Oct-Nov

[fantail]

Since there isn't much left of October
I thought I'd merge it with next month

You must be exhausted after Armageddon Expo Jules
But I hope you did very well, made lots of new customers and sold a lot of your stock
Did you and your hubby even get time to look around?

Hope you all had some craft time last weekend

[jules]

Hi Fantail
The fair was great. It was very busy and lots of fun
So much was going on all the time, and such amazing outfits people had put so much effort into.
And the zoombies on Sunday were so ick. Some made me almost gag with the fake maggots. There was a few crying kids that were scared of them though. But lots of fun

My crafting leading up to it was casting a resin head for my Obitsu dolls
But I only ended up getting a couple of good casts out before I ran out of time. So I just decided to not rush it

[fantail]

Glad you had fun did you get loads of customers (including future ones)
Eeks maggots
Hope we get to see the little head soon

[Donna]

Great to hear you had such a good time at Armageddon Jules. Hope you had heaps of interest in your dolls..

[Donna]

You need to see this.. this is so absolutely amazing..

www.ebay.com/itm/Can-t-buy-Happiness-GET-A-FRIEND-INSTEAD-Harriet-is-a-real-doll-OOAK-art-SFTH-/130796800156?ssPageName=ADME:B:FSEL:US:1123

[Donna]

Well it's been a bit quiet on here lately.. everyone flat-out with end of the year business? I know I have been.

Hope everyone is well and happy.
Not much time for things creative atm, although the brain runs at full-speed.. all the pieces I hope to create as soon as I get a chance.

I did make some cupcake charms for an order missy Mo was asked for. She has been tied up with exams and has a part time job now.. working with the small animals and horses at Crystal Mountain.
Anyway.. I found the cupcakes VERY fiddly and time consuming.. aaaand I wasn't very good at it either hahaha. Give me a figure sculpt any day, I say..

Here they are all ready for drop-off..




ps I've tried and tried to resize these...
hmmm... my photos are always either too big or too small.. I dunno.

[fantail]

I think they look great, I want to make some mini cakes sometime too

[cre8ing]

Mini cakes are fun . I've been making them for a cake shop room box. I've got 4 down, 2 to go (time willing).

[fantail]

Four cakes already made - I'd love to see them and your Cake shop room box as well

[Donna]

me too... are you finished yet? LOL..

[jules]

Hey everyone
Sorry I have been a bit slack in posting
End of year as been so busy, and I can even remember the last time I got to sculpt...wait yes I do - the Auckland comp. And that was Ages ago
Maybe next year will have more time for creating?
Anyone got any cool sculptures on the go?

[cre8ing]

I've taken a photo to show you all, because the pics I've already taken are too big to upload. I've made an apple cake, lemon meringue pie, chocolate log and black forest gateaux. I'm not really 100% happy with any of them, but they'll do for this room box. I bought the kit on trade me for $20 or something - it was a nice weekend project to do with my 12 year old daughter (I'm trying to encourage her to be more creative and crafty).

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[fantail]

They look great, quite realistic and very cool project to encourage your girl
I like the little apple slices showing on the apple cake
thank you very much posting a photo

[cre8ing]

You're welcome . The one I hate the most is the chocolate log but they all have something about them that irks me - but it's all about learning how to do it better so in that respect they are a success. Actually the lemon meringue pie would've been fine had the white stayed white after baking, but the brand I had wasn't really that good so I'll try it again with my new white Fimo.

[Donna]

Oh I love your mini cakes, they are fantastic, very realistic for cakes so tiny.

ps how do you put photos up like that? 'click to enlarge', I would like to do that

>>>>>>>>>>>> * skips off to December >>>>>>>>