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Issue 288 - September 2016
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Editor: Richard Jennings
Email: richard@ashdown.co.uk
MINIATURES MAGAZINE
contents
Assistant editor: Jill Mundy
Email: jill.mundy@ashdown.co.uk
Feature writer: Sandra Harding

4 Nina in Wonderland
We visit the fantasy cottage of a dedicated miniaturist
whose creations hold some special memories for her
8 A miniature renovation
Advertisement sales:
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Email: maria@ashdown.co.uk Italian miniaturist Rebecca Micallef took an exciting
leap to renovate her Toll House and has no regrets
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School day memories
Design: Wendy Crosthwaite Miniaturist Gabriele Layne celebrates childhood memories
Contributors:
of attending school by making this fun twelfth scale vignette
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Marianne Colijn, Sue Kirkham,
A look at Lundby
Mari Meredith, Martha Puff, Deb Weissler,
Beryl Hales, Jan Clarke
A bid of £1.04 on eBay was enough to secure this
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28 Set the dial to miniatures
Kris Compas shows us how she made a vintage
clock radio based on a photo in a catalogue
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the written permission of the publisher is prohibited. All Sandra Harding and The Likely Ladies meet
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welcomed by Dolls House World but cannot be returned
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In any event the publisher can accept no responsibility for
loss or damage to contributions. Material is accepted solely Meet the Maker
on the basis that the author accepts the assessment of the Emma Major wishes that everyone who ever feels
Publisher as to its commercial value.
bored just gets themselves a doll’s house..like her
All material submitted to the magazine for publication in
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Knitted swimsuits
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Marianne Colijn relives her dislike of those old
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editor’s
welcome
41 Make a cake stand
Diana Carpenter has an quick and easy method for
making a three-tier dessert stand for tea time
WE ALL agree there’s no such thing as ‘too many minis’.
It’s a sort of mission statement of our hobby. You never
know when you’re going to need all those tiny items you
bought without a clear idea of what you’re actually going
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to use them for. You just assume that they’ll come in useful
Miniature Showcase one day.
We showcase beautiful furniture in a variety of scales
from talented miniaturists around the world
That day came for Pamela when she made an old-fash-
ioned store and knew she wanted to fill it to over-flowing.
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She managed to cram nearly a thousand minis into the
Christmas comes early store, using 990 glue dots along the way. And did she use
From snow-covered tea rooms to hundreds of dolls this up all her miniature stash? Of course not. I love the story
ambitious club display featured plenty to admire in this issue of how her wonderful store went together.
And it just goes to show how sometimes less isn’t more.
48 Small Accomplishments
One reader shows Sandra Harding her
collection of cottages for all ages
Filling a roombox with lots of stuff is an art.
Making furniture is something of an art too, and we
feature some incredible work in this month’s Showcase.
An Italian miniaturist tells how she gave her Toll House
52 Old-fashioned store a makeover, and a house bought for just over a pound on
This store is filled with decades’ worth of stuff - eBay looks like a bargain now.
and that was the easy part of the project. Lots more besides and plenty of projects too, to keep
you entertained while we wait for summer to arrive. Enjoy
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the issue.
Show preview
Andy Hopwood brings us up to date with the latest news
from Miniatura with details of exciting new exhibitors
Richard Jennings - Editor.
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richard@ashdown.co.uk
Rock flowerbed
Karen Fernholz shows how you can make a unique PS
rock flowerbed to decorate your mini garden Don’t miss next month’s exciting issue of DHW. We’re
bigger and better than ever. Prepare to have your mini
60 Let’s get cooking!

This is a fun way to bring a cool vintage style to
your mini kitchen, making a mini oven
socks knocked off!
64 Show report
The Miniature Show in Chicago was a celebration of artisans
that are skilled in creating masterpieces in small scale
79 Make cushions
Bring some spring into your winter with these floral
cross-stitched cushions. Just add sunshine!
77 Cut outs
68 Make a venetian mask
Victoriya Ermakova shares her marvellous mask
secrets for your own mini carnival
82 Fair dates
72 Make a maze toy
Katherine Black creates a classic toy that your
mini children will love to play with.
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House Hunt
Light up your little world FIND THE little house hidden somewhere
Jennifer Tuttle has been busy with her new obsession, in this issue. Last issue it was on page: 63.
making mini lamps. You will be hooked too.
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OPEN HOUSE
Nina in
Wonderland
We visit the fantasy cottage of a dedicated
miniaturist whose creations hold some
special memories for her
By DHW reporter
A
s a former estate agent, Kammy project, a shoebox fairy house. “It came miniaturist was drawn back to making
has seen a lot of houses. She’s about after my younger sister, Angela, fairy houses after her pet rabbit, Nina,
taken design inspiration to build passed away,” explains Kammy. “I wanted died unexpectedly. She was again inspired
miniature country cottages, to make a little dwelling where she could to create an eternal miniature abode
farmhouses, modern kitchens, and live in my dreams.” where she could keep precious memories
interior items such as a lighting and Since then, she has used the time to of her furry friend alive.
furniture. But it’s her love of creating hone her skills on all things miniature, Since Kammy adores Alice in
fairy houses that truly inspires her mind from farmhouse tables, food, and dressed Wonderland and country cottages, she
and heart. canopy beds to chandeliers. “You name decided to merge both styles for the fairy
She’s had an affinity for small things it, I have probably tried to make it mini,” house. And Kammy, just like Alice who
since childhood, but it wasn’t until a few says Kammy. had to navigate the unexpected, says she
years ago that she completed her first This spring, though, the dedicated went with the flow. “The project defi-
nitely morphed as all my projects do. It’s
hard to envision the finished project, at
least for me it is. I don’t make drawings
or sketches first. I fly by the seat of my
pants.”
Kammy made most everything by
hand using wood, paper mache, a carton,
glue, polymer clay, and paint. “There
might be a few things collected in there
like a flower pot or plate, but I made the
structure out of wood, then paper mache
and carton on the outside. I made the
bunnies, bed, repainted the dresser, made
the teacup stacks, the curtains, the gar-
land, rug, flooring, plants and chandelier.
One potted purple hydrangea was made
by another artist.”
The stay-at-home mother of four, with
one still at home, would love to live in
an country cottage herself, so it’s easy to
envision her and 16-year-old Marissa
(as well as Nina) on the front porch
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OPEN HOUSE
TOP: The porch is inviting and covered in

rose vines.
ABOVE: Kammy handmade the sweet mini
bunnies.
LEFT: The twelfth scale cottage shown in
an outdoor setting that accents its natural
charm and beauty.
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ABOVE: An interior view of the cottage
showing the romantic decor and fanciful
bed.
BELOW: This romantic ceiling light is draped
with pink and white paper roses.
RIGHT: Fun teacups are stacked on the little
pink dresser.
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OPEN HOUSE
ABOVE: A lavish comfy bed that’s ready to outdoor living area of a modern Tuscan
be slept in! kitchen, a twelfth scale room box she cre-
RIGHT: Mini Nina is enjoying the day on the ated to depict her dream kitchen.
blooming cottage porch. Kammy says as each piece progresses,
so do her skills, “I learn a lot with the
of the cottage. The outdoor area is her completion of each piece I do—what
favourite part of the project, “It’s very works and what doesn’t.” And while she
inviting. I love the French doors and the is still fairly new to making miniatures,
fountain.” The propped-up window and she understands fully the emotional con-
window box, as well as the gingerbread nections and inner peace that the creative
house architectural details also give it the process brings.
cottage-like feel Kammy likes in full-size “I find that creating miniatures is
houses of its type. very relaxing for me and I can escape
The most challenging part, says the to another world while I create. All of
self-taught miniaturist, was the exterior, my room boxes are very detailed so the
specifically “getting it all to line up and viewer can sit and look into them for a
stay together.” Luckily, Marissa is there long time and still see new features or
to help when necessary, and sometimes something they may have missed before.”
even when it’s not—the teenager often And even more special for Kammy, it’s
accompanies Kammy to her miniature about what may not be apparent to the
group. She’s currently working on the eye—memories that reside in the heart. DHW
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MY FAVOURITE HOUSE
A miniature
renovation
Italian miniaturist Rebecca Micallef took
an exciting leap to renovate her twelfth
scale Toll House and has no regrets!
By Rebecca Micallef
A
s I built my fourth doll’s house,
back in 2010, I felt as if I were
building a masterpiece. Because
of that wonderful feeling it
is still my most favourite build. The
Toll House started as a Dolls House
Emporium kit and it was the unusual
shape of this house that intrigued and
fascinated me.
I decorated it with various Victorian
pieces and added a pinch of Tudor ele-
ments. I also added a staircase to make it
a bit more special. I was thrilled with the
results when it was finished. To me it was
perfect and it couldn’t get any better, but
recently I started to think that maybe it
could.
TOP: The Toll house after its makeover. I knew that it had to be done.
ABOVE: The resident shown in his favourite Before even starting with the renova-
room. tions I went through the histories of toll
LEFT: There is a secret passage to an houses and my research was quite fruitful
unknown place behind the bookcase. with lots of inspiration. Most toll houses
had additional rooms built onto the origi-
The old saying, “Practice makes nal building so I decided to add a room
perfect” is so very true. As I continued to the doll’s house.
over the years with this hobby I could After stripping it down, I decided on a
see that my skills were improving. As I totally different décor for the interior and
studied the Toll House with an improved exterior. A small room was added to the
eye it seemed to look slightly shabby. It building, which was made into a pantry.
wasn’t as appealing to me as it once was. The staircase was great as-is and only
It took me weeks before I finally made needed a little extra attention. I chose to
the firm decision to completely renovate add an extra wall to hide a small part of
the house. It was a very hard decision to it. A bookcase was installed with a secret
make with mixed feelings, but deep down opening just behind it. Who knows
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TOP AND TOP RIGHT: Rebecca added
on the kitchen as an extension and cleverly
designed it to open from the top.
ABOVE AND RIGHT: All of the mini food
was made using polymer clay. A cooking
stove is nestled in a stone fireplace.
where that mysterious passage way leads

to, but it does add some mystery to the
house when you discover that it’s there.
I also added wall panelling, which was
made by using ice lolly sticks. The wall-
paper pattern was downsized from real
Victorian wallpaper and printed from my
home computer.
Many of the miniatures in this house a pencil sharpener. I have made some The sleeping quarters were decorated
were made by myself using polymer clay, amendments to it and also made bags of in a more masculine style. The wallpaper
including the fire grate in the sitting coins and bills to put inside of it. The in this room was also downsized and
room. My artistic father helped to paint more pieces I added to each room the printed. There is a dressing gown spread
some metal miniatures. more it started to feel warm and cosy. out on the edge of the bed and a shaving
Back in the day a toll house’s purpose The pantry is fully stocked with provi- set on the washing table.
was to collect the toll when travellers sions for the resident. I made most of the I put a hunting chest in the corner of
entered the gates, so I added the lit- items in this room myself including the the room and a small wood stove in the
tle miniature safe which was originally dry sink with an attached water pump. middle of the room for warmth during
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MY FAVOURITE HOUSE
ABOVE: The bedroom has a wood stove in walls have actual miniature bricks instead
the room for cold winters. The items in the of paper; this made it look much more
room show the personality of the resident. realistic. Chimneys were also added as
ABOVE RIGHT: This miniature safe was well as roof slates.
once a regular sized pencil sharpener.
It took me a while to finish, but by
RIGHT: The view of the Toll House from the
August 2014 it was complete and I could
back.
BELOW AND BELOW RIGHT: The Toll
hardly believe that I was looking at the
House before Rebecca decided to renovate same Toll House that I had built just a
it. Much improved it feels warmer and shows few years before! Now having researched
more of her personality and her improved real Toll Houses I am convinced that I
miniature skills. am on the right track and that my idea to
renovate was a good one. It was definitely
worth the renovation and if I had to
cold winters. There is a lovely gramo- renovate any of my doll’s houses I would
phone to break the silence. I didn’t want do it in a heartbeat.
to make it too glamorous, but wanted So, if you are thinking of making a
to add enough detail so that the viewer new house and are either out of space
could get a good idea of the resident’s or have one that you know you could
character and likes. improve, I recommend going for it. You day in real life. House are sold and pur-
I have tried to add more details on the won’t regret it. chased and brought back to life all the
outside of the house. Now all the outside This is something that happens every time! DHW
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MINI MEMORIES
School day
memories
Miniaturist Gabriele Layne celebrates
childhood memories of attending school
by making this fun twelfth scale vignette
By DHW reporter
A
Schoolhouse of Yesteryear” was Round Rock miniature clubs treated
the theme for this year’s Society us to a workshop, raffle, lunch, door
of American Miniaturist’s prize drawing, and the pleasure of being
birthday party in Round Rock, around acquaintances. My favourite
Texas. part of these events is learning different
While browsing through the projects techniques from other hobbyists and, of
that were on display at the workshop I course, the socialising at an evening din-
found myself remembering attending ner or during breakfast.
school as a child in a one-room school- During the event we received tote bag
house. favours that were made and donated by
My school was in Canada and chil- members of the clubs so we could finish
dren from several different grades were a schoolhouse project at home. Several
all taught together. I remembered learn- days later when I finally got around to
ing to write with a pen nib, which we opening the tote bag I was amazed at the
had to dip into an inkwell. I used to love wonderful items I found.
history, biology, and science classes. We I decided to make a small bookshelf.
were fortunate enough to be able to take It would be the ideal setting to display all
field trips to the surrounding areas to the school-themed miniatures. I went to
learn these subjects hands on. work sanding and staining the shelf so I
How lucky I was to be able to go into could quickly get to the best part—deco- attending that event will now be dis-
the forest to witness beavers building rating! played in a delightful way. This project is
a dam, black bears sitting up in trees, After placing the items on the shelves now part of my miniature memory shelf
mountain goats blending in with the there was still plenty of room to add some collection that I have been working on.
snow, and salmon swimming upstream to of my own creations. Best of all is that I have named it Back to School for the
spawn. the pieces made with love by everyone month of September.
I also remember learning that the
‘
tadpoles I found in a pond grow up to
be frogs and that a porcupine needs his
space—witnessed when the sharp quills My favourite part of these events is learning
were shot into our poor dog’s nose while
he tried to sniff the rodent too closely. different techniques from other hobbyists and,
Recently I had a wonderful weekend of course, the socialising at an evening dinner
’
working with other miniature enthusiasts
from different areas. The Austin and or during breakfast.
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MINI MEMORIES
On the top of the cabinet is an out-

door school bell that was used to indicate
the beginning of class. A red cardinal
sits between two ABC readers and there
is a stack of books held together by a
leather strap. I made the large clock from
a silver-rimmed button and centred it on
the front of the shelf.
On the top shelf is a portrait of
George Washington, a map of the colo-
nies, a tree of life chart, and more books.
There is also an inkwell with a pen that
was made using a bead and a toothpick.
Pencils fill a silver mug and chalk, an
eraser, scissors, rulers, a small school
bell, and apples for the teacher were also
added.
On the second shelf are Big Chief tab-
lets, more pencils, a large ruler, another
presidential portrait, pocket folders, and
a book on birds. The removable flash-
cards were my contribution for the tote
bag favours; they come in a box and are
removable. I made 100 sets on my com-
puter and a member of our club helped
me cut and bag them.
The next shelf has a dunce cap,
crayons that I made from coloured wire
placed in a printed box, and finger paints
made from beads with jewellery find-
ing tops. There is a picture of Abraham
Lincoln and a tiny pair of spectacles is
sitting on top of a dictionary.
The fourth shelf has boxes of coloured
pencils, slate boards with chalk, and a
sponge. Books are sitting on a book rack
and a school report is leaning against the
back wall.
The bottom shelf is all about recess
and playtime. Marbles are in a box and
in a net. There is a jump rope, a ball,
a paper kite, and a spinning top, along
with some old manuals to cut up and use
for craft projects. I glued yardsticks to
the front of the shelf and posters that are
advertisements for writing utensils are on
the exterior sides of the cabinet.
It took a lot of arranging before I
was happy with the final piece. I would
like to send out a thank you to everyone
who put so much time and effort into
making the tote bag favours used in this
vignette! DHW
RIGHT: This little shelf is packed full of

memories!
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A LOOK AT LUNDBY
New family move into

