** Welcome to the Verstraete Dollhouse Miniatures Gallery! **
** Follow links for projects and photos. Thanks for visiting! **
The Blog:
The Latest Blog Headlines: * Annual Christmas Miniatures story, Part 1 ** Halloween in Miniature 2021! * Halloween in Miniature 2020. * Halloween in Miniature 2019 - 10th anniversary! See Day 1 - ** Check out the video!! * * See my list of the Latest Published Miniatures Books 2017-21 * A to Z Daily Blog Challenge. Miniatures daily - see Day 1 -----------------------------------------------------------
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My Miniatures Books:
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My Miniature Projects:
* * Christmas in Miniature & mini Christmas story! * Candy Box Room - * Dollhouse Dolls * Dogcatcher's House -* Haunted House "Punny" Gardens for Haunted HS House* Santa's House - * Teapot Shoppe * Yellow HS Kids' House * Updates: Latest on Mini Record Store - July/Aug. progress * Update: HS house & easy fence tutorial ************************* Other Projects Photos at blog: * 5 Day Art Challenge * 2018 County fair mini entries * Christmas attic - (Mini Wiki site) * Glass House * Half Scale Country House: update 1; * Half Scale potting shed! * Miniature dress samples Projects: Lipstick stand and Victorian cabinet. * Cabinets and purse pix * Tea Shoppe items. *Witch's Greenhouse; My Half Scale "Country" Dollhouse:Half Scale Resources: ** Fairfield builds:
(FYI: There are tons of builders on Instagram.) * Emily Morganti build - assembly, siding, etc. * More Minis day by day blog * YouTube - Building the Fairfield. Bentley House Minis * Greenfleaf & Fairfield instructions/schematics @ Jenns Minis ----------- * Greenleaf Dollhouses * Half Scale Minis - Groups IO, online * Half Scale sofa how-to @ Emily Morganti blog * Just Miniature Scale Kits: * MiniEtchers - accessories, 1/2 scale kitchen sets * SDK Miniatures, flower, plant and furniture kits * S & S Furniture Co. - file cabinet, retro, tropical furniture * The Miniature Garden, floral kits, UK * Virtual Dollhouse, supplies, etc. 
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Half Scale Victorian Dollhouse:** More photos of outside and rooms can be found on the Candid Canine blog. Check archives in left column there. * See new video below.
House front (before lawn additions)
Dollhouse Printies:
* BOOK PRINTIES UPDATED! *
* New classic antique books sampler & tutorial added! See Mini book covers. Zombie, horror books, assorted books. * * Tutorials: make a baby basket, Bunka rug & printies Miniature Freebies - Printies & Tutorials: * See Printie mags, bags, LPs - New! Newspaper fronts. * Mini Halloween record albums I made. - and new Christmas albums below. (** Personal use only. Do NOT re-post PDFs on other sites w/out permission. Share link to this page instead.)
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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) |
* ** Fave Sites: * Full size vintage dresses - * Patricia Paul's Mad Hatter Room * 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 ** 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 * Simple wire chandeleir tutorial, Cinderella Moments |
** (IL, WI) Dollhouse Shows:
* Bishop International - Marriott Chicago O'Hare, 8535 Higgins Rd., Chicago IL * Chicago Spring Showcase - Wyndham Garden Hotel, 1725 E. Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, IL - Th & F 12–8; Sat 9– 4 (T&D Miniatures.com) * Online Miniatures Show (March, April, May, June, Nov.) * Nov. show, (was Wee C Club - T&D Miniatures - Holiday Inn Elk Grove, 1000 Busse Rd, Elk Grove Village IL; Fri 4-8 Sat 9-3 - T&D Miniatures * Waukesha, WI Expo Show ( 2022) T&D Miniatures * Halloween Tutorial Links: *
Some neat projects to try: * Halloween paper haunted house * Joann Swanson's witch kitchen & accessories - and Spooky books * Halloween chair (showing fabric), but other great furniture how to's - 1inchminisbyKris * Lots of tutorials on Pinterest page * Easy Halloween Decor & Sweets on YouTube * 1/24 scale coffin on YouTube * 100 Halloween Tutorials on True2Scale * More to come! |
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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