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My home page come 5th anniversary soon. :) And this English blog also come 2nd anniversary in this November. :) My character is get excited easily but soon cool down. :P But I can keep making miniature for long time! It's miracle!
And, at first I thought that couldn't keep writing in English for long time. I had idea that I was going to stop writing on three month. But various countries people see to my blog and sometimes some people send me glad e-mail. :-)) Therefore I could writing this blog in English for two years! I am thankful for everyone!

It come 5th and 2nd anniversary, I have plan give away with thankfulness. :-) I am preparing for it now. I will write about detailed explanation on this blog after a few days. Please wait for a few days.

Vacuum forming

I have tried vacuum forming, and I have practiced now. Today, I report still in progress.

To start vacuum forming, must to prepare tool of vacuum forming. This tool sell at the shop of plastic model, but it's expensive. So, I make by my hand in economy. :D I got little wood box and crevice tool of vacuum-cleaner in 100 yen shop.  (this store is like an one dollar shop or 99 cent shop in USA) And I bought a punching sheet and sponge tape in other store. The cost of materials is under 1000 yen (about $10). :) 

Next, I assemble a vacuum forming tool.

1. Cut short crevice tool, make a hole in the box for crevice tool. insert a crevice tool in the box, and fix by glue.

2. Put a punching sheet on the box by glue, and moreover gummed tape. And put sponge tape. 

Box size is 11cm X 11cm. The inside diameter is 9cm X 9cm. But this inside area is a little wide to miniature. So, I made frame that made in paper and sponge tape to make little area.

Prepare two plywoods (11cm X 11cm), make hole 6cm X 6cm each, sandwich a sheet of plastic 7cm X 7cm (0.3mm thick) between plywoods, and fasten with a clip. This photo is plastic sheet after heat and vacuum. I have tried and practiced some various mold. I practiced in the mold of kouglof in this photo.

I guess that this hole is still a little wide. I will make new frame that inside area 5cm X 5cm. 

Well... I have made a lot of trash now. XO I understand:

simple form（circle or square plate etc.）could vacuum forming well.

detail and very little or thin line etc. could not or difficult. 

But I guess I could do it. I need more time to succeed....

Macaron

I made miniature macarons from resin clay. ummmm color was a little light. But it's no problem. :-) Macaron has pretty shape. :D I guess it is useful in miniature work.

I have eaten macaron only once at buffet in hotel. Macaron that I ate was mysterious texture and too sweet taste. Honestly speaking, I don't understand the taste is good or not. But I will try to eat another macaron again in the near future.

Wine bottle & Olive oil bottle

I had made miniature wine bottle and olive oil bottle. I mistook make wine bottle once, so I spent a lot of time. At last done. :-) An olive oil bottle is twist design. It's modernness? he-he-he.

I draw sunflowers and olive by my hand with color pencils, and processed and reduced in PC soft Photoshop and Illustrator. I had understood that those illustrations are not can't see detail. But I was disappointed again when I saw them real. :,-( I did my best.... boohoo

Open cans

I made some open cans.
I'm going to rust on cans.

...Oh?

 Moderate in eating is best. :D

Bricks

I put bricks on the wall part of oven. I didn't put all, because I guess that tight bricks not match in this orange wall, besides there are near right color tile. A kettle is I made about two years ago.

And also I finished making edge of floor. A right side floor have wood board, a left side floor have bricks.

I almost finished making house. I'm going to put shelf in next work.

My miniature food or goods are 1:12 scale, but this house is a little small more than 1:12 scale.  I guess that this dollhouse will become like a image of the world of dream or the world of picture book. :-) I'd like to finish up this dollhouse cutely.

Caciocavallo

I made miniature Italian cheese caciocavallo. I like this. This cheese appeared at the shop in also Japan recently.

And others, I made miniature wood baskets again. one basket is use for dollhouse, two baskets are for web shop in the future, and other two are for one thing. It's still secret now. ;-)