Drunk Skunk and how to make mini liquor bottles

I just finished this intoxicated little stinker. The only thing worse than working with black and white fur is trying to photograph it - sheesh! You can't even see his eyes in the pics. The last picture includes my own bottle of Cutty Sark Scotch, lol.



So I was all excited when I finally, and we are talking years here folks, found something in the house I could actually make into a glass bottle. I thought it was my own brilliant idea, but found out it's been done before. I wish I had known about it sooner. For those who don't already know a super easy way to make this little liquor bottle, well I'll tell you.
All it is is a small Christmas tree light bulb. The bottom is rounded so you can either use a glass cutter to cut the rounded end off, or you can just use coarse sand paper and sand it off so that you have a nice flat bottom (which is what I did). Then all you have to do is paint it the color you want with glass paint, find the labels online that you want and print them out at the right size, and then cut and glue the label(s) on the bottle. Now that I know how to do this, you can probably expect some more inebriated animals from me in the near future, LOL. :)

Swingin' Bunny

I've been a blog neglector recently but I was busy with all those batty bat lovers out there who asked me to make more bats. And I've just finished this latest order for a bunny on a swing (in motion with ears trailing behind, lol). And because she's such a good customer, I made a little something extra for her. I know she wanted a little bluebird for her latest project, but as some of you may already know, I try to avoid the birds, lol. I guess I just don't like working with feathers. Big PITA!

Little Wizard with a Big Staff

I just finished this little wizard. I'm hoping his staff makes him look more like a wizard than just another witch with a green hat, lol.

No longer a secret, sew here it is

I couldn't show off this one until now, since it was a surprise gift from the very talented and generous Sans to the very talented and sweet Rosanna. Sans wanted to give Rosanna the little tailor mouse that's on Rosanna's name card, which I thought was such a good idea. I had to get it done quickly so that it would reach Singapore in time before Rosanna left for Italy, and I'm so relieved it made it there on time and safely. But most of all, I'm ecstatic that they liked it. I'm always nervous about that, lol.

Little Guy with a Big Bite, Vladimir

Took a small break from commission orders to make this little vampire bat. I've been itching to make some wings using liquid clay and wire, so I made Vlad here to get it out of my system for a while. Now back to commissions for me.

Harley's Dressed and Ready to Goooooo!

Get your motor runnin', Head out on the highway, Lookin' for adventure....oops! Guess he found some...my cat, Otis, LOL.

Easy Rider in the Works

I made this mouse's Big Wheel with buttons for the wheels, one of those ideas I've had and been wanting to make for nearly a year now. If I could keep this one, I think I would name the little mouse Harley. Hopefully I'll be able to give Harley his fur coat tomorrow so he'll look more like a mouse.
I shouldn't of started another project - I have way too many other things I need to be doing these next few days. But I couldn't stop myself....HELP!! Is there some kind of AA group for people like me? LOL

They can't always help themselves - it's up to us!

This is Pip. Her mommy was trapped and killed when she was less than 3 weeks old and was left helpless and starving. She is just one of the many animals that have been given a second chance at life thanks to Rascal Rescue. Check out "The Laughing Raccoon" Blog. You can read about the raccoon families and other critters and enjoy looking at photos of some of the cutest little animals ever, like Pip here. There is also a donation button where you can donate through paypal, if you'd like to help out.
Thank you everyone, and a big thanks to Deanna of Rascal Rescue for taking such good care of our furry friends.

An Idea! (Good, Bad, Illegal?)

Sometimes I come up with crazy ideas without thinking them through properly. So though at the moment I'm thinking "Hey, why not!!!?", I thought I'd see what others opinions are. There must be some reason this isn't already being done that I don't know about.

The idea: Our own private auctions on our blogs or websites. I'm thinking I could put a critter up on a separate page of my blog called "auctions" or something like that. If people prefer to remain anonymous while bidding, they could simply e-mail me with their bid. I'd have to monitor my mail often and update the "current bid amount" as it went along. I'd probably also have to notify past customers that I'm doing this since most of my blog followers are also starving artists, lol.
Though I give a portion of my sales to animal charities each month, I'd like to be able to give an even bigger percentage (50%) of any animals sold via my auctions.
So..........stupid idea, good idea, I'll get in big trouble by the big, bad e-bay idea......??

Finished furring (phew!) Mini Guinea and BILBY!

Here's the Guinea Pig..........









And here's the Bilby - YES, it's a Bilby (at least that's what I was shooting for, lol).

New Critters in the Works

Another "sneak peek" at some new little guys that hopefully will be fully furred and available in the next couple days. They aren't completely "naked" - I did give them a light wash of color which is mainly to serve as a guideline for me when I apply their fur. Now, let's see who can guess what the heck kind of animal that little guy on the left is?