Chris’s second Lundby
A bid of £1.04 on eBay was enough to secure
this house, although it needed a lot of work
for the new occupants
By Sandra Harding
W
hen I first started writing Lundby I did in July 2015 belonged to
about and looking at them.
Lundbys I knew nothing When they sent me photographs, they
about them. Now, some sent me a collection of two Lundbys,
months later, I realise I still don’t know which, with my lack of knowledge con-
much, although I can begin to spot the fused me so much I put some away in the
subtle differences, of which there seem to “too hard” box. In my confusion I even
be many. left the picture of the front of the house
The reason for this confession I blame out of the first article, which was a shame that made me look at the photographs
on Chris and Dave Courtman, and regu- as it was a lovely Tudor style. again and, wonder of wonders, I sort of
lar readers will remember that the first It was a recent reminder from Chris understand them enough to do a second
article. Maybe it’s something to do with
the fact that I now own two of them and
yes, both different - well they would
be wouldn’t they. And of course we are
running regular features on Lundbys
and other sixteenth scale houses, so my
knowledge is now out of the starting
blocks at least.
This second house is another Lundby
Stockholme from the 1970s, and Chris
has called it Bluebell Cottage, which
makes it easier for me. It is special
because it was advertised on eBay for
99p. Chris went mad and placed a bid of
£1.04 and ‘won’ it, much to her surprise.
The house was wrapped in black sacks
when they picked it up and when opened
they were delighted to see the stable sec-
tion had original windows and paper,
although there was not a front with it.
The Evald family have recently moved
in as they had outgrown their previous
house, and Sigrid (the mother) is a riding
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A LOOK AT LUNDBY
instructor who wanted a stable for her

horse, Cobra. Milo (the father) owns a
local estate agents and is sitting, hoping
that the final delivery van arrives soon as
he is gasping for a cup of coffee. The rest
of the china and valuables are on their

way by special delivery. He also wants to
get out and check that his beloved old
Jaguar car is still in one piece after the
drive with the children.
They have two children by the way,
Otto aged 8 and Tindra aged 4, who are
just happy to have cake in the house and
to miss a day or so at school. As their
parents have busy jobs grandparents
Zelda and Franz will collect the children
from nursery and their new school and
cook an evening meal, which they will all
enjoy together. Luckily they live locally,
which was one of the reasons for the
move, and it means that they can spoil
their grandchildren even more which is,
as we all know, what they are there for,
surely. DHW
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SHOW REPORT
Sisters shop together

at Portsmouth show
Sandra takes along her sister to introduce her
to the delights of miniatures and lots of friends
By Sandra Harding
M
y sister Pat lives only 10 Vanessa Whitehead, who uses only old
minutes away from the fabrics to dress them. She says she “likes
Marriott in Portsmouth, bringing broken things back to life”.
Hampshire, so I thought it Sara’s OOAK Babies had some very
would be a change for her to visit the sweet new butterfly fairy cocoons and
show and see what I get up. I’m glad I more old friends at Mini Mixtures
took her as she bought me a pretty vase claimed they were “still crazy” when I
from Al’turn’ative Proportions. asked how they both were. Something
Although I tried, I couldn’t persuade new was the stand by Ellie’s Doll
her to buy a house from Dolls House Workshop supplying all sorts of doll Little House at the Priory.
Builder, even though he had a lovely making equipment. They also have
range on offer, including some wonderful a dolls’ hospital where they carry out ly. I have also noticed more makers are
conservatories I’d not seen before. As we repairs and their stand was covered in creating seaside-themed items and there
looked around this varied and interest- beautiful dolls to prove it. were plenty of castles, flags and the like
ing show, we were both very taken with The Little House at the Priory had on display from Little House and other
the pretty dolls of various scales made by candles in jars which actually smelt love- makers.
As always at my local show I met
many friends and Valerie simply could
not resist the lovely limited edition rock-
ing horse on Jan’s stand, which was made
Tee Pee Crafts. Mini Mixtures.
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SHOW REPORT
Collade Collectables.
Sarah’s OOAK Babies.
Dolls House Builder.
originally by Collade Collectables. At the several irresistible things from Tee Pee’s
other end of the hall I was just in time to glittering stand.
get a photograph of Harlequins’ grotto It was a nice surprise to have televi-
with lights, as it had just been sold to a sion celebrities Jenny Éclair and Susie
very happy buyer. I personally bought Blake visit the show and they purchased Ellie’s Doll Workshop.
several items from various vendors. I

would love to cover some celebrity doll’s
houses for you, but I don’t know any
celebrities!
The show had its usual friendly and
busy atmosphere and my sister was sur-
prised at the variety of goods on offer, as
well as the talent available to make them.
The next show at The Marriott is on
Sunday December 4, 2016.
If you can’t wait that long, make a
note of Monday August 29 at Thame
Leisure Centre, Oxfordshire, followed by
Charmandean, Worthing, West Sussex,
on Sunday November 13. DHW
• For further details contact Jan and Barry

Phillips at dollysdaydreams@btinternet.com
Harlequins. Call: 01945 870160.
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MEET THE MAKER
Sweet drama
in disguise
Victoriya Ermakova is an eclectic artisan who makes her
home in Japan and sculpts sweet treats to tempt your
tongue along with masks to tickle that dramatic side of you
By Lori Stoltz
S
o much has been said about the years of this famous bean’s travels across this chocolate enigma. She simply creates
dramatic subject of chocolate the globe, one thing seems certain more of it. But, because she makes her
and our obsessive longing of concerning humans and chocolate (while chocolates in miniature, she figures that
it. There is just something quoting Shakespeare rather loosely here): it shouldn’t be as sinful to indulge in this
especially alluring about that small cocoa parting with it is such sweet sorrow. guilty pleasure, right? And perhaps if
bean, which the Aztecs supposedly Victoriya Ermakova, an artisan who one wears a mask by eating chocolate, it
honoured by recording on their pottery has lived in Japan for the last six years, could become even more guilt-free. Are
and consumed just as poetically with and grew up in Siberia, Russia, also you following me here? (HMM, I like
chilli peppers and vanilla, to the Native knows this sweet obses- this idea). You see, Victoriya is a multi-
Americans, who coveted cocoa beans sion of chocolate well talented artisan who not only creates
as their currency during the time of and has decided her one-of-a-kind dolls and sculp-
Columbus’ arrival. Throughout the to just embrace tures in twelfth scale, but she is
also known for her fabulous food,
patisseries, sweets, and Venetian
masks.
Looking at her chocolates through
her pictures on her website, http://
www.toru.cc, you will notice that her
sweet creations are made with a dash of
dramatic flair. On this site, you will be
mesmerised by her numerous Venetian
masks, which would be perfect for any
miniature masquerade. But, be careful;
you will also be tempted by her charm-
ing chocolates. From her stacked festive
tower cakes, to her Parisian petits, there
are numerous sweets for the miniature
sweet lover. And you might never know
just by looking at them that they are all
made of clay. Miniaturists are so clever at
masking their obsessions, aren’t they?
Victoriya is one such masquerading
miniaturist as well and admits that she
has been intrigued with making min-
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hood, I loved Japanese netsuke art and family members when one pursues this
made a few copies from clay when I unusual little obsessive world at first: “All
was about 10-12 years old. Now look- my relations have loved my sculpting
ing back to that time, I see that it since childhood; they still have the dolls I
wasn’t such a bad thing to do at all. sculpted from modelling clay when I was
Sculpting as a professional was my child. And now they are happy for me.
lifetime dream.” My husband is not an artist and doesn’t
She couldn’t sit idly by dreaming understand well what I am making, but
though. She helped her dream come he is supportive of me.”
into fruition by attending evening With such support around her,
art school where she studied painting, Victoriya delights herself with miniatures,
graphics, art history, and sculpting for and waits patiently for
iatures all her life: “From early child- four years. Next, she enrolled in
hood, I always had a sketch book and the Architectural University
pencils with me and was always mak- and studied architecture
ing something from clay when I was at for six years and began
home. When I was about four years old, work as an architect.
I was sculpting tiny horses about one After meeting her
inch high, sculpting everything from husband, they moved
mythological creatures, animals, cartoons, to Japan and eventu-
characters, to my own doll’s house min- ally had a beautiful
iatures, and dolls. But when I was child, daughter who helped
I did not have polymer clay, so I sculpted re-inspire Victoriya to
just from modelling clay.” start a new career as a
Sculpting whenever she could, professional doll artist.
Victoriya filled her days with carving clay, As many miniaturists
and also filled her head with its endless can relate, there is always
creative possibilities: “From my child- a mixture of reactions from
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And when she completes

each piece, she openly admits
that, at first, parting with some
of her miniatures was heartbreaking, but
she learned, over time, to just let go, little
by little: “Some miniatures I am keeping
every minute that she can spend making for myself now, the ones I like the most,
them. After a day of ordinary housework, but with dolls, that was very hard to let
Victoriya says that she allows extraor- go some of them. I loved them so much.
dinary thoughts of miniatures to float But this is my job to make and sell dolls
inside her head as she prepares breakfast, and miniatures.” Along with selling on
does laundry, makes dinner, shops for her website, she usually sells her delights
her household, and makes dinner while on eBay or directly to miniature dealers.
visions of miniature food fill her head. So, what is the next sweet endeavour
Then, after putting her daughter to bed, for this intriguing artisan? Victoriya says
she enjoys the time that she finally gets that she is planning to start a wed-
to create more of her sweet creations: “I ding and anniversary cake collec-
am a workaholic and if I start to work, it tion and will also begin a series of
is very hard to stop. I enjoy watching and pixie-musicians and pixie-cooks.
studying so much about French cooking
and patisserie, so most ideas come into
the process of my work.” This certainly seems another like another
Working in her small dark room, with magical stage setting of pixies prancing
the lights on, and sometimes playing on a stage perhaps from a Shakespeare
the music of Vivaldi in the background, play, where we can imagine him in
which her whole family loves, she hap- our minds, holding one of Victoriya’s
pily works away on a big work table. masks in one hand, while nibbling one
Her shelves are filled with books and of her little chocolates in the other hand
her works-in-progress, while her cabi- exclaiming to his captivated audience:
nets house her valuable supplies along “Sweets to the sweet.” DHW
with her light tent and light set. In this
stage-like setting, a darkened room with
spots of light, she recreates the visions MINICONTACTS
that have been playing out in her mind Victoriya Ermakova
all day, from the theatrical masks to the Web site: www.toru.cc
tiny treats. Victoriya relates that minia- Facebook page: https://www.
tures are truly magical for her because facebook.com/Victoriya-
“they don’t need much space. I love to Ermakova-267295090303974/
make those little details on miniatures as (Contacts through Facebook page)
detailed as possible.”
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Four ladies live together

