Miniatures: Most Popular Articles

Miniature Twig Chair
Step by Step illustrated instructions for making an Rustic twig chair for a miniature cabin front porch in dollhouse or other scale.

Printable Miniature Projects
A wide variety of original printable miniature projects for many scales and seasons. These include dolls house miniatures, printable buildings, unusual containers and seasonal projects.

1:12 Scale Skeleton
This dollhouse scale Halloween skeleton decoration forms the basis for the fall 2007 challenge gallery submissions.

Grow Dwarf Fruit Trees
Information you need to know about choosing a dwarf or miniature fruit tree.

Kordana Minature Roses
Information about growing Kordana miniature roses

Make a Miniature Bouquet
How to make a scale miniature bridal bouquet for a doll's house scene, cake or table decoration.

Rustic Porch Dolls House Table
Step by Step illustrated instructions for making an Adirondack Rustic table for a miniature cabin front porch, in dolls house or other scale.

Dolls House Plans
Sources of free and purchased plans to build dolls houses and shops in scales for fashion dolls, tradition 1:12 and 1:24 scale.

1:12 Scale Bamboo Shop Basket
Photo of 1:12 scale split bamboo shopping basket for a dollhouse scene

Free Printable Scale Buildings
List of websites with links to free printable card buildings for railroad or dollhouse scale scenes or game terrains.

Make Mini Figures and Dolls
Make miniature dolls for dollhouses and figures suitable for scale scenes using sculpting techniques and polymer clay, air dry clay, or epoxy putty

Make Miniature Paper Roses
How to make 1:12, 1:24 or 1:48 scale paper roses for a miniature or dolls house display or for use with other miniature scenes.

Materials to Create Miniatures
Information about materials used to create and display miniatures, dolls houses and miniature collections.

Paper Minis & Printables
How to print, scale and work with paper miniatures and dolls house printables. What paper to use, construction tips and tools.

Make a Mini Graduation Cap
Make printable miniature graduation caps or mortar boards for teddies, dolls, keepsakes, or as grad party decorations.

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

Make 1: 144 Scale Paper Shops
Make printable 1:144 scale shops with two floors and finished interiors. These little buildings can be used for micro scale dolls house scenes, as Christmas decorations for a miniature village or ornaments or scaled slightly smaller to create 1:160 or N scale railway buildings.

Caring for Miniature Plants
Six tips to help you care for a collection of living miniature plants.

Lego Railroad Club Layout
The Lego Railroad Club build all their layouts and scenery from Lego

Miniature Collecting 101
Information to help you begin collecting miniatures. Tips on finding background about your collectible, saving money, terminology etc.

Dollhouse Record Book
Electrical wiring layout diagrams are necessary for a dollhouse in order to keep track of how and where wiring is installed in case you need to fix faults or install more lights at a later date.

Top 1:18 Scale Die Cast Cars
List of top companies making 1:18 scale die cast car models including new model cars, muscle cars and historic racing models.

Miniature Bear Table Lamp
How to make a dolls house scale table lamp using a bear shaped bead and other simple materials.

Miniature Coffin Shaped Boxes
Printable miniature box shaped like a coffin for use as a Halloween prop for a miniature scene, or to hold Halloween party favors, treats, or invitations.

May Miniatures Calendar
May 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.

June Miniatures Calendar
June 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.

Printable Mini Shopping Bags
Make printable miniature bags for a 1:12 or 1:24 miniature or dolls house scale shop scene. These shopping bags are available in several different color schemes.

Aging/Weathering New Wood
How to weather raw wood to create a silvery aged finish for miniature or scale buildings or dolls houses.

What is Gatorboard?
Information about Gatorfoam aka Gatorboard and its uses for building miniature displays and scale buildings.

Make Printable Heart Boxes
These printable miniature heart shaped boxes can be made in several styles and sizes to be used for candy favors, valentines displays, wedding favors, miniature boxes, or as dolls house valentines.

