Dollhouse Miniatures 2015-03-04

MINIATURE ARTISAN ALTHEA CROME KNITS WORKS OF ART.
March / April 15 ISSUE 44
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THE WORLD OF MINIATURES IN A NUTSHELL
PROJECTS
A sleeper for baby

Charming chandelier
Make a little quilling shelf
Options for adhesives
Construct a grand entry
Victorian decorative accents
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Layne, Maria Malmstrm, Martha Puff,
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PROJects
A sleeper for baby
Follow along with this tutorial and make a cozy little

outfit for your miniature baby.
Light up your small world
Add some charm and whimsy to your mini world by

making this fun chandelier with Maria Malmstrm.
Hang a little quilling shelf
Kris Compas shows us how to make a small

decorative bathroom shelf using quilling paper.
To glue or not to glue
If you are looking for a way to stick it then this article

by Auralea Krieger may be of some help.
Construct a grand entry
Follow along with Jo Bevilacqua in part two of this

extensive tutorial and create your own entrance way.
Make a few tiny accents
Make some traditional Victorian decorative accents for

your dollhouse along with T. A. Gozeski.
FeatURes
Easter in the Antiques Barn

Mercedes Spencer celebrates her love of
pastel colors in her antiques barn for Easter.
History in the making
Enjoy learning a few fun facts about the items

we use in our gardens everyday.
Theres magic in each stroke
Johannes Landman creates masterpieces in miniature

that evoke a passion for life.
Experience April in Paris
Deb Weissler combined her admiration of an inspiring

room box design with her favorite musical
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welcome
As I laid out this issue of DHM I was

overcome with admiration for the time
and skill it takes to achieve such exquisite
works of miniature art. The initial response
for some when studying a piece of art
that they admire and respect is wishing
they had the creative gene to achieve
such genius. This reminds me of a quote
I read years ago that stated, If you
admire it, you can achieve it.
I do believe this to be true, but what

many dont see when they are in awe
over art pieces is the artists journey
to achieve such magnificent skills. Its
a frustrating journey of trial and error
with moments of bliss when the artist
sees his or her vision come to life, and
exhilaration upon the realization that
the piece attained a higher level than
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he or she could have hoped to achieve.

Then there are the moments of defeat
and digging deep to find the courage
to push through in hopes of having that
blissful moment again. And, of course,
the endless hours of practice and learning
new techniques.
So when I hear people say, I love art in
all of its forms, but I dont have a creative
bone in my body, I wonder if they have
ever been encouraged to try their hand
at creating? I suppose it comes down to
how much they want it, and how much
they are willing to sacrifice, and also how
much time and passion they can dedicate.
This is what makes a masterpiece. I
believe viewers, whether they are aware
of it or not, see that journey in each brush
stroke, finely-knitted pattern, sculpted
piece of clay, or carved wood.

I welcome you to discover for
yourself as you meander through the
works of art in this fabulous issue of
DHM. I hope you get inspired in your
own way to express your passions
and creativity.
Knitting small works of art
IGMA Fellow Althea Crome knits magnificent one-inch

scale miniatures that are one-of-a-kind works of art.
Spring Showcase
Celebrate the coming of spring with these very

talented miniature artists.
Good Sam Showcase
Join us in part two of this amazing showcase of

miniature artisans work including small scale items.
A fairy tail in miniature
The ever-popular fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood is

brought to life by IGMA Artisan Julie Campbell.
A house with many rooms
Gabriele Layne takes us on a tour of her custom

made twenty-one room cabinet dollhouse.
The new shop in Smallsea
Diane and Howard Birnberg add the newest addition

to their miniature metropolis, Pallisers Fine Porcelains.
A cart for every peddler
Jan Yinger shows us some of her peddlers carts and

shares a few tips and tricks.
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Your letters
See what your fellow readers and miniaturists are

learning, discovering, thinking, and discussing.
The big buzz
Hear whats buzzing in our mini world! These pages

are filled with news updates, events, and contests.
Mini cutouts
Cut out your very own vintage can labels, and jam jar
labels, as well as other miniature items.
Show calendar
Pull out your mini pens and mark your mini calendars
so you dont miss any of these upcoming shows.
In a Nutshell
Kathleen Ferrari has finished her Sea Mist Lighthouse

and Keepers Cottage!
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yourLetteRs
Star letter winner
This month, our Star Letter

winner is Gina McCarthy, who was
inspired by the historical accuracy in
another miniaturists project.
Keep those letters coming, readers.
We appreciate your comments, ideas,
and suggestions, and your kind letters
warm our hearts every day.
A link to ancestry
I was excited to read the article on

Recreating a crofters home in
the July/August issue of Dollhouse
Miniatures (DHM40). The attention to
every little detail
in the croft
was amazing,
even down to
weaving little
baskets.
When I lived
in the UK my
husband and I
visited a croft,
which had
been set up in
its original state but as a sort of museum. It was called a Black House with
good reason since, because of the peat
fires in the center of the floor, the walls
were smoked black over time! I noticed
that Grace White had also included the
bed, set into a sort of cupboard, which
I saw at the Black House when we were
there. It seemed very short, I recall, for
an adult to sleep in.
I remember thinking that it must
have been difficult to sleep in that
smoky atmosphere. Still, after a day of
digging peat, perhaps the smoke didnt
keep them awake. I also remember
seeing women actually spinning on the
fragile looking spinning wheels outside
their crofts over on the Hebridean
Islands, with chickens and other
livestock wandering around them.
Grace White did so much careful
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research before
making her Black
House; I think the
results show how
well she followed the
historical culture at
that time. I would love
to see her do one
of the Devon Long
Houses for a future
project!
Gina McCarthy
Philadelphia, PA
Happy
contributor
FEATURE
months ago and

The transforming
I couldnt imagine that the
decided to finish it
power of light
subject of light, which seems
in late Edwardian
so abstract and boring for
style. Because Im a
W
many people, could be solved
perfectionist, I want
so elegantly and intelligently
to do as much as
as you have done! Thank

possible in my house
you so much for this article
on my own. Yesterday
in DHM43 and I feel happy
I tried to find some
that you mentioned you had

period labels for jars,
fun working on it! In fact, this
bottles, cans, boxes,
article could perfectly fit in
and containers.
any decorating magazine or even in
I spent three hours doing my research.
an architecture magazine! Thank you
I did fine some, but they were low qualagain for your interest and your article
ity when printed as minis. Even using a
on my work.
laser printer didnt help me at all.
Francisco del Pozo Pars
I know that Im probably not the first
Girona, Spain
one to e-mail you about labels, but I
think this is very important for many
Facebook winner
miniaturists.
Im a beginner in the miniatures
What I would like to see in the
hobby and I have never ever dealt
cut outs in DHM, are a set of period
with miniatures before. I have also
kitchen and/or bathroom and or/books
never had a dollhouse or worked with
covers, labels, and boxes. In each
polymer clay.
issue from different period, maybe even
I ordered an annual DHM
with some historical background?
Martyna Zalewska,
subscription few days ago; its going
Malbork, Poland
to be my first magazine on the topic.
Ive never read your magazine, but Ive
Martynas idea for our Facebook cut
read a lot of good things about it and
outs contest was chosen for this issue of
some miniaturists told me to subscribe
Dollhouse Miniatures magazine. We hope
only for DHM. Thats important for me,
some of these cut outs will help her in her
as I live in small town.
mini journey!
I bought a dollhouse about four
Spains Francisco del Pozo Pars
takes us on an
illuminating journey to show us the
importance
that light plays in our miniature homes.
By Francisco del Pozo Pars
ith a background in
architecture, Francisco has
a deep understanding of
the power of light and how
it can influence an environment. In
fact, his career path seemed inevitable
as he explains, My great-grandfather
was an architect and engineer; my
grandfather an engineer, my father an
architect and engineer. It was not very
difficult to imagine my future.
When I make a
miniature work,
I want it to be as
realistic as possible.
And, in order to
achieve this realism
all details, even the
smallest ones, are
important.
You may have seen some of his

magnificent structures in DHM34
and Dolls House World (DHW248).
Although he isnt concerned with
setting up scenes or putting dolls in
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TOP, ABOVE, AND RIGHT: Arco

lamp from
Achille Castiglioni was made in the
sixties.
This light mainly shines on the floor,
but also
on the ceiling because of the holes
in the
metallic lampshade. Shown in 1:12-scale.
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PROJECT
a sleeper
FOR BaBy
This little 1:12-scale baby is cozy in this tiny

knitted sleeper. Follow along with this tutorial
and make an outfit for your miniature baby.
hange the color of this outfit to

your favorite and have a quite
evening knitting something
special. When your finished you
can put it on a miniature baby or lay it out
over a crib to set the perfect scene.
Main body
Worked in garter stitch throughout.

Cast on 20 sts, K 16 rows.
Next 2 rows cast on 11 sts at beginning.
Work 36 rows.
Next row: K9, K2tog twice,
K16, K2tog twice, K9.
Next row: K8, K2tog, turn.
Next row: K2tog, K to end.
K 10 rows.
Cast off 4 sts at beginning of next row, turn,
cast off.
Return to next 18 sts. K2tog,
K14, K2tog, turn.
Next row: K2tog, K12, K2tog.
K 11 rows and cast off.
Return to last set of sts. K2tog,
K8.
Next row: K7, K2tog.
K 11 rows.
Cast off 4 sts at beginning of next row, turn,
cast off.
Sleeves - work two the same.
Cast on 20 sts. K 12 rows.
K2tog at beginning of next 6 rows.
Cast off.
Hood
Cast on 28 sts. K 26 rows.

Cast off.
Make up
Sew in ends. Join shoulder seams, underarm seams and back of hood.
YOULLneed
u DMC cotton 80 OR
u Anchor pearl 12
u Size 22 needles
u Scissors
u Beads or buttons
Sew in sleeves and join hood to neck edge.

Sew on beads or buttons. DHM
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FEATURE
Easter in the
antiques barn
Mercedes Spencer celebrates her love of
pastel colors by decorating her antiques barn
for Easter with bunnies, eggs, and baskets.
By Mercedes Spencer
f theres any holiday that calls for

cuteness and a full palette of pretty
colors, it has to be Easter. And if
theres one thing I really love, its
pastel pinks, greens, blues, and yellows.
Together, those colors just sing to me!
Easter seemed like the best excuse to
make pretty pastel-colored dcor to
fill my miniature antiques barn.
Decorating the barn for Easter was
probably one of the most enjoyable
miniature projects Ive done to date.
I had a tiny bunny hole punch that
was used to create bunny bunting
from paper with pretty floral designs
on it. But my fun with the bunny
punch didnt end there. I continued
punching out bunnies to make pastel
TOP: A mini Easter

basket filled with
colorful eggs and
a bunny. LEFT:
Another Easter
basket along with
a row of potted
spring flowers.
BELOW LEFT
AND BELOW: A
chicken pull toy and
a chicken statue
accent the spring
photo of a rabbit
sitting with many
baby chicks!
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FEATURE
painted bunny ornaments and rusty

tin garden stakes; I even covered a
bunny shape in moss to make a bunny
topiary plant. Larger cutout bunnies
made perfect bunny chalkboards.
I printed my pretty pastel painted
bunnies onto fabric and then cut out
little squares to make an Easter quilt
for an old metal miniature cot that
my sister played with as a child. Its
always a thrill to be able to use things
I remember from my childhood in
my miniature scenes. Antique Easter
postcards were also printed onto fabric
and made into cushions.
My friend Sylvia de Groot, who
Its always a thrill to

be able to use things
I remember from
my childhood in my
miniature scenes.
lives in Holland, made the gorgeous

bunny Easter cardholder and the knitted childs jacket, which was the perfect color to add to the festive display.
When rummaging in a consignment shop I found the sweetest old
ABOVE: Mercedes used all sorts of

resources to fill her little Easter themed barn.
A rabbit hole-punch helped to make lots of
fun items to add to this mini scene.
childrens book about Easter, which I

knew needed to be miniaturized. Also,
vintage Easter postcards were turned
into rusty tin signs.
A friend in America sent me the
most perfect little Easter basket with
a bunny and I wove another pastel
colored basket from paper string and
added a rabbit from an inexpensive
Easter earring to it. Tiny eggs were
made from polymer clay to fill up
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ABOVE: Every shelf holds many special spring themed items. RIGHT: A lovely
vintage tray with a handle sits on a wooden bench and holds mini candy eggs
in tiny cups. The bunny hole punch also made some rustic iron garden stakes
to use as decoration in a bucket full of miniature peonies
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FEATURE
ABOVE: The delicate knitted sweater hangs

from a rusted antique umbrella holder. The
little bunny quilt in pastel colors accents the
sweet bunny art in a frame. RIGHT: With
the help of generous friends the barn frame
was built to precision.
cups and plant pots.

Cute little bunnies and pretty
colorsfor me, theres nothing more
perfect than those two things to create
a miniature Easter display!
Building the structure

I built the Easter barn from scratch
with the help of Anne Eustace, one
of the ladies from the dollhouse club
Helping hands make it extra special.

