How small scale village grew into a big idea

welcome

It was back around 1311 when medieval philosopher Meister

Jen creates perfect elegant retreat

It took three months and many sleepless nights but this fabulous she shed is the perfect blend of shabby chic and glamour… let’s step inside

WHERE i WORK

WE TALK TO CORIE BAKER FROM SUGARBIRD HOLLOW ABOUT HER WORKSPACE

Marcia’s tribute to her 100-year-old mother

With a background in interior design and the desire to recreate her mother’s childhood home, Marcia began collecting all the right pieces to make a wonderful house

Yoga studio even has living space above

Having a young baby around isn’t exactly conducive to creating doll’s houses, but that didn’t stop Sarah from designing this wonderfully relaxing yoga space

Santa moves out as the scary creatures move in

Lillian’s Beacon Hill started life as a normal house decorated for Christmas with a Santa and everything… but then things got dark and dirty

Keep summer going in your doll’s house

Putting away the three-quarter length trousers is usually a sign that summer is coming to an end, but you don’t have to stick to seasons with minis

Quick and easy

Sandra shows how to make an umbrella stand from a toilet roll cardboard tube

Finish off those delicious small strawberry tarts

You’ve made your strawberry canes following the steps in the last issue? Or course you have. Good. Now it’s time to get on with creating tarts that look simply scrumptious

Lollipop display stand is lots of fun for all seasons

You can make these easy lollipops for a Halloween display, but change the colours and they will suit Christmas or Easter scenes

Make mini memories right from the heart

Sadie shows how to make two types of heartshaped photo frames that are perfect for wedding and anniversary photos in any number of scenes

Now it’s time to dress your beautiful bed

After showing you how to make the headboard and base last issue Kris continues with her step-by-step guide to creating a beautiful bed

Make quick bunches of buds out of dried weeds

Thinking of making a florist’s shop, or just need a bunch of stems in a vase, then let Elize show you a cut price way of creating them

Re-cycle plastic in the shape of a turtle tank

Laurie shows how to create a tank in your doll’s house that’s perfect for keeping a pet turtle in, and even her son was impressed with the results

Simple table is so easy to make and paint

This twelfth scale table will fit into many rooms and lots of scenes and it’s so simple there’s no excuse not to have a go

A tea cup garden will brighten up dull days

Making a little garden scene in a tea cup is easy to do and offers all sorts of scope for the imagination with little characters

QUILLING A FIRE SCREEN

■ 12th scale fire screen 6 x 4cm (picture size is 3.5cm

Add a mini dessert to a spooky scene

If you scream for ice cream at Halloween then this mini dessert is for you. But change the colours and you’ll have a Christmas or Easter treat

Grandmother’s mini pots launched family company

A family business that started over seven decades ago is still running strong and providing high quality miniatures to miniaturists all over the world

How my sister’s Tudor house got all mixed up

Sandra gives us the background to how she and husband Bob became totally engrossed in helping her sister create her own small house… with unexpected results

Dolls full of delightful details

Renowned artisan Elisa Fenoglio discusses how her career led her to the world of dolls and mini costume design

Jeannie strives for blooming perfection

After cancer treatment Jeannie Lindquist trys to find pleasure and peace in creating beautiful plants and flowers that are as close to the real thing as possible

A cooler full of ice

Summer might be coming to an end but you will still

How Maureen’s minis found a perfect home

This eccentric 12-room house is only eight inches deep but proved the ideal place to display a collection of minis where home-made pieces jostle with classic items

This lovely little rug will test your eyes

Unable to find flooring small enough for her 1/144th scale house, Julie Walton decided to stitch her own mini rug in a fine design and the results are gorgeous

Louise is obsessed with Halloween

WHERE READERS SHARE PROJECTS THEY’RE PROUD OF, HOWEVER

Jackie’s ideas are really brilliant

I felt a bit silly when I asked Jackie Bekkouche whether

Asa’s little shop of wonder

No matter how long I have been into doll’s houses

Less is more in small Houdini seance

Matt Chappell likes to add lots of objects and tons of details to his roomboxes, but in this twelfth scale scene he had to focus on a few key pieces

Kensington showcase

When Charlotte Stokoe postponed the London Dollshouse

Ghosts haunt theatre after 15 years in box

Linda’s Spirit Hill Theatre came to life a long time after she dashed out to buy 15 ghost dolls before having a nightmare over their future

Welcome all, the witch is in

Gabriele Layne collected bits and pieces over time and mixed them together to make this mystical potion stand

Crooked spine can’t spoil tiny treasure

In issue 333 we left Virginia at a tricky stage of her bookbinding workshop in the company of friends and guided by the ‘delightful’ artist Tine Krijnen

Sounds lift house to a whole new level

When a customer wanted a house built complete with thunder and lightning Alvin Schultz went several creaking steps further and added a few moans for good measure

Couple take roombox back to bare bones

April and Ron Gill once thought her mum was ‘losing it’ over doll’s houses, but now the talented couple are even taking advice from taxidermists to create mini scenes

SMALL TALK

WE CHAT WITH MICHAEL ROBBINS ABOUT HIS LIFE IN MINIATURES