Pasticceria Penso: Candied Orange Peel & Gelée
These chocolate-dipped candied orange peel and fruit gelée candies are two more of the sweets at Pasticceria Penso. In photos from the real-life bakery in Trieste, their orange peel is…
Pasticceria Penso: Palline di Cioccolato & Curabiè
These are two more of the numerous sweets sold at the real Pasticceria Penso. Palline di cioccolato are chocolate balls covered in sprinkles. My friend at the bakery, Antonello, explained…
Pasticceria Penso: Torta Sacher
Sachertorte (or "torta Sacher," as it's called in Italian) is a traditional Viennese torte composed of layers of chocolate cake, with a glaze made of apricot jam and covered in…
Gelateria Bocelli: Gelato
After planning this project for over a year, my gelato is finally finished! Back row: amarena (cherry), pistacchio (pistachio), limone (lemon), fragola (strawberry), albicocca (apricot). Front row: nocciola (hazelnut), cioccolato…
Gelateria Bocelli: Gelato Spatulas
Shortly after I made the labels for my ten different flavors of gelato (which, as I was stunned to realize, was well over a year ago), I also made these…
Polymer Clay Christmas Ornaments: Inlaid Mica (plus copper crackle scraps)
For the past couple Christmases I've been obsessed with the inlaid mica technique I first saw on Valerie Evans's "Unruly Housewife" YouTube channel. This year my time was rather limited,…
My Latest Alcohol Ink Christmas Ornaments
After making so many alcohol ink ornaments a year ago, I still had plenty of glass balls left. This Christmas I made a dozen more. These first six were done…
Pasticceria Penso: Awnings
The above photo is of the real-life Pasticceria Penso in Trieste. My goal was to recreate the awning for the dollhouse shop, but with two of them, one for each…
Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo: Shingles
The bay window is one element of this kit that deviates sharply from the architecture of the real Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo. But working with what I have, I chose…
Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo: Horse Statues
As I was browsing eBay for miniature horse-themed decorations last year, I came across this Art Deco black enamel horse. Though not at all similar to the horse statues I…
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