I used to go to. I had seen pictures of
American barns filled with antiques
and wished there was something like
that here. As there wasnt, I decided to
make one in miniature.
Anne and I had great fun creating
the barn. Annes husband, Derek, who
is 80 years young was once a builder

and he made sure we did everything
by the book. So its built just as a real
barn would be. It measures 15 (39cm)
wide by 12 (31cm) deep and 17.5
(45cm) high.
Another lady at the club, who is
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ABOVE AND BELOW: Mercedes makes so

many little special moments in her miniature
scenes; you will always find something new.
90, gave me an arched window and I

knew it would be perfect in the back
of the barn. Derek wasnt too sure
about the arched window being put
in the barn, but in the end he was
happy with the results and I thought it

looked just perfect!
Anne has a shed in her back garden
that is full of wood. In it, we found
some very old strips of cedar that
were just right for the wide planks
on the upstairs floor of
the barn. I also found
a piece of plywood with interesting

grain that we used to line the outside
of the barn.
In the end it turned out to be a
special project full of memories and
smiles. DHM
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History in
the making
Enjoy learning a few fun facts about the items
we use in our gardens everyday as well as a
few miniature creation from fellow miniaturists.
ets take a trip back in time

and discover the history of a
few familiar outdoor objects.
Find out when these wellknown garden items would have first
appeared in the great outdoors.
Wheelbarrow
Before the wheelbarrow, heavy things
were moved around on a kind of
stretcher that needed a person at each
end to lift. But by the 13th century
the wheelbarrow made an appearance
in Europe, with long, slim handles and
a front wheel. This gave a good center
of gravity for lifting heavy weights,
and meant that only one person was
needed for the job. For a time the
stretcher and wheelbarrow were used
side-by-side, right into the mid-15th
century when use of the wheelbarrow
completely took over.
Hose
Horticultural hoses for watering
gardens appeared around 400 BC and
were originally made of ox gut. Jan
van de Heide in Amsterdam developed the concept of the leather garden
hose in 1672, although these were
largely ineffective as the leather sections were stitched together and could
not withstand water pressure.
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In 1807 two firemen from the

Philadelphia fire service devised a
way to strengthen the leather joins
with metal rivets. Various clumsy
and heavy versions existed until 1843
when surgeon William Montgomerie noticed local people in Malaya
using a rubber substance from trees
to make handles for their tools and
delivered the news in a lecture.
Two years later entrepreneur Henry
Bewley obtained a patent for making
bottles, tubes, and hoses, which could
be supplied up to 328 feet. At this
stage hoses were still very heavy and
needed to be maneuvered around the
garden by means of a trolley, barrows,
or on wheels.
Lawn mower
Engineer Edwin Beard Budding
invented the lawn mower in 1830 in
Britain, originally to cut the grass on
sports fields. This was at a time when
dear old Blighty was good at sports
and had recently introduced many
lawn-based games, such as croquet,
tennis, football, and rugby. Budding
got the idea after visiting a local
cloth mill and saw a cutting cylinder
mounted on a bench to trim the cloth
to a smooth finish.
He figured that a similar mecha-
ABOVE: Birdhouses made by Peter Clark.
nism would cut grass, if it were

mounted onto wheels to allow the
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Budding teamed up with

another local engineer, John
Ferrabee, and together they made
mowers in a factory at Stroud. These
early machines were all made of cast
iron and featured a large rear roller
with a cutting cylinder in the front.
They were remarkably similar to
modern mowers.
Birdhouse
The chap who thought up nesting
boxes was a bit of a character to say
the least. Charles Waterton was an
English naturalist and explorer. At
the ripe old age of twenty-two he left
his home in Wakefield, Yorkshire to
take charge of his uncles estate in
Georgetown, Guyana. In 1812, eight
years into his stay, Charles got itchy
feet and went on four journeys of
exploration.
In the 1820s he returned to
Wakefield and built a nine-foothigh wall around three miles
of his estate, turning it into the
TOP: The miniature backyard garden is
courtesy of Surrey Dolls House Club.
RIGHT: The 1:12-scale gardening doll was
made by Feathers, Lace, and Clay.
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Theres magic
in each stroke
Johannes Landman meticulously creates
masterpieces in miniature that evoke a passion
for life by use of color, shapes, and light.
By Martha Puff
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL PUFF & JOHANNES LANDMAN
nternationally acclaimed painter

Johannes Landman is passionate
about the art that he creates. His
exciting and innovative work
radiates life. He is the acknowledged
finest miniature painter of old masters
in the United States and Canadaand
possibly the world.
Johannes finds inspiration in a
multitude of historical periods and
styles, and likes to interpret them
with his own flair. His favorite 1:12
scale subjects are Portraits and Still
Life. Along with his
full-size paintings, he
exhibits his miniature
paintings in fine art
shows and has received
several awards.
When asked to
share more about his
miniature artwork,
Johannes says:
My journey as a
miniature painter
started seventeen
years ago. Painting,
however, began as
a child inspired by
my grandmothers
talents. I am selftaught, which meant
a torturous road of
self-discovery. Trial and error gave me

a unique perspective into how I do
what I do without being influenced by
anyone.
Favorite periods in which to work
in miniature are the 17th and 18th
Centuries. In large scale, I lean toward
the avant-garde (innovative) works of
the 1960s. I look for the mood in the
subjects I paint and strive to capture
that emotion in light. An image has
to evoke a certain emotion. Just like
a smell triggers a memory/emotion, a
combination of color temperatures will

give you a time or season.
Basic research consists of first finding
an accurate representation of the work
color wise, etc. I then determine if there
will be changes, factoring in what will
look best insofar as composition and
changes to surrounding background.
Typically, I start each day in my
studio by doing prep work. I lay out
my palette, while thinking about how
I am going to approach the piece. My
favorite tool for working in miniature is
my hands. They still can
do better than any other
substitute, although
I will sometimes use
a toothpick to move
the paint. I buy mainly
handcrafted French
Kolinsky brushes. Of
superior quality, they
are ideal for precision,
detailed work.
The main difficulty in
working in 1:12 scale is
to maneuver the brush
in the right direction
LEFT: Peacock parakeet
pelican crane and poultry,
after M. dHondecoeter,
Dutch (1636-1695).
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FAR LEFT: Portrait of a Woman,
after N. de Largillierre, French
(1656-1746). LEFT: Francois
Armand de Gontaut, Duc de Biron
(1714), after N. de Largillierre, French.
to where the brush strokes create

that magic moment. Producing the
illusion of a large-scale painting does
not mean cramming in the maximum
amount of detail. Rather, it means being
technically and artistically on the mark.
All of my frames are individually
custom built for each painting.
I do not want to put a cheap plastic
frame around work that had been
meticulously created. It is a huge
undertakingbeginning with the

carving of the wood and ending with
the gold leafing or wood finishing.
Sizes vary. The framed Portrait of a
Young Girl shown here is only 2 tall
x 13/4 wide. Some paintings I have
created are even smaller. The largest
miniature painting included is Peacock
Parakeet Crane (M. dHondecoeter).
It measures 41/4 wide by 33/8 tall.
I start with a big piece of Western
Yew (Pacific Yew) wood

since the grain is to scale.
Yew lends itself to so much
clean detail when carved
or machined. I finish each
frame with genuine 22k
gold-leaf or a dark wood
finish. Traditional frames
are my inspiration but I do
deviate from them to do my
own design. I also make my
own miniature wood easels
from cherry wood. They are
quite delicate and partially
machined.
While I have done threedimensional creations in
the past, I do not do so
often since it is very timeconsuming. The Kansas City
Toy & Miniature Museum has a fully
functioning miniature harpsichord
that I both carved and painted. It is
also home to a large collection of my
paintings.
BELOW LEFT: Portrait of a Young Girl, after
A. Harlamoff, Russian (1842-1925). BELOW:
Marriage of Cupid and Psyche (1756) after P.
Batoni, Italian.
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In this journey of
miniature painting,
I find myself in
quite a unique place.
One can say there
are thousands of
large-scale painters.
Comparatively
speaking, miniature
painters are in
the minority. Few
understand, but
do appreciate, the
skill involved when
they see my work.
One of my proudest
moments was when
a neurosurgeon
bought some of
my pieces. He
understood the
dexterity skill
needed to do fine work.
My prices range from $350 to
$6,000+, depending on the complexity
of the work and the time involved.
Ultimately, a piece is judged for its
aesthetics. I will accept installment
payments. My miniature easels range in
price from $250 to $375.
I do accept commissions provided
I understand the customers needs
and taste. Recently, I undertook a
commission for a ceiling medallion
using a Boucher painting. I had to
ABOVE: Self portrait of Nicolas de

Largillire, French painter (1656-1746).
Commission. RIGHT: The Goldfinch,
after C. Fabritius, Dutch (1654).
BELOW RIGHT: A Still Life with a
Pewter Flagon and Two Ming Bowls
(1651, J. Treck). BELOW LEFT: Her
Favorite Pets, after Sophie Gengembre
Anderson, French (1823-1903).
deconstruct sections and reassemble

it from a collection of his paintings
to harmonize the scene.
Looking ahead, I have found the
best plan is no plan. I just
dream of realizing an idea
and then maybe start working
on it. It often happens when
looking at a line or shape,
color/contrast, and a need to
play with that will emerge.
There is so much to explore
whether that is collaboration
with another miniature artist,
or a large painting, or some
fantastic miniature idea. I
might even think of a miniature
painting book/DVD.
Special thanks to all of my
collectors. Without them, I
would not have been able to
pursue this career that I have
loved from the start. They are
as much a part of my paintings
as myself. DHM
GETINtouch
Johannes Landman
2629 Arbutus Road, Victoria
British Columbia, Canada V8N 1W4
Phone: 250-477-7927
Email: jilandman@telus.net
Upcoming 2015 Shows
April 17-19 - Chicago International Show
Oct 10-11 - Good Sam Show, San Jose, CA
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Light up your
sMaLL WORLD
Add some charm and whimsy to your mini world

by making this fun chandelier. Maria Malmstrm
will walk you through in this helpful tutorial.
By Maria Malmstrm
handeliers are a great way

to add a splash of romance
to a special room. This little
chandelier can be altered to fit
your own personal style depending on the
beads and color of paint you chose. Follow
along and add something spectacular to
your mini room!
Step 3: Cut a 6 (15cm) long piece of
wire and make a loop at the end so that

you leave plenty of room for circumvention.
Twist the remainder of the wire and paint
with acrylics.
YOULLneed
u 24-gauge wire and a thinner one
u Wire cutters
u Pliers (rounded to facilitate

bending)
u Acrylic paint
u Beads
u Jewelry findings, Christmas bells

u Tweezers
Step 1: Cut six pieces of wire approx. 10
u Polymer clay
(25cm) long.
u Super Glue
Step 6: Now you can take the six twisted

wires from and bend them to shape.
Step 4: Select two beads, one bigger,

which will be in the inside and a smaller
one, which will be at the bottom.
Step 2: Fold the wire in half and twist it
tightly together. Set the wire pieces aside.
Step 5: Once the paint is dry, thread the
beads in place. Bend the wire around the

little bead and then twist the wire up under
the big bead.
45mm
Step 7: Connect two pieces together with

a thinner wire.
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Step 8: Connect the rest of the wires
around that piece the same way. Rotate the

end of the wire over the center of the circle
for decoration.
Step 9: Prepare the candle platforms
using small jewelry findings and parts of

Christmas bells. This can also be done with
other jewelry findings.
Step 10: Make the candles from polymer

clay and bake following the product
instructions. You can use some of the wire
to make the heart of the candle or use thick
thread.
Step 11: Glue the candle trays and
candles in place and then paint them.
Step 12: You can also add a chain to
hang the chandelier if you like.
Hang from the ceiling and enjoy your new
romantic chandelier! DHM
Step 8
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Experience
April in Paris
Deb Weissler combined her admiration of an
inspiring room box design with her favorite
musical and created a charming patisserie.
By Deb Weissler
PHOTOGRAPHY BY HAROLD WEISSLER
aris 1900. The city has embraced

the Belle poque period. The
arts flourish and Paris has taken
its rightful place as the fashion
capital of the world. The Eiffel Tower,
built for the 1889 Worlds Fair, has
become an international icon and the
tallest manmade structure in the world.
Paris revels as a cultural center on a
global scale.
The Parisian bourgeois flaunt their
wealth on streets and in cabarets.
Maxims serves as a gathering place for
the wealthy to parade their excesses,
French cooking has been elevated to
haute cuisine, and Champagne has been
fine-tuned to perfection.
The Worlds Fair has brought an
influx of tourists demanding exceptional
dining, giving rise to the caf culture. No
cafe will display its excesses more than
the patisserie, which takes Pariss famous
croissant and Belgian chocolates to new
heights. We have arrived at one such patisserie, Bon Appetit, where a young lady
is seated, trying to decide what to eat.
It took the juxtaposition of the perfect room box, doll, and movie musical
to arrive at Bon Appetit, a tiny shop on
the rue Royale. Spotting the room box
at the 2007 Philadelphia Miniaturia,
where the team of Whitledge-Burgess
had A Georgian Style Shop on display,
I fell in love.
This room box was one of our most
successful workshops until it was officially retired in 2010, explains Scott.
Our goal was to create an elegant shop
interior that would appeal to the broadest audience, including overall design,
classic architectural detail, and neutral
color scheme.
The shop was English-inspired, but
a quick change of window scenery and
the shop could be in any large European
city. With a large display window, three
walls of mirrored shelves, brass lighting
(Clare-Bell Brass Works), walls of gold
silk, ebony and gilt columns, and elegant
woodwork, the interior is luxurious, yet
inviting. Tres magnifique! I thought
about that room box a lot on the drive
home and called in hopes it hadnt sold.
Two weeks later, the fun could begin,
because a vision of a French patisserie
had already coalesced.
While waiting for its arrival, I
watched my favorite musical, Gigi, a
1950s production starring Leslie Caron,
Maurice Chevalier, and Louis Jourdan.
Gigi, a Lerner and Lowe production
filmed in 1958, was based upon the
novel by French author Colette. Young
Gigi is being educated in the skills of a
French courtesan under the tutelage of
her grandmamma, Madame Alvarez,
and her Great Aunt Alicia. As Gigi

grows from a young, precocious, and
carefree girl to a woman of stunning
beauty, her transformation catches the
eye of Gaston Lachaille, an eligible but
bored bachelor, who has known Gigi
and her family all his life. Gaston desires
to make Gigi his mistress, but she has
other ideas.
Filled with fabulous costumes,
a memorable score, and delightful storyline, Gigi has charmed folks
for decades, and so I thought that by
combining a Parisian patisserie with
characters from the movie, I could enjoy
Gigis world whenever I wanted.
While searching for the perfect Gigi,
I filled the display window and shelves
with row upon row of cakes, pastries,
confections, and chocolates by such
artists as Leslie Burgess of The English
Kitchen, A. Rose Gallagher, Diminutive
Delicacies by Mary, The Kitchen Captive, Stewart Dollhouse Creations, the
late Jackie Dunn, and Emma Martinot
and Neil Dyde. There are desserts for
all occasions; I mixed and matched,
arranged and rearranged. Best of all, I
didnt gain a pound!
Furnishings are minimal so as not
to overwhelm the delectable inventory.
A Bespaq bistro table, with two chairs,
features a silver chocolate pot and cup
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on a footed salver by Peter Acquisto. A
Bespaq sideboard with marble top holds
an espresso machine (patented in 1884)
by Jim Watt, which sits alongside cups
and saucers by Stokesay Ware. Jim also
made the framed lithograph of the Eiffel Tower that hangs over the sideboard.
A pedestal by Gilbert Mena holds an
elaborate flower arrangement. The scene
set, all I needed were some dolls.
For almost three decades, Gina Bellous has been creating exquisite porcelain miniature dolls. When she first
began, larger dolls were very popular, but
there was little in the way of information regarding making miniature
versions. Through much trial and error,
Gina developed her own techniques
that now serve as standards for many
other doll makers.
Her dolls and doll kits are in such
demand that to have one show up eBay
was a rare find. When Mary Alice
went up for auction, I knew I had found
Gigi. Although she looked nothing
like the actress, Leslie Caron, the doll
BELOW: An overall view of Bon Appetit, a
Parisian patisserie. Gigi, by Gina Bellous,
enjoys a pot of chocolate with her pet
poodle while waiting for her companion.
possessed that youthful, springtime appeal I was after.

