** Welcome to the Verstraete Dollhouse Miniatures Gallery! **
** Follow links for projects and photos. Thanks for visiting! **
My Miniatures Books:
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** Book Info: See Books and MadAboutMiniatures.com,. NOTE: New editions of In Miniature Style 1 & In Miniature Style II will be coming out later in the year.
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* My Miniature Projects:
* New 2018 Mini Projects page * ~ ~ ~ * Yellow HS Kids' House * Christmas in Miniature & mini Christmas story! * Candy Box Room * Dollhouse Dolls * Dogcatcher's House * Haunted House * Santa's House * Teapot Shoppe ************************* Other Projects Photos at blog: * Witch's Greenhouse; * Glass House * Miniature dress samples * New British items for Tudor Tea Shoppe at blog. -------- * New Mini Projects: See Lipstick stand and Victorian cabinet. * Cabinets and purse pix ------- * Half Scale Country House: update 1; progress 2; curtains * Christmas attic - Mini Wiki Advent Calendar (day 10) * ---------- * Check out the potting shed! ----------- * Some collection photos - 5 Day Art Challenge 
Miniatures for Sale:
* Medieval books in assorted styles - original Christmas and pet styles ________________ |
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.) * UPDATED! * Mini book covers: more zombie, horror books, assorted books. My latest: Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter! * Tutorials: make a baby basket, Bunka rug how-to and printies ___________________________ 
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Miniatures Mag Stories:* AIM #52, 9/14 - Victorian decorating tips. Victorian/modern writing room pix (Pg. 78) - Download.
* AIM # 51 (June '14)- profile of my minis and writing - Download (Note: you may have to sign in to download) * AIM 50th Anniversary Issue 4/14 - (I have several photos in it.) - Download * 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 |
My Half Scale Country House:
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 |
** 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 ** (IL, WI) Dollhouse Shows: * Bishop International (April) - Fall (Aug.) - * Three Blind Mice Show (April) - * The Miniatures Show (April) * Wee C Club Mini show (Nov.) ** 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 |