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!

WELCOME to the February edition!

Chocolate and strawberry cake • When it comes to showing love through baking, I believe nothing says “I love you” like a homemade cake in luscious flavours. So, for this year’s Valentine’s Day we’ll be making a romantic cake made of layers of chocolate sponge, strawberry buttercream and tiny little strawberries dipped in chocolate.

A piece of my heart • Give someone the gift of miniature art this Valentine’s Day, with a romantic twist on a traditional shortbread favourite.

Planting miniature roots • Sadie Brown talks to rising star, Hannah Lemon, about setting down roots in small scale.

A room of one’s own • Moi Ali investigates affordable creative spaces – from a tiny garden pod for mini-making to a swanky studio dolls house museum.

At Home with THE BROADWOODS SPACE INVADERS..? • Running out of space? It seems to be a common problem for many miniaturists, but this month, professional designer Bea Broadwood explains why a lack of display space doesn’t mean that you have to miss out on exploring the fascinating (and addictive) world of miniature dioramas!

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Stonewalling made easy! • Moi Ali finds an egg-cellent way to make realistic ‘stone’ walls!

MUST-HAVE BOOK THIS MONTH!

Instagram identities: @MINIATURE_FRENCH_WORLD • Love is in the air with this month’s Insta Identities, Jen Lavery aka @Miniature_French_World.

Ruth’ MINI TIPS • Ruth Flewelling Lesbirel continues her top tips and advice for what has worked (and not worked!) throughout her years of experience. This month, Ruth discusses a hot topic… to add dolls or not to add dolls, that is the question!

Canterbury and planter • "These two little accessory pieces of furniture have so many potential uses and add real personality to any miniature scene! The handy little canterbury holds a lot of how-to books and magazines in a dolls house library or sewing room. I have a pair of these raised planters on either side inside my front door. They hold artificial green plants most of the year and decorated trees at Christmastime" Ruth

RECOMMENDED PROJECTS TO TRY THIS MONTH ON DIGITALPLUS…

RETRO-FIT REALISM: THE ROOF • In this six-part series, Moi Ali shows how to add features to your dolls house that will make it so much more realistic.

Mini life through a lens • Reader Caroline McHardy has always had a passion for photography, but a love a miniatures has developed along the way…

Fashion forward • Valentina from PUPA Miniatures discusses rising to the challenge after taking over the beloved 1/12th scale fashion house from her mother, Nancy.

Miniature Victorian wood burner in polymer clay • Wood burning stoves were first developed in the Victorian age and were the result of enclosing fireplaces so that wood or coal burned more efficiently. The earlier stoves were usually made of cast iron which was often beautifully decorated with mouldings and embellishments. This miniature version is a typical wood burning stove of the mid to late 1800’s and its design is still used today.

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