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A Look at Some Fantastic Miniatures

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If you are looking for inspiration this is the place to search.

1. 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 ShowPhoto copyright 2009 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

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.

2. Quarter Scale Scenes From the Fall 2009 Seattle Dollhouse Show

Quarter scale Washington Heights house by Rosemary ShipmanPhoto copyright 2009 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

There were so many wonderful quarter scale scenes at the Seattle Fall Show this year that they deserve their own gallery. This is a scale which is gaining in popularity.

3. 2009 West Coast Dollhouse Show

Witch's or warlock's collection housed in a simple dolls house scale hutch by Joanne Bailey.Photo copyright 2009 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

Wide range of scales and styles including some great examples with simple big box store hutches.

4. 2009 Kensington Dolls House Festival

Miniature dressed hedgehog and duck characters made by Annie Willis of Fine Design.Photo copyright 2009 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

The world's best miniaturists meet in Kensington twice a year to sell their spectacular work.

5. Spring 2009 Seattle Dollhouse Show

A grape covered pergola with seating and planters underneath and a cat playing with some grapes.Photo copyright 2009 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

Flowers and gardens were the theme of this show and there were a wide variety in all scales.

6. Spring 2008 West Coast Miniature Show

Danielle Perry Miniatures copyright 2008 Used with Permission

The west coast miniature show has some dedicated builders with a local flair

7. Fall 2008 Seattle Dollhouse Miniature Show

A miniature Whoville home from the Dr. Seuss books.Photo ©2008 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

More great ideas and beautiful scale scenes.

8. Spring 2008 Seattle Dolls House and Miniature Show

A miniature doll surrounded by open chocolate boxes in a scene built inside a chocolate box.Photo ©2008 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

Roomboxes, houses, great display work and a sense of fun can be found in the displays at any Seattle Show.

9. Fall 2007 Seattle Dolls House and Miniature Show

Tiny model of the Titanic, displayed in an elegant Edwardian room with miniature ship blueprints.Photo ©2007 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

Seattle often has great reference material with new ideas and lots of scales.

10. Autumn 2007 Miniatura, Birmingham, UK

A miniature travelling sales wagon laden with baskets and dry goods.Photo ©2007 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

Miniatura is primarily a shopping experience, but there are some great club projects here as well.

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