After Dark Miniatures

January Sale & A Verry Happy New Year!!

2011-12-28T07:52:00.000-08:00

I hope you have all had a lovely festive Christmas!

Well just to let everyone know I am going to be taking a well deserved extended break until late summer, but mean time in my Etsy shop you will find that my Christmas goodies and a few others have final big January sale reductions!

My shop will stay open and any of my items that you see now will be available to purchase still, but I just wont be making anything new for a number of months, so you may wish to grab up any miniatures you might have been watching.. while they are still there!

If I add anything new or I decided to come back early I will be sure to update everyone and let them know on the blog here or in my (spam free) news letter if you'd like to join up or keep looking in from time to time if not.

For anyone waiting on purchases then as normal post resumes I will be shipping again soon, so your minis will be coming to you shortly!

Wishing you all a wonderful and joyous New Year for 2012!!!

Wishing you all Christmas Cheer with a new 20% off code

2011-12-22T14:35:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone!

I really hope you have all your Christmas shopping done and you have your feet up :)

However for anyone who hasn’t finished there shopping then there is still a couple of days left to go, I know that I still have stuff I need to buy, but my little helpers will have to get me that this year though.

Anyway as it’s the season of good cheer… here is a 20% off discount code JINGLEBELLS20

This code is for a 20% discount off of all of my miniatures as well as my Christmas sale items, just use it when you check out in my Etsy store to get 20% off of anything, the code is valid now and until midnight on Christmas eve.

Wishing everyone a very merry Christmas & a Happy new year!

My Christmas Sale! Plus new Christmas Miniatures

2011-12-13T15:39:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone I am having a Christmas Sale!

So for all of you watching any minis you might like, then now is the time to snap them up.

I hope you are all in the Christmas mood and busy shopping and getting some great gifts and goodies, also treating yourself mean time, I sure know that I am anyway ;)

Have a very merry Xmas if I dont see you again beforehand.

Here are a few photos of some of my newest Christmas miniatures to enjoy mean time!

More New Christmas Goodies Plus my Giveaway Draw!

2011-12-01T03:18:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone, thank you all for saying a big hello, its great to see you all too!

I have a new range of christmas miniatures including some wonderful festive cabinets as well as a few others that are not christmas related, lots of these have gone off to there new homes already.
The newest ones only listed yesterday are still in my Etsy store which are also very reasonable, so look out for them there to get your luxury miniature treats well in time for Christmas!

Here is one of my favourite cabinets from them all..

This is my special one of a kind pink Christmas candy cabinet, which is full of gourmet candy goodies and a sterling artisan made hallmarked silver candy dish plus a whole lot more.

So anyway here is what many of you have been waiting for... and the winner of the christmas prize draw for the stained glass cookies is....

Rosella

Congratulations on winning and I will ship this off to you once my next lot of goodies leaves which is very shortly, so please private message me, to give me your shipping address.

I hope you like all the new photos of the Christmas goodies please see my Etsy store for the rest of them.

With close up detail....

This is my wonderful frosty German Christmas Cabinet which had a light up ginger bread house and clouted fair light! A truly detail piece to get you in the real Christmas spirit!

This is in the dark with the darling little lights all switched on!

This is with close up detail...

This is my fresh roasted bird with trimmings too!

More Christmas Goodies Plus my Giveaway & news letter!

2011-11-23T00:53:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone!!

I have just sent all of my After Dark Miniature news letter subscribers an email with a new discount code, so be on the look out for that :)

Yes I have been here tinkering away like an elf in the north pole making all kinds of new and wonderful goodies, you wouldn't believe the amount of new items I have made recently, but its all been good fun!

This is my one of my new favourites, its eggnog and a brandy tipple!

I have come up with some new christmas miniatures for you all to enjoy as well as this one too!

There is a plump roasted bird plus a juicy detailed roasted pork stuffed roll with all the trimmings and warm mince pies just to name a few of my original new festive treats!

For the giveaway just drop in to this blog and say hello and I will enter your name into the draw for my new hand crafted stained glass cookies, this will be drawn on December the 1st and I will announce the winner shortly thereafter.

Enjoy the new miniatures and good luck in the draw!

Hope you like the new photos!!

Cute New Christmas Goodies!!

2011-11-01T22:43:00.000-07:00

Yes here are some very cute and detailed Luxury Christmas Goodies!!

Its been a lovely fall this year, but with many ups and downs along the way.

This year for Christmas there is a Sweet German style cabinet with cookies and little candy cane decorated houses, a detailed festive orange marmalade, set in artisan glass and a christmas pudding with brandy butter! Also I have a new selection of non Christmas goodies, like the fine wine with cheeses and a couple of them are pictured here.