Sculpt A Miniature Doll's Head
How to sculpt miniature doll's heads from polymer clay or air dry clay or paper clay.

Dover Clip Art
A review of Dover Clip Art Pictorial Archive Books and CDs outlining their many possibilities for use in scale miniature projects, scenes, and dollhouses.

Miniature Collectible Building
Most popular makers of miniature buildings, cottages and villages.

Orange Shaped 1:12 Tea Pot
Orange Shaped 1:12 Scale Dollhouse Resin Tea Pot with lift off lid

Basics of Polymer Clay
Basic information about safe handling, storage and curing of polymer clay, including information on various brands such as Fimo, Cernit, Premo, Kato PolyClay and Sculpey.

1:144 Scale Paper Doll House
This free printable miniature of an 18th Century almshouse in 1:144 scale can be built for a dolls house scene or used for an N scale railroad or Christmas Village or as a Christmas Tree ornament.

Collecting Breyer Model Horses
Information on collecting Breyer Model Horses including the scale available, how to identify the particular model, and identifying marks.

Miniature Potted Carnations
Grow miniature potted carnations as short lived flowering house plants. Growing and caring for miniature potted carnations.

Two Part Silicon Mold Putty
Using two part silicon mold putty to make moulds for many types of materials used for miniatures, including doll's house miniatures, gaming miniatures and items for model railroads.

Daisy House Furniture Kits
A review of the Daisy House brand of precut basswood doll house furniture kits for 1:12 and 1:24 scale.

Make Liquids with Epoxy Resin
Tips and Techniques for using epoxy resins to simulate water effects in miniatures and scale scenes.

Wade Whimsies History
Information about the history and current new introductions of Wade Whimsies collectible miniatures.

Polymer Clay Waffles
How to make miniature waffles in dolls house scale using polymer clay

1:12 Scale Peaches
Step by Step instructions for making extremely realistic 1:12 dolls house scale peaches from polymer clay.

Print 1:12 Kitchen Canisters
Make 1:12 scale kitchen canisters or storage tins for a dolls house scene.

1:144 Scale Paper Church
This free printable miniature of a village church in 1:144 scale can be built for a dolls house scene or used for an N scale railroad or Christmas Village

September Miniatures Calendar
September 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.

Cut Out Paper Trees
These stand up paper trees make great easy to make table decorations which can be folded and put away with your miniature scene.

German Printable Plates
German flag design printable paper plates in dolls' house scale

EQ Lawn Inkjet Fabric Sheets
Review of Electric Quilt Company Cotton Lawn Inkjet Fabric Sheets used to create miniature fabric designs and patterns for miniature and dolls house projects.

Collectible Dinky Toys
Dinky Toys line a table at the Victoria Toy Show

Miniature Kitchen Cannisters
A beginners project to make printable miniature kitchen cannisters in dollhouse scale.

Nautical Rope Rug Project
Make a nautical rope rug with an ocean plait knot in several scales or full size for your front door.

Print Country Stripe Wallpaper
Free Printable Country Stripe Wallpaper and Edgings in 1:12 Dollhouse Scale

Top 1:43 Scale Die Cast Cars
List of top companies making 1:43 scale die cast car models including new model cars, muscle cars and international and historic racing models in regular and limited editions.

1:12 Scale Bakery Storefront
1:12 scale storefront window scene displayed at the Fall 2007 Seattle Dollhouse Miniature Show

Make Miniature Stained Glass
Simple patterns for miniature stained glass windows.

Make Fuzzy Peaches
Photo and instructions for miniature peaches with fuzz made in 1:12 (dolls house) scale from polymer clay.

French Dinky Toy Airplanes
Set of French Dinky Toy airplanes in their original packaging.

Miniature Rope Rug
This nautical rope mat can be tied in miniature in several scales for model boats or dolls houses, or it can be tied in full scale for a welcome mat for a house.

Make Miniature Cowboy Hats
Instructions for making cowboy hats and other men's felt hats in 1:6, 1:12 or 1:24 dolls house scale for miniature or model horse scenes.

Cabin Front Porch Materials
List of materials to build a 1:12 scale dollhouse miniature cabin front porch display shelf.

Backstamp
Backstamps in Pottery and Stamp collecting (philately)

Sculpt a Miniature Doll Torso
Step by step instructions for creating a doll's torso on a wire armature. The techniques can be used for air drying clay, clay or polymer clay mediums.

Make a Mini Picnic Basket
This miniature picnic basket in 1:12 or smaller scale can be fitted with printable miniature plates and serving pieces.

Mini Photo Cake from a Printer
Project to make miniature cakes for scale and dolls house displays using a color printer, acrylic paint, and dry floral foam.

Make a Miniature Lighthouse
Make a working miniature light house for a dolls house or other miniature scene using beads and an LED.

Blank Dollhouse Paper Plates
Blank template for printing 1:12 scale dollhouse paper plates.

Scale Miniatures Explained
How scale is applied to miniatures. Information on how scale is measured in dollhouse and model railroad scales, collectible villages, antiques, miniature vehicles, gaming figures and finescale.

Miniature Doll Proportions
How to determine the proportions to create miniature dolls of various heights in several scales.

Choosing Doll House Dolls
Factors to consider when choosing which doll to move into your dollhouse or miniature scene.

Make a Miniature Bird Nest
Make scale miniature birds nests from thread and reindeer moss.

Miniature Iris 'Harmony'
Profile of the miniature Iris reticulata 'harmony' including description, information on cultivation, blooming time and uses

Needlefelt Raccoon
Miniature Needle Felted Raccoon Baby and Parent to make in 1:12 Dolls' House Scale.

Small Cottage in Lewes
This simple cottage in Lewes is a good subject for a dolls house or other small model building.

October Miniatures Calendar
October miniatures 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.

Make a Printable Teaset
Make the main body of the printable miniature tea and coffee pot.

Acrylic Paint Basics
Uses of acrylic paint across the field of miniatures. When to use acrylic paint, what types to use, how to clean up.

1:12 Scale Shingle Roof Detail
Photo and instructions for cedar shingle roof details on a 1:12 scale miniature cabin porch facade.

Basics of Wargaming Miniatures
Basic information on Wargaming miniatures, the games and the scales of minatures used.

Miniature Needlefelt Raccoon
Make a miniature raccoon in dolls house or other scales using a needle felting technique.

Store Street 1:144
Make a printable 1:144 scale shop and a house with three floors and finished interiors. These little buildings can be used for micro scale dolls house scenes, as Christmas decorations for a miniature village or ornaments or scaled slightly smaller to create 1:160 or N scale railway buildings.

Assemble a Simple Display Box
Use simple materials to create an effective miniature display box for your collection. Suitable for miniatures collected on trips, or to hold parts of a collection until you build it further.

Mini Beach Hut Photo Frames
These printable miniature photo frames can be used to include your beach photos in a dolls house or other scale scene.

Churchill Miniature Bear
This 2 1/2 inch miniature bear is easily sewn from felt and makes a good collectible or dolls house bear.

Sculpt a Miniature Doll's Hand
How to sculpt the hands for a miniature dollhouse doll, using the proportions taken from the doll's head.

Miniature Wood Shingles
How to use paper, wood veneer or precut cedar shingles to mimic shingle roofs and siding on scale miniature structures and dolls' houses.

Make a Miniature Fruit Box
How to make a miniature fruit or berry boxes for doll house scenes using recycled paper.

Make a Miniature Fire
How to make a battery operated miniature fire for a dolls house, railroad, or Christmas village scene using light emitting diodes (LEDS).

Cabin Shelf Facade Landscaping
Photo, materials and instructions for landscaping around a miniature cabin facade on a shelf

Float Plane In Railroad Scene
With a float plane coming in to land at this scale sawmill, a railroad scene takes on a sense of time.

Titanic Model by Brian Siler
This accurate four and one half inch long scratchbuilt model of the Titanic was on exhibit at the Fall 2007 Seattle Dollhouse Miniature Fair. Built by Brian Siler it is believed to be the smallest accurate Titanic model ever built.

Costumed Skeletons
These costumed skeletons are some of the ones produced by the Central Okanagan Miniature Enthusiasts Club.

Dinky Toy Metal Fatigue
Collectible Die Cast Dinky Toy Airplanes Exhibiting Metal Fatigue

Miniature Garden Center Kits
An array of completed plants made from kits by The Miniature Garden Center on sale at the Birmingham Miniatura

Make Printable Shop Boxes
Make lined, openable miniature printable shop boxes in several color schemes for dolls houses or other scale miniature displays

Edwardian Printable Designs
These free printable 1:12 scale wallpaper and fabric designs in Edwardian colors of pale grey green, nile green and salmon can be printed on standard letter sized paper and scaled using your printer for smaller scale miniature scenes. The patterns and colors also coordinate with a set of miniature shop boxes and miniature shopping bags.

Italian Printable Plates
Italian flag design printable paper plates in dolls' house scale

Model Boat - Ship Scales
Information about scales used with various types of model boats

Sculpt Miniature Doll's Feet
How to sculpt feet for a miniature doll from polymer clay, air dry clay or epoxy putty.

Halloween Printable Bags
Miniature printable Halloween trick or treat bags, treat bags, party cups and plates in 1:12 dollhouse scale.

Before You Collect Dinky Toys
Sales table full of collectible Dinky Toy airplanes and military vehicles at the Victoria Toy Show along with important considerations for collectors

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

Flashing LED Special Effects
Evan Designs create sets of LED's in three sizes for special lighting effects and fire effects in scale models, model railroads and dolls houses. The fire and haunting sets are reviewed here.

What Miniature Bulb is This?
If you plant bulbs in the ground or containers you may not recognize or be able to identify them if you dig them up again. These photographs will help you recognize the most common types of miniature spring flowering bulbs.

Spanish Main Pirates Profile
Description of Pirates of the Spanish Main - Constructible Strategy Game for all ages.

Miniature Stained Glass
Make miniature faux stained glass windows, wardian cases or serving trays for dolls houses or other scenes.

Compare Model Railroad Scales
This displays of freight cars clearly shows the difference in scale sizes of model trains for Z, N, HO, S, O and G scale

Dwarf
An explanation of the term dwarf as it applies to living miniatures

Flickering Fire with LED's
Make a miniature scale flickering fire using LED's for a dollshouse or other scale scene.

Miniature Doll Finishing
Links to online tutorials related to dolls house dolls, their sculpture, wigging, clothing and accessories.

Lewes Flint Wall
Details of a brick capped flint wall in Lewes UK. Flint and brick combinations make interesting walls for scale models.

Modeling Tools for Miniatures
List of tools for miniaturists modeling or sculpting in clay, polymer clay, paperclay or other modeling materials.

Mini Cakes Using a Printer
Make a scale miniature or dolls house birthday cake from a photo printed on card, and ice it with acrylic paint and glaze gel pens.

Quarter Scale Printable Shop
Make a printable 1:48 scale paper building or glue the paper exteriors and interiors onto wood to create a quarter scale dolls house, shop for a Christmas village or O scale railroad.

Faux Stone With Paperclay
Photo and instructions for using paperclay to mimic a stone foundation on a miniature cabin front porch

Dollhouse Chrysanthemum Plant
Instructions to make a miniature chrysanthemum plant from paper for use in a dolls house scene.

Miniature Tadpoles in a Jar
Make miniature tadpoles in a jar for a scale dolls house scene using epoxy resin and polymer clay.

Mini Upholstery for Wood Chair
How to upholster a wooden dolls house chair with a seat and back cushion.

Slot Car Scales
Description of the special scales used for model car racing using slot cars.

Miniature Faux Lichen on Stone
Photo and description showing the paint and chalk used to create the effect of lichen on miniature faux stone

Make a Miniature Nest
How to make a miniature birds nest for a scale display using thread and reindeer moss.

