Teapots and kettles

I have been addicted to ChristelJensen’s tutorials on YouTube!! She is such an amazing artisan and her tutorials are brilliant. I can’t wait for the next tutorial to come out. All her work is so delicate and ornate.

The most important thing I learnt from this is the importance of letting your first layer of paint dry completely before applying your second. Otherwise, it will end up in a very gloopy mess and the nice finish won’t be there (see metal pots and spoons below). Also, when you are making the teacup with the method of inserting a tapestry needle and rolling on the side of the table, putting the needle in a little talcum powder first helps a lot in keeping the rolling smooth and get an even walled cup in the end.

Not all of them are from her tutorials but I would call this my Christel inspired phase of miniatures  This is what i’ve made so far: