Oh I am so excited! These were super fun to make! Took almost two weeks, but my Bob's Burgers inspired miniatures burgers are complete (with a tutorial).

In seasons 1-5 alone, there are over 200 different burger specials of-the-day posted on the burger board in each episode. Different buns, meats, veggies, cheeses, fruits, and accoutrements, such as a side of Wings along side the "Band on the Bun" burger.

Delicious puns await.

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To make all 200+ burgers, there would have been some redundancy in that a few would begin to look too similar. I selected SEVENTY of my favorites throughout the season and began to create the buns, the meat, and all of the toppings.

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These are considered as being FAN ART and are by no way affiliated with Bob's Burgers. As a miniature food artist, the show provided me with so much material, it was a no brainer. It's my most favorite show mixed with my most favorite artistic past time.

A recipe for a fun time for sure. I am now a true "Beef'artist"!!!!

I get a lot of big ideas. A LOT, of which 3% (at best) ever come to fruition, simply because unless I am aware of a clear and precise path, I get discouraged. Writing a craft book has always been an interesting idea for me. Who doesn't love a nicely done book with great art tips and delightful crafting eye candy?

How to publish, what does that actually mean, and how much will it cost to do it right? All legit inquiries that eventually make me dizzy with stress and I have to breath into a paper bag.

Here is an honest and humorous article that answered some of my questions, by CraftyPod, called "Is It Worth It To Write a Craft Book?"

I could write a book about, "How to Talk Yourself In and Out of Writing a Book, One Hundred Times a Day"...  Miniatures, Art Jewelry, Art Dolls, Illustration, all in one place?  No.  I'll just have to write 4 different books, or combine my interests into one hobby of illustrated miniature art dolls that you wear on your head.



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This tutorial was made to celebrate National Apple Pie Day on May 13th!  A few days late, but better late than never.

I am about to embark on a pretty amazing miniature project journey.  I feel as cool as Aunt Gayle right about now...which for me, is actually pretty cool.  *SQUAT!!!!!!!!*

Stay tuned....

A little health food is always a good idea, even when making miniatures. The Muesli was created by mincing pre-baked brown clay with dark brown chunkier bits.

Because of of it being pre-baked, it allowed for it to rest in the "yogurt" without sinking and bleeding/blending colors.

​Check out the tutorial, now LIVE on my YouTube Channel: Wild Hare Miniatures

The skewers are sterling eye pins from my jewelry making stash. Multi-purpose!!!

I had a tremendous amount of left over potato clay from my potato making blitz, and a friend of mine had eaten poutine when we were out for dinner the night before. It was the perfect melding of necessity and inspiration that aided in the making of this miniature. 1:12 scale and just what I need to create to draw in the hipsters!

I used to love to pick and snap beans with my grandma. She would have this giant pot and we would snap the beans into it, into the wash water. She would pat them dry and cook them up. The green beans you buy in the store taste nothing like fresh ones.

Unfortunately, polymer clay ones taste worst than store bought. ;) This tutorial shows you how to make full and snapped can raw and cooked green beans in 1:12 scale. Enjoy!!

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Seems simple enough. And they are! I built these from the inside out. The flesh of these minis are a mix of translucent, white and buttery yellow. They are very subtle, but match the interior of a baking or a russet potato. I wasn't sure if they were going to be sliced or not, but just in case I maintained consistency with the inside color.

Doing so also ensured that the color of the peel was true to an actual potato too. The inside color does come through when chalking the peel with browns, yellows, and black.

The texture was simple. I rolled them in the chalk dust to a lumpy, elongated shape and created the eyes with a needle tool. These potatoes are as usual, 1:12 scale.

Happy National Crepe Suzette Day! Maintaining the national food days is so helpful and inspiring when coming up with ideas for miniatures. From one idea I was able to make citrus canes, ice cream, crepes with airy texture, and experiment with "melted ice cream" mixed into my "grand marnier" syrup made with Fimo Deco Gel (which I love!!!).

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​...now I want to eat crepes.

Making pastry miniatures are one of my favorites to make for sure. I like to be able to texturize the cakes to give them airy, dense, and sometimes flaky appearance. After all, that's what miniatures are all about, an illusion.

What are your go-to texture tools?

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My tutorial on YouTube: Wild Hare Miniatures

This tutorial was inspired by the over abundance of meat and vegetable canes I had accumulated over the last month or two. Being able to create the breads and then design each rustic open-faced sandwich was a lot of fun.

The grouping of the sandwiches together or individually make for a nice addition to any miniature scene.

I tried to maintain the rule of "you eat with your eyes first", where each sandwich includes a minimum of three different colors and varying textures. It draws in the eye for sure. To have them situated near one another, where some are perfectly stacked, and others alittle more loosely assembled additionally provides variety for the eye.

Oranges, slices, and wedges! This is one of the projects that I wish I could somehow incorporate a sweet scent. Wouldn't that be fun to have for miniature food?

Citrus canes are still tricky for me. But what I think really helps make them believable is to maintain that the pith is thin and that the membranes in between are paper thin mixed with translucent.

Now I'm going to go eat a whole box of Halos. Ooh! I should make a Halo/Cutie box!

Anyone else struggle with making strawberry canes? I sure do. They're never warm enough (in color), the center is always too big or too small, and if I do manage to create a cane worthy of reducing, I squish it to oblivion before I get a chance to slice it. Heavy distortion.

The white and translucent clays are like squishy slop when they heat up. Even after resting they seem to distort. Strawberry canes seem to be the ONE thing that I make that holds up the "realness" in my miniatures. The slices always look more charm like (fake and cartoony) rather than like a true strawberry slice.

Any tips or tricks? Discuss.
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This tutorial was supposed to be posted in two weeks, but I couldn't wait!  I am so happy with the way they turned out.  The tutorial covers how to sculpt, texture, shade, and embellish several types of artisan bread.  It also shows a technique I have been fiddling around with where I am able to create large soft cracks in the clay to mimic actual crusty old-school bread styles. 

Enjoy!

This tutorial is a recent one and is super cute!  It walks you through the steps on making miniature Animal Crackers and their icing. It was a lot of fun to make :)  You can find this tutorial and more of my mini-tuts (toots) on my YouTube Channel Here