Miniature Sodas are back! :D

 okay! So i'm back with a few more drinks in my Etsy store. :) Was intending to sell the purple 'milkshake' but while editing the listing, I decided to keep it for myself. Somehow started craving Taro flavoured dessert, and I'm wondering, is there such a flavoured milkshake or drink?!? would it be utterly gross?!?

huhuhu.

Made some with black straws instead, and these are listed on my Facebook page. I'm thinking of starting up an independent store (my Etsy fees are...o.O) but am not feeling too confident, so am sort of testing the waters......


The first batch have sold out! Have gone ahead and listed the black straw trio on Etsy :)

https://www.etsy.com/shop/snowfern

Selamat Hari Raya Puasa to all Muslim friends! Also, since it's a long holiday weekend, I can only mail out orders next Tuesday.....apologies for any inconvenience caused...



Hope you like them :) I will make more in different colours when I'm feeling better. Healthwise, things are a little ....well. they are what they are. But I'm quite determined to be productive when I'm able to, let's see how well the new painkillers work ;P NOOO I DOWANNA BE A DRUG ADDICTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT i'm already a mini-addict XD XD XD

(if I sound high, it's not cos of the painkillers, it's cos of the PAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! am resisting taking them unless i absolutely have to, am pretty useless when i'm on them......)

KBYE

Miniature IKEA HUSET furniture set review!

Cross-posted from snowfern-clover.blogspot.com

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 WOOHOO! Cousin and aunt came over today, and since she had to pick up some items from IKEA, I happily went along, and on the way, babbled incessantly about how I cannot wait for August, the supposed release date for this set. So sorry, but I totally forgot where I first read about it, I do know it was from my FB stream, but I searched and searched and can't find the original link :( 

So anyway, when I came across it, I nearly died from the cuteness!~!~!! Don't care if it's to scale or whatever, it's toooooo cute! The box itself is 19.8 x 11.4 x 29cm (7 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 11 3/8 inches).

SO cute, my friend thought it's supposed to come with 2 sofas, but actually it's the sofa and the slip cover XD 

 so cute. the box has printed and punched drawings to use as background props!

 picture frames, books...

 mirror,.....lamps!!

even windows! a fruit bowl that stands!!! and a parakeet!!!! so cute naaaa~

 Green side table LACK (thanks to those who alerted me to this! it didn't come in green so somehow never connected in my mind XD) is 7.1 (W) x 5.85 (H)cm or 2 3/4 x 2 9/32 inches. As for the yellow chair, I think it's the IKEA PS VÅGÖ, and according to the product dimensions, it has a seat height of 36cm. The seat height is approx 4.1cm (at lowest point, brought out my vernier callipers and stuck it through the hole :P), which makes it approximately 1:9 scale. REVISION: I measured it at the highest seat point, and it's 4.6cm, which means it's rounded up to 1:8 scale! You can view how it scales against my Revoltech Yotsuba, she is approximately 1:8 - 1:9 scale so I think it's a better fit for her :S

FAMNIG HJÄRTA heart cushion is 6cm wide (excluding arms!), although the product info says it's 40cm, i measured the 1:1 item instore, and it was approx 45cm. so that makes it approx 1:8 (1:7.5 actually, but if you haven't noticed, i'm mostly rounding up!) scale. 

I'm loving the sofa and the bookcase. The set also comes with a black and white rug, but I'm not gonna measure that :P The KLIPPAN pink sofa is 8.5(H) x 10.85 (W) x 22 (L) 3 5/16 x 4 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches. This makes this approx. 1:8 scale.

The EXPEDIT white shelving unit is 9.9 (W) x 4.9 (D) x 18.8 (H) cm  3 7/8 x 1 15/16 x 7 3/8 inches. So this shelf is also 1:8 scale.

 Of course, Yotsuba is approx 1:8 or 1:9 scale, which means she's more suited for this set (as a kid, she'd of course be smallish when seated on a large sofa!). 

 The sofa cover is removeable, and held together at the bottom with a velcro strip. 

Which means you can slip it off and replace it with your own cover ^ ^ YAY TIME TO PUT THAT SEWING MACHINE TO USE AGAIN. 

So overall, this has been a totally worthwhile purchase, the IKEA fan that I am :D Although it is rather small for Clover (she's a 1:4 10-12 y/o girl), I'm thinking the playscale/Barbie/Pullip/Blythe fans should have this set in their collection! As for BJD collectors, perhaps this could work for a YoSD, more as 'child-sized furniture'. I'll wait for any of my YoSD collector friends to update with photos :P :P :P 

All items are made of ABS plastic, and fabric made of polyester fibre.

