Sunday 14 February 2010

Limited Edition St Valentine's Day Cake GIVEAWAY!

Each year to mark St Valentine's Day, we create an especially romantic cake.  This year "Le Valentin" 2010 is a giant heart-shaped pink macaroon decorated with raspberries, raspberry macaroons and a white chocolate Eiffel tower.  There's even a special commemorative doily which is signed and numbered.

Chaque année, pour célébrer la Saint Valentin (le pauvre!), nous proposons un gâteau original trèèèèèès romantique.  "Le Valentin" 2010 est un macaron rose géant fourré de crème à la vanille et décoré de framboises fraîches, de petits macarons, de pistaches, de feuilles en pâte d'amande, d'un  petit coeur et d'une minuscule tour eiffel en chocolat blanc....comme toujours c'est une édition limitée et numérotée...

But this year, we're keeping one back, and it could be yours....

Mais cette année, on en met un de côté, et ce pourrait être pour vous....




If you'd like to be in with a chance of winning one of these limited edition pieces, all you have to do is leave a nice comment on this post - that's it!  The winner will be drawn at random from the comments next Sunday (21 February) and will be notified via the blog.

Si vous voulez participer au tirage au sort, et peut être gagner un exemplaire du Valentin 2010, tout ce que vous avez à faire c'est de laisser un commentaire sur ce post, .....et c'est tout!
Le tirage au sort aura lieu dimanche prochain 21 février et le gagnant(e) sera averti via...le blog!

(Néanmoins, si vous ne suivez pas "officiellement "le blog, évitez d'utiliser l'option "anonyme", prenez plutôt "name/url" car nous ne pourrions pas vous contacter en cas de bonne nouvelle)

IMPORTANT!  If you wish to participate in the "giveaway", please avoid using the "anonymous" option (use the "name/url" option instead) otherwise we will be unable to contact you if you win!

If you can't wait until next Sunday, or if you really don't want to miss out on adding this lovely piece to your collection, the remaining editions of this cake is available right now on Etsy - click here to see the listing.

Good luck folks and Happy St Valentine's Day!

Si vous ne pouvez pas attendre jusqu'à Dimanche prochain , ou si vous voulez être sûr de ne pas rater cette édition du Valentin, il y en a quelques exemplaires ici.

Bonne chance les gens, et bonne saint Valentin!

120 comments:

  1. I have loved miniatures for over 30 years(you can not even imagine my) collection but to be able to ADD PARIS to my love on one blog site such as yours makes me smile every time I visit your site, your foods and your love for PARIS.
    So on this Valentine's Day I say
    thank you and I oh... so wish I win your cake1

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  2. I have followed your wonder food since you were racking up incredibly high bids on EBAY. Your cakes and goodies are always good enough to eat!!! Thanks for sharing!

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  3. I have just recently discovered your blog and your etsy site and have loved minis for 5 years! Your creations are so realistic and delicious looking! I am a college student so I'm very poor :) and winning this lovely little cake would be so much fun!

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  4. Happy Valentines's Day and thank you for this wonderful opportunity to WIN one of your fine miniature creations! I've admired your work for a couple of years now, adding to my love of miniatures that started almost 30 years ago with the biggest dollhouse I could buy in the store! It is now (after a couple of "remodels) a treasure full of lovingly purchased memories & my own creations dedicated to this cherished hobby of mine. The best to you in the years to come and one of these days I'm sure I will own one of your precious originals!
    xoxox
    Dayna in Denver CO USA

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  5. I know your work for quite a long time, First time I remember was on ebay, a few years ago...and i just felt in love for everything!
    Your blog looks lovely dressed for the Valentine day, and the cake is gorgeous!
    A great hug for Portugal
    Ana

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  6. Votre gateau du Saint Valentine 2010 c'est magnifique...!
    I like very much all your cakes and I wait to know yourself in the SIMP Paris this year. Ah! and certainly I wish to win your fantastic cake...!!!
    Blanca

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  7. Love this cake! Soooooo pretty!

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  8. I love this cake! It's perfectly pink!! Have a Happy Valentines Day! I hope I win!

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  9. Loveky cake. Add me to the drawing :)

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  10. Hope i win this cake! i love it!

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  11. I've not been a blogger for very long but yours was one of the first I "followed". You're little items are so realistic and I can just see that particular little cake in my Tearooms.

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  12. I adore miniature food especially Sweets: Cakes ,Cookis Macarrons..all.
    I bought some items all are special, so beautifull.
    I like so much your work,and the Valentines Cake 2010 is great,i like So much!!

    Thank you for all!

    Hugs!!

