Fondant Kitty

Hello! Kitty!  Squeal!  She's so cute.  I made her out of marshmallow fondant.  Cake topper for next week.  Her dress is still a little marbled, but do you think anyone will notice.  No!  I think they will be in shock from her adorableness.

Alright, I have so much fun planning these parties.  It is a ton of work, but so creative and I love every minute of it!  It's a great release of stress and tension of the real world.  Here's hoping I get my reveal done for the Undersized Urbanite contest.  It's due tonight!  Of course it is!

Kitty Pinata in Her Full Regalia and a Flower Craft

I finally attached Hello Kitty's bow and crown.  Here she is in her completed state.  Also, I am attaching a project for the craft area of the party: make your own flowers from construction paper.  I need to make two more finger food dishes this weekend, and make the marshmellow fondant decorations.  I am going to buy a premade cake.  Then, the day of the party I make the fruit pops and P&B sushi, and hopefully kick back and enjoy the day!

Door Frames AND Window Frames

My to-do list for the Undersized Urbanite is reduced to three items: working lamps, Moroccan rug, and the newly added item of window shades.  The deadline is in a week and a day.  I can't believe that I am so nearly done.  Of course, dollhouses are never "done", and I will be changing things up after the deadline I'm sure.

I wanted to make door frames to hide the edges of the wallpaper.  I forgot to frame the front door!  But, the inner door frames are now trimmed, and, since I realized how nice this finishing touch looked, I then made window trim.  The pictures below also show a new corner bookcase in the master bedroom, as well as the Chinoiserie plaster sakura wall art in the dining room.

Untimely Demise of Sprinkle Six - That's All I'll Say About It

Now it looks like sprinkle poo.
 

I shall not name names.  But it wasn't me.  And Tootie Pie is too short to reach the freezer.  That narrows it down to Snowflake, our pet mouse, or...

As I am posting this, the mini spinach quiche bites are baking.  I made six in the shape of hearts, just for fun.  So, I only have left to make:

• Balloon Hello Kitties
• Corn dog bites
• Chicken Taco Cups
• Peanut Butter and Jelly sushi (just rolled up in a flour tortilla - not as fancy as it sounds)
• Fruit pops
• CD favors

Hmmm...it seems like more when I write it all down like that.  Better get on it!

A Textural Mini Side Table

My tiny version cost
one jeweler saw blade
and two sprays of
Chrome paint

Post trim, pre
paint

 Another item I covet, and yet do not have the cash nor the space for, is a silvered or gilded tree trunk side table.  You know, the pretentious photo shoots all sport them, along with chevron patterns, metallic poufs, and flokati rugs.  Well, imagine my surprise when, on a recent hike, a unique stick screamed at me from the ground: "Make me an miniature occasional table".  Such a strange thing for a stick to scream!  But, when inanimate objects speak to me, I oblige.  A quick trim with my miter box, and a spray of chrome paint is all it took to turn it into a showstopping decor element.   I will make another, this time gold.  What do you think?  It's pretty much free for the dollhouse, 1K for your house.  I think I'm going to need one of those "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" machines to live in Little Land.  Full-sized land is a rip-off.

Full scale cost: $1K!!!

Just breath-taking
in full scale.  The
ebony floors, peak
of life orchid and
immaculately framed
artwork don't hurt.
Is that a flokati?

A Very, Very Modern House

This is my first modern miniature home.  I made it with dowels and foam core.  I may add clear or frosted windows, although I'm not sure.  I love it.  I will most likely sell this.  I just wanted to see how it would come out.  And it came out pretty great!

Goodie Bags, Sprinkle Six, and Prizes Done

Can we guess which one will
be set aside for the birthday girl?
(Hint: it's bigger)

She did a great job coloring these in and
gluing!

We received the prizes, courtesy of Ebay, for Tootie Pie's birthday party in the mail today.  It fit in nicely with her Earth Day lessons, since it is "Reusing".  No sense in giving away new plastic trinkets encased in plastic, when someone wants to get rid of their old plastic trinkets, right?  The prizes will be selected from our Musical Chairs takeoff, called Musical Dress-Up.  We will pass around boas, tiaras, fairy wings, fur wraps, silly glasses and other goofy items, and when the music stops, the person holding the accessory will put it on.  In the end, the person wearing the least dress-up clothing will pick a Hello! Kitty prize.  We might have someone judge the most ridiculously dressed, as well, who will also pick a prize.  I guess the rest of the prizes will be selected in order from the next least items of clothing to the most.  The goodie bags will be filled by the party-goers from the pinata.  I sketched kitties and cut out the bows, and Tootie Pie colored in the eyes, nose and whiskers and glued on the bows. 

Obviously, the sprinkle six is to the right
on this picture.  The other six was a backup.

We also completed the sprinkle six.  I made rice crispie treats, rolled them into snakes, and formed the number six.  Then, I took white chocolate, melted it (the new microwave has a "melt" option which made this so easy!), drizzled it over the number, and then coated in sprinkles.  It is huge, so, if the party day is at all warm, it should be reduced to a dye-laden blob in under three minutes. 

I feel like we are pretty well on schedule here.  I will save the last week to make the cake, and on the day of the party I will create the flower-fruit-kabobs and make the lemonade, which will either be homemade, or, depending on how overwhelmed I feel, will simply be store bought with some lemon slices, or just juice boxes.  They'll probably prefer the juice boxes in the end.