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 JUNE/JULY 
 
2009:
 
Issue
 
No
 
13
 
Cover
 
Image:
 
The
 
Miniature
 
Garden
 
Centre,
 
by 
 
kind 
 
 permission
 
of 
 
Liz
 
Eddison
 
Regular
 
Features…
 
2
 
Editor’s
 
Note:
 
Read
 
Bea
 
Broadwood’s
 
introduction
 
&
 
welcome
 
to
 
this
 
summer
 
edition
 
of 
 
the
 
Artisans
 
In
 
Miniature
 
FREE
 
‘downloadable’
 
magazine!
 
6
 
Fairy
 
Celebrations
 
&
 
Festivals:
 
Louise
 
Goldsborough
 
explains
 
more
 
about
 
’Litha’
 
at
 
Midsummer.
 
10
 
New
 
On
 
The
 
Web:
 
Each
 
month
 
we
 
will
 
highlight
 
a
 
particular
 
AIM
 
member’s
 
new
 
website
 
and
 
this
 
summer
 
we
 
are
 
delighted
 
to
 
feature
 
the
 
fantastic
 
web
 
site
 
of:
 
Debra
 
Jackson
 
of 
 
Deb
 
Jackson
 
Designs.
 
13
 
AIM
 
pleased
 
to
 
meet
 
you:
 
Find
 
out
 
more
 
about
 
the
 
highly
 
talented
 
members
 
of 
 
AIM.
 
This
 
month
 
read
 
Jane
 
Harrop’s
 
fascinating
 
answers,
 
to
 
our
 
questions...
 
14
 
Click
 
On
 
AIM:
 
Find
 
out
 
more
 
about
 
what
 
AIM
 
has
 
to
 
offer.
 
15
 
Through
 
The
 
Keyhole:
 
Ever
 
wondered
 
what
 
it
 
would
 
be
 
like
 
to
 
be
 
able
 
to
 
have
 
a
 
closer
 
look
 
at
 
the
 
working
 
environments
 
of 
 
AIM
 
members?
 
This
 
month
 
we
 
take
 
a
 
peek
 
at
 
Janine
 
Crocker’s
 
work
 
room
 
in
 
sunny
 
Lanzarote.
 
22
 
Well,
 
It
 
Happened
 
To
 
An
 
Artisan:
 
Read
 
about
 
the
 
often
 
strange
 
lives
 
of 
 
AIM
 
members.
 
31
 
The
 
Miniature
 
Kitchen:
 
Mags
 
Cassidy
 
opens
 
the
 
door
 
to
 
her
 
virtual
 
kitchen
 
and
 
along
 
with
 
a
 
little
 
help
 
from
 
her
 
fellow
 
‘foodies’
 
at
 
AIM
This
 
month
 
why
 
not
 
try
 
your
 
hand
 
at
 
making
 
Mags’
 
ingenious
 
1:12th
 
scale
 
BBQ?
 
41
 
Antique
 
&
 
Vintage
 
Corner:
 
Celia
 
Thomas
 
shares
 
her
 
top
 
tips
 
for
 
anyone
 
considering
 
buying
 
their
 
own
 
antique
 
or
 
vintage
 
dolls
 
house.
 
45
 
Mini
 
Aimers:
 
Written
 
and
 
compiled
 
by
 
Margaret
 
Pitts
 
especially
 
for
 
younger
 
miniaturists
 
and
 
the
 
artisans
 
of 
 
the
 
future.
 
59
 
The
 
Miniature
 
Grapevine:
 
Catch
 
up
 
on
 
all
 
the
 
latest
 
news
 
and
 
announcements
 
from
 
the
 
international
 
miniature
 
world.
 
Special
 
Features…
 
3
 
Fun
 
At
 
The
 
Summer
 
Time
 
Event:
 
Enjoy
 
our
 
AIM
 
member’s
 
gallery
 
as
 
we
 
share
 
the
 
fun
 
of 
 
miniature
 
fairs,
 
fetes
 
and
 
carnivals!
 
7
 
Traditions
 
&
 
Folklore
 
In
 
June
 
&
 
July:
 
Margaret
 
Pitts
 
shares
 
her
 
fascinating
 
insight
 
behind
 
 just
 
some
 
of 
 
the
 
old
 
tales
 
and
 
rhymes
 
about
 
these
 
two
 
summer
 
months.
 
9
 
Wardian
 
Cases:
 
AIM
 
member
 
Debra
 
Jackson
 
takes
 
a
 
closer
 
look
 
at
 
these
 
beautiful
 
botanical
 
display
 
cases.
 