Next to arrive was Jacques, the quintessential French waiter, made by Gayle
Clausen. Jacques holds aloft a platter of
meringue cygnets swimming in strawberry sauce, and a silver platter of crme
cones. Both desserts are by Paris Miniatures; the silver platter and pie server by
Peter Acquisto.
Character doll maker Fern Vasi brilliantly captured the look of Maurice
Chevalier, dressed in blue serge and
straw boater, seen just outside the door.
The smile on his face is pure Chevalier,
who portrayed Honer Lachaille, Gastons suave and debonair uncle. Honer
is here to enjoy dessert and champagne
with Gigi and her favorite companion,
Napoleon, a white Standard poodle
by Kerri Pajutee. Its a known fact that
French restaurants never hesitate to
welcome their canine patrons.
In the display window sits a four-tier
wedding cake, two-tier chocolate cake,
and a pink-ribboned cake designed to
attract passersby. The glass shelves are
filled with a variety of cakes, a tower of
profiterole, baked Alaska, shortbreads,
and fruit compotes. A glass jar contains
ABOVE: This mini Parisian patisserie is filled

with many amazing works of art!
a chocolate Eiffel Tower.

Paris has continued to charm the
world for more than a century; Gigi for
more than five decades. My miniature
world is just a small slice of Parisian
society, a postcard snapshot of a time,
place, and way of life that has disappeared forever. As April blooms eternal
in the City of Light, I can return to 1900
and play, if only for a little while, while
listening to Maurice Chevalier sing
Thank Heaven for little girls. . . DHM
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Knitting small
works of art
Inspirational IGMA Fellow Althea Crome knits
magnificent one inch scale miniatures that are
truly one of a kind works of art.
By Lloyd Cooper
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARIA MARTIN
f you have been looking for

beautifully handcrafted miniature knits, then look no further.
Althea Crome from Bloomington,
Indiana, will make your mini dreams
come true. She knits in 1:12 scale and
specializes in creating artistic pieces
that represent complex images, some
of which tell a story. She calls them
conceptual knits.
With a love for knitting, Althea
sometimes knits ten hours at a time.
So much time goes into her work and
it truly shows. She is an IGMA
Fellow, as well as a member
of the online Fine Miniatures
Forum and Yahoos miniature
knitting and crochet group.
Her pieces range in price
depending on the complexity
and time involved. A simple
pot holder might be $20,
while a simple sweater may be
a few hundred dollars; a more
complicated sweater with a cabled or Fair Isle pattern might
run between $500 and $1500.
The really special pieces that
have images knitted into them
can be between three and
eight thousand dollars.

You can find her pieces online, but
if you want to see them in person, she
will be attending the Chicago show
in April 2015.
Althea has always been a maker
of art and crafts. Her field of study
in college was respiratory therapy so
she is self-taught as an artist, but has
found that the community of miniaturists is a generous one and she has
gotten wonderful advice and mentorship from several artists within that
TOP AND ABOVE: and knitted Andy

arhol ardigan in one inch scale.
RIGHT AND FAR RIGHT:

scale
argyle vest and a fisherman s vest.
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I continued to seek
out more thin yarn
and tried my hardest
to find small needles.
I used everything
from toothpicks, to
sewing needles.
community. Now lets get to know

this amazing artist a bit better in this
exclusive DHM interview.
When did you first become

interested in miniatures or how
were you introduced to the hobby?
My best friend had found a dollhouse
in the garbage and rescued it. When
I saw it, and the fun she was hav-
ABOVE AND RIGHT:

Truth and isdom
Kimono shown from
the front and the back.
ing decorating it,

something clicked.
I became obsessed
with building my
own dollhouse.
I made a typical
beginners mistake and took on
a project that was
way too ambitious
and after a while,
I became disenchanted with building the dollhouse.
However, what remained was my
fascination for the miniatures that I
had begun collecting to go inside the
house. As one thing led to another,
I realized that I could combine my
love for knitting with my new-found

interest in miniatures and at the moment I thought about it, I set out to
find the smallest yarn and needles I
could.
I found a baby weight thread and
size 0 needles and spent the night
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ABOVE: Greek Amphora

art knitted into a
scale sweater. ABOVE
RIGHT: A cardigan with
gy tian art de ict
ing King Tut. LEFT: The
smallest of gloves with
reek designs. BELOW:
Knitted nglish cottage
tea cozies.
creating a mans
cardigan. The gauge
was smallish (about
17 stitches to the
inch) and although I
knew it was not right,
I was in love with the
process! I continued to
seek out more thin yarn and tried my

hardest to find small needles. I used
everything from toothpicks to sewing
needles. I made a cigar box full of
little clothes and took the whole lot
to the nearest miniatures shop (about
2 hours away). The woman who
owned the shop gave me some good
input and a 1:12-scale dress form and
encouraged me to take my inventive
designs and try to make them finer.
I realized I needed to be working
with thread, not yarn, and I also knew
I needed smaller needles. I joined an
online knitting and crochet group
and got great advice from that group.
Eventually I started making my own
needles (and still do to this day) and
have now gotten to the point where
I can work with extremely fine silk
threads. Some of my finest knits have
a gauge of 80 stitches to the inch.
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LEFT AND ABOVE: The sweater and gloves

used in the animated film oraline .
pier than I was when I was going to

work every day and coming home
worn out and grumpy. There is nothing better than being able to spend
your days doing what you love. It is a
lesson I am constantly reinforcing to
my children.
What do you do for your career?

Up until March of 2014 I was the
supervisor of a respiratory therapy
department at a small hospital in
Bloomington, Indiana. After a
hospital-wide downsizing, I lost my
job and over the past several months
I have decided to have a go at being
a full-time artist. I have been a single
mom to four children for ten years
and having had a
salaried job and now
being self employed,
I can say that the
self-employment
route is much more
conducive to a happy
home life.
Who is your biggest fan?

My parents and my kids are incredibly
supportive and encouraging and Id
have to say they are my biggest fans. I
occasionally hear from people within
the knitting and the miniatures community who have contacted me to tell
me that I have inspired them and that
is always a wonderful feeling! Then
there are brand new fans that love the
work I did for the movie Coraline.
Where do you find inspiration?
As a knitter there are several designers I love, including Alice Starmore
and Kaffe Fassett. Leafing through
their books has given me a lot of
inspiration. Also, looking through

art books from the medieval ages to
contemporary art also makes me feel
connected to the art world in general
and often sparks ideas.
I have a small collection of antique
portrait miniatures, some of them
are on tiny compactsothers are on
buttons or brooches, but most are
just small oval paintings on ivory.
They fascinate, intrigue, and delight
me. One of my favorites is almost
300 years old. These marvelous little
paintings have inspired me to make
some of the most challenging knits
so far.
Have you made anything that you

cant bear to part with?
When I first started making miniature knits, I was obsessed with a
design from Alice Starmores book
called Tudor Roses and I worked at
that design for a while until I had
made a satisfactory 1:12-scale version. I then contacted a doll maker
named Marcia Backstrom and she
made a figure for me who would
model the sweater (the figure she
made was based on pictures I sent
her of me). That piece will stay in my
collection.
There have been other very special
pieces that I have made such as my
scuba sweater, which tells a story of
a day scuba diving when I lost my
BELOW: A colorful Kaffe Fassett ins ired
cardigan knitted in one inch scale.
What does your

family think of your
interest?
My kids think its
really cool because I
am home with them
now and much hapD O L L H O U S E M I N I AT U R E S
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ABOVE AND
LEFT: This one
inch scale sweater
de icts a scuba
diving tri Althea
took. The detail is
remarkable at such
a small scale.
weight belt. That was an important

piece to me because it marked a
special time in my life when I was
re-discovering who I was after a
life-changing event brought me to
a very low place. It was hard to sell
that piece but it is now displayed in a
permanent museum collection at the
Kentucky Gateway Museum Center
in Maysville, Kentucky, so I feel good
that many people can see it for years.
I have a couple
of pieces at the
Kansas City Toy
and Miniature
Museum, as
well. I also made
the star sweater
and gloves for
the stop-motion
animated movie
Coraline, directed by Henry Selick.
My work has also been featured in
two of the Ripleys Believe it or Not
books and had a very small appearance on the Martha Stewart Show.
Several of my pieces were also part
of a show called Radical Lace and
Subversive Knitting at the MAD
(Museum of Art and Design) in
NYC. My work was the only miniature work in the show.
Have you made any special items

(i.e. something for a celebrity, a
piece on display at a museum, etc.)?
The largest collection of my work is
at the Kentucky Gateway Museum
Center in Maysville, Kentucky.
What do you love most about

miniatures?
I love the magical, Alice-inWonderland quality of miniatures.
There is nothing more fun than to
see a picture of a beautifully made
piece of furniture or object and then

to be amazed that what you thought
was a full-scale object was actually
1:12 scale. Well-made miniatures
can stand up to a great deal of
magnification without revealing the
fact that it is a miniature. I also love
the fact that they are so portable
pocket-sized works of art that you
can work on on-the go by popping it
in your purse.
Whats the biggest difficulty involved with working in miniature?

Finding the patience to work at it
until it is right. I am an insanely
impatient person and when I have
an idea I am overly eager to see it
through to completion, which can
make me get sloppy. I need to remind
myself to take my time and make it
right.
What do you think about the
future of miniatures?
I believe that with organizations
like IGMA that are committed
to promoting miniatures as a fine
art form, we continue to elevate
miniatures from a hobby to an art
form. I also believe that new online
communities like the Fine Miniatures
Forum help reinforce high standards
for the art. In addition, galleries and
art museums are beginning to include
miniatures in their shows and this is
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ABOVE: This miniature cardigan was

ins ired by a icasso ainting.
a great sign that the general art world

is beginning to see what we do as
legitimate art.
I do believe that for many of us in
the field there is a learning curve as
far as how to be good business people
as well as artists, and I would like to
see more workshops that focus on the
business side of miniature art. Id like
BELOW: A
scale cardigan set ins ired
by the King and ueen of earts.
to see miniature artists learn to market themselves as artists much the

same way full-scale artists do with
artist statements and a rsum that
includes museum and gallery shows.
Whats next for you and your

creations?
I have lots of ideas and designs I
hope to make in the next year or
so. I am in the midst of designing
a very complicated medieval nativity sweater. I am also excited about
ABOVE: Althea had a little fun creating a

miniature sock monkey family
a museum show I am co-curating

here in Bloomington, Indiana. I am
helping to create a show of miniatures (including 10-15 artists) for
the Grunewald Gallery of Art, which
we hope to open in the fall of 2015.
I will also be teaching a class in
Castine, Maine, in June 2015. It is
a fishermans vest class. I would also
like to offer smaller private classes
and workshops in the future. DHM
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SpringsHOWcase
Celebrate the coming of spring with these very

talented miniature artists. They have each shared
their love of the season in their beautiful creations.
Beth Freeman-Kane
I love fresh green growth and flowers, along with

plenty of baby birds and animals! Where I live in
South Africa that means lots of baby Vervet monkeys, as well as Paradise Flycatcher birds nesting
outside my studiopleasures that I look forward
to every year. The only downside is the weather in
the area where I live has lots of rain, mist, and grey
drizzle for three months, but then I also get to visit
the USA each April and see the start of spring in the
Northern hemisphere as well! I love seeing the mass
plantings of daffodils!
ABOVE: Spring surprise. A Blue Tit resting on the edge of pitcher full of daffodils.
LEFT: A sparrow basket with cosmos
and a house sparrow. We love cosmos in
South Africa!
FAR LEFT: This Parisian

style ballet rabbit is a
1:12-scale dolls doll. It
was hand-sculpted and
as antique hand-blown
glass eyes. Its dress is
made from antique pink
silk ribbon and lace.
LEFT: An antique-style
mechanical toy, this
chick pull toy is 1.5
long. It was hand-sculpted and pulls a vintage
caravan charm.
Jill Peters
For me, spring is natures renaissance, a nudging out of slumber

and new arrivals. Its decorations are newly blooming buds, early butterflies, bird nests, fresh
scents, and dramatic rainstorms. It is anthropomorphic rabbits and chicks, colorfully foiled
chocolate eggs, peeps and that Easter grass that keeps appearing throughout the house until
its time to be replaced by the ever-appearing Christmas tree needles. Spring is renewal of
life, a refreshed internal awakening in harmony with Natures new song.
We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.
-Joseph Campbell
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Mary McGrath
I enjoy working in my real flower garden and

that is why I like making the miniature garden
scenes. Spring flowers are especially my favorites
after going through a long winter. My miniature
gardens are weed-free, which I cant say about my
real garden!
LEFT: This wire gate is bountiful with many signs of spring!
Laura Crain
I just love flowers and gardening.