BTW, I purchased this at the IKEA Tampines branch, and heard from a friend that the Alexandra branch has stocks too. It costs 25.90 SGD, and can be found at the Children's section.

For the tl;dr crowd, here's a summary of the measurements, and my rough scale conversions:

• Green side table - LACK - 7.1(W) x 5.85(H)cm or 2 3/4" x 2 9/32" - 1:8 scale
• Yellow chair - PS VÅGÖ, 4.6cm or 1 3/4" seat height - 1:8 scale
• Heart cushion - FAMNIG HJÄRTA, 6cm or 2 3/8" wide - 1:8 scale
• Pink Sofa - KLIPPAN is 8.5(H) x 10.85(W) x 22(L)cm or 3 5/16" x 4 1/4" x 8 3/4" - 1:8 scale
• White Shelf - EXPEDIT is 9.9(W) x 4.9(D) x 18.8(H)cm  3 7/8" x 1 15/16" x 7 3/8" - 1:8 scale

EDIT: So after thinking about it a little more last night, I decided to re-measure the PS VAGO at the highest seat point, and TADAH EVERYTHING IS APPROX 1:8 SCALE! those who are more finicky will figure out it's about 1:7.5, 1:7.6 ish, but for the general population i'm sure 1:8 works just fine XD Also, thanks to a couple of my friends who highlighted that the side table was the LACK! :D

YEAH! So although it's hardly strict dollhouse one inch scale, i'm sure there are many mini modern collectors out there who wouldn't mind having this set in their collection. Rather affordable too, for its quality. Just a fair warning though, it is quite heavy. Also, hope i'm not repeating myself, though it's highly probable that someone else has already blogged about this.....I'm just so excited to finally get this WHEEE!!!!!!!

Miniature Parfaits, Sundaes, Milkshakes and Shaved Ice Desserts!

Lovely cool weather we're having today :) It's been too warm and hazy lately, and being shut in with the windows meant my fan was working overtime (and the air-conditioning, fwoarrr)....so rain is definitely welcome :)

I've listed almost all the parfaits, sundaes and shaved ice desserts on my Etsy store, please take a look! 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/snowfern

There have been quick sales on a few items already, and some were reserved by customers who had requested I make some newer desserts, so apologies if you had your heart set on them :( 

Also, will no longer be accepting custom requests (except for the one reserved slot!) as I prepare for a change in my ....what is it..'art direction'? things around me have always been chaotic, and so I want a more purposeful and calming work environment. This will not only help me heal up (chronic hand/shoulder/wrist injuries and other wonky bits), it will also allow me more time to work on projects which have been neglected. especially in 1:12, the preferred scale for me to work in.

This doesn't mean this dolly blog will be abandoned, no! There's still the November doll event, and of course my darling Clover who still needs a summer wardrobe :P meanwhile, I wish to concentrate on my original miniature blog, http://snowfern-clover.blogspot.com, and updates on my facebook page as well as Instagram are more frequent, do follow/like etc to stay in touch! links are to the right of the blog, but here they are again:

http://www.facebook.com/SnowfernClover

http://instagram.com/snowfern

Seeya around! 

Miniature Pastries in 1:3 scale

 1:3 miniature Divin

 1:3 raspberry pastries, miniature Ispahan, Saint-Honore Rose Frambroise and Divin

 1:3 miniature apple tarte tatin

 1:3 miniature berries cheesecake

 1:3 miniature (right top to bottom) St Honore Pistache Griotte, Chocolat, and Classique/Caramel (SOLD OUT)

1:3 miniature(right top to bottom)

Chou Chantilly Nougatine,

Paris Brest (SOLD OUT)

Corolle Feuilletee Caramel,

Arabica

(All items are made of air dry clay, and have been sealed. They are splashproof, but not waterproof, please handle with care!)

Hi everyone, from Hazy Singapore! Finally these pastry items are up for sale (well, most, some are already spoken for ^ ^), and before I put them up on Etsy this wednesday. Do email me at snowfern (at) gmail (dot) com for the price list if you are keen on reserving any. Some items are already sold out/reserved and subject to first-come-first-served availability....kindly refer to the photos below (click to enlarge):

Brackets indicate numbers available

1 - Saint-Honore Pistache Griotte -  (2)

2 - Saint-Honore Classique - SOLD

3 - Saint-Honore Chocolat - (1)

4 - Saint-Honore Rose Frambroise - (1, 1 Reserved) [light pink cream, pls see pic below]

5 - Corolle Feuilletee Caramel - (3)