As most of you might know it is really mild weather here in the UK especially for being November the 2nd! But I hear that some of you have had snow storms already! So hopefully that puts everyone in the Christmas mood :)

Anyway I'm sure it will be totally freezing and snowing here in a couple of weeks time, making us all shiver and grumble lol! But grumble or not there's no time to spare! As the weeks go past very quickly.

Also anyone waiting for anything, just to let you know that will be shipped out shortly :)

So enjoy please do the new photos... hopefully lots more christmas goodies to come soon!

Happy Halloween - offer for everyone!

2011-10-31T01:31:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween to all my fellow bloggers!

Here is a special offer code for 20% off of anything in my etsy store including items from my Halloween sale!

So here is a rather thrilling (sorry I just couldn't help it lol) discount code for my etsy :D

HALLOWEEN20OFF

Just go to my Etsy store and if making a purchase, then enter the code when prompted, any problems with it just let me know.

Only valid for halloween, this will end on the 1st of November.

Have a spooky but fun halloween night everyone!

New Godiva Halloween Chocolate Cabinet

2011-10-07T12:02:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!

It’s been busy here with a few custom miniatures on the go, but to break up the gourmet macaroon making a bit, I decided to double up and also to make a new Halloween Godiva Chocolate Cabinet.

I loved the way the last one looked, so I thought I'd make a sister cabinet, they are both unique but also matching in some respects and would look good in any kind chocolate shop as a independent display.

I do have a few other pails of seasonal veg and pumpkins for the non chocolate loves, hold on.. is there actually anyone out there who doesn't love Godiva chocolate?

Anyway do enjoy the photos, hopefully there will be more to come before Halloween is upon us!

Another Addition... My New Luxury Chocolate Cabinets in Pink and Blue

2011-09-15T19:17:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone, here is another little addition... or two!!

These are my new luxury chocolate cabinets in eggshell blue, and baby blush pink these both have a classic but rustic French feel to them, with some natural "age wear" it gives the look of grandeur but with a rustic charm.

I have filled them with the most exquisite chocolate bars, candy gourmet fudge and praline chocolates, finished with the finest silk bows and set in artisan glass, great for chocolate shops, posh boutiques or even a luxury pantry, they would really make a great addition to any miniature scene.

These luxury cabinets came about a while ago, I was waiting for a few deliveries to arrive and I was given the idea by a collector, but as the post just seems to be getting slower.. so I had time to think about it more and more, so to keep my busy in-between everything else (not that I am not busy enough already now) I thought I'd put together these fab new cabinets.

Anyway I hope you enjoy all of the photos!

More to come soon :)

Cakes Candles and Potions Potions Potions!!!

2011-09-12T18:28:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone,

I am still here working away on my projects getting one finished to start another, so super busy right now. Anyway in-between my PC crashing and the disaster of the day I had yesterday someone asked me about making potions a little while ago and well lets just say I made a few of them lol! I made these along with two Vampire Hunters kits, which are super cool!

There will be a couple more potions to come should the time arise during my normal mini making scheduled :) These potions are great for all year round in your haunted and spooky settings, but especially at this time of the year!

Anyway for those of you that dont own a haunted dwelling a lab, or Hogwarts, I have made a couple of yummy chocolate iced Halloween fall cakes, some luxury bread and a couple of new storm hurricane lanterns.

More halloween goodies to come soon!

Also please do drop by my Etsy to see the rest of this weeks minis.

My New Fall Dresser Cabinet!

2011-08-31T14:38:00.000-07:00

Hello again everyone :)

Yes you can believe your eyes.. it really is a third post lol!

Well for anyone who hasn't read my blog before Fall or Autumn is my favourite time of the year and I'm defiantly putting in the effort this year on the official last day of summer, which is today, but it has felt like Autumn for a long time here, the tress have been slowly turning orange and the leaves are already falling, the garden is on its last flourish before it all turns bare and wintry, so I though there was nothing better to make than a cabinet that reflects that Autumn feel that I just love so much.

I have captured one photo in the fading sunlight which gives the cabinet a great seasonal look and the rest in detail showing everything as close as possible.

There are a few new miniatures additions in my Etsy that I have not put up on the blog, so you can check them out there, however There will be a lot more rustic miniatures for this season, which I will show you all soon.

Oh and anyone waiting for miniatures, well they are all on there way to you now, sorry its just been a bit busy here with so much going on with all the seasonal goodies.

I hope you enjoy all of the new photos!

