Dolls House & Miniature Scene

Throughout our Dolls House & Miniature Scene content we bring you step-by-step projects created by a team of highly talented contributors demonstrating a vast array of techniques to bring you a wide range of projects to develop your skills and make every miniature creation the best it can be. We also bring you regular interviews with key artisans, all the top news and gossip and new product launches. Not forgetting great techniques, ‘how to’s’, top trends and fantastic competitions for you to expand your miniature collection!

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Welcome to the September edition!

Making room for autumn • Make room for autumn in your life and become inspired by Kristine Hanna’s seasonal dining room.

Unleash your passion for miniatures…

Foraged fibres • Find out how dandelions and bindweed are transformed into exquisite miniature baskets and other vessels.

Caramel pear pies • Let’s make cosy and delicious individual pear pies with caramel sauce that are perfect for beginners, or busy days, as they don’t require lots of materials and will only take a couple of hours to make. If you’d like to make a whole pear pie too, why not try my tutorial in the September 2021 issue? I even show you how to make the baking dish!

At Home with THE BROADWOODS ARTS AND CRAFTS…

Instagram Identities: MARC LA FONTIJN AKA THE HOUSE OF ELIOTT • A two-part feature with scenes inspired by history, books and the movies.

Acres of imagination • Heralding the arrival of harvesttime, we visit Little Autumn Acres farm store with Robina Patterson.

The fairy house • Reader Alison Curtis from Norfolk used architecture around her as inspiration for her creations, like this one made especially for her granddaughter.

Suffragette city • A miniature to celebrate votes for women.

Six of the Best: and six of the rest… • Over the last six months Moi Ali has brought you six favourite miniatures from her personal collection. Deciding on six was a challenge, so this month she shares six that got away – scenes that didn’t make it into the final cut, but are still worth showcasing.

An abundance of hobbies • Reader Daphne Clark combined a wonderful amount of hobbies into creating her dolls house, including knitting, tapestry and lace work.

Ruth’s MINI TIPS • Ruth Flewelling Lesbirel continues her top tips and advice for what has worked (or not worked!) for her throughout her years of experience. This month, she looks at where you can find miniature inspiration if a specialist store isn’t something you can get to easily.

Completing the Jubilee caravan PART 4 • "It’s been a lot of fun working on this little caravan and this month we finish it off with a compact W.C. and handy closet, wastebin, curtains, a clock, placemats, as well as a few more exterior and interior features. The cabinet across from the kitchenette completes the heart of the caravan and holds a fourshelf pantry, a useful work surface with cutlery tray and towel bar, and cupboard above for dishes and glassware" Ruth

Versatile barewood shop counter • Barewood dolls house furniture is wonderfully simple, affordable and understated but its real beauty is the versatility it offers to be stained, painted or adapted according to your personal taste. CarrieYeo is a miniaturist from Arizona who is active on Instagram andTikTok and she continues her work with Minimum World to personalise a barewood shop counter (code BEF070 from Minimum World), which Carrie has stained and used as a feature in her...