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Welcome
Summer is over and it went by so fast! Time does fly
when you are having fun and I know this first hand
Projects because I love my job as editor here at Ashdown! I am
always so surprised how fast each year slips by. My first
8 Dolls with DANA issue was AM127 November 2013, but it seems like just
Join the talented doll artist
DANA and make a noble lady. last week!
16 Kitchen towels I have watched this publication grow into something
Debbie Booth helps us make really special and I am excited to say American
adorable kitchen towels. Miniaturist will be getting a new look very soon. I hope
24 Biscuits and gravy you are as excited as I am about this makeover. But have
Auralea Krieger shows you no fear because the content will be just as wonderful
how to make a custom
serving of a Southern dish.
and inspiring as it has been. In fact, you will see even
more creative tutorials in each issue.
27 Book full of magic
A house or wizard’s den I have never worked with such a great group of
always has room for books. people in all my years as a graphic artist. Our team
45 Leather bag expands beyond the list of people you see at the far left
Michelle Ellides makes a of this contents page, it spreads out over the world.
stylish leather handbag. Our contributors always pull through for me, even
48 Fall kittens for my last minute SOS emails. Our readers always show
Auralea proves that black support by sharing their projects and thoughts. Our
cats aren’t always bad luck.
advertisers make it easy for you to find your favorite
71 Chalkboards minis and most importantly make American Miniaturist
As summer ends Mari
Meredith shows you how to possible along with our subscribers.
get the kids ready for school. So many have a hand in making this a truly fabulous
82 Leather sofa magazine and that is what makes it extra special to me.
Create your own leather-look With this new increase in tutorials I will ask, as I have
furniture to match your décor. many times in the past, please consider sending in a
84 Tiny tissue box step-by-step of something you have made that you are
Here’s a project from Alison proud of.
Hare that is good clean fun.
You know that saying, “Sometimes it’s the smallest
90 Crackling paint things…” ? Well, here at AM it always is! So even if it’s a
Auralea adds some age and
weathering to her windows. short and sweet one, send those tutorials our way.
Our readers will love
them and our AM family
will keep growing.
Auralea Krieger
Editor & Designer
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AM is your magazine, and we want to hear from
you. Write to: MiniMail, American Miniaturist, PO
Box 219, Kasson, MN 55944. Or email: auralea@
ashdown.co.uk. Letters may be edited if necessary.
Star letter made kitchen cabinets, and

This month’s star letter the creative way to make mini
was from Kathleen Sanns. candle holders (which I can’t
Kathleen wrote in to share wait to try).
all of her highlights from DANA outdoes herself each
a past issue. We truly love and every month with the
step-by-step instructions on
to share your projects and
how to make gorgeous outfits
letters with our readers,
to frame her dolls – this month
and it means so much to
was lovely “Alyce”. I believe
us that you take the time Iris Bodenbender has captured
to write! To thank Susanne my heart with her endearing
for her wonderful letter, we miniature children that she has
will be sending her a very created. Each one does have
special mini gift. Please their very own special and
keep your letters coming. unique personality. Thank you
We love learning about for a truly beautiful issue of
you and your projects and American Miniaturist!
hearing your comments
and ideas. We always look Kathleen Sanns
forward to reading your Loudon, TN
thoughtful letters! Carla Sidwell did an
exquisite job of creating a Rainy day sunshine
Sunday afternoon at the lake. It was a gray and gloomy day
Star letter It is so warm and inviting! The in Seattle (which happens in
The June issue (AM171) gentleman’s library by Deri Terry the Spring even when it’s not
had so many favorite highlights captures just what a perfect raining) and I was not feeling
for me! Let’s start with Orsolya English library for the man of the well. So, when I saw the little
Skulteti’s absolutely beautiful house would contain. And not to box addressed to me, I knew
Cape Cod living room and be undone, is Kathleen Holmes the day was going to get better.
porch. The details tour of the foyer, living
refresh you.
When I opened the box, I found
’s detailed Tiki hut will
are so realistic, Thea Rusch-Reverdiau
room, and dining room of a baking set with three of the
you would never her beautiful dollhouse. most exquisite cookies cutters
believe it was in June 17 If you didn’t know better,
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PROJECTS
miniature unless you would think you were
• Alyce doll • Knitted gown
• A lace stole • Kitchen cabinets
• Tudor settle • Candle holders
rack
look great in the kitchen of my
• Stylish wall hooks • Mail
you saw the in a life-sized home. The Victorian dollhouse.

quarter laying next artisans you showcase The note said I had won the
to the lamp. are absolutely highly April highlights contest, which
From there, skilled craftsman and is one of the many reasons I
we went to Thea an inspiration to all love your magazine, you give so
Rusch-Reverdiau’s Whalecome to Cape Cod of us who read your Scene by Orsolya Skultéti
much in so many ways. Thank
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you so much for bringing a ray

would just love to The projects in this issue of sunshine to my day!
stop by, have a drink, and listen were also tantalizing – from
to the ocean waves lapping Auralea’s easy to follow wall mail Judith Brown
against the shoreline. rack, to her beautiful custom Seattle, WA
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minimail
Where’s Arthur winner
Thank you so much for the
miniature house and the two
Show&Tell
miniature cream pies. The
cream pies look so real that I
wish I was miniature so I could
eat them! You sure give away
such wonderful gifts for the
Where’s Arthur contest.
Barbara Duchowny
Troy, NY
Group enthusiast
As always, I was excited to
get my new AM magazine. I
was invited to a kid’s party the
day I received it and hitched a Above: Theresa DuBay from
ride with my daughter and her Above: Lisa Young from Rochester Hills, MI crafted this
family and decided to take my Escondido, CA made this wonderful garden trellis after
magazine along since it was a beautiful plate rack using following the tutorial by Keith
long ride. the tutorial by Kris Compas’ Walker in AM171.
I always skim it first, but tutorial in AM166.
this time I stopped dead in my
tracks when I saw Linda Day
and her wonderful backyard I treasure these items as they are out of the hobby for years. I lost
barbecue. You see, I am friends exquisitely made. all of my past issues in the Great
with Linda on Facebook. She is I do have to say, I really enjoy the Flood of 2016 and had hoped
always willing to help and show holiday issues of your magazine. the magazine was still as good
any new minis she makes and There are always things in there that as it used to be (not having
how she makes them. Very I want and to make – just wish I had anything to look back at).
nice, always helpful. more time to make them! I was pleasantly surprised
I encourage your readers to to see the same format I
join some Facebook groups. Christine Miller remembered from years ago.
You will make many new Chicago, IL While I am sad I lost all my back
friends and learn many new issues, I am happy to know that
things. I have a few friends that Welcome back you still carry great articles and
I bought items from that were I just subscribed again to wonderful how-to’s. After just
featured in your magazine and American Miniaturist after being this first issue I have a list of
items I want to create!
Thank you for the wonderful
pocket watch and book set that
came with my subscription. I’m
sure to shortly have a home for it.
Marilyn Hughes
Saint Amant, LA
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Dolls with DANA
Dress a
noble doll
Join the talented doll artist DANA each
month for a new miniature project. This
month make a noble lady with a falcon.
G
reetings and welcome to The underskirt Tools & materials:
this tutorial for a noble Step 1: Cut out a 4” x 6”
lady with a falcon. Each rectangle from a darker blue silk. l Porcelain doll
month I strive to expand your doll- l Silk in a desired colors
making skills with new techniques Step 2: Make the tube. A tube is l Doll stand
and a little outside-the-box made by cutting out a rectangle l Tan paint
thinking to help inspire your muse. piece of material. Next, turn the l Chenille
This doll, Rizena, showcases tips bottom edge and one side edge l Fingernail polish
on how to make a beautiful (faux) to the wrong side and glue. Lastly, l Trims, netting, jewelry
French braid, as well as making join the side edges with glue. This findings, falcon, chain
a doll’s arm stay in place while forms a tube. When you gather the l No-hole beads/
holding something. top this makes a skirt.
rhinestones
l Scissors
l Tweezers
Step 1: Put a plastic baggie over
l Toothpicks
the doll’s head and wrap thread
l Plastic baggie
around the throat to protect the
l Pins
face during the dressing process. l Corsage pins
l Aleene’s Original
Step 2: Assemble the doll (no Tacky Glue
arms yet), paint the shoes and put l Glue dispenser
the doll on the doll stand. Paint l Zap a Gap
one “gloved” hand in a tan color. (gel super glue)
l Hair dryer
Step 3: Cut a small rectangle l Needle and thread
of white cotton material to cover l Hairspray
her lady bits under the dress. l Wire cutters
The dress has two skirts and l Decorating chalks
was hair sprayed to drape, but l Q-tip
just incase someone peeks under
her dress.
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Step 3: Gather top and put on sides together, sew up the center Step 4: Gather the waist and
doll’s waist. Be sure to check the back seam. Turn right side out. slide on the doll, over the top of
length of the skirt. Depending on the underskirt. Do not worry about
how you assemble your doll, your draping at this point.
skirt maybe too long. Only the very
bottom shows under the overskirt.
The overskirt
Step 1: Cut out the overskirt
pattern from a lighter blue silk.
Step 2: Turn the very bottom

edge under to the wrong side and
then glue.
Step 3: With the material right
Bodice
cut 1
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Dolls with DANA
The bodice The jacket Step 3: Glue the porcelain arms

Step 1: Cut out a 3” x 1” Step 1: Cut out the jacket pattern onto pipe cleaners. These arms
rectangle of lighter silk. from the gold screen printed have tiny holes so allow the super
cotton material. glue/glue to dry thoroughly.
Step 2: Turn the top edge under
just a little under and glue. Turn Step 4: Put Tacky Glue into the
one side edge under just a little shoulder/armhole, being careful
and glue. that it doesn’t seep out.
Step 5: Now carefully put on

the jacket, and thread the pipe
cleaner/arm into the sleeve and
thru to the torso hole. Let dry
overnight.
Step 2: With the right sides

Step 3: Now fray the opposite together, glue from the hem to
side edge (see photo) and pull the the cuff as shown in the photo.
Skirt pattern exceeds
threads to make a (faux tucked) Let dry.
the page limit. Place
two patterns together
where indicated for
full pattern.
Join pattern here

Overskirt
cut 1
bodice. This only shows a

very small section under
the jacket. Now, lightly
spread glue on the
torso, and when it’s
almost dry (tacky)
press on the faux
bodice. This only
goes on just her
front, not wrapped
around the doll’s Center back seam
torso.
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Step 6: Gently pull the jacket front

tight, pin, and glue it in place. Do not
worry about the raw edges, as these
are covered with a chenille strip.
Step 7: Glue on white chenille

around the hem, collar, and cuff as
shown in photo.
Step 8: Then cut the rounded

part of the chenille into a flat layer,
and chalk a bit with a light pink
chalk to give it some depth.
Step 9: Lastly, glue on a smaller

chenille trim to “line” the collar.
Blend the two together by
picking with a corsage pin and, if
necessary, snip any stray edges.
Overskirt
Join pattern here
cut 1
ld
Fo
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Dolls with DANA
Doll wigging
Step 1: Take long, very thin
sections of viscose. Mist both
sides and run thru your fingers so
the hair is frizz free.
Step 4: Divide the hair into three

sections, and braid a long braid
down her back.
Step 5: Put a small line of glue (as

seen in photo) and bring the braid
back up over the top to look like
French braiding.
Step 2: Glue the realistic hairline

on the doll’s head, and lay a strip
of viscose from nose to neck.
Press gently into the glue.
Step 6: Wrap excess braid, if

