A Table of Miniature Offerings

This is a mini wooden table, I have placed some of my handmade miniature food on top. Can you tell what are they?

This is from the top view

Miniature oranges, banana, dim sum, noodles, fa kueh......  etc

On the second row of the left hand side is a packet of cigarette with a lighter.

This is clay miniature bak kwa

Miniature Yu Sheng

Tomorrow is 元宵节 ， is also known as the Lantern Festival, it is fall on the 15th of the first month on the lunar calendar.and I am going to eat Yusheng to celebrate so  I made this miniature yusheng  for everyone to  捞起.

Chinese: 鱼生; pinyin: yúshēng, is a kind of raw fish salad, it usually consists of strips of raw fish (most commonly salmon) mixed with shredded vegetables and a variety of sauces and condiments among other ingredients. And Chinese usually consume this dish during Chinese New Year .

My handmade miniature clay food model: Yusheng

This plate of  Yusheng is made of clay. 

Depends on the size of plate, you can choose you own ingredients, salmon of course must  be added, to make it more colourful, red carrots is also a must.

Let's 捞起 altogether, 发啊！Happy 元宵节!

Play Dough (4)

Look at these miniature cakes that made by my senior citizen students (average age 65+ the oldest is 85). I have been teaching them since 2011, I am so glad that they are improving every time I see them. I am so proud of them . Let's give a big clap to them!

I made a small table to place all these beautiful miniature cakes.

That is nothing you cannot do, these beautiful miniature cakes are done by all the A ma below.(except me lah! on the right behind)

These miniature breads also done by these senior students. Very Beautiful!

Do you still remember the A ma standing at the second row with a glasses? She is going to 86 this year . she got a stroke last year but she came back to class again when she can walk again. Thank you A ma. At the first row on the left, she is 83, and on the right , she is 80. 

PS: If you are interested in learning, and your are a elderly resident at Haig Road area, you  can register with Geylang serai CC Friends of the third age. It is free for senior citizens.

Happy Valentine's Day

Wishing all of you " Happy Valentine's Day!"

I have made this cute little  couples doll  for Valentine's day. I have plenty of ideas but too little of time, so I just made this , one and only one.  If you need any handmade gifts for your love ones for any occasions, please email me in advance as I usually do not have so many ready made items for you to choose and I do not keep stocks too! .

My handmade little clay figurines: Little Couples Doll

Usually I will write some wordings on the surface of the little hear, I leave it empty so that you can put your own massage on top .

Happy Chinese New Year 2013!

       

     Happy Chinese New Year 2013! I wish all of you a very Happy Lunar New Year and all the best!

                             恭喜！ 恭喜！ 祝大家身体健康，吉祥如意。

                                             大吉大利 ， 顺顺利利，富贵满门。

                                                       四季平安，六时吉祥，

心想事成，美梦成真，

 黄金满屋，大展宏图，生意兴隆，

                                                             恭喜发财！

                             

Miniature Luxury Food - Abalone

Chinese New Year is coming soon, what do your family going to have for reunion dinner/lunch? What about some things different ? Mine is a table of miniature  abalone,with veggie, mushroom and noodles.  Of course just for looking as they are my handmade clay food only!  hope you can join  me!!

These are my handmade miniature abalone dishes, hope you like it.

I always find that abalone look very pretty with broccoli .(Left) So I made many miniature broccoli to match my miniature abalone.   I also added 2 pieces of small mushroom.

You will learn how to make miniature abalone in my intermediate miniature clay food courses.

I like the miniature broccoli ( ya, take me some time to make it)  

My handmade miniature clay food:  abalone with mushroom and veggie.  (this plate is larger in size)

Cake lovers

For all miniature clay food beginner, I think miniature cake making is the easiest  .  W and her friends having their first lesson last week, see what beautiful cakes they have made.

Which miniature cake and pastries do you like?

Win Nie and June having fun making their first miniature cakes and pastries.

The tone and Colour of the cake is so beautiful!

Make something special for your friends and love ones.

From here you can see the cutting part of the miniature Swiss roll, it is very neat and clear, very well done!

Welcome, The Year of The Snake (2)

恭喜， 恭喜！Gong Xi Gong Xi!  Welcome the year of the Snake.

I love making miniature dolls, just like to make in different style. These miniature 公仔 are all in red because of Chinese New Year!

Happy New Year!

Welcome, The year of The Snake (1)

欢迎蛇年的到来！

This year, I celebrate my Chinese New Year with this cute little 公仔 （doll). I have made many different types of clay 公仔 and snakes . They have different expressions on their faces, and they are one and only one in the world. 

I made these clay doll on a stick. It is quite difficult to make a doll on a stick. Well, you can also poke the stick into the finished figurines if you want too. What you see below are make onto the stick directly. I used air dry clay not flour to make these 公仔

Welcome year of Snake! All my handmade clay figurines! 

I like to make clay girl wawa as I can  create their hair style.

I make the snake in a different way as snake to some one is a dangerous reptile. I want them to look cute!

I like these 2 cute little clay girl 公仔. 

Show you more of my clay little 公仔 on my next blog.

Minaiture Laksa (2)

Laksa , one of our National dish in Singapore, almost all Singaporean love Laksa. But where to find a good laksa in Singapore? I do not known , I make my own laksa, but cannot be eaten! My Miniature clay Laksa.

The above miniature clay laksa are specially made for our 6th President , Mr S R Nathan last year .

If you ever seen my handmade miniature Laksa before, you will notice that  I always change my ingredients inside. The above laksa having more "soup" than the one I made for Mr Nathan

 

This is big prawn laksa (about 5 cm size)

This is Singapore laksa with prawn

This is Penang Laksa

This laksa is a bit different from Singapore laksa

This is typical Singapore Laksa

Miniature Teochew Pastry (Piah)

 Tranditional Teochew pastries and cakes are getting lesser and lesser in Singapore. I am a Teochew , just like other Singaporeans , I can also speak Hokkien and Cantonese. My parents  used to buy Teochew pastries and cakes  used as offerings to God when I was young . Now, I buy these pastries and    
cakes for my mum just for fun snacking.

I would like to try to make a series of miniature Teochew Piah (cake) in the future.  Below show my handmade miniature Teochew cakes. (the first 2 photos showed the miniature piah without varnish)

You can always see some red Chinese character on top of a Tranditional Teochew Piah( cakes ). I use the Chinese word "福“(fu) : blessing

You can't made a same item twice when it is  handmade, these 3 miniature Teoches cakes look similar but not the same, especially the colour. it is quite difficult to get back the same colour, I try my best. 

Well,I cut the piah into half and  put some fake dao sa (red bean paste) into it.

My handmade Miniature Teochew Piah.