11
 
A
 
Report
 
On…
 
Kensington
 
Dollshouse
 
Festival:
 
AIM’s
 
roving
 
reporter
 
Sandra
 
Morris
 
(albeit
 
for
 
the
 
day!)
 
shares
 
with
 
us
 
her
 
visit
 
to
 
the
 
world
 
famous
 
London
 
show.
 
23
 
If 
 
You
 
Want
 
To
 
Get
 
Ahead,
 
Get
 
A
 
Hat!:
 
AIM
 
member’s
 
share
 
their
 
beautiful
 
miniature
 
millinery.
 
29
 
Puppet
 
Theatre:
 
AIM
 
member
 
Cristina
 
Alberti
 
tells
 
us
 
more
 
about
 
the
 
art
 
of 
 
performing
 
with
 
miniature
 
puppets.
 
34
 
A
 
Tall
 
Story:
 
MiniMilliner’
 
Margaret
 
Pitts
 
explains
 
the
 
interesting
 
history
 
behind
 
the
 
iconic
 
top
 
hat.
 
35
 
Candyfloss
 
&
 
Sticky
 
Lollies:
 
AIM
 
members
 
explore
 
the
 
’edible’
 
treats
 
at
 
their
 
miniature
 
fairground.
 
37
 
Scene
 
Of 
 
A
 
Women’s
 
Institute
 
Sales
 
Table:
 
AIM
 
member
 
and
 
food
 
artisan
 
Carol
 
Smith
 
shares
 
her
 
interpretation
 
of 
 
this
 
traditional
 
and
 
mouth
 
watering
 
display.
 
44
 
Tales
 
From
 
The
 
Beetle
 
House:
 
AIM
 
member
 
Robin
 
Britton
 
revisits
 
an
 
evocative
 
summer
 
time
 
memory
 
from
 
her
 
childhood.
 
51
 
Stepping
 
Down:
 
AIM
 
member
 
and
 
author
 
Bea
 
Broadwood
 
(Fiona)
 
explains
 
why
 
she
 
will
 
be
 
‘stepping
 
down’
 
this
 
summer.
 
54
 
An
 
Idiots
 
Guide
 
To
 
Knitting:
 
AIM
 
member
 
and
 
knitting
 
expert
 
Frances
 
Powell
 
share
 
her
 
top
 
tips
 
for
 
miniature
 
knitting.
 
55
 
Wedding
 
Cake
 
Tips:
 
AIM
 
member
 
Catherine
 
Davies
 
Shares
 
her
 
top
 
tips
 
for
 
creating
 
a
 
miniature
 
cake.
 
56
 
History
 
Of 
 
Wedding
 
Flowers:
 
AIM
 
member
 
Kathryn
 
Gray
 
reveals
 
more
 
about
 
wedding
 
flora
.
 
Free
 
Projects…
 
19
 
1:12th
 
Garden
 
Bench:
 
AIM
 
member
 
Jane
 
Harrop
 
teaches
 
her
 
effective
 
way
 
to
 
create
 
a
 
timeless
 
and
 
traditional
 
garden
 
bench.
 
26
 
Knitted
 
1:12th
 
Picnic:
 
Frances
 
Powell
 
shares
 
this
 
fantastic
 
seasonal
 
miniature
 
knitting
 
pattern.
 
27
 
How
 
To
 
’Fake’
 
Embroidery:
 
AIM
 
member
 
Christa
 
Chayata
 
teaches
 
us
 
her
 
simple,
 
yet
 
highly
 
effective
 
way
 
to
 
’cheat’
 
at
 
1:12th
 
scale
 
embroidery.
 
39
 
Golf 
 
Bag
 
Project:
 
AIM
 
member
 
Kathy
 
Brindle
 
takes
 
us
 
through
 
her
 
step
 
by
 
step
 
guide
 
to
 
creating
 
a
 
traditional
 
and
 
elegant
 
golf 
 
bag.
 
57
 
Tutorial
How
 
To
 
Bend
 
Wood:
 
AIM
 
member
 
Colin
 
Bird
 
shares
 
tips
 
and
 
techniques
 
for
 
bending
 
wood.
 