Step 3: Flip the doll’s hair to the any, around the head for a braid
back, and tie it into a pony tail with cornet. This does not show under
some thread. the veil and hat on my sample.
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Step 2: Now take a needle and

thread that matches the hair color,
and sew the veiling on the braid
cornet to adhere to the head.
Step 3: Take the jewelry finding

and glue to top of the head over
the veiling. After you put the
material headdress on, glue on
rhinestones and beads as desired.
Veil and headdress

Step 1: Cut a small square of
veiling out of netting. The size will
depend on the length you prefer.
Some of my reference photos had
it elbow length and some were
chin length.
Step 4: Cut a 1 1/2” square of

jacket cotton material. Fold both
ends to the middle like a Tootsie
Roll wrapper), and glue. Then
push in both side edges and glue
to hold in place. When dry, glue
to her head and press down the
center to make a Mickey Mouse
ear shape.
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Finishing touches
Step 1: Gather one edge
of the skirt and glue it into
her hand. Hairspray the skirt
lightly, and smooth and shape
with your hand in a downward
stroke to drape the skirt.
Step 2: Notice the corsage

pin throughout the tutorial in the Step 3: Once the corsage pin/ That is it! You made a beautiful
doll’s hand. I literally threaded this glue is set, super glue the falcon noble lady and learned some new
corsage pin through her sleeve to her hand, and with sharp doll dressing techniques. Now all
and into the arm hole in the torso wire cutters, cut the head of the you have to do is enjoy your new
so it would glue with the arm. corsage pin off so it doesn’t show. noble doll. AM
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Kitchen towels
Pretty mini
kitchen towels
Debbie Booth reminds us to add some
pretty details to our miniature kitchen
with these adorable kitchen towels.
S
ewing miniature kitchen Tools & materials:
towels in Holiday fabric
is a simple way to add l Fabric in small print
inexpensive accessories to a l 1 yard of 1/4” wide
dollhouse kitchen or baking cotton lace
vignette. The process is very l 1 yard of a narrow
simple! Let’s get started. ribbon
l Scissors
Step 1: Cut your fabric into 2 3/4” l Ruler
squares. Cut as many as needed Step 3: Trim any excess lace and l Needle and thread
for a fall display and for stacking threads from each square. l Iron
on top of one another.
Step 4: Fold the squares into Step 6: Take two towels and
thirds as shown and press them place with their backs together.
with a hot iron. (Make sure to use This will cover the raw edges
cotton lace, because acrylic lace and makes for a prettier display.
will melt when ironed.
Step 2: Take one of the squares

and place your flat cotton lace on
the edge of the square and sew it Step 7: Take narrow ribbon and
to the edge. Sew the remainder of Step 5: Following the photo fold cut a 15” long piece and tie it
the squares the same way until all the kitchen towel in half with raw around the two towels, making
of the squares have lace on them. edges on the inside. Press all the a small bow on top. Trim excess
I made 6 towels. kitchen towels this way. ribbon ends. Voila!
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Kitchen towels
Kitchen towels are great for Towels can be sprayed till very someone was doing dishes and
stacking on one another and filling damp with water or spray starch just left the towels there.
cabinets, near the oven or sink. and placed over a kitchen towel Kitchen towels are a basic
They are wonderful for making hanging down on the side. necessity in any kitchen large or
in Holiday colors to add a bit of Place something on top of it small. So why not make one out of
inexpensive decoration. until it dries in place. It will look like pretty fabric? AM
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Kathleen’s dollhouse
A tour of
BED AND BATH
Kathleen Holmes shares the cozy master
bedroom and highly detailed bathroom in
her 1:12-scale house with us this month.
~By Kathleen Holmes
T
his month we will take a doorway off of the hallway colored ceiling fixture is by
little tour of the master by the stairs or through the Lighting Bug and there are
bedroom and the main master bedroom. several lamps sitting around
bathroom located on the The bedroom flooring is the room also.
second floor of my dollhouse. walnut with a rug made by The man of the house has
Once you climb up the stairs Carrie Lavender and the his own bureau with some of
from the first floor, the master wallpaper is a Brodnax Papil- his toiletries, his wallet and
bedroom is down the hidden lon design in two different Below: The bed is adorned with
hallway. The bathroom can shades that I have separated comfy blankets and a sleeping dog
be accessed either through a with a blue border. The rose is tucked under it fast asleep.
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Left: A ladies dressing gown lays

over the foot of the bed.
of the bedroom than her

husband; no surprise there!
The armoire is filled with her
dresses, shoes, purses and
hats. Her dressing table is in
one corner of the room, with
one of her hats, her cosmet-
ics and perfumes sitting on
top and next to it is a chest of
drawers with her jewelry box
and even more cosmetics.
“The woman of the

house has managed
to take up more of
the bedroom than her
husband; no surprise
there!”
The jewelry box is filled
with pearls, gold chains,
rings and earrings. A dress
and sweater are hanging on a
clothes rack and her slippers
are in front of the bed. Beside
the bed is a night stand with
an open book that someone is
in the middle of reading.
The bed is a four poster that
Above: The ladies vanity and watch and a bowl of change I got many years ago at the
dresser hold many feminine items sitting on top of it. In an open Alaskan shop that I mentioned
including a tiny jewelry box.
drawer, you can see some of previously. I have several
his neatly folded shirts. On a quilts for it that I change pe-
GET IN TOUCH chair beside the armoire, are riodically as the mood strikes
more of the man’s clothes, his me. I even have a fall and
Lighting Bug Ltd ties are hanging on a rack and Christmas quilt, both made by
Linda & Jim Orleff his slippers and shoes are in a Diane Schack. Currently I have
Phone: 931-287-0195 shoebox on the floor. a lovely blue and cream quilt
Web: www.lightingbugltd.com The woman of the house on it and I recently made a
has managed to take up more bed skirt out of a vintage linen
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to compliment it. Several pil-

lows are on the bed just like
my real bed.
Sometimes the woman’s
robe and nightgown will be
draped over the bed while
other times you’ll see the cat
or the dog making them-
selves comfortable. Or, on a
special occasion, there might
be a breakfast tray filled
with goodies like donuts and
croissants all made by Kim
Marshall Saulter.
Through the door next to
the chair bathroom. I decorat-
ed the bathroom with a cream
Above: The man of the house has

one small area to place his items
Here you see his wallet, watch,
keys and change as well as some
grooming items on a tray.
tile floor and soft green and Above: The

bottom draw is
white flowered wallpaper. There
open showing
is cream tile wainscoting with some neatly
green tile accents on the walls folded shirts.
as well as tile around the tub/ Right: A small
shower area. To compliment the chair with
clothes draped
green wallpaper and the green
over it sits
tile, I have touches of green beside the
throughout the bathroom. bathroom door.
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Left and below: Two views into

the bathroom showing all of the
amazing details Kathleen has
added over the years.
A picture on one of the

bathroom walls is a duplicate
of an antique print that I have
in my real bathroom. On the
wall beside the toilet, is a
shadowbox filled with minis-
cule shells and a tiny seahorse
that I’ve had for many years.
The requisite plunger sits
on the floor near the toilet
and Kleenex and an extra roll
of toilet paper are
You will see on the back of the
green towels, toilet. It looks like
light green rugs, someone is about
a green scale to brush their teeth
made by Ulus at the bathroom
Miniatures, green sink. The medicine
slippers, a green cabinet above the
stool and a green sink holds vari-
bathrobe hanging ous sundries like
on the back of Vaseline, tooth-
one of the doors. paste and shaving
The bathtub and cream.
toilet are sepa- I also have a
rated by a partial favorite wash-
wall. I added a stand-type of table
shower head to in the bathroom
the tub and made that I got many
a shower curtain years ago from a
with a brass rod wonderful minia-
and rings. Since ture shop, the Mini
the tub is cur- Mouse, in Anchor-
rently filled with age, Alaska. The
water, a rubber bottom shelf is
ducky and a sail- filled with towels
boat, I guess one and linens, toilet
of the children of paper and a hot
the house is about water bottle, while
to take a bath. the top shelves
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hold a manicure set, shav-

ing supplies, a glass jar filled
with cotton balls and various
powders and cosmetics. Lastly
in the bathroom is a small
hamper that Lori Turner-Do-
“There is cream tile

wainscoting with
green tile accents on
the walls as well as
tile around the tub/
shower area.”
linsek made for me as a gift.
And of course, I filled it with
overflowing dirty clothes!
That concludes this month’s
tour of the rooms in my
dollhouse. Appropriately, the
only room left to explore is the
attic. See you there! AM
Above: There are so many fine details on the dresser

you will find something new with every look.
Right: The hall leading to the bath and bedroom.
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Biscuits and gravy
Mini biscuits
and gravy
Auralea Krieger shows you how to make a
custom serving of Southern-style biscuits
and gravy for your special mini plates.
W
hen we start to feel the Step 3: Use the tube from a pen Tools & materials:
first fall chill in the air or a straw to cutout your biscuits.
we immediately start to l Translucent, light tan,
crave comfort foods to warm up yellow, brown, and
our tummies. So here is a classic brown/grey polymer clay
comforting Southern dish for your l Liquid polymer
dollhouse table setting. l Needle tool
l Paint brushes
Step 1: Mix together translucent, l Corn starch
light tan, and yellow polymer clay. l Polymer roller
Just start with a tiny bit of yellow Step 4: Tap them on all sides with l Stylus ball tool
l Razor blade
and add more if needed. an old toothbrush for some realistic
l Wax paper
texture.
l Pen tube or straw
l Toothbrush
l Plates
l Pastels in brown red/
brown, yellow, light
yellow, and white
Step 2: Sprinkle some corn starch l Baking tile
on your wax paper and roller and l Tin foil
roll out the clay to a mini biscuit l Tacky Glue or
thickness. Step 5: Tap the tops with some Bake and Bond
l Matt varnish and satin
varnish
crumpled up tin foil. Be sure to

press it a bit on a hard surface
first, you don’t want to cut into the
biscuits with the foil.
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Biscuits and gravy
Step 6: Use your stylus tool to them on a scrap piece of foil with
make an indent all around the the edges curved up so they wont
center sides of each biscuit. spill during transport, and bake
for only 10 minutes. Once cool,
Step 9: Bake following the

manufacturer’s instructions.
Step 10: Once cool, glue one

leaning on the other. I used a tiny
spot of Tacky Glue but if you have
some Bake and Bond use that. crumble them with your fingers. If
needed use a razor to cut them
Step 7: Put your biscuits on your Step 11: I wrapped my plate with into smaller bits.
tile if you haven’t already. Tap a little foil so my gravy would take the
to get them to stick. I noticed this is shape of my favorite plates. This
easier when working with Sculpey way I can switch out the meals and
verses Fimo brand. use my same set of dishes.
Step 8: Line up your pastel sticks Step 12: Roll out a small amount
and add light yellow around the of a brown clay and a grey/brown
sides and top with a small paint clay for the meat.
brush and then add the darker
yellow, then the red/brown, and Step 13: Use your needle tool to
then brown on the top and the very scrape away very tiny pieces. Put
bottom of the sides. (I also added a Step 14: Make a blob of liquid
bit more brown to the base edges
after they were cooked with my
finger.)
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Biscuits and gravy
polymer for the gravy. Scrape a

