Miniature firearms: While I was browsing for something totally unrelated, I found this interesting site. http://www.kucer.homestead.com/files/Kcr_MinFK.html

Marcie Van Deren

Puffy Paints paint: I have had much better luck using Jel-pens, or Gel-pens, as they come in Gold and Silver, and work well on the leather straps when I am making Carpet-bags. The silver works well for studs or buttons, and doesn't rise up to a peak. These pens also come in white, and almost all other colors, can be found in any store that carries school supplies, or art craft supplies, Wal-Mart, Hobby Lobby, my local drugstore, etc. The colors and white work well for buttons when you need just that touch of extra trim.

Jan

Metal snaps for wheels: Patricia King uses snaps for wheels for vacuum cleaners, carpet sweepers, trolleys...

Havana (FL) Holly

Spline used for rubber tires: I have been looking here and there around the house and wondering out loud where I could find some rubber tread to fix onto the wheels of a metal buggy I bought at Michael's. It was originally a Christmas ornament, and I have already taken off the carriage part, intending to replace it with a wicker basket. (I hope, if I can figure out how to do that.) Well, my husband came up with some extra spline that he had used to repair screen windows. He split them down lengthwise, wrapped them around the wire wheels, and PRESTO! Rubber baby buggy bumpers!! Now I just have to come up with the buggy part.

Linda Barrett

Queen Victoria Pictures: One of my favourite sites for pictures of Queen Victoria throughout her lifetime is http://www.victorianstation.com/queