my own little house for my animals to live in - I just know that once I get started I'll be hopelessly addicted and spend way too much money."

Although she is happy to share tips and tricks with fellow artists, Kristy doesn't see herself in the role of teacher anytime soon.

"I feel that I'm still learning so much each day myself that I'm not ready to try to teach others. I would like to, eventually, yes. I did recently post a very simple tutorial on my blog and I was surprised by all the pictures I had to take and the time it took to put it all together! And this was a very, very simple thing to make. If I ever try to do a tutorial on making a miniature animal, I'm afraid the tutorial would end up being a novel!"