small pile of white and a small bit of Biscuit Tidbits
In the pre-Civil War South
yellow pastel using a blade. Then
the biscuit was regarded as a
mix in your “meat”. delicacy and usually reserved
for Sunday lunch or dinner. But
after the American Revolutionary
War (1775–1783), the meal
emerged as a distinct regional
dish because substances that
were used for food were in short
supply. Because of this, and also
Step 17: Once cool, paint the the lack of money, meals needed
biscuits with matt varnish and satin to be inexpensive.
varnish on the gravy. Let dry. They were not just for lunch
or dinner anymore. For anyone
Step 18: Peel the meal off of the facing a long day of work on
the plantations in the South,
foil and place on your favorite plate
breakfast was the most important
to set the scene! AM meal of the day!
The biscuit has come a long
way over time and there were,
and are, many variations.
The cathead biscuit, named
rightly so because it is as big as a
cat’s head, came to be because
time was of the essence. They
made the dough and dropped
Step 15: Place over the biscuits huge clumps on the baking
with puddles of clay on the sides. sheet. These are still a Southern
tradition.
Step 16: Bake following the Another classic biscuit is the
beaten biscuit. They are beaten
manufacturers instructions.
anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes
depending on the recipe. The
dough was originally made from
flour, salt, sugar, lard, and cold
water, and then beaten with a
hard object or against a hard
surface. Suffice to say this biscuit
was built to last. They were so
durable workers could keep them
in their overall pockets all day.
Because sweet potatoes were
so abundant in the South they
were often used as a substitute
for flour and made a good sweet
potato biscuit.
No matter which is your
favorite they sure do make for a
delicious meal! AM
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Book of magic
A tiny book
full of magic
Making books is always a great way to
spend a few hours and a house or wizard’s
den always has room for another book!
I
f you have a Wizard in your Step 3: For the cover, again Tools & materials:
collection, he will welcome the because you want the book to
inclusion of this old book called look well used, chose a piece of l Thin card
“Myths & Legends” to his library. leather that looks old and worn. l Leather - for covers
The best thing about making l White glue
an old book is that nothing has to Step 4: Glue the two cardboard l Snippits page
fit completely. The more worn the covers to the leather, with the l Craft Knife or Scissors
pages are the better and older the spine in between them. Leave a
book will look. So take a look at tiny space between them, this will
the Snippits pages of this issue and allow the book to close.
you will find beautifully illustrated
pages for your book. Step 5: Cut the leather down to
the spine cardboard and glue the
Step 1: To make the book, glue tabs over.
the pages into a concertina shape
and use a gold rub on the edges. Step 6: Mitre the corners of the
leather and glue tabs to cardboard
Step 2: Choose an old gold color covers.
for the rub, and really make sure
that the edge of each page are Step 7: Glue the inside cover
completely covered. pages in place – covering the
leather tabs. Step 8: Glue down the spine of
the pages. Do not use too much
glue as it will spread on to the
pages. Leave to dry thoroughly.
Step 9: Use “Outline stickers” to

make the gold and black lines on
the covers – or draw your own gold
lines with a fine pen. AM
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Quilt shop
A rustic craft
OASIS IN MINI
Miniaturist Susan J. Farnik shares her
amazing 1:48 scale project with us, which
she has named The Olde Mill Quilt Shop.
~By Pam North
A
retired interior design- house for her daughter.
er, Susan J. Farnik still She bought plans for the
practices her previous house, and her husband
profession, except now it’s in built the shell. After that,
the tiny realm of decorated she started taking classes
miniature room boxes. at a local miniature shop,
Susan became interested in joined a miniature club,
miniatures in the early 1980s, and became a NAME
when she made a little bear member.
Top: The talented Susan J. Farnik.

Left and above: The front of the
1:48 scale quilt shop has window
boxes that are over flowing.
Her family members support

her interest. “My husband is
my biggest fan and supporter,”
said Susan. “My children
like what I’ve made, but they
think I’m a little obsessed.
They would be correct! I’ve
always loved the idea of
creating my own scenes, and
I’m compelled to make my
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Quilt shop
that I made in the mid-

1980s, and I still love it.
I mostly work in 1:12
scale, but I also do 1:48
scale, and I have done
1:24 scale projects. I
have so many ideas for
future creations that I
will have to live forever
to finish them! At Guild
School I have been
taking woodworking
classes, and I hope to
start making furniture
on my own.” She has
no formal training in
creations so lifelike that it Above and right:

would be difficult to tell they The entry way
has a wheel
are miniatures if viewed in a
barrow with
photograph. Once I started do- fabric bolts
ing room boxes, I never looked and big fall
back. I still have my first box pumpkins!
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Quilt shop
sionate about creating beauti-

ful realistic scenes. While I ad-
mire grungy and shabby, you
won’t see it in my projects; I
like things perfect.” She cites
her biggest difficulty involved
with working in miniatures
as, “finding the time to make
everything I’ve imagined.”
Combining home life with
miniatures is easier now that
Susan is retired, and she has
embraced her hobby with pas-
sion. “Miniatures are my life!”
she exclaimed.
Her inspiration sometimes
comes from a photo, from
which she will design some-
Above and left: thing similar, but mostly it

The side entrance just comes from within via her
is beautifully
landscaped with
own muse. She doesn’t create
wind chimes and with a goal to sell: “I can’t
a bench as well bear to part with anything!”
as more flower She is fortunate to have her
boxes. The trees own workspace in her attic.
have turned yellow
and orange for the
“It’s a beautiful space for me
autumn season. to create, and to dream in; it
also has a large walk-in closet,
the miniature field, and counts I take pictures to make sure and another room for all my
her camera as her most valu- everything actually looks the power tools.”
able tool. “As I’m working, way I envisioned it. I am pas- Her featured project, The
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Quilt shop
Above: Susan altered the kit’s

landscape so she could include a
full mill pond complete with ducks.
Right: A closer look showing the
pond, flowers and a bench.
Olde Mill Quilt Shop, origi-

nated In November 2015 when
a group of about 100 miniatur-
ists gathered at Unicoi State
Park, in Helen, GA to work
on a 1:48 scale project called
The Mill. Susan explained,
“A committee of about 20
people worked to put this
project together for the group.
The Mill was designed by
Janet Chase and her commit-
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Quilt shop
Left: Another view tee, and a fun weekend was

of the mill pond also planned for everyone with
shows the waterfall. gifts, food, an exhibit area, a
Below: The pond
sales opportunity, and discus-
goes around to the
back of the mill where sion roundtables. Each person
you will find swans as received a basic mill kit and a
well as a heron. landscaping kit. The commit-
Bottom: The back of tee members taught the group
the quilt shop shows
how to assemble the mill, and
the finished interior.
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Quilt shop
then everyone had the choice

of how they wished to finish
out the project. I wanted my
mill to be a quilt shop, so I
called it The Olde Mill Quilt
Shop. I made the first floor
the shop, and the second floor
living quarters. I used kits
from the Betterley’s Quarter
Source, Young at Heart, and
kits from the committee, plus
my own designs, to create the
interiors.”
The landscape base was
altered to include a full mill
pond. She added 2” all around
to make the finished size 13”
x 13”, and determined that
autumn would be the season.
Left: The tiny bedroom is also a

painter’s studio with an easel.
Below: The charming kitchen and
sitting room are both decorated in
happy purples and greens.
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Quilt shop
Left: The entrance into the small

quilt shop is where you will find
finished quilts on display.
Below: If you are here to purchase
some materials for your next
quilting adventure then this is the
room where you will find inspiration
to create a masterpiece.
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Quilt shop
a custom acrylic case made

to cover it. It was a very fun
project. I’ve seen several
other mills that people have
finished, and each one is very
different. Janet Chase chose
winter for her season, made
a Christmas shop in the mill,
and even has penguins sled-
ding down the hill.”
When asked what she loves
most about miniatures, Susan
replied, “The ability to create
perfect little worlds that fit on a
shelf.” She is optimistic about
the future of miniatures. “I
think there will always be peo-
ple who want to do miniatures,
so the hobby will continue.”
As for what’s next for her
and her creations Susan didn’t
hesitate. “My next project
is a one-room structure, an
Trees and some landscaping pond. The ducks, swans, and upscale Garden Room. I’m
material came from Scenic egret are from Barbara Myers. stitching a petit point rug,
Express, an on-line business. I bought a rustic barnwood and I’m designing the room to
“The most challenging part frame from a craft store, and showcase it. It’s very different,
was the rock wall surround- altered it to make the base and I’m hoping it will be my
ing the piece,” Susan elabo- for the project. Finally, I had finest project to date!” AM
rated. “The base is made of
2” pink builders’ foam to
accommodate the mill wheel
and basement. After watch-
ing countless YouTube videos
on making rocks, I attacked
the form with a steak knife
and sandpaper, hacking away
until I got the look I wanted.
The base was painted black,
to which I then added washes
of color to get the rock effect.
I also used Scenic water and
water effects to make the mill
Right: The small storage room for
the mill in on the bottom floor.
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Curiosity shop
Curiosity shop
IN A WINE BOX
Polish artist Kamilla Dlugowolska has
created her own version of Charles
Dickens’ Old Curiosity Shop in a wine box.
~By Deb Weissler
A
s miniaturists we often and with no home at the mo- As a lover of English author
find inspiration in un- ment, Kamilla contemplated Charles Dickens and his
expected places. While how she could put all these world, Kamilla decided what
searching in her in-laws’ things, including the box, to better way to combine all
cellar for a jar of marmalade, good use. these diverse items then to
Kamilla spotted an old create an Old Curios-
wooden wine box she ity Shop, based
just couldn’t resist. It upon his serial
was a bit shallow in and book written
depth so she had dif- 1840-41. Since the
ficulty envisioning a
Above: Kamilla with
vignette, but despite her daughter, who
that it came home seems to also have
with her. With an interest in this
several Victorian- wonderful art form.
Left: What was
style miniatures
once an old wine
in various states of box is now a
repair and disrepair miniature treasure.
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Curiosity shop
Left: A peek inside the 1:12-scale

curiosity shop shown fully open.
Below: Each brick was drawn into
plaster by hand and then painted.
wine box was made of wood,

the walls would require a
complete transformation using
handmade plaster, brick, and
tiles, and painted with acrylics
and dry pastels.
Before beginning the
project, Kamilla read two
books on Victorian life: Judith
Flanders’s Consuming Pas-
sions and The Victorian House
that served up healthy doses
of inspiration for what was to
become a proper shop. For-
tunately Kamilla had a friend
who models in smaller scales
and she taught Kamilla how to
make bricks.
“Nothing I did was too un-
conventional but I had never
built such a structure before
so a lot of things were new to
me. I put a thin layer of plaster
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Curiosity shop
Left: A closer look inside the

charming shop when it is opened.
Below: Kamilla made the little
fireplace from cardboard and paint.
not nearly enough to fill the

shop, so she set about creating
some favorite pieces.
What Victorian shop
wouldn’t be complete without
a fireplace? She made hers
from cardboard and above it
hangs a portrait of Pickwick,
one of Dicken’s best known
characters. “I do love this old,
clumsy gentleman and wanted
the portrait in my shop,”
Kamilla points out.
over the wood “walls” and then

drew each brick by hand with
a toothpick that I then painted.
The roof tiles are made from
cardboard and I cut out about
five hundred of them. Then I
covered each with plaster and
painted it to give a natural,
weathered look.”
The stone walls and pave-
ment were created by covering
the wood with egg carton faux
stones that were then painted.
The twin bay windows permit
plenty of light and can also be
used for display.
The completed structure
took hours to complete and
Kamilla put all her heart and
patience into the project. Her
goal was to create a structure
that paid homage to the period
and to Dickens himself.
Although Kamilla had ac-
cumulated several Victorian
items over the years, there was
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Curiosity shop
Above: Many of the items in the ing, and assembling them to

shop were made by hand.
Left and below: Kamilla scaled
be later displayed in wooden
down and printed some of her racks and baskets throughout
own books that were larger the shop.
In another nod to Dickens,

