Sarah’s a celebrity who relishes her diva den

welcome

Miniatures have provided a welcome escape for many

Rhapsody hits the right notes during lockdown

Sharon Harvey from Pontypridd, South Wales, tells us how working on Rhapsody, her music shop and cafe, kept her full of good vibes when confined to the house

Update an old sofa with a new leather look

It’s not always easy to find a place for an upholstered piece of furniture into a scene, but leather fits easily into many styles and periods

WHERE i WORK

WE CHAT WITH JAPAN’S KUMI FUJIMOTO OF MIKEPANCHI ANIMALS

Crazy cat lady scene is purrfect in detail

When Jane discovered the Metcalfe Models online shop featuring a myriad of tiny kits and building materials she got on track to working in a smaller scale

Hazel loves challenge of new ideas in hot wax

Artist Hazel Rayfield from Southend-on Sea, Essex, has a passion for painting in hot wax and her double-fronted Victorian-style shop shows off her encaustic art perfectly

Suffragette House is left open for benefit of dolls

There’s no front on Donna Rau’s beauty with a faded Victorian look but that’s deliberate because she loves to move her cast of characters around inside

Make a set of scales for your mini shop

Use cardboard and jewellery accessories to put together some simple scales that will fit into everything from Victorian grocery stores to market stalls

Spring daffodils will brighten up any of your mini rooms

Top flower maker Yevheniia takes you step-by-step through the process of creating a beautiful bunch of spring daffodils. But it does take practice to get the perfect flowers to add to your vase

Quick and easy

Make simple bead ornaments

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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Cable sweater for your dolls

The cable pattern is a popular one in full-size, but there’s no reason we can’t knit it in miniature

Pembroke was inspired by Pride and Prejudice

Museum owner Rebecca Micallef tells us about her latest project, Pembroke Grange, which she’s based on Longbourn House as portrayed in the BBC adaptation of the novel

Veggie visions and food fantasies

In discovering a talent for making wonderful twelfth scale fruit and vegetables Oksana has found “a special fulfilment that not a single job in the world can provide”

A miniature costal dream house

Cecilie followed her heart and made a dream home in miniature

Make mini kitchen furniture from mount board

Kris Compas shares her technique for turning mount board into miniature furniture. This is a great option if wood and power tools are hard for you to come by

Carl lights the way to electrify your house

Many miniaturists want to add lighting but just don’t know where to start. In the first part of a series expert Carl Sahlberg is your guide

Bake some Easter hot cross buns

Easter is around the corner so it’s not too early to make a start on baking some hot cross buns for a spring scene

Monica gives house a lot more than a makeover

Many Lundby lovers hate the thought of changing their house, but Monica Nyberg is not one of them. She’s flattened, sawed and created her way to quite a transformation

Clothes rack is easier to make than you think

An old-fashioned clothes dryer will add interest to so many scenes, and all you need is a few strips of wood and some crochet thread

Quick and easy

Make a simple goldfish tank using a perspex box

Dress this stunning Edwardian lady

Dana shows how to dress Lady Gylda in lavish style and she won’t look out of place no matter how glamorous the setting

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MINIS WE LOVE ON ETSY THIS MONTH

Little wooden wonders take you back to childhood

As a child Sara Dernulc used to take her dad’s saws and drills and make her own houses - now she’s making wooden minis in retirement

Make a decanter holder to serve your drinks

Impress your guests with this tantalus with three glass decanters – it will look perfect on the sideboard or drinks table in the dining room

Turn a little block of wood into a radio to play the old songs

The radio helps many people to get through their day; keeping up-to-date with the news, listening to music or your favourite programme

My rustic clay mugs are full of character

Add some natural looking pottery to a variety of scenes with these mugs that are easy and fun to make out of polymer clay

Make the ideal spring outfit with no sewing

If you want to dress your lady dolls but are unable to sew – June Smith shows us how to create a stunning spring outfit using fabric glue

SMALL TALK

WE CHAT WITH ELAINE DUNISCH ABOUT HER YEARS IN THE HOBBY