For 2015, I am working on more
floral painting and faux finishes on
mini furniture. I also want to make
more elaborate floral arrangements.
RIGHT: Laura Crain has painted the back
background of the wardrobe using a mix of
many of colors. By using several layers of
glaze and antiquing techniques over the
hand-painted design, it allows the piece
to have a more heirloom feel.
Debbie Dixon-Paver
As a visual arts teacher springtime, to me, is natures way

of saying, Lets party! I love the flowers in all colors of the
rainbow blooming everywhere! Im happy to shut the door
on my drab winter wardrobe, mostly black and grey, and
get into some pretty pastel sundresses and to just enjoy the
sunny, longer days with renewed energy. Spring also means
the return of barbeque season and I really enjoy eating and
entertaining outdoors.
LEFT: This little four-inch high porcelain dollhouse doll is dressed in a
hand-embroidered silk dress and leather shoes. She looks delighted
with her Easter goodies, which were also handmade from polymer clay
by Debbie Dixon-Paver.
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PROJECT
hang a little
QUiLLinG sHeLF
Kris Compas shows us how to make a small
decorative bathroom shelf using quilling paper.
Join her and make a little something special!
By Kris Compas
his is a bathroom room box

that I made a long time ago. My
husband made the box for me
and my oldest daughter, Katie,
made the lady that is soaking in the tub.
Before Katie started college she was quite
the doll artist. She even had an article in
DHM some time ago. The bathing beauty
even has cucumbers on her eyes!
In this tutorial I am going to show you
how to make the little decorative shelf that
is on the wall using quilling paper. You first
need to make a form for the sides of the
shelf. I used thick basswood. You can
use a shape already made that you find
in packaging. Sometimes mints come in
packaging that can be used.
Step 1: To start, use a circle template
and trace a 9/16 circle, just to the halfway

marks. Slide your ruler to the end of the
circle and make a mark there and at the 1/2
mark and then at the next inch mark.
YOULLneed
u Circle template
u Pencil & paper
u Ruler
u Wax
u Craft knife
u Scroll saw or band saw

u Quilling paper
u Elmers glue
Step 2: You see the top half circle, and
then you see the marks in the middle at

the 1/2 mark. Make another half circle at
the last marks you made. There should be
an inch between the bottoms of the half
circles. Now, remember this is just the size
I chose to make, the size for your piece is
up to you.
u Yellow wood glue
u 1/16 & thick basswood

u Quilling tool
the drawing to an inch mark on the ruler.

Measure 3/8 on each side of the inch mark,
make a mark on the drawing. This is where
the shelves will go. Draw your scrolls onto
your drawing, you will refer to this later.
Step 3: Now, place your ruler on the
drawing and match up the middle mark on
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ABOVE: The real size 1:12-scale room box

with the little bathroom shelf on the left.
Step 9: With the markings on the drawing

that was glued to the form you can transfer
the shelf marks to the paper sides.
Step 4: Cut this drawing out and glue it to
a piece of 1/4 thick basswood. Dont cut it

out on the lines, leave some paper around
the drawing. Using a scroll saw or band
saw cut your pattern out following the lines
on your drawing.
Step 5: Use wax to coat the side of the
wood pattern to keep the glue from sticking

the quilling paper to the wood.
Step 10: I used 1/16 thick basswood that

was cut the width of the diameter of my
circle, 9/16. You can use mat board or any
thick cardboard that you have.
Step 7: I wrapped my paper around the

form three times applying glue as I went.
Step 8: Make one side and let it dry a bit,
remove and make the other side. You can

put the first side back with the other and let
them both dry on the form.
Step 6: Use 1/8 wide quilling paper and
Elmers glue. Apply a little glue on the

paper, smear it and wrap it around the
pattern. You dont have to have glue on the
entire length of quilling paper, just enough
to get you around to the end to secure.
Step 11: Glue your shelves into the sides.

using yellow wood glue. It grabs faster than
Elmers white glue. That doesnt mean that
is like Tacky Glue! I just means the wood
glue is going set up faster than the white
glue would.
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Tip
You might be wondering why I

am using white glue. It dries hard
and stiff, Tacky Glue always stays
flexible. We dont want this shelf
to be flexible because we are
imitating metal.
Step 15: Next we are going to make the

reverse scrolls that are glued in the middle.
Cut two pieces of quilling paper 2 to
21/8 long. You can play with the length; it
depends on how curly you want the scrolls
to be. Measure and mark on the paper 1,
its the middle of the piece.
Step 12: Now, we add the scrolls. Cut

four pieces of quilling paper 1 long. These
are the top and bottom scrolls.
Step 13: Use the quilling tool to roll the
paper up. I made a tool to spin the paper
using a large needle that I fastened into
a dowel rod. I snipped off the tip of the
needles eye to finish the tool.
Step 14: Unroll the paper slightly, place a

little white glue on the inside of one of the
half circles and with tweezers pick up and
place the scroll into a half circle. Refer to the
diagram above for the direction of the scrolls.
Step 18: For the inside scrolls that are

glued to the middle, reverse scroll cut four
pieces of quilling paper 1/2 long. Use the
tool to roll these, again unroll them slightly.
Apply glue to the middle of the reverse
scroll and place the little scrolls on the top
and bottom middle of the reverse scroll.
Step 16: Use your tool and roll the paper
up to the middle mark. Remove the tool
and roll up the other end, rolling in the
opposite direction this time. Remove the
tool from the paper.
Step 17: Slightly unroll the scrolls. Apply
white glue to the shelves and the inside
of the sides where you see my reverse
scroll glued. The scroll will be glued in four
places. You can play with the curls with
tweezers to adjust the look.
Your finished! You can paint it with acrylic

craft paint or
enamel paint to
make it shiny like
a metal shelf. I
hope you have fun
trying this out. DHM
Have fun, expand
on it and make it
better... Just keep
making minis!
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Good Sam
Showcase
Join us in part two of this amazing showcase
of miniature artisans work including small
scale, kits, workshops, exhibits and more!
By Martha Puff
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL PUFF
ach year, at the Annual Good

Sam Show there is an amazing
array of excellent offerings for
the Do-It-Yourself miniaturist.
Collectors can always expect to find
a fine selection of quality kits in 1:12
scale down to 1:144 scale.
Nine Friday workshops were held
at the Hotel prior to the 2014 Show.
The variety of the offerings was
exceptional, with top-notch teachers
from within the United States and
also abroad.
This year, seventy four local
miniaturists displayed their exhibits
in the Exhibitors Gallery that was
located in the hotel lobby outside
the showroom. Show attendees were
delighted with the offerings.
The 2015 show will be held
October 10-11, 2015 at the
Doubletree Hotel in San Jose,
California.
Come early and take a Friday
Workshop. With outstanding
miniature offerings and Free
Childrens Classes both days, make
Good Sam a weekend destination.
All miniatures shown here are 1:12
scale, unless otherwise stated.
TOP: Elizas Tea Shoppe 1:12-scale scene
was put together by Betty Herman.
Kits, Small Scale & Display Cases
Phyllis Nishimori
The Three Bears B&B is the fifth quarterGETINtouch

scale kit in the Fairy Land series, says
Grandt Line Products
Phyllis Nishimori, Grandt Line Products.
Phyllis Nishimori
It was inspired by The Tony Brice Picture
1040 B Shary Ct
Book, which Mom read when we were
Concord, CA 94518
growing up. It has great illustrations and
Phone: 925-671-0143
all my favorite stories. In 2015, Id like to
continue on with the fairy tales. Next on the Email: grandt@pacbell.net
Web: www.grandtline.com
list is the Three Pigs Builders Emporium.
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Bruce and Judy Steinke
We are quarter-scale specialists,

explain Bruce and Judy Steinke, BJ
Miniatures. Our Miss Elvira structure
for Halloween has been very popular.
Miss Elvira needed a way to get to
the Potion Store. So, up popped the
Witch Wagon kit. It comes completely
furnished. Our main goal is always to
have fun and create quality items at
reasonable prices that others have fun
with and enjoy.
GETINtouch
B J Miniatures
Bruce and Judy Steinke
9927 S Falconview Dr
Sandy, UT 84092-3910
Phone: 801-572-6113
Email: Bjminis@Bjminis.com
Web: http://www.bjminis.com
Deb Laue
My inspiration for the garden patio

kits came through an on-line chat
group, says Deb Laue, Dragonfly
International. The theme was
gardening and we did flower kits
and gift exchanges throughout
the year. The patio chairs and
gardening bench were designed
to display my projects. In 2015,
I hope to do more 1:12th scale
furniture kitsgirls bedroom, boys
bedroom, and additional toy kits to
furnish the rooms.
GETINtouch
Dragonfly International
Supplies and Kits
Phone: 916-783-2907
Email: Deb@dragonflyintl.com
Web: www.dragonflyintl.com/shop
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GETINtouch
Barbara Greene
Afternoon Tea depicts a woman in the dining room awaiting guests, one of
whom has just entered the living room through the French doors. My inspiration
was to show how some of my quarter-scale furniture looks when put in a room
setting, says Barbara Greene, Silver Fox Creations. In 2015, I plan to create
more quarter-inch scale room settings that can be ordered or custom designed
and make new items to accessorize.
Silver Fox Creations

Barbara Greene
3024 Uplands Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1V 9W3
Phone: 613-736-0475
Email: barbara@silverfoxcreations.com
Web: http://www.silverfoxcreations.com
Mel Yost
My handcrafted quarter-inch scale

structures using materials native
to my locale in Oregon, says Mel
Yost, Mels Miniatures. Cottage
details include: Hand-cut cedar
shake roof. Myrtle wood trimmed
glass bay window. Red lava rock
handmade exterior bricks. Tree and
decorative branches of Manzanita
wood. Pond with lava rock. Myrtle
wood slab base. Open at the back,
and electrified. In 2015, my goal
is to finish a windmill, game room,
clock shop, art studio and, if time
allows, a castle.
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Cortland Doan
My miniature display cases come with

one blank Interchangeable Insert installed,
and with additional blank Inserts available,
explains Cortland Doan of Cortland
Enterprises. All cases come fully lighted
with strip LEDs. The Standard Insert
working area for the Dollhouse Miniature
case is 121/4 wide by 51/2 deep, with a
back wall 8 high. This year, I look forward
to doing more shows to share the Cortland
Display Cases with miniature hobbyists.
GETINtouch
The Cortland Cases
857 N. Lyman Ave
Covina, CA 91724-2260
Phone: 626-332-1747
Email: info@cortlandcases.com
Web: www.cortlandcases.com
2014 Friday Workshops

I took a Friday class from IGMA
Fellow Beth Freeman-Kane, South
Africa, says Tricia Weber, Royal
Oaks, CA. We made a little sculpture
vignette of a Lazuli Bunting perched
on an ox eye daisy, with meadow
flowers and grasses. I looked at
this tiny, stark white bird figure and
realized that the intent was that I was
going to somehow learn to transform
it. I followed Beths clear, concise
directions and felt free to experiment
and modify. Here is my finished
project.
In my half-day Potters Wheel

workshop, students made a
realistic potters kick wheel
in 1:12 or 1:24 scale, says
Craig Roberts, IGMA Artisan.
They also made a number of
different tools used in throwing
pottery, plus more. We had
great conversations and they did
beautiful work. Future plans varied
from I think Ill just look at it for
awhile to creating a two story
pottery workshop and gallery.
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On Friday, IGMA Fellow Sarah Evans offered a
one-day workshop to make a hooked rug. I taught
students the intricacies of working with the Russian
Punchneedle, how to work with cotton and/or silk
floss, and finishing techniques. The culmination this
year was when several students sought me out to
purchase new kits to take home and work on.
GETINtouch
Strawberry Creek Designs
Sarah Anne Evans
541 Louisiana Street
Vallejo, CA 94590
Phone: 707-567-6726
Email: saevans@sonic.net
Web: coalshedstudios.com
Ruth Stewart, Stewart Dollhouse Creations,

offered a morning of fun making Sliceable
Pumpkin Cakes. Students made pumpkin
vines, leaves, and learned some basic cake
decorating, Ruth says. I had a wonderful time
with friends--teaching and learning from them.
Everyone did a fabulous job making cakes, and
my class was an utter joy to teach.
Fine furniture maker Layne Halliday offered a Friday

afternoon workshop to craft a beautiful Hexagonal Burl
Wood Tray. Students learned to cut wood accurately, then
sand and varnish the tray. The class went very well. I had
one student who had never held a saw in her hand. She
was able to finish and have a nice tray.
Sue Veeder, IGMA Fellow, offered a Friday morning

class to paint a cat. Each student received a handsculpted, Super Sculpey cat. Class participants
learned fine painting details, including the eyes and
paw pads. I also taught a technique for adding a
longer fur look to the cat. They each adopted a cat
and gave it the personality it was asking for, so it
was a lot of fun.
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2014 Exhibits
Cynthia Howe
Dutch Baby House in quarter-inch

scale. Exhibitor Cynthia Howe of
Santa Maria, CA shares, This 17-inch
Dutch Baby House was made by
Bespaq exclusively for Cynthia Howe
Miniatures. All furnishings are from my
new quarter-scale kits. The lighting
includes several of my new 3D printed
quater-inch scale lamps.
GETINtouch
Cynthia Howe Miniatures
Phone: 805-739-1701
Email: cynthia@cynthiahoweminiatures.com
Website: http://cynthiahoweminiatures.com
Connie Sauve
Where to, Lady? was inspired by this

wonderful taxi (circa 1931) I found at
a HomeGoods store, says Connie
Sauve, Stockton, CA. I costumed the
taxi driver and the lady, who is leaving
for a big trip. She is carrying Molly, her
Miniature Yorkie (which replicates my
own Yorkie). I used real hair from my
dog on my miniature version. Connie
is the Good Sam Exhibit Chairman and
an IGMA Fellow in Figures (Costuming).
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FEATURE
Betty Herman
Elizas Tea Shoppe is named

for my grandmother, says
Betty Herman, Walnut Creek,
CA. My husband Larry
modified and finished the room
box by Gary Bernard. I did
everything else. Highlights:
Stained glass window by
Barbara Sabia. Chandeliers
by Getzan. Three English
dolls by Jill Nix. English tea
food by Lesley Kimsal. Silver
tea service by Pete Acquisto.
Chairs by William Clinger.
Porcelain teapots and plates
by Valerie Casson and Beate.
Lynn Miller
San Francisco Millennium Celebration.