Kamilla made a set of Victori-
an-era books, which open and
are printed in original text.
Having once made books that
were too large for 1:12 scale,
she spent a great deal of time
miniaturizing these, searching
for original pdf files, print-
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Curiosity shop
Left: The addition of old posters

adds interest to the side of the shop.
her first attempt at creating

china—four tiny cups and a
lovely little teapot.
One of her favorite pieces
is a tri-fold vanity screen
affixed with old playbills
and advertisements that
adds a touch of whimsy to
her inventory. Kamilla may
not have had a plan in mind
when she started this project,
but the end result is positively
delightful and Kamilla
couldn’t be happier.
“I love it! I call it a living
shop and I adore playing
with it. I rearrange the items,
taking things out and putting
Kamilla took advantage of it was a challenge to make others in. From time to time
her basket weaving skills by them look old and timeworn. I buy new items. I suppose
hand-weaving and dyeing She tackled hand-woven you could say it will never be
an armchair, a green settee, carpets and made two that truly finished.”
a table, and of course her help add warmth to the We think Dickens would
baskets (AM172). She admits stone floors. She even made have been pleased. AM
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Autumn showcase
Artist showcase
Fall is coming and we want to celebrate by showcasing
some incredible miniatures that include a touch of
autumn. September also signifies the kids going back to
school so enjoy this fun fall themed showcase!
Diana Boyle
from Connecticut
makes beautiful
themed furniture.
This 1:12 bedroom
set welcomes all
the colors of fall.
Jasmin Schwarz, from

California, makes such
realistic miniature pies
you will want to pop
them in your mouth.
Here are three of her
classic varieties.
Over in Montana, Ruth Stewart is famous

for her whimsical miniature cakes. Here are
two of her miniature masterpieces accented
with tiny pumpkins!
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Autumn showcase
Jennifer Osmond
Hatt Is from Canada
and is sharing some
of her wonderful
handmade school
items.
GET IN TOUCH
Looking Glass Miniature
Jennifer Osmond Hatt
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Jill Renee Marquis

lives in New Hampshire
and is a long time lover
of small things and
it shows in her little
school art boxes. They
have everything the
little one will need for
art class.
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Autumn showcase
Antonio Felipe and

Ana Felipe Royo
are part of a family
blend of artisans
who make
one-of-a-kind
miniature pieces in
Spain. They have
shared an impres-
sive collection of
photos that will
surely inspire you.
You can see more

of their work in
July/Aug 2017
Dollhouse
Miniatures
(DHM58).
Above: It looks as though one little girl has been naughty!
Left: Music class is always more fun with two budding musi-
cians. These little cutie pies are working hard to keep rhythm.
Below: A devoted student, this little girl is gathering her books.
Left: A class-
room globe
to study the
world.
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Autumn showcase
Above: Math is also a very important lesson.

Above right: The teachers desk with two drawers.
Left: These two

are thick as
thieves. Hopefully
the teacher has
her eye on them!
Right: What a
studious little
fellow with all
the right answers.
Kathleen Holmes shares

her after school snack
scene. The peanut but-
ter sandwich was made
by Kim Marshall Saulter.
The bread in the wrap-
per and the cookies (box
and cookies) were made
by Hungarian Miniatures,
Erzsebet Bodzas and the
little jar of jam was made
by Cute in Miniature.
Kathleen made the peanut
butter jar with the lid on.
Kim made the messy
peanut butter jar.
04SE17_p041-044.indd 44 7/25/17 12:57 PM

Leather bag
A stylish mini
leather bag
Michelle Ellides proves that stylish leather
handbags certainly do not have to be black
or brown. Let’s get creative with color!
W
omen through the Tools & materials:
generations have always
been very sensible when l Turquoise leather
buying accessories. Black or brown l Dark brown leather
could always be worn no matter l 6 small jump rings
what the outfit was that you were l Scissors
wearing. But for the modern woman l Tacky Glue
and in fact from the early 1920s,
handbags have become something
that are changed often and therefore Step 3: Start by gluing the insert
are bought to either match or piece to the base piece and work
compliment an outfit or just because up one side.
it is the latest “in” color.
So why not find some pretty Step 2: Cut out the insert piece Step 4: Next, glue the other side
pieces of leather and mix and and cut the slot in the center. in place.
match the colors to make some
stunning handbags for the lady in
your dollhouse.
Step 1: Cut out the main piece

for the bag and glue the pocket in
place across the lower front.
Just glue the sides and bottom
edge of the pocket.
Strap
Insert Pocket
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Leather bag
Step 6: Cut a piece for the strap

90mm x 5mm and glue a jump ring
at each end. Also cut two small
pieces for the side attachments
12mm x 5mm, fold in half and glue
Mini tutorials needed
in a jump ring.
We hope you have been
enjoying all of the wonderful
tutorials featured in American
Miniaturist. There are so many
impressive creative ideas and
new techniques in the miniature
community. We try our best
Step 7: Attach another jump rings to find projects we think our
in between the strap and the two readers will enjoy, but we know
side attachments. there are more that we can find
out there.
If you would like to be a part
of this fun publication please
consider being one of our
valued contributors.
We have great opportunities
Step 8: Glue the side attachments for miniaturists who submit
tutorials such as credit towards
to the bag. I have also added a little
subscriptions and individual
purse in the turquoise color – and
issues. And, if you are in
glued a tiny gold fixings in place as
business, your tutorials might
the clasp. AM
actually help promote what you
are selling. We’ll furnish you
with these details after your
submission has been approved.
Imagine how much joy your
mini project could give others
who share your passion for
Step 5: Work your way around the this hobby!
bag, gluing the insert in place. To Send your step-by-step
help glue the final side – put your instructions and photos to
fingers in the slot and press leather Tutorial Submission, American
into place. Miniaturist, PO Box 219,
Kasson, MN 55944. You may
also send your entries via email
to auralea@ashdown.co.uk.
Please be sure to include your
name, address, phone number,
and email address. We can’t
wait to see your projects!
04SE173_p045-046.indd 46 7/21/17 3:33 PM

Furniture book
Start building
FOR YOURSELF
Elinor C. Cruze is excited to share her new
book with you! This is a great way to begin
your journey in mini furniture building.
I
f you are new to Left: A peek inside the book.
making furniture in See Elinor’s ad on page 23.
miniature and would
like to learn more about she has learned through
it then Elinor C. Cruze her book, Aunt Ellie’s
has the perfect book for System for Making
you. Not only does this Miniature Furniture.
book share methods for You will learn how
building a collection to build 11 projects and
of wooden miniature while doing so will
furniture pieces, but also learn about many
Elinor also shows you techniques, materials,
how to fix any glitches and tools.
that may come up The tutorials refer to
along the way. wood builds but you
“I believe that what can also use the in-
makes a consistent structions to work with
builder of miniature mat board, card board
furniture is the ability or foam board. Each
to fix things that didn’t project has measure-
turn out as planned. I ments and step-by-step
try to give you ways to instructions to help
overcome catastrophes you with your build.
like pieces that don’t Some of the projects
fit. Knowing that you are 1:12-scale cabi-
can fix almost anything nets, chairs, shelves,
gives you the confidence to a trunk, and an oven.
finish projects.” She bought several books on Elinor’s instructions will help
Elinore began making the subject and used online you step into the wonderful
miniature furniture over tutorials to learn along the world of creating your own
Thanksgiving in 2012. way. Now she is sharing what miniature furniture. AM
04SE173_p047.indd 47 7/24/17 12:08 PM

Fall kittens
A cute set
of fall triplets
Black cats aren’t always bad luck. This
simple and fun tutorial by Auralea Krieger
will prove it. Make your own set of triplets.
T
his is a fun little project Step 4: Paint them black and Tools & materials:
for anytime of year. I have after the paint dries sand the
made these three black edges with fine sandpaper. l Mat board
cats dressed for fall in preparation l Black, white, and light
for Halloween, but you can change Step 5: Paint the very edges with tan paint
your design to suit any season that a very light tan to give the illusion l String
you wish. of wood underneath. If you make l Scissors
these in basswood then all you l Craft knife
Step 1: Cut a strip of mat board need to do is sand here. l Paint brushes
to 1/2” wide by 4” tall. If you want l Satin gloss
different widths on each cat or l Toothpicks
l Tacky Glue
just on one of them then cut a few
more pieces at different widths.
Step 6: Cut the strings to about
Step 2: Trim them to different 6” long and tie tiny bows around
heights. I have them at 1”, 1 1/4”, each of the cats.
and 3/4”.
Step 3: Go down about 1/4” in

the center of the tops and cut out
the cats ears.
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Fall kittens
Step 7: Put a spot of glue on the

knot and trim the ends. Tip: Patience is very important
when painting the eyes.
Let each coat of paint dry
Step 8: Once dry, slide the bows
completely so you won’t have
off and paint them orange. Of to keep touching them up.
course you can plan ahead and
use the color rope you desire for
your project instead. Step 12: If you like you can add
a spot of satin varnish to all of the
Step 9: Use a toothpick to add eyes using a toothpick.
white eyes. Let them dry and add
tiny spots of black in the centers.
I did this while the bows were still
on, but you may find it easier to
remove them.
Step 11: Slide the ropes on again

and glue on the back supports.
Once dry, paint them black.
Think about different designs for

all year round. Christmas could be
white cats with silver glitter on the
tops of their ears. Spring could be
Calicos with lavender bows. There
are so many options, let your
imagination fly! AM
Step 10: Cut some back braces

as shown. For the two smaller cats
you will need to cut a notch for
the rope.
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Miniature castle
A passion for
MINIATURES
For dedicated collector, Ann Skipton,
happiness is in 3-D; dollhouses,
donkeys, and Great Danes.
I
f only I could get the excite-
ment back again,” said Ann
Skipton, with a wistful look
in her eye. She is referring
to the first time she went to
a dollhouse show almost 14
years ago and the subsequent
passion that engulfed her.
I suppose it is a bit like
falling in love or starting a
new relationship. There is the
excitement of something new,
the fun of learning and grow-
ing and the fulfillment in be-
coming totally absorbed to the
point of obsession. Fourteen
years and five houses later,
her ardor has subsided into a
comfortable commitment, less
passionate, but still there.
Standing in the front room
of her UK Chessington home,
surrounded by assorted
houses, room boxes and proj-
ects, Ann tells us about her
first visit to a dollhouse show
at Farnham. She was amazed
by the hobby and wanted to
Right: A peek into three of the busy

rooms with the castle wall open.
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Miniature castle
more discerning, which is

exactly what happened with
Ann. By the time she started
her fifth house and the subject
of our main feature, Ann had
become an established collec-
tor with well-formed ideas and
tastes of her own.
“I would buy a vase

for £20 in miniature,
but wouldn’t spend
that on one for my
life-size house.”
I use the term “house” with

my tongue placed firmly in
my cheek, for Ann bought an
enormous Gothic Gate house,
ready made by Anglesey Dolls
Houses. Measuring over five
Above: The tower walls also open
come away with a house on to reveal three more rooms.
feet in width, it occupies the
that visit. In the early days Below: The gorgeous 1:12-scale whole of one wall and com-
of the hobby, makers were castle shown with the walls shut. mands attention.
in smaller numbers
and waiting lists for a
dollhouse were common.
This was of no interest
to Ann, who wanted a
more immediate result
and finally found it with
a Georgian house, which
she bought from Len
Lewis.
Like others new to
the hobby, Ann felt the
urge to complete the
house and see some
effect, which can result
in rushed purchases and
less discriminating taste.
It takes a little time and
experience to become
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Miniature castle
Below: These six rooms in the

