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Tiny Art – Tiny Giveaway!

Manda — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:40:42 +0000

The Tiny Art Show at Greenville, NC’s Emerge Gallery opened up this past Thursday with a preview sale, and I can’t possibly do the show justice with words – each of the minuscule masterpieces are deserving of their own recognition – from jewelry to notecards, paintings to ceramics, and many other trinkets and knick knacks smaller than a shoebox and a variety of pieces that would even fit in your pocket.

So what better way to showcase some of the art from the exhibition than to share some of it with you all? That’s right – we have three items from the show that we will be giving away over the next few weeks to you all – so keep an eye out for upcoming posts!

For our first, we have a tiny painting by artist Rebecca Ives that is about 2.5″ x 3.5″ – check it out!

If you think you’d like this gorgeous piece to spiff up your desk, office, or anywhere else that might be in need of a small dose of fine art – listen up!

To win, all you need to do is respond to this post with the following information:

- Your Name
- Your Email Address
- What’s something small that brightens your day?

We’ll take entries until Saturday, February 13, so get yours in today! Don’t forget, we’ll be doing several more giveaways from the Tiny Art Show, so if you can’t get in between now and February 21st to check it out, you can still win some art here at Live Make Create.

Best of luck!

Cupcakes, anyone?

mandarific — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:43:22 +0000

It’s no secret that I am a huge fan of sweets, and who doesn’t love cupcakes? So when I saw Obitay’s Crafster Post, my eyes (and stomach!) were immediately enticed. But unlike some of the other treats you’ll find on her blog, these certainly aren’t edible. In fact, the tiny treats are made of polymer clay, and fixed with a hook to be used as a charm. The cakes are so artfully crafted that at first glance one might think they weren’t to scale, or were glazed with real icing. The tiny sprinkles and decorations on top really make the cakes, adding a whimsical touch to the charming sweets.

Though there’s not much to her blog yet, I certainly will be keeping an eye on it – in addition to these tasty treats she’s decided to share her baking adventures as well! As for the charms, this Canadian currently in the UK decided to take her minuscule munchies one step further: forever immortalizing the goodness of Tim Horton’s in a wearable, delectable doughnut charm!

Want to see more of her sweets or clay work? Tobi’s blog can be found at Obitay and Ukelay.

Call of the Small’s Tiny World

mandarific — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:51:26 +0000

One of my best friends, Miss Moose, is an avid dollhouse enthusiast – she’s made several houses and when she began her current project approached me to help her browse through ideas online. This is how we found Call of the Small – in a world where most dollhouse projects include dated wallpaper and couches that look like the ones found in your Great Grandmother’s livingroom, these tiny homes feature ultra modern decor and rooms that we wish we lived in.

One favorite of mine is her Kaleidescope House – colorfully assembled with pre-bought dollhouse furniture and a few things re-purposed for tiny living, these scenes make it easy to forget that the entire thing is to scale!

Interested in seeing more of this house or other similar projects?

Check out Chris’s blog – Call of the Small.