let me know which mini prize you'd like also. Will it be A, B, C or D?!

Your name will be added to the hat if you complete the above rules for entry. However, your name will be added again for each of the following optional rules;-

- tell more friends! Each friend who follows this blog due to your referral means your name added again.

- become a follower of my professional blog here.

- promote this competition on your own blog (with a link to this post),

- promote this competition via Facebook / Twitter,

- become a fan of my miniature food blog here.

(So if you decide to follow these optional rules also, then your name could be added to the hat many more times.)

Q. Do I have to have a Facebook account to enter?

A. No, you do not have to open a Facebook account simply to enter. I'll still enter you! ;)

Q. Do you check to see if people are following the rules and are eligible to enter?

A. Yes, I do. I check throughout the duration of the competition to see who has become a follower / fan / promoted on their sites etc so that I can keep it fair and make sure everyone has their name entered the correct number of times.

Q. Is my friend who I recommended Pixie Dust Miniatures to entered in the draw?

A. No, your friend is not entered into the draw unless they also follow the rules to enter the competition themselves.

Q. How exactly do you choose a winner?

A. I print off everyone's names (some names are printed off multiple times if they've earned the right to be entered multiple times) and I simply throw them all in a bowl or hat and draw out 1 name at random. I film the competition draw and upload it to my YouTube Channel within about 2 days of the competition's end.

GOOD LUCK everybody and please feel free to email me if you have any questions at all about this competition draw. 

Caroline xXx