Hello to more of our newcomers
A big hello to more newbies to the Autumn Miniatura Show - and apologies for anyone who we didn't get chance to chat to back in September. We will catch up with you in Spring - don't let Miniatura's Rob and Ann pass you by! So, we start off with Wee Craft Hame. Jemma...
Happy Halloween!
It’s the spookiest time of the year! Witches, ghosts, pumpkins and skeletons – and you talented miniaturists have been busy making them all. At the Autumn Miniatura Show, we spotted lots of creepy, spooky creations and decided to gather a handful of them together to...
Hello to our Autumn Newbies! (part 1)
At the Autumn Show we were delighted to welcome thirteen fabulous new exhibitors, who brought some amazing work to show, and we hope that we’ll be seeing much more of them in the future. In case you didn’t manage to meet all the new exhibitors, we’d like to highlight...
Ethan’s miniatures hit the big time!
Miniatura is delighted to introduce to you model maker Ethan Goodbody, who makes incredibly realistic models, meticulously crafted with outstanding attention to detail - and then takes them to new heights in the way he showcases them through videography. As he says...
The Houses that Jeffrey Made
From the age of around seven years old, Leicester-born Jeffrey Kent knew that he wanted to be a carpenter. Born in 1934, the eldest of three brothers, he took on the role of being ‘the man of the house’ when his father went off to war, resulting in him becoming a...
More Spring Show Newcomers!
Last but not least, a big hello to another group of our lovely newbie exhibitors who had their first stands at the March Miniatura. We are hoping that we haven’t missed anybody out from these last three blogs, but if you haven’t had a mention, please get in touch and...
Hello! To more of our newbies!
Delighted to be bringing you more of our new exhibitors to the Spring Show. And what a fine lot of artisans they are too! Firstly, we have TMF Miniatures. TMF stands for Theresa Macarty-Fruen who makes hand-sculptured one of a kind 1:48 scale dolls. She also makes...
Spring Show Success!
The Spring Miniatura Show 2025 was another fabulous success with more than 120 exhibitors taking part, over 20 of these making their debut appearances at the show. And of course, it was wonderful to see all the regular, familiar faces, bringing along their new...
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
It won't be long before most of us will be sitting down to a delicious Christmas feast of roast turkey, roast potatoes, pigs in blankets, the obligatory sprouts followed by Christmas pudding, mince pies and a glass or two of wine. I can't wait. And it looks like lots...
Miniatura’s 100th Show
Miniatura’s 100th show! What a milestone in the history of this fabulous event. A quick round up of some of the highlights.
More Miniatura Debuts at Spring Show
Is the June sunshine luring you out into the garden, planting, pruning and mowing the lawn? Or are you sticking with your miniatures? After all, miniature flowers and gardens are far less back-breaking! Today's blog is a look back at the Spring Miniatura Show and our...
Egg-Cited to Bring You More on the Spring Show
We’re featuring more of our new exhibitors in today’s blog. And as we’ve just celebrated Easter and no doubt enjoyed an Easter Egg or two, let’s say hello to Erika Fidler of Little Deliveries. Erika provides a UK based postal service for Raptoor Crafting Miniature...
Our 99th Show – a Resounding Success!
Wow! Miniatura’s 99th show was a great success! On the Saturday record numbers of miniaturist fans streamed into the foyer of the Stoneleigh NAEC and queued ready for the Hall doors to open at 10am. As the queues lengthened, winding their way all through the foyer,...
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?
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 and glitz before you start on the real thing?
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...
Thumbs Up for the Spring 2023 Miniatura Show!
For the team at Miniatura it’s a welcome sight to see lots of people queuing and waiting for the doors to open. For the exhibitors, there’s nothing more heartening than knowing streams of people are waiting eagerly to see what’s new. And for the visitors queuing, it all makes for a great buzz of excitement as they anticipate seeing some amazing dolls house miniatures on the other side of those doors.
Spring 2023 Photo Review
Choice, Quality, Comfort and just a pinch of Inspiration (Actually that's not strictly true, there was LOTS of inspiration). It is now two weeks since the Spring 2023 Miniatura Show. We had a larger attendance than expected and I am delighted to announce that over...
Looking Forward to Spring Miniatura
I don’t know about you, but I can hardly wait for the Spring Miniatura Show. Not long to go now and I’m sure all our talented craftspeople, stall holders and those who are bringing doll houses as show pieces – from castles to creepy cottages, will be burning the...
In The News
Happy New Year from all the team here at Miniatura, we’re hoping that 2023 will be a good year for everyone in every way possible – health, happiness and success. We were delighted to have hit the headlines in the December 2022 issue with three articles in Dolls House...
MORE FROM THE SHOW
How time flies! It’s now almost seven weeks since the Miniatura Show at Stoneleigh. I imagine everyone has been busy completing orders and commissions and building stock back up for their next show. As pointed out in my last blog, the Autumn Show was a great success...
Victorian Clothing
One visitor to Miniatura is June Ashton-Mears who we had a chat with recently about her full size dress making expertise. She specialises in a Victorian experience, giving people a sense of what it meant to wear clothes from that era. We know that many miniaturists...
Sensational Show!
What a show! If the comments the Miniatura team have received are anything to go by, the Stoneleigh Autumn Miniatura was a super success with exhibitors and visitors alike loving the venue, the atmosphere and the facilities. As Andy has already pointed out, we had 93...
Featherstone Hall Ten Years On
Just over 10 years ago Julie Jackson of Dee Daw Designs created Featherstone Hall Hotel for the 200th issue of Dolls House & Miniature Scene magazine... ....And to celebrate its first decade - in October 2022 its coming out again and will be on display at the...
GREAT BIG TINY DESIGN CHALLENGE. MEET THE WINNER, DOM KANE.
We are delighted to welcome the overall winner of the Great Big Tiny Design Challenge – Dom Kane. He beat off all the contenders for the title – and no one could be more surprised than Dom himself! “To say it was something of a shock to have won, is the biggest...
The Great Big Tiny Design Challenge. Meeting the Contestants: Thomas Murray.
Miniatura would like to introduce another contestant from the recent More4 TV series, The Great Big Tiny Design Challenge. Thomas Murray from Carlow, South-East Ireland, made it through to Episode 5, the Rococo period, when contestants had to decorate the hallway with...
The Great Big Tiny Design Challenge. Meeting the Contestants – Julie Gill.
Miniaturists everywhere will have been glued to the TV watching The Great Big Tiny Design Challenge. We’re delighted to meet some of the contestants. We start with Julie Day who loves to make French chateaux.
From Fine Art to Fantasy Characters, Miniatura Has It All
We were spoilt for choice at Miniatura’s 75th show recently, amazing miniaturists showing off their unique creations. There was everything from fine art to fantasy characters.