A Miniature is ...... 

anything smaller than normal

Anything smaller than its normal size.
Furnishings, food, buildings, even towns! You can have a miniature of anything.

Miniature doll house sites 

Buttercup Miniatures

From Tudor times to the present day.
For all your miniature knitting and miniature crochet needs. they specialise in designing miniature knitting patterns and miniature crochet patterns for dollhouse dolls and dolls houses (these are marketed under the name Farthing Patterns). they also offer a pattern design service for miniature knitting and miniature crochet in both 1/12th scale and 1/24th scale.

They make their own range of miniature knitting needles, cable needles and stitch holders and carry a wide range of yarns suitable for miniature knitting and miniature crochet.

They also produce kits for miniature knitting, miniature crochet, dolls house accessories and stitched rug kits as well as some ready made accessories for your dolls house.

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Miniatures Projects 

Make a Rose Topiary

This project is for beginners. A quick-and-easy reminder of summer!

Quick and Easy AIRBORNE Tables

Project for beginners. Fancy side tables.

Make an Art Deco Chair

Project for beginners. Build your own club chair. Pattern and instructions.

A Halloween Party Shop

This project is for advanced. The store is filled to the brim with Halloween party and decorating supplies. This easy to assemble "four-frame box" has glass on three sides and the top for easy access and viewing. There is ample counter, shelf, and floor space to display DIY and items from your collection. For fun, a grapevine trellis curves across the shop: a perfect place to display bats, ghosts, owls, and Halloween signs. "Tricks & Treats Inc." makes a fun holiday decoration and holds your seasonal collection in the meantime. It is also a perfect gift, especially to one with a fall birthday. It will appeal to both children and adults and would make a nice library or school display

Make an Antique Car

This project is for advanced. Make a Model-T-inspired car.

Make an Art Deco Bridal Gown

The skirt of this gown has the long, sleek lines of the '30s, and the bodice, with its cutaway sides and low back, is reminiscent of that age. The dramatic geometrical lines of the pleated drape and train are complemented with a crystal-trimmed bow. The headdress is a dramatic tiara edged with Swarovski crystals, and the cathedral-length veil has a fingertip-length upper tier with draped sides.

Vintage High Tech for the 1950s Den

Learn how to recreate vintage electronics. 1950s treasures in miniature like a pole lamp, a TV set, and a Hi-Fi.

Make a Modern Chair

This plan is of a chair that is the best know design of Frank Lloyd Wright (apparently no one called him anything but Mr. Wright). He designed it for the Robie House in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. Mr. Wright was still making versions of this chair 50 years later, albeit with entirely different materials (plywood).

The Houseboat

Welcome aboard! What better way to spend hot days than on the water? To do that, you need a boat.
The designer invites you to make one!

A Concession Trailer

Build your own little traveling business. It's up to you to decide what you'll serve!

Breakfast in Bed

Imagine a big bed in a round room, soft carpet underfoot, and accent lights gently reflecting off mirror-topped furniture. And to top it off, breakfast in bed %u2026Ah, the luxury of it all! Well, what is probably just a pleasant daydream in real life can be yours to have in miniature - Enjoy the magic of this hobby!

Build a Haunted House

It may look complicated, but it is easily and inexpensively constructed.

"Shoebox" Scenes or "Thinking Inside the Box"

The project includes instructions and patterns to make several box scenes; inside and outside scenes.

