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Miniatures

Miniatures take a special kind of crafter. Get free tips, tutorials and project ideas along with finding great resources for all your crafting needs.

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Latham Studios Nature & Wildlife Artists - Miniature Paintings
Wildlife & nature art by the Lathams - a family of award winning painters. Miniatures, original art, prints, & licensing of wildlife & nature subjects by wildlife artists Karen, Rebecca, & Bonnie Latham. The family strives to capture the elusive beauty of wildlife in their artwork. They study their subjects extensively & often travel to remote locations for research. The artists show their artwork internationally at galleries and exhibitions and are members of numerous prestigious societies.
http://www.lathamstudios.com
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Miniatures Crafty Tip

For painting miniature paintings, use the best brushes and paints available to you. It will show in the finished painting. Also, be patient and take your time. Getting the hang of a new technique can take a while to get used to.



Kay's K9s: Miniature Needle Felted Dogs
Handcrafted Miniature Needle Felted Dogs by Artist K. Turple. Each is created in 1:12 scale and absolutely OOAK. Other needle felted animals available by request. Commissions accepted - have a miniature version of your dog or cat created today!
http://www.kaysk9s.com
(Clicks: 95; Link added: Jan 15, 2008)
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Miniatures Crafty Tip

Try felting over a wire armature to make your needle felted creations posable. This allows miniature buyers to create dynamic scenes by changing the pose the animal is in.



Rocky Shore Miniatures
Offering unique handcrafted 1-inch scale doll house furniture and accessories including beds with bed springs and down-feather filled mattresses, Murphy beds, 1/144-inch scale model ships, original folk art oil paintings, and much more.
http://www.rockyshoreminiatures.com
(Clicks: 60; Link added: Mar 9, 2008)
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Miniatures Crafty Tip

When designing and making your own miniature furniture, be sure to make a template for each of the pieces involved so that you can easily reproduce the item if wanted.



Alice's Dollhouse Page
On Alice's Dollhouse Page you will find complete instructions on how to make your own dollhouse bedroom suite, a charming woven pet bed and a handful of other free craft projects. Alice shares many of the lessons she's learned through making dollhouses and room settings as well as pictures of her building process.
http://kuoi.com/~nyssa/dollhouse.html
(Clicks: 30; Link added: Nov 25, 2009)
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Miniatures Crafty Tip

When making a dollhouse from a kit, always read the instructions carefully. Sometimes, it may be easier not to follow the instructions. When making my Tennyson house, I found it was much easier to attach the dormers to the roof before adding the roof to the house. Following the kit's instructions would have left me with no way to clamp the dormers onto the roof to let the glue set.



Jim's Dollhouse Pages
A wonderful site full of free dollhouse printables. From World War II poster art to 3-dimensional printable items like birdhouses, barns and holiday gift boxes - this site is wall-to-wall dollhouse printables.
http://www.printmini.com
(Clicks: 38; Link added: Nov 25, 2009)
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Miniatures Crafty Tip

I have found that the best glue to use when constructing a dollhouse is Elmer's wood glue. The standard white craft glue can warp small pieces and does not hold as well. Also, be careful not to get super glue too close to plastic used for windows as the glue fumes can cause the plastic to fog.



Allies Minis
Welcome to Allie's Minis! Here you can satisfy your craving for any delectable miniature food item! Everything is 100% handmade using polymer clay. Kitschy food jewelry not your thing? I have many extremely satisfying dollhouse miniatures to add to your collection! Every order comes with a FREE GIFT!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Alliesminis
(Clicks: 11; Link added: Apr 28, 2010)
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Miniatures Crafty Tip

* Take bright, beautiful pictures
* Work with a lot of light
* Use tweezers for the really small work
* Do a lot of research on your craft




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