The clock tower was originally designed by
Joan McLean, and called Millennium Clock,
says Lynn Miller, Mountain View, CA. After
purchasing Joans designs, the MiniCals
offered the clock in a 2014 workshop. The
name inspired me to redo the 2000 millennium
celebration in San Francisco. The project is
multi-scale, with a 1:144-scale Victorian town
house overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Judy Pick
Harley Farms Goat Dairy. Some friends sent an invitation to their

wedding at the Harley Goat Farm. I thought that it was an unusual
site for a Wedding, says Judy Pick, San Jose, CA. But I was so
impressed with the setting that I made this quarter-scale scene as
a gift for them! Judy is in charge of the popular Sunday morning
Tools & Techniques program at Good Sam.
Moonyeen Moller
Flowers,
Flowers, Flowers.
Most of the flowers and
plants were made by me,
says long-time exhibitor
Moonyeen Moller, Foster
City, CA. The project was
C
inspired by a scene shown
on Pinterest by Pascale
Garnier of France. Pascale
G
has become known for her
fine miniature flower kits with
instructions in French and
English. The doll was created
E
by the talented Melissa
Drapeau, Ocala, Florida.
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A Weer of Miniature Makers
What happens with talented miniature artisans

get together? Answer: They make a weer (Old
English for very small) creation.
It all started with my being invited to teach with
Jamie Carrington (doll maker) on the Mini Cruise
14, says Laura Crain, Dollhouse Land. We set
sail in Venice, Italy and cruised around the Grecian
Islands. I taught a 1:12 scale workshop showing
students various landscaping techniques, then
how to incorporate a slate path and hand-built
gate. What could be more fun than traveling and
making minis at the same time!
Bridget McCarty added, I made Laura Crains
garden on the cruise ship out at sea. I had a lot
of fun especially since I had not gardened in
miniature before. Mike Barbours peacock is from
my personal collection. It looks so beautiful in the
scene.
I loved the garden with peacock when I saw it
on Bridgets table at the 2014 Good Sam Show,
says doll maker Pat Boldt. I am always looking for
scenes to display my porcelain dolls. The little doll
is a Bru antique reproduction. She is 4 tall, and
dressed in an ecru silk and cotton lace costume.
And, there you have it!
To keep informed about

the 2015 Show, visit:
http://goodsamsho
case.miniature.net.
Blog: http://goodsa
show.blogspot.com.
Facebook: GoodSam
ShowcaseOf
Miniatures
GETINtouch
Dollhouse Land
Laura Crain
27134A Paseo Espada, Ste 304
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Phone: 949-496-9841
Email: lauracrain2@aol.com
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to glue or
nOt tO GLUe
If you are looking for a way to stick it then this

article may be of some help. Here are some
things to think about when making your choice.
By Auralea Krieger
ne of the most popular debates

in miniatures is do you glue
it or tack it? I have heard
many different debates and
preferences over the years, but there is
no right or wrong answer because there
are too many variables to consider, which
makes it more of a case-by-case situation.
When contemplating how you want to
approach your decision to glue or tack, you
must first ask yourself several questions.
-Do you want to move the item in the
future?
-What surface material will the item be
adhered to?
-How valuable is the piece to be adhered?
-Does the item have an artist signature
beneath or behind it?
-How do you prefer to clean your
miniatures?
-What room temperatures will the final
project be exposed to?
The most important consideration is to
determine what needs to be permanently
glued into place and what needs to be
removable. The best way to learn anything
is by experience, but luckily miniaturists are
a generous sort.
After doing much research online and
speaking with various artists and crafters,
as well as using my own experience, I was
able to put together these tips and facts
on the preferred methods of gluing and
tacking. Keep in mind this article is based

solely on decorative items and furnishings,
not construction.
Permanent solutions
Because I am someone who embraces

change, for me nothing is really ever
permanent. So when I say, permanently
glued what I mean is that the glued item
will not let go without causing some sort of
damage to the surface it is adhered to.
I have listed some of the favorites for
miniaturists from the most permanent to the
least: Super Glue, The Ultimate! glue, wood
glue, Fabri-Tac, Tacky Glue, PVA glue, and
hot glue. A few may be easier to unstick
than others by prying the item up with a
knife, but most will securely hold items in
place even when turned upside down.
These are ideal glues to use for room
boxes that will be picked up and looked at
with a closer eye, or mini projects that will
need to be transported. If you are blessed
with a curious cat that cant resist trying to
squeeze into your little dollhouse rooms,
then permanent glues will be a heaven-sent
solution for you!
There are many people who feel each
mini project is a work of art and have no
intention of ever adding or taking away
anything from it once it has been declared
complete. In this case, permanently gluing
things in place is a must. Another great
reason to glue is if there is a heavier piece

of furniture in the room that, if accidently
tipped over, could damage smaller more
delicate pieces, such as a curio cabinet full
of wee treasures.
How you prefer to clean your dollhouse
is a conversation in itself, which I will be
discussing in a later issue. If you use
canned air or compressed air to spray
the dust out of your dollhouse, than
permanently gluing things in place will
make it easiest for you. If you are not
familiar with canned air, its compressed air
in a spray can, which is typically used to
clean computer keyboards. It is great for
dollhouses as well.
Non-permanent solutions
There are a variety of products to use for

non-permanent sticking. They all seem to
have pros and cons, so finding the right one
for you will depend on a few factors. The
most popular in no particular order are: BluTack, paintable movable glue, sticky dots,
glue dots, clear bathtub caulking, museum
wax, and tacky wax. These products
are ideal for those who are working on
an ongoing dollhouse or a project that is
always being added to, or for those who
enjoy rearranging rooms and decorating
them for holidays.
If you happen to be a collector and have
many pieces in your miniature collection
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from all of your favorite artists, then
you would not want to permanently
glue them down, especially if there is
an artists signature on the bottom.
Personally, I would have issue putting
anything under it for fear it would stain or
damage the signature, but this is only a
personal choice.
So lets go through some of the options
available for removable adhesives, starting
with the most well-known adhesive, Blu-Tack.
Blu-Tack
This is a reusable putty-like adhesive that

is pressure sensitive. It now comes in a
variety of colors, but the most common
color is blue. While this is a quick and easy
way to adhere an item in place, there are a
few drawbacks. The most obvious is that
it seems no matter how small of a piece
you use, there is still that small relentless
amount of blue sticking out from under
your magnificent vase thats sitting atop
your exquisitely made corner table. Its
much like walking out of the restroom with
toilet paper stuck to your shoeit can be
a bit unsightly!
The other issues are that it is a challenge
to get an object to sit level on putty, and
it does have a tendency to stain and turn
brittle over time.
There is similar putty called QuakeHold!
that is an off-white color. Some miniaturists
swear by it and claim it is stronger than
other putties. They say even a small
amount is still strong.
Paintable movable glue
Moveable Miniatures Glue is a tacky

adhesive. If you paint it on the base of an
item and then place the piece on a clean,
smooth surface it will do the trick. Hot
temperatures have no effect on its strength.
This product will need to dry for one hour
between coats and three coats are needed.
It is water based, non-toxic, and can be
removed with alcohol. Dirt, dust, and
moving the object over time will take the
tack away.
Adhesive dots
Sticky dots and glue dots are doublesided adhesive circles that stick instantly to
almost any surface. Be warned that they
can be very sticky. To apply, it is easiest
to remove them from the wax paper by
pressing
the item
you want to
stick directly
on the dot. Then pull
it off and place the item
where you desire. There are also mini
dots available.
These dots do tend to be troublesome
to remove. They leave a sticky residue and
can sometimes damage a piece because
they are so strong. They can also ruin
fabric. These are not helpful in hanging
frames, as they will give way over time. This
product also tends to move over time if it is
not used on a flat surface. It is still a good
solution for the right item if you have loads
of patience.
Another similar solution is double-sided
sticky Scotch tape or mounting squares.
You can cut a very small piece and place
it under your item. But beware, over time
there may be residue when you attempt to
remove it and it may rip wallpaper.
Clear bathtub caulking
I was excited to hear about this one and

am curious to try it. Apparently, it doesnt
leave a stain and only a very small drop is
needed. The drawback may be
the drying time, which would
be 12 to 24 hours. I would love
to hear from anyone who has
tried this!
a scene with many small items on display.

It only takes a very small amount and once
you press the item into place youre done!
If you bring in a few more items or need
to rearrange, no problem. Just pick up the
item, wipe away any residue left behind and
wax tack down your new items.
Wax is a perfect solution for projects that
are ever changing and evolving. It is also
ideal for valuable or expensive items that
you dont want to damage.
So there you have
it! There are many
products, but it all
comes down to your
personal preference
and your needs.
If you have any
comments or know
of more solutions I
would love to hear
from you. DHM
BELOW: The shelf has been permanently
glued with Tacky Glue. The items on the shelf
have a tiny amount of wax under them. The
frame, in this case, was adhered with wax
because it is an extremely light wood frame
and I may want to switch it out someday.
Wax
Finally, there is museum wax

and tacky wax. These are my
personal favorites, but there
are still a few things to be
aware of. If the temperature is
too warm it will melt. I would
not recommend using it for
permanently hanging frames
on walls because over time
it will give way and will also
stain wallpaper. It will, however,
easily wipe off of wood finishes
and accessories. A quick and
easy way to clean wax off
a miniature item is to use a
candle wax remover similar to
Weiman Wax Away. Wax may
stain unfinished wood or woods
with a flat finish.
This is a perfect solution for
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bigBUZZ
In a nutshell writing
contest
This issue our

nutshell winner is
Kathleen Ferrari
who has finished
her Sea Mist
Lighthouse and
Keepers Cottage
and is excited to
share it with us on page 81 of this
issue. We will be sending Kathleen
a very special prize for sharing her
project with us!
We love seeing the variety of
projects our readers create, so
why dont you tell us about your
favorite creation? Please keep
your stories around 500 words,
accompanied by pictures of you and
your special project. Send to In a
Nutshell Writing Contest, Dollhouse
Miniatures, 68132 250th Avenue,
Kasson, MN 55944. You may also
send your entries via e-mail to
auralea@ashdown.co.uk. Please be
sure to include your name, address,
phone number, and email address.
The deadline for our next issue is
Friday, March 20, 2015.
DHMs Big Buzz section is the place to check out contests, products,
news, and views. Are you celebrating a milestone? Do you have a great
product or kit to share? Do you know of a great website? Use these
pages to spread the big buzz to other miniaturists like you! Please
submit items of interest to: DHM, Big Buzz, 68132 250th Avenue,
Kasson, MN 55944. Or email auralea@ashdown.co.uk.
New storefront opens in Hastings-on-Hudson

The Metro New York City area welcome
a BIG introduction into the miniature
world with the opening of D. Thomas Fine
Miniatures which will open on Thursday,
November 20, 2014. The new storefront
on Warburton Avenue in the village of
Hastings-on Hudson, is brimming with
the charm, wonder and excitement of fine
scale miniatures and designed to excite and
inspire visitors of all ages.
D. Thomas Fine Miniatures is a retail
destination featuring artisan dollhouses
and top quality collectibles including
1:12-scale furniture and accessories. D.
Thomas Fine Miniatures will also offer DIY/
workshops and classes taught by master
artists and craftsmen in the field. The
concept, designed to appeal to collectors,
crafters and enthusiasts at all skill levels
and abilities, was created, in part, to raise
awareness of miniatures as a decorative
art form and to introduce the discipline not
only to a new generation, but to those who
may just be discovering it. The shop also
features a galley space showcasing works
in miniature by well-known artisans from all
over the world.
D. Thomas Fine Miniatures was created by
Darren Thomsa Scala, a Brooklyn-born artist
and brand marketer in the corporate beauty
and cosmetics categories. Scala says, Ive
always had a passion for miniatures. Its
been my dream to create a space where I

could introduce miniatures to the public and
generate the same level of excitement I have
for these pieces.
Born to Italian-American parents, Scala
was inspired at an early age to dream, build
and create. While studying at Emerson
College in Boston, MA, he further honed in
on his creative abilities and earned a degree
in the communication arts and sciences.
Miniatures have thrilled for centuries, Mr.
Scala explains, the pharaohs in Egypt were
buried with replicas of full size items and
structures they had owned. Today, some
people dedicate entire rooms in their homes
and fill them with miniature marvels from
commercial offerings to intricately detailed
works of fine art.
There is seduction in scale that
transcends time, Scala explains. Miniatures
truly capture the imagination and provide
opportunity to dream, discover and explore.
A fully integrated e-commerce website, to
reach a broad audience and to expose new
consumers and enthusiasts, will launch in
early 2015.
The D. Thomas Fine Miniatures retail
shop is located at 579 Warburton Avenue
#6, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY in the Movie
House Mews.
Hours of operation are Tuesday-Saturday
10am-5pm. Sundays 12Noon-5pm.
write and let us know of his location, along

with sending in your name, address, email
address, and phone number to Little Nut
Hunt Issue 44, Dollhouse Miniatures,
68132 250th Avenue, Kasson, MN 55944
or fax your entry to (507) 634-7691,
or email auralea@ashdown.co.uk. The
deadline for finding Snickers is Friday,

March 20, 2015. Good luck!
The great little nut hunt
Snickers was found on page 21 of