main body of the castle, are
brought to life by the action
poses of the dolls. There
are 14 of them in this
section alone.
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Miniature castle
The external ornamen-

tation was done on com-
mission by Pam Cornish,
who not only decorated
the exterior with large
stone block-effect walls,
she also wired the inte-
rior ready for lighting.
Ann took on a cer-
tain amount of interior
decoration herself; she
paneled one wall, pa-
pered another room, and
Left: A wonderful fireplace,

by Sue Cook, set off by
David Ward’s classic
elephants. Below left:
A close up of Welland
Miniature’s beautiful
sideboard, complemented
by quality miniature
accessories.
Below: The elegant dinning
room table is beautifully set
for a party of six.
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Miniature castle
Above: There is much activity in

the kitchen where pickling
and jam making are taking place.
Right: Behind the pantry door,
someone has made quite a mess
that needs to be cleaned up.
painted others using heritage

colors from paint samples.
Reference books offered
invaluable guidance on color
schemes, layouts and how to
dress a room with furnishings.
Everywhere you look there
are lovely things; on top of
sideboards, placed on dressing
tables, hanging on walls. The
success of this collection is in
the amount of detail and what
is a veritable feast of quality
miniatures. Naturally, most of
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Miniature castle
them have been bought, rather elephant looks stunning on Miniatures made that beauti-
than self-made. the mantle above, as do his ful walnut sideboard; hinged
“When I came to make globe lights in bathroom with working draws. This
things for my other doll- was a piece that Ann had
houses, I wasn’t good at it,” seen at a show and deliber-
admitted Ann. “I didn’t want
“‘I knew what I ately tracked down at the next
my castle to look like that, wanted and went event to make her purchase.
which is why I mainly bought straight to it,’ said “I knew what I wanted and
from makers.” went straight to it,” said Ann.
The names in her collec-
Ann. ‘Some things “Some things you have to buy
tion are quite impressive; that you have to buy straight away, like the Annie
gorgeous fireplace in the red straight away’”. Willis cats – they go.”
room is by Sue Cook, as is all Otherwise, Ann takes her
the plasterwork. David Ward’s time and looks round a show
alcove. Some of the furniture before making a purchase,
Below: One of Jan Clark’s dolls, is by Lyntel, Reverie made the as she says, “If I’m going to
shown below is dressed in black, red bed and curtains in one spend a bit of money, its got
and sits amid a fine dining room. of the bedrooms and Welland to be right.” Ann is quite
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Miniature castle
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Miniature castle
are four other houses with a hobby room all to herself.

dolls in them and a further With four donkeys in the
dozen or so dolls in a glass back garden and a colossal
case, waiting to go to church. Great Dane as the family best
Ann estimates she may friend, it seems like a very
have spent as much as £8,000 happy home.
on the castle so far. “It’s fun- Her grandchildren love
ny I would buy a vase for £20 the castle too and often say,
in miniature, but wouldn’t “Nanny, when you die can I
spend that on one for the have the castle?” “The trouble
house,” she admitted. is I’ve got four grandchil-
Not everything can be dren,” joked Ann.
bought; sometimes you just At least they are respect-
need a little helping hand. So ful of this amazing collection
far Ann’s attempts at barter- and want to help by dusting,
ing with family members to rather than playing. Never-
take on jobs have not always theless, they won’t touch
met with success. “I told my anything unless they are al-
husband that I’d wash his lowed. Sometimes Ann is glad
Left and above: There are so many car if he did the lights, but he of the help; dust is the eternal
interesting miniatures to look at didn’t ever do it,” she smiled. enemy of the collector and
in each room, Ann has done very something this size takes ages
well with her room layouts. “Understandably, Ann to clean –especially when
knows a lot of makers nothing is grip waxed down.
happy to go to a show and now and wandering Understandably, Ann
spend £100 on one item, but knows a lot of makers now
of all the elements Ann col- around a show, there and wandering around a
lects, dolls come top of the is always a sociable show, there is always a
list, particularly the fine-look- sociable exchange to be had.
ing female dolls, like those by
exchange to be had.” “They are more like friends
Jan Clark, not so much the really,” she said.
chaps. The general effect of People are funny about this Now that the miniature
the characters, in particular hobby. When Ann first got castle is more or less com-
their action poses and pos- into it she rightly expected plete, Ann hasn’t been to so
ture, really bring this castle that nobody would ever have many shows lately. She talks
together. It feels as if there is a problem in buying her pres- of her next project and has
interest and activity in every ents again. “I was really look- her eye on a modern theme,
room – and no need to rush ing forward to Christmas,” involving something by con-
in looking at it. she explained. “I thought, temporary maker, ELF.
“There is no story to them they’d all buy me miniatures, “I am fascinated by the
being in the house – I just get but they didn’t. I got bottles smallness and detail,” said
them because they are pretty,” of perfume instead.” Ann. “It has just consumed
said Ann. What you see here All this is light-hearted ban- my life.” It’s a good sign
isn’t the sum total of her col- ter. Ann clearly has a support- though – it means the passion
lection either; remember there ive husband and family – and is still there! AM
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Desk History
The history of
THE WRITING DESK
A brief history of the writing desk, by Tim
James, will show why this specific item
of furniture is essential for a dollhouse.
T
he first writing desk was
merely a sloping box on
which a person could
write and store their writing
equipment and papers. You
might say the writing slope
was the laptop of its day, in
that it was small enough to
be carried and used anywhere
and often travelled with the
owner. Most were made of
wood or wood veneer. Many
English boxes were done in
distinctively grained mahoga-
ny bound in brass, some with
inlaid detail.
Lap desks had a hinged top
that revealed a writing surface
of leather, felt, or cut velvet,
a compartmental tray for ink,
pens, seals and stamps, and a
storage space below the writ-
ing surface for one’s letters
and papers.
As in most English furniture
of the period, oak was the
most commonly used wood
Top: A traditional writing slope -
the laptop of its day.
Right: The right desk in your
dollhouse makes all the difference.
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Desk History
as the name suggests Of course, the under draw-

– another development ers could be a nuisance to get
from Europe. This was at when the writing surface
a piece of furniture was down, so the Knee-hole
that looked like a set of table was soon developed to
drawers, with a large allow freedom of movement,
compartment at the yet storage as well.
top, hidden by a panel These were desirable
that was hinged along items of furniture during the
the bottom edge. This
panel, or flap opened Left: The small but perfectly
downward to form formed Davenport; originated to sit
in confined spaces onboard ship.
writing surface and
Below: This elegant Regency
revealed a storage com- library writing table is in a good
partment behind. need of some organization.
until walnut became fashion-

able in the late 17th Century.
As more people learned to
write, greater comfort was re-
quired and the humble writing
slope developed its own stand.
“In the 1700s the

structure changed
to accommodate
drawers below and the
‘bureau’ was born.”
In the 1700s the structure

changed to accommodate
drawers below and the “bu-
reau” was born. The Euro-
peans had it first, later to be
adopted by the English. Again
from Europe came the roll-top
bureau, towards the end of the
century. This had a cylinder
lid that rolled back into the
desk when in use.
Next came the secrétaire,
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Desk History
dale’s tables, averaged six feet

Above: A traditional bureau with
hinged slope and drawers below.
“Chippendale
wide and four feet deep.
Even ordinary writing desks introduced some of
reign of Louis XVI and were of the late 18th century became the most innovative
particularly popular with very elaborate. Pigeon holes for
ladies. Almost a century later filing, special drawers for ink
designs for writing
during the Regency period, and compartments for papers tables and desks with
the English had their day were all incorporated. plain cabriole legs, as
with the development of the Robert Adam’s got on the
library table. This was a fine, bandwagon and used rosewood
well as bracket feet.”
mahogany table with elegant for his tables of the 1770s, with
turned or fluted legs. delicate inlay and marquetry, ture design was the Wooton
Chippendale introduced rather than the more Gothic Desk, which opened to reveal
some of the most innovative carvings of past designs. many interior drawers and a
designs for writing tables and By now large varieties of fold down writing surface.
desks with plain cabriole legs, shapes and styles were in use. The design of the desk pro-
as well as bracket feet. Not for Another superb example of vided an ingenious solution to
the small abode, Mr. Chippen- Victorian innovation in furni- the increasingly voluminous
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Desk History
Left: A miniature rendition of

a clerk’s writing desk.
Below: A handsome example of the
knee hole roll top desk.
“The styles of desks

and other writing in the mists of time, whilst sea-going Captain Davenport
furniture have others are still known. by Gillows of Lancaster with
changed over the One, for instance, is the its small size particularly
“Davenport” – a very small suited to the confined spaces
years especially with and narrow slope-topped aboard ship.
the Victorians and bureau. It is believed to have Another is the “Carlton-
been made originally for the House” desk where the writ-
their descendants.”
ing surface is surrounded by
a decorative bank of shaped
paperwork cre- drawers. The first known
ated by the rapid type is supposed to have
expansion and been originally in the Prince
growing complex- Regent’s bedroom at Carl-
ity of business dur- ton House in London.
ing this period. The styles of desks
There are a and other writing furni-
variety of other ture have changed over
types of writing the years especially with
furniture whose the Victorians and their
designs resulted descendants. Whatever your
from the specific personal favorite, the writing
requirements of desk has earned its place in
their users. Above: Make your desk look the studies, drawing rooms
Some origins well-used by filling it with messy and home offices of dolls
have been lost books, papers and documents. houses everywhere. AM
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Discovering a dollhouse
Discovering
HIDDEN TALENTS
It did not start as a deliberate venture into
the hobby of miniatures, but Mary and
Brian Sergeant have never looked back.
S
ometimes acting on im- ally she absorbed
pulse can get you into every detail and
trouble; and sometimes established her
it turns out to be the best preferences for
thing that ever happened to how she wanted
you – excluding marriages, her house to
births, and winning the jack- look. Together
pot that is. For Mary Sergeant, with husband
acting on impulse turned out Brian, they not
pretty well when she made an so much worked
unscheduled stop at Wood- as enjoyed the
stock dollhouses in East Sus- house every day,
sex, England four years ago. engrossed in
Her reason for venturing their new project.
in there in the first place Naturally there
was pure curiosity, but once were mistakes and
through the door, she and learning curves,
husband Brian entered an but nothing that
unknown world of diminutive could taint their
houses, corner shops, and fur- enthusiasm;
nishings that they would later hastily applied
become very familiar with. At brick-effect paper
that point, they knew nothing was removed
what so ever about the hobby; and replaced by
but it didn’t stop them buying individual bricks
Country Store and basement over numerous
right there and then. evenings. The
In the months that fol- original pavement that ran be- Above: This couple did much
research on time periods before
lowed Margaret read books tween the front door and base- deciding on a theme for the house.
galore, both historical and ment was detached to make a Opposite page: A front view of this
on the hobby itself. Gradu- double stairway and a rather miniature masterpiece.
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Mary’s ambitions for pictures on which they based

