Snowman Candy Tube – cut a 18 mm length of the plastic tube using an X-acto (rolling it while cutting). Smooth cut end if necessary with a file or emery board. Glue the rhinestone to the bottom as a base (see top photo). Fill with the tiny candy balls. Glue the pom pom to the top. For the hat, use the tiny punch from fun foam on top of the black 5mm disk. Glue these to the white pom pom. Glue black no-hole beads for eyes. For the nose I used two tiny snips of orange thread (for a carrot). I kind of twisted them together at one end to make a point.
Finished side of stall with candy cards:
Below is another pic of the candy cards and candy tubes.
Stockings - The red and white stocking above was an early miniature purchase from 1986 (artisan unknown but I recorded that I paid $6 for it). The other two stockings were bought in a lot on Ebay and were made by Lori Ann Potts of Mustard Seed Miniatures. They originally were hand sewn (red tulle netting, I think) around the edges and contained only Fimo candy. I embellished them to add the Santa and Angel figures, the red & white trim around the edges and the labels. Here is how I did the red and white trim (below).
I bought the green ribbon at Christmas time from Hobby Lobby. I trimmed off the tiny candy cane edge trim and glued it around the sock. I had to notch it around the toe so it would fit the curve. I made a card on the top from just a clipping from a wrapping paper catalog (Container Store).
Next time I will show finished photos of the entire project and give sources for some of the items.
I really enjoyed your tuts thank you for sharing!!
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Great tuts! I love seeing what you come up with and look forward to my next visit.
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Love your minis ! A month ago I was invited to join a mini swap with a friend, I started making minis :) found you, I am obsessed, I love your style of minis and your tutorials are fabulous - I will be "stalking you" :) ... I am Elaine at http://hshollow.blogspot.com/ feel free to stalk me back I will soon post some of the things I made and received from the swap. E
ReplyDeleteElaine, thank you so much for your very nice comments. I am following your blog also. Love those vintage Valentine! Keep up the good work.
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