dolls houses and minis

A tiny tin shop used for a workshop at Convention At the NZAME Convention in Nelson this year at October's Labour Weekend, there is ...

Baking a Lemon Pudding in 1:12 Scale "Bon Appetit' - that's the theme for the NZAME Convention in New Zealand this October....

It's almost that time again! The biennial convention of the New Zealand Association of Miniature Enthusiasts. All year dolls house and m...

Helen Palenski's red hat lady You never know what IGMA artisan Helen Palenski will surprise us with next! She has added 'Red Hat...

I've discovered two wonderful on-line resources this month, and how I wish I had found them years ago! In fact, I am so excited about th...

An American First Lady miniature  I was at a charity shop yesterday having a snoop around and came across this cardboard box that looked...

Gayle Davey's Haunted House for Hallowe'en You can really let your imagination run riot at Hallowe'en! Spooky witches, giant...

A house built from a kit set Here's a question for you. Do you like to make kit set dolls houses and furniture or do you build from...

Jurassic Park in Miniature Children seem to be fascinated by small things. Some, boys in particular, love detail - look at the popularit...

Very cute! I was visiting Pompei recently and saw this miniature scene in one of the shops that are clustered round the entrance to the ...

A miniature scene in a picture frame I arrived home last week after two months in Europe. Much of my time was spent in Bavaria, Germany,...

Munich's Museum of Childhood At one end of the Marianplatz in central Munich, Germany, there is a building that looks like a tower...

A Bavarian miniature made of tin I had a fascinating afternoon yesterday, on the hunt for minis. I was especially wanting to find some ...

Dolls houses feature in a murder mystery story Just for fun, I thought I would tell you about a book I have been reading that features d...

Examples of commercially produced flooring papers for dolls houses   There are so many different ways to make flooring for your dolls h...

'Real' size wallpaper in a small print So you're building a dolls house or you have a kit set one to make up. In your m...

Laurie and Gayle Davey's Villa in 1:12 Scale Well, exciting news for Laurie and Gayle Davey, the couple I introduced you to in my la...

Chairs in 1:12 scale (the largest), 1:24 scale and 1:48 scale What is 1:48 scale? What is half scale? The measurements used in the dolls...

A Miniature Father Christmas Here's a tiny Santa Claus I made from a kit set one Miniatures Club Day. He's a 'shelf sitter...

A traditional N.Z. villa in 1:24 scale by Laurie and Gayle Davey Yesterday we had a very successful Open Day at our Hibiscus Miniature...