** Welcome to the Verstraete Dollhouse Miniatures Gallery! **
** Follow links for projects and photos. Thanks for visiting! **
My Miniatures Books:
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Dollhouse Decor & More Volume 1 - Try your hand at over 60 dollhouse project tutorials for the experienced to the beginner in various themes. (75 pages. BUY: Kindle or Print) (Also see madaboutminiatures.com)
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* On the Blog - See my list of the Latest Published Miniatures Books 2017-19. 2020 titles list coming! 
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In Searching for a Starry Night, A Miniature Art Mystery, Sam, her BFF Lita, and a friend's mischievous Dachshund named Petey, face an angry housekeeper, a dog-hating gardener, and an ancient family curse as they search for a missing miniature replica of Van Gogh's famous painting, "Starry Night." Ages 9-12. BUY: Kindle and Print
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 Inside of record store, so far.
What's New??
I'm still working on three - yes, three - miniature projects at once. All in different stages of completion! They are: small kitchen in wall box; Lady's Shop shelves; and the Record Store. I'll post some progress photos soon. There are a couple photos in my year in review on the blog. You can also subscribe for email blog updates below. 
* BOOK PRINTIES UPDATED! *
* New classic antique books sampler & tutorial added! See Mini book covers. Zombie, horror books, assorted books. * Miniature Freebies - Printies & Tutorials: * Printie mags, bags, LPs - New! Newspaper fronts * New! A Halloween Gift! Mini Halloween record albums I made. - and new Christmas albums! (Personal use only. Do not re-post. See PDFs below.) * Tutorials: make a baby basket, Bunka rug & printies ___________________________ 
Halloween in Miniature:
* 2019 - 10th anniversary! See Day 1 2015 See Blog. 2014 - See blog. ** Check out the video!! * (Note: This is an adult collectible. Because of recent FTC changes, note that video is aimed at adult viewers.) My Half Scale Country House:
This is an adult collectible. Because of recent FTC changes, note that video is aimed at adult viewers.
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Miniatures Mag Stories:
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* AIM - Fast food history, fish how-to (Aug. '11 #10) - Download
* AIM - easy Halloween pillow how-to - (Oct. 2010 #27) - Download * CDHM interview, Judy Daley, 8/10 * CDHM interview, Elisa Fenoglio's dolls, 6/10 Other Stories: * Interviews: Julie Campbell, Priska Groetsch dolls:
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** Free Printies & Tutorials: **** Clothes, Hats: * Gothic mannequin tutorial * Tutorials: Shoes, kimono, men's shirt more * HATS: Gina Bellous witch hat; Victorian hat, pattern - * Make a straw hat * Make mini women's undergarments - * Make leopard print shoes & bag video how-to - * Make a mini shoe mold video how-to * Flat hat to shrink - * Gainsborough hat; * Straw hat making * FIMO southern hat with flowers ** Misc, Boxes & More: * French DIY: boots, boxes, etc. - * Jim's (Small Stuff) Printables, patterns, money, etc. * Twinkle Minis, shoeboxes, Xmas ornament box - * Victorian perfume labels, old photos * Free travel trunk, berry kitchen decor * French shabby rooms, some how to's * Jean Day Minis, hat box, vintage mags, tiny rooms, vintage Valentines, seed packs, aquarium * Debbie's Tiny Treasures' trunk how-to * Jennifer's Printables: boxes/bags, groceries, magazines, games, etc. * More box, bags printies - Old fashioned Christmas lights box - ** Flowers, Garden: * Egg carton stones - * Make Petunias; Make Daffodills ** In Miniature Style II enamel flower tutorial by Shelly Norris - (Need a visual? See Stacy Hoffman's great YouTube video) - * 1/24th (and 1/12) flowers & Kit of Month/UK ** (IL, WI) Dollhouse Shows:
* Bishop International (April) - Fall (Aug.) - * Three Blind Mice Show (April) - * The Miniatures Show (April) - Shows changed this year: Aug 15 * Wee C Club Mini show (Nov.) , Waukesha Expo Show (May 15) - T&D Miniatures * Online Miniature Show (April, Nov.) |
** Fave Sites:
* Lisa's Little Things - Victorian style kits - Pix/Lisa's new 2013 kits - * SDK Miniatures: plant & furnishing kits * Full size vintage dresses - * Patricia Paul's Mad Hatter Room- * Virtual Dollhouse - half scale products - did * Shepherd's Minis: Apothecary bottles & vintage packages (UK) * British, French, transfer mini plates - Lavender Dilly, Etsy - Otterine's half-hidden spiral stone stairs * Bonnie's Miniature Dolls - blanks, etc. - Joann's DIY (bottles from Xmas lights) * Winston cottage house finished samples -- MiniEtchers - half scale kitchen & other kits ** Food Items: * Vintage food packages - * Free printable leaves - * Blue Willow, Stokesyware * Neat! Make a cake doily with Liquid FIMO - * Make a strawberry cane/YouTube * Supplies: plastic bowls, dishes and strawberry fruit canes - * Other minis supplies, items: DeJoux Miniatures * Megan's printie cupcake boxes, magazines, etc. - * Printable plates, art set - * Make mini old tins - Pix of antique tins (all sides) * Cow spot milk cartons to shrink ** Other Tutorials & Goodies: * 100 Mini Halloween & Fall tutorials - * 100 Mini Spring Tutorials - * 50 Miniature Christmas tutorial links * Cute Printies: Vintage Christmas boxes and robots - * Cool '50s retro pink stove how to - Cinderella Moments - * Blog: make mini hair dye box - * Make a mini clay zombie video how-to * George the MiniGuy mini doghouse - * Pipecleaner Teddies how-to -* Ravensblight paper toys, monsters, etc. -- * CUTE! Make a micro-crochet kitten * Assorted printies: (books, wallpaper, borders, etc.) - Download free Dutch mini mags - Make a mini wringer washer - 1 Inch Minis by Kris (wringer washer and other great tutorials) - Another mini wringer washer tutorial |