Hobbit Pantry

I worked on the hobbit pantry this week (first time in months!). There hasn't been much progress but I finally did get to the plants.

Hopefully my next post will be another update on the pantry!

Cheese Board and Vegetables

I've been quite busy preparing for a miniature show. Here are some new cheese boards and vegetable crates I made in 1:12 scale.

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Prosciutto

I made some whole prosciutto legs:

Antipasto Platter

I finally made an antipasto platter in 1:6 scale. Boy, that took a long time!

roast beef, ham, pepperoni, cheeses, banana peppers and olives

Italian Shop

I think I'm almost done with the inside of the shop. I just need to add a cash register, lighting, and some cannolis to the dessert section.

I can't wait to finalize the setting and glue it in place. Hopefully that will make it easier to take it to my next miniature show.

This is what my shop looks with the roofing.

A question to all the miniature experts out there: How do I light up a shop this big? I am hoping to use some battery operated lighting that I can just glue to the top. Any ideas?

Meat and Cheese

I have been getting some mails about the meat and cheeses in my new deli shop, so I've made it available in my etsy shop.

I've been getting lazy these past few days, so I believe that I won't be touching the italian shop for another few months :)

More cheese...

Thank you everyone for the wonderful suggestions! I have 2 windows, so I will be displaying cheese and meat in one, and bread, fruits and desserts in the other.

I still need to make mortadella to add to my meats. Has anyone tried it? I always get the italian sub without it since the color doesn't seem too appetizing...

I also hung some chorizo near the window display. (The shelf on the back looks awfully short! I will have to stack it up with more cheese.)

These are some grapes I made to display in my 2nd window, but look how the colors turned out. The two in the back are from my first batch and the color is very fake compared to the one in the front. So sad!!

Please help me choose my store name. I am thinking of "Geppetto's" or "Figaro's"- which one do you like better?

Italian Deli shop progress...

I have had some progress on my shop after reading many supportive comments! I made a cheese shelf and a ham "hanger" shelf, and also made some italian meats while I was MIA from blogland. Here are some pictures:

prosciutto, salami, capicola, chorizo and a garlic braid

The pictures are horrible- the lighting and the shelves creates so many ugly shadows :(

I am wondering what to display in the display windows.......any suggestions?

Ebay

I finally re-opened my ebay shop.

To to ro ro

my current obsession (in real life)- oranges!

I tried to list different items from my etsy shop, so if you have a lot of time on your hands, come on over and check it out!

Red Meat

I've been watching a lot of cooking shows lately and wanted to make some fresh meat from the butchers'. I always get the one that are pre-packed but I guess the pros get it wrapped in brown paper!