This will be a pudgy little guinea pig (which I like to refer to as a "Mini Guinea")



And who knows what this one is? I'll give you a hint: Though it looks sort of like a cross between a rabbit, a possum, and a kangaroo rat, it's not an imaginary animal. It truly does exist, but only found in one country. Do you know the name of this strange little animal?

My Prize Has Arrived!!! Wheeeeeeee!

The postman brought me a little package of happiness this morning! My prize I won from Asuka Sakumo's blog give-away arrived - sooner than I was expecting. Everything is just wonderful, better in real life! I was blown away by how tiny and detailed and realistic the little tarts are, and the cocoa looks so real, I was seriously tempted to take a sip. Now that little black tatting - I'm lost! I mean how do you do that??? It's such a delicate, intricate little piece. And Asuka made the little panda charm herself as well. Isn't it cute?!! I believe she has quite a variety available for sale now. OH, and to top it off, she included some extras......a whole ton of tiny printies of little candy boxes (I think it's candy but the writing is in another language, lol).
So Asuka aka: Stephanie - THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!



Please ignore my disgusting fingers in these shots, but they are so tiny I had to really zoom in.
I love this one with the tiny kiwi.


And look at this one with the tiny slice of fruit and an itsy bitsy chocolate heart.


Hot, frothy, yummy.....I want to sip it!!

"It's clouding up", "pop" and "spendy"

Some of you may have seen this little quiz going around in blog land. Just cut and paste a few paragraphs you wrote from your blog or e-mails or whatever you'd like, and it will "analyze" it and tell you who you supposedly write like. Here's the link if you'd like to find out: I Write Like
I expected it to tell me I write like a 12 year old, but instead it told me I write like Chuck Palahniuk, one of the very few well known authors from Portland, Oregon where I was born and raised and currently live. This made me wonder if us Portlanders talk funny, lol. My New york born and raised husband thinks so. When the sky is getting cloudy, we say "It's clouding up", soda pop is just "pop", and if something is expensive it's "spendy". My husband says he's only heard these things since he moved to Portland.
So I'm hoping to prove him wrong and find out how many of you out there also say "It's clouding up", "pop" or "spendy", LOL
I know, this is a silly post and has nothing to do with miniatures.......but I'm BORED, LOL.

Croquet Anyone?

Hi guys! Thought I'd share a little hedgehog I finished. I'm proud to say he'll soon be part of an awesome Alice in Wonderland scene. I'm sure a lot of you already know Tabitha (aka: Tabs, Tabby, Susan....) :D I was honored to be asked to make this little guy for her after seeing her amazing Wonderland setting. If you haven't already seen it, you can find pictures of it (among other fantastic things) on her blog
here--------> Tabitha Corsica .

I'M NO LOSER!!! :D

I'm a winner baby! That's right! I found out late last night that I am the lucky winner of Asuka Sakumo's blog give away , and I'm one happy little camper right now. Take a look at my fabulous prize!! An adorable panda charm, a miniature mug of hot cocoa, and some delicious sweets with a variety of fruit toppings (looks sooooo real, doesn't it?). And I'm not sure if that little black tatting is part of the gift as well but I love it! I can't wait until they arrive!!! Thank you so much Asuka, for this generous (and wonderfully sweet) gift!!

A rare photo of the elusive Voodukoocoo bird

And here is the bird feathered and flocked. Took most of the day and there are tiny feather trimmings everywhere, LOL. I have no idea what kind of bird this is, just a fantasy bird of some kind.




I just had to take a picture of my work area with feathers everywhere. When I took this, I thought it can't get any worse. But it got a lot worse!! In fact looking at this picture now, it looks pretty damn tidy compared to later. I just didn't bother to take another picture of it, LOL.

Witchy Mouse and Bird in Progress

A little witch mouse, some "eye of newt" (yuck!), and a little wand. The book of Shadows was one of two I received from Pat Carlson in a swap we did a while back - awesome little books, with real little spells inside. The bird's not done yet.




The wand has a little amethyst crystal (well, actually I think it's just purple plastic, lol) Anyway, I have to thank Glenda for the wand idea! :)



Look Ewa, see the lousy EasyCast resin, LOL. I'm sure it has more to do with me than it does with the product itself. Lots of bubbles and a big old indentation on top! UGH!!



I don't do birds normally, but it's always fun to try something new. He hasn't been flocked and feathered yet - he may look unrecognizable after I'm done.

Cheese Please!!

I made a little mouse with a variety of cheeses, and since everyone seemed to like the little koala, I gave him a little koala teddy bear too. And just to make sure Ira is clear on the difference between a Panda and a Koala, I made him a little panda teddy bear as well. (I'm sure it was just a typo Ira, LOL ).