6 - Saint-Honore Chocolat - (1) [this is slightly smaller than item 3]

7 - Chou Chantilly Nougatine - (2) [the one on left has cream that's jutting out a little bit]

8 - Divin - (5)

9 - Blackberry Macaron - (2)

10 - Ispahan - (2)

11 - Arabica Cake Slice - (1)

12 - Saint-Honore Rose Frambroise - (3, 1 Reserved) [white cream, pls see pic below]

13 - Paris Brest - SOLD

*14 - Berry Cheesecake Squares - (5)

15 - Tart Tatin - (2) [Please indicate a or c or I will randomly pick one for you]

*16 - Raspberry Cheesecake - (4) [Please indicate a (dark sfc logo), or b (light sfc logo), or I will randomly pick one for you]

17 - Strawberry Cheesecake - (2) [Random Pick, no logo]

BTW, there is a slight difference between the 2 raspberry st honore, the left one has light pink cream (with raspberry holes facing out), and the other, white cream :)

Hope you've enjoyed the photos :) It's almost time to feed Eva (my maltese, for those who don't already know :P) her medicines....she's still recuperating from a bladder stone surgery last wednesday, and boy is she attention-starved! I've finally figured out how to feed her the pills with little struggle, but she's now holding out eating her kibble for treats (which I use to bribe her to take her meds....)...fussy and naughty as ever :P

I'm back! And in time for Singapore Doll Carnival 2013!

Okay, these aren't for the carnival, they are part of a commission which my very patient and lovely customer had asked for! I've already showed the pastry/cakes portion (mostly via my Instagram and Facebook page), but the commission also included a wide range of foods, many of which I have never made in mini before, so alot of time was spent experimenting on textures and new techniques, partly why the whole commission took so long as I re-made quite a number of items as I was dissatisfied with the results. :X 

 Miniature 1:3 scale Schnitzel, air dry clay

 Miniature 1:3 scale sausage platter, with salads and sauerkraut (?), air dry clay

 Miniature 1:3 scale potato side dish. I've never been too fond of potatoes up till recently, maybe this was the trigger!!!, air dry clay

 Miniature 1:3 scale borscht (supposed to be beetroot + beef too?), air dry clay + epoxy resin 

Miniature 1:3 scale apple strudel, air dry clay

1:3 scale miniature boutique pastries and cakes. air dry clay. 

so here's the pastry portion of the order, all made with air dry clay :) for those who ask about what brands I use, you can check out my FAQ here. I'm sorry but it's just too involved with too many steps to make tutorials, and if I ever do want to get that book done, gotta leave some information for that to happen right? XD am entertaining the idea of making individual tutorials for sale, but given the various scales and mediums I use....am unsure of where to start :( just thinking about it........*mind wanders off again*

 Miniature 1:3 scale Arabica

 Miniature 1:3 scale Elysees

 Miniature 1:3 scale Plaisir Sucre

 Miniature 1:3 scale Apple Tarte Tatin

 Miniature 1:3 scale Corolle Feuilletee Caramel

 Miniature 1:3 scale Paris Brest

 Miniature 1:3 scale Chou Chantilly Nougatine

 Miniature 1:3 scale Caramel St Honore

 Miniature 1:3 scale Pistachio St Honore

 Miniature 1:3 scale Raspberry St Honore

Miniature 1:3 scale Chocolate St Honore

healthwise, I'm still recovering from a recurring shoulder injury, made worse by an impromptu table-tennis session with bro and dad :O BUT THERE IS NO REST FOR THE WEARY or depressed or in pain cos......

I WILL BE AT A DOLL EVENT OMG FINALLY ANOTHER ONE AND THIS TIME I ACTUALLY HAVE A DOLL *insert rabid-drool laughter here*

Singapore Doll Carnival 2013 !!!! Asuka and I will be back together, sharing a booth, lots of laughter, and general merriment :) Do drop by our table to say HI! :D Tickets should be made available soon, do check out the website if you wish to visit, or even be a booth holder. :) There will be photo competitions for doll-owners who can also rent a booth to display their dolls! It's all at an accessible *scape, one day only! C'MON SINGAPOREAN DOLL OWNERS COME OUT AND PLAAAYYYYYY

(am I overselling it? haha! just too excited la!)

I've already started on some new items for the event ;) 

Oh, and remember these? I hope to list them sometime this week, if they're not reserved first.....am finishing up some other items, the ever popular macarons/ispahans for one......and then a new item.....oh man i've got too much going on!

DINNER TIME

/head throbs in anticipation of all the flurry of activity that's going to happen next few months!