AIM IMag Featured Blog; Miracle Chicken Blogspot

 

 

Have you read our latest edition of the AIM IMag yet?

It is packed full of wonderful miniature delights such as inspiration on village life, photography, a place for pets and a Miniature Eye on the Hebrides.

 

We also do regular features on our members online blogs and websites. This time we featured Linda of  the

 

 'Miracle Chicken BlogSpot'

 

 

 

Currently, on Linda's blog, she has been telling her followers about a new belt type sander that she has made to help her in her miniature work. Take a look, you'll be as amazed as me at this lady's skill in turning to hand to tool making. Its brilliant, well done Linda.

 

 

AIM IMag ~ Issue 47 Out Now

Here at AIM, we are pleased to announce that our latest Edition of the AIM IMag is out now and free to view online!

With AIM members bursting to share with you their knowledge and inspiration on village life, photography, a place for pets, a Miniature Eye on the Hebrides and a look at setting up shop in a real Dolls House Shop, this issue is yet another not to be missed miniature treat. 

So why not grab yourself a cuppa, curl up in your favourite armchair and enjoy the 47th issue of the AIM IMag!!

http://www.artisansinminiature.com/issue10.html



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 Pot of Wall Flowers by Marianne Cook

 

 

Today AIM member Marianne Cook tells us about her latest handmade miniature delight....

 

"One flower that I really love and have been wanting to make for ages is the wallflower and recently I devoted a while to working out a way to make one. It involved painting the tissue paper, punching out flower shapes and then adding shading to each individual blossom.

 

After that was complete, I had to make the tiny buds which cluster around the top of each stem. Each stem has leaves growing all the way up; these needed to be cut and punched from painted paper. Then the was a lot of wire and glue!

 

And finally, a micro tip pen to indicate the stamens in each flower head!

 

This is the finished result.... 

 

I'll leave you to decide if I managed to achieve the realistic effect aimed at!"

 

Marianne Cook

June 2013

 

www.mariannecook.com

www.etsy.com/shop/Marianne26