Dollhouse kitchen back splash tile

Elf Miniatures has some great kitchen kits! How did I not know about this?Luckily I did lots of research online and found them HEREElizabeth was even there for me via email when I had a mini melt down and needed a little assistance. 18 pages of directions resulted in a...

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Miniature bush shrub

The Timber Cabin needed some landscaping so I made three bushes and filled the patio garden beds with some flowers. After watching some YouTube videos on landscaping diorama’s I came up with a method that would work for what I needed as far as bushes.Sometimes with projects...

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Timber Cabin miniature grass

There are so many options out there for making grass in a miniature scene. I like to use a different techniques for each of my projects. It’s important to pick a technique that compliments your piece. The white cottage called for something simplistic and whimsical so I simply...

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Thoughts while on 'staycation'

This last week I gave myself a vacation, well more like a ‘staycation’. It was a stay at home and catch up sort of break. Being designer/editor to both American Miniaturist and Dollhouse Miniatures is a very intense job and I love it! It’s fast paced and things change quickly....

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Stone work for miniature cabin

I started making ‘stone’ with Paperclay after reading Rik Pierce’s tutorial book years ago. If you don’t have this book and you are serious about being a miniature builder you need to purchase it asap. It is well worth the price and is filled with knowledge from an amazing artist...

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