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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...

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.

Miniatura’s 75th show was a triumph in more ways than one. Firstly, it showed that a worldwide pandemic couldn’t stop the enthusiasm for creating miniatures and secondly, it put to rest the disappointment that we all felt when the Spring Show at the NEC was cancelled...

It won’t be long now before the Spring Miniatura Show is upon us, and I’m sure everyone is eagerly looking forward to seeing what’s new, and what you talented miniaturists have been creating over the winter months. Here’s a little roundup of some of the exhibitors who...

Popular miniaturist Jane Harrop, along with woodcutter Bob Williams may work in miniature scales, but they certainly don't do things by halves. Their latest project has been a barn conversion. Converting an agricultural barn to a magnificent contemporary home. And if...

The Rugby Miniaturists took everyone on a trip to Paris at the Autumn Miniatura Show with their latest project.

No doubt miniaturists are getting back into their normal routines after the excitement and activity of the Autumn Miniatura. many will be busy replenishing their stocks and fulfilling orders taken at the show. With it being such a successful event, some exhibitors may...

What an incredible show! After 18 months of disappointments and postponements with three missed shows, we finally all came together to create a fantastic Autumn Miniatura Show! The atmosphere as people finally got to see one another again in person, rather than on...

Miniatura is always delighted to hear about your projects and dolls houses, and we are very pleased to share with you the work of Catherine Davies of Coventry. Catherine loves knitting in miniature and her woolly jumpers here are the result of 5-months enforced...

Malcolm Smith of Malcolm’s Miniatures has been working on a project for Pendon Museum in Oxfordshire.

It’s all systems go at Crab Pot Miniatures, as Caroline and Richard Mansell keep busy designing and hand crafting their wide range of miniatures covering life from the Tudor era right through to Victorian Britain and up to modern times. The couple make refurbished,...

We have all suffered so much during this pandemic. Even the fortunate, who have not lost loved ones, and have escaped the virus, have had to put life on hold. Now finally, hope is on the horizon – not just with the vaccine, but with the gradual return to normality....

Hat’s on Miniatures is a newcomer to Miniatura On Line, but certainly not a newcomer to the world of miniatures. Jan and Barry of Cambridgeshire have been organising dolls house fairs for well over 20 years and before that they organised antiques fairs. “We aren’t...

Amazingly, this mysterious and intriguing old house, is Kitten Von Mew’s first ever dolls house project. Quite rightly, she is proud of her efforts. Kitten who lives in Stratford-upon-Avon with her young daughter, has loved tiny things from a very early age. As a...

We're delighted to welcome Catherine Cuisy from France to the Miniatura blog this week. Catherine lives in the Ile de France region, surrounded by countryside and forests, with her husband Thierry and family, and their two Border Terriers. Catherine has loved all...

If you love the mystical and fantasy side of miniatures, then Lisa Tabbanor’s hand sculptured character figures will leave you enchanted. Working in 1/24 scale, she creates everything from Steampunk fairies to witches taking a nap; and from exotic ladies in reclining...

Enthusiast Belinda Armstrong finds her own style, A special memory of a special Mum, March Prize Draw, Autumn Show, Information for Ticket Holders

So, our trip to Stoneleigh. As you know, the Autumn Miniatura Show will be taking place at Stoneleigh Agricultural Centre, Hall 1

AUTUMN MINIATURA - 2nd & 3rd October 2021 This post was written before the Coronavirus epidemic. So, for once, it won't be talking about that. The only point to include really is that this is a professional exhibition venue and is well prepared to meet the needs...

The story of Pam Blackmore, her Mum and the hobby that brought them closer together written by Olivia Blackmore

Belinda Armstrong has always wanted to build a dolls house. Her ambition achieved, she’s happily putting her own tale on the house and decor.

Hazel Grout of Longbridge, Birmingham, has always liked dolls house miniatures but as a little girl her favourite thing was to make dolls’ clothes – and then sell them to her friends! Quite the little entrepreneur at the time! But these days, her dolls houses are...

This week we are delighted to feature children’s author, illustrator and lifelong lover of all things tiny, Harriet Muncaster. Harriet who lives in a country village in rural Bedfordshire, writes and illustrates delightful tales of fantasy, of magical worlds inhabited...

We are delighted to feature Ayari Tudor-Jones of Leicestershire in this week’s blog. Ayari is a keen miniature hobbyist, creating her miniature scenes and rooms purely for her own pleasure. And depicting how life once was for her family and ancestors.

Retired teacher Ken Bonham has a passion for historic threshing barns. He makes 3D models in 100th scale of them. He has visited hundreds of threshing barns all around the UK and Europe. He studies the history and construction of these barns and he gives illustrated...