Photo Galleries Featuring Some Fantastic Miniatures in Many Scales

By Lesley Shepherd, About.com Guide

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11. Photo Gallery of the 2010 West Coast Dollhouse show

Dolls house scale trunk full of smaller trunks and assorted other miniatures.

A wide range of room boxes a great soda fountain and a contemporary dolls house are some of the photos from the 2010 West Coast Dollhouse Show. Lots of clever scratch builders in this group!

12. Photo Gallery of 2010 Kensington Show Vendors

Platter of tomatoes, eggplant, peppers and courgettes (zucchini) in 1:12 scale by Carol Cook

See some of the wonderful miniatures for sale at the 2010 Summer Kensington Dollshouse Festival. All periods, all styles, all types of miniatures are represented here.

13. Street of Roombox Shops from the 2010 Small Endeavors Miniature Show

Interior of a classic antiques shop with collectibles and quality furniture in 1:12 scale.

The Small Endeavours Miniature Club hold a biennial show. This street of roombox shops in many styles was a club project.

14. Front Porch Scenes From the Small Endeavours Miniature Show

Stone covered cottage front porch in dollhouse scale.

Another club project from the Small Endeavours Miniature Club in Victoria B.C. were Front Porch Vignettes which they built in several scales. This gallery is a great way to see how many twists you can put on an identical project.

15. Houses and Shops From the Spring 2010 Seattle Dollhouse Miniature Show

Full front view of a lighthouse in 1:12 scale, set on a ship's wheel as a base.

The displays at Seattle are always enjoyable, and very educational! Captain Jack's Lighthouse by Janet Oliver doesn't have a single angle where the view doesn't astonish you. I can't thank these talented miniaturists enough for sharing their work with the public. The Houses and Shop gallery is just one of the galleries from this year's show. You can find several others in the Dolls House Show section of the Miniature's Website.

16. Window Box Displays from the Spring 2010 Seattle Dollhouse Show

Dolls house windowbox with a patient beagle waiting in front of a chocolate shop store window.

I'm a big fan of simple framed window box displays or 'vitrines'. The Seattle Show always has a great range of these, in lots of styles and sizes. If you compare the galleries from past years, you often find similar projects, interpreted slightly differently, which is a wonderful resource for a miniaturist! This years Seattle Windowbox displays has some very elegant examples done simply but brilliantly.

17. Windowbox Settings From the Fall 2009 Seattle Dollhouse Show

Miniature Writing Nook Scene in a framed window box by Kristine Hill from the fall 2009 Seattle Show

Frames give you a surprising amount of scope for miniature displays and can give extra protection while they showcase your best miniatures They also make great gifts. The Seattle Dollhouse show featured some great ideas for getting the most out of a minimum display space.