1:12 Cream and Gold Kitchen
Elegant cream and gold 1:12 scale kitchen created in a Ray Whitledge Class and exhibited at the Fall 2007 Seattle Dollhouse Miniature Show.

Miniature Light House
This working miniature lighthouse is made using a flashing LED. The scale can be adjusted but it makes a good decorative light for a dollhouse scene, or can be used in smaller scale scenes as a working light.

Edging Applied to Cabin Shelf
Photo and instructions for finishing edges and the window space of a 1:12 scale miniature cabin front porch display shelf

Luan/Lauan Plywood
Basic information about Luan/Lauan or Philippine mahogany plywood for miniature buildings and dolls' house construction.

Miniature Building Authority
These collectible scale buildings from the Miniature Building Authority are designed for gaming situations with removable roofs and floors. They also make great buildings for scale scenes, Christmas villages, or model railway sets in O or S scale.

1:12 Scale Miss Bindergarten
Recreation in 1:12 scale of a scene from the book 'Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten. The creator of this miniature has made sure the kindergarten class room has all the details mentioned in the book. Exhibited at the Fall 2007 Seattle Dollhouse Miniature Show.

Miniature Food Collectibles
Miniature food samples, packaging, dispensers, and toys are widely collected. Here are seven types of miniature food collectibles to watch for.

Glow in the Dark Acrylic Paint
Glow in the Dark acrylic paint, how can you use it and what is the best way to see the effect with miniatures.

Make A Scale Trouble Light
Make a miniature working trouble light in 1:18 Scale for a model car garage or die cast car display.

Make Halloween Decorations
Miniature and dollhouse scale Halloween decorations. Computer printable miniatures of bats, ghosts, pumpkins as well as ghost and bat garlands for dollhouse decorations.

Accessories for N scale
Quick tips for furnishing tiny dolls houses or N scale railway scenes.

Gatorfoam Board Facade
Photo and instructions for a simple dollhouse wall shelf facade cut from Gatorfoam board.

Begin to Needlefelt
Photo showing how to needle felt a miniature ball of wool using a felting needle.

Baba Yaga Printables
These Halloween designs originate with the story of the Russian Witch Baba Yaga and show her house with it's chicken legs. These designs can be cut out and applied to cellophane to make minature candle screens and lantern covers, or they can be used for dolls house windows or table displays.

Printable Shelf Paper
This printable shelf lining and edgings are useful to help co-ordinate a dolls house kitchen.

November Miniatures Calendar
November 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.

Explanation of Scale Ruler
Examples of scale rules as they are used with scale miniatures

Make Tools From Polymer Clay
How to use polymer clay to create simple texturing tools.

Make a Miniature Polar Bear
Make a 2.5 inch tall miniature stuffed polar bear for a dolls house scene or miniature bear collection.

Railroad Trestle and Tunnel
Trestles and tunnels are popular ways to change the view and create more excitement in model railroad layouts.

Make a Dollhouse Record Book
Increase the value of your dolls house collection by keeping proper records

Rustic Scale Table
Make a dolls house scale table in the rustic or Adirondack style using dried twigs, grass and wood.

Dolls House Chrysanthemum
Preparing punched paper petals and leaves to make a doll house chrysanthemum plant

Model Builder Software
Easy to use Model Builder Software from Evan Designs allows modellers to design and print their own paper buildings or paper building materials in scales from 1:10 to 1:300.

Acrylic Paint Mediums
Overview of various acrylic mediums used with acrylic paint to create texture and various paint effects for miniatures and dollhouse miniatures.

Mini Patriotic Paper Plates
Make 1:12 scale dolls House paper plates for national holidays or themed displays.

Shape a Felt Animal Head
Instructions for beginning to make a miniature 1:12 (dollhouse scale) raccoon head using fibre and felting needles.

Wire Frame for a Mini Raccoon
Make a body frame for a miniature needle felted raccoon from pipe cleaners.