QuickTips Index

Best Miniature Buys from Yard Sales
Five best buys to look for at yard sales if you are a miniature collector or builder.

Tiny Accessories for 1:144 and N scale Buildings
Quick tips for furnishing tiny dolls houses or N scale railway scenes.

Miniature Easter Collectibles
Quick information about Miniature Easter Collectibles

Tips on Choosing Fabrics and Thread for Miniature Needlework Projects.
Types of fabrics, threads, and needles used for fine petitpoint or dolls house cross stitch projects

Use Corner Clamps To Hold A Room Box While Glue Sets
How to use corner clamps or mitre clamps to hold the sides of a dolls house or roombox in position while the glue sets.

How to Bend Plastic Figures
How to use heat to bend plastic figures into more useful poses.

Battery Powered LED Light Sets
Using LED light sets to light up miniature villages, dollhouse and seasonal displays.

Choosing a Front or Back Opening Dolls House.
A list of differences between front and back opening doll houses which may help you choose between the types.

Precision Tips for PVA and CA Glue Bottles
Precision glue tips are available for cyanoacrylate and pva based glues. These tiny tips can make accurate glue application much easier for miniatures, models and dolls house projects.

Beaded Wire Speeds Miniature Trim Projects
Prewired strands of beads can make instant Christmas garlands and fast decorations for scale miniatures.

Leonardslee Lakes and Garden and Beyond the Dolls House
Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens is the show garden estate in West Sussex which is home to Sir Edmund Loder's original rhododendron hybrids. Additional displays include the Beyond the Dolls House Exhibit, featuring a complete English Estate and Market Town shown circa 1900, and a collection of Victorian motor cars.

Easy Ways to Pad a Doll's Body
Three easy methods to use to wrap a wire armature to create a doll's body.

Making the Most of A Collectible or Miniature Show Sales Table
Tips for making better sales from your table at a miniature or collectible show.

How to Submit a Photo to About Miniatures
How to submit a photo to the miniatures.about.com website galleries

Keep Paper Punches Running Smoothly
Keep your paper punches running smoothly by following these quick tips.

Use a Grout Saw to Make Quick Channels for Dolls House Wiring
Use a carbide tip, hand grout saw (also known as a grout rake)to make quick channels for round wiring a dolls house.

Use a Viewfinder to Focus on the Scale of Miniature Patterns
How to use a simple viewfinder to simplify your selection of miniature scale patterns.

Printable Shelf Paper and Shelf Edging in the Christmas Rose Design
This printable shelf lining and edgings are useful to help co-ordinate a dolls house kitchen.

Paper Tips for Printable Miniatures
Information on paper for miniaturists; weight, sizes, brilliance, and specialty papers for decals, fabric transfers and transparencies.

Hold Craft Glue Bottles Upside Down
This toothbrush holder holds your craft glue bottles securely upside down. No more waiting for the glue to reach the tip.

Make Stained Glass Effects for Miniature Christmas Ornaments
Use Sakura glaze pens to color pierced metal beads for miniature Christmas tree ornaments.

Glow in the Dark Polymer Clay
Glow in the dark polymer clay is useful for creating objects in miniature scenes which are lit by blacklights, or which are left in the dark for a short time.

Quick Tips for Taking Photos at Miniature Shows
Quick tips that will help you take better photographs of miniature displays at shows.

Use Highlighting Pens for Colorful BlackLight Effects
Most highlighting pens can be used with rubber stamps to create images that glow under blacklights. These can be used to add interesting effects to Halloween displays.

Fast Holiday and Dollhouse Scene Decorations with Miniature Ribbon Trims
Check the ribbon department of your craft or scrapbook store for tiny ribbon trims to decorate seasonal scenes.