My New Fall Cabinet and Miniatures!

2011-08-27T16:24:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone,

Yes its now two posts in the same month.. and as you can see I have been a busy bee! Its been nice to get ahead a bit as I wanted to make a few miniatures for my favourite season.

So here are a few new minis for you all to see, as well as my newly made fall side cabinet which was great fun to make, it has the most exquisite details and its a new miniature for this fall collection, I originally made still life on my old website but I thought it time to bring back that style, but with a new rustic and elegant twist.

The cabinet is filled with with my handmade goodies, such as pumpkins, handmade sunflowers, real red wine, a rustic tiny flagon, my handmade board with fine cheese, apples, bread filled basket, rustic meats, gourds, a scattering of fall leaves, corn on the cob and everything is finely detailed.

This cabinet comes with my own handmade food and sunflowers and rustic hand painted cabinet, set off with a very fine tall handmade fruit bowl by Tom Saunders, a wonderful handmade lidded pot by the artisan Jeff Spera, finished off with a fantastic hand woven basket by carol.

Enjoy all of the photos!

Rustic seasonal foods and some new Harry Potter goodies!

2011-08-17T22:53:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone,

This time while I was mini baking I though I would make some more rustic seasonal foods to keep me in mind for the seasonal upcoming cooler days ahead... and also some new Harry Potter goodies too! There are just a few of my new ranges here, there will be lots more to come now the Fall season and also Halloween is drawing closer.

Also I have decided to make my own miniature bread labels, after all the breads do come from the After Dark Miniature bakery ;) so I thought that would add a nice touch especially for bread displays.

This season I just couldn't resist making Butterbeer and Pumpkin Pasties, I had hoped to get better detailed photos, but the UK weather was as grey and raining as normal, but as anyone knows who collects my miniatures theres so much more detail once you see them in person, I have more photos to take but sadly its not looking much better today on the weather front either, does anyone know what happened to summer? If they do then could they please return it lol!

Anyway hopefully these new minis will bring a warm feeling to you, even if where you are the weather doesn't :)

I hope you all enjoy all the new photos!

New Miniatures.. with a rustic feel!

2011-07-30T16:59:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!

I haven't been hiding away I promise!! Instead I have just been very busy, however I have had just a little time spare these past few days to make and list some new goodies.

I guess I have had cheese and luxury meat on my mind again, cant you just tell? lol!

As I have missed making minis so much, I thought I would add a few of my luxury pieces in again, which always bring me a smile, as well as a couple of gorgeous little storm lanterns for your mini gardens and luxury Spa rooms too.

Enjoy the new photos!

Hello everyone... long time no see!

2011-06-14T06:17:00.000-07:00

Hello to all of you, I do hope you have been keeping well.

I also hope that you all haven't given up on me just yet and do still look in from time to time, because as many of you know I have been away from blogger land for quite a while now, but don't despair as I'm back and I have just added a few new miniatures to my Etsy store for the first time in a number of weeks, oh and if you looking in my Etsy store for new miniatures then also dont forget to check out my Easter sale items too x

As many of you might know its very much jam season now here in the UK, so I though what better than to make luxury jam and some fine fresh croissants set off in the finest silver bowl to enjoy the jams with, I have also indulged in making a few of my original SPA ANARA items too, these give such a modern feel to any miniature bathroom or luxury guest spa.

As you can see I have been experimenting with some new and wonderful handmade artisan luxury genuine sterling silver bowls, the fine and heavy fruit bowl gives both a modern and a Tudor feel to it, so its completely ideal for many a luxury setting and the fruit is finely detailed as always, where as the equally heavy croissant bowl has a more grand luxury look and feel to it and would fit into more finer settings very nicely.

Anyway I do hope some of you are still there to say hello and to also enjoy these new photos.

Happy Easter!! Celebrate With a New Voucher!

2011-04-21T20:40:00.000-07:00

A very Happy Easter to everyone!

Its that time of the year again when the kids get super excited, mainly because the Easter bunny is on her way!

So for the grown-ups amongst us, not speaking for myself of course ;) then I thought what better way to grab some miniature goodies with a 20% off voucher in my Etsy store.

Here is the code EASTER20OFF this code its available for you all to use, It is valid until the end of April for any purchases you wish to make, not just Easter ones, you just put this code in the box when your making your Etsy purchase to receive the 20% off of any item.

Its been a very busy crazy time here, so I all hope you are having a much more relaxed time of things than me and you will soon be enjoy your Easter miniatures.

Meant time why not have a look at my Easter cabinet, most of you have possibly seen this in my Etsy but for those who haven't please enjoy!

