Pixie Hill

I'm obsessed.Clay and glaze and tiny pottery makings have taken over my studio, the kitchen table and part of the garage.100% worth it.Check out these tiny little pots and jugs! I'm so happy with...

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These sweet little clay bells were inspired by a picture floating around social media of 'Tibetan Bell' flowers.After seeing the image below someone said I should make teacups or bells that looke...

http://blog.pixiehill.com/2024/02/tibetan-flowers-ai-and-clay-bells.html

I have been having far too much fin with my little mini microwave kiln. That thing has been put through the ringer over the past month! It's absolutely given me a kick in the creative pants. I'm ...

http://blog.pixiehill.com/2024/02/tiny-clay-cottages.html

Mr. Pixie gifted me a microwave kiln for Christmas.'The heck is a microwave kiln' you ask? Its a little round chamber you pop in the microwave that heats up and allows you to fire pottery, metal ...

http://blog.pixiehill.com/2024/01/microwaves-kilns-and-learning-curves.html

Every year I make my kid at least one gift for Christmas. In the past I've made a needlefelted sasquatch, a miniature brick wall for graffiti, a needle point that read 'Liquor and Whores'... I tr...

http://blog.pixiehill.com/2023/12/tattoos-lil-peep-and-homemade-gifts.html

I've been feeling inspired lately and there were LOADS of holiday projects on my to-do list but the days are quickly running out. I've become rather partial to a slower pace, to investing time ra...

http://blog.pixiehill.com/2023/12/victorian-inspired-gilded-walnuts.html

 I've been watching the hell out of YouTube Christmas craft tutorials lately. My poor husband has been subjected to HOURS upon HOURS of them. Somewhere along my binge I saw a video of image ...

http://blog.pixiehill.com/2023/12/swooning-into-woods.html

How stinking cute is this family?!Want to add a little something to your holiday 'to-do' list? How about making a fleet of snowmen to assist you with holiday world dominance? Too much? How about ...

http://blog.pixiehill.com/2023/11/roly-poly-snowmen-with-tutorial.html

Happy Halloween and Samhain Blessings, darling friends!I finished off one last Halloween project to share with you. A pendulum and board (I've also seen it called a pendulum map).Halloween has lo...

http://blog.pixiehill.com/2023/10/halloweeny-pendulum-and-board.html

I've had a number of pumpkins waiting for attention for a short while. I managed to get two of them gussied up for Halloween yesterday. Here's a pumpkin cottage I made for my faerie folk!Its so s...

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Hoooo baby! I am feeling like a spooktacular queen in this creepy crown. Seriously though, I've been a crown proponent for ages and I remain strong in my stance... a crown can absolutel...

http://blog.pixiehill.com/2023/10/halloweeny-crown-for-spooky-queen.html

I made a spooky thing! A creepy clock! A terrifying timepiece! A few weeks ago I saw this clock at HomeSense and immediately wanted to make my own.After searching thrift store for a couple o...

http://blog.pixiehill.com/2023/10/halloweeny-creepy-clock.html

What a strange morning!Took the dog for an extra long walk today and found a whole bouquet worth of four leaf clovers. Just kept finding one after another. Eight four leaf and one five leaf in to...

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 Have you heard of monkey paws and their ability to grant wishes?Only problem is, as with most wishing mechanisms, everything gets turned sideways and you'll regret not heeding that old adag...

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Ok, maybe it's more cute than creepy or spooky, but the nice thing about Halloweeny is that that doesn't matter one pip!This is made entirely with stash and DollarTree finds. I honestly just thre...

http://blog.pixiehill.com/2023/10/halloweeny-spooky-wreath.html

I was asked to create a protection talisman. A proper one. One that looked like it meant business. Of course I obliged.It had to be small, and scary, and include some metal.The thing about protec...

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I feel like I haven't properly celebrated Halloween in about a million years. So this year I'm putting in an effort and going to try to cram as much creepy into the season as I can. First up...

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Do you know good_and_strange over on instagram? If not, you absolutly need to check out her wonderfully weird creations. Recently she posted a how-to for creating a pocket buddy. I was absoloutel...

http://blog.pixiehill.com/2023/08/make-super-cute-bookworm.html

Recently, I joined an altered canvas swap. Take a 5" x 7" canvas, and add all sorts of glorious elements to make something pretty. It was just the thing to give me a kick in the inspiration. ...

http://blog.pixiehill.com/2023/07/altered-canvases.html

Three faerie crown posts in a row! I know. I KNOW! But they've been so much fun to make and I'm not in the least bit tired of making them yet.My last batch of crowns were snatched up super quickl...

http://blog.pixiehill.com/2023/07/even-more-crowns.html

My last post included a video tutorial to create your very own faerie crown, but I had a few requests for finished pieces. They're such fun to make so I jumped at the opportunity to make more and...

http://blog.pixiehill.com/2023/06/more-faerie-crowns.html

 Is it a crown? A tiara? A diadem? A headband? Whatever it is, it's fekkin' cute.Tomorrow is the summer solstice! My garden is ready and my faerie magick en pointe. But what's the fun in fae...

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It rained today. It rained A LOT. It rained so much that Lu, my dog, didn't want to venture outside. He loves being outdoors, not so keen on getting wet feet. For a big guy he's an absolute baby....

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While life continues to be weird and bit of a disaster, I'm grateful that the garden has been blooming with inspiration. Right now the irises, poppies and sweet william are showing off, and the d...

http://blog.pixiehill.com/2023/06/paper-fairy-trading-cards.html

I feel like I haven't played with paper in a million years, but de-stashing has encouraged some small spurts of creativity. I came across some small blank cards and had a play about.We had a stor...

http://blog.pixiehill.com/2023/02/snow-spring-and-scraps.html