Free Petite Properties' 1:48th Furniture Kit

 

 

Don't miss the FREE Petite Properties' 1:48th furniture kit that comes with the latest September 2013 issue of Doll House & Miniature Scene Magazine!

 

Whether you are a collector of smaller scales or not, the fabulous 1:48th scale furniture kits by AIM's founder member's Bea and Tony are a delight to see and collect. With easy to read instructions, these kits are a great starter project into smaller scales or to add to your current collection.

 There are five different furniture designs available, my little kit will sit proudly in my toyshop ... which one will you get?

 

 

A Note from the Editor - AIM imag September 2011

Dear Reader,

As a busy summer slips quietly into an exciting autumn, it is once again my pleasure to introduce this latest ‘food filled’ edition of the AIM magazine.

Over the summer I have personally enjoyed a very special family celebration, one which has reinforced to me that there is indeed no greater pleasure in life that to able to sit down and share a leisurely meal with family and good friends and it seems that the highly talented members of AIM agree!



This month AIM members have collectively chosen to focus on our theme:  ‘Come dine with us..!’ and together they have filled the pages of this very special September issue with a stunning celebration of entertaining ‘in miniature’.

The pages of this new issue are crammed full of inspiration and ideas for the international miniature diner!  So whether you are planning to create a realistic dining setting in your dolls house or you simply want to bring a kitchen scene to life with stunning, mouth watering food; look no further we have it all!

This new September edition of the ground breaking AIM magazine is also awash with many fabulous free projects for you to try your hand at, from printable plates (in three scales) on pages 16 and 47 to creating a stunningly realistic salad without the use of clay on page 52!  In short there is something for every miniaturist to try!

So as you enjoy the last of the summer sunshine, why not put your feet up and come dine with us!

Bea Broadwood

Editor (& general whip cracker)
www.petite-properties.com
September 2011

"Come Dine With Us!"

Issue 37 - September 2011

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Michelangelo's David by Linda Master

Inspired by Michelangelo's David...

Linda Master's meticulously hand carved (from tooling board) David measures just 5/8" high, thats an amazingly small 1:350 scale! 

To view more of Linda's miniature and micro scale woodcarving please visit...

miraclechickenurns.com

New! Miniature diorama jewelry by Maia’s Twinkle Miniatures

These tiny miniature vignettes have been turned into a pendant and a brooch! You can now take your miniatures with you and use them everyday!

Please visit my website maiastwinkleminiatures.com to view more pictures of these pieces. I will be adding more soon!

Meet our Members - Kate Pinsent

I grew up surrounded by miniatures made by my mother, Jill Bennett. I have always loved making and designing clothes and after my marriage decided to stop working as a theatrical agent and embarked on a dressmaking and pattern-cutting course. I made clothes to order, specialising in women's tailoring, until the birth of my son and our move out of London. It became impossible to have large amounts of beautiful fabric in the house, especially after my daughter was born, so I scaled down and started dressing dolls for mum. She encouraged me to think about my own business and after a trip to Miniatura I became very excited about the 1/24th scale.

The dolls are cast in pewter with twisted steel joints, so that they are fully poseable and robust. They have painted faces and hands, shoes and hair. I enjoy making all periods and will happily make any doll to order. I use a variety of materials and am surprised at how adaptable the scale is. I try to make real people, capable of having a story all of their own, who look as if they live in their clothes.

Accessories
I now have a small range of accessories - cats, babies and some baskets - and hope to develop more in the future.

I love the 1/24th scale - it has a special charm all of its own.

Contact details

Contact: Kate Pinsent

Telephone: 01225 722685

Email: kdesigns@btinternet.com
Website: http://www.kdesignsdolls.co.uk/

Meet our Members - Linda Master

I specialize in hand carved/hand painted wood miniature animals 1:12 scale and smaller. Fully detailed with carved eyes, toes, paw pads, birds fully feathered. Each is carved entirely from one little block of wood, meaning nothing is glued on later.
I carve "your pet" from your photos, for the personalization of pet cremation urns, or for the dollhouse. Have your pet residing in your dollhouse!
I also make functioning dollhouse miniature accessories. Hand made, many different mediums used.
I make very realistic drawings and paintings that look like a photograph, full size or miniature.
I named my little business after my beloved Miracle Chicken. I hatched her, she was my child. You can read a short story, The Story of Miracle Chicken at http://www.miraclechickenurns.com/.

 

About me
My first memory as a baby was loving tiny things. I began collecting miniatures, then as a teen, I was thrilled to discover I could make minis. A friend gave me my first carving set, x-acto knives. I still use them to this day. I began carving animals from people's photos, and then when my rabbit died, I made him an urn and the business was born.

Contact details

Linda Master
Miracle Chicken Urns
37716 County Road 18
Dexter City OH 45727
U.S.A.

