Spider webs add realistic detail to that old house

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Mother and son transform Halloween house together

Rebecca and Brice wanted their house to “wear its age proudly” and that also helped to cover up any mistakes as they made their first journey into miniatures

Beautiful Autumn books for you to put together

We’re delighted that Margarita is sharing some of her beautiful Autumn-themed books on this month’s Cutouts page on P35. Here she shows how to put them together

Fox and penguin baskets are such fun to crochet

These cute little baskets with the faces of a fox and a penguin on them are such fun to crochet and will look good in any scene

Haley’s house is derelict, dirty and pretty horrible

Doll’s houses don’t always have to be pretty and inviting. Just take a look at this disgusting place which won a prize for its owner

Decadence turns to dust in a sad scene

Aida Pravia creates a room in the long forgotten Hunter House

Abandoned house is home to a dragon

New Zealand miniature maker Rebecca Reckin tried her hand at a twelfth scale fantasy project for a contest and she won the grand prize for her derelict house with sleeping dragon

Kelly waves goodbye to her hairdressing career

Miniaturist Kelly Kuehnert transforms a beloved doll’s house into something quite remarkable and opens the door to a new career making minis

Colourful cauldron cake bubbles with fun feel

Make a cake that is bubbling over with fright and fun for Halloween, or swap the colours to create a new look for a different season or event

Carve out your glowing pumpkin

Take a little foam pumpkin carve it out just like you would do with a real one, and then add a light

Stitch a special spooky spider’s web tablecloth

A Halloween tablecloth is just the thing for any spooky gathering and this one has the lot thrown in - bats, cats, pumpkins and spiders

Batty doughnuts are such fun to make

If you’re holding a Halloween party then these doughnuts, complete with eyes and bats, are ideal. You can change up the colours for other less scary occasions

Design your own pumpkin garland

Aurora from Pagan Moon Miniatures shows how to use a Cricut Maker cutting machine to create pretty pumpkins that can be strung on a garland

A moonlit All Hallows’ Eve

This moon candle will add some mystery to your Halloween home, and you can always change the black to red for Christmas

Miniature cornucopia for an autumn harvest

Use wire and linen thread to create a table centrepiece that you can fill with autumn produce and matching leaves. Then change it to suit the season

Whip up a bowl of frog leg soup with bread

Follow along step-by-step with Auralea as she cooks up a spooky meal made up of frog legs and onions combined with squash bread

Quick mini pumpkins

If you need a bounty of mini pumpkins

Pat brings ghoulish creatures to life

Pat Benedict enjoys every creepy minute in her studio while she makes mini magic but it took a while to learn how to reduce her figures to twelfth scale

Miniature showcase

This month we celebrate autumn and halloween with some fun miniatures from top makers

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SMALL TALK

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Little house sparks Sara’s love for miniatures again

How Sara took a dirty, dusty Greenleaf Sugar Plum house and turned it into a charming thatched cottage, reviving her love for the hobby in the process

Pretty pink home given Tara’s witchy makeover

When Tara found a children’s house in a charity shop she was going to paint it all black but decided special paint effects were the way to go

A HIGH SUMMER OF LOVE

Margaret Jones has spent 30 years furnishing and decorating this wonderful house that was built for her by her loving late husband. Now she wants to sell it and give the money to a children’s charity to continue the love

Eva’s deft touch mixes rich hues of autumn

This inviting room box not only combines the warm colours of the season, but also brings together a wealth of pieces from Eva’s mini stash

Voodoo & curiosity room goes against the rules

Angelique searched her mini stash to use everything from jewellery findings to scrapbook paper when putting together this room box inspired by Victorian curiosity cabinets

Modern witch finds the perfect Tomy home

Cecile couldn’t resist the lure of an Eighties house which is now home to a Polly Pocket pagan who writes horror books for a living

How minis pushed their way into arts & antiques

Sandra talks to a shop owner whose first glimpse of miniatures came when she took a personal interest in a Sid Cooke house that came into her antiques store

How grungy old cottage emerged from cauldron

Lyndsey first planned a simple scene with a stool in front of the fire but the project started to take on a life of its own as we all know mini scenes tend to do

Dressing Sansa from Game of Thrones

Dana dresses a character from the popular TV show, with a flowing gown trimmed with lace, and even decorates a bench for her to relax on

Weather plastic bath to look old & rusty

An abandoned bath adds a great look to a farm or haunted house, and you can turn a plastic tub into one that looks like cast iron