#miniature food artist etsy

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Etsy shop

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Threw together a miniatures scene with some stuff I had lying around and some sculptures I sell on my etsy... I've got ideas for more of these, and going in with a plan can only end up even better than this cute meal among friends, right? ^^;

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A little revealing slice for you 😘🍰✨

[lemoneecreations]

Hi everyone, I’m Lemon! I’m a crafter and artist from Ontario, Canada. I’ve been on tumblr for an eternity, but have decided to make a new blog to represent my newer works.

You’ll find I love to sculpt miniature foods, tentacles and other cute things! If anyone is interested in any of my pieces I sell on Etsy and I’m also active on Instagram.

Check out my Etsy shop!

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Exploring the World of Miniature Food Molds for Polymer Clay Artists

Introduction

Miniature food artistry is a captivating and intricate craft that has gained immense popularity in recent years. Polymer clay enthusiasts have found a creative outlet in crafting tiny, lifelike food items, from miniature pastries and sushi to tiny burgers and fruit baskets. One of the essential tools for any miniature food artist is miniature food molds, which enable them to create detailed and realistic miniature dishes with ease. In this comprehensive guide, we will delve into the fascinating world of miniature food molds, where to find them, and how to make the most of these indispensable tools in your polymer clay artistry journey.

Chapter 1: Understanding Miniature Food Molds

1.1 What Are Miniature Food Molds? 

Miniature food molds are specialized tools designed to help artists create lifelike miniature food items from polymer clay. These molds come in various shapes and sizes, replicating everything from fruits and vegetables to desserts and bakery items. They are typically made from silicone, which is non-stick and easy to clean, making it an ideal material for polymer clay work.

1.2 Types of Miniature Food Molds

 There is a wide range of miniature food molds available, catering to the diverse interests and preferences of artists. Some common types of molds include 

Fruit and Vegetable Molds: These molds are perfect for crafting tiny apples, bananas, carrots, and other produce.

Bakery Molds: Ideal for creating miniature bread, croissants, cakes, and other baked goods.

Dessert Molds: These molds replicate mouthwatering desserts like ice cream cones, cupcakes, and donuts.

Sushi Molds: Craft your miniature sushi platters with precision using these molds.

Miscellaneous Molds: You can find molds for miniature utensils, plates, and even condiments to complete your food artistry.

1.3 Benefits of Using Miniature Food Molds

Precision: Molds provide a level of detail that is challenging to achieve by hand, ensuring your creations are lifelike.

Time-Saving: Molds speed up the creation process, allowing you to make more miniature food items in less time.

Consistency: Achieve uniformity in your miniature food pieces, ensuring a cohesive and appealing collection.

Versatility: Molds can be used with various types of polymer clay, allowing you to experiment with colors and textures.

Chapter 2: Where to Buy Miniature Food Molds

2.1 Online Marketplaces

 The internet has made it easier than ever to access a vast array of miniature food molds. Some popular online marketplaces include:

2.1.1 Etsy

 Etsy is a treasure trove for miniature food artists. Many talented artisans create and sell unique molds tailored to different themes and styles. You can browse through a wide variety of options and find molds that suit your specific artistic vision.

2.1.2 eBay 

eBay also hosts numerous listings for miniature food molds. It's a great platform to explore, especially if you're looking for both new and vintage molds.

2.1.3 Amazon 

Amazon offers a wide selection of miniature food molds, making it a convenient choice for many artists. You can read reviews and find molds suitable for your skill level and project requirements.

2.2 Specialty Craft Stores

 Brick-and-mortar craft stores often carry a limited selection of miniature food molds. While you might not find as many options as online marketplaces, you can still discover quality molds from well-known brands.

2.3 Polymer Clay Supply Stores 

Shops specializing in polymer clay and related supplies are excellent places to find miniature food molds. They often carry molds designed specifically for polymer clay artists, ensuring compatibility with your chosen medium.

2.4 Art and Craft Fairs 

Attending local art and craft fairs can be a fantastic way to discover unique miniature food molds created by local artisans. You can interact with the artists and gain insights into their craft.

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[darlingdeerart]

Some new pastel cake and cookie necklaces~

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Etsy update!

[thepunkpotato]

In case anyone's interested I listed my pumpkins on my etsy!

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Peep earrings on their way into the oven.

