Saying Goodbye…

Okay, misleading title…no I am not the one saying goodbye! This post is focused on bidding goodbye to an employee of mine. While I am sad to see her go, I am excited for her new adventures and her move to the mainland! Now, she is a graphic designer so I knew I wanted to personalize her gift with something handmade…and well…if you know me, you also know I am obsessed with miniatures so guess what I did…

I made a miniature of her office! Yes, this was all done by hand from scratch…I wanted to help her to commemorate her first ever office space as well.
Made her bookshelf, mirror (yes her mirror is blue!), art work…
Of course the iPad box contains an iPad inside too! Gotta focus on the details!
Did I? Yes, these are real books in her shelf that I scanned the covers of to create the books! Sorry I didn’t get to show a book inside, but the pages are text lined! Loved creating these mini books!!
One of my favorites in this project, creating the cork bulletin board! Yes, the pictures were the same as the ones on her real board!
Created the blinds in her office with the exact view out of her window…and yes, the blinds move!

I put a lot of work into this piece and while I had my moments of insanity (mainly because I am so focused and detailed), it was all worth it because she loved it! Ugh…I love miniatures so much…

Of course I had to cook for the going away party! I made homemade pancit because it’s one of her favorite foods. Very nervous making this because it’s just such a good dish and the taste is key! I gotta admit, I did a test run myself before this day and did not like the first test. I revamped the recipe I worked with and I think it came out great! My coworkers seemed to like it so I am super happy!

If you follow Kat, you would have noticed she talked about Butterfly Pea Flower tea the other week! It was such a coincidence because I had just ordered the dried flowers online and was prepping to make this drink! So you steep the flowers and the water turns into a very bright blue color. When mixed with acid, it changes color! I made a fresh lemonade (first time, was good!) and poured the drinks at the party. It was so fun to see it turn purple and pink! The tea itself doesn’t have a strong taste or any taste, it’s hard to explain. I would pour maybe 3/4 of lemonade to 1/4 of the tea. Tastes great!

9 responses to “Saying Goodbye…

  1. jalna

    AMAAAAAAAZING!!!!!!

  2. Izsmom

    Wow! Terrific! So impressive!

  3. kat

    love miniatures! this office is cool, and those tea drinks too!

  4. N

    O M G you have a talent for miniatures! How many hours did it takes for you to make this? I love miniatures but use to buy them instead. Do you have more minis you made? I would love to see them! wow oh wow!! -N

    • Jenny

      Thank you N! Ahhh…this project took…a lot of hours. Hahaha..I didn’t keep count and I didn’t constantly work on it…so it was about a week or two. I agree with you, I have a pretty big collection of store bought miniatures. If this project reawakened my miniatures crafting, I will definitely post future projects! I’m not there yet…lol

  5. jalna

    Jenny! Honolulu Aunty just sent me this link to a miniature art contest. You should enter!

    https://www.dickblick.com/landing/mini-masterpiece/?utm_source=Bweb&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=060419OMW

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