New Easter Chocolates and Spring Laduree Tower

2011-04-15T23:29:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone,

I hope you are all enjoying getting ready for Easter and you have your chocolate eggs hidden in cupboards everywhere all around the house!

Its been crazy here with ups and downs all month long, but despite everything and also how busy its been, I have managed to get a few new things together.

If you are also waiting on and miniatures from recent purchases, then just to let you know they will be with you shortly, as its my shipping day very soon.

Well the easter bunny has been working her magic this year for a change and I have got the Chocolate and Macaroon buzz, so here are a few new creations for all of you to see.

Enjoy!

New Easter Chocolate and Laduree Hat Boxes

2011-04-10T19:38:00.000-07:00

Its almost Easter and Spring is defiantly here now!

I have made some special one of a kind Laduree Easter hat boxes filled with pastel eggs and lots of other miniature Laduree goodies, as well as chocolate hens, sticky hot cross buns, fresh croissants and some tiny pots of French jam too!!

So I really hope you enjoy these and a very happy Easter to everyone.

I will be listing up a few more new additions soon, so do drop in again soon to see them.

New Luxury Soap Display Cabinet!

2011-04-02T21:05:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone,

I hope you have all been keeping well, as you may have noticed I haven't had the time to pop in and say hello to everyone, its been a busy time here with lets just say a lot more going on than normal.

However I have managed to get a few things done now thing are getting back on track, but only one display piece to show you so far.

This is a new luxury soap cabinet is filled with the finest goats milk soaps and hand blown glass which are also filled with the best bath products money can buy, this was piece was totally inspired purely from thoughts of a dream boutique display, or indeed from my own bathroom.

I will try and get a few more goodies up really soon..

But for now please do enjoy this new miniature!

Pretty lavender cabinet and a few new Easter treats too...

2011-03-02T20:56:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone!

Well its totally freezing still here brrrr!! But with thoughts of Easter and a few miniatures there's no time to stand about to feel the chill! I have been busy putting together a few new seasonal miniatures in fresh spring shades, as well as a new chocolate cake prep board and a very pretty new cabinet.

The Lavender cabinet makes it feel like Spring again! the fresh cool colours of polar white and lavender just remind me of the cool start to this season, however its more polar weather right now than a polar white cabinet :)

I have added a few gourmet cupcakes to this display, some super cute wrapped candy and a few miniature pretty wrapped gifts, the wonderful lavender was handmade by Marianne her Etsy shop is called Marianne26. If you want to see the whole description or see any other details on this piece you will find this new addition in my Etsy store.

As you can see I have also been filling a few baskets and a new bowl, I couldn't resist making a few pastel eggs after a had a request for some brown eggs from a fellow miniaturist, so I hope she will love them on our swap.

Anyway enjoy all the photos!!

A warm Spring feeling...

2011-02-24T10:09:00.000-08:00

Well okay Spring is still not with us just yet, but I still have a spring in my step... even if it is escaping from the cold wind while I get my mail lol!

So I thought no better than to make some Spring and Summer feel foods.

Also just to let you know anyone waiting for miniatures, then they will be with you shorty as mostly everything leaves tomorrow.

I hope you enjoy all the new photos!

Yes at last Its nearly Spring! So here are some sweet treats to tempt you!

2011-02-17T12:54:00.000-08:00

Yes Its nearly Spring at last, well it is staring to get warm and then all of sudden it gets totally freezing again but with the added misery of freezing fog too! So we might have a way to go just yet granted, but lets hope it's not to long right!

Its always a bit warmer in the City so I guess we are lucky, but I miss the times when you hit the hot London streets with just in the warmth of the air keeping you "cardigan free" wearing just sandals and a skirt....
Well okay I can dream cant I? Instead all I have to keep me toasty is a hot cup of herbal green tea and a big woolly blanket, this weather is so bad it even the dog does not want to be walked lol!

Anyway despite the cool weather I hope everyone had a lovely valentines day and got some nice surprises! I certainly did so I hope you all enjoyed yourselves too!!

Well as usual I was a bit late with listing things in my Etsy store, I'm getting through the backlog of everything now, however amazingly enough I have already made a start on some exciting new Easter goodies, I have just listed a lovely sugar Easter egg pound cake for you early birds.

I have been working with a few new Artisans lately as well as Tom Saunders who works with me all of the time, to bring you the absolutely fantastic wooden bowls I use. Some of their lovely creations I use along with my own as you might already know, this way everything I make remains completely handmade as much as possible.