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Miniatures

Even Tinier on Etsy

See our #Etsy or #Miniatures tags

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Gorgeous Lucky Charms themed pony 🍀❤️🌈🌙

 Take a look at the shop 💫

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A mini peice of Lucky Pie 😜✌️✨🍀 ✨

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my shop

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May I offer you some shifty minis in these trying times???

I collect dollhouse miniatures, which I primarily find online (ebay and Etsy). While browsing, I’ve come across some tiny things that are just as shifty as their full-sized brethren in thrift stores.

do you feel that your dollhouse is missing an abject sense of terror, and you also have $125 burning a hole in your pocket? pick up this lovely Pennywise today!

Muppets stuff is a mainstay on this blog, but I don’t know…there’s something about these two that I just don’t trust.

are you telling me that not even miniatures are immune to seashells glued to shit

here’s an artist who sells tiny replicas of authentic medeival food, which is pretty cool…but seeing a plucked, beheaded raw bird is still unsettling.

I joked about Pennywise up there, but horror-themed/haunted dollhouses have always been a favorite of people with this hobby. Maybe these vampire x-rays shouldn’t seem that weird to me, but I don’t know, they’re just like…bizarrely specific.

of course, if you’re into oddly specific horror minis and think that $3.47 is too much of a bargain, you could always go with this lovely piece! and hey, shipping is free!

And if sci-fi is more your paranormal speed, don’t worry! the same seller has you covered!

Actually I don’t even know what this is doing here. This is amazing.

And of course, there’s only one way to end this post on an appropriately shifty note…

Mini Poot!!! Goodnight everybody!

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A kind of interesting aspect of the internet is that like, recently, a lot of more ‘folk knowledge’ has caught on over the typical academic knowledge we might have expected from the internet in the past. For example, people are sharing knowledge of cooking, and foods, and gardening, and increasingly pushing for cooking meals at home, sewing patterns, and people sharing all manner of other ‘traditional’ things which can be freely explored or sold through sites like Etsy. There’s a budding movement pushing for more traditional architecture and lifestyle including just why certain design elements were made, and it encompasses everything from tradwives to people examining architecture to ‘cottagecore’ and all have this ideal of a more pastoral future. Some of these are certainly sketchy, and some don’t really ‘get it’ and just like the aesthetic, but all do base itself around ideas based in folk traditions that were previously on their way out and were mostly restricted to small communities or familial lines. And many less ideologically aligned are exploring old books, old knowledge and old history casually - I’m betting a lot of you just saw a historical recipe, which would be obscure to the point of being non-knowledge 20 years ago, as entertainment video -today- And there are new ‘folk traditions’ too, like how internet artists evolved to be basically completely outside the traditional art community, and we have thriving craft communities - Such as miniature painters, or fursuit makers, and the like - Which have evolved spectacularly since the advent of the internet. We are in a golden age of miniature painting - It’s in no manner academic, but has exploded with the advent of 3D printing, sharing files, and sharing tutorials and knowledge with one another. You can see these emerging traditions everywhere. At some point, outsider art and folk crafts became the norm. And there are also more... Unorthodox aspects, as well: Many of us have learned about greek philosophy not through an academic setting, but primarily through stories shared online. So now we are all going around quoting Diogenes and philosophy casually, despite that being a baffling thing to do outside of high academia just a few decades prior. There are certainly darker sides to this. Vaccine skepticism and dodgy psuedo-medicine, for example, is also something based a lot in this idea of traditional knowledge and folk traditions. And an issue is that people co-opt high-level political theory as a sort of community value instead of a thing you study, and as a result are full of opinions based on things they don’t exactly understand or have never had explained by someone who truly knows what they’re talking about. But even so, it’s... Weird, and indicative of this approach By contrast, actual academia has been... Slow. Institutional learning has not adapted to the internet well - Which is -bizarre- compared to how antiquated and dying craft traditions have - and many of the more academic sources are locked behind paywalls. There are exceptions - Sites like TedEd and Great Courses Plus, and the various internet archives of old books, and even Wikipedia (Which is not an academic source, but is an encyclopedia,) are examples of ‘academic’ sources of knowledge in the digital era. But it seems like, by and large, we all kind of expected everyone in this era to be incredibly educated as academia was increasingly available to the masses instantly through the internet... And ended up with most people instead rediscovering historical knowledge, and innovating folk traditions in ways that that no one would have expected from a glitzy, technologically advanced future