Petite Boutique by Eleni

Happy mini making!

Here is the bottom floor of my Mrs. Claus Gingerbread kitchen. The teddy bears workshop at the North pole. Most minis hand crafted by me.😊 Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!

PS I have added 3 more closeup photos of this room as per a request from a follower.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Chrissie treats.

Hello dear followers, not a lot has been happening in my mini making world over the past 12 months. It is the first anniversary tomorrow of my partners passing but getting there slowly.

On a bright note, I had a half page article published on my work in the "Miniature Time Traveller" magazine, issue 37 which is a New Zealand/Australian publication. Thank you to the editor and creative director Jill Fraser and her husband Roger who I met at the recent VAME show for the article. You can visit the web site for the latest blogs and projects: www.miniaturetimetraveller.com.

Happy miniaturing to all

Hi All
Hope you are all doing well and creating. Here are some photos of my trading table at the VAME show for 2023 with some new acrylic side stands and creations. Thanks to my good friend Lidya for her assistance over the weekend, her company and for the great photos. Cheers

Hi
I hope your Christmas and New Year bought you Joy and contentment. This is my first minis in a few months. Slowly getting back into the swing of things. An Advent calendar kit which is a bit late for 2022 Christmas. Some parts of the kit are laser cut. Materials and papercraft came with the kit. You needed to assemble the majority of the kit. I have added extra minis to make it my own eg. the Doona, extra red pillow, Santa picture, buckles on Santas boots, additional presents, curtains, pelmet, sign, candy canes and gingerbread man on the plate, the coffee was made using light cured UV resin and brown paint and the Elf on the shelf made with polymer clay. It was a fun project that gave me focus during a very difficult time. Kind regards to you all.

" Merry Christmas" from my house to yours!

A Poinsettia Wreath in Polymer clay my first mini months.

Just letting you all know that I'm taking a short break from mini making. I recently lost my partner and getting use to a different way of life, it is such a surreal feeling. Any current miniature orders will of course be finished, However not taking on any new orders at this stage. Thank you

And the WINNER of the GIVEAWAY...(Drumroll please) is *Congratulations* to #3 - Donna Everett in the US.

The Mini prizes as posted will be winging their way to you shortly.

Thank you to those of you who participated.
PS the winner has been notified.

The GIVEAWAY has officially closed. Hold tight for tomorrow at 9:00pm AEST when there will be one lucky winner drawn & announced. I will private message you. Please remember to be careful of unscrupulous persons. If you are messaged and the contact name of my page is not exactly the same as mine do not engage with them.

GOODLUCK TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ENTERED. Thank you

Hi All It appears that my page has been hacked. So at this point I need to suspend this Giveaway. I will get back to the giveaway once it has been sorted. If you receive a message from me please don't click on any link that asks you for proof of registration or anything asking you for private details or saying they can help you. Thank you

GIVEAWAY HAS RECOMMENCED. Someone set up a fake ACCOUNT using some of my photos and with a name that looks similar to mine but is of course misspelt. So if you get a message from that page DO NOT click on any links to register or give out any of your private details asking for passwords or that you are a winner. I have reported this to Facebook. Thank you all for your patience..........................................................................................................................

GIVE AWAY TIME: I have allowed an extra day caused by this disruption This is open to all my Page followers (To clarify what that means is, you need to do this by clicking follow on my mini page, Petite Boutique by Eleni). Then just leave your name in this thread and I will allocate you a number. Draw closes Midnight Sunday (Australian Eastern Standard time - AEST). I will draw a number from that list on Monday 22 August at 9.00pm (AEST). I will then notify and post the name of one lucky winner. The winner will receive the 7 of my handmade miniatures as per the photo below.
I will sort out the delivery details (Postage is free) with the winner.

PRIZES ON OFFER:
Back Row: Pipe cleaner Heart Bear in round box, Chocolate Box, Perfume tray set

FRONT ROW:
Box of Popcorn, Custard fruit tart, Plate of 3 Cupcakes and Bouquet of Pink English Roses.

SO PUT YOUR NAME DOWN NOW.... TO WIN.

Hello to all my followers. Back from a very successful mini show. I decided that it calls for a Mini give away for 1 lucky person. Keep your eyes open for the Give away announcement and the details. This should happen mid next week. If you would like to be included click and like my page before the announcement. Hope you all have a great weekend where ever you are. Cheers

Recently finished a commissioned Pipe Cleaner Bear. Glad to say the owner loved Rosie.

The annual VAME show (Victoria, Australia) is done and dusted for another year. Thank you to my very abled assistant and good friend Lidya who also took the photo. It was a most successful trading weekend, with Gingerbread houses and Trains being the most popular. Thank you also to all my revisiting customers and the new mini buyers. Thank you to VAME organisers and volunteers for another great show. Hope to see everyone again next year.

So I've been busy baking over the past few weeks getting ready for the mini show here in Melbourne, Australia. This is about third of what I have actually made. All made from polymer clay in 1:12 scale including all the canes.
Left back row Meringue Cake, Chocolate Cake, Pink tiered Sprinkle Cake, Lemon Curd Cheese Cake,
Middle Row, Christmas log, Croissants, Pavlova, Roast Chicken
Front Row, Cupcakes, Scones with Cream and Jam, Roast Chicken with Potatos and Pumpkin and finally Stacked Pancakes with Strawberries and Blueberries.

Finished a Picnic Hamper Basket new design. Made using Heavy Card, Burlap ribbon & rope, Leather off cuts, studs, Gingham Tablecloth, Including the making of Poly clay food. A French Baguette, Beef Pastrami, Edam Cheese, Red Delicious Apples, Mandarins, Cornish Pasties and a sweet Tart and a knife made from a Dental toothpick.

A feast to delight our little people.

I've been a busy beaver over the past few weeks getting ready for the VAME fair (despite a bout of Vertigo) making a few Cheese, fruit, Bread & Wine boards, whilst also completing orders. I still have to adjust some crooked bits that the camera caught but only minor issues. The only minis pieces I didn't make were two of the glasses and one knife.

Calla Lilies made with Polymer clay in 1:12 scale. Gone to a good home in IOWA, USA

Finished last night Pink Rose Bouquet in polymer clay 1:12 scale.