in Shernelle’s Triang
Four delightful and unusual ladies gather under
one roof to share experiences and gossip
By Sandra Harding
R
egular readers will by now
recognise the name Shernelle
Knox as we have featured her
lovely projects before, and this
is yet another that I thought you might
like to see.
It is a Triang house and unusually it is
a number 70 Half Stockbroker which is
considered to be twelfth scale. It also has
only two rooms, which is an unusual for-
mat to attract Shernelle’s eye as she nor-
mally like lots of rooms to fill. However,
the decider on this was the porch which
was an immediate attraction and, looking
at it, I can understand why.
It did get slightly damaged in transit,
but Shernelle soon fixed it up by adding
reinforcements to the base, and disguis-
ing where the wood had been split.
The house was ready for the important
part – filling it! The picture forming in
Shernelle’s mind was of bygone days,
with several people living in a small
space, and images of “old” ladies began
to filter through.
Pearl was bought via Facebook and
was the first old lady to suddenly find
she had a new home - she is already a
much-loved member of Shernelle’s fam-
ily. Pearl is a demure, smart lady who
hates upsets, so always tries to keep the
peace. Pearl was closely followed by
Sadie, bought from Sue. Sadie is consid-
ered by Shernelle to be daft but adorable
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and she has just got herself a job as a she saw them. However, although there
cleaner for an agony aunt, Mrs Hogarin, is a lavatory outside, Rose refuses to use
who has recently opened a consulting it, but she does admit the porch is useful
room. and the garden is pretty.
The next lady to join them was Rose There are now four delightful and
who likes to keep up appearances, and unusual ladies living in the same house
she reminds Shernelle of Mrs Bouquet. and in time they will enjoy reminiscing
Rose likes to keep to herself the fact and gossiping whilst sharing a cup of tea
that her husband recently left her and and a scone. In the meantime, the sleep-
ran away with his secretary, and she ing arrangements have to be sorted out,
has no money to speak of. In the same and the couch will come in handy for a
boat is Mavis, the last lady to join this while. There is talk about a caravan in
quartet, an old school friend of Pearl. the garden but they are old enough to
Mavis (a gift from Sharon) has fallen on “wait and see”, although Rose thinks it
hard times which is all to do with a love will “lower the tone”.
triangle, but as yet the others have not These four dolls are absolutely
plucked up the courage to ask her for any delightful “ladies”, and I can understand
details – but they will! To keep her going Shernelle’s attraction to them, and indeed
they have loaned her some personal items this lovely Triang house. I would have
until her suitcase arrives. been sorely tempted myself had I seen
In the house the wallpapers are all it. In my mind I can already see them
original and the fireplaces all came when moving to a bigger Triang house, but
the house was built. “So nice to have the that’s just my idea. I leave the rest to the
original fireplaces,” cooed Rose when talented and imaginative Shernelle. DHW
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Pharaoh’s
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Travel back in time to the ancient
world of Egyptian royalty with this
scene full of felines and jewels
By T.A. Gozeski
PHOTOGRAPHY BY T.A. GOZESKI
T
he world of the ancient Egyptians the inherent symmetry and logic of their gods, of which there were many, were
exerts a powerful fascination over works, beliefs, and accomplishments. believed to have skin and bones made of
young and old alike. Western This take on an ancient Egyptian gold. Their use of beautiful pigments and
civilisation is still young after royal reception court is the realisation of colours to enhance their art and jewellery
two thousand years compared with the a longtime wish of mine to create a little also drew me to do a royal scene in order
three-thousand-year-old civilisation of bit of this period for myself. The single to include a multitude of items. Each
Egyptians, whose accomplishments still catalyst for my finally attempting and colour had a symbolic aspect to them, as
take one’s breath away. When I was completing it? Shiny metallic gold craft well as the artistic considerations, which
very young myself I somehow came paint! Having this inexpensive supply gave a further level of meaning to the fin-
across this magnificent era of history started me on the road to the splendours ished object or painting.
and have been fascinated ever since. I of a pharaoh. For the walls of the chamber I chose
love their clean and elegant style and Gold was considered by the ancient a golden citrus textured cardstock to
remarkable innovations, from the lives Egyptians to be a divine, eternal, and give the look of plastered and painted
of the commoners to the Pharaoh and indestructible metal. It was associated walls. The flooring, again, is textured
his court. I am drawn to the beauty and with the brilliance of the sun, and their cardstock, but in a deep terracotta shade.
All borders, trims, and wall paintings
I added are prints of designs rendered
from authentic sources of ancient
Egyptian designs. I also added a few
ceramic tiles and square glass beads into
the setting to reflect royal opulence.
The Pharaoh’s throne was a special
find; it is actually a trinket box, and
the detailing and scale are accurate. I
designed and executed the columned
dais myself. The top, the bottom, and the
columns were unfinished wood. I sanded
and applied primer to each, then applied
several coats of the gold paint. I applied
the prints using the basic decoupage
method with Elmer’s Glue-All white
ABOVE: The completed box.

LEFT: The honoured cats of the court.
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glue and water. The final touch was a

stamped brass Egyptian emblem painted
gold for the base.
It was a challenge for me to create the
royal fans. Simple wood dowels were cut,
sanded and given a coat of primer. These
I then painted metallic antique gold,
and I successively added bands of royal
blue and red using small strips of blue
painter’s tape (I highly recommend it, for
it seals the edges smoothly and it comes
off without damaging the finish). The
lotus emblems are stamped brass with my
hand-painted accents and the feathers are
real peacock plumes. I used spacer beads
and wood discs for the fan bases and
holders, adding tiny accent beading.
The imposing royal statues came
from my personal collection. The cat I cannot put into words how sublime ABOVE: The Pharaoh’s throne, which
represents Bastet, one of the most it was for me to add royal court cats to is actually a decorated trinket box. The
popular ancient Egyptian goddesses, this scene. Egyptians were the first peo- emblem on the base is a brass emblem
and was found in a museum store of the ple known to keep cats as pets. The earli- painted gold.
Smithsonian. This goddess personified est written mention dates from 2100 B.C.
the playfulness, grace, affection, and cun- The Egyptians probably tamed African
ning of a cat as well as the fierce power wildcats, the species that was the ancestor Who knows—it may even have been one
of a lioness. Cats were thus sacred to her, of all modern cats. These two are painted of the rare female rulers!
and to harm one was considered to be a resin; I added a light layer of brown craft My array of royal gifts are based on
crime against her and so very unlucky. paint to their coats to give them a more items found in tombs and in wall paint-
The falcon god, Horus, was the pro- brindled look. Their earrings and neck- ings. Most are in the styles of the time
tector and patron of the pharaoh. This laces I applied to give them their due as and some reflect the special gifts present-
statue is resin, which I painted with sev- royal, honoured companions. I have not ed by other surrounding kingdoms.
eral coats of gold. The pharaoh was con- given them names; only the pharaoh and The statuettes are varied images
sidered to be the embodiment of Horus his court know. It is a mystery, as well, offered to the pharaoh. The imposing
while alive. as to which pharaoh this court belongs. sphinx is resin, which I coated with many
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ers of gold paint, and my delicate tiny

beads. No roster of state gifts would be
complete without finely crafted jewellery
pieces. Basic jewellery tools were used to
assemble them: three sizes of tweezers, a
wire cutter, and clear glue. My personal
favourite is the lion’s head medallion
necklace, which began as a silver metal
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guessing at the names of these court
felines, and I wonder and try to envision
just what occurred moments before this
scene was left solely to them. DHW
layers of metallic gold. The cobra is metal I also created the royal jewellery pre-
with a lucite bead backing and a brass sented using real jewellery components ABOVE LEFT AND BELOW: The two
base. The female statuette is a vintage and findings, brass and wood trays, lay- opposite sides of the room.
moulded glass cabochon with my hand-
applied adornments. The duck or goose
figurine is hand-carved natural stone on
a filigree brass base. My tiny glass beads
were added here and there.
I very much enjoyed creating the two
chests. The taller one began as a trunk-
shaped block of wood, which I stained
pale walnut. I then hand-painted some
portions with the royal colours, again
using my painter’s tape. For highlighting,
I added authentic design trims and foiled
borders, and completed the look with
brass stampings (one flourish and two
Egyptian scarabs) and bone-look bead
feet. The seated lion chest is real red
cedar, a wood used often by the ancient
Egyptians, and shows off the magnificent
lion, the borders, and the brass ankh—
their symbol of eternal life.
The jars and bottles I have included
would have been filled with precious oils,
incense, and more. I wonder which king-
dom sent the genie-style bottle, which
I made from a vintage lucite bead. The
teardrop-embossed bottle and the round-
ed one began as vintage lucite beads, too.
The golden tray of jars was put together
with metal, resin, and a cloisonné piece,
along with my wonderful gold paint and
tiny beads.
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PROJECT
set the dial to

MINIATURES
Miniaturist Kris Compas shows us how she
made a vintage clock radio based on a photo in
a catalogue she came across at a flea market
By Kris Compas
I
am copying this vintage style clock Step 2: Cut these strips into pieces that are
radio from an S&H Green Stamps 15/16” long. Cut 7 of them.
catalog. I found a 1958, 1959, and a
1960 catalog at a flea market. These
are a great resource for making household
minis because they give good descriptions
of each item.
For this project we are going to use
basswood, 1/32” thick. You can cut this
with your craft knife.
Step 3: Glue the 7 pieces together. Try to
Step 1: Cut a couple of strips of matboard keep everything square. To help with this I
13/32” wide. That’s the 32nd past the 3/8” am using my square ruler.
mark. Step 4: Cut off about 4” of basswood from
your big piece.
Step 5: Now, cut a strip that is ½” wide.
YOU’LLneed
1/32” thick basswood Step 8: Match up the line to the base, there
Perforated cross-stitch paper should be more over hang on one side
Card stock than the other. The side that has the most,
Matboard the 1/16,” is the front. The back has just
Yellow wood glue enough for a piece of card stock or the per-
Square ruler forated cross stitch paper.
Craft knife Step 9: Measure the length of the base
220 grit sand paper with the newly glued basswood on it.
Gloss paint Step 6: Measure 1/16” from one long side Step 10: Mine is measuring longer, but I’ve
Acrylic paints and draw a line. After you glue the wood to adjusted the measurements, yours should
Paint brush the matboard this line is where the base will be 1” long.
Clear plastic packaging be glued. Step 11: Cut 2 strips the length of your
Ruler Step 7: Using a square, cut the side base. Glue these 2 strips to the top and
Scissors pieces. bottom of the base.
2 straight pins Measure the base’s height, it should be Step 12: To even things up use sand paper,
Small drill for pin holes 3/8”, but use your measurement. Cut 2 220 grit or finer. Things can get uneven
pieces to that height. really quickly, be careful.
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PROJECT
Step 25: For the knobs; I dipped a couple

of straight pins into the glue and a little
black paint. Let them dry.
Step 26: I painted and sanded my base
and outside pieces at least 4 times to get
everything smooth. When you are happy
with your surfaces glue the outside pieces
onto the base. Glue the sides first.
Step 19: I want to divide the front into

Step 13: Cut a piece of card stock to fit 3 sections. Mark on the front where the Step 27: Now, you have more seams and
into the front of the base. Glue the card edges of the faces are. Draw some lines. edges to cover up. Sand everything even.
stock into the front of the base. Step 20: Cut a sliver of basswood, less Use a little glue in your paint to help cover
Step 14: Cut another strip of basswood, than a 1/16”. We are going to cut this into the seams and the edges of the wood on
this one 7/16” wide. 2 pieces and glue them onto the lines you the sides. Sand to smooth the surfaces.
drew on the front. Remove the dry fit faces
from the front.
Step 21: Measure and cut 2 pieces from
the sliver of wood you just cut. I’ve glued
the slivers in and I am dry fitting the faces
again to make sure everything looks fine.
Step 15: Measure the height of the base

and cut 2 pieces for the sides. Mine mea-
sured 7/16”. Dry fit this; don’t glue it yet.
Step 16: With the 2 pieces being held onto
the sides, measure the length of the base.
You should be near the 1 1/8” mark on your
ruler. Cut 2 pieces for the top and bottom. Step 22: I have painted the inside of the
Dry fit them; don’t glue them on yet. front. I have painted the middle section
Step 17: Now paint just the outside of the black, dark grey. When the perforated Step 28: While you are waiting for the paint
base. I painted mine off-white. I would also cross-stitch paper is glued in the dark to dry you can make the feet for the clock/
get started with the outside pieces. I did the colour will accentuate the perforations. radio. I used toothpicks for this. Slice down
original in the sample photo in avocado, this Step 23: Add a little glue, which will be the middle of the end of the toothpick.
time I am using harvest gold. Paint on both perfect to use to fill in the seams and edges Measure for length and glue onto the bot-
sides of the outside pieces, they will warp if of the wood. tom of the clock/radio. I used the tapered
you don’t. Be sure to paint at least one long Step 24: This is one of the pieces for the end of the toothpick to make the clock/
side, that’s going to show to the front of the outside. I am painting it harvest gold. I radio slightly tip to the back so that the
clock/radio. added a little burnt sienna for yellowing. front is higher.
Step 18: While the paint is drying we will
hunt for a clock face and a barometer face.
BAROMETER face? Yes, that’s what I used
for the channel dial. Search online and print
them out or see the cutouts page this issue.
Using my circle template I figure I want
my clock and channel dials to be 5/16” in
diameter.
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Step 29: This is the perforated cross-stitch paper the same colour as the base.
paper. I found it in an 8 1/2” x 11” sheet.
It also makes good pegboard for miniature
scenes.
the clock and channel dials. Make a mark

on the plastic with a craft knife and trim
Step 33: Apply a acrylic gloss on the with scissors. You don’t have to glue these
knobs. in, just stick them into the openings.
Step 34: You can start applying gloss to Step 39: Drill holes for the straight pin
Step 30: This is the back of the clock/radio. the whole clock/radio. I applied 3 to 4 coats knobs and put them in.
Measure it for a piece of the perforated of gloss and sanded between coats to get This was fun to make! I love making the
paper. Paint the back black. a “plastic” like finish. I only did this on the minis and hunting for just the right thing
outside, I didn’t do that to the inside where to copy and then figuring out how to go
the faces are. about. I hope this gets your creative juices
Step 35: Apply a coat of acrylic gloss to flowing!
one side of the perforated paper. Have fun, expand on it, make it better,
Step 36: Cut a piece of the perforated just keep making minis! DHW
paper to fit inside the middle section. To
fill in any gaps use a paint and glue mix-
ture. After this is dry you will want to apply
another coat of acrylic gloss to the front.
Step 31: Glue a piece of the perforated Step 37: Put a couple of coats of acrylic
paper into the back of the clock/radio then gloss on the clock/radio.
glue the faces onto the front. Step 38: Using clear plastic packaging,
Step 32: Paint a little bit of the perforated measure, mark, and cut little windows for
28-30_DHW 288.indd 30 13/07/2016 12:34

MINI MEETS
Art for
art’s sake
Sandra Harding and The Likely Ladies meet
up to have a daunting dabble in mini art
By Sandra Harding
M
y friends and I were very we did. So far so good. She then showed tea and cakes Sharon announced that we
excited at our latest meeting us how to create the sky using three dif- were now going to do a seascape, which
as we were about to get a ferent colours, and that’s when we all ruined our appetites entirely, well, maybe
masterclass from the master gulped. However, we all put on our brav- just for a moment or two.
of fantasy painting herself, Sharon Hurst. est face, and duly copied (more or less) Once again we drew a rough sketch
The excitement from the other ladies was what we had been shown. Lots of blend- with a horizon and two land masses
also mixed with panic, as I was the only ing later, and we moved on to the hills, (see, I’m getting the jargon now) and
one in the group who had ever dabbled one brown one purple, with more blend- added the moon (or was it the sun). Lots
in painting. ing. The grass was next, with a patchy of blue, blending into orange, and the
However, Sharon is used to teaching sort of look in the middle. (How do you orange blending into blue for the sea
nervous students as she is very involved do patchy deliberately? I am only used to (are you keeping up?) Land masses were
in the SAA (Society For All Artists). She doing it accidentally). filled out, and then white added for the
is one of their regular teachers and runs The tree caused much debate, and waves breaking. The moon was added,
many courses on the subject. We were all our trees ended up looking quite dif- followed by a boat, and more birds. Easy
given a small piece of card, measuring ferent. Luckily trees are all different peasy!
three and a half inches by two and a half anyway, so this wasn’t important. Leaves I must confess that looking back at the
inches. After the incredulous looks we were added anywhere they wanted to go, photographs I think we did pretty well.
were told we would use acrylics. Now I followed by the river, which also went Having dabbled in watercolours and oils,
had a moment’s panic too as, although anywhere it wanted to go (bit like real acrylics has certainly made me want to do
I have used acrylics before, it was for rivers, so that’s all right then). Then the it again, as it is certainly seems to me the
painting furniture and such, but never to sun came out, or rather went in, closely easiest medium to use. Just one thought,
create a “work of art”. followed by three birds, the easiest bit as it was such a challenging day, I have for-
Sharon began by drawing a rough it was just two ticks. gotten who made the cakes, or even if we
sketch and told us to copy this, which Just when we were all about to have ever had any. That says a lot doesn’t it? DHW
31_DHW 288.indd 31 13/07/2016 12:42

