dolls houses and minis

The Miniature Circus in a Matchbox Although this was one of the smallest mini projects I've done, it was also the easiest. No cut...

A Circus in a Matchbox I've been in Germany this last month visiting family and, as ever, was on the lookout for miniatures. I found...

An easy way of plastering in 1:12 scale Keeping to my Greek theme for the mini shadow box, I decided rather than wallpapering the walls,...

Continuing with the shadow box project I took my shadow box project to minis club this month. In between the talking and seeing what oth...

Oh, dear, I chipped the frame taking it off the dolls house wall! As promised, here are the instructions for making a wooden pictur...

A Kit Set to Make  I wonder what miniatures you'll be making, or planning to make, this year. I hope my ideas and 'how to' a...

The Christmas Break Front Box Remember a few blog posts ago when I showed you the photo of pieces of wood, ready to be made into a '...

Starting to paper the box interior The first step in decorating the basic 'break front' box was to cover the interior with wood ...

Preparing to decorate the Christmas box This week I've been gathering my supplies to make the 'break front' box I'll dec...

The start of the project These bits of wood don't look very exciting, do they? Over the next few weeks I'll be transforming them...

Pearl Cottage by Deb's Dream Cottages Have a close look at this beautiful miniature scene. It's like something out of a fairy ta...

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

A little leather shopping bag I thought I'd tell you about our workshop at miniatures club today. We made shopping bags out of very ...

Accessories I've made from free printables for my dolls houses Have you discovered the wonderful range of free printies for dolls...

Hand- made items in 1:12 scale for a dolls house laundry If you have room for a laundry in your dolls house, you can really get cracking...

A decorative screen in a dolls house In real life, people used screens in their houses as decorative features, or as draught excluders i...

Examples of  landscaping materials for miniature scenes I really enjoy landscaping my miniature projects. Adding some greenery and f...