49 February 2014 Supplement

The AIM Magazine’s
Editorial Team 49: Dear Reader

.
Sally Watson (Editor) Welcome to the AIM January Projects special issue. This
spwatson@ntlworld.com contains all the projects from our 12 Makes for Christmas
publication as well as some new items. If you live in the
Bea Broadwood (founder) cold climate of the northern hemisphere snuggle up with
office@petite-properties.com
your miniatures tool kit and get making for the future; if
you are basking in southern hemisphere sunshine take
Janet Smith (Small Scales)
desertminis@gmail.com
your kit out on the deck and get going. I am grateful to all
the AIM members who found the time to contribute to
Janet Harmsworth (Features)
this special issue and, of course, to Bea and Tony
janet@minimannequins.co.uk Broadwood for their technical expertise in uploading
every issue.
Julia Jeffreys
(
jajeffreys1@gmail.com Next issue will be our 50th – a very significant number.

If you have suggestions for topics of future issues please
Kathi Mendenhall get in touch. You will find my contact details in the
sewminipatterns@att.net sidebar.
Malcolm Smith
malcolm@malcolmsminiatures.co.uk Wishing you all a happy and successful 2014.
Marianne Cook
marianne.cook1@btinternet.com
Pauline Coombes
coombes.pauline@yahoo.com
Mo Tipton
info@themousemarket.com
Please note
AIM is an active association
Sally
to which all members
contribute.
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Contents…
2014 printable calendar by Jean Day 4

Christmas stocking by Gail St Clair 5
Arran knitting by Frances Powell 6
Colouring book by Carol Lester 9
Angel by Sandra Stacy 10
Tree skirt by Gail St Clair 12
Marotte by Sandra Norris 13
Baby blanket by Helena Bleeker 20
Itty Bitty doll by Shelly Norris 22
Poinsettia by Pauline Coombes 24
Socks and stockings by Sandra Stacy 26
Wicker chair by Kathy Brindle 28
Christmas wrapping printies by Jean Day 30
Seasonal wreaths by Marianne Cook 32
Chimney breast by Bea Broadwood 37
Valentine printable images by Jean Day 41
Cover designed by Marianne Cook
Image by Jane Harrop

www.janeharrop.co.uk/weekend-workshop.html

Project...Project...Project...Project...Project...Project...Project...Project...Project...Project...Project...Project...Project...Project...Project...Project...
1:24th Scale Project...
By AIM Member, Bea Broadwood
Materials…
 ⅞ inch thick polystyrene ‘oﬀ cut’
 Mount board (1.2mm thick)
 Air dry clay or paper clay
 Matt emulsion paint ‘tester pots’ in terracotta, light
stone & medium brown
 Black & white poster paint
 Grain of wheat light
 Balsa wood ‘off cut’ for mantle beam
 PVA & tacky glue
Step 1…
Draw out the fireplace front; part A and back; part B (see fig. A) onto 1.2mm thick mount board.
Cut out using a craft knife and metal ruler.
Step 2…
Draw around part A onto a piece of ⅞ inch thick polystyrene, and again cut out the polystyrene shape;
part C using a craft knife and metal ruler.
Step 3...
Cut away an additional ½ inch at the top of the fireplace aperture of part C to allow space in which to
later conceal the internal fireplace light. (See fig. B)
Fig. A Fig. B
2¾in 2¾in
A FRONT BACK
B
C
The internal height of your room setting.
POLYSTYRENE off cut:

(Same size as Part A)
1¾in
1¾in
½in
CUT AWAY
2½in
2in
½in ½in
Step 4...
Using PVA adhesive, glue the front; part A onto the .1. .2.
front on the polystyrene chimney breast; part C.
Then glue on the back; part B, see picture 1. Ensure
all three pieces line up. Weigh down and compress
with heavy books / weight if necessary. Leave to dry
thoroughly.
Step 5...
Roll out a rectangular piece of air dry clay that is
.3. .4.
approximately the same size as the rear internal
back wall of the fireplace and about ⅛ inch thick,
see picture 2. Working quickly, liberally coat the
rear internal wall with PVA adhesive, again see
picture 2.
Lay the rectangle of clay onto the rear wall within
the fireplace aperture and press the clay into place.
.5. .6a.
Next, take an off cut of a stiff plastic margarine lid
(or similar) and press the plastic strip into the clay
at approximately ⅛ inch intervals - to form the
horizontal mortar courses of the bricks, see picture
3.
Alternatively if you have a steady hand, use a fine
scribe tool and imprint the horizontal lines onto the
surface of the clay by hand. Next take a pair of
.6b. .7a
inexpensive tweezers and pull the two blades apart
so that they no longer touch. Widen the tweezer’s
ends so that they stay approximately ⅜ inch apart.
Press the ends gently into the clay to form the
vertical ends of the bricks, see picture 8.
Step 6...
Next paint the exterior of the fireplace (both mount
board, polystyrene’s external and internal sides)
.7b
with PVA adhesive. Roll out a piece of air dry clay,
that is approximately ⅛ inch thick and larger than
the chimney breast. In the same way that you
would cover the top of a pie with pastry, lay the clay
over the front of the chimney breast, see picture 4.
Smooth the clay over the chimney breast, pressing
it gently onto the front and sides, in turn covering
over the fireplace aperture. Press and smooth the
clay to follow the contours of the chimney breast.
Step 7...
Next (again similar to when making when making a pie) trim the excess clay away from the top, bottom
and back edges of the chimney breast using a sharp knife. Then using scissors, cut the clay vertically in the
centre of the fireplace aperture, see picture 5. Then with a sharp knife cut along the top of the fireplace
aperture to allow the two sides to be folded back to cover the internal side walls of the fireplace and
press gently into place, see pictures 6a and 6b.
Step 8...
Using the edge of a knife carefully imprint the clay with horizontal lines onto all elevations of the chimney
breast, evenly spaced approximately ⅛ inch apart, see pictures 7a and 7b, then again use the tweezers to
imprint the vertical ends of the bricks. See picture 8.
Leave the chimney breast overnight to dry out and completely
.8.
hardened, as per the air dry clay manufacturer’s instructions.
Do not put the chimney breast near to a heat source, as this will dry it
out too quickly and may cause cracking and warping to occur.
Step 9…
Once the chimney breast has completely dried and hardened, sand
edges and ends flat. Gently sand all of the brick elevations, then using
a scribe tool or similar sharp ended tool, gently scrape along the .9.
horizontal lines to help define the brick shapes and to remove any
small pieces of excess clay. See picture 9.
Step 10…
To create the hearth, take an off cut of 1.2mm thick mount board.
Place the fireplace on top of the mount board and draw around the
inside aperture of the fireplace, see picture 10. Cut the hearth shape
out and check that it fits snugly inside the fireplace aperture.
Step 11…
Sponge paint the hearth with medium grey paint - made by mixing
white and black poster paint together to create the desired shade.
.10.
When dry, darken the grey paint by adding a little more black paint .11.
and lightly sponge the hearth again - this time only allowing the darker
grey paint to slightly cover the hearth, creating a stone effect. See
picture 11.
Step 12…
Paint the chimney breast all over with light stone paint, ensuring that
the paint is worked into all of the groves between the bricks. Leave to
dry completely before continuing.
Step 13…
Using a firm sponge and a little terracotta coloured paint, gently
sponge paint the brick elevations, ensuring that the paint does not go .12.
into the grooves between the bricks. Paint all the bricks in this way
and allow to dry, see picture 12. AIM imag Issue 49 2014 39
Step 14…
.13.
Using either a small paint brush or a cotton bud paint random bricks
with a little black poster paint. Repeat this process with a little white
poster paint, see picture 13. Leave to dry.
Step 15…
Next mix a small amount of black poster paint into the original
terracotta colour emulsion in order to darken it and repeat the
sponge painting process, but this time only allow the ‘darkened’
paint to slightly cover the bricks so that not only the original colour
of the bricks shows through, but also the random black and white .14.
bricks too. See picture 14. Again leave to dry thoroughly.
Step 16..
Take an ‘off cut’ of balsa wood and using a craft knife, round off the
edges. Add notches and cuts to age the wood’s appearance, see
picture 15a. Paint with diluted brown paint and distress with a little
black poster paint if required, see picture 15b. Stick the mantle
beam onto the fireplace, see picture 15c. .15a. .15b.
Step 17...
Using a sharp ended tool, carefully make a
hole through the back of the chimney
breast, at the top of the fireplace
aperture. Ensure that the hole is large
enough to thread a small grain of wheat
.15c.
bulb easily through and that it is in a
position that both the hole, bulb and wires
will be hidden from sight. Thread the bulb
of a grain of wheat light through the hole
previously made in part B, see picture 19.
Stick the completed fireplace permanently into position in your .16.

room setting, then stick the inset hearth into place. Thread the
wire of the light through the hole and electrify as per the bulb
manufacturer’s instructions.
Step back and admire your work!
This 1:24th project was taken from

Bea’s book: ‘A Country Sitting Room’
(Formatted by Bea Broadwood)
www.petite-properties.com
Text & Images © Lumo Publishing / Petite Properties Ltd
This issue would not have been possible without the generous
contributions from the following AIM members…
Many thanks therefore go to...
Bea Broadwood Pauline Coombes

Frances Powell Sandra Stacey
Gail St. Claire Shelley Norris
Helena Bleeker Carol Lester
Janet Granger The Dolls House Mall
Kathy Brindle
Marianne Cook
Petite Properties
Sadie Brown
Jean Day
www.artisansinminiature.com
Please Note:
The projects included in this publication are not suitable for children under the age of 14.
The miniatures featured in this magazine are collectors items and therefore unsuitable for children under 14.
All projects are undertaken at your own risk. AIM does not accept responsibility for any injury incurred.
All articles and photographs used in this magazine are copyright of their authors.
The AIM magazine’s content is for private use only and it must not be reproduced in part or in full for commercial gain in any form.
Each artisan contributor is responsible for their own work / contribution to the AIM magazine
and retains full responsibility for their published work.

The authors/self publishers cannot be held legally responsible for any consequences arising from follow-
AIM imag Issue 49 2014 42 ing instructions, advice or information in this magazine.
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The AIM Magazine’s

Editorial Team 49: Dear Reader

jajeffreys1@gmail.com Next issue will be our 50th – a very significant number.

AIM imag Issue 49 2014 2

2014 printable calendar by Jean Day 4

Cover designed by Marianne Cook

Image by Jane Harrop

AIM imag Issue 49 2014 3

1:24th Scale Project...

By AIM Member, Bea Broadwood

POLYSTYRENE off cut:

AIM imag Issue 49 2014 37

Stick the completed fireplace permanently into position in your .16.

This 1:24th project was taken from

Bea Broadwood Pauline Coombes

AIM imag Issue 49 2014 44

AIM membership is only available for professional miniature artisans,

Membership is reserved for artisans who wish to

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