MEET THE MAKER
Friendly welcome at show

was a real turning point
Emma Major wishes that everyone who
ever feels bored just gets themselves a
doll’s house..like her
By Sandra Harding
I
n 2006 Emma Major’s daughter That decision had to be put on the
happened to see an advertisement back burner for a couple of years as, in
on the back page of DHW and was 2009, they retired from farming, moved
immediately entranced by the houses to North Wales and bought five houses,
and how they were furnished. all in need of renovation! With any spare
After Emma showed the pictures to time she had, Emma managed to keep
her father, he immediately offered to her mini skills going by creating a carpet
make a doll’s house for her, to be built to or sampler in the evening. She even had a
Emma’s own design and size. However, website designed during that hectic time play. After her father convinced her she
after a bit of thought and attending to sell some of her items. (They do say, was good enough to show her work too,
a miniatures fair, they chose to buy “if you want a job done, give it to a busy she was offered a place at the Doreen
the Renouf House by Anglesey Dolls person”). Jeffries fair, which was just four days
Houses instead. Eventually, the doll’s house came away. After an initial panic, and reassur-
Emma has always been creative and out of storage and Emma began col- ance from her father, she decided that
was taught sewing, quilting, embroidery, lecting again. She also visited several she would give it a go and her husband
modelling and the art of salt dough by fairs, including Miniatura, and was left stepped in to make a makeshift stand for
her talented mother, which meant that completely in awe of the craftsmen and the day.
she was well equipped to start making women and the things they had on dis- It was a real turning point for Emma,
things for her new house. Before the
nursery was even finished Emma started
making toys and accessories for the
room, so much so that she had too much.
She placed an advert on eBay to sell her
excess stock and her customers started
asking for more.
Luckily Emma, her husband and four
children were running a farm, and had
opened a craft shop there, selling her own
non-miniature items, and other artists’
work too. Eventually, she decided that she
would concentrate on spending more time
making the twelfth scale miniatures that
seemed popular, and it soon became obvi-
ous that she should turn it into a business.
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MEET THE MAKER
as she realised that the fellow stallholders attend fairs all over Europe, and people
were friendly and supportive, and they all continue to recognise and admire her
made her feel very welcome. More shows work. She says they recognise her prod-
followed, and the website has grown. uct as it just has “her look”. I know what
Much to her delight, she was approached she means.
by Muriel and Bob Hopwood and Emma works from home, in the sum-
invited to show at Miniatura, and she merhouse which she calls her workshop,
was thrilled to be in the hall alongside the and as she has a wood burner and televi-
craftspeople she had admired for so long. sion in there it is very cosy. It has to be I
Since that day, she has been invited to suppose, as Emma is often working from
quite early until noon. A quick check on

orders and customers then, after a quick
lunch, it’s back to work. All the hand
stitched and knitted items are done in
the evening whilst she is pretending to be
watching the television (listening sounds
like a better description).
Emma admits that there are not
enough hours in the day to get every-
thing done, and wishes that everyone
who ever feels bored just gets themselves
a doll’s house. One of the most frequent
requests Emma gets is for the Noah’s
Ark and she is always busy making these
and many other things. DHW
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PROJECT
old fashioned trip

TO THE BEACH
Marianne Colijn relives her dislike of the
knitted swimsuits from the 1920s and 1950s
by making some of her own
By Marianne Colijn
A
book showing pages from vintage dark colour would not look as good in the little flapper hats and were pretty elegant. In
mail order catalogues was the photo, and I loved the story I heard about the 50s they were plain and boring. I man-
inspiration for this article. When an unnamed society lady who created quite aged to make one in flapper style, and will
I was looking at the pictures of a stir in an all pink suit. tell you how you can create yours.
the bathing suits, I remembered how much In the 20s you needed things like a robe
I used to hate wearing my own knitted or a cape, a beach pyjama, and even a
swimsuit in the 1950s and 1960s. beach dress. I’ve wondered how often they Abbreviations
I did some reading up on how swimsuits actually did wear the suits, as swimming Sts= stitches
were actually made and what styles and was not a really big thing then. St= stitch
options there were. I had so much fun find- In the 50s more people started to really P=knit
ing out the ins and outs of bathing suits that swim. Suits were still made out of wool P=purl
I decided to share some of them with you in and cotton, which was a problem because SS = stocking stitch (K one row,
miniature. these suits used to get very heavy in the Purl one row)
I must say the Victorian suits that look water and started to stretch where you did Rib = K1 st, P 1 st.
like dresses worn over a pair of bloomers not want them to.
did not speak to me, but when I saw the That is my worst nightmare memory of
ones from 1920 – 1930 and the later ones those swimsuits: feeling everything was Pink 1920’s Flapper swimsuit
from 1950, I did really get excited. hanging out of the suit and the whole thing
YOU’LLneed
Knitted fabrics were used for these swim looking like it was ten times too big.
suits so knitting them was the best option The 50’s suits show a bit more leg and Thin wool or punch thread
for making mini ones too. There were ver- have a little more skin showing, for getting No. 20 knitting needles
sions that were knit by machines in wool tanned was becoming popular too. Spare needle or safety pin
and cotton. People who could not afford Thanks to reading up about swimsuits I Needle for sewing up
those often knitted their own suits using also know now what ladies in the 20s used, A piece of narrow and rather
wool. and what we should have used in the fif- stiff ribbon
The 1920s suits did not show a lot of ties too: a belt! That would have solved a A little gold piece to use as
skin. They had pants and a vest-like top. lot of problems. In the 20s, each suit was a clasp
European types often had a sort of built-in worn with a belt that either came with the Tacky glue
skirt covering the pants, but I saw that the suit or could be bought separately. The belt
US models did not have that. Pants were held the whole stretched out suit together. I We’ll start with the back of the suit. Start
often done in wool and dark colours, while wonder why we never had those. It sounds at the bottom of the pant part.
the tops could be a lighter colour or have so simple once you know. • Cast on 14 sts.
stripes and could be done in a wool and Of course swimming caps were also an • Row 1 – 6: work 1 K, P1 rib.
silk mix. I did mine in pink because I felt a essential in the 20s; they almost looked like • Put stitches on a spare needle or safety
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PROJECT
pin.
• Work the second leg the same way. • Work 35 – 40 in K1, P1, rib.
• Row 7: Rib 14, turn, cast on 2 sts, turn • Work 41 – 44 in SS.
and rib the stitches from the other needle. • Row 45: slip 1 st, K6, increase in next st,
There will be 30 sts. K7.
• Row 8 – 10: K1, P1, rib. • Row 46: P.
• Row 11 – 14: SS begin with a knit row. • Row 47: slip 1 st, K6, increase in next st,
• Row 15: K2 together at each end of the K7.
row. • Work 48 – 54 in SS.
• Work row 16 – 20 in SS. • Row 55 – 58: work in K1, P1 rib.
• Next row 21: K2 together and each of • Row 59: Rib 9, cast of 1 (1 st, remains
the row. on needle). Rib 8. Working on the second
• Work row 22 – 26 in SS. set of 9 sts to make the strap: rib (K1, P1)
• Row 27: K 2 together and each end of 9 sts.
the row. There will be 24 sts. • Row 60: working on the last 9 sts K2 tog,
• Work row 28 – 30 in SS. rib till end.
• Row 31: K2 together at both ends of the • Work 20 rows of rib for the strap.
next row. • Cast off and finish off.
• Row 32: Purl. * • Attach thread to other set of 9 sts.
• Work 33 – 40 in K1, P1 rib for the waist • Work 1 rib row beginning with P st.
and back of the suit. • Finish to match the other strap.
• Cast off.
Step 1: Sew the side seems and the
Front of the suit crotch together. I put my suit under a damp
Now we’ll continue with the front of the cloth overnight to dry into the right shape.
suit. Work the same as the back until * Step 2: Fasten the straps at the back
(including row 32). waist. I tucked the straps under the rib at
• Row 33: K2 2 together at each end of the waist and sewed them in place. You
next row. can also add buttons if you like.
• Row 34: Purl.
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Adding a belt through one rib at the side seams. Swimming cap
Step 3: Fold one end of the ribbon through A must-have item to go along with your
the clasp and glue into a loop to keep the knitted swimsuit, is a matching swim cap.
clasp in place. These are quick and easy to make, and add
Step 4: Pull the ribbon tight and fold other a lot to your 1920’s swimsuit.
end of ribbon through the clasp.
Step 5: Cut off the excess ribbon and YOU’LLneed
secure the loop with glue as before.
Cheap pair of rubber gloves
Scissors
Superglue
Tacky glue
Step 1: Cut the top of one finger off the

glove, leaving a little extra so you can cut
off excess later. Make sure to try it on your
doll’s head for size. I used the ring finger
but it will depend on the size of your doll.
I had planned for a doll to model my Step 2: Figure out how much of the
suit and I had even ordered her. When she excess you can cut off and then cut a little
arrived, I found that the pose of her legs less, for when it is too small, the cap won’t
would look very weird with the suit and stay on the head. I used one glove to play
could not be changed. Also the legs were with and then cut the other one for the real
very skinny compared to her arms. thing.
None of my other mini ladies were willing Step 3: Add some tacky glue to the head
or able to model the suit for me, and I felt and put the cap on.
a bit desperate. But then I noticed all the
ladies in the catalog pictures had no legs.
So I put the doll together minus the legs
and dressed her in the suit.
To suggest the top of her legs I had to
fill up the pants. I used fibre fill because it
was the first thing to come to mind, but
you could also use something more rigid. If
you have a dress form, you can use that in
the same way. I added a stand to the dress
form for some of the pictures.
The suit will actually fit a rather slim Step 4: Cut a longish strip from the leftover
twelfth scale lady, so if you have one, let her bits of glove finger. The strip should be long
Step 1: Cut a piece of ribbon that will fit try it on. enough to tie a loop. Check the photo at
around the waist with 1 cm extra. The suit will also look good on a hanger, the top of the next page.
Step 2: To make it appear that the belt is waiting to go into a suitcase, or drying on a Step 5: Pull the loop tight until it is small
held in place by loops, thread the ribbon clothesline. enough to go on the cap.
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Step 6: Cut the ends and then cut them
into a point. The goal is to make it look like
a piece of fabric has been tied.
Step 7: Then cut two narrow rings from
the leftover bits of glove finger.
Blue 1950’s bathing suit • Row 4: P.

This is a variation on the 1920 suits. By • Row 5 – 10: work in SS.
that time the pants were a lot shorter and • Row 11: K2 together at each end of this
you could show some leg and straps were row.
Step 8: Put the two rubber rings over the a bit narrower allowing a bit of shoulder to • Row 12 – 16: work in SS.
cap to look like the main part of the fabric. be seen as well. • Row 17: K2 together at each end of the
Suits were available in more colours. A row.
lot of people still preferred dark colours, • Row 18 – 22: work in SS.
because they were supposedly a bit more • Row 23: K 2 together at each end of this
modest, but by the time I had my first row. There will be 24 sts.
swimming lessons, I could get away with a • Row 24 – 26: work in SS.
mid blue suit. • Row 27: K 2 together each end of this
We’ll start with the back, at the bottom row.
of the pants, as before. • Row 28: Purl. *
• Row 29 – 32: work in 1K, P1 rib.
YOU’LLneed • Cast off and finish off.
Thin wool or punch thread—
Front of the suit
blue, white
Now we’ll continue with the front of the
No. 20 needles
suit. Work the pattern for the back up to *
Needle for sewing up
(this is including row 28).
Tacky glue
• Row 29: K2 together at each end of the
row.
• Cast on 14 sts. • Row 30: Purl.
• Row 1: K. • Row 31 – 36: Work in K1, P1 rib for
• Row 2: P, put stitches on spare needle or waist. If you like the white stripe at the
Step 9: Now glue the knotted part on the safety pin and repeat for the second leg. waist: work row 34 and in white.
side of the cap. Check the photo before • Row 3: K 14 sts , turn , cast on 2 sts, • Row 37 – 40: work in SS if you like the
you glue, and use superglue, as it really turn, K the 14 sts from the other needle. white stripe work rows 39 and 40 in white.
works with the rubber. There will be 30 sts. • Row 41: slip 1 st, K6 , increase in next st,
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K7 , increase in next st, K1 till end of row.
• Row 42: P.
• Row 43: slip 1 st, K1 , increase in next st,
K1 increase in next st, knit till end of row.
Make sure the increases are in the same
place as in row 41.
• Row 44 – 50: SS.
• Row 51– 54: work in K1, P1 rib.
• Row 55: Rib 8 sts, cast off 8 sts, rib 8
sts.
• Row 56: working on the last 8 sts work
the strap: rib and knit last 2 together.
• Row 57: K2 together and finish in rib.
• Work 17 row of rib for strap and cast
off.
Make the other strap in the same way.
of the straps together and attach to the

back of the suit in the middle of the ribbed
edge. I also gathered the front slightly by
gathering the middle stitches of the centre
rib.
Step 4: If you want to add a belt to this
swimsuit, please check the instructions for
the belt on the pink suit.
This swimsuit will fit a slim adult lady, but
none of mine were looking good in the suit,
so I decided to use a dress form instead,
also because all the suits in the old catalogs
had ladies with no legs. I cut off the bottom
of the stand, and then I put the suit on the
dress form.
To my surprise, it was a perfect fit. DHW
Step 1: Sew together the side seams and

the crotch seam.
Step 2: To create the proper shape you
have to fold the first few rows of the legs at
the bottom to the inside. You can secure
this with tacky glue.
Step 3: To fasten the straps: sew the ends
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make a lovely
CAKE STAND
Diana Carpenter has an quick and easy method
for making a three-tier cake stand for tea time.
It’s up to you how fancy you want it to be!
By Diana Carpenter
T
his easy-to-make cake stand will
Templates and diagrams delight your doll’s house family;
especially when it is filled with on which to stand and hide the end of the
homemade cakes and given pride wire. You won’t need too much wire pro-
of place on the table. I have kept mine truding, but if you don’t leave any your des-
quite plain, but you might like to embellish sert stand may topple over. Place a drop of
yours with a gold trim to the plates (using a glue around the wire.
metallic pen), or put an ornate bead on the
top of the handle. Step 5: To hold the second plate in position
and stop it from sliding down you will need
Fig 1.
YOU’LLneed a small bead or piece of flattened polymer.
Glue this into position making sure you have
Paper plates (20 x 25mm left enough space between the two plates
and 10 x 20mm) to position your cakes—I left about 1cm.
Cake wire or wooden cocktail Slide your second larger plate into position,
stick gluing it firmly onto the polymer/bead sup-
Glass or wooden beads port. Fig 3.
Flat pieces of polymer clay
Step 6: Take your second polymer support
Fig 2. Step 1: Before you go any further, paint or bead and slide it down the wire, spacing
your plates and your cocktail stick now if it 1cm above the second plate. Glue it into
you want them to be coloured. When dry, position.
proceed to the next step.
Small bead or Step 7: Slide your third and smaller plate
Fimo glued into
Step 2: Pierce a hole in the centre of each down onto the support and glue firmly into
position
plate, just big enough to take the width of position.
the cake wire or stick. Push your cake wire
or stick through the first larger plate. Fig 1. Step 8: You should now have three plates
evenly spaced along the centre wire and a
Step 3: Take four matching beads and glue longer piece of wire sticking up. This will not
them in a circle underneath the plate and all be needed, but before you cut off any of
around the protruding wire. Fig 2. the length, decide how much you want left
Fig 3. and cut off the excess. Finally, glue a bead
Step 4: You should now have an even base on the very top! DHW
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miniatureSHOWCASE WITH MARTHA PUFF
PHOTOGRAPHY: MICHAEL PUFF
We showcase beautiful miniatures in a

variety of scales from talented miniaturists
around the world
ALL PIECES HAVE BEEN EXHIBITED AT THE GOOD SAM SHOW
PETER
ETER TUCKER
“I’ve been make miniatures as a business for nearly

twenty years—and would describe what I make as
idiosyncratic. I tend to make one-of-a-kind items
that generally are modern in style. I try and make
things that present me with a challenge whether from
design, materials, or technical issues. That means I
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LAYNE HALLIDAY
“I have been making miniature furniture to sell for about eighteen

