Liliput Library mirrors Susana’s mini passion

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Summer’s here and the weather is acting as

Eva creates a perfect cocktail beach bar

Eva worked on this wonderful beach scene for about three or four months, but says it wasn’t easy ‘because I’m not really good at cutting and assembling wood’

House full of memories looking to be cherished

House built by a Lieutenant in the Machine Gun Corps after the First World War reflects the creativity he engendered in prisoner of war camps

WHERE i WORK

THIS MONTH WE CATCH UP WITH ALMUDENA MORENA OF ART LITTLE MINIATURES IN HER STUDIO

Olga creates lovely wooden mini dolls

Step into the world of handmade tiny masterpieces that are carved and created by Olga Vorevodina, a talented artisan from Russia

Karen’s talent shines in detailed houses

Karen Butler-Kennedy, of Kennedy Miniature Construction has started a house-building business during lockdown. We talk to her about the houses she has built to showcase her talent to new customers

Carolyn’s beach wear is such fun for summer

Swimsuits are colourful, flirty, and sizzlin’ hot! So have some mini fun in the sun this summer choosing one or more swimsuits made by Carolyn Hall

Estella found her ideal home in London alley

Although new houses can be beautiful, Estella Cowen found her love of the older houses always wins when she is in the market for another property

Tammy sticks to cheap and cheerful tiny homes

Piano teacher hits the right note using lots of lolly sticks and easily available materials to create little houses that are all inspired by personal memories

Take a trip to sun-kissed beachside cottage

Sandie Criddle has made a welcoming and relaxing little beach cottage. A perfect place to let go and take in the glorious sunshine

Japanese courtyard house is just full of surprises

Genevieve picked up the miniature hobby again after a long break and this wonderful little kit, a gift from her husband, was the perfect place to start again

Build a beautiful planter for your garden

This easy to make garden planter is fun to put together and can be painted or stained in your choice of colour

Add a picnic table to your outdoor scene

Cut up a few strips of wood and put together a table for outdoors. Then all you need to decide is what to fill your table with

Make a backgammon board for mini games

Add a game board table to your doll’s house with this combined backgammon board and coffee table. But you can make any board game

Feed the birds in your miniature garden

We all know the pleasure everyone gets from watching the birds feeding – and even in summer we can attract them to the garden

Put together a cute card sewing box

Take some cardboard, a bit of glue and some fabric and you’ll be able to create this lovely little sewing box

Hatch a chicken shelf to brighten your kitchen

Create a cute little chicken egg holder for the doll’s house kitchen - Toni Allen comes up with delightful pattern

Make a shelf unit for your mini goodies

Gale made this shelf unit to contain paper in her scrapbook store, but it can be adapted to fit any mini scene

Make an outside deck for your doll’s house

Perfect for outdoor entertaining. Grace Shaw has designed an impressive deck that your mini people will love

Create your own little bowl of fresh fruit

A fresh bowl of fruit is the perfect addition to a kitchen table or a dresser. Just change the bowl to reflect the season

THE CUTOUTS PAGE

From our house to your house

Inspired by nature and the sea

Birds inspired this romantic blue set. A

There’s a warm welcome at Crabby Jack’s store

Amy’s small general store has grown into a large one stop shop but you can still be sure of a large helping of good old-fashioned service here

Garden scene built on tree trunk slices

When Barbie found some tree trunk slices at a craft store they were just what she needed as a base for her four seasons project

Stan finds his style in paper maché homes

The Abandoned House is just one of the wonderful creations made from paper maché clay by Stan Gregg, but creating the brickwork can be tedious and messy

Club flourishes with mini Zoom meetings

The challenge of lockdown brought out the best in miniaturists at the Gatwick Dolls House Club as they adapted with Zoom meetings and secret packages

Caroline’s Home gets a colourful makeover

When Debbie Debs bought an old Caroline’s Home

Quick and easy

Make a pheasant in a case

A WEE LITTLE NURSERY

Rhe Holder created a little nursery in honour of the ten grandchildren that enjoy coming to visit her at her home

SMALL TALK

WE CHAT WITH AMANDA KENNEDY ABOUT HER DOLL MAKING