Miniatures Community - Clubs, Conferences, Shows, Shops,Forums

If you are looking for inspiration and photos of people's work at shows, or as submissions to community galleries at miniatures.about.com this is the place to start looking!

How to submit a photo of your work, photos from a local miniature show, or a miniature display you've visited, to the miniatures.about.com website galleries.

Winners in the three 2012 Readers' choice categories for miniatures

Winner of the Best Miniature Blog for 2012 as chosen by the readers of Miniatures.about.com

Winner Best Miniature Building Dolls House or Building for 2012 as chosen by the readers of Miniatures.about.com.

2012 Readers Choice Winner for The Best Miniature Product as chosen by the readers of Miniatures.about.com.

Description of the categories and process for the 2012 About.Com Miniatures Readers' Choice Awards for miniatures.

2012 List of Finalists for the About.com Readers' Choice Awards for Best Miniature Building Kit

Introduction to the finalists for the 2012 About.com Readers' Choice Awards for Best Miniature Blog

Descriptions of the finalists for the 2012 About.com Readers' Choice Awards for Miniatures in the category of Best Miniature Product

Winners in the three Readers' choice categories for miniatures - Best Miniature Blog 2011 - Best Miniature Technique or Project Book 2011 - Best Miniature Dollhouse or Building Kit 2011

The Best Miniature Blog for 2011 as chosen by the readers of Miniatures.about.com

Readers' Choice Awards 2011 for Best Miniature Blogs

2011 Readers Choice Awards for Best Miniature Technique Book

Finalists for the 2011 About.com Readers' Choice Awards for Best Miniature Dollhouse or Building Kit

Monthly calendar of events for miniatures and collectibles including dollhouses, model and diecast vehicles, model trains, boats, military miniatures and toy soldiers and other miniature collectibles.

Gallery of miniature wedding and anniversary mementos and decorations for wedding and anniversary celebrations created by the readers of the miniatures site.

Gallery of ideas for dolls house and scale model building exteriors submitted by readers of the miniatures.about.com website.

Erin Conner-DeSilvey created this 1:12 scale boutique and day spa as a breast cancer benefit project for the Susan G. Komen Foundation of Greater Kansas City.

Suggestions to help you find a community of fellow miniaturists online or face to face

Although shows and clubs are the traditional workshop providers, there are adult play days, residential courses and doll's house holidays available to learn modelling skills. You can learn basic skills, new techniques, or complete a major project.

A gallery showcasing a wide variety of world foods in miniature scales, mainly in 1:12 dolls house scale.

A photo gallery of miniature scale animals created by the About.com miniatures community members.

A photo gallery of room boxes in various dolls house and garden railway scales

A gallery of photos of work submitted by the miniatures community of miniatures.about.com for all to enjoy.

A gallery of photos of miniatures projects created free (or almost free) from recycled materials by about.com miniatures readers.

A gallery of Halloween themed decorations based on miniature skeletons contributed by readers of miniatures.about.com.

Gallery of photos of a 1:24 scale Christmas dollhouse made from a Creatology Verandah Dollhouse kit by Dolores Duncan.

A degree program in modelmaking and design in Bournemouth, UK.

Photos of the September 2008 Barcelona Miniatures Fair Vendors Tables. This shows the entire fair, which is unusual, many shows won't allow photos of vendors. This site is in Spanish, but the photos are self explanatory

Home site of the Port Nicholson Miniature Bottle Club of Wellington New Zealand. This well organized website has information on identifying bottles as well as lists of sites, collection and clubs featuring miniature bottles all over the world. A great place to start if you are trying to locate a community interested in the many ranges of miniature liquor bottles.

Clubs, shops and railroad layouts in all scales from around the world. This is the first place to look for a rail club to join or visit.

World wide list of clubs for all types of Model Ship Building

Scale miniature and dolls house scenes featuring skeletons as characters.

Nomination form for 2012 Best Scale Model Building or Dollhouse Readers' Choice Award

Favorite New Miniature Product Nominations for the 2012 Readers' Choice Award

Nomination Form for 2012 Best Blog on Miniatures

Nomination Form for 2012 Favorite Use of Miniatures in an Art Setting / Art

Announcing the finalists for the 2011 About.com Readers' Choice Awards for Miniatures