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I am passionate about the beauty of wood, and often include
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MINICONTACTS LEFT: An amazingly small

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VALERIE ANN CASSON
“I have been making a variety of miniatures in twelfth scale for

forty years. I enjoy putting an entire picture together. I make
dressers to display my ceramics, and toys to go with my nurs-
ery furniture. I show my ladies finery on a bed or chaise that
I’ve made. My love of fashion and fine fabrics is evident in the
ladie’s attire on mannequins and the tuffets that I create.”
MINICONTACTS
Valerie Anne Casson ABOVE: A beautiful display of colourful dolly
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ABOVE RIGHT:Valerie has a new line of
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fabrics and trim.
BRIAN “RAINBOW HAND” AND KATHY TEPPER

“We have been selling miniatures for almost forty years.
This year we are doing a line of “Curiosities and Oddities”.
“Found” and “Repurposed” furniture is used to display
eclectic groupings of interesting objects for our new work-
shop, the Curiosity and Oddities Shoppe. Our Western
Collection is for the more traditional collector. The rich fab-
rics and leathers, combined with vibrant art by Brian, make
for a very “liveable” environment.”
LEFT: The tall bookcase curio cabinet with hand painted trunk is
by Rainbow Hand and the small dinosaur skeleton
is by Wendy Smale.
ABOVE RIGHT: The French box vessel table is constructed from
a vintage Guerlain perfume box. The vessels are by Red Dragon,
Lars Mikkelsen, and Vitreus Ignis.
RIGHT: Antique leather trunk box with miniature shoes from
Thailand, Ganesh and Buddhist Shrines, prayer wheel and porce-
lain pomegranates. The fabric is a vintage East Indian remnant.
MINICONTACTS
Rainbow Hand and Kathy Tepper
Tel: 001 805 684 5821
info@rainbowhandandkathy.com
www.rainbowhandandkathy.com
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FERD SOBEL
ABOVE: Ferd’s Aladdin Tea Cart.

RIGHT: A collection of favourite blue
and white vases happily resides on
The Demilune Table by The Ferd Sobol
Editions. Ferd’s delicate Ladies Hand
Caned Chair makes an airy, feminine and
fitting companion piece.
LEFT: The Trésor Table, from the French

word for treasure, is Ferd’s most recent
offering to collectors. It is a lovely yet
practical piece he designed to keep those
petite items safe and dust free but on grand
display at the same time. The clear sides
and lid allow for easy viewing. The hinged
lid opens to make rearranging convenient
as your miniature collection grows. A pair
of his Hepplewhite Two Seat Settees add a
comfortable and stylish vantage point from
which to view the displayed items. The
Demilune Table is centered on the rear wall
displaying a spring bouquet.
MINICONTACTS
The Ferd Sobol Editions
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CA 91362 USA
(805) 241-8243
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clubNEWS Share your club events and activities with readers
around the world - Dolls House World, PO Box 2258
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Christmas comes
early in Henfield
From snow-covered tea rooms to hundreds of dolls
this ambitious club display featured plenty to admire
By Sandra Harding
I
love Christmas whatever Father Christmas’s house cre- and fast: dance hall, children’s so that will have to do. June
time of year it happens to ated by June, measuring 6x5 parties, nativity play, themed instructed him not to count the
be. This year, thanks to feet, which we are featuring rooms and houses, shops and elves, or Mr & Mrs Christmas,
the very imaginative June later in the year for you. fancy dress party to name a as they are magical and not
Smith it came early, at least in There were also at least few. normal people, but we already
Henfield, West Sussex, for a another thirty houses and I sent my husband on a doll knew that.
weekend in June (don’t panic, roomboxes including a church, count, which proved impos- There was the usual out-
I promise there will still be tea room and ice skating rink, sible, and in the end he just standing tombola, ably organ-
another in December). all decorated in the Christmas looked shell-shocked and said ised by Shirley, with donations
The Henfield Dolls House theme, and all showered in “between four to five hundred”, from members and others. “Old
Club once again rallied round snow. Each member was Mary”, as she is called (because
their leader to create their given a kit to make there’s a young one of course),
annual extravaganza for a box, measuring looked after the stand as it was
the delight of visitors to the 18x22 inches, they a sitting down job. There was
“Henfield Festival of Gardens could make anything a quiz competition with a £20
& Arts” open weekend. This they wanted in the prize for the winner, which
year it was the most stunning Christmas theme and meant every house had to be
Christmas display, including the ideas came thick looked at, as if you wouldn’t
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look at them all anyway! by Jane and Maureen. (conse-

June tells me that that the quently, I now have two new
display takes three days to lay teddies, a bumble bee and a
out with much help from the musketeer).
members, particularly Desna We simply had to stay for
Tysoe and Terry Cobden of T&S lunch, as it is always delicious,
Miniatures who was there with organised by Debbie with help
his stand full of temptations. from Suzanne. Even the tables
The money raised this year was had crackers and Christmas
a grand total of £1300 and the decorations and there was a
main charity to benefit will be Christmas tree in the restau-
the Henfield Self Help Group. rant – June doesn’t miss a
There was also a very trick. To quote my husband:
attractive stall for the charity “Christmas in June, and June in
Richmond Homes and Lifestyle Christmas”.
Trust based in Surrey, which This is a large, successful
supports people with learning club and because of the vast
disabilities. They were selling amount of effort needed to
handmade cuddly toys, made put on such a display I want
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to give them all a mention, so, Nicki, Anne, Mary, Yvonne, Many of the club members know that I will be there. This
applause please for: Bobby, Hazel, Kay, Shirley, Old Mary, dressed the part and all were show is not one to miss so put
Margaret, Heather, Hazel, Wendy, Ella, Desna, and of very busy with a good crowd it in your diary: June 10 and 11,
Jenny, Jeanette, Barbara, Ann, course June, the inspiration and attending all day. Plans are 2017. Full details will be in DHW
Suzanne, Maureen, Jayne, force behind the club. already in place for 2017 and I next year. DHW
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Children’s Delights
By Sandra Harding
I
hope most of you will have seen some begging to borrow Megan’s little house,
of Joan Joyce’s amazing work in and so Doll House number 4 was made.
earlier articles but these little gems The beautiful papers on the walls were
were just too good to miss. from a book of wrapping paper in French
The delightful cottages were all made, provincial patterns. The furnishings and
decorated and furnished by Joan in accessories are all charily shop finds or
her own unique style and designed for handmade by Joan.
children, either family or friends. The Whilst this build was going on Joan’s
cottages have all since become treasured grandson, Ethan, aged about 5, also
heirlooms and, in some cases, passed became fascinated by a doll’s house Joan’s
down through the family. father was building for another family
The first one is called Ty Melyn and member. As a result, Joan made The
was made for granddaughter Megan Mouse House in 2000 as a surprise for (for now) is The Three Bears House.
at the same time as Joan was building him. The mice were reindeer Christmas It was made for a friend’s little girl who
her first house in 1999. Megan was tree decorations with antlers removed and was six at the time. It is furnished mostly
fascinated by doll’s houses and it was an tails added. Ethan collected various little from items made by Joan - apart from
immediate hit. After much playtime, it bits himself over the years, and they even the wall cupboard in the kitchen and the
was passed down to a younger sister and have wine. Now a grown man of 21, he cupboard in the living room which was
now lives with a cousin. still has the house, and hopes that even- from a pound shop. The toilet is an egg
The second house I want to mention tually it will be loved by his own children. cup, the wash basin is a cotton spool and
was made after the other cousins started The last house I want to tell you about a little box, and the bath is a barrel that
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came with a soap set. The lovely bears

were spotted in a little shop in Haworth.
The windows are CD case, and all the
delightful paintings were done by this
very talented lady.
I do hope you enjoyed looking at these
lovely cottages as much as I did. I am
sure we will be seeing much more of this
lady’s work in the months ahead.
LEFT: Ty Melyn.
ABOVE: Doll House number 4.
RIGHT: The Mouse House.
BELOW: The Three Bears House.
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No such thing as
“too many minis”
If you’re going to make an old-time store that has been
in business for decades, you will need decades’ worth of
stu or amela that as the eas art o th s ro ect
By Pamela J
PHOTOGRAPHY BY PAMELA J
I
don’t know a miniaturist alive who bits and pieces of wood and stuff that she here, stacked up and waiting for me to
doesn’t have drawers and boxes of didn’t need; she was always thinning her turn them into something marvellous.
items they’ve accumulated that are stash to make more room for things she At times, she’d see a room box or such
just sitting, waiting to be put to good wanted more. on a site and buy it just because the price
use. Soon after, she got extremely generous was right and she couldn’t resist. It was
When I first got involved in mini- and gave me some small doll’s house kits, one of those times which allowed me to
atures, in May 2008, I spent hours—and figuring she’d never get around to build- create what is probably one of my favour-
I do mean hours—online, just scour- ing them. Needless to say, they are still ite displays.
ing websites, auction sites, and
anyplace else that had
miniatures for sale. There
were times I’d buy a com-
plete lot of items on eBay
because one item in par-
ticular caught my eye. The
rest, I knew I’d find a use
for—someday.
In the meantime, my
daughter Nancy, in her
overzealous way to see to it
that my passion for minis
held, would buy or give
me things that she thought
I would like or could use.
At first, she’d give me fur-
niture that she didn’t want.
Then it was wallpaper and
RIGHT: The stuffed-

