Sara takes time to make traditional clock shop

welcome

Years ago, when I was taking photos at

Mouth watering miniatures

The delightful miniature world of Martina Fritscherova

Wendy’s fine quilts are inspired by memories

Wendy France has the ability to hand-stitch patchwork quilts that are stunningly beautiful to behold and capture memories of her grandma’s house in Scotland

Spring Run showcases Adam’s mini talents

A day job as a set designer for theatres has proved to be the perfect backdrop for Adam Koch and his beautiful miniature creations

Quick and easy

Sandra has a great idea for creating easy curtains by folding paper

Make a trug to collect flowers & vegetables

Kris shows how to make a lovely little trug that will work in a modern scene or a Victorian setting. Just fill with owers or vegetables

Doll’s houses raffled to raise funds

Cleveland Miniaturists UK recently presented a cheque to

Make Rose’s purple hat from Titanie film

Kat the Hat Lady creates an Edwardian hat and hat box inspired by the one worn by Rose in the movie Titanic. She takes you step-by-step through the creative process

Book organiser

if you have some nice books you want

Build up buttons and make a mini bird bath

This is a great way to use up some old buttons in your stash. Make a mini bird bath for your garden or porch

Make colourful mini bowls for your fruit

Bonnie Morrison shares how to use alcohol ink to make very colourful fruit bowls in just a few steps and cutting up some old plastic bottles. Have fun creating.

Make a corner shelf to show off your minis

Auralea takes you step-by-step through the process of making a corner unit out of card that has an authentic vintage feel

Anne’s house build gave her so much comfort

Before a series of illnesses Anne had been a passionate bridal seamstress, so she has used her love of creative needlework to good e ect in her house

How Joan followed up her front cover love

Joan Joyce always loved the picture on the front of her first doll s house book, so she couldn t resist taking on the challenge of restoring a replica

Mayfair House confirms Dicky is a mini addict

She was introduced to miniatures by her sister when she wasn’t well and then gave up on the hobby, but now Dicky is well and truly hooked again

Dream house built after rescue from rural barn

When retired interior designer Douglas discovered a big house in a barn he knew exactly what he needed to do to create his prize-winning D’Ame Estate

Sandra’s Trevi tribute: Fontana di Oceanus

When Sandra bought a bargain clock case little did she think it would lead to her creating a magnificent fountain, complete with her first full body sculpt

Miniature cemetery broke new ground

Meghan Smith challenged herself with this project because she’d never used any landscaping materials before but her miniature cemetery was a triumph

THE CUTOUTS PAGE

From our house to your house

How Denise hooked a big one full of great ideas

When Denise Morales came up with the idea of creating a fisherman s cottage that had been used for generations she didn t want to let it get away

SMALL TALK

THIS MONTH WE GET TO KNOW JAPAN’S KUMI FUJIMOTO OF MIKEPANCHI ANIMALS

Emma’s heart is still devoted to miniatures

Emma Waddell builds and designs beautiful houses. We chat with her about TV shows, a misplaced Versace ring, and a passion for miniatures that has lasted since childhood

Making easy clothes for difficult dolls

Here’s a simple solution to dressing babies with a host of problems, and you can adapt this idea to suit any size of doll

Miniature showcase

This month we celebrate kitchen-inspired miniatures from top makers

Curtain goes up on the Knowles Mini Theatres

Cherrell suddenly came up with the bright idea of transforming six old room displays into memory boxes based on fa ourite films she lo ed as a child

Moomin Mansion worth the wait for Dorita

Dorita Dahl-Foreman had to wait 50 years to get the house she always wanted as a child, and now she has let her imagination run riot

Museum is home to some fascinating doll’s houses

andra finds plenty to interest miniaturists at the museum in ancashire including doll s houses and ideas for how to create that authentic ictorian nursery

Farewell to one of the great miniature artists

Laurence Roy St.Leger, who died recently aged 76, was one of the most creative inventive makers the doll’s house world has ever seen. He is remembered here by son Henry

Sweet stolen morning hours for tiny minis

Fumiko Ogawa’s passion for smaller scale miniatures shows in her detailed creations. She creates everything from opening houses to room boxes, along with dolls and dresses