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  13. Bien sûr que je laisse un commentaire pour gagner cette superbe miniature! ;)

    Charlotte

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  14. Quelle petite merveille de douceur et de tendresse!Je serais bien entendu ravie de participer au tirage au sort !
    Encore mille bravos pour toutes les merveilleuses créations qui sortent de votre atelier ...

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  15. Your creations are little treasures for eat!I love it!Miniregards Sonia.

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  16. Thanks for the chance to win one of your wonderful creations. Your cakes are always something special that by themselves deserve to be placed in the bestplace of a roombox or scene.
    Good luck!

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  17. OMG... what a fantastic cake!!! And with the eiffel tower chocolate!!! I love it!!!

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  18. Oh ! Mais oui ! ils sont trop beaux ces gâteaux
    pour ma maison de poupée ils iraient très bien
    ce sont des trésors
    Bien sûr que je veux bien participer au tirage au sort !!!
    et Encore Merci !!!

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  19. Your sweets are the sweetest and the Valentine cake is a gem! I'd be thrilled to own it!

    Happy Valentines Day.

    Tabitha

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  20. I have admired your miniatures for years and would love an opportunity to win one of your pieces of art! I love all your Valentine's creations. Thanks for the generous giveaway!!

    Lisa
    www.lucidmoonstudio.com

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  21. I have been a big fan of yours for some time. Your foods are so realistic looking - the best I have ever seen. The cakes are my favorite!

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  22. I love all your minifood pieces. This one is fantastic!

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  23. j'ai toujours été une fervente admiratrice de vos superbes créations.je garde avec émotion un joli souvenir de vous avoir croiser dans un salon et d'avoir eu envie...snif ... de tout prendre.

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  24. Love love love... hope to win your mini for my birthday February 19th. thx Mary

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  25. Tout simplement magnifique comme à tout ce que vous faire. Comme chaque année, je me réjouis de vous voir au SIMP pour admirer toutes vos belles miniatures en vrai. Un vrai délice....
    Bonne continuation et @ bientôt

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  26. hi, your blog is very beautiful and your ideas are genial...I hope really to win this candy for me
    Kisses blogged: http://blogcandymania.blogspot.com/

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  27. Love the Cake! Hope to win!!!

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  28. Brandeeschmidt@hotmail.comFebruary 14, 2010 7:42 pm

    This is exceptional! I wish it were real, because it looks delicious too!

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  29. I love your cakes, I better win this! :)

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  30. Lovely cake again:) I would of course be over the moon happy about owning this stunning piece. I love your work..always:)

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  31. What a beautiful Valentine. Your Pink French macaroon cake is Fabulous! Thank you for always being able to make me smile and be amazed!!

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  32. By the look of all these 'comments' everyone wants to win! How wonderful to have such a fabulous give-a-way...if I should win I would be over the moon with joy, but if I donot, I have had the pleasure to see this fabulous creation.
    Happy Valentines Day!

    Linda x

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  33. This exquisite miniature is my favourite yet! Thank you for the opportunity to win. A very generous gift indeed. Happy Valentine's Day to you!
    Warmest regards,
    B

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  34. Su blog es fantastico y sus trabajos adorables, me encanta!! Es divertido poder participar en este sorteo, quien sabe de que lado se pondra la suerte!! Gracias por esta oportunidad y por su generosidad.
    Un saludo y deseo que pase un Feliz dia de San Valentin.
    Ana.

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  35. This cake is so beautiful any dollshouse would be proud to display this cake.
    It would be like winning the euromillions to win this cake. I think I would feint with pleasure.
    Thank you so much for letting us see your lovely designs, you are truly a great artist.

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  36. To have a chance to win one of your amazing cake's is a dream to me.
    I have loved everything you made from the moment i discovered your site. Realy hope i win!

    Happy Valentines Day!
    Marieke

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  37. Thank you very much for this chance. I love your works and I'd be overjoied by it.Have a nice evening Rosanna

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  38. Your Valentine give-away is as beautiful as all your minis, but pink is my favourite colour!

    Thanks for the opportunity to win, it's very generous to give away something so lovely.

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  39. I love the cake, it's wonderful!!
    Sylvia

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  40. I do wish I could have it!!!
    Ha ha...
    Happy Every Day!

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  41. Your beautiful creations help me celebrate each day!

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  42. Your work is just gorgeous! I would love to be entered in this generous giveaway! Thank you.

    xo
    Claudia

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  43. Love your work, and I would love to win!

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  44. Emma's and Neil's miniature food is among the most realistic, most appealing, most artistic, and most fun in the entire miniatures field. This comment is from person who is a Registered Dietitan with professional education and training in "real" food, as well as over 30 years as a serious collector and shop owner in the miniatures industry. To own a piece of emmaflamminiman's work is to posses a real treasure!