decorating the interior the design and content of
were coming to fruition. their rooms. There were other
Set around 1765, it would surprise nuggets of informa-
be Georgian, heavily tion along the way, such as
influenced by pictures kitchens being painted blue,
from an out of print book as it was believed to keep
the pair refer to as their flies away.
Bible. Written by the Head Having mastered the art of
of Research at the Victo- cross-stitch in her own home,
ria and Albert museum, it was no problem for Mary
“18th Century Decora- to transfer the skill to twelfth
tion” gave them all they scale, making the most of the
needed to know in factual rugs and needle craft min-
information and plenty of iatures in the house. Brian
Above: The corner

fireplace is an unusual
and interesting feature.
Right: this beautiful
pink bed is a lavish
dream for most girls.
grand entrance,
which Brian, once
a veneer repairer,
built himself.
Getting into his
stride, Brian also
knocked up the
quoins for the exte-
rior façade and all
the larger yellow
bricks that cover
the basement area.
Once that was
done Brian started
on making the
conservatory.
Meanwhile
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continued to lend his support True enough she has col- Above: The conservatory - another
of Brian’s creations, decorated by
and considerable skills by lected some nice pieces by
Mary, who bought the parrot and
making items such as working quality makers; along with China watering cans from the USA.
clocks tables, a wine cooler, a Masters Miniatures and John
stool, and the settee. Perhaps J Hodgson already mentioned, people – which incorporates
his best work can be seen in Daisy Chain Interiors made that a certain degree of finery and
the music room. beautiful pink bed and all the grandiose. “Some people say
Just look at this beautiful in- drapes, a growing collection they buy cheap things to al-
laid floor, the handsome pan- of porcelain by Tricia Street is low them to buy one or two
elling and decorative ceiling. displayed in the dining room, expensive things, but I’d rather
With the addition of instru- as is a fine Georgian lady by go without.”
ments by Masters Miniatures DCT Miniature Fashions, while In the four years that since
and a rather ostentatious, but her counterpart on the steps is the couple stumbled upon the
working clock by John J Hodg- Jan Clark’s creation. hobby, they have certainly
son, the scene is complete. “It Part of the cost in covering a honed their skills and refined
was a voyage of discovery,” house in the Georgian period is their tastes. To a degree costs
admitted Mary. “But a damned as Mary quite rightly says, the have been kept down, albeit
expensive one.” fact that – you only do well-off unintentionally, by making a
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Left: The lot themselves and also em- Above and below: The music room
ostentatious, is stunning, with a beautifully
ploying the work of talented
working wall elaborate ceiling shown above.
friends, such as the paintings The wood panelling and gorgeous
clock is a great
addition to the of the yacht, the landscape inlaid floor are all attributed to
music room. and the couple’s late dog. Brian. The elaborate instruments
The house is finished except were careful purchases.
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Above: The dining

room with an elegant
porcelain Georgian
lady, in all her finery.
Top right: The painting

above the sideboard
is of Mary and Brian’s
late pet dog, and was
painted by a friend.
This is a lovely way
to remember and pay
tribute to a past pet.
Right: The dining

room also includes
a wall cabinet that is
displaying delicate
an assortment of
beautifully made
porcelain ornaments.
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house, tucked away be-

hind the conservatory is
a very inviting library.
Behind the red leather
armchair (Brian’s), is a
bookcase holding some
carefully chosen titles;
most are readable and
relevant to the period,
with a few spaces that
are reserved for future
purchases.
To the left of the
basement sits the
kitchen and a room
that would be nice to
snoop around even in
Above: The dollhouse library
includes a false door to give the for a few minor details; the “Having mastered the
impression of more rooms beyond. little street urchin, dressed by
Mary, is awaiting a conker to
art of cross-stitch in
play with. Ideally the machine- her own home, it was
made chess pieces in the dining no problem for Mary
room will one day be replaced
by proper carved chess pieces –
to transfer the skill to
and there’s something else. “I’m twelfth scale.”
looking for a man,” said Mary,
with a wry smile. “ It is so hard full size. Notice the blue walls
to find good male dolls.” – so presumably this is a flyfree
The only thing I was unsure zone. Both rooms cleverly in-
of about this house was the corporate a false doorway with
way the basement opens at painted stairs behind to create
the sides and not the front. the illusion that there are more
It can make viewing the two rooms beyond.
somewhat hidden rooms at Perhaps the last word goes
either side a little awkward, to Mary, who with Brian, has
but once revealed, they are given considerable time and
worth closer inspection. To effort in making this house true.
the right as you face the What’s her view on it all?
“I’d like to think that if anyone
Left: The pale blue came back from the 18th Cen-
kitchen has a false
tury they’d feel as if they could
door. The copper
cookware adds some move straight in,” she said,
color. The inset is a confident in the knowledge that
realistic butter churn. they could do just that.AM
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Chalkboards
Make mini
chalkboards
As the carefree days of summer end Mari
Meredith shows you how to get the kids ready
for school with these miniature chalkboards.
C
hildren’s toys should be glue half of it onto the top of the Tools & materials:
both educational and fun leg, and the other half onto the
and Mari has included A frame. At this point make sure l Thick card
both of these elements in her that the three legs are all in line at l White glue
latest projects. She has used the bottom. l Ruler
both wood and card to produce l Pencil
these toys, so no matter what l Acrylic craft paint –
level of skill you have for making black and white
miniatures, you can create your l Acrylic craft clear gloss
own chalkboard. varnish
l Small piece of 6mm
ribbon – 2” long
To make the easel
l Paint brush for varnish
Step 1: Cut out all the pieces.
l Fine brush for writing on
the board
Step 2: Glue the A frame together
l Toothpick
– leave to dry, when dry glue on Step 4: Then with the small piece l Craft stick
the cross bar 3/4” up the legs of wood stick it over the ribbon l Craft knife
(2.5cm. for the larger easel). on the A frame, but leave a small l Fine sandpaper
Always clean off the surplus glue. gap so that the back leg will rest
against it when you open out the
leg. Leave to dry. Tip: Glue the blackboard and
chalk to the easel – things will
stay in place when you move
it around.
Step 5: Next, glue on the chalk

bar piece of wood and run the
glue under the cross bar and stick
Step 3: Next with the back leg on the chalk bar. Once it is dry you
- cut a 3/4” piece of ribbon and can then varnish the entire easel.
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Chalkboards
Template for large board and easel Template for small board and easel
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Chalkboards
For the blackboard Step 3: Cut the four sides

Step 1: Paint the board both in wood, now run a thin line
sides black. of glue down the short sides
first and stick on the wood –
Step 2: When dry, you can use leave to dry.
the white paint to draw on the
board, use a fine brush (if you Step 4: Then trim off the
make a boob just paint it over wood close to the card –
black and do it again). now do the same with the
long sides but this time take
Step 3: Take the toothpick, the wood right to the ends
paint it white, and when dry cut when dry trim the ends.
it up into small pieces of chalk,
and stick them onto the bar. them black on both sides. Leave Step 5: Paint the toothpick white
them to dry. and cut into small pieces for the
Step 4: You can then run a fine chalk then stuck onto the board.
line of glue down the front legs of
the easel to stick the blackboard You could also use chalkboard
in place. paint instead of black paint and
write using a fine point white pastel
School slates pencil. This way you can erase and
rewrite as you wish! AM
Slate template
Step 1: Cut a few strips of craft

stick 3mm wide and sand all of
them down.
Step 2: Then cut the thick card

into pieces 1” x 7/8” and paint
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1:12-scale classroom
Memories made
IN MINIATURE
Angèle Langdon shares her newest piece,
Madame Sommers’ Classroom. It was
made from fond childhood memories.
~By Pam North
A
s a child, Angèle and whatever odd bits she It really wasn’t that much
Langdon always was could scavenge. of a surprise, as decorating
interested in dolls and Later, as an adult with her and designing in life-scale
dollhouses, and yearned for own financial independence, already had become the
such treasures as she was Angèle finally had her oppor- focus of her life. Now the
growing up. tunity. She purchased her first owner of a small shop called
Such luxuries weren’t fea- dollhouse, one that needed Angèle’s Couturier Boutique,
sible for her parents’ budget, work and completion, and as she designs unique clothing,
however, so she would tap she finished its restoration, Top: The creative Angèle Langdon.
into her creativity and make she realized how much she Below: The teacher’s desk with an
them herself out of shelves loved to build and create. apple and a large paper flower.
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built before that. I

wanted the feel of older
students’ and teachers’
desks with some wear
to them; mismatched dé-
cor; children’s drawings
on the cork board; toys
and books; educational
wall posters; and that cor-
rugated green cardboard
paper they used to use as
decorative borders.
The view from the
window is the school yard
at recess; I can remember
looking out windows
with similar views on a
sunny day, dreaming. On
the chalkboard a message,
written by a student, reads
‘Bonjour Madame Sommers,
which is the actual name
of the person for whom I
Left: The room box shown in full.

jewelry, body prod- Below: Folders filled with the day’s
lessons are on each of the desks.
ucts, woodwork, and
one-of-a-kind handbags.
In the miniatures realm,
Angèle makes dollhouses, room
boxes, and mini items such as
furniture, polymer clay foods,
beddings and curtains out of
fabrics and trims, dishes and
decor out of clay and trinkets.
One of her recent projects,
Madame Sommers’ Classroom,
is best described in Angèle’s
own words: “I based the
design of this classroom room
box on an elementary school
classroom that I would have
been taught in as a child, a
French-Canadian classroom
in the 1980s, but certainly
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Left: The left wall has a chalkboard

with a message from the teacher
and a bulletin board for students to
hang their artwork with pride.
messy, and that’s just the way

I like it, because that’s how
I always know where every-
thing is!” Self-taught, she
prizes her tools, especially
her scroll saw and her electric
tabletop sander.
When asked what she loves
most about miniature making,
Angèle’s response was, “I love
how it takes you into another
world, another atmosphere,
and how the possibilities
of that life are endless and
made this room box. We about a certain thought or wonderful. I can sit and stare
used to love writing on the place. The dollhouses that I at one of my dollhouses and
chalkboard, but it was a build are mini-houses that I imagine a complete story. I
privilege, not a right. This would love to own or live in. also love designing a house or
room box is a crystallization It is extremely difficult for a piece in my head, then turn-
of my memories of my me to part with anything that ing all my ideas into reality.”
elementary school classrooms. I make. I sold my very first Like most artists, she finds
and it’s like reliving that time all handmade dollhouse not some aspects of her craft a
whenever I look at it. I felt a too long ago, and it was very little less fun. “My least favor-
real sense of joy and nostalgia bittersweet.” ite things to do are trims and
making it, and I love how Angèle describes her work- laying wood flooring, but I
it turned out.” Anyone who place laughingly as “won- always love the results, so it’s
enjoys reminiscing about long- derfully packed, hectic, and well worth the tediousness.”
ago school days can
appreciate Angèle’s
detailed creation.
Inspiration manifests
itself in many ways for
her. “It mostly comes
from places where I
would like to be; decor
I imagine; or a feeling
Below: The wall shelf has

hooks for student and the
teacher to hang their bags.
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Left: The window is similar to the

one Angèle remembers daydreaming
through when she was in school.
I have no formal training in

anything I make, I teach my-
self, and that’s the best way for
me; I enjoy the learning pro-
cess. I hope to continue what I
am doing for years to come.
Miniature creation has
saved me in many ways, and
has brought me a peace that
I had never felt before. And I
love to share my creations and
joy with the world!”
Always looking ahead,
Angèle already is working on
Angèle is optimistic about Angèle’s life revolves her next made-from-scratch
the future of miniatures, say- around her artistic pursuits. dollhouse, which will be
ing, “I think it’s increasing in “I’m truly alive when I’m called Lavender Cottage.
popularity, and the creative creating something, and “It’s a shabby chic, airy-
possibilities have grown so truly happy when I see the feel, open concept, with two
much already. Polymer clay completed piece. Designing floors, large grand windows,
allows amazing realism in and creating miniatures and and it’s lavender throughout
miniatures that contribute to dollhouses gives me an op- the house. After that I have
making dollhouses look more portunity to create my own ideas for a few other more
lived-in and real, with min- world. It frees me to let my spectacular houses, room
iature foods on dinner tables imagination soar. boxes, and furnishings!” AM
and countertop prep stations,
gardens with vines growing
up on the houses, and many
more items you would see in
real-life homes.
I think it enhances the hob-
by, and it will keep expand-
ing. With room boxes, it’s not
necessary to have four walls
and a roof, as even just one
wall and a floor can give the
convincing illusion of a real
scene. Miniature making also
is becoming more forgiving,
allowing more people at every
skill level to create.”
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AM’s news page is devoted to keeping busy miniaturists up
to speed. Please submit items of mini interest to auralea@
ashdown.co.uk or to American Miniaturist - Itty bits, PO Box
219, Kasson, MN 55944.
Gardening props book giveaway In Memoriam -

