MOLDY BREAD BASKET

The key to making a miniature scene look realistic is understanding that not everything can be perfect becuase lets face it, there's nothing perfect about "real life". Seeing as how I am still in the "bread making" mood, last night I made a basket of moldy bread that looks wonderfully gross! LOL

These MOLDY pieces can be found in my etsy store!

MAKING HOME MADE BREAD

Remember when you were young and mom would have some homemade bread baking in the oven? Wasn't that smell wonderful! Makes my mouth water just thinking about it. Unfortunately I never learned to make homemade bread. On the bright side, I am able to bake bread in the oven only it's made out of clay! LOL ..... Last night I was inspired to make some mini bread and once the bread was made I knew I had to make a prep board to go with it. This bread may not smell or taste as good as homemade bread but I think it looks pretty darn close to it. Have a great day all!

FANCY FRUIT BOWL

I don't know why but I have always liked the look of fruit displayed in a pretty container. Only problem with displaying real fruit though is that it doesn't last very long. So of course the only obvious thing to do would be to make it in miniature where it could last a lifetime!

PARTIALLY SLICED LOADED PIZZA

Wouldn't you say that Pizza is the one food that people never outgrow? As children pizza is a favorite food and as adults we still enjoy a good hot slice of pizza fresh out of the oven. So I figured mini dolls should also be able to enjoy some pizza. Here's my pizza in mini.

SUMMER COOKOUT BBQ GRILL

Isn't the Summer season GREAT! I mean what is there not to love about summer? It brings nice warm weather, swimming at the beach, picnics galore and my favorite, firing up the BBQ grill for a yummy summer cookout with friends and family to create wonderful memories. Every fourth of July my family and I head up to the lake for a full day of bbqing, playing games, laughing and watching a spectacular firework show. I am so excited about this coming Monday that I just had to create a BBQ grill in miniature. Hopefully this will inspire some of you to get out those grills and start cooking!

Blog Candy WINNER!!!!

I finally reached my goal of 300 followers and am pleased to announce that using Random.org I have picked a winner!



CONGRATULATIONS Lainie Ball!You will receive the wonderful doll mold.

Lainie, please email your home address to me at service@melsminiatures.com by Monday, June 6th or I will have to pick another winner.

I would like to thank everyone that participated!
It took a while but I reached my goal.

IN THE EASTER SPIRIT!!

Have you ever stopped to wonder WHY we dye eggs for easter or why we give Easter baskets to kids? Here's a little history on the Easter Egg:

In Pagan times the egg represented the rebirth of the earth, which allowed people to become hopeful of spring after a long winter. With the emergence of spring, the earth burst forth and was reborn, just as an egg bursts forth with new life.

The term Easter comes from Eostre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring, to whom the month of April was dedicated. So, along with the spring equinox and spring festivals, people started exchanging eggs as a symbol of creation, new-life, and a resurrection of nature after winter. With the coming of Christianity, the Easter egg became a religious symbol. The egg changed from representing nature’s rebirth to the rebirth of man. The hatching Easter chick became a symbol of the tomb from which Jesus emerged.

By the Middle Ages decorating and coloring eggs for Easter became the custom in England. The wealthy covered eggs in gold, while the peasants dyed theirs with flowers and herbs.

By the 17th century people started exchanging egg-shaped toys and eventually, by the 19th century, the first chocolate eggs were made in Europe. During this time, Peter Carl Faberge, a well-known goldsmith created the most famous decorated Easter eggs. He was hired by Russian Czar Alexander to make a special Easter gift for his wife. These Faberge eggs had an outside shell of platinum and enameled white which opened to reveal a smaller gold egg. The smaller egg then opened to show a golden chicken and a jeweled replica of the Imperial crown. Fifty-seven of these eggs were made in all.

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Now that I've given you all your history lesson for the day, here are a few mini Easter items I made yesterday. Enjoy and as always have a wonderful mini-filled day!

XOXO,

Melanie