DHM issue 43 (Jan-Feb 2015), by the
Venetian stand made by T.A. Gozeski.
This month, our random winner
was Katheen Clynes, who correctly
found Snickers. As a thank you for
the correct answer, we are sending
a Project DVD that will hopefully help
her find inspiration for any upcoming
projects. We hope you enjoy this mini gift!
But oh no! Snickers cant sit still for
long, and in this issue hes run off to
find another new hiding place for his
special acorn!
If you happen to find him, please
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BIG BUZZ
Small Worlds exhibition of historic dolls houses from the 18th and 19th centuries
A collection of historic dollhouses and
miniature furniture made in the 1700s and
1800s, which have never before been
on public display, will be exhibited at No.
1 Royal Crescent in Bath from May 9 to
November 8 2015.
These amazing objects are part of the
private collection of Liza Antrim and will
be on display for the first time. This is a
rare opportunity to engage a wide range
of people with the heritage of childhood
and will reveal a fascinating social history
of the period.
Ten dollhouses will be on show in the
Brownsword Gallery and within the rooms
of No. 1 itself, an authentic Georgian
townhouse revealing life above and below
stairs nearly 250 years ago. The Small
Worlds exhibition will include a dollhouse
made in Bristol for the children of local
chocolate maker Francis Fry in c1840
(The Fry House). The oldest dolls house
Bellamys House was made c1762 and
shows little evidence of having been played
with. Displays of miniature furniture, textiles
and dolls will be displayed alongside
information about who made these items
and how they have survived.
Often it was the children from
impoverished backgrounds who made
the houses and furniture these two
centuries ago, to be played with by those
in wealthier households. Children from the
Ragged Schools, under the direction of
Octavia Hill, made fine and intricate items
to be sold by the Ladies Guild in 19th
Century London under the label of Art
Toys. The more robust furniture made by
Evans & Cartwright was also to a large
extent made using child labour, with the
Waffle on a plate giveaway
workers involved in every stage of

manufacture from pressing and soldering
to japanning and painting. With examples
on display, Small Worlds will enlighten as
well as delight.
The exhibition will be supported by a
variety of lectures and events, including
creative workshops, storytelling and
handling collection sessions.
Amanda Phillips has donated this

1:12-scale waffle on a plate to
giveaway! You can win this waffle
by entering this contest! Send your
entry to waffle on a plate giveaway
DHM, 68132 250th Ave., Kasson,
MN 55944. You may also send your entries via email
to auralea@ashdown.co.uk. Please be sure to include
your name and address. The deadline for this contest
is Friday, March 20, 2015.
An S.O.S. from a fellow

miniaturist
For further information please contact:

Janey Abbott, Communications Officer,
Bath Preservation Trust.
Phone: 01225 338727.
Email: jabbott@bptrust.org.uk
Laura Long, from Bradenton,

FL is trying to find a Sept 2000
Dollhouse Miniature Magazine
for the article on the Town
Village Church. She is in the
process of building the Village
Series and is missing that issue.
If anyone can help her please
email auralea@ashdown.co.uk.
Modern chair winner
In our last issue

of DHM we
donated 1:12scale modern
chair to giveaway.
We have
randomly
selected Boden Spade of Sagle, ID to
be our winner for this modern chair
contest! Congratulations Boden!
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construct a
GRanD entRy
Follow along with Jo Bevilacqua in part two
of this extensive tutorial and create your own
magnificent framed miniature entrance way.
By Jo Bevilacqua
his tutorial is a continuation from

Jos step-by-step creation of a
one-inch scale framed entrance
way. Part on of this tutorial was in
DHM43. If you have been following along,
you now have your structure built and it is
time to lay stone and begin putting some
things together!
Step 3: Add the paints to create the six
different shades that appear slightly different

to each container. See list below for the six
categories. Once all six colors are mixed,
seal up the ones that are not being used
(this material dries quickly if left open).
Stone categories
on a large piece of cardboard. I used just

over two bags for my project. Organize an
equal amount of each size and color into six
separate groups.
1. Beige mixture: Linen and brown

2. Gray mixture: Linen, black, and brown
3. Grayish-green mixture: Italian Slate,
black, brown
4. Goldish-tan and brown
5. Sienna and black
6. Barn wood
Step 2: Put 3 to 4 tablespoons of
Step 4: Moisten a stipple brush with
Preparing the stone

Step 1: Sort out all of the stone by size
spackling in six small sealable containers.
water, dry it off with a paper towel and then
YOULLneed
u Stone Andis Mini brick-one bag
of brown cut fieldstone and one bag
of gray cut fieldstone, it may take a
third partial bag
u Spackling white for acrylic
additive for colors (used to stipple
bricks)
u Adhesive and Grout (unsanded)
for wall finish
u Folk Art craft paint Barn Wood,

Burnt Umber, Italian Sage, white,
black, Linen, Avocado, Burn Sienna,
and a gold/tan color
u Stippling brush
u Box cutter with breakaway blade

u Tub-and-tile caulk in a tube
u Painters blue tape
u Masking tape
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apply each stone surface with the paint so
that the tops have only a slight texture and
color, but nothing on the edges. The stone
will be pushed tightly together with no grout
lines so the edges need to be as they are.
Step 7: The arch wall should be a loose
Step 5: Now take your six painted groups
using the alcove floor, the arch front wall,

and the front subfloor. Measure the sides
left and right for the mirrors to be cut. You
will need this in order to mark the perimeter
before you put down any stone. The mirrors
were both 41/2 x 15 .
of stone and organize them by size.
Step 6: Using the spackling material,
Stipple the archway (3 pieces) the bases (2

pieces) the half round strips (2 pieces), the
floor trim (1 piece), the balsa strip (1 piece)
and the UM28 strip. Stipple all these pieces
using 2-3 of the stipple colors. I used 3
layers of colors here. Once all the stone and
components have been stippled. Let them
dry over night.
component along with the alcove subfloor,

front subfloor, and 2 steps, until installation.
Mirrors and marking the perimeters

Step 1: Dry fit the entire box together
Step 2: The mirror should fit slightly
loose, but sized to slide in and out without

hanging and be about 1/8 short of the front
edges. Place the mirrors in one at a time
using blue tape to secure them.
Step 3: Use a mechanical pencil to tightly

mark the perimeter of the mirrors fitting up
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to the arch wall. Mark on each side of the
front arch wall.
Step 4: Dry fit the steps on the front sub
the left and right walls along the perimeter

sides where the subfloor touches the walls
and across the ceiling up to the arch wall.
floor, centered on the archway wall. Pencil

the area on the front arch wall where the
steps come up to the arch wall.
Step 7: Later, the stucco will be applied
up to this perimeter. You wont need to

mark the back of the arch wall since it
wont have any paint or stucco added to it.
Step 8: Remove and store the mirrors
safely, you wont use them until the end.
Laying the stone

Step 1: We will begin at the top two
Note: Make sure you have the
left, right walls marked up to the

subfloor and the ceiling all around
the top of the arch wall, marked
onto the ceiling. This shows when
the components are removed your
wall perimeters to be painted for
the ceiling and walls of the alcove.
corners. Lay the stone where you can still

barely see the pencil line and dry fit about
six stones at a time and then use craft glue
to adhere those stones in place. Also you
can draw lines on the front wall as a grid
mark to keep as a reference on laying the
stone straight. Use a ruler to do this.
Step 2: Avoid lining up the cracks, try
to stager laying the stone as much as you

can, you will have to do some cutting.
Also DO NOT use all the larger stones for
convenience; you will wind up with a lot of
small stones at the end.
Step 5: Using the mechanical pencil, mark

the interior of the alcove, entering through
the door hole in the back (hold the front
arch wall tightly while doing this). Mark on
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middle and then
downward on
each side.
Step 6: Stop
a couple of
inches before the
step area and
begin to fit the
stone along the
pencil line. Fill
in to meet the
two directions
together. Repeat
the other side.
Step 7: When
Step 3: Use an X-Acto saw to make
cuts. Mark the desired cut line with the

mechanical pencil then gently using the
saw. Let the weight of the saw rest on the
top of the stone. They are fragile and the
friction is enough to cut through the stone,
once you are down almost half way, use the
blade to snap the stone by moving it to the
left or right and the stone should snap.
Step 4: Then file the stone smoothly on
the cut side or remove more to make it fit.

Save any small pieces, they can be used
later in tight spaces.
Step 5: Lay the stone across the entire top,

corner to corner then begin working on the
the stone face of

the structure has
setup, dry fit it
into the box, then
add the front
subfloor with
the steps. The
steps should fit in
smoothly; mark
the step area
on the top step where the stone on the
wall over hangs. This will be the line to lay
the stone up to. Everything should fit like a
puzzle once the steps are laid in stone.
Now would be a good time to test fit the
mirrors. If any stone is blocking the mirror,
file or sand that down now.
Steps
Step 1: Begin laying the stones on the
fascia of the steps (NOT THE TOPS)
stopping at the edges, side to side, not
overlapping.
Step 2: Once the fascia is
finished and then repeat on the next step.
Step 4: When the steps are finished, test
fit them again on the sub floor, adjust if

needed. Let the steps and the structures
wall dry. Remember you have a slight row of
stone to put on the threshold of the arch wall
floor (the part where the arch wall thickness
is showing). Also the front pathway will need
a row of stone up to the front step.
Step 5: Lay out stone on the thickness
of the arch wall area from one side to the

other on the threshold. Set those stone
aside for last.
Seal the stone
Use a matte sealer to spray the stone

surfaces. Use two coats on the steps and
the front of the structure. Spray outside let it
set up in a vented area. This sealer will keep
the stone from absorbing the stain like a
sponge and will allow more working time. DHM
laid, begin by putting stone

on the tops of the stepsremember to avoid the
penciled areas on the right
and left of the top step!
The stone laid over the tops
can over hang the fronts
by 1/8 or just under, but do
not overhang on the left and
right sides.
Step 3: Dry fit the first five

stones and then glue those
all at one time. Repeat until
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A fairy tail
in miniature
The ever-popular fairy tale, Little Red Riding
Hood is brought to life in this miniature scene
set inside a faux book with the big bad wolf.
By Julie Campbell IGMA Artisan
airy tales have been a part of

human culture for thousands
of years. They are a part of our
childhood and, perhaps, the
lessons we learned from them at a
young age carry on with us as adults.
In fact, they could even be viewed as
tips for survival to new generations.
Julie Campbell has always loved
reading fairy tales, so it is no surprise
that fairy tale characters have always
been a big part of her doll making.
She remembers when it all started.
Julie Campbell has

always loved reading
fairy tales, so it is
no surprise that
fairy tale characters
have always been a
big part of her doll
making.
As an imaginative child I would

make tiny dolls to live inside matchboxes, as well as finger puppets, peg
dolls, and rag dolls. I was a voracious
reader and would try to bring char-
acters from the stories to life. If they

couldnt be made, then I would spend
hours sketching them. Then my focus
turned towards giving makeovers to
Barbie, Tressy,
and Daisy dolls.
They would get
new handmade
outfits and radical
haircuts. I suppose
things havent
changed that
much really!
Professionally,
Julie has been
enjoying making
miniature dolls
for twelve years.
She is a full-time
doll maker and
her dolls can be
found online and
at a select number of European
miniature shows.
She hopes to return to the Chicago

miniature show in the future.
The magic all happens in her garden studio at her home in Tyneside,
TOP: This little Red

has a twinkle in her
eye and wont be
fooled by any wolf.
RIGHT: The exterior
of the book-box was
covered in tissue to
look like old leather.
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UK. With her faithful and most important gadget, a wooden smoothing
tool, she first sculpts each character
from polymer clay. Most of the time
is spent on working out the facial
expression to suit the character she
is making. Even while meticulously
perfecting the doll sculpt, she is
already deciding on the coloring and
hairstyle the doll will have.
Her dolls are painted with Genesis
Heat-Set Artist Oils, which give
them a beautifully natural coloring.
Once the painting process is complete, the dolls characters becomes
perfectly clear to her and often the
doll turns out to be quite different then how she planned it to be.
Preferring her dolls to have some
movement, Julie constructs them
with poseable arms and legs.
RIGHT AND BELOW:

Every detail helps to tell
this popular story, even
down to the buckles
on Red Riding Hoods
shoes. Mr. Wolf is
dressed with extra flare
to help add to his
persuasive charm.
You can see by

studying Julies
Red Riding Hood doll
that she is a clever
girl with good wits
about her.
The costumes are permanently

hand-sewn onto the dolls. I use natural fabrics, fine cottons, muslins, and
silks and strive for as much realism as
possible. Although I prefer to work
in one-inch scale, every now and then
I do something smaller and I also
enjoy making tiny toys to accessories
my dolls.
Little Red Riding Hood was always one of Julies favorite fairy tales.
She was inspired by Little Reds determination to ignore the wolf and to
continue on to grandmas house. She
also got a thrill from the scary part
of the story when Little Red realizes
what big teeth grandma had!
You can see by studying Julies Red
Riding Hood doll that she is a clever
girl with good wits about her. When
it came to making Little Red, I gave
her some attitude! You can tell from
her face she doesnt trust that wolf
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Fun fact
The earliest versions of the Little

Red Riding Hood story traces
back to the 17th century. Some
are very different from the fable
we have grown to love. In some
she escapes with no help from
anyone and in others she doesnt
even wear a red cape. The first
known printed version in 1697 was
titled Le Petit Chaperon Rouge by
Charles Perrault and was part of the
collection Tales and Stories of the
Past with Morals. Tales of Mother
Goose (Histoires et contes du
temps pass, avec des moralits.
Contes de ma mre lOye).
ABOVE: The inside of the box was painted

to tell the story of Little Red Riding Hood by
showing Grandmas house in the distance.
one little bit.

Creating the wolf was something
new for Julie, but she dove right in
and the results were magnificent. I
always thought that for Little Red
to stop and talk to the wolf, he must
have seemed rather friendly. So I
made my wolf a dapper fellow and
dressed him in a dashing silk waistcoat and cloak. I dont often make
animal sculpts, so he was a challenge
for me. It was a lot of fun to mark
his fur and give him a suitable canine
face. I also loved making his costume
with the beautiful silk brocade. He
I have such a love for

miniatures because
I am fascinated
that we can create
incredibly detailed
miniature versions
of life-size objects
and hold them in the
palm of our hands!
was a real treat to work on.

