Meet Our Members ~ Amanspeak Miniatures

Introducing Amanda Speakman of AmanSpeak Miniatures.

 Amanda has been making miniature food for around 18 months, but first became interested in miniatures a few years ago when her husband surprised her with a large victorian dolls house as a birthday present. Amanda spent the next year or so enjoying the hobby before beginning to hand make miniature food from Polymer clay. Having caught the miniature 'bug' Amanda now makes and sells a large selection of foods for any occasion.

You can view Amanda's fabulous food at;

http://www.amanspeakminiatures.com/index.htm

http://www.etsy.com/shop/amanspeak

AIM Members News 2012 ~ Bear Cabin Miniatures first Fair

Bear Cabin Miniatures are pleased to announce a variety of new dressed shelving and cupboards for their 'Woodland Witches' Range.

  They will be on display and available for purchase on Saturday 24th March at The Vintage and Handmade Fair at at Burry Port Memorial Hall SA16 0BN where Bear Cabin Miniatures will be exhibiting for the first time.

http://www.bearcabinminiatures.etsy.com/

AIM Members News 2012 ~ Flower and Plants by Marianne Cook



12th Scale Lenten Rose

Fancy a lovely little pot of flowers for your miniature scene?

Then pop over to Marianne's Etsy Store and marvel at all her beautiful creations.

Marianne reproduces the plants and flowers that she sees in gardens into 12th scale.

Marianne tells us that she prefers generally to make this sort of flower and plant, rather than perfect florist blooms, aiming to make them to look as if they are growing or have just been cut. The pot may be cracked or mossy and even have a weed growing alongside it... Some flowers may be overblown, or not yet open... A leaf or two may be blemished... and so on. 

Plants and flowers can be bought from her website or from her Etsy shop, 'Marianne26', and as special commissions.She also occasionally sells tiny framed pictures made in the same way as the real-life-size paintings, and miniature needlepoint/tapestry pieces.

http://www.mariannecook.com/

www.etsy.com/shop/Marianne26

12th Scale Helleborus Niger.





AIM Members News 2012 ~ Meet Our Members at Miniatura

This saturday and Sunday, 17th and 18th of March, some of our members at AIM will be exhibiting at the Miniatura International Dollhouse Show.

If you are within travelling distance, why not pop along to the NEC, Birmingham, UK and see some miniature delights from many of the AIM Members.