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Miniature books on Amazon 

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The Art of the Miniature: Small Worlds and How to Make Them by Jane Freeman

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provides a treasure trove of practical techniques and ingenious approaches. In this captivating guide, noted artist Jane Freeman shows readers, step by step, how to use modified kit components, and found and handmade objects to create intensely detailed miniature constructions.1 point

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The Dolls' House Shopkeeper: Includes Five Shop Plans in 1/12 Scale by Lionel Barnard

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Create authentic period shops in miniature with the help of the full-color resource. Rich with historical facts, full-color photographs, line drawings, diagrams, patterns, and how-to instructions, this delightful volume is a must-have for doll house enthusiasts. Recreate an early Victorian book store, a 1930s Grocery, an Art Deco tea room, an Edwardian toy shop, and more. From tiny cash registers and merchandise to window awnings and shopkeepers' uniforms, you'll be delighted by the wonderful de...1 point

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The Art of Making Miniature Millinery by Timothy Alberts

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This exceptional how-to book shows you the ins and outs of making fabulous hats for your antique and contemporary dolls including items for the popular 15-in fashion dolls such as Gene®, Tyler®, and Alex®. We all know that fashion is about the accessories and a hat can make or break an outfit. Designer Timothy Alberts shows step-by-step how you can make stunning hats to accompany your doll's costumes, and includes four different hat patterns.1 point

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Making Doll's House Miniatures with Polymer Clay by Sue Heaser

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Definitive guide to tools, safety, and crafting. How to intermix colored clays to obtain a wider range of hues, and the different types of paints and varnishes for adornment. The book also shows techniques for softening the clay, balling and rolling it, working with a knife, and sanding.0 points

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Making Miniature Food and Market Stalls by Angie Scarr

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A master modeler reveals the tricks of molding marvelously realistic fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, cheeses, breads, pastries, and cakes-plus display stands and boxes. "Full of step-by-step projects for bakery goods, meats, fruits, and vegetables, all photographed in great detail0 points

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Making Upholstered Furniture in 1/12 Scale by Janet Storey

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No specialist carpentry skills are required, and extraordinarily detailed, large-size photos and drawings make the instructions easy to follow. All the basics are covered, from tools to fabric and woods to making seat cushions. Choose from a black leather Chesterfield sofa, an elegant Knole-style setee that replicates a real 17th century piece, a Victorian bedroom chair, club suite, and more.0 points

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Making Miniatures: In 1/12 Scale by Venus Dodge

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Making and Dressing Dolls' House Dolls in 1/12 Scale by Sue Atkinson

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This is a great book with tips, hints, patterns, easy-to-follow instructions, and lots of great photographs. Anyone from beginner to advanced can learn from and use this book.0 points

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The New Dolls' House Do-It-Yourself Book: In 1/12 and 1/16 Scale by Venus Dodge

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In this is update of their decade-old title ( LJ 4/15/83), the authors have applied current technology and materials to the craft--e.g., they descibe a clever technique to create bedspreads, rugs, and matching wallpaper using laser printers. While the previous book focused on 116 scale, in this volume all plans and patterns include the more popular 112 scale. The first seven chapters describe how to plan, build, decorate, and furnish the house, while the remaining sections contain specific proje...0 points

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BUNKA 

Bunka is especially valuable to miniaturists

Bunka ~ From a miniaturist's point of view

The author gives you an explanation of what it is, where to purchase it and what she uses it for.

Make A Bunka Rug

This project is for a Cake Shop rug. It has the look of a fuzzy floor rug. It is easy and fun to make.

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Tutorials 

REWORKING INEXPENSIVE FURNITURE

If you have acquired inexpensive chunky-looking furniture that is too thick or too shiny and detracts from the realism of your setting. Or, you have one thing but wish it looked different. Rework it! Usually, we do these things in the beginnings of our hobby before we know too much about scale and replace these pieces as soon as we are able.

Miniature Pincushion Dolls

No miniature sewing room is complete without this lovely tiny pincushion doll.
This is a very easy project to make.

MAKING MINIATURE DOLL PURSES FROM TAPESTRY RIBBON

Making miniature doll purses from tapestry or jaquard ribbons is fun, inexpensive and easy! This purse is perfect for a small all-bisque doll, or a small teddy bear.

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Painting Miniatures Tutorial - Spartan Warriors

A tutorial showing tools, paints and techniques for painting fantasy miniatures. I give you some tips, tricks and techniques I use for painting miniatures and I use a spartan warrior which is part of my 300 Diorama. http://www.stormthecastle.com

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