I have also had the great fortune of finding Steve at the amazing dolls house company, if you want to check out his store he has all manner of little bits to use for building up your dolls house, he has provided me with a few extras that I have greatly needed along the way and I find there's just no better way but to buy than on-line nowadays. Anyway this is the link to his store enjoy!
http://www.amazingdollshousecompany.co.uk/

Just to let you know I will be adding new updated links on the blog to all my other fellow artisans once I some time free, so that way everyone can check out what they have in their shops too, as they all make some really fantastic creations, as well as patty whose wooden miniatures I am now using, her Etsy shop is called pattycake10 you can check her work out here.. http://www.etsy.com/people/pattycake10

This week I have made some seasonal strawberries, they took ages to make with all the little seed holes, so if you ever wonder what I'm doing its that lol! but they look quite the part.. so I thought what better to make some cakes to place them on and they turned out quite yummy looking indeed, what do you think?
I do plan on making a few more as its defiantly the time of year for red berries, so look out for those shortly, as I know some of you enjoyed seeing them if only briefly.

Well as a lot of you know I really like making bread, so I have been a busy bee this week putting bread in all sorts of boxes and baskets, there will be a few more to come, so if you have an empty spot in your bakery you now know where to look.

Grapes are another one of my fiddly items to make, they are all made one one by one and are made by hand too, so it drives me a little nuts, but they look good so I think its well worth the effort, its much the same with the Zen stone display bowls, the pebbles are individually made too, as well as the flowers, bowl and candles.

Anyway enough of my chit chat, here are the new photos.. enjoy!!

A Valentines Voucher!

2011-02-06T11:03:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone!!

Some news on my Etsy store, a 15% off voucher code will be going out to all the people who have signed up to my news letter as a little thank you, it will be valid until and including Valentines Day, so look out for that in your mail box.

The voucher can be used on all items in store and for anything else I add to my store, this will end on Valentines Day which is on the 14th of Feb, just in case anyone forgot :p

If you would like to use a 15% off and you haven't already joined then you can sign up to receive your voucher on my website here http://www.afterdarkafterall.co.uk/ just click the join news letter link in the middle of the page.

Here are a few new foodie photos and a few non food ones for you all to enjoy...

Valentines romance and a little potion mischief

2011-01-29T07:49:00.000-08:00

Hello again everyone..

Well its sure been a while! but at long last I have come back with a few new and exciting Valentines Day miniatures, I have been really busy with things here, but I have just had enough time to make some cute seasonal treats for my Etsy store, so I really do hope you like them.

Also for the non romantic amongst us ;) then there will also be a few new goodies coming you way soon too and also a new cheese display.

For the fantasy collectors there are a few new potions and vampire goodies too.

Anyway I do hope you enjoy the new seasonal miniatures.

Wishing you all a happy Valentines day too!

And the lucky winner is.........

2010-12-10T08:13:00.000-08:00

A very big thank you to everyone who took part in this draw to win the candy cane house!

Also its lovely to see the huge amount of entries over the past two posts and to say hi to you all.

While there can only be one winner, I will be holding another give-away really soon, so please do keep looking in :)

I have added everyone who posted into this draw and picked out the winner, my parrot Angel would have helped again but I like my fingers much more ;)

So the winner who was chosen at random is.....

********** JRB CREATIONS! ***********

Congratulations to the lucky winner!!

So please contact me via PM and email me your postal address and I will send your Candy Cane House to you, ready for the holidays :)

Wishing Everyone a happy start to the holiday season!

See you all soon with some more goodies!

More New Luxury Christmas goodies! - Plus my Give-away!

2010-11-24T22:24:00.000-08:00

Yes there's even more new Christmas goodies!

And that's not all of them yet!

I have a few more little ones to come :)

I feel like Santa's elf working away in the middle of the night on all the little toys and candy and we will soon be snow covered too! its due today apparently, or so the news tells me anyway, which I'm sure will be just adding to the effect...

Umm well I just need a reindeer or six and a sleigh now lol!

I have been working on some rather lovely luxury Christmas cabinets, which will be available in Etsy or from me personally.

The pink Christmas Eve cabinet is my all time favorite miniature, it has a pretty sterling silver hallmarked dish, all covered with a very fine glass dome.

Pretty real working fairy lights, handmade wooden festive letters, also little pink wrapped gifts, a sweet tiny white candle set in a glass jar, pink lady apples set in a pink conran bowl, a jar of pink candy.

Sumptuous pistachio and rose cupcakes with lavish butter cream piped icing set on a three tier cake stand, and it has a selection of coconut truffles set in a fine glass.

