Willard Wigan's three wise men in a needle and other mini masterpieces

This teeny tiny Christmas scene, called Three Little Kings, has been hand-crafted in the eye of a needle.

Well known micro-sculptor Willard Wigan worked 16 hours over four weeks to create the artwork, showing the three wise men wearing gold crowns and riding camels.

Mr Wigan, from Birmingham, used his own eyelash as a paintbrush, applied microscopic glitter as the starry background and said the camels are smaller than a full stop.

He told PA news agency, "What I want to do is bring a little bit of hope and happiness and shed a little light on the world with something so small.

"The little things in life can make us all happy sometimes."

This isn't the only mini masterpiece, check out our list of some of the greatest, but tiniest, creations.

Tiny handbag

The bag sold at auction for £50,569

This teeny tiny handbag is only 657 by 222 by 700 micrometres- around the size of a speck of dust.

However, that didn't stop the item being snapped up for a staggering $63,750 (£50,569).

The mini bag, by MSCHF, has the famous Louis Vuitton's monogram on it, although it doesn't actually have any connection the designer brand.

A microscope with a digital display was sold along with the bag, giving its new owner the chance to fully enjoy all of its intricate details.

The bag is smaller than a grain of salt and a microscope is needed to view its design

The bright green bag is made from photopolymer resin and was created using a form of 3D printing.

It was sold in an auction run by Joopiter, an auction house owned by musician Pharrell Williams.

Nanoscopic nativity

The nativity scene is engraved on a speck of gold in the eye of a needle

Take a look at another tiny nativity scene.

The teeny tiny image has been engraved inside the eye of a needle by micro-engraver Graham Short, from Birmingham, England.

The picture of Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus has to be viewed through a microscope to be seen properly.

Big boots, small face

Harry Kane's face is engraved on a special £5 note

Footie fans can you spot England's Harry Kane on this banknote?

Artist Graham Short, who also created the nativity scene above, carved the England captain's face on six special five pound notes.

That's one for every goal he scored at the 2018 World Cup, in Russia.

One went to Harry himself, one went to the FA and the others were circulated around the UK.

Artist Graham Short spends the Harry Kane banknote in Edinburgh

Eye see you!

Back to Willard Wigan, who created the tiny three wise men piece. He often creates hand-carved sculptures inside the eyes of needles.

You can only see how amazing the artwork is under a magnifying glass.

Check it out!

Sharpen your pencils

You might think to draw with a pencil to make art - but what about art on the pencil itself?

Salavat Fidai, from Russia, carefully carves tiny sculptures into the tips of pencils.

To create his miniature artwork he uses a craft knife and magnifying glass.

This pencil shows WALL-E from the Disney film - fun to look at, but useless as a pencil

Remember don't try this at home, Salavat Fidai is an experienced artist.

Bubble trouble

Artist Pawel Zaluska captured amazing photos of soap bubbles as you've never seen them before - and they look like beautiful works of art!

He froze the bubbles to show his three year-old daughter how cold it was, to try to convince her to wear her coat outside the house.

The bubbles were frozen at -15 degrees.

The images show ice crystals forming on the bubble's surface, making it look like a snow globe.

Miniature models

After World War Two many people could only live in wooden huts they built like these, depicted in miniature

These tiny models of life in Hong Kong were made by artists Ian Choi and Tim Ho and were on display at Hong Kong's largest ever miniature exhibition in 2018.

They show every day life in Hong Kong after World War Two up until the present.