Janit Calvo is donating her Gardening in Bluette Meloney
Miniature Prop Shop book to giveaway!
Send your entry to Gardening in Miniature
Prop Shop book giveaway issue –173
American Miniaturist, PO Box 219,
Kasson, MN 55944, or email them to
auralea@ashdown.co.uk. Please be
sure to include your name, address,
phone number, and email address.
The deadline for this contest is Friday, Bluette Meloney passed away
September 15, 2017. on June 4, 2017. A nationally
Visit http://www.timberpress.com/books/gardening_miniature_ acclaimed miniaturist and IGMA
prop_shop/calvo/9781604697018 to learn more. Artisan in Faux Finishes, her
1:12 scale architectural designs
Be sure to “like us” on Facebook. We would love it if you posted embraced Old World buildings,
your most recent miniature projects! quaint country room boxes,
children’s Nursery, and modern-
day “Kaleidoscope” shop inspired
by MacKenzie-Childs furniture.
Where’s Arthur? Her work incorporated
decorative faux finishes, fine
Arthur was walk outside while details, and superb lighting. She
found in Linda looking for another used Trompe l’oeil (fool the eye)
Day’s barbecue canine friend to play painting techniques to create
on page 17 with somewhere on decorative optical illusions.
of our July issue the fun filled pages of this Bluette created distinctive
(AM171)! We have randomly month’s issue. custom painted sofas, settees
selected JoAnne Emily Send your sightings to and chairs upholstered with
Johnson of Princetown, Where’s Arthur? – Issue hand-painted fabrics and
MN. We will be sending her 173, American Miniaturist, handmade pillows. She uniquely
a very special gift for helping PO Box 219, MN 55944, painted and decorated armoires
us find Arthur. We hope she or email them to auralea@ and chests with faux marble
enjoys this mini prize! ashdown.co.uk. Please be tops and tassel drawer pulls –
But as we all know Arthur sure to include your name, often embellishing the woods
is a curious little scamp address, phone number, with antique gold bas-relief, gold
and once again he has and email address. gilt or gold-silver gilt.
snuck off for another one The deadline for A portfolio, “The Miniature
of his adventures. Can you this contest is Friday, Renderings of Bluette Meloney
help us locate him? He September 15, 2017. (2013)”, features the majority of
has most likely gone for a Good luck! her designs.
She wil be missed.
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ittybits
her charming 1:48 scale
quilt shop.
September Highlights contest
Susan J. Farnik shares
We would love to know what your favorite highlights

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September 17 Issue #173
PROJECTS
• Kitchen towels
• Biscuits and gravy
• Leather bag
• Fall kittens
• Chalkboards
paragraph for our random drawing!
• Leather sofa
• Tiny tissue box
• Crackling paint
Send your entry to September Highlights contest,
American Miniaturist, PO Box 219, Kasson, MN
55944. You may also send your entries via email to
auralea@ashdown.co.uk. Please be sure to include
School is in session Scene by Antonio Felipe
and Ana Felipe Royo your name, address, phone number, and email address.
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The deadline for this contest is Friday, September 15, 2017.
Pillow and afgan set giveaway

Butterfly/beach
Debbie Booth is donating this pillow stepping stones
and afgan set to giveaway! Send
giveaway winner
your entry to Pillow and afgan set
giveaway issue –173 American
Miniaturist, PO Box 219, Kasson,
MN 55944, or email them to
auralea@ashdown.co.uk. Please be
sure to include your name, address,
phone number, and email address.
The deadline for this contest is
Friday, September 15, 2017.
In our July issue (AM171) we
Four great things about donated 1:12-scale garden
1. Even if you don’t have an IOS device (Tablet or Smart Phone), stepping stones to giveaway!
you can still enjoy the Apps, Magazines, and Interactive magazines We have randomly selected
(like BeadMe and Knitsy). Lerryn A Meza of Tulsa,
2. You can enjoy the regular issues of American Miniaturist, OK to be our winner for this
Dollhouse Miniatures, and Dolls House World digitally by ordering stepping stones giveaway
single issues on your computer. contest! Congratulations
3. All the wonderful Apps are available for purchase and you can Lerryn!
view them right on your desk top!
4. You can take so many different types of classes... across so
many different types of crafts!
Visit www.mycraftacademy.com today!
Sunflower/leaf stepping stones

giveaway winner
In our July issue (AM171) we donated butterfly/beach stepping
stones to giveaway! We have randomly selected Renee Fluet of
Winthrop, MA to be our winner for this stepping stones giveaway contest! Congratulations Renee!
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Leather sofa
A leather
makeover
Create your own leather-look furniture
to match the décor of your house and
give it that stylish feel. By Elaine Day.
F
inding the right piece of Step 2: Lightly sand the sofa – if Tools & materials:
upholstered furniture for a you use a very fine paper that is
room can sometimes be on a sponge pad, this helps to l Upholstered piece of
impossible – so why not look get into the corners and curved furniture
beyond the fabric finish and look areas easier. l Gesso
just at the shape because it can l Antique stain
always be given a leather-look Step 3: Wipe over with a soft l Acrylic paint – darker
finish that will look perfect in any cloth – making sure that all of the colors work better for
period of house. Giving a fabric dust has been removed. this project
sofa a leather-look is done by a l Soft cloth
number of easy stages. Step 4: The gesso should by l Fine sand paper
l Pin Pusher/tiny pins
now have completely covered the
l Paintbrush
Step 1: First apply several light fabric underneath. You should not
coat of gesso – this helps to seal be able to see any of the pattern,
the fabric. Make sure that each if it does still show then apply Step 5: Then comes the painting
coat is completely dry before another coat of gesso, dry – apply the paint in two or three
applying the next. thoroughly and then sand lightly. very light coats, again allowing it to
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Leather sofa
Last Word contest

Do you have a miniature
story or project you would
like to share with us? Each
month, we select one such
special story to publish on
pages 97-98 of that issue of
our magazine, and we want
to be able to feature your
special mini project in an
upcoming issue!
Your special project will
inspire us as well as our
readers more than you know.
We urge you to share your
own vision and creativity.
Tell us a little about you
and the project you want
to share, where you got the
inspiration, and how you
made it all came together.
Please keep your
stories around 500 words,
accompanied by a few
pictures of you and your
special project so that our
readers can enjoy it as well.
It could be your work on
those two pages of a future
AM issue!
Send your entry to Last
Word writing contest,
American Miniaturist, PO
Box 219, MN 55944. You
dry thoroughly before adding the Step 8: To add the cushioning may also send your entries
next one. effect – use a Pin Pusher. Mark via email to auralea@
where you want the pins to be ashdown.co.uk. Please be
Step 6: Now sand gently all over on the cushion and sofa – put a sure to include your name,
and wipe off every bit of dust. pin in the end of the Pusher and address, phone number, and
press down hard on the first mark. email address. The deadline
Step 7: Finally, to give your Continue until all pins are in place. for our next Last Word
miniature piece that realistic leather
writing contest is Friday,
September 15, 2017.
look, apply the antiquing stain, Up-cyling pieces you would not
lightly wipe off with a soft cloth – ordinarily use is very satisfying and
leave to dry. makes your scene extra special. AM
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Tiny tissue box
Make a tiny
tissue box
Here’s a project from Alison Hare that is
good clean fun and looks sweet on your
dressing table or in your mini bathroom.
M
ake a few tiny items to Tools & materials:
complete your dollhouse
seen. Tissues are a l Stripwood or balsa 1/4”
must around the house so color x 1/2” x 1/4”
coordinate with your color scheme. l Small white or clear cap
from toothpaste
Step 1: Cut out all your pieces of l Fabric
material. You will need one piece l Narrow lace, braid, or
of fabric 3/4” x 2” and two along the center. Glue 1/4” hem at ribbon to trim
pieces of fabric 3/4” x 1/2”. each end of the 2” piece of fabric l A tissue
Also cut out your wooden block, and glue one end over the tissue l Cotton wool
l Scissors
to 1/4” x 1/2 x 1/4”, which is the that is stuck down. Wrap the rest
body of your tissue box. around the wood, so that the two
ends meet with the tissue sticking your cap by the length needed to
out in the middle. wrap around the cap.
Step 3: Trim around both ends of Step 5: Wrap fabric around your
the box using lace, braid or ribbon. cap and glue in place. Trim around
A toothpick is ideal to put a very the top to match your tissue box.
thin line of glue along each edge.
Step 2: Cut a piece of tissue as Step 6: Finally, put a tiny piece of
per the template and glue it on to cotton wool inside. AM
half of the top of the tissue box,
leaving the triangle sticking up
Step 4: If using a cap then cut

one piece of fabric the height of
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May 16. The Miniature Master- more information: Debbie Colombo Sale hours are Friday from 4 to 8pm
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included with museum admission. location this year for more dealers
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the museum the day of the event. Clackamas, OR Check Miniatureshows.com for class
Admission is $5 for ages 5 and up, The Portland Miniature Show will and dealer information. For ques-
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10am - 5pm, Sunday 11am - 4pm. Miniatures Show & Sale on Friday,
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OCTOBER 14-15 Greensburg, PA from airport for guests staying at
Tucson, AZ The Excela Health 39th Annual the Hyatt provided by The Min-
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nity, benefitting The Mini Time 29 from 10am to 4pm at the Ramada shipping anywhere in the USA for
Machine Museum of Miniatures, Hotel, 100 Ramada (formerly Shera- purchases made at The Miniature
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Crackling paint
Create some
crackling paint
Auralea Krieger adds some age and
weathering to her farm house windows
using paint and a crackle medium.
W
hile building my Cracker paint and had wonderful results. Tools & materials:
style 1930s farm house Then I wanted a lighter grey and
I thought it would since I had some Folk Art paint l Crackle medium
be nice to have the windows on hand that is what I used. But it l Paint brushes
weathered since I was going to did next to nothing when it came l Paint in chosen colors
have a barn wood look on the time to crackle. l Fine sandpaper-optional
siding. I have tried using this
crackle medium a few times over
the years, but it never worked for
me before. This time was magic!
Just in case there are others
that never had wonderful results
with this medium I wanted to share
how I made it happen and it is a lot
easier then you think.
Step 1: Paint your wood the

background color that you want
to come trough the cracks. Keep
in mind the color you paint on top
won’t be perfect because you
cant keep reapplying it. I would
recommend doing a few tests first.
Try a very dark back ground and a
medium and a light.
Here is where I went wrong years

ago. The right paint makes a
world of difference. When I started
this project I used Ceramcoat
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Crackling paint
Left: On the far left you see where

the medium was painted on thick.
On the immediate left the medium
was apply in a thinner coat and the
crackling is much finer.
white over it if you want to quiet

some of the sections down.
Step 5: For windows that will be

under a porch, make the base
of the windows more weathered
then the tops. Once mine are in
place I will add some “dirt/dust” to
the sills for more realism. Shown
below is a fully exposed window.
Have fun with this! Do some tests

with different colors, try sanding
more or less, add some washes
over the finished product until you
Folk Art has great colors but the brushed it on a section at a time. are happy. AM
paint is very thick so perhaps not You have a limited time to
the best choice for this effect. brush it on so if you want
The odd thing is that my crackle to sneak in two coats you
medium is made by Folk Art. Test have to be fast. This is why
a few of your paints to see what I mentioned earlier that it
works best for you. doesn’t have to be perfect.
When paint gets old and
Step 2: When the background cracks it also fades, so a
paint is dry then apply the crackle weathered brushed look
medium. I noticed that the thicker is great along with the
it goes on the bigger the cracks. crackling paint.
Think about where water would
sit and where the sun would bake Step 4: Once that dries
the window the most while you are you can lightly sand it and
applying. You have to let this dry even try a dry wash of
before you move on.
Tip: Testing different

