Sir Thomas Thumb: I have a large selection of tools and Sir T's other things on my website. The tools are on http://www.spminiatures.com/ththwork.htm

Carol

Shoes: For the lady from Sweden who wanted little shoes, try http://www.susan-lee-miniatures.comShe makes lovely shoes, most I think are leather, I don't know if she does resin, it might be worth checking her out.

Annie

Flags: http://www.anyflag.com/

Judie - Daytona Beach, FL

Joan Adams' rug patterns! needlework supplies, mini books, and more! http://www.angelfire.com/wv/minipix

Mary Lynne in Huntington, WV

Brass Flower kits: Karen's Miniatures International Ltd. of Scotland and El Paso, TX makes fabulous etched brass sheets of poppies and many other flowers in kit form. I used these myself to landscape my conservatory, and the results are spectacular. One sheet makes two or three poppy plants. You first spray the sheet on both sides with primer, then carefully paint the flower sections and leaves with acrylic paints, cut out and then glue and assemble. The downside: It's not very easy to cut out the leaves and flowers; and everywhere you snip needs to be touched up with paint again since these sections will be exposed brass. Pretty labor-intensive operation, but the results are worth it and since the flowers are made of brass, they are nearly indestructible.

Their U.S. phone number is 915-584-9889 and for any of our SS friends on the other side of the pond, their U.K. number is 1546-606-707. I'm not sure if they sell retail as opposed to only wholesale, but I'm sure if the latter they'd be happy to tell you where to find their kits. I know that Earth and Tree in New Hampshire carries some and would probably be willing to order the poppy sheets for you.

Bev Gallerani

Fabric, lace, trim: Thanks to everyone who responded to my request for websites that sell mini fabric, lace, trim, and hat straw. Especially Anne Gerdes, Donna Beeken, Sharon (S.Africa) and Reva. And Helen (wherever you are): I am especially grateful for a look at two of her wonderful pumpkin houses. She gave me some great ideas.
The three sites I received (and ordered from!!) are :
http://www.miniatureart.com

http://www.sandyslace.com

http://www.minidolls.com

Judi, foggy Centralia, WA

Crafts Books -- Recently, various Stuffers have asked about good craft books -- e.g., for doll making, polymer clay, knotting, and beadwork. Sorry for the delay, but I felt I should contact the company and see if they were still in business as my catalog was out of date and I just heard back today. They're not only in business, but on line at http://www.larkbooks.com I've bought a number of books from them in the past and was very happy with the quality and with the quick service. The crafts they cover go way beyond what I mention above, so if you're looking for ANY craft book, try them. Some of their offerings are either written or commissioned by them, so you won't find these titles elsewhere. They also carry some companion tools.

Chrissy the Hyphenated

Nameplates, etc for doll houses. In the New year, we will be offering house names or numbers, on a miniature oak plaque, the carving will be done on a computer controlled router machine in any font style, ie old English scroll etc. If you can wait until then, you'll find our prices far lower than you would expect! http://www.woodencraft.co.uk/

Peter Cook

Doilies, etc: Sue Herber put me on to a gal who does FANTASTIC doilies, placemats, and napkins among other things. I don't know if she has a catalog or not, but her name is Ilisha Helfman and she can be emailed at Ilisha@hestiahouse.com

Karen

Doilies, etc: .....don't know if you've seen the work of Marilyn Coots...dba 'Little Addictions'...her fabric doilies, table runners, etc are truly wonderful, and very reasonably priced. Her web addy is http://www.LittleAddictions.com

Laura in OKC