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It’s always fascinating to learn how our readers

Blue beauty is perfect gift for two little girls

‘Good luck with this one’ said the seller, and Joan only realised why after the house arrived. But she’s transformed it into the ideal place for little hands

Old home sweet home

When my husband Mark and I moved from

Cardboard Candy

Last issue Sandra took a look at the incredible effects that Julieanne Milne had achieved using cardboard boxes & egg cartons. Here she shows us another of her wonderful cottages

Kate rescues her old home

Sixty years on Kate has fallen back in love with the house her father built, and she’s done a wonderful job of restoring it with a cool vintage look

Loved country kitchen full of heart and charm

Michell didn’t want to throw away the left over screen door her uncle made, and it opened up an exciting idea for a new room box

Kathie’s wine bar celebration

When Kathie was given a birthday gift she was really pleased with the wine, but it was the box that captured her imagination and led to a clever scene

Cristina’s minis have a real touch of elegance

A brilliant artisan from the northern region of Italy shows us her loriousl inventive desi ns that ran e ro lovel o ers to beautiful baskets and enticing rooms

Beautiful hand-sculpted babies

Lana Hallas sculpts and dresses adorable rosy cheeked children that are posable and can bring a miniature doll’s house or room box to life

THE CUTOUTS PAGE

From our house to your house

Crochet little baskets and fill them with minis

Margarita takes you step-by-step through the process of creatin lovel little crochet baskets to ll ith ever thin ro ood to croissants

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MINIS WE LOVE THIS MONTH

Genie’s rooms are full of happy children

Genie Rosado has created a magical miniature world full of babies and children and it all began with a passion for Barbies when she was young

Museum visit

If you’re visiting Denmark this year then don’t miss the Miniseum

Summer fun making an ice cream sundae

Sadie has a recipe for an ice cream sundae that will add a perfect touch to a summer scene, whether on the beach or the patio

Make beautiful bread out of foam board

Never mind Fimo, Marianne has discovered a great way of making bread out of an unlikely ingredient. Here she gives us the recipe

Add a rustic barbecue to your mini scene

Follow along and make this twelfth scale barbecue for your doll’s house or room box. It’s the perfect addition to your patio for the summer

How to create your perfect room box

Find a storage box in the look and style you like, and then turn it into a abulous iniature roo lled ith special furniture

Making a mini Geisha doll

Becky Winsor demonstrates the simple steps for creating a mini Geisha doll that will make a fun addition to your house or mini scene

Now add furniture to your card cottage

In part three of the series Joan shows you how to make a bed, dresser and wardrobe out of card for your cardboard cottage

MEMORIES OF THE 70s

The first thing to strike me when I

Angelique fills every bit of fortune teller scene

WHERE READERS SHARE PROJECTS THEY’RE PROUD OF, HOWEVER SMALL. EMAIL YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO RICHARD@ASHDOWN.CO.UK

Jacqui takes a time out

As achild Jacqui Lewis was always being told

Space forces Lucy into smaller scale rooms

Lucy Antony took on the challenge of going from twelfth to 1/144th scale and she now creates lovely little rooms which often feature doll’s houses in them

The ultimate design studio in miniature

When you have accumulated a mass amount of miniature decorating supplies, why not make a home design studio in twelfth scale!

An antique shop with charm and heart

Mikako Nishi decided a cosy little antique shop was the perfect place to display her forgotten miniature treasures with ‘purpose and joy’

Miniature bedding made fabulous

Marilyn Clark used the sewing skills her mother taught her to start up her very own miniature business

Cheap furniture gets the stamp of quality

Turn a simple piece of cheap furniture into a treasured item and learn how mini stamping will beautifully enhance your nished piece

When knitted costumes were all the rage

Knit a lovely little 1920’s bathing suit that is perfect beachwear for most twelfth scale dolls

Wim’s love of Lundby is better late than never

Sandra chats with a collector who loved miniatures as a bo but had to ait a lon ti e be ore ndin his assion for the hobby again

THIS MONTH WE VISIT THE WORKSHOP OF DAVID MINIATURES

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