Just to mention a few of its lovely treats it has!!

There are a couple of non seasonal luxury cabinets like my Morelli's Gelato and the deli display, which are lovely for all year round use too.

I hope you all really enjoy the photos.

Plus don't forget my Give-away which is still taking entries, it will be drawn around the 10th of December, all you need to do is say hello to enter.

Which is for this super cute peppermint candy cane house.

All previous entries from the last post will be included, but your welcome to post again, however you will be just entered once ;)

So here are the new Christmas Eve & Christmas day Cabinets!

Along with a few other special miniatures...

With little working fairy lights...

Christmas goodies! Plus my new Give-away!

2010-11-16T21:20:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone,

I hope you are all well and looking forwards to the upcoming season!

Its totally freezing here right now, winter nights have drawn in fast, I think we bypassed the fall this year! Only lots of hot tea keeps me warm and mini making still, I hope the weather wherever you are is a little less wintery.

I'm doing another give-away for Christmas running until the 10th of December when it will be drawn, anyone who posts on the blog up until then to say hi will be entered into the draw for a chance to have this cute peppermint candy cane cookie house, which will be sent to them for Christmas.

Also I have been hard at work making some new and luxury goodies for Christmas, I have carved a few bowls and filled them with handmade walnuts etc.

There is even a christmas dinner with a few trimmings, a luxury honey roasted ham board, plus a classic luxury hamper bowl, but this time it has a rustic candle in the middle for Christmas.

So here are a few my new Christmas goodies!

Enjoy!!

A little taste of Christmas!

2010-11-03T09:00:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone enjoyed Halloween!

Other than being busy with birthdays I haven't been very well, how I got it I'll never know?
So I decided to get some TLC, so I disappeared and hid under my duvet for a while, but now I'm back to normality.. and staying away from the sneezers, so I should be ok to commence with the Christmas goodies soon.

However I have actually been having a little dabble already, this is for the early birds amongst us ;) I really like Shreks Gingy so he is going to be popping up through out this season, so I hope you like him too!

There is also one of my favourite pieces here as I love making the rustic bowls, and I have been hand crafting a few of them recently, I really adore the way the turned out especially the Tuscan grape bowl.

I haven't forgotten the SPA ANARA collectors ;) but I have a few finishing touches are needed until they are ready to show everyone just yet, however one got through as it was just ready in time.

Enjoy everything, and see you all very soon hopefully!

Even More Halloween Goodies!

2010-10-12T19:20:00.001-07:00

Yes More Halloween Goodies!

Plus a few others too...

There are some new seasonal cookies and cakes, I originally wanted to make some of my Halloween dessert cups but I thought a brownie cake and round boo! cookies would be just as cute! I love making the tiny pumpkins, they worked out nicely and finish off the brownie well.

My new range of thin burnt old candles look as if they came straight out of a Indiana Jones or Goonies movie! So all you need now is a rolling bolder and some treasure to go with them!

So if the Haunted house miniature scene is more your thing this month then I have made some crazy potion bottles, I was inspired by Nikki Rowe's old Etsy shop banner, her miniatures are really cool! Also Kat the hat lady has some lovely new hats, yes I have actually been blogging this week lol!

I have also made some fantastic green olives for your James bond martini lol! New luxury bread, the delightful basket which was handmade by true to scale miniatures worked so well again.
There are handmade garden peas which are set in a stone bowl by the wonderful Tom Saunders as are the olives. Plus some wild picked mushrooms from the mini woodland for the season.

Also anyone waiting for any miniatures, then they will be with you shortly.

I hope you enjoy all the photos!

Seasonal Foods and a few Halloween Treats!

2010-10-07T19:34:00.000-07:00

Well its been a little while... so a big hello to everyone!!

Its now my favourite time of the year... and I hope you are all having a lovely time with the seasonal changes and no ones too cold just yet!

I have been trying to get things moving along with my new miniatures, but between the extremely late nights and my two year old being particularly demanding this month, I think my get up and go... got up and went lol!

But dont despair as I now actually have a few new miniatures ready to show everyone at long last! and I'm sort of back into gear now!

I have a totally new selection of delightful Halloween cakes and treats, and another new SPA ANARA piece and also a new luxury basket of breads, I have a used a delightful basket from Carol from true 2 scale miniatures to create this luxury piece, as you can see she makes the most wonderful baskets!

I hope you like the new Seasonal Foods and a few Halloween treats!

New Seasonal Foods and Spa bowls

2010-09-18T16:19:00.000-07:00

These are a few of my new seasonal and Halloween foods that I have been working on.