Tel: 740-732-0185

Website: http://www.miraclechickenurns.com
Email: urnartist@miraclechickenurns.com

Meet our Members - Robin Britton

Coombe Crafts was originally established in a small village in Wiltshire in the mid eighties … although we have moved around a bit since then …. To produce unusual and original craft items in a variety of natural materials, with an especial interest in small dolls. A chance encounter with Pat Cutforth and the Marlborough Dolls House Fair, led us into our first real miniature work, and me to polymer clay. We have not looked back.

 

A bit of background  

 

We try to juggle our time to attend a limited number of fairs as it is important to stay in touch, while allowing us to fulfil mail order and commissions, as well as continuing to develop our work. It is still fun and challenging and with the advent of the internet, we can reach even more enthusiasts and make new friends.

Our original and individually-sculpted character dolls in both 1/12th and 1/24th scales, often elderly, with a bit of personality about them, add to the story of any miniature house. We are happy to costume in all periods, and to discuss individual requirements and characters, so that can we produce the little people you have been looking for. 1/24th dolls are priced from around £13 and 1/12th from about £23.

We also make ‘interesting things’ to go with them – unusual pieces of furniture and small accessories that bring a house to life. Again, the original and handcrafted items are in both scales and we can work in 1/16th if that is what you are looking for, or craft something to your specification.

We are always happy to undertake commissions and enjoy the challenge of bringing to life someone else's ideas...

Contact details

Email:  robin.britton.uk@btinternet.com
website:  www.coombecrafts.co.uk

blog:  www.coombecrafts.blogspot.com

Meet our Members - Tori West

I have been a professional miniaturist for the last 12 years, creating a wide variety of miniature dwellings, furniture, accessories, and animals.  I began my career with animal figures, and was awarded IGMA Fellow membership in 2001 in that category.  Although I still make some animal figures, my creative pathways have greatly diversified.  At the dawn of the new millennium I found what I believe is the perfect craft medium, Creative Paperclay®.  The majority of my miniature creations are now made with paperclay, though I also do metal work and wood carving.  My husband, Steve Weller, and I have created a number of animatronic pieces in miniature, using his skill as an electronics designer.  We have also produced a how-to DVD on using LEDs for miniature lighting.

I have been involved in teaching and doing an occasional show, although the majority of my work is handled through our web site. Some of my teaching experience includes seminars and full length classes at the Guild School in Castine, Maine, and a variety of workshops at the NAME National. In addition, I’ve given many classes to smaller groups and clubs throughout the southwest, and written magazine articles for some of the major industry publications.

In 2010 I am moving in yet another direction. Since I discovered, a few years ago, that I have a major fairy community living in my yard, I’ve been concentrating on creating fairy dwellings and household items for their use. I am also developing artwork depicting the fairies, photographing them, and learning about their lives and habits.

Website -http://www.minimotion.com
Facebook page- http://www.facebook.com/minimotion

Meet our Members - Janet Smith

 

Janet Smith, of Desert Minis, Inc.,  specializes in high quality small scale miniature foods, with a goal of including all of the little details that you would see in larger scale miniatures including stems on the apples and seeds in the tomato slices.  We offer family style food (like a sliced ham or pan of enchiladas) to grace your miniature dining room table or single serving plates (like eggs and bacon or a taco salad) for your miniature restaurant or bistro.  We have foods inspired by today's cooking shows, with an emphasis on "plating" and flavors like a plate of grilled salmon with mango salsa, beans with almond slivers and herbed new potatotes.  And we offer an array of fruits and vegetables that can be incorporated into your own arrangements for produce stands or wreaths or centerpieces for your holiday table.  While the focus is on quarter scale, any item sold can be made in any other scale by request.

Contact

Website – www.desertminis.com

E Mail - desertminis@gmail.com

Meet our Members - Courtney Strong

Hello, I am Courtney Strong, a food artisan specializing in smaller scales.  

Miniatures have been a part of my life since I was four years old, when my grandmother built me my first dollhouse.  Over many years we had a wonderful time together furnishing and accessorizing.  My passion returned as an adult and as I was putting together a new house with my childhood items, it occurred to me that I could make my own cakes.  I decorated cakes professionally for almost ten years, which provided me then and now, with  much inspiration.  Creating my cakes, I soon discovered the online world of miniatures, which has brought a great amount of joy to my life every day. 

I didn't think it could get much better... then I decided to try going smaller than the average miniature.  I ventured into the smaller scales, where I have really stayed.  My favourite scale to work in is 1:48.  I enjoy the challenge of achieving as much realism as possible into my micro creations, be it cakes, desserts or savoury items.  I do work in all scales 1:12, 1:24, 1:48 and 1:144.

Recently, I received the great news that a tutorial of mine has been published in the July 2010 issue of Dollshouse World Magazine. 

www.cdhm.org/user/courtneysminis 

www.twitter.com/courtneysminis 

email:  courtneysminis@yahoo.com

auction id:  cornety (on eBay and Miniatures Only)