Fridge Magnets

I'm constantly thinking of ways to get my miniatures out there in the big wide world.  I've put food in frames and put them up on the wall and I like this idea because people who come into my house see them but they might not ask to see a dollshouse. The first ones I made were around 10 years ago and I've improved my mini making skills a lot since then and I keep saying one day I will get round to putting them together in a blog post. 

But my latest plan for my minis is a fridge magnet. I had some small round magnets in my stash and thought well why not use them for something. 

And these are the results ... each round board is 4cm across and the food is made in 1:12 scale.

Cheese wheel tower

While I was on pinterest searching for cheese pictures I came across cheese towers, or cheese 'cakes' where wheels of cheese were used as a celebration cake for example a wedding.

I had to make one of course!

Teeny tiny cheese and biscuits. 

I made some very simple crackers, grapes and figs to add to the display, then glued it all together. The wooden board I painted and sanded to give a well loved look to and all together measures 1.5 inches high. 

Miniature cheese board

After the gingerbread houses I decided to do something little different. I decided to make a cheese board, which sound easy but as with most miniatures it's the tiny details that make the difference. The colour of the mould, the texture of a crumbly Cheshire, the tiny cranberries put into a Wensleydale cheese. It takes time and I'm very happy with the end result.