2015 HBS Creatin Contest Results

I've been working very hard in the last couple of days/weeks even though I thought that there was going to be less work to do in January and maybe more time to work on some miniatures. So after many busy days without miniatures, I finally found yesterday evening some time to check some blogs and websites to see what's new, including the miniatures.com website, having in mind to buy the new contest kit for 2016 and curious about the HBS Contest Results. It was a huge surprise seeing this on their start-page:

There it was, the record shop... I can't tell how proud and thankful I am that the jury thought that my project deserved a first time entrant prize. This means so much to me, not only because this was my biggest project until today, but also because it was the first contest I ever participated in. I spent so much time on this project and I love every bit of it, seeing that others appreciate my work as well is so fulfilling. Thank you so much for that, and again for all of your kind comments on my previous posts.

Having received these great news, I was of course unable to sleep the entire night jumping around excited like a dog with two tails. It has been a hard day at work today as a consequence, having slept only 3 hours last night. To calm down a little, I started to put together some ideas for my next project and can't seem to decide what I will go for. I think I need some extra time to decide what topic to choose next, knowing that it will probably take another year to finish.

Until then, I wanted to share some pictures with you of recent items I bought/made:

I created some little cakes for Valentine's Day to test the frosting I have bought recently and it seems to work fine. I made some extra roses for the cakes and tried multiple versions until I chose to go with this design.

I bought some kitchen accessories from ELF Miniatures that I might use in my next project. I also bought a Miele Fridge, an ELF undercounter steel fridge freezer kit and an ELF modular hob kit which will allow me to design the kitchen counter the way I want it to look.

I'll be posting more in the coming weeks if I find some more time, until then have a wonderful day :)

Susi

Ok, let's get started!

I have no clue what kind of trouble I put myself in by creating this blog. My name is Susi and I live in the Netherlands. For years I've been creating miniatures in my spare time at home, but I just can't get enough of it. I keep doing new things, and this blog is now part of it. I want to share my passion with all of those who want to listen.

Until now, I kept most of my minis for myself and my husband, who so patiently lets me use a lot of space in our home. I also created a little Etsy shop, which right now is closed as I'm getting ready for the HBS Creatin' Contest for this December (contest info) - my first entry to a miniature competition ever! Because of my work, I just can't find enough time to do all of it, if only days were longer and I had more hours to spend on miniatures :)

I think it's because of the contest that I ended up creating this blog, as I kept going through all the amazing blogs where people write about the contest, or received the kit and share their creations that have inspired me so much. For this year's contest I picked a pretty modern theme, and I am only halfway through. I can just say that I wasn't able to find anything similar done and hope that it will stand out. I can't tell you how much fun I have creating it, it's really not about winning, but about the satisfaction you feel when you look at what you have created at the end of the day. I don't want to give any spoilers at the moment, I will be sharing my entry to the contest in December in another post.

So let's talk about other things, for instance, it's "Oktoberfest" right now in Germany and this reminds me a set that I had sold on my Etsy shop a year ago. I remember it so well, because the person to whom I sold it, sent me back a hilarious picture, where dinosaurs had an Oktoberfest. I think this is the best part of sharing your work with others, so much good things are coming back to you.

This is the set that I had sold.

 

This is the picture I received from Whoodith.

Here is the texture I used for the table mats.

I really enjoy doing cakes or bakery in general and I'm sure that at some point I will be doing a tutorial about it. Below are some cakes that I had created for my shop, let me know if you would like me to create a tutorial for any of these.

When I'm not doing any cakes, I'm mostly creating modern miniatures. I really want them to look as real as possible. 

I like to use all kinds of materials as long as the results are looking good. It is crazy though how much material gets collected with time. It takes so much place to put all your tools, wooden pieces, papers, textures, colors, fimos, resin, glazes, glues, brushes, scissors, cutters, cutting mats, magazines, textiles... OMG the list is never-ending and you still  will not have enough materials when it comes to creating this little miniature you are working on...

Again welcome to my new blog!