Julie made the tree from wire, floral
tape, layers of paint, and scenic scat-
ter. Then she fixed it into the front of

the book. Looking back, she believes
the task of creating the tree took even
longer than making both of the dolls.
The scene is set inside a papiermch box that is shaped like a book.
She had loads of fun decorating it.
A combination of tissue paper and
PVA glue were used to create a faux
leather effect on the cover. Then she
painted it in a deep red.
One side of the book was covered
with a page from an antique book of
fairy tales. The other side was painted
with a scene showing grandmas cottage in the distance. For a finishing
touch she put together some Bonnie
Lavish paper flower kits to add to
the scene. What a wonderful way to
remember childhood fairy tales in
miniature!
I have such a love for miniatures
because I am fascinated that we can
create incredibly detailed miniature
versions of life-size objects and hold
them in the palm of our hands! Its
all about the detail for me, and with
my dolls I really strive to make them
look like tiny little people. The expression on their faces, the wrinkles,
and tilt of their head down to the
tiny detailing of costumes and draping give them the realism I strive for.
I just love everything about creating
miniatures, as well as being a collector, too. DHM
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A house with
many rooms
Gabriele Layne takes us on a tour of her custom
made twenty-one room cabinet dollhouse that
was built to store her magnificent collection.
By Gabriele Layne
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARIA MARTIN
n 2000 my husband built this cabinet dollhouse for me using a plan

I had sketched, which included
twenty-one rooms. This amount of
rooms was required to store my large
collection of miniatures. My collection had grown even more after being
able to sell my handmade miniatures
at shows. While there, I was able to
purchase exquisite pieces from many
international artisans.
Since we had just moved I was not
yet employed, so this was the perfect
time to fulfill my dream of having a mansion for my treasures. The
dollhouse cabinet exterior was painted
in Wedgewood blue and the front
door was painted red. Then twenty
windows were inserted. Over the next
few months I painted, applied wallpaper, laid floors, and inserted doors,
fireplaces, floorboards, and moldings. Curtains still need to be added
for each window, but the house is an
ongoing project.
Finally, the interiors were complete
and the rooms were ready to be filled
with my treasures! I spent many happy
hours opening shoeboxes and un-
wrapping the miniatures from tissue

paper. Hundreds of pieces were placed
carefully into the house. It was like
Christmas as I opened hundreds of
tiny wrapped presents.
Cabinet House tour

Because of my passion for shops, the
six large rooms created on the bottom half of the dollhouse all became
little specialty stores. On the left
side is an antique store, underneath
it is the Oriental Imports shop, and

a potters workshop is on the bottom floor. On the right side there
is a dressmakers shop, below it is a
bakery with a caf, and a florist shop
is on the bottom floor.
The three rooms in the bottom
center include the stairwell. The bottom floor is the entrance with a bench
and hat racks, side table, umbrella
stand, and mirror. The stairs lead up
to the middle floor showing a small
TOP: The cabinet dollhouse when it is

closed. RIGHT: Gabrieles 21-room cabinet
dollhouse. hown here with the doors o en.
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LEFT: rs. andmann
runs the antique store,
which is filled with
many historic items.
BELOW: This sho
is filled with so many
wonderful treasures
you start to forget that
it is a miniature scene
and think you are looking at real anti ues.
This sho s ecialized
in ewter but there
are many other exciting items throughout
the s ace including
antique bedwarmers,
vintage cash registers,
and walking canes.
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cabinet, and the top floor is the office
which is used for working on administrative tasks for the household and
the shops.
The twelve rooms above that are
the living areas for the family and the
hired help. The bedrooms on the top
floor from left to right include a room
for the little girl, the twins, Grandma
and Grandpa, and the nanny.
The floor underneath of that has a
family room, bedroom for the parents
with the nursery adjacent, and a bathroom on the end.
Directly over the shops is a living room, which is connected to the
dining room, the kitchen, and a utility
room with an extra toilet.
Every room has either cats or dogs,
which I have all named. Among them
is Lucky, a German shepherd mix and
Smokey the Labrador; these are my
true-life dogs.
The residents
The people who live in the house
are named after family members and
friends. Wilhelm and Maria were my
grandparents; Walter and Rosa Maria
were my parents.
I created a book with pictures
to read to my granddaughter Joy.
She received it for Christmas 2013
and I had to translate the text into
the German language for her. This
way she will learn the names of her
grandmas family to remember when
she grows up. She was amused when
she also recognized mommy and
daddy and some of her family and
friends in the story.
Walter comes from a family of
bankers and he purchased the residence, which was built in the city of
Berlin, Germany, at the turn of the
century. After many years of hard
work he fulfilled his dream of opening a variety of shops in the same
building he resided in.
Being a collector of fine art and
collectables, he traveled extensively
all over the world. He was especially
fascinated with oriental artifacts. To
be able to bring these items to his
customers, he opened the Oriental
Imports shop.
TOP AND ABOVE: An overall view of the

riental m orts sho . There are beautiful
ieces of art made from metal wood and
china. RIGHT: Exquisite vases and figurines fill the sho along with a few
signature ieces of furniture.
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ABOVE: A beautiful fan is

the backdro for tiny kee sakes and vases. xotic
birds are dis layed in a
glass case and a tea set
sits ato a stylish table with
drawers. LEFT: Reinhards
office reflects his hectic
schedule as well as his hobbies. t looks as though he
has some visitors waiting for
him. BELOW: A close u of
einhard s desk. t s all in
the details!
a gramophone that is on the floor.

Retired now, Walter passed on the
business to his oldest son, Reinhard,
who has taken over the management and runs the shops from his
office on the third floor. He can be
found working on the books most of
the day and looking in on the shops
daily to see if everything is in order.
The children are allowed to visit him
anytime and play with the family dog
Tippy, but they have been told not
to touch anything on his desk or his
The antique store specializes in

pewter items, but also offers an
assortment of other vintage items
including copper pudding molds,
porcelain painted portraits, enamel
pictures of ships, coffee mills, weapons, and helmets. There is also a
knights armor, clocks, watches, ivory
and rare wood walking sticks and
canes, world globes, bottles, and even
a cradle and highchair. The walls are
adorned with plates, sconces, and
pictures.
The shopkeeper is Mrs. Bandmann,
she runs the shop with expertise
acquired from many years in the
business. Her dog, Sparky, is with
her during the day and he is always
curious. Here he is seen peering into
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ABOVE AND RIGHT: ome little furry friends

reside in the aquarium, which seem to have
attracted the attention of a bigger furry friend.
Walter sits back and relaxes with his family
surrounded by other treasures.
precious camera or fishing rod.

After many years of working, Walter now enjoys sitting in the family
room surrounded by his collections
playing the piano and games with
his great-grandchildren Katharina,
Patric, and Emilie. He also enjoys
telling stories of his travels abroad
to anyone who shows interest. His
extensive collection includes seashells
in shadow boxes, ivory carvings,
paintings, beer mugs, painted pewter
figures, books, and brass figurines.
Lucky, the dog, sits patiently in his
basket waiting and hoping for some
attention and a walk later on.
In the next issue of DHM we will
pay a visit to more family members
and rooms in this treasure-filled
cabinet dollhouse. DHM
ABOVE AND
RIGHT: The girls
are en oying utting
together a uzzle
as well as many
other games in the
family room. There
are many different
activities for them to
en oy in this room.
A random collection
of items lay strewed
across the desk.
LEFT: A butterfly
collection, an intricately carved box,
and decorative beer
steins add more
interest to the room.
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The new shop

in Smallsea
Diane and Howard Birnberg add the newest
addition to their miniature metropolis. Enjoy
browsing through Pallisers Fine Porcelains.
By Diane Birnberg
ome step into the miniature metropolis of Smallsea!

Located in Carmel, California, Smallsea depicts the city
center of a fictional city in Edwardian
England circa 1900 to 1905. From the
bakery to the brewery to the seaport
to the citys town hallit is all there
to see in meticulous detail. In addition
to the buildings, there are horses and
carriages, busses, and early automobiles. A population of more than
1,000 miniature dolls goes about the
daily routines of city life.
Smallsea is the collection of Diane and Howard Birnberg. Together
they build the structures and collect
all the miniatures and dolls. Artists
and premier dealers from all over the
world have assisted in making their
miniature city come to life. Diane
gives us a tour of the latest addition to
this community.
A porcelain shop was always on our
list of buildings for our little town
of Smallsea, but I have a strict rule
that we only start construction when
I have a good part of the items for
the interior of a building collected.
We waited eight years for me to start
the design process on Pallisers Fine
Porcelains. During those years, besides
collecting for this shop, we were also
on a building spree adding building

after building.
Last year, with only two new buildings on the agenda and a couple of
renovations, the timing was perfect.
As always, I drew up the plans, decided on the exterior finish, windows, and
doors, and sketched out the interior
design. As my husband, Howard, built
the structure and finished the exterior,
I bought the
furniture and
fittings for the
shop.
For Pallisers,
I also used
a couple of
vintage pieces
from my collection including
a Spielwaren
dining table
that, though it
is slightly out
of scale, works
as a display
table. As we were going for a very

elegant shop with lots of green, gold,
and floral accents, I decided to paint
a cartouche on the main back wall to
imitate a porcelain pattern. I also faux
painted the columns and created a decoupage effect on most of the display
tabletops.
Once the basics of the interior
design elements were finished, I wired
TOP: The exterior

of the new addition to Smallsea.
RIGHT: This lovely
little store is full of
the finest porcelain collections.
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the wonderful Heidi
Ott chandeliers. Even
though this was a small
building, we decided
to overdo the number of chandeliers to
heighten the sparkle of
the porcelain pieces and
glassware. The effect,
once we had everything
in place, was just what
we wanted.
It is true; I am a dishes
addict! Oh, but not just
dishesplates of all kinds, teapots,
vases, and bowlsI collected them all
in full size. Meissen and French majolica, Fiesta ware, and Catalina my
tastes were wide and eclectic. I even
went through a year-long craze for
Arts and Crafts pottery and antique
porcelain bathing beauty statues!
This is an obsession that started a
long time ago when I was a child and
loved my tea sets. As an adult, I collected mostly when I traveled around
the world for my business. I would
search shops and flea markets, buy
at auctions, and even commissioned
some pieces. The packages would
arrive when I got home and the china
closet became more and more packed.
Finally, when the shelves started to
bow under the weight of my treasures,
my husband cried, Enough! He was
right, as soon it all would have been
in shambles on the floor. Also, there
could not possibly be that many dinner parties to use even a portion of
the stash. This, of course, just made
me redirect my passion. I had already
become an avid miniatures collector,

so I started to pick up porcelain pieces
here and there. Hooray! I was back at
it, just on a smaller (though not necessarily less expensive) scale.
Placing all the pieces in the cabinets and on the tables was very time
consuming but what fun! To finally
dig into the many
boxes and bins
of my collection
was like opening
Christmas presents.
The first thing
I did was to sort
through it all and
LEFT: These beautiful pieces were made
by Beate, Gerd Felka,
Beatricce Miniaturas,
and Nickan-Maria
Mattsson.
ABOVE: The porcelain shown above is from

Amanda Skinner and the gorgeous gold
lacquer bowl is from Ligia Dunstan.
organize the collection in several of

those plastic divided boxes.
This was done by color and by style
of item: plate sets, vases, statues, etc.
Now with it all in front of me and
sorted, I could work with each piece
of furniture and design a display. This
to me is always the best part of our
projectthe detail work. The two
main display tables are loosely done
with a color theme: one aqua blue and
the other red/rose and gold. Many
well-known artists are represented and
on the back or on the bottom of each
display is a list of their names.
To finish off the scene, I added four
dolls from my collection to represent
the sales clerks and customers. Three
more dolls were added to the exterior
to create the street scene. The outside
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ABOVE: Porcelain by Deborah McKnight and Mzia Dsamia. ABOVE RIGHT: Many pieces
by Mtokesay, Ginger Wyatt, Anne Dalton, Christopher Whitford, Niglo, and Beate. RIGHT:
Miniature porcelain by Mzia Dsamia, Beate, Christopher Whitford, Veronique Cornish,
Rachel Munday, and Anne Dalton. BELOW RIGHT: Miniature work by Vince Stapleton,
Teresa Welch, Mzia Dsamia, Rachel Munday, Ferd Gelka, and Rachel Williams.
dolls change appearance for the seasons, particularly for the winter/holiday
months.
The response by visitors to Pallisers Fine Porcelains has been terrific.
People who are new to miniatures are
blown away by the amazing skills of
the artists. Those who already have
an appreciation of miniatures
love to see so much displayed in
one building. Howard and I are
thrilled with the feedback.
For me, it is a special collection and a
special new building for Smallsea. And
just to let you know, I am still collecting dishesalbeit small ones and there
is space for more
in Pallisers and
the rest of the
50 buildings in
Smallsea. DHM
GETINtouch
Smallsea: A Metropolis in Miniature
The Barnyard Shopping Village #F22
Highway 1
Carmel, CA 93923
Hours: Wed-Sat, 12 to 5
Phone: 831-250-7666
Web: www.smallseamini.com
Email: diane@dmbconcepts.com
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2015
March 7
Sarasota, FL
Mini Spring Cleaning Flea Market.

Ramada Waterfront Sarasota. 10am
3pm. Same location as Molly
Cromwells January Miniature Show.
For more information, please contact:
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March 7-8
Seattle, WA
Seattle Miniature Show. DoubleTree

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Southcenter, 16500 Southcenter
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in Tukwila). Doors open both days
at 10am. Free parking! Handicap
accessible. Food on location.
Workshops. Childrens classes - free.
Exhibits. New website: http://www.
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March 14
Boca Raton, FL
Les Petits Collecteurs of South Florida

will hold their Dollhouse Miniatures
Show and Sale on Saturday, March 14,
2015 from 9:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. at the
Boca Raton Community Center, 150
NW Crawford Blvd., Boca Raton, FL
33432. Admission is $5.00 for adults
and $2.00 for under 12. There will be
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featuring Whats Cooking?, free Make It
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Workshops will be held on Friday, March
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March 22
New Castle, DE
First state Mini Club of Delaware (FSMC)

will host the 38th annual Show and Sale
on March 22 at the Clarion Hotel The
Belle, 1612 N. Dupont Highway, New
Castle, DE 19720 from 10am to 4pm.
Admission: $5 adults, $2.50 children
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Friends Thru Miniatures Club is

presenting their 14th Fun Day on
April 18, 2015 from 8am to 4:30pm
at Greendale Peoples Church, 10
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April 18-19
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35th Annual Mini Les Bois Miniature

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A cart for
every peddler
Jan Yinger shows us some of her peddlers
carts and shares a few tips and tricks to add a
certain something to your own creations.
By Jan Stuart
PHOTOGRAPHY BY JAN STUART
an Yinger, one of our favorite

and long-established artisans,
has gone rustic! Thats not to
say that Jans skills have become
rusty, as one look at her latest, amusing, 1:12 scale miniature handcarts will
show. But, why call them rustic? My
well-used dictionary identifies that
word as meaning country-like, spare
and simple, with a hand-made appearance. You could not ask for a more
faithful description of Jans latest work.
It follows, then, that a country life
is surely being lived by the peddler
dolls that are these carts owners.
Theirs would seem to be a hands-on,
spare, existence somewhere back in
time, some place in some old country,
underscored by Jans wonderful sense of
humor, which she nearly always adds to
her miniature work. When I asked Jan
to tell us the tales of these dolls lives,
she gave me delightful stories of her
own invention to share with you, beginning with my own favorite, the Ale
Seller. She explains, What inspired
this one is my handmade barrels. Plus,
I remember my Mother telling me that
when she was a little girl, her Father,
who was my Grandfather, would take
his little tin pail with a lid and walk
down the street to the beer parlor,
then return with the sudsy beer foam
pushing its way out around the lid.

