Miniature bear

I made new miniature bear. :) I used silk cloth with fur. The total length is about 6cm and a little. I had hoped this length. I got a metal charm of shape of ribbon and put tiny swarovski stone on the ribbon. A bear was be cute. :)

I must be do more practice to do embroidery to nose and stuff cotton. My bears are still awry. I will make more bears. 

Teddy bear ~experimentation, practice and study to make~

I have challenged to sew teddy bear now. :) I got beautiful cloths to bears, but I tried making by felt at first. I made first sewed bear (at the center). Yack! What is this?!
This is not bear certainly. LOL

(Bears in the both side made by needle felting)

Second challenge. I used miniature fur. The impression changed that use by miniature fur. Ears, nose and mouth are awry.  The total length is about 6.5cm.

Third challenge. It's bear! Phew~. The total length is about 5.5cm. ummm~ I hope a little more tall. This bear looks like young child. But it's success. :))

All sewed bears can move head, arms and legs. 

I will arrange for paper pattern a little. 

bagel etc.

I made miniature sliced bagel and marmalade jam. I put marmalade peel into the jam, but it can see little....
A small bowl of marmalade made from plastic board, I did a technique of heat press. It's difficult, specially to cut. I received some advices about heat press by other miniature creator. Hearing is easy but doing is difficult.

Ice cream and cookie.

Miniature decoration cream. I made new tip by the teeth of a saw on box of plastic wrap.

Championship!

Japanese women soccer team "Nadeshiko Japan" won championship in FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011!  Players never give up, they give a dream and hope to Japan after disaster, especially to stricken areas in Northeastern Japan! We learned "Never give up Spirit" from them. Japanese people are exciting!

Some women live in stricken area told in TV interview "We are very happy their championship! They gave us power and hope! We also never give up!"

*"Nadeshiko" mean a kind of dianthus, comes from the phrase "Yamato Nadeshiko" -about Japanese woman-

They seems boys. hehehe

This player Homare Sawa got MVP.

This player Iwashimizu was born in Iwate, Northeastern, Japan. There is message on the national flag to Northeastern people.

Recover and rebuild in stricken areas are making very very slow progress by stupid government. ):-( A lot of people still are in public hall etc., and number of temporary housings are not enough. Why can not they leave from there, because country don't distribute them relief donations yet by bureaucratic reason. They lost house, money and job, they can not action smooth. (But, of course, there are other reason too. A part of them love for area, they don't have idea move to other city. And some people have got into the habit of laziness. They lose their independence. Anyway, it still have a loooot of problem in Japan.)

Plates etc.

Japan is very hot and humid everyday. XO
I made miniature unique plates,  a hedgehog and an apple with a leaf.

and, I made miniature common container, unique just handle (What is this name in the case of container? pull? catch? grip?), design of cheese and strawberry. It was hard to paint the color to strawberry. I must be think other design. I will put logos or illustration on these container.

OK, last one today. I made miniature mug and bagel. This mug is slender than old mug I made.  

My treasures

I got wonderful miniature works of awesome Japanese miniature creators in exhibition. :D Today, I introduce those for everyone.

This miniature glass bowl is by Dainanakoubou. This bowl has a diameter of about 1,2cm, was in a junk box. I asked her why is this junk? She told me a pattern is strange, not perfect. But I think it's very beautiful.  

This miniature works is by Fukucchi. Every her works are tiny and lovely! She has good technique and a lot of knowledge about material. I learned some technique and about material. I am thankful for her. :)

Next! This miniature works is by Smile*Studio.  I like her miniatures so much. :))) I met her first time and saw her real works in exhibition. I lost talk few seconds by emotion. All perfect!!!

This miniature works by KLEIN KLEIN. I am big fan of her works for long time. :)))) I love her miniature works. A miniature bear is about 2,5cm, besides head, arms and legs can move. Amazing!!!

This green is not real. Miniature! Amazing!!! This green made from clay. Unbelievable!!! This miniature works is by Mrs. Hiromi Takahashi. She has miracle hands!!

REQUEST

DO NOT TAKE AWAY THEIR PHOTOS FROM THEIR WEB SITE WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSIONS, PLEASE.

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I change a topic. LADY GAGA is in Japan now. She is visiting to Japan for appear  MTV Video Music Aid Japan and reconstruction aid. She loves Japan. :))))) She is so wonderful and cool! 

Exhibition

I had was so busy to prepare miniature show. I didn't have enough time to write in English. I'm sorry.

Okay, Tokyo international miniature show was opened on last weekend, saturday and sunday. Unfortunately, saturday was rainy weather, so customers are not a lot, but sunday was fine weather, a lot of people came. :))

This is my booth.

I displayed my dollhouse. ta-dah~!

I will open other photos on flicker later. I still am busy now. XO

Let me report about miniature show a little. I spend very joyful days and I was glad. :))) I could meet and talk with my web customer. I was so happy!, and I talked other miniature creators. We exchanged various opinions and informations. I learned a lot of things about miniature works. I got precious things and wonderful fellows. An expert miniature creator said me "Your photos on the web are very beautiful and your works are very fine.". I was soooo glad with I feel I am on paradise! A lot of miniature creator active on the web (include me) participated in this show, so other miniature creators and customers were interested us. 

Of course, I did failure too. :P Well, an European old woman picked up other creator's works to buy and she brought me it with keep silent. I thought she can't speak Japanese, so I spoke her poor English "it's not my works, the creator not on here now, I bring her, please wait for few minute." She nod with keep silent. Few minute later, I brought the creator, she explained her about works in Japanese, European old woman answered small voice Japanese very well! OMG! Why didn't she answer me in Japanese?!  I asked her in Japanese "you speak Japanese?" She..... nod and keep silent.... I said her in Japanese "Sorry, my English jar, right?" She answered nothing. I was ignored. :,-( Later, I tore my hair with shameful. I decided I never speak English to foreign customer in the show. hahaha... 

Angie Scarr had workshop and shop in this show. I heard her booth was very popular. I couldn't visit her booth. I didn't have enough time to visit all booths. uhmm... I regret. 

For two days, those were be my good experience. :)