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  45. Quelle super idee vous avez la !
    La Saint Valentin est la fete de tous les amours. Epoux, Enfants, Parents, Amis et.... Amoureux ! Votre creation est splendide, vous qui savez si bien faire connaitre les specialites francaises jusqu'aux Etats Unis. Continuez le plus longtemps possible pour le plaisir de nos yeux et (en reve), de nos papilles. Merci.

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  46. I am relatively new to miniatures, but yours are my 'benchmark' of what I would like mine to one day look like! Your level of realism is truly amazing!!!

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  47. Your website is the one I have been visiting first every day, since I discovered it a few months ago :)
    I love each and every one of your little creations, they are gorgeous!

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  48. Happy Valentines day for you too! I would love to win the cake, it looks very very tasty..

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  49. Ahhhh!! So beautiful! And so easy to have a chance to win:-)
    Thank you, Jonna

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  50. Thank you very much for this chance!

    Your work is stunning, very real, but still full of character and the like that makes the viewer smile and dream. So thanks for making these little dreams for us to see...

    Hanna

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  51. Ich liebe euer "Mini Food". Ihr habt immer so tolle Ideen. Seit ich eure Leckereien das erste Mal bei Ebay gesehen habe schaue ich mir alle eure neuen Sachen an.

    Liebe Grüße
    Minifee

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  52. Happy Valentine's Day! You are truly the best at what you do.
    Love it so much!

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  53. I absolutely adore your miniatures and get so excited everytime I see them!!!! You are exactly the reason why I love this miniature hobby so much!!! I would be flattered to win this gorgeous, pink cake creation as I have nothing in my collection as wonderful as this one looks!!!

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  54. miniguit03@yahoo.comFebruary 15, 2010 12:37 am

    I love your miniature pastries. They look delicious enough to eat!

    I wish you'd submit a "how to" in one of the US miniature mags - if nothing else, it would go to show how much work does go into each creation. I don't work for any of them, I'm just envious of anyone that can make clay look like realistic food in 1:12 scale!

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  55. I would love to participate in this Valentine treat!!! Your work is exquisite and I have been following you for quite awhile!
    Patty

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  56. Robyn fleetwoodavc@yahoo.comFebruary 15, 2010 2:08 am

    What wonderful cake. I wish it was real and on my kitchen table waiting for me to eat it. I love your work.
    Robyn

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  57. Words cannot describe your creations! They are truly exquisite! I just discovered your website this year and I have already acquired 2 pieces and would love to have many more!! Keep creating these scrumptious goodies. Thank You for sharing your talents with us miniature lovers!

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  58. Hi Emma & Neil!

    Happy Valentine's Day and thank you for sending me notice of this wonderful "giveaway" offer of the beautiful Valentine's Day Cake this year!

    As you know, I have been a FAN for many years and LOVE and adore all my minniman items! My grandson was just looking at the Spiderman fast food hamberger set today and was wishing it was for REAL so he could eat it!

    Anyways good luck in the future in all your creations and I hope to acquire many more for my collection!

    <3
    Carol (from New Jersey ,USA)

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  59. what a beautiful little mini! It would be an honor to display it!

    ~Savannah

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  60. It would round out my Valentine's day & make it even more perfect if I were to win your cake.
    Thank you for having this give-away.
    hugs Karin

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  61. Oh, I'm in!!! This cake is so beautiful! Thank you!
    Susan

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  62. Having been a fan of yours FOREVER, I must say this is one of my favorites! You just keepgetting better and better and you already are the best! How can that be?

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  63. Hi Emma,
    I have purchased several of your limited Valentine cakes in the past and many of your other beautiful French food dishes. You are truly amazing in your designs of miniature foods. Having had the lovely experience of visiting France many times and having a French godchild who is now an adult, I am truly appreciative of your mini work. C'est si tres bon!
    Laura Tusa
    New Orleans, Louisiana

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  64. Ooh La La... Your beautiful little works of art are always so delightful! I just love your work and this fabulous Valentine's cake is no exception. I would so love to win! Happy Valentine's Day!!!

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  65. Miniature food is taken to new heights - the Eiffel Tower, for starters - with EmmaFlam and MiniMan. Creative geniuses/genieI? Everything they create gives new meaning to the words "eye candy"!

