New Etsy Mini Shop Now Open!

I'm happy to announce Fantastic Miniatures is now open. The shop features handcrafted 1:12 scale miniature animal dolls. Heres  a couple of my favorite photos of the dolls available.

Giraffe Family Portrait

Meet the Giraffe Family. Mr. Giraffe is an inventor/artist who rides a penny farthing to his office. Mrs. Giraffe loves her husband and adores her son. Their son takes after his father and likes to tag along and help him with his inventions.

Before Fantastic Toys is what it is today I used to make 1/12 scale miniature animal dolls. I imagined a world with fanciful dressed animals who would gather in a formal garden to relax, be entertained, play and socialize about the days events. After much delay I'm finally up to the task of taking new photos and start listing the dolls in a NEW Etsy shop. Stay tuned for upcoming details.

Its Official-HGTV Airdate!

I'm almost afraid to post this buts its official I finally have an air date for a segment I filmed for HGTVs Thats Clever. Back in the Spring of 2007 I filmed a six minute segment for over six hours. Four people including a producer, director, camera guy and sound guy took over my tiny apartment and filmed me demonstrating the craft of making a miniature giraffe doll. The segment features the full tutorial from the sculpting, baking, painting and dressing the miniature doll. It was a grueling process.. between the multiple takes and my newly discovered stuttering problem I managed to get through the segment. I learned a lot from the experience- mostly that I'm not cut out for television. Frankly jumping out of an airplane would of been more comfortable. :) Thank goodness my mother was there for moral support. So years later its finally airing. With so many other shows in the can I guess it takes awhile to get on air. Heres a photo of the giraffe doll featured and setting up for filming.

Alice Doll Featured in Miniature Collector

Its been awhile since I've made miniature dolls. But it was a nice surprise to be featured among the other Alice collectibles in the November 09 issue of Miniature Collector. My Alice is the one seated in the middle. The 7 page article features Jo Moores collection of miniatures. A tribute to Michael Jackson and the movie Up! is also included in the article.