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LEFT: The various stages of the mercantile For the store, I needed to have a sidewalk
as amela tra s orme t to the ol t me in front and then space on the side for
arter s erca t le outside tools and things you wouldn’t
BELOW: sam l g o the ar et o tems expect to see inside.
shown in the store; these are shuffled into Making the sidewalk was easy; I
the ack cor er
measured the space I wanted for it and
had my husband cut me a thin piece of
I’m not sure what it is called, but I keep at it—day and night, weekends, and wood for a base that would accommodate
believe it’s an Old Time Store Kit or every waking moment until I finish it. the store itself with extra on one side and
General Store by Carlson, and Nancy I knew without thinking what colour I in the front. I made the sidewalk out of
bought it for a good price already built. wanted to repaint the store. It went from popsicle sticks, as it seemed like a logi-
At that time, though, I had caught the burgundy to a nice blue. After painting cal choice. I had plenty of them since my
clay bug and was creating mini food in it, I took sandpaper and sanded off places
clay day after day. She visualised a bakery at random to make it look like it needed a
or a sweet shop of some sort. It was built paint job. I didn’t want the inside to look
just as the picture on the box showed, but old and the outside to be new and fresh.
no frills or anything extra. Since it was The storefront was too plain and
mostly burgundy and cream in colour, I boring for me, so I created a wood slat
just didn’t get excited about it. That was front for the top of the building. This
before I could really see things beyond also served as a way to cover up the gold
what was in front of my face, so to speak. metal plate that said General Store. That
I know I’m not alone when I say that didn’t fit in with what I had in mind. So
oftentimes I can have something and it I made a sign out of popsicle sticks after
just sits and sits, neglected and begging finding something on Google to give me
to be transformed for quite some while. an idea. I weathered it by using Crackle
And then, all of a sudden an idea hits me paint. I call it Carter’s Mercantile, which
(like the proverbial light bulb over my is my husband’s mother’s maiden name.
head) and I run with it. That’s what hap- Room boxes are great, and you can do
pened with this store. so much with them without taking up as
When I get an idea and start on it, much space as a doll’s house would, but
I am like a woman possessed and just I like to put mine on a base of some sort.
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husband at one time ate them so often seemed right. ABOVE RIGHT: The view from above the
he got sick of them. I have since found It was at this time that I started dig- sho sho s ou ho cro e the store
out you can buy them at a craft store and ging through all my drawers and storage reall s
they don’t have to be washed before using containers in my Mini Room and other ABOVE: he ro r etor has ma e a sale
them. places in my house to see what kinds of BELOW: t s almost l ke ou are eer g to
I cut the sticks to size and glued them the store, checking it out from the street as
merchandise I could find to stock the
ou a er alo g o a su a
to the overhanging wood, one by one. shelves.
Some of them I’d shave off an edge or I was like a child sifting through a toy
corner and others I’d cut in half altogeth- store. I found dishes and fabric, pack- cantile, yet with some modern things in
er so they weren’t so uniform and per- ages of food and Western wear, pots and stock as well. I pictured it as a store that
fectlooking. To make it look old, I mixed pans and picture frames; the supply of had been run for years and years by the
black paint with water so it was very thin items I had seemed endless. The more I same people, thus containing items that
and pale and did a wash on the wood, in looked the more excited I got. I piled it had been there for just as long. In trying
some places heavier than others. I wanted all on my kitchen counter (that’s where I to keep up with the times, the proprietor
it to look weathered and worn. work) and started putting it all into place had added newer items throughout the
I did a wash with the shingles as well, mentally. years.
but with blue paint and a bit of brown, I had in my mind that I wanted this As with any such store of this kind,
black, and white added here and there. store to be like an old-fashioned mer- there should be a wide variety of mer-
One thing about doing it with paint that
is so watery is that you can add more, or
wipe it off if you don’t like the effect. I’ve
found that I prefer doing all my wood
items with paint as opposed to varnish
because I can achieve the same look but
feel it’s easier to work with.
Once I had finished the outside to
my liking, it was time to stock the store.
At this point I decided it was to be a
Mercantile rather than a general store.
One in Missouri—in a little bitty town in
Missouri where people don’t care nuttin’
about going to the Walmart store. My
husband was born in Missouri, so it just
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ABOVE LEFT AND BELOW RIGHT: The corners of the store; even these are filled with as
ma tems as oss le
ABOVE AND ABOVE RIGHT: The back wall above the entrance, featuring a wide variety of
tems that o t seem to t a here else
chandise, and not necessarily displayed I knew I had to attach things to the gether by the time I was finished. Does
with any sort of pattern. I didn’t think it shelves and walls in the store, so I opted that give you an idea of how much mer-
would be too offbeat to group some items to use glue dots. I felt that way things chandise this little store has to offer? Like
together, but then add something totally would stay in place but not be so perma- I said—if I am going to do it, I’m going
irrelevant to them to give it that down- nent they couldn’t be removed someday. to do it up good!
home feel. Think assorted pots and pans Not that I plan on getting rid of this; as Did I use up all my excess minis?
in the window, with a bed warmer sitting I said, it’s one of my favourites and shall Nope. I still had some left, plus I have
there for lack of space elsewhere to put remain in my possession. But alas, I can’t acquired more since then. There may just
it. A Hershey bar near kitchen canisters live forever… have to be another store in my future. No
because that’s where little Johnny put it Once I started placing things on the one says I can only do just one, right? DHW
after Mama said he couldn’t have it. shelves, I was just in Mini Heaven! I
I’d seen mini general stores on auction spent hours at a time going through the
sites that said “loaded” in the title, so I’d items I wanted to use and then strategi-
click on it to get a better look only to be cally placing them, one by one, where I
disappointed to find there were only a few thought they’d look best. I was amazed
things on the shelves and counters. In my at how much I fit in there, but at the
opinion, if you’re going to do something same time, I wanted to fill it up; make
you might as well do it up good. it a “one-butt store” as a fellow mini
I like my miniature displays to look friend put it. It does look like there’s just
real—like real things you’ll find in real enough room in there for one shopper at
life—only smaller. So when I create a time.
something I want it to have that realism, When I finished stocking it, I left it
that “wow” effect that makes the person on my countertop for a few days, just
looking at it just marvel at what I’ve looking at it to be sure it met with my
done. Or that’s what I aim for, anyway. approval. I’d peek in and actually see a
I also like to make things for my dis- space where I could add something—so
plays as much as possible, but since this I did. Looking at it now, I don’t think I
particular room box was a way to use up could fit another thing in there, but that’s
items I had lying around, not much was okay. To me it’s complete and I’m happy
made by me. I thought about making all with it.
the produce on the front sidewalk but felt Just for kicks, I kept track of how
that would defeat my purpose in using many glue dots I used. Or should I say
what I had. boxes of glue dots; I used 990 dots alto-
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are all booked in and the you can take a closer look at • Faylinn – Captivating and
floorplan is coming together. world of miniatures. artistic impressions of a fairy
Of course we will have Here are the new exhibi- world. unique take on furniture
workshops, old favourites and tors who you will find at the • Gek Miniature Art – A inspired by uniforms. Visitors
all the quality you expect to next show. whole gallery of classic paint- are sure to see something new
have at Miniatura. Regular • Alison Davies Miniatures ings in miniature. on Carol’s stand.
visitors will know that The (right) – Alison will • Het Porselein • Lili-Anne Miniatures –
National Exhibition Centre is be launching a new Boompje – A dutch Another person we have
situated in the centre of a first range of delightful artist excelling in missed for a while, looking
class transport network and furniture inspired ceramics. forward to seeing what won-
access to the show is superb. by 18th and 19th • Little Bits & derful creations Pat comes up
We can still provide excellent Century French arti- Pieces by Julie with.
sans. We have seen (below) – Multi • TYA Kitchen (inset cen-
examples and were talented maker and tre) – Mr & Mrs Kawai
amazed by the quality. author. Julie hopes to be sign- from Japan amazed us last
• Annie Shushneva – All the ing copies of her new book year with their first trip to the
way from Bulgaria, Annie will alongside examples of her show and we are so pleased
be bringing handmade dolls work. that they can come back
and miniatures borne from a • Sylvia’s Mini Knits – Dolls again. Their range of kitchen
true passion for the hobby. clothes from an established furniture and food was one
• Botiny Miniatures (left) maker enjoying her first time of the big hits in 2015. If you
– A special exhibition only at the NEC show. missed it make sure you get
stand of amazing flowers all to see it this time,
the way from the US. Other highlights breath-taking. DHW
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PROJECT
rock flowerbed for

YOUR GARDEN
Karen Fernholz shows how you can make
a u ue rock flo er e to ecorate our AS
m gar e us g a mater al DOL SEEN ON
LSHO
USE.
By Karen Fernholz TV
T
here are a lot of different ways so you will have quite a lot of it. We use
you can make a flowerbed. You the soft surface of the foam, not the hard
can get rocks and just glue them surface.
together and put it on a thin piece
of cardboard or wood for your base. Or you
can get some commercial products which
you can paint and put moss and things on
it to decorate.
I’m going to show you a way to create a with the emery board to do the finer work.
unique rock flowerbed out of builders’ foam. Step 4: You don’t want a flat bottom or
By carving and painting your builders’ foam, top, so work on rounding your edges.
you can create a realistic rock flowerbed
that you can customise for whatever shape Step 1: A good height for your rock beds
and size you need. A rock bed is a perfect is about half the height of the foam. First,
way to frame your flower garden, and adds cut the piece in half, and then without wor-
a great touch to your landscaping. rying about the inside, we’ll begin carving
the rocks.
YOU’LLneed
Builders’ foam Step 5: You’ll want a variety of shapes,
X-Acto knife thick and thin, so vary the sizes. Make
Emery board more rocks, making sure to really round the
Hammer edges.
Gloves for painting Use your X-Acto knife to cut out extra
Brushes foam from the creases if you need to.
Acrylic paint—black, hippo gray Step 2: Take your X-Acto knife and imag- It doesn’t look like rocks now, but it will,
Sponge ine the shape of the rock (in the front and I promise!
Toothpick the back) and cut out a shape from the
Moss foam.
Glue Step 3: Use your hands, fingernails, and
an emery board, and start shaping your
Carving a rock bed rock. Your fingers can begin to compress
Builders’ foam comes in large sheets, and round the corners, and then come in
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Step 6: When you get to the corner rock, Painting the rock bed
you’ll have to work it on three sides. Don’t Make sure to wear gloves while you
forget to cut in between the rocks to give paint your rock bed, because it’s very
them more definition (we don’t want it to messy.
look like foam).
Don’t be afraid to slice away— it’s just
foam!
TIP: This will make quite a mess,

so do the project somewhere Step 3: If you want to add some texture
where it’s easy to clean up. to your rocks, wait until the paint is dry
and add some moss. Use a paintbrush or
a toothpick to add the glue to the rocks,
moving from the bottom and running diago-
Step 1: Take a scruffy brush, and use nally up towards the cracks in the rocks.
black acrylic paint to paint the cracks You don’t have to be precise the more
between the rocks, as shown in the photo random it is, the more realistic it will be.
at the top of the next page.
Paint only one section at a time so you
can go over it with a sponge before the
paint dries. Make sure you are thorough, so
you don’t see any pink from the foam.
Step 7: As you keep shaping, you should
see that your foam is beginning to look like
rocks or small pebbles you’d find around
a flowerbed. Keep shaping rocks into the
foam.
Step 4: Take your moss and add it to the
glue before it dries. Tap off any extra.
Step 5: Once your rock bed is made, you
can finish in several ways. You can paint the
Step 2: Take hippo grey paint (not very bottom black, you can mulch it, you can
much at all) and use a pounder or a round mix railroad ballast with glue into a paste
cosmetic sponge, any sort of sponge will form and add it to the bottom.
work, and pound the colour onto the rocks. Whatever method you choose to use
It’s okay to pick up some of the black. The for the bottom of your rock flowerbed, treat
Step 8: You can take your fingernail and more you pound, the more realistic it looks. the bottom of your plants with the same
run it over the foam to create some small You should start to see the marks your fin- substance so you can be sure they will
dents. Once it’s painted, these marks will gernails left. match. DHW
create a really nice rock surface.
Step 9: Once you’re finished shaping your Variations

rocks, clear out all of the foam in the middle This technique of making rocks from
of the rocks so you have some room that is builder’s foam can be used to make
lower for you to set your flowers into. Cut it freestanding flower beds, create dif-
with a knife or use your fingers. ferent types of rocks, or even to make
Step 10: You can use a hammer to flatten bricks, front stairs, and lots of outside
it out on the bottom to help your flowers sit things like a wishing well.
flat once you add them.
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let’s get
COOKING!
This is a fun way to bring a cool vintage
style to your mini kitchen. Caroline shares
her technique, but it is up to you to make it your own
By Caroline Dupuis
I
needed a vintage style miniature hob
and oven for one my doll’s houses and
I came across a fun vintage ad for a
stove. I knew right away it was perfect!
If you happen to need a similar stove than
this is just the tutorial for you!
Step 1: Cut out the following pieces from

3/32” thick veneer wood:
• Back of the stove, 4” x 4”.
• The sides, 2 7/8” tall x 2” wide. Then I cut out two holes for the doors:
• The base, 1 15/16” x 4”, which I kept -The little door is 1 1/8” wide x 1 3/8”.
3/8” off the ground. -The big door is 2” x 1 3/8”. I left a 5/8”
• The front, 2 3/8” x 4”. space at the bottom for some fake drawers.
YOU’LLneed
3/32” thick veneer wood of wire about ¼” long. Press them into the
26-gauge wire wood with small pliers.
Tacky Glue
Pink acrylic paint
Black acrylic paint
Water-based gloss
Two 5/8” metal washers
Two 3/4” metal washers Step 2: The little door does not have a win-
Silver paint dow. But the larger one does. So cut out
Scrapbook embellishments a rectangle where plastic will go later. The
Snowflake hole punch window is about 1 3/8” x 5/8”.
Plastic Step 3: These doors should not fit snugly,
Small pliers sand or shave some wood from all the
Sandpaper sides. Use 26-gauge wire. Remove the two Step 4: Next glue the left and right pieces
Jewellery and craft findings sides and get the wire piece in place at the back on. Now the front is back together
base of the doors. You will need four pieces with working doors!
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you can just use enamel paint. For the first

coat I did a regular coating.
Step 12: The second coat, I put on the nail
polish a little thicker. It’s a bit better looking,
but it would need another coat. And I’m out
of Fiji! So I’m going to use gloss the rest of
the way. Keeping my fingers crossed!
sanded all the corners and the top edges

Step 5: Glue a “shelf” made of wood 1/8” round. Then I cut a perimeter groove and
under the doors on the inside. This wood then grooves in the centre.
“shelf” is approximately 1 7/8” x 4”.
Step 6: Glue the front to the rest of the
stove. Paint the interior black.
Step 13: Okay I put on 2 more coats of the

water-based gloss and it did fine. Except
the oven doors grew a bit and won’t close
now. This I why I mentioned to make the
doors a bit smaller earlier. Something I Step 4: I painted the griddle black. Then I
missed the first time around. used Folk Art paint “teddy bear” and Apple
Barrel’s “antique gold” to make rust. Then I
Adding the details put a few spots of the gloss on it here and
Step 7: Glue on a piece of wood that is there.
4 2/8” x 1 15/16” for the top of the stove.
(Photo doesn’t show black inside, I should
have painted when I instructed you to.)
Step 1: For the burners we will use the

washers. Paint them silver. The snowflake Step 5: The clock is a piece of wood that is
hole punch makes the black centres of the 3/4” x 1/2”. Paint the wood silver. Glue on a
burners. Glue the four burners onto the left clock face. The dots are paint.
side of the range.
Step 8: Add a piece at the bottom for a
toe kick. It’s 1/4” x 4”. Add a thin piece to
separate the two ovens.
Step 9: Now the trick will be to see if we
can get this to look like a real stove! Sand
everything smooth and round all your cor-
ners and edges.
Step 10: I am making mine pink. So first
I am doing a coat of pink acrylic. I used
Anita’s Craft Paint- Princess Pink.
Step 11: Then I tried some nail polish. I Step 2: I used this heart embellishment Step 6: You can also add some silver trim
have Essie’s “Fiji” that is a bit too old for my by Melissa Frances. It’s a scrapbook piece on the stove. Cut slivers of wood about
nails. So I am using it on the range, but I made out of resin. 1/8” wide at different lengths to put at the
think if you just did 4 or 5 coats of water- Step 3: I decided to have a griddle so I cut top of the range and the stove. The top
based gloss it would do the same trick. Or a little piece of wood 1 1/2” x 1”, and then ones are 1 1/4” long. The big oven handle
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is 1 5/8” long. The large drawer under it is Step 8: For the oven knobs I used some
2”. The little oven door handle is 7/8”. The metal pieces that held a rhinestone.
little drawer under it is 1 1/4”. Remove the rhinestone and you will have a
four prong little domed circle.
Accessorising your stove