Note: I noticed when I waited an variations is the key
hour or so to apply the crakle to fabulous results.
medium I got better results then Have fun being a mad
waiting over night. scientist and see what
you come up with.
Be open to results you
Step 3: Now is the fun part!
didn’t expect as well.
I used Ceramcoat white and
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Back to school
School is back
IN SESSION
September means back to school, and
the children in these scenes are eager to
learn. Well, most of them anyway.
A
lthough they may not ing, writing, and arithmetic. Children wrote lists on
have thought it at the There was no interactive slates, then rubbed them clean,
time, children were learning style or tolerance of probably with their sleeves.
lucky to be at school and not disabilities; children learnt When paper became less
out working, or in the poor by reciting “parrot-fashion”, expensive, children wrote in
house. Only a few children at- until they were word perfect. books with scratchy ink pens
tended school at the beginning Perhaps Science was a little that had leaky nibs. Ink wells
of Queen Victoria’s reign, but more exciting and this would were sunk into wooden desks
they really were the privileged be a good subject in miniature. and filled by an ink monitor
few. For other families it was Objects, such snails, stuffed every morning, but if a child
a matter of survival that their animals, pictures and so on spilled ink or got blobs all over
children worked to contribute were placed on the children’s’ their writing they were said
to the family income. desks and talked about as they to “blot their copybook” and
The schoolhouse itself was a were examined. could be punished. All this is a
grim building with bare walls wonderful opportunity for the
and curtains to divide off class- “Children wrote lists imaginative miniaturist.
rooms. Teachers not only had on slates, then rubbed Teachers handed out regular
to compete with unruly chil- canings and if the punishment
dren, but also the shouts from
them clean, probably record books of the time are
other classes being taught. with their sleeves.” anything to go by, they didn’t
In purpose-built schools need much of an excuse.
windows were deliberately Otherwise, lessons took the Reasons for beatings included
high up to prevent pupils from form of copying and reciting rudeness, answering back and
being distracted from their and endless chanting of lists even sulking.
work, but it could also mean until the information was Traditionally, boys were
that there was little fresh air confined to memory. By the caned across their bottom and
in the classroom, which could late 1800s more subjects were
Right: Many of the wonderfully
make it hard for some pupils added and these were often
made 1:12-scale dolls in these
to stay awake. defined by the sex of the pupil; classroom scenes were created
Victorian lessons concen- boys learned woodworking, by the talented Margaret Davies
trated on the “three Rs”– read- girls learned needlework. of Dandelion Dolls.
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Back to school
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Back to school
Above: The Victorian classroom,

as depicted in the Behind
“When paper became with a “D” for “dunce” on it.
Playtime was much then as
The Dolls House exhibition at less expensive, it is now – plenty of running,
Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens
in Sussex. Notice one pupil is children wrote in books shrieking, and shouting in a
being punished with the Dunce’s with scratchy ink pens small courtyard or playground.
cap? While another boy goes Only in contrast to modern
unspotted for pulling a little girl’s that had leaky nibs.” playgrounds, children enjoyed
pigtails and his friend prepares
19th Century games such as
to use a pea-shooter.
subjected to psychological rep- blind man’s buff, snakes and
girls across their hands or bare rimand in the form of standing ladders, hide-and-seek, and
legs, but those who escaped facing the corner wearing a tall hopscotch; not a Game Boy or
physical punishment could be cone-shaped hat on their head mobile phone in sight. AM
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Mandy Groves finds building miniature
Tudor houses with her class of children
an education not to be forgotten.
A
s some of you may know building a prototype house and look at the carpet. No, leave
and probably more of procured the help of one of my it Darren; Billy can clear it up
you don’t, I have the own children to ensure that the later. Luke! I said PASS the scis-
dubious pleasure of spending instructions were suitable for sors around.”
my working day educating the average nine-year-old. I loi- “Okay, are we all ready? No
children between the ages of tered around the breakfast club Judy, you should have got a
five and twelve. Because of my snatching away empty cereal drink at lunchtime like the rest
“artistic leaning”, I get to spend boxes and bought several reels of us did. Right then. The first
a few afternoons teaching of masking tape. thing that we have to do is
Design and Technology. measure down from the top of
I do have my suspicions “At last, the day the box 7cm and draw a line.
though that I may have drawn That’s the little marks Susan, no
the short straw here, although arrived when we were they’re inches. It doesn’t matter
I do have the last laugh during to start making our which way up it goes really, so
the winter months when I get Tudor houses.” long as you know it’s the top.
to stay in a nice warm class- Luke why is Stephen crying?
room and glue stuff together Well don’t – he doesn’t like it.
while the other staff are shiver- At last, the day arrived when Okay have we all done that?
ing at the top of the school field we were to start making our Don’t worry I’ll help you in a
with nothing more for comfort Tudor houses. “Now class” I minute. Why is your line wonky
than a clipboard and whistle. began, showing my prototype Charlotte? I think you may have
“Well that sounds like fun!” house, “Today we will be mak- to measure it again.
I hear you say and I must ing our Tudor houses. Luke, Harry leave the glue alone.
admit that on paper, creating can you pass the scissors round Yes Charlotte, you do need to
a row of Tudor houses with please? Jilly, make sure that use a ruler! I don’t care if your
26 nine-year-olds does sound everyone has a pencil and a granddad never uses one, you
“right up my street”, but the ruler. Billy, you still have your obviously haven’t inherited his
reality is not always as satisfy- outside shoes on, change them remarkable ability to draw a
ing as the planning. Being me, immediately! straight line. Harry, you don’t
I had to be well prepared. I had You know we don’t wear our need to glue yet. Why don’t you
spent an age designing and outside shoes inside. Goodness, know what to do? I’ve told you
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Miniaturist in the making
all twice and given you several authentic. Darren, be care-

personal demonstrations. Mrs ful with that bottle, you only Last Word contest
Raymond, would you mind…?” need…yes that is a lot of paint Do you have a miniature
“Okay everyone, now we isn’t it. Sarah, wash your face story or project you would
need to fold it … like so … and take that jumper off. Mrs. like to share with us? Each
and make a small cut just here. Raymond, could you…please.” month, we select one such
Luke I said a small cut…well “Gary why is your front special story to publish on
don’t make it worse. Sarah, door purple? Well I’m sure it pages 97-98 of that issue of
can you please pass the mask- does look nice on your Nan’s our magazine, and we want
ing tape. Get a tissue Luke, front door but I’m not sure to be able to feature your
it doesn’t really matter that that Tudor people had purple special mini project in an
much. Right everyone. paint. Well they didn’t have a upcoming issue!
Now we need to glue these Homebase either dear. Your special project will
two pieces together and secure Luke! That’s your last warn- inspire us as well as our
it with the masking tape. ing, take that paintbrush out of readers more than you know.
When you’ve done that, we Stephen’s ear and say you’re We urge you to share your
need to leave it to dry. Luke! sorry. That looks great Billy, I own vision and creativity.
I’ve told you to stop that, I beg love the way that you painted Tell us a little about you
your pardon young man! Were the green on the edge of your and the project you want
you addressing me then? I roof tiles, it looks just like moss to share, where you got the
inspiration, and how you
should think not. Stephen, go growing. Well then perhaps
made it all came together.
and sit next to Sarah. Sarah, you should thank Luke, it looks
Please keep your
I choose who sits where and very effective.”
stories around 500 words,
if I say…Luke – PUT THOSE In the end we did complete
accompanied by a few
SCISSORS DOWN.” our Tudor houses. Having pictures of you and your
The following week it was started with 26 we managed special project so that our
time to paint our houses: to complete 13 that were good readers can enjoy it as well.
“Right year four, before you enough to take to assembly. It could be your work on
start painting, make sure you It’s satisfying to know that I those two pages of a future
have a painting shirt on. Luke, may have inspired a future AM issue!
especially you, your mother miniaturist. You never know, Send your entry to Last
was not impressed when we one of them might just be Word writing contest,
made our Easter cards. Yes the featured in a miniaturist maga- American Miniaturist, PO
card was lovely… it was just zine one day. Box 219, MN 55944. You
the paint. Okay everyone. Some of you may be won- may also send your entries
We know that some Tudor dering if Luke managed to stop via email to auralea@
houses had tiled roofs and tormenting poor Stephen long ashdown.co.uk. Please be
some had thatched roofs, enough to produce his own sure to include your name,
which colors could we use for Tudor house. I’m delighted to address, phone number, and
our houses? Brown is a good say that he did, and it was very email address. The deadline
idea Kate, yes Emma we might pleasing. As was the moment for our next Last Word
choose yellow. I’m not sure on the way to the assembly writing contest is Friday,
Septenber 15, 2017.
that red is such a good choice hall when he dropped it and
Harry… well its my favorite Stephen accidentally trod on it.
color too but it may not look Good old Stephen! AM
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THE KENSINGTON DOLLS’ HOUSE FESTIVAL • May 11-12, 2018 ~ LONDON

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Artisan Painted Furniture

27134A Paseo Espada • Suite 304 • San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675

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Star letter made kitchen cabinets, and

I have ever seen! They will all

you saw the in a life-sized home. The Victorian dollhouse.

you so much for bringing a ray

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Step 2: Turn the very bottom

Step 3: With the material right

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The bodice The jacket Step 3: Glue the porcelain arms

Step 5: Now carefully put on

Step 2: With the right sides

Join pattern here

bodice. This only shows a

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Step 6: Gently pull the jacket front

Step 7: Glue on white chenille

Step 8: Then cut the rounded

Step 9: Lastly, glue on a smaller

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Step 4: Divide the hair into three

Step 5: Put a small line of glue (as

Step 2: Glue the realistic hairline

Step 6: Wrap excess braid, if

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Step 2: Now take a needle and

Step 3: Take the jewelry finding

Veil and headdress

Step 4: Cut a 1 1/2” square of

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Step 2: Notice the corsage

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Step 2: Take one of the squares

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Left: A ladies dressing gown lays

of the bedroom than her

“The woman of the

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to compliment it. Several pil-

Above: The man of the house has

tile floor and soft green and Above: The

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Left and below: Two views into