    From Molly

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  66. Quelle merveille ! Ce que j'aime en plus de vos miniatures (qui sont si réelles)c'est la façon dont vous décrivez le gâteau comme un vrai pâtissier. J'aime aussi le style de vos décorations des gâteaux.
    Geneviève

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  67. Emma et Neil, j'ai déjà cédé à la tentation...pour l'offrir à mon mari, surprise !
    Mais si j'avais la chance de gagner, je l'offrirai ! Et sûr, ce St Valentin apporterai beaucoup de bonheur !
    Merci pour vos merveilleuses réalisations !

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  68. Hi both,
    I am a great fan of your work and even though I know you create absolutely superb miniatures, you keep amazing me every time!
    Keep up your wonderful work!
    You are such an inspiration!

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  69. Hope i win this cake! i love it!
    Barbara
    ricettebarbare@gmail.com

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  70. Your miniatures are an absolute delight, be it on a plate, a dish, a cake stand or a tray! I own many pieces of your wondrous creations and they look so very real and very edible too! What a truly talented pair you are!

    Keep up the excellent work and I will be back! ;o)
    Michelle ;o)
    http://wwwmichellesmadworld.blogspot.com/

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  71. Beautiful cake, I especially adore the framboises!

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  72. I'm a long time fan of Emma & Neil and fascinated with their broaded-mind of masterpiece creations! Your minis are so charming and precise! I'll cherish your miniatures for ever! Love you :o

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  73. Hi,I'm Sonya from Rome.I hope to win this fantastic cake.
    Hugs

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  74. woahh!!! i love your work and hope to win XD!

    happy valentine's day, it doesn't have to be 14th Feb to celebrate it eh? ;)

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  75. So tiny & so complete! Wonderful craftsmanship! Would love to win :)

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  76. Absolutely beautiful work! I hope I win! Thanks!

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  77. jacquiandrews7@sky.comFebruary 16, 2010 9:49 am

    Every mini house should have one of your mini delights xx
    .
    Jacqui in Exmouth, UK

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  78. Qu'il est joli ce petit gâteau. Les détails sont très soignés et j'adore les couleurs. Bravo.

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  79. Très joli! Je tente ma chance au cas où!

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  80. OOOO AAAAHHHHH My dolls would love this at their table. Please enter me!

    Smiles~
    Marilyn
    www.DollsEtc.Blogspot.com
    mcgoo4@gmail.com

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  81. Because I always fail to win the bids for your lovely items on ebay, here I am trying my luck!

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  82. What a beautifull cake!I'd like to try my luck!
    Good luck everyone!
    hugs,
    Anneke

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  83. I found you on Etsy while carousing around all the stores. Your make the most beautiful little cakes! Then I came here and you are having a giveaway! How awesome is that!

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  84. Your work is just stunning!! I admire it since a long time ago.
    Thanks a lot for the opportunity to win this great piece. :))

    Hugs,
    Paloma

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  85. What a beautiful miniature! I thought it was full size when I first saw this photo!

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  86. Hey! Just started following you on Twitter. Your minis are gorgeous! Especially the sweets. I wish I knew some french to impress you with so I could win the cake :)

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  87. Double rêve que ce magnifique gâteau de St Valentin!
    Rêve de le déguster des yeux,comme je déguste toute votre boutique à chaque visite et
    Rêve de ... pourquoi pas... être l'heureuse élue!

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  88. What better way to describe this wonderful work than a little poem:

    On Valentine's Day we think of those
    Who make our lives worthwhile,
    Those gracious, friendly people who
    We think of with a smile.

    I enjoy visiting your side very often and am always amazed how lifelike the miniature-goodies you craft look.

    Cheers Julia

    Julia.Flesch@web.de

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  89. I just stumbled upon your blog and would like to say that your creations are wonderful! That is so nice of you to share some loving :)

    I'm from Australia and went to your lovely land a year ago. Oh I miss it so much! You are one lucky girl to be living there with so many yummy patisseries.

    I've just started a food blog so feel free to visit me.

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  90. ahhhhh - If only I could win this FABULOUS Valentine cake, I would never ask for anything ever again!
    I am writing from Albuquerque, New Mexico USA. I found you on YOU TUBE when I accidentially came across THE MARIE ANTOINETTE COLLECTION. Now, I want to be a miniture artisan and I have purchased everything in order to begin. After watching many tutorials on YOU TUBE, I have made my first miniature vignette - a small table set with a croissant, strawberries, cafe au lait and a travel book on Paris!!!! I never knew such a hobby exsisted and I want to become a part of this little, tiny world!
    Stacey@superiormortgage-nm.com

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  91. What a beautiful creation.. I love it! I am heading over to Etsy now too. :)

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  92. tricotine95@hotmail.frFebruary 19, 2010 5:37 pm

    Très joli blog avec de belles photos.
    Vos crèpes ont l'air si réelles et ce gateau est très beau.