I have also introduced my Spa Anara range back in again with handmade Zen stones, giving your mini people some peace and relaxation, these are another of my favourites, yes I have a few lol.

There are a few classic pieces and a couple of new luxury hamper bowls too.

Hope you all enjoy these new seasonal miniatures.

Seasonal GODIVA Halloween Chocolate Cabinet

2010-09-16T06:48:00.000-07:00

Well yes its not quite Halloween just yet.. But just you blink and it will be here in no time at all!

So its time to warm up and indulge in something sweet and chocolate filled, so I decided this year to go with something that most of us love, which is chocolate, I hand painted this cabinet in chocolate browns and rich creams, and I handmade all of the little boxes and added silk ribbons and gold embellishments to them.

So if you now crave chocolate well this cute Godiva cabinet will fast sort those cravings out and it will be 100% calorie free too lol!

This cabinet comes with lots of boxes filled with your favourites not forgetting the seasonal chocolate pretzel and chocolate kitty cat faces, and caramel filled frogs yummy!

Hope everyone like this new miniature cabinet!

Keep looking in as there's more miniature seasonal foods coming very soon.

Wonderful seasonal Autumn and Halloween goodies

2010-09-06T14:05:00.000-07:00

These are a selection of my new wonderful luxury seasonal Autumn and Halloween goodies!

There are some rustic and unusual items too!

Its that time of year when it starts getting cool again, I love Autumn and all its dramatic colourful changes, it makes my want apple pie and lots of tea, and I'm always in mind to buy pumpkins now.

Walking through crispy leaves is something I look forwards too, and once returning home, making lots of little miniature seasonal foods will keep me busy and warm no doubt.

I hope you enjoy these new miniatures.

Another exquisite Laduree Miniature!

2010-09-03T21:52:00.001-07:00

Hi Everyone!

Yes I have been working on a another exquisite Laduree Miniature!

This time I made a delightful French macaroon tower in pistachio and rose.

I have been making and finishing all my orders this week including the bows on this full size Laduree tower.

So if your patiently waiting on orders that's where I have been hiding under a pile of fimo and ribbon in the early hours working away, I will hopefully be in the completion stages no later than the middle of this month, and some will be sooner.

However as Halloween and then Christmas is soon approaching so these will probably be my last custom orders I will make until after the new year, but don't forget that all my new seasonal minis will be on Ebay and Etsy still though.

Hope you love the tower!

Keep looking in as my wonderful new Fall and Autumn miniatures are coming soon.

French Laduree Macaroon Cabinet

2010-08-14T21:03:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!

Sorry I haven't been here for a while, but if you miss my posts or you cant get to blog for a while yourself, then don't forget my items are always in ebay so if I don't post one week then you can catch up on there to see what's new.

However I wasn't hiding away or taking a luxury break, not that I wouldn't like to! because I so would :) However I was here all along... busy at work on my new exquisite creation!

This is my new and totally original white Laduree cabinet, I filled it with French macaroons, signature gift boxes, chocolates and the odd Laduree pastry or two.

Everything in this cabinet was made totally by hand, and each box was hand crafted to size wrapped, and then the handmade ribbons were carefully place on each mini creation.

I made a pink and purple shelf along with the pastel green colours, to represent the Laduree theme, just like the real store cabinets do.

I know just how popular Laduree is with everyone! it is defiantly one of my all time favourite stores!

So I really hope you all like it!

And The Winner Is....

2010-07-31T12:42:00.000-07:00

Thank you everyone for this amazing response!!

And a big thank you to everyone who entered, I have decided as there was so many of you, that I would offer 1st 2nd and 3rd place prizes!!

Well done to all the winners!!

And the winners of the prize draw are....

In 1st place is Snowfern!!

I guess waving at Angel really helped lol! As you can see she loved chewing your entry!!

In 2nd place is Elis!

In 3rd place is Mini lover Sophia!

I hope you both like the 2nd and 3rd place prizes!

Please can the winners contact via email me for your prizes so I can send them to you.

Angel the parrot and I picked out the draw earlier today!!

You can see her here... she got the hang of things fast :p

No parrots or humans were hurt in the production of this movie, well ok I was slightly chewed at one point lol!

As so many of you have taken part I will be having another giveaway for Halloween!

So please keep looking in for that too :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLOGGER GIVEAWAY!! And Money Off Vouchers!

2010-07-19T06:11:00.000-07:00

Just updated!! see my new photos :)

Hello everyone its my 1st Blogger Birthday Today!!!

But I will be celebrating until the 31st of July with money off vouchers and my give away!

