Printables: here are a few:
http://www.angelfire.com/ab3/nursemini/links3.html

http://www.geocities.com/boopmini40/

http://wingsnthings.tripod.com/chicken.htm

http://members.tripod.com/~cwoolse/miniprintables/index.html

Marilyn

Remodelling book: The new Hampstead House catalogue is here and contains a book which some of you might be interested in:
The Complete Guide to Remodelling and Expanding Your Dollhouse Only $5.99 Cdn.
Website is http://www.hhbooks.com

Maureen in St. Albert AB Cda

Printies Links: A few dozen here
http://www.miniaturereality.com/printables.htm

The whole site has just been updated.

Karolyn

Decorating Magazines: I also like to get magazines for ideas that aren't mini related and wondered if there are other magazines some of you like that are terrific that I'm missing out on?

This magazine is not mini related however if you like to dream and duplicate those dreams in miniature then this is the magazine that will give you ideas. The name of the magazine is Veranda, they have a web site, http://www.veranda.com

Marilyn

Decorating Magazines: I have gotten a host of miniature inspiration and ideas - Early American Homes (used to be Early American Life), Colonial Homes, etc. I use them in redos of life size as well.

To those of you who feel so new: all will come to you with persistence - a feel for scale, craftsmanship, ideas, etc.

Phyl in Ky

Tools:
Dovetail jigs: Dovetail jigs have been made by Anker, a person in Michigan whose name escapes me and J. Willis in Searsport, ME. None of these are available any more. The only dovetail jig available today is made by Jack Blackham who teaches a class at the Guild School in making it. Pam took the class last June and tells me it is a good design. He may have some to sell: jandm.blackham@worldnet.att.net. I use finger joints cut on the Preac table saw instead of dovetails most of the time.

Jewelers Saw. There is probably no better hand saw to cut your wood. It is a tool that is difficult to learn. Try a fine blade like a 2/0 or 4/0. Make sure the blade is installed so it cuts on the pull stroke. Make sure it is tight enough so you can pluck it like a guitar. Support your work on a piece of plywood clamped to the table. Cut a v-shaped slot out of the plywood about 1/4" and 1.5" deep. Use the edge of the slot to help you start your cut and practice. Once you get it, it is very quick and accurate if you don't have power tools.

Air Brush. I have been using an external mix Paache air brush to spray lacquer or shellac for many years. I mix it about 1;1 with thinner or alcohol and use about 28 psi. I use a full scale compressor with a tank which is very nice. When I spray I have a Badger booth that exhausts to the outside through a dryer hose. I also use one nitrile glove and a carbon respirator. It is very quick and I get good results.

Pete Boorum

Hobby Lobby catalog link: http://catalog.craftsetc.com/browseGroup.cfm?item_group_id=28955  That goes directly to dollhouse-related stuff!

Kitty

Photo/Clipart site: Here is a site that you might enjoy and need for reference. It has pictures and links to thousands of photos of everything under the sun, includes the sun too. http://www.thebiggerpixel.com/  

Marcie in MT

Real miniature tiles: I have completed kitchen and bathroom floors (and matching bathroom walls with 'dado border') from individual tiles to make the floor and   border patterns supplied by Graham of:   http://www.dollshouse-tiles.co.uk/index.htm 

He was fantastically helpful with working out sizes, quantities and colour   schemes that would work!   If you like doing jigsaws you'll 'love' working with these materials and creating the patterns of your choice.   Though tiny and fiddly, they're VERY easy to work with and can easily be cut to get an exact fit for your floor shape.  (e.g. taking a border pattern around a shower unit and corner bath).

All the patterns are well researched from originals and the colours look wonderful when varnished with a matt varnish giving just the right level of shininess to simulate 'ceramics' but without being over-glossy.   I was so pleased with how the kitchen floor turned out (my first project) that I didn't want to hide it with furniture!!

Jane (Warwickshire, UK)

HEALTH ALERT: using metals>> They are pot metal and you have to sand down the flashings.   <<PLEASE DON'T EVER SAND METAL!   Tiny particles of lead stay in the air and you breathe them....lead poisoning? They can't wash out of your lungs. Wear plastic gloves, a mask, and use a small tube of metal to push/burnish the flashings down. Clean your area thoroughly with rags for this purpose only and dispose of them. NEVER eat or drink when working with metals.(You can't with a mask on anyway.)  

You pushed the old girl's buttons again. Please be careful with craft materials, a miniaturist is a terrible thing to waste.

Laurie Sisson