A Little Trip to the Shops

Looking forward to the Miniatura Show are Patsy Tevendale and Brian Alderwick from Northampton, The couple will be showing their 1:12 scale jewellery shop made by Brian in remembrance of a friend who owned a full-sized jewellery shop in Warwick. Patsy and Brian have...

What’s Your Yuletide Routine?

O, Christmas tree, O, Christmas tree, how lovely are thy branches. So, what’s the Yuletide routine in your house? Do you put up your life-sized Christmas tree and decorate your home ready for Christmas first, or do you decorate your dolls houses in all their sparkle...

Cowboys and Englishmen

Miniaturist Angela Kinnunen of Raptoor Crafting always has something unique and interesting on the go. For a recent edition of Dolls House & Miniature Scene, I was delighted to interview her to write an article on her Wonky Wonderland in 1:48 scale with...

Meet author Audrey Burges and her Minuscule Mansion

I’m sure lots of miniaturists love relaxing with a good book, and one I can heartily recommend as the subject is close to all our hearts, is Audrey Burges’ novel ‘The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone.’ Published by Macmillan this is Audrey’s debut novel which is...

There’s more to miniatures than dolls houses

Many miniaturists have mentioned how relaxing and therapeutic it is to quietly get on with crafting their miniature items, whether that’s working with polymer clay, threads and fabrics, wood and card – or indeed any of the other mediums that you skilled crafts folk...