Barbara’s art deco delight

Welcome

Confessions are in the air this issue. One

Kim’s tiny kitchen is big on the details

After falling in love with the hobby during quarantine Kim Finch bought a big house and proceeded to make ever thing to 昀椀ll it hat a o she’s done

Welcome to Melissa’s Woolgathering Way

Woolgathering (noun): indulgence in aimless thought or dreamy imagining; absentmindedness

A lovely greenhouse where plants flourish

Professional singer Xinyi Scott found another way of expressing herself through the beautiful miniatures she makes. This month we step into the inviting greenhouse she’s created

Marc’s tribute to Frida Kahlo

Artist Frida Kahlo was born at Casa Azul in Mexico in 1907, and it remained her family home throughout her life. Enjoy a tour of the twelfth scale version

Meghan’s passion for the process of creating

Furniture maker Meghan Smith confesses she works at ‘a snail’s pace’ but when the results are this good nobody would want her to speed up

RETIREMENT TALK CUT SHORT

Richard and Caroline are no strangers to miniatures

June’s dream job comes with hours and hustle

A two year backlog of miniature work keeps this furniture and doll artist in demand! Let’s have a look at some of her iniature asterpieces and 昀椀nd out a out her life

Di昀昀erent dishes bring comfort and delight

We chat with food maker Agnika Banerjee at her home in Kolkata, India, and 昀椀nd out how she’s helping preserve food cultures around the world

How Scrabble tiles got a tattoo artist into minis

After many years as a full-size artist, Michael Banks turned his talents to miniatures after discovering an old Scrabble game in an antiques shop

Round and round it goes and Pascal knows how

An accomplished builder of room boxes and furniture, Pascal Adam is also a master of the miniature spiral staircase – something that took much trial and error to perfect

The secret to laying a realistic wood floor

A wood floor is a great addition to a house or a room box, and here Sherrill shows Shows` it can be to la` `our own

Pack a tasty looking mini school lunch

It’s back to school time soon so make sure your mini children are all set for lunch with this cheese sandwich, granola bar and apple

Silk bolster cushion is quite simple to make

Add some style to your sofa or bed with this bolster pillow. And Kendra promises it’s simple to put together with only a minimum of hand-sewing involved

Make a simple laundry basket out of hessian

A little laundry basket filled with clothes adds a great touch to a scene and it is so easy to make one. Randall shows you know

Turn a plain table into one with character

Basic whitewood furniture is always pretty bland, but here’s a way of turning the tables. We show you how you can easily add an aged rustic look

Old paint bottle put baskets in mind

An old paint bottle came in hand for making a different shaped laundry basket

Add waterfall bookcase to your miniature home

The elegant lines of this beautiful bookcase will look wonderful in most settings, and can be finished with stain or painted in a colour

THE CUTOUTS PAGE

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SMALL TALK

THIS MONTH WE VISIT THE WORKSHOP OF DONNA DAVIES

How lucky Lundby find reignited Jude’s passion

A colourful home with a 70’s vibe is the result of two exciting finds at separate car boot sales, and it won’t ever be finished. Jude takes us on a trip back in time

How Bonnie forged a new path with her paintings

Bonnie Lee Clendenen Walker enjoys painting in oil and acrylic on small canvases. Then she makes a custom frame for each of her works of art

Gatwick club’s double celebration

Y ou may recall reading before about the

Indian themed scene is full of little gems

Various finds at charity shops over the years have been brought together by a talented collector to create an unusual and fascinating series of rooms in a bookcase

Hush little baby, don’t say a word

One beautiful doll named ‘Avonlea’ inspired Joan Warren to put together this stunning nursery room box in twelfth scale. We take a look at how the scene went together

At 81 Jimmy is among last of the stick builders

Another monumental creation from an outstanding architectural uilder proves that like 昀椀ne wine, eing older can be better

Minna shares tips on starting to make dolls

Enjoy this follow-up with miniature artist Minna Toivari as she shares some valuable tips on doll making and gives advice on what materials to use