I made most of the items myself. The
little spatula is wire, cardboard, and glue.
The pancakes, strawberries and bread are
air-dry clay. The eggs are glue and a dot of
paint. The pot is a purchased item I painted
and sealed with gloss. The toaster was a
gift and I painted with little roses.
The pink polka dot plate is a plate I
Step 7: Glue in a piece of acetate for the purchased and re painted. The towel is a
oven window. piece of fabric I painted with regular paint
for the dots. I then put the fabric on a piece
of cardboard and pinned in place. Next, I
sprayed it with hair spray and dried it with
my hair dryer.
The baking pan that the bread rolls are
on is a rectangle bezel pendant from the
jewellery department.
That’s my vintage doll’s house miniature
stove tutorial! Now it’s your turn to make
this oven even better than mine. Have fun! DHW
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FEATURE
The Miniature
Show recap
The Miniature Show in Chicago was truly a
celebration of artisans that are skilled in
creating masterpieces in small scale
By Lauren Nielsen
A
Celebration of Artisans of miniaturists through a special afternoon afternoon dinner buffet. All were free
Miniatures: this was the tagline dinner buffet. VIP miniaturists lined up to take part in the buffet and wander
for the The Miniature Show at the registration table and were soon between the buffet area and the miniature
first annual event–and what a armed with VIP badges, shopping bags, art prize displays. Many artisans who
celebration it was. Put on by Greg Madl and a colourful show pamphlet showcas-
of Swan House Miniatures, the show ing the artisan exhibitors and providing ABOVE: This little one has found herself a
welcomed artisans of miniatures and show information. tiny treasure.
miniaturist enthusiasts from all across On their short walk from registration BELOW FAR LEFT: One of Paul Lim’s finely
the globe and took place at the Hyatt table to the show foyer, guests were able detailed hand-painted pieces of furniture in
Regency in Schaumburg, Illinois. to view and vote on The Miniature Art twelfth scale.
BELOW LEFT: Furniture maker Michael
A Thursday Evening Preview kicked Prize (MAP) entries displayed along the
Walton brought his latest work in progress
off the show, allowing VIP Preview walls of the hallway. Excitement was in
to the show. As you can see he is having
guests to gain early access to the show as the air as guests oohed and aahed, taking trouble letting it go to its soon to be proud
well as enjoy the camaraderie of fellow note of their favourites as they passed by. owner!
Before the evening preview sale began, BELOW AND RIGHT: Elissa, from Cutest
participants and exhibitors were wel- Things, cheerfully presented her romantically
comed into the show foyer by the sounds vintage handcrafted marionette displays in
of live piano music and the scents of the twelfth scale.
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entered the competition were happily
chatting with guests about their entry
pieces, discussing the fine details and art-
istry of the creation process.
Simultaneously, IGMA artisan
Robert Off presented a slideshow on
“Miniatures as Art” and Sally Sexton
Kalmbach was in attendance and holding
a special book signing of her new book,
Mrs. Thorne’s World of Miniatures.
As time neared for the doors to the
show floor to open, attendees lined up
down the hall. Artisans stood ready
behind their stands, waiting for the
first guests to cross the threshold of the
ballroom. Exhibitors came from all over
the world including Poland, France,
Spain, the USA, Germany, and more. A
wide range of artisan exhibitors created
an even wider, more diverse, and more
exclusive range of items.
Show promoter Greg Madl’s Swan
House Miniatures was representing
numerous artisans’ works for those who
could not physically be in attendance.
The representation of these artisans’
works allowed for an even larger variety
of superb artisan miniatures to be avail-
able for attending collectors and enthusi- ABOVE: Dominique Autin from France showcased her exquisite natural collections.
asts to enjoy and purchase. BELOW: J. Getzan is a maker of fine handcrafted miniatures in metal as you can see by this
Walking through the vast ballroom, gorgeous twelfth scale chair.
tables were stacked high with artisans’ BELOW RIGHT: Lighting Bug had a collection of beautiful lighting for any miniature room!
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ABOVE: Jennifer Hatt from Looking Glass was high as miniature enthusiasts made workshops by artisans in attend-
Miniatures has beautifully detailed pieces. their way through the show, looking for ance. Workshops included the Polish
ABOVE RIGHT: Judi Hamilton’s twelfth that perfect piece and discovering new Miniature Trio’s European Breakfast
scale gnomes are ready to be put to work in items they never even dreamed of! Tray, Arlene Finkelstein’s Flower
a mini garden. The first full day of the show was Arrangement, and Vegas Airs Fantasy
BELOW: The self proclaimed “Polish Trio”!
filled with the laughter and chatter of Mushroom.
From left to right: Martyna Zalewska, Gosia
both exhibitors and attendees alike. Some For those who were able to go out
Suchodolska, and Anna Wybranowska.
collectors brought friends and family into downtown Chicago, Saks Fifth
members with them to join in on the Avenue had a special window display
miniature pieces. Everything from the experience, several bringing young min- featuring miniatures and promoting The
tiniest garden tools to completed room iaturists-in-the-making to share in their Miniature Show. It was a fun and inspir-
boxes, copper pots and pans to uphol- passion for the hobby. ing site to see miniatures showcased amid
stered furniture, wired lighting fixtures to Throughout the weekend, The skyscrapers and big-city life.
flower arrangements. The artisan exhibi- Miniature Show put on numerous The final day of the show started off
tors interacted with customers, discussing
‘
what special items they had on their stand
or what specific pieces a customer was
looking for. Exhibitors came from all over the world
Friday morning greeted everyone with including Poland, France, Spain, the USA,
’
bright sunshine and a long line of guests
awaiting the start of the show. Energy Germany, and more.
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FEATURE
The Miniature Art Prize

T
he Miniature Art Prize (MAP) is an independently organised international
miniature art competition for twelfth scale, 1:24 (half inch scale), 1:48
(quarter scale), and 1:144 scale. This was the Second Annual Miniature Art
Prize and coincided with The Miniature Show on April 14-16, 2016. Over 40
miniature art pieces from around the world were exhibited and each attendee was
able to vote for the “Best in Show.” Winners were announced on Saturday morning
of the show.
FIRST PLACE - The 2016 first place

winner was Gosia Suchodolska. Gosia
ABOVE: One of the beautiful twelfth scale
received $4,000. Gosia’s entry was
shabby chic creations from Rebecca Stewart
titled, “Roses and Raspberries on
of Tiny Dwellings.
BELOW: An enthusiastic standing ovation a Board.”
and a toast of admiration was initiated by
the dealers for Greg and his staff, following
the successful Preview event.
SECOND PLACE - The 2016 second

with the announcement of The Miniature place winner was Keith Bougourd. Keith
Art Prize winners. Votes had been tallied received $700. Keith’s entry was a 1:48
and the winners announced as First Place scale French Chateau.
Gosia Suchodolska, Second Place Keith
Bougourd, Third Place Candace Liddy,
and Fourth Place Ana Menocal.
A steady stream of miniaturists came
and went throughout the day, all leaving
with smiles on their faces, shopping bags
filled with purchases, and fun stories to
boot. The excitement of the event con-
tinued throughout the entire show for
everyone involved. It was a Celebration
of Miniatures, indeed.
Plans are currently underway for the
second annual The Miniature Show.
For more details about the show, see
www.theminiatureshow.com. DHW
THIRD PLACE - The 2016 third place win-

ner was Candace Liddy. Candace received
$300. Candace’s entry was titled, “Circus
Wagon with Band and Team of Horses.”
FOURTH PLACE - The 2016 fourth place

winner was Ana Menocal. Ana received a
feature in Dolls House World magazines.
Ana’s entry was an ornate dress.
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unmasking the
VENETIAN MASK
You were introduced to Japanese artisan, Victoriya
Ermakova earlier this issue and here she shares her
marvellous mask secrets for your own mini carnival
Introduction by Lori Stoltz. Tutorial by Victoriya Ermakova
T
here is something delightfully neighbours, and wore their masks as a way
decadent about putting on an artful to seek anonymity for promiscuity, gam-
mask and becoming someone bling, and other illicit behaviours. Hmm, has
else for awhile. Those decorative much changed?
dramatic Venetian masks originated from Have fun making your own dramatic
the Carnival of Venice around the 11th Venetian mask. Keep in mind that this is a
Century, developing into a popular form of creative process and that each mask will
improvisational theatre in Italy around the be unique since this isn’t an exact art. Also,
15th Century. Characters could be identified each mask can easily be altered to any size.
by their colourful costumes and masks, and It is all up to you. You can refer to my pic-
many of the modern mask designs, such as tures to guide you as you work or you can
Harlequin, Columbina, and Pantalone still research your own designs and try those
capture these intriguing characters from the out. Are you ready to begin?
past.
Like most things in history, even wearing Making the mask
masks had their controversial times. After
the 1100s, the masquerade went through
some turbulent periods of being outlawed
by the Catholic Church, especially during
holy days. A compromise was reached
eventually when they declared the months small ball (about 7-8 mm diameter). You
between Christmas and Shrove Tuesday can then press this ball between two fingers
free for Venetian mask-attired decadence. and make it flat (around 2 cm wide and 1.5
This period evolved into “Carnevale,” the cm height).
pre-Lent celebration meaning, “remove
meat.”
By 1436, the wearing of masks and cos- Step 1. To begin, I cut and bend a brass
tumes was well established and accepted, sheet around my finger. The shape should
and mask makers were officially recognised be more like a cone, not a cylinder. Then
with their own guild. The practice of wear- make two holes on the both sides of the
ing masks for disguise reached its peak in sheet, thread the wire through both holes,
the 18th Century, when Venetians of differ- and tighten enough to visually make a
ent social classes used the Carnival as an pleasing mask width (Refer to picture).
excuse to free themselves from judgmental Step 2. Next, take polymer clay and roll a
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YOU’LLneed Step 7. Now you can remove the clay with

the awl tool.
Step 4. Before shaping, you can make a

point in the centre of the mask (I usually do
Tweezers this later when making holes for the eyes).
Small scissors Then, I take the knife and cut a triangle at Step 8. Take a double ball ended tool and
Double ended ball tool (this one the top of the mask, both sides, and on the smooth out these eye holes.
you can find out in a craft store, bottom of the mask.
section for scrap booking)
Awl
Needle (maybe not necessary,
you can do with an awl tool)
Knife
Needle nose pliers
Paint brushes
Polymer clay (any colour will do,
but a neutral colour may be best
for starters)
Ostrich down (I used burgundy) Step 9. Draw a groove on the top with the
Golden micro beads Step 5. Next, I use this centre point as a same tool with bigger ball (about 1.5 mm
Gold ribbon or gold thread guide to help me with where I will draw a diameter).
Gold flakes or gold leaf pattern of two holes for the eyes. (You can
Decorative stones just visually decide on the shape and design
Mat & water-resistant acryl of the eyes for you own mask. Refer to the
gouache (I used burnt umber, photo to help guide you).
poppy red, gold deep)
Glue, dries transparent (I used
PVA glue for feather and Acetic
acid vinyl resin adhesive glue)
Brass sheet (this will act as a
canvas for forming your mask
shape)
Wire (to secure the brass sheet) Step 10. Then draw four more lines, two on
each side, to make it visually interesting.
Step 3. Remove the clay carefully from your

fingers and place it on the brass sheet. Step 6. Once you have drawn the eye pat-
terns and are satisfied with them, take the
knife and cut the eye outlines on the mask.
Step 11. After that, carve out some of the

clay under the eye holes to give it texture.
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Step 12. The next step is to keep making Step 19. Now, when the mask is cured and
an overall desired shape and unique look cooled down, I stick a needle into the back
with the same double ball ended tool. side of the mask around the nose. By doing
this, it will be much easier to paint and dry
the mask. Later, you can remove the needle
and paint the hole.
Step 20. Now, the mask is ready to be

painted. I use a mat water-resistant acrylic
Step 17. Then smooth the line between the gouache for that process. For this mask,
mask and nose. I took one part “poppy red” and one part
“burnt umber.” Then, I mixed them together
with the wet brush (I used a big soft round
brush for that and wiped the brush with a
Step 13. Make a ball about 7 mm diam- tissue paper before mixing the paint). Next,
eters and roll it to the long cone shape. I painted the mask with the same big brush.
Then, I took a thin brush and removed
some superfluous paint from the mask and
smoothed it with a tiny drop of water.
Step 18. For this next step, I made more

of a sharp shape of a nose, beak-like, and
hung the nose a bit up to secure it. So now,
the mask is ready to be baked. I placed my
mask with the brass sheet in the middle of
the oven and baked it about 140 C (around
Step 14. Then press this cone with your fin- 284 F) for 20 minutes (I used ProSculpt
gers until you eventually change the shape polymer clay). If you use any other clay,
into the trihedral pyramid (three planes please carefully read the baking instructions
meeting in a point). on the back of the bar of clay: temperature Step 21. Now take your pliers to hold the
Step 15. Make a skewed section on the could vary and baking time could be 15-30 needle and stick it into the piece of clay,
end of the trihedral pyramid. minutes, so if you don’t want any trouble so the paint can dry. After the mask is fully
Step 16. Stick this pyramid to the mask, with your sculpting projects, I always sug- dry, you can remove the needle and paint
the place where it is supposed to be a gest just following the instructions on the the back side of the mask with some extra
nose. package to be safe. paint on the hole from the needle.
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TOP TIP: Keep in mind that this

is a creative process and that
each mask will be unique since
this isn’t an exact art.
Decorating the mask
Step 28. When the glue is dried, remove

this piece carefully and cut any unnecessary
part of the down along with the dried glue
to make it look nice.
Step 29. Put a little more glue on again and

secure it to the back side of the mask.
Step 26. Keep painting until you feel you