Thats when a beer barrel cart would
surely have been welcome on a hot
day.
As for the ale cart owner, Jan tells us he
has sampled a bit too much of his own
product, and that he tried to steal one of
the pigs from their cart, too, but didnt
succeed. When asked the story behind
the Pigs Cart, Jan quotes that well-loved
childrens English nursery rhyme, To
market, to market, to buy a fat hog.
Then, when detailing the Chicken
Carts origins, she claims a farmers wife

was setting out the cart to sell eggs, but
the chickens took it over. As for the
Chimney Sweeps Cart, who else could
have inspired it, but Jans favorite movie
character, the soot-smudged Bert, from
the classic Disney movie, Mary Poppins?
And, Jan confides, The Coal Man is his
English friend.
TOP: A chimney sweeps cart in 1:12 scale.
BELOW: Tow vintage hot potato carts.
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FEATURE
ABOVE: This decorative cart is

filled with foods. LEFT: A 1:12scale coal cart with a miniature
shovel and scoop.
Last, come Jans Hot Potato Carts.

She explains, My friend, miniatures
dealer Suzy Yee, found a photo of an
old-time one from England and had
some kits made up, following the basic
pattern of the original one, plus some
basic cart patterns of our own design.
One is made of sheet metal and the
other type is made of wood with a
corrugated metal roof. The condiments for topping the hot potatoes
were easy for Jan to add, using polymer
modeling compound and caulk: butter,
cheese, sour cream, bacon, onions, and
a surprise pate. After all, Jan says, its
a fantasy story.
As for more and different fantasy
hand carts of your own making, Jan
advises: Think back to long-lost relatives in Early America or the Olde
World and surmise what

kinds of bartering they
might have done or jobs
they might have had. Such
as, a gardening ancestor
would surely have had
his own vegetable cart to
push to market, while your
Granny might have gotten
up her nerve, cleaned up
that cart, and wheeled her
own handmade
quilts off to sell,
and so on. Any hand cart of
your delight is easily made
and can be personalized just
by adding some items that
might speak of your own
familys history.
To add interest and authenticity to your rustic cart
and its contents, Jan advises
the following: Cloth should
be simple muslin, checks,
or calicos, possibly aged;
wood items for trade should
be unstained and appear
hand-assembled, perhaps
very slightly crooked here
and there; fruit, flowers, and vegetables

should appear freshly dug, picked, or
cut, with blemishes and a little dirt that
didnt all wash off. Tin ware, however,
should appear bright, as if just made
and ready to trade. Hand-lettered
wood or cardboard signs can be applied
to the cart sides or stuck among the
merchandise. And, dont forget a stack
of brown bags if the merchandise calls
for it. The owners pet bird, cat, or dog
can ride along, too. And, a brown bag
lunch might be seen tucked into a corner near one cart handle, along with a
quart jar of something to drink. Lastly,
your cart should look well used, inside
and out, with rubs, nicks, and faded or
weathered surfaces.
Now, for the carts base, easily made
from a wood piece landscaped with
model railroading materials, perhaps as
a grassy or dusty pathway with wheel
marks rolled into it and few weeds or
wildflowers growing alongside. For
extra charm, you might toss down a
lost mini ear of pigs corn, splatter a
resin-and-polymer hens egg in the dirt,
add a spill of wet ale sinking into the
dust beneath a barrel spigot, or accidentally lose a little crock of caulk sour
cream off the back of the cart. Or, how
about just a chicken feather or two, or
a couple of lumps of coal lost along
the roadway? A few crumbs or a single
piece of anything your mini cart owner
RIGHT: A cart full of chickens and

fresh eggs.
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Jan has made a miniature mobile jail
complete with one guilty party!
BELOW: A pig cart with two pigs and a burlap bag of pig food.
might have for trade will do.

With those things happily accomplished, its easier than you might think
to protect your newest creation from
the miniaturists three main enemies,
dust, dirt, and direct light, yet still enjoy
it every single day. After all, nothing
you create is meant to be kept in the
dark, only to be brought out for guests
to enjoy. Just pick an affordable clear
glass dome or plexiglass square to set
over your cart and base youve made
for it. Then, Jan tells us, be mindful
where you put it. You may be tempted
to enjoy it under the living room reading lamp by the sofa - the one thats
turned on for hours and hours every
evening. Or, you might choose the
center of the dining room table, where
it can be seen in the sunlight from
morning until late afternoon. But, there
are many, safer, places for your miniinvestment to reside.
Jan loves to keep her current
favorite on her bedside table, where
she can appreciate it every night and
be thankful for my love of miniature
art. She confesses, Sometimes I even
go so far as to move a dome to the
darkened bathroom counter corner,
This beer cart owner has had too

much of his own product.
where I can enjoy it while washing my

hands every day and turn out the light
when I leave. Then, too, theres the
dim corner in the kitchen, next to the
fridge, where I keep a mug rack handy
for when I want to make a couple of
mugs of tea and show off my latest
mini-love to my guest. DHM
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PROJECT
make a few
tiny accents
Make some little decorative accents for your
dollhouse based on an old Victorian tradition
using paper designs and blocks of wood.
By T. A. Gozeski
ere is a simple idea that

originates from an old fashioned
Victorian decoration. The
Victorians loved making paper
crafts just as so many people do today.
I decided to make a few of them more old
fashioned, like theirs, and a few that are a
little more modern. I hope this idea will stir
your imagination!
surface. Be sure to center them. I like the

glue stick for this because you can easily
adjust the centering. Let them dry.
YOULLneed
u Printed designs for block

and stand-up
Step 1: Wood blocks usually come
already sanded smooth. Apply your choice

of craft paint or stain them and let dry.
u Craft glue and/or glue stick

u Card stock
u Jewelry eye or head pins

u Jewelry clippers
u Scissors
u Drill with a tiny bit
u Wood cubes (I chose .)

u Craft paint or stain
Step 2: Choose your paper designs; one
for the stand-up and five for the blocks four

sides and top. The image you use for the
stand-up can be set to the side for now.
Measure to fit the sides and top, and then
trim each designs edge.
Step 3: Apply glue to the back of each
piece, place paper, press and smooth onto
Step 4: For the stand-up piece, cut two
pieces of card stock for backings, about

the same size as your untrimmed image.
Apply glue to back of the stand-up piece
and position onto one piece of card stock,
press and let dry.
Step 5: Once dry, hold the second piece

of card stock to the back of the image
piece and trim all three pieces at once
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PROJECT
along the bottom edge only. You can now
add a dab of glue onto the back of the
image pieces, centered and low on the
back.
Step 8: Using a tiny drill bit, drill a hole
into the top of your decorated block,

centering and going in a distance of 1/16
to 1/8. Blow away any traces of sawdust.
Step 6: Place your pin piece onto the
cabs, crystals, and seed beads. Another

nice added touch is to add paint along the
glued edges of the stand-up, with a small
tip brush.
Endless possibilities
dab, with enough of the top end placed for

holding the stand-up, and enough of the
lower end extending for inserting into the
block. Immediately, add more glue to the
second card stock piece and place over the
back of your stand-up, aligning the pre-cut
bottom edges. Press and let dry.
Step 7: Once dry, trim the rest of the

edges of the design, through all three
thicknesses.
Step 9: Snip the end of the pin on the
stand-up to the height you want it to sit

once its inserted. You can now add glue
and insert it into the hole. Be sure to have it
standing straight and front before it sets.
Optional: You can use craft varnish, in gloss
or matte, to give the block the finish you
want. You can also add tiny embellishments
wherever you like. I used a few faux pearl
The card stock and the eye/

head pins are what truly make
this project so fun and easy.
The card stock pieces make the
stand-up sturdy and flexible.
The eye/head pins can be
clipped to get several lengths
from one pin. And again,
the pins are both sturdy and
flexible. If a stand-up gets bent,
you can easily straighten it up!
Also, finding images and
designs to use is fun. Besides
the ones that DHM gives
us, you can look through
magazines, catalogs, and
scrapbook supplies, and there
are many sites and blogs
online that offer free dollhouse
printable designs and images
you can download.
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IN A NUTSHELL
A light will
guide the way
Kathleen Ferrari has finished her Sea Mist
Lighthouse and Keepers Cottage and is
excited to share it with other miniaturists.
athleen enjoys the outdoors

and the gift of creating. She
has been involved in the hobby
of miniatures for more than
twenty years. She also enjoys working
with premature infants, young children, and their families. Her journey
in this hobby began years ago during a
trip to West Virginia with a friend after they came upon a miniatures store.
She has been busy working on a
small country cottage, flower shop,
and a few more dollhouses. In this
issue of DHM, she will be sharing her newest project with us, the
Sea Mist Lighthouse and Keepers

Cottage. Relax and enjoy the tour
with Kathleen in her own words.
Perspective is something to be
considered when looking through the
eyes of life. I have gained much, in my
near fifty years, looking through that
lens. I am a Christian. My salvation
in Christ, as well as my husband,
family, and creativity are gifts for
which I am truly thankful to God.
The seacoasts of Maine, Oregon,
and the Florida Keys are dotted with
lighthouses. Many are over a hundred
years old. Technology has changed and
they are mostly for admiration now.

Imagine a retired ship captain in
1925. He recalls many a day upon
the open water at sea. Gazing out
at the ocean, his thoughts roll back
to his younger years and adventures abroad. His days now focus
on protecting ships that sail upon
the vast waters. He now lives at the
Sea Mist Lighthouse. The beacon
sends forth an alerting light of the
impending danger of coming too
close to shore. Imagine this as the
BELOW: The living room and kitchen of the

lighthouse are warm and cozy.
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IN A NUTSHELL
LEFT: Fishing gear is stored in
the entryway of the lighthouse.
RIGHT: The bathroom is tucked
away under the stairs.
ABOVE: The hall of the Keepers Cottage.

RIGHT: A full view of the cottage interior.
wind blows and the fog rolls in.

The keepers cottage is a cozy nook.
Its bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and
den are filled with treasures that
were brought back from foreign
ports and safely stored here. The sea
captain still experiences memories
from old adventures and voyages.
They come flooding back each time
he walks through a room and sees
the treasures he has collected.
The lighthouse entry has fishing
gear, tools, and a lantern. There is a
small boat just outside. The

kitchen has a radio perched
on the pantry for weather
reports. The shelves are
stocked with all the essentials. An oil lamp provides
light whether it is a calm or
stormy night. The staircase
leads up to the second floor
to a lounge area. A guitar
and camera are handy for
hobbies; a chess board is
also there for when a friend drops
by. The throne room (a half bath) is
hidden behind a partition. The second
floor stairs lead up to the captains
loft. There is a cozy fireplace and a
desk for writing. There is also a parrot for companionship. The ladder
in that room leads to the roof deck
where there is a chair, binoculars,
seagulls, and a pelican. What a view!
I started this project in September of 2013 and finished in August
2014. Some ideas for rooms I have
made have come from old movies I
have seen and books that I have read.
I loved picking the colors and trim
for this lighthouse. I like to work
with wood.
The wallpaper
is scrapbook
paper. The
rugs are made
from doilies, a
potholder, and
felt. The radio
in the kitchen
is a bracelet
charm from
childhood.
The hardest part was
assembling
the tower and
hiding the
wires beneath
the beams and
behind walls.
Cutting trim
for the angles
was a learning experience. There

are a few battery-operated lights.
This project was a new discovery.
I am thankful to have discovered
new shopping sites on the computer. I continue to enjoy searching
out items at flea markets and yard
sales. Making items is much fun and
brings me much joy! When I light
the lighthouse and keepers cottage,
I think that the real ones must have
been reassuring sights to sailors long
ago. I hope you enjoy the Sea Mist
Lighthouse and Keepers Cottage too! DHM
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Light up your small world

Add some charm and whimsy to your mini world by

Hang a little quilling shelf

Kris Compas shows us how to make a small

To glue or not to glue

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Construct a grand entry

Follow along with Jo Bevilacqua in part two of this

Make a few tiny accents

Make some traditional Victorian decorative accents for

Easter in the Antiques Barn

History in the making

Enjoy learning a few fun facts about the items

Theres magic in each stroke

Johannes Landman creates masterpieces in miniature

Experience April in Paris

Deb Weissler combined her admiration of an inspiring

As I laid out this issue of DHM I was

I do believe this to be true, but what

he or she could have hoped to achieve.

piece of clay, or carved wood.

Knitting small works of art

IGMA Fellow Althea Crome knits magnificent one-inch

Celebrate the coming of spring with these very

Good Sam Showcase

Join us in part two of this amazing showcase of

A fairy tail in miniature

The ever-popular fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood is

A house with many rooms

Gabriele Layne takes us on a tour of her custom

The new shop in Smallsea

Diane and Howard Birnberg add the newest addition

A cart for every peddler

Jan Yinger shows us some of her peddlers carts and

See what your fellow readers and miniaturists are

The big buzz

Hear whats buzzing in our mini world! These pages

Kathleen Ferrari has finished her Sea Mist Lighthouse

This month, our Star Letter

I was excited to read the article on

Write to DHM, 68132 250th

months ago and

as you have done! Thank

that you mentioned you had

You may have seen some of his

TOP, ABOVE, AND RIGHT: Arco

This little 1:12-scale baby is cozy in this tiny

hange the color of this outfit to

Worked in garter stitch throughout.