Suzy's Minis

Approximately  21 million Miniverse “Make It Mini” toy sets were recalled in the U.S. on Tuesday, with one million more recalled in Canada, over reports of skin, eye and respiratory irritation and sensitization. Did you see this coming? I know there have been concerns expressed over the past year in many of my miniature groups about these resin containing toys being marketed to children.  I myself have made a few of these but knowing the hazards around liquid resin I took precautions. Most children do not so I am happy these are no longer in the toy aisles.    This is the link to the recall form if you wish to return a product The following is from MGA Miniverse Make It Mini Sets with Liquid Resins Hazard: The recalled Make It Mini sets contain resins that, when liquid, can cause skin, eye, and respiratory irritation or sensitization when inhaled, touched, or ingested by children or adults. The resins contain acrylates (hydroxyethylmethacrylate “HEMA” and i...

 If you are looking for a custom painting for your dollhouse please check out Alora's Gallery on Instagram She makes the most adorable Mini art on 2x2 canvas ( different sizes available). Alora also does pet portraits in different mediums. She sells locally in the Anaheim area but also ships worldwide.

 Happy New Year!   Wishing all my Miniaturist and Maker friends a productive and inspirational 2024. I'm hoping this is the year I get a few projects done.  I have a few houses I want to build and I just added a nice Linfield to my to-do collection. This one my Mom found at Goodwill for $30. I'm not 100 percent that all the pieces are there but the materials alone were worth the price. Always check the thrift stores for kits and materials before paying retail.. So many people donate them because they never find the time to do them. I have found all my nice kits and houses at thrift shops. 2023 was an exciting year for 1:6 scale and fashion doll lovers with the release of the long anticipated Barbie movie. If you haven't had a chance to see it yet I highly recommend it. ( Ryan Gosling!!!) The movie has been nominated for numerous awards and in my opinion, was partially responsible for getting people back into the theatres. I don't normally watch award shows but I will...

I love making these little Centrepieces!  Most of the materials can be found at the Dollar store.  The tree, glass jar, shiny presents, the red foam and the Santas are from Dollarama Canada. The base is a scrap piece of basswood but you could use cardboard. The striped present and the plate are made from scrapbook paper and the cookies and candy are Fimo brand polymer clay   

This is the Christmas diorama I made for 2023. I made the red house base out of 2 cigar boxes and the bricks are egg cartons.  I made the door from popsicle sticks and the window is made from an altered playmobil window.    

I attempted to do a custom Barbie this month.  My cousin loves Halloween and #hocuspocus so I redid this #mtm doll to look like #sarahsanderson    I used a mix of vintage doll clothes and fabric that belonged to our grandmother for her clothes.  I had so much fun doing this that I can't wait to do another ( I really want to do Laverne and Shirley)