| There's something intriguing about small tea sets and teapots that are smaller than a thumbnail. Of course when you start collecting, you quickly learn that one is far from enough. Nor are five or 10 or... Luckily my Dutch friend, Kitty, loves working in FIMO clay and makes fantastic teapots. We'll see how many I can fit in my latest project, "The Tea Time Shop," which is part of the Houseworks "Street of Shops." Yes I've made a few teapots (see photos) and I'll try again. It's fun, but I admit I get better results making clay food, so I may dabble, but I'll mostly leave these to the experts. - Christine Verstraete (Teapots by Kitty Balke, Holland, except where noted.)
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Teapots above: 1. Assorted styles, 2. Characters, 3. Fruit & veg, 4. "Odd" frogs, mice, etc; 5. Odd & assorted teapots
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Above, left to right: 1. Cats, pumpkin teapots; 2. Odd teapots, 3. Snowmen, 4. Snowmen and snowball faces
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Teapots above: 1. Christmas styles, 2. Santas, 3. Gingerbread, Christmas, ME style, 4. Probably my favorite - the Turquoise Animal (Is it a cow, a bull?), 5. My teapots - yes a couple need handles yet.
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The Tudor Tea Shoppe was formed from a 1" Scale Houseworks Porch Kit (see 1/2" scale model photo.) Handmade with aged Spackle finish, stone walk and steps. Directions on exterior finish found in my ebook, "In Miniature Style." |
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See the progress of my new