In celebration I have made this wonderful black and white laduree macaroon gift board, with a cute foil Anagram balloon! this is set in the After Dark style and colours.

As a treat for everyone I am doing a miniature GIVE AWAY for this wonderful little pink baking gift board...

This will be drawn on the 31st of July, all you need to do is say hello on my blog before the 31st of July, and your name will be entered into the draw to win this cute miniature birthday treat board which you will receive for free.
As I'm doing the draw myself I though to make things fair "Angel" my parrot will be picking the winner of the draw!

There is Also a £5 off voucher for absolutely anything you buy! and £10 money off vouchers when you spend over £45 and also FREE ebay shipping or postage, which will all be available to anyone when you buy any of my miniatures until the end of this month.

All you need to do is join my news letter to get your voucher sent to you.
(dont worry we wont spam you lol! and your address details are kept strictly private)

You can use the vouchers as many times as you like until the 31st of July.

So if you have been looking to buy, now here is the chance to get free shipping or £5 to £10 off of your items.

Here are a just a few of my birthday treats that can be purchased in either my shop etsy or ebay.

I have a new range of luxury treats there too!

Enjoy the photos.

New Luxury boards posted on the 27th July 2010

PS please keep checking back in my shops and on blogger really soon for updated birthday items until the 31st (see large photo) for what's coming up next.

Fantastic French and Italian Foods!

2010-07-07T14:10:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone :)

Here are a few new French and Italian inspired foods I have created recently.

I love juicy pears these are set in a very well made little neutral granite stand, also the roasted ham board is one of my all time favourites and a few of my collectors favourites too!

For those of you patently waiting for you your minis they will be ready soon :)

I hope you all have been well... please enjoy the new photos!

Be sure to drop by soon again to my blog and website as it my Blogger After Dark Birthday on the 19th of July and I will be offering some really special treats for all my followers!

French Charlotte Cakes

2010-06-21T15:17:00.000-07:00

I have always loved fine French foods and a certain little macaroon shop in France! which happens to sell the most wonderful creamy pastries and alike... so these are my craving relief until I get back to France lol!

These cakes work well with almost any topping, but I really do like the fresh fruit and the dark chocolate coffee!

I will be starting my ebay auctions as normal with a few of the other items shown, however I have just listed some of these cakes on a special buy it now for a change, as I had a few more than I needed they are in both in ebay and etsy too :)

I hope you enjoy viewing them!

MY NEW WEBSITE!!

2010-06-16T03:22:00.000-07:00

At long last! I have my new website up and running!!

We launched it a few hours ago on beta, but found with the exception of a few bits and bobs we are totally ready for everyone to see it now! all the long hours we put into it have finally paid off in a working website.

Also I have put up a select few photos from the site for a little preview.

I very much hope you enjoy the new miniatures.

http://www.afterdarkafterall.co.uk/

A few sweet foods... for summer!

2010-06-11T11:44:00.000-07:00

Well its not very much like summer here, with chronic constant rain, but i will pretend lol!

It hasn't stopped the Mosquitoes trying to eat me alive though! I have a allergy to gnats, so I sit here itchy and making bows, feeling miserable! sorry to everyone who has been waiting patiently on your minis, but i couldn't brave the PO queue, but rest assured everything will leave shortly though :)

This week I have selected a few of my cakes to show everyone that I don't just make fruit and cheeses lol! I did sneak a couple in still though!

So here are a bunch of minis to cheer everyone up if they are rained in too!

Enjoy :)

Fine Fruit and Cheese

2010-05-29T12:21:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!

I really like making Fruit and Cheese, its one of my favourites to create, and yes I know I have a few :P but these always appeal so much to me!

I love using high quality products to add to my work, but nothing much beats natural stone, well other than the beauty of real wood.

Hopefully I weill have some sweet foods coming up soon, but if you like these some will be appearing in my shop soon and also on eBay as I type.

Wishing you all a warm sunny week, if we can escape the rain that is lol!

I hope you enjoy these new photos.

So many minis... yet so little time!

2010-05-17T09:23:00.000-07:00

Well I'm never the fastest person, as some of you might know.. I'm sorry guys, but this week has been really hectic, so bear with me :p
You know I even missed out on a Birthday over on the Mini food blog recently.

Well I thought better late than never right? So I made this little board, I hope you like it Sumaiya :)

I also have some non birthday related goodies I have been working on!

The Nectarine bowl was made by Tom Saunders, The cherry bowl was made by Bertie Pittman & the Burl orange bowl was also hand made by another Artisan.

Oh and the stone slab was mine :P

Enjoy everyone :)