Step 22. Now comes the fun part: First are finished painting with the dark gold and
I made a contoured design on the nose. black.
Gold thread was too thin, in my opinion,
and I wanted something a little more flat, so
I picked up a thin golden fibre from golden
ribbon.
Step 30. Repeat the 28th and 29th step

again until you are satisfied with the result.
Step 31. You can make a string on the
mask, if you wish. I used the same fibre
from the golden ribbon.
Enjoy being a mini merry maker for a
Step 27. Next, I will apply the feather little while as you show off your dramatic
(ostrich down). Venetian masks. DHW
First; cut the down from the stalk. Then
Step 23. In this next step, I will use some take an awl tool and some PVA glue (the
gold leaf. Apply it where you think it will look white glue, dry transparent. This glue is
best. perfect for any kind of paper). Then, put the
Step 24. After the glue is dried (I used the down carefully onto the piece of glass or,
sealer for applying the gold leaf. But you as I do, on the small ceramic plate. While
can use special glue for that), I apply some holding the down, make a straight line with
decorative stones and golden micro beads. glue and glue it to the plate (make sure that
Step 25. Then I took a very thin brush and all pieces of the down are glued between
painted some “shadows” with burnt umber. each other).
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a child’s colourful
BEAD MAZE TOY
Katherine Black creates a classic toy that your
mini children will love to play with. Learn how
to make your own here
By Katherine Black
C
hildren’s playrooms almost any size as long as it fits equally spaced marks along the
and nurseries are the scale you are working in. outside of the disk.
among the most fun
rooms to build in YOU’LLneed
miniature. Whether the setting
is vintage or modern, the
possibilities are endless!
This bead maze would look
great in any modern child’s
playroom.
Polymer clay—colour
Polymer clay base
of choice
Step 1: If you are making a
Polymer clay cutters
polymer clay base, knead and
or small cookie cut-
soften your clay then roll it out
ters (1” to 1 1/2”
to about 1/8” thickness.
diameter)
Step 3: With the floral wire or
Wooden disc (1” to
other sharp tool, poke 6-8 to
1 1/2” diameter)
holes equally spaced around
Acrylic paint—colour
the outside of the circle. After
of choice
the clay is baked, you will use
Mini drill
your mini drill to make holes
20 gauge green floral
through the clay for setting the
wire
wire tracks. If you do not have a
Wire cutters
drill, you can just poke through Step 2: Drill the holes in the
Pencil or cylindrical
the raw clay with the wire. base.
item of similar size
Step 4: Bake the clay accord- Step 3: Paint the wooden
Size 6/0 glass seed
Step 2: Use a polymer clay ing to your package directions, base, if desired. It can be the
beads, assorted
cutter or small cookie cutter and drill the holes again, if colour of your choice.
primary colours
to cut out your base shape. needed.
Krazy glue
Circles or squares work best. Bead tracks
Pen
Since full size bead mazes Wooden base Now that the bases are pre-
Ruler
come in several sizes, you can Step 1: If you are using a pared, it’s time to start making
Needle Sculpting Tool
make your miniature maze wooden base, make six to eight the bead tracks. The directions
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from this point on apply to both

the polymer clay or wooden
base.
Step 1: Cut your 20 gauge
green floral wire into three or
four pieces measuring 3” to 4”
each.
wire will help hold the tracks in

place before the glue is dry.
Step 4: Slip 3 or 4 beads onto
each track.
Step 5: Put a little dab of crazy
glue on both ends of one track
and fit them into the holes that
Step 2: Bend the wire in you drilled. Before gluing in
several different shapes and any of your pieces, make
angles to fit the diameter of the
circle and into the holes that
have been drilled. Get creative!
Wrap the wire around a pencil
or other such object to get waiting room of a doctor’s
the spiral track. Take care that office.
the angle of the spiral isn’t too You can make many of
sharp and that the distance these toys and make each one
between the tracks allows of them unique by altering the
for movement of the beads. shape and colour of the base
Sometimes this takes a little trial and the route of the tracks.
and error. Depending on how Have fun making them, and be
complicated you make your creative.
angles, sometimes three tracks sure that they will all fit in the Step 6: Be careful not to get Enjoy your miniature bead
are easier to fit than four. configuration you have chosen. any glue on the beads! You can maze toy! DHW
just hold the bead maze upside
down until the glue is dry.
Step 7: For extra security, add
a dot of glue to each drilled hole
from the base.
Now you have a classic
bead maze toy that your mini
kids will love to play with. It
will fit perfectly in a playroom,
child’s bedroom, or even the
Step 3: Once you are satis-

fied with your tracks and track
placement, cut your wire to size
and double check the place-
ment and fit again. I like to
shape the tracks slightly wider
than the diameter of the drilled
holes so the tension of the bent
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light up your
LITTLE WORLD
Jennifer Tuttle has been busy with her new
obsession, making mini lamps. Once you
see how easy it is you will be hooked!
By DHW reporter
A
YOU’LLneed s of recently I have a new mini
obsession, which is taking apart
miniature lamps and putting them
back together with beads and
jewellery findings. This all started because I
was tired of the same old traditional brass
and white lamps. I thought the lamp shades
would look much more personal covered
with paper or fabric, but I also wanted to
come up with a creative way to change
up the bases of the lamps. With a love for
handmade lampwork glass beads I had
been collecting lots of them from eBay.
After spending some time collecting them
I have finally come up with a great way to
use them in my miniatures.
Miniature electrified lamps I really love the “shabby chic” look so
Various beads with large holes I painted the lamp bases white and then
Scrapbook paper in tiny prints added glass crystals to some of the lamp Step 1: Take the lamp apart by gently wig-
Bunka or fairy lace shades, which satisfies my love of making gling the shade off the plastic hub that it sits
Satin spray paint with primer, jewellery at the same time. on. Remove the sticker from the bottom of
white or cream Are you ready to make some unique the lamp. You will probably have to scrape
Clear gloss or satin spray sealer miniature lamps of your own? It’s easier the adhesive off with a razor blade. Cut
Sheet of card stock than you think! the plug off close to the plug end. There is
Small zip top bag usually a little hole or place where the cord
Spray adhesive sticks through the base of the lamp. If the
Super glue gel wire is glued in place then very gently pull
Hot glue gun the wire free.
Pliers Next, pry the plastic hub that holds the
Bead Reamer, if necessary socket off the stem of the lamp. Hold on to
Small sharp scissors the hub and not the socket and bulb; you
Tacky Glue don’t want to pull the wires loose. The hub
Toothpicks should wiggle free easily. Straighten the
wire so there are no kinks in it by running it
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securely between your fingers.

Carefully pull the wire out through the
tube. If there are beads or things on the
lamp, pull them off. (It’s a good idea to save
any lamp parts you don’t use for future
projects). Now you are left with a base, a
shade, a bulb socket with a hub, and a
plug.
Step 6: Pull the two brass posts from the

plastic plug. Remove any leftover wires. Pull
Step 4: Using a toothpick, place a thin line the socket wire through the bottom of the
of Tacky Glue on the top and bottom edges plug. Make about a 1/8” slit between the
of the shade. Place your bunka or lace trim two halves of the wire with a scissors and
onto the glue, pressing down lightly. Let it separate them for about ¾”. Strip the ends
dry. of the wires to about ½”. Twist the strands
of copper wires together, keeping the two
Step 2: Place the excess wire with plug sides separate. Trim the ends of the copper
in the bag and seal it with the lamp base wires to about ¼”. Bend the copper wires
sticking out. Place a very small blob of hot over and place them into the two holes
glue over the hole in the post of the base. on the top of the plug. Replace the brass
Don’t go squirting a whole bunch of hot posts. Pull the slack through the bottom of
glue in there, just a teeny blob to cover the the plug.
hole! Paint your lamp base with the spray Floor lamps, hanging lamps, coach
paint colour of your choice. When the paint lamps, and candelabras can all be made
is dry, give your lamp a coat of clear gloss prettier just by using some paint and glass
or satin sealer. After everything dries, pick beads. Once you understand how the
the glue blob off the top of the post; it commercially made lights are put together,
should pop right off. they are so easy to decorate and then reas-
semble. You can make your cord as long or
as short as you wish to fit into your house.
Step 5: Place your beads on the post of Have fun! DHW
the base. Sometimes they don’t want to fit
over the post. If this happens try sanding
the hole out with a bead reamer.
Cut the wire to the desired length. Push
the wire through the top of the lamp base
until it sticks out of the bottom enough
so you can grab it and pull it all the way
through. Don’t pull too hard on the wire,
Step 3: Search for lamp shade printables just enough to pull the slack. Push the hub
on the Internet. Print some patterns on card with the socket back onto the post. Pull
stock and cut them out. Test fit a few pat- the wire through the hole on the base.
terns on your lamp shade and then pick
one that covers the entire shade, plus a little
extra. Trim the pattern to fit the lamp shade,
leaving about 1/16” edge around the shade
pattern.
Trace your pattern onto the scrapbook
paper. (Fabric can be used in the same
way). Cut out the paper and give the back a
light spray with spray adhesive. Line up the
top of the lamp with the centre of the paper
and smooth it down all the way around.
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ABOVE: The finished
lamp from the tutorial
with a flowered shade
and shown turned on.
RIGHT: These lamps
show the possibilities
depending on the beads
you choose for your
lamp.
BELOW: You can also
make tall floor lamps ABOVE: Jen has made a skull chandelier, a floor
using any mix of beads. lamp with a bone shade, a tiny skull candle and a
String a few seed beads double pumpkin table lamp. The possibilities are
for a fancier lamp shade endless so you can see why Jen is addicted to
if you wish! making lamps!
ABOVE: Are you making a winter holiday

house or scene this year? Add some winter
or Christmas beads to your special little
lamp. Here Jen has made two snowmen
lights with special paper shades.
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VINTAGE CLOCK RADIO ART FOR FRAMING OR TO USE AS POSTERS
(Page 28)
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DOLLS HOUSE WORLD - cut outs
PHOTOCOPIES OF THIS CUT OUTS PAGE MAY BE MADE FOR PRIVATE USE ONLY
DECORATIVE BOXES
Glue to card stock, cut, fold, and glue.
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flower power
SOFA CUSHIONS
Bring some spring into your winter
th these floral cross st tche
cush o s ust a su sh e
By Sara Scales
T
his project is created in single thread onto the Aida I find if I follow the holes in
half cross stitch. the Aida and I get a neat finish and consis-
When stitching the backing fabric tent stitch size.
YOU’LLneed
Aida fabric
Stranded cotton of your choice
(my colours are only a guide you
can change them to fit your own
decor or just use up spare bits
of cotton)
Backing fabric
Stuffing
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mini market dollshouseworld.com/classiÿ ed
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If you would like your planned fairs or events to appear
in these listings please send the details at least 12 weeks
prior to the event date, to Dolls House World, Fair Dates,
PO Box 2258 PULBOROUGH RH20 9BA Great Britain
or email richard@ashdown.co.uk
AUGUST SEPTEMBER
SUNDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER
Club in the castle
SUNDAY 7TH AUGUST
DOLLS HOUSES & STAFFORD DOLLS West Glamorgan Dolls House Club will be exhibiting at
MINIATURES FAIR HOUSE FAIR the castle in the grounds of Margam Country Park, Port
Felixstowe Leisure Centre, Members Pavilion, County Talbot, on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th August 2016
The Seafront, FELIXSTOWE, Showground, Weston Road, from 10am to 4pm. An amazing variety of doll’s houses,
Suffolk IP11 2AE (next to Pier) STAFFORD ST18 0BD room boxes and miniatures will be on display together
Open: 10.30am - 4.00pm Open: 10.30am - 4.00pm
Organiser: Dolly’s Daydreams Organiser: Doreen Jeffries with items for sale. Monies raised via raffles and dona-
tions will be given to a local charity
SUNDAY 21ST AUGUST SATURDAY 10TH
DOLLS HOUSE & SEPTEMBER
Open: 10.00am - 4.00pm SUNDAY 16TH OCTOBER
MINIATURES FAIR DOLLS HOUSE &
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Westpoint, CLYST ST MARY, The Hallam Suite, Cwmbran MINIATURES FAIR
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Organiser: Wendy’s World Open: 10.30am - 3.00pm MINIATURES FAIR Hertfordshire SG1 2AX
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DA12 3HB Open: 10.00am - 4.00pm
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MINIATURES FAIR DOLLS HOUSES & DOLLS HOUSE &
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Open: 10.30am - 3.00pm Rivenhall End, Road,CHELTENHAM,
Organiser: MGM Fairs near WITHAM, Essex CM8 2ND OCTOBER
AUTUMN MINIATURA Gloucestershire GL51 0TS
3HB (on A12 westbound) Open: 10.00am - 4.00pm
NEC Birmingham
MONDAY 29TH AUGUST Open: 10.30am - 4.00pm Organiser: Wendy’s World
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DOLLS HOUSES &
10.00am - 4.00pm SUN
MINIATURES FAIR SUNDAY 23RD OCTOBER
Weekend ticket also available
Thame Leisure Centre, SUNDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER DOLLS HOUSES &
Organiser: Miniatura
Oxford Road, THAME, DOLLS HOUSE & MINIATURES FAIR
Ticket hotline: 0844 581 1291
Oxfordshire OX9 2BB MINIATURES FAIR Knights Hill Hotel & Spa,
(on A418) The Hilton Hotel, SOUTH WOOTTON,
Open: 10.30am - 4.00pm Bearsted Road, SUNDAY 9TH OCTOBER
DOLLS HOUSES & near King’s Lynn,
Organiser: Dolly’s Daydreams MAIDSTONE, Kent ME14 5AA Norfolk PE30 3HQ (Junction
MINIATURES FAIR
The Mill Arts & Events Centre, A148/A149)
Bellingham Lane, Open: 10.30am - 4.00pm
ORGANISERS: Organiser: Dolly’s Daydreams
Cleveland Miniaturists UK: Tel: 01642 870071/07572060172 off High Street, RAYLEIGH,
Essex SS6 7ED (off A127)
D&M Fairs: 01634 370420. E: peapa001@medway.org.uk Open: 10.30am - 4.00pm DOLLS HOUSE &
Dolly’s Daydreams: 01945 870160. www.dollysdaydreams.com Organiser: Dolly’s Daydreams MINIATURES FAIR
E: dollysdaydreams@btinternet.com The Jubilee Hall,
DOLLS HOUSE & Congregational Church,
Doreen Jeffries: 01274 616539.
MINIATURES FAIR Bowden Lane, MARKET
www.doreenjeffriesdollshousefairs.co.uk
Thornton Hough Village Hall, HARBOROUGH,
Kensington Dollshouse Festival: 020 7812 9892 Leicestershire LE16 7JD
E: kdf@dollshousefestival.com www.dollshousefestival.com Manor Road,
THORNTON HOUGH, Open: 10.30am - 3.00pm
Little Mermaids’ Dolls’ House Club: Wirral, Cheshire CH63 1JB Organiser: MGM Fairs
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Warners Exhibitions: Tel: 01778 391123 BS23 2AH
Community Centre, Main Car
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Wendy’s World: 01895 834348 www.wendysworldfairs.co.uk Hampshire SO43 7NY Organiser: Wendy’s World
E: wendyhobday@wendysworld.co.uk Open: 10.00am - 4.00pm
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FREE PICTURES TO CUT OUT MINI MASKS

OUSE E WORLD - cut outs

DOLLS HOW OF THIS CUT OUTS

HOW THIS SHOP WAS FILLED STEP-BY-STEP PROJECTS

shapes & sizes

The small print

Feature writer: Sandra Harding

Postmaster: Send address corrections to Ashdown Inc,

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60 Let’s get cooking!

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TOP: The porch is inviting and covered in

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where that mysterious passage way leads

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On the top of the cabinet is an out-

RIGHT: This little shelf is packed full of

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New family move into

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instructor who wanted a stable for her

of the china and valuables are on their

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Sisters shop together

Tee Pee Crafts. Mini Mixtures.

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Sarah’s OOAK Babies.

Dolls House Builder.

several items from various vendors. I

• For further details contact Jan and Barry

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And when she completes

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A Celebration of Artisans of Miniatures

Greg Madl PO Box 187 West Olive, MI 49460

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Four ladies live together

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ABOVE: The completed box.

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glue and water. The final touch was a

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at The Old Bell Pottery

& games, pottery &

gif ts f or all occasions WHY YOU’VE

and projects as well. 9 770961 092055

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