Artisans
 
In
 
Miniature
 
1
 
11
 
6045
 
9
 
 
35
 
23
 
19
 
 
Editor’s
 
Note...
The
 
AIM
 
magazine
 
production
 
Team
 
(in
 
'first 
 
name' 
 
alphabetical 
 
order)
 
Bea
 
(Fiona
 
Broadwood)
 
Editor:
 
Editor's
 
note
 
(Layout 
 
&
 
Format 
 
Designer)
 
office@petite
properties.com
 
Celia
 
Thomas
 
Features
 
Editor
 
Co
 
Ordinator:
 
The
 
Miniature
 
Grapevine
 
 / 
 
 Antique
 
&
 
Vintage
 
Corner 
 
info@ktminiatures.com
 
Mags
 
(Margaret
 
Cassidy)
 
Cookery
 
Features
 
Editor:
 
The
 
Miniature
 
Kitchen
 
info@mags
nificent.co.uk
 
Margaret
 
Pitts
 
AIM
 
Columnist
 
New
 
children's
 
feature:
 
Mini 
 
 AIMers
 
cpitts@blueyonder.co.uk
 
Robin
 
Britton
 
AIM
 
Columnist:
 
Crafty 
 
Tips
 
 / 
 
Yes
 
It 
 
Happened 
 
To
 
 An
 
 Artisan
 
 / 
 
 Artisan
 
Street 
 
robin.britton.uk@btinternet.com
 
Sandra
 
Morris
 
AIM
 
Columnist:
 
Tales
 
From
 
The
 
Toy 
 
Cupboard 
 
sandra@diminutivedolls.co.uk
 
(Regular 
 
'Author 
 
of' 
 
information
 
given
 
in
 
italics)
 
Please
 
note
 
all
 
AIM
 
members
 
contribute
 
to
 
the
 
magazine…
 
Dear Reader 
Back
 
in
 
the
 
depths
 
of 
 
winter
 
my
 
head
 
was
 
full
 
of 
 
exciting
 
new
 
plans
 
for
 
my
 
own
 
cottage
 
garden.
 
My
 
horticultural
 
daydreams
 
were
 
awash
 
with
 
beautifully
 
manicured
 
lawns,
 
overflowing
 
herbaceous
 
borders
 
and
 
lazy
 
afternoon
 
naps
 
in
 
the
 
shade
 
of 
 
the
 
apple
 
tree.
 
Indeed
 
as
 
the
 
wood
stove
 
glowed
 
and
 
the
 
north
 
winds
 
blew
 
I
 
looked
 
forward
 
to
 
the
 
summer
 
time,
 
when
 
climbing
 
roses
 
would
 
ramble
 
happily
 
over
 
stone
 
walls
 
and
 
my
 
garden
 
would
 
be
 
filled
 
with
 
the
 
aroma
 
of 
 
alfresco
 
cooking.
 
It
 
was
 
all
 
going
 
to
 
be
 
so
 
wonderful…
 
Sadly
 
it
 
seems
 
that
 
this
 
time
 
around
 
the
 
calendar
 
I
 
have
 
simply
 
not
 
been
 
able
 
to
 
find
 
the
 
time
 
to
 
put
 
any
 
of 
 
my
 
green
 
fingered
 
plans
 
into
 
practice
 
in
 
my
 
real
 
life
 
garden.
 
Instead,
 
whilst
 
my
 
back
 
has
 
been
 
turned,
 
Mother
 
Nature
 
has
 
quietly
 
and
 
stealthily
 
been
 
busy
 
doing
 
‘her
 
thing’
 
and
 
although
 
my
 
cottage
 
garden
 
is
 
indeed
 
filled
 
with
 
the
 
sight
 
and
 
scent
 
of 
 
high
 
summer’s
 
flowers,
 
on
 
closer
 
inspection
 
my
 
herbaceous
 
borders
 
[and
 
grass]
 
are
 
crammed
 
full
 
of 
 
more
 
weeds
 
than
 
I
 
could
 
politely
 
shake
 
my
 
trowel
 
at…
 
However
 
whilst
 
bindweed
 
has
 
been
 
busy
 
taking
 
hold
 
in
 
my
 
borders,
 
AIM
 
members
 
have
 
been
 
working
 
hard
 
to
 
once
 
again
 
deliver
 
a
 
wide
 
variety
 
of 
 
articles,
 
projects
 
and
 
features
 
that
 
together
 
celebrate
 
the
 
very
 
best
 
of 
 
summer
albeit
 
in
 
miniature
 
of 
 
course!
 
But
 
for
 
now...
 
As
 
I
 
stand
 
in
 
the
 
evening
 
light
 
wistfully
 
surveying
 
my
 
cottage
 
garden,
 
I
 
am
 
left
 
with
 
only
 
one
 
nagging
 
thought…
 
“Where
 
exactly,
 
amongst
 
the
 
tangle
 
of 
 
nettles
 
and
 
bindweed…
 
did
 
I
 
leave
 
the
 
BBQ?”
 
Bea 
Editor
 
(&
 
General
 
whip
 
cracker)
 
June
 
/
 
July
 
2009
 
www.petite
properties.com
 
Artisans
 
In
 
Miniature
 
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Linda, muchas gracias.

I have tried to download the Aim magazine with very little success and when I try to go directly to you site it says the path is blocked. Please can you help?

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