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  93. mjkosa@tntech.eduFebruary 19, 2010 6:09 pm

    This is absolutely beautiful and realistic as well. You have a great talent.

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  94. On devrait être le 100 ° message, c'est un signe. Vous êtes les meilleurs, continuez !
    Danyboy and co.

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  95. Oh my god!! we weren't expecting such a response. It's a pleasure to read so many comments, heartwarming and kind:-)
    It's gonna be heartbreaking to "reward" only one on Sunday!!(well...the draw will carry this heavy responsability!)
    Thank you to all of you for participating, and be sure we would love to reply to each one of you personally..but it's not gonna happen, or we won't be making any miniatures for a while:-)
    Only two more days and the waiting will be over...Thank you again and...good luck;-)


    Coucou les gens!Ca alors, ça en fait un tas de commentaires, et ça nous fait bien plaisir:-)
    Ca va être terrible , dimanche, de procéder au tirage au sort et par conséquent de faire plein de malheureux!
    Mille mercis en tout cas pour votre participation, et même si nous aimerions répondre personnellement à chacun d'entre vous, sachez que cela n'arrivera pas, car...c'est impossible!!!
    Allez, courage, plus que deux jours et c'en sera fini de cette douloureuse attente; alors merci encore, à Dimanche et...bonne chance;-)

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  96. WoW this is amazing!! how great and tiny details, it looks so realistic and delicious! ^^

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  97. I came looking for a hint on how you made your pancakes....they are just so realistic looking!!...and discovered this give-away. Wow! Since I'm th 103rd person commenting I won't hold my breath hoping to win.
    Oh well, I'll still keep my fingers crossed.
    hugs Karin

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  98. Oh, count me in please, I would love to be the winner of this darling cake. :)

    Thanks for the chance! :)

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  99. Not sure how I missed this wonderful giveaway so thanks for the reminder Emma!As always your cake is a work of art and whoever wins is a very lucky and very happy person, so good luck to everyone and i can only keep everything crossed that it could one day be mine :-) Kate xx

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  100. Hello, Emmaflam and Miniman!I have followed you guys ever since I found your wonderful miniatures on Ebay! I've subscribed to you guys ever since. I was always very excited to see that I have recieved an e-mail from you in my inbox, and just looking at your wonderful miniatures has always been a pleasure! Cx

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  101. it's a so romantic cake with the white chocotale's "tour Eiffel" !!
    I hope you lot of love !

    Un vrai chef-d'oeuvre ce gateau !!
    les petites framboises et la crème ... on en mangerai !!

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  102. Oh, what a dream it would be to win this jewel! It would be a huge honor as well. I so admire your work. This little gem is perfect for those of us who love the romance of Paris. Thank you for the chance.

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  103. Oh et bien chouette alors!
    Chez Papillon Bleu on adore les macarons et les miniatures .
    Je tente donc ma chance!
    X

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  104. Your miniatures are so wonderful and adorable!!! This valentine cake is a masterpiece, you're so talented!!! I wish I would win to have something so special... :-)))

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  105. Oh, good gracious! I almost missed being in the drawing all together. Thank you for the kind reminder. Who wouldn't want this beautiful cake?! Thank you for the chance!

    Jody

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  106. Emma : The Fabergé of the miniature world.

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  107. I just written a longggg comments but accidentally closed the window (Stupid me). anyway may I begin with I LOVE YOUR MINIATURES! but i haven't got any :( due to the prices :( so If I win this one it'll be my first one. I will definitely want to buy your products in the future once I stopped being a poor student :p but yea.. *crossing fingers hopefully I'll win

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  108. Vi seguo da anni ed adoro i vostri lavori, bravissimi continuate così.

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  109. All your models are little works of art, and would be a real joy to have a mini work of a very great artist in one of my humble cottages. Thank you very much for giving us this opportunity to receive this wonderful Valentine's cake. Many kisses! Stephanie.

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  110. Aloha fronm Hawaii! Heavens, I hope this entry is in time. Your creations are so beautiful and of the best quality. You are so deserving of the attention and adoration you receive! I am also a miniaturist that considers your artistry as the highest level to work towards...

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  111. 3ème essai:

    J'adore vos minis, je suis une inconditionelle, elles sont parfaites. Quel talent!

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  112. J'adore toutes vos miniatures elles sont parfaites. Quel Talent!

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  113. Many thanks to everyone for taking the time to enter this give-away.

    We've been touched by your response and all of the kind comments you've left over the past week.

    We're now closing this comments thread bringing an end to the competition

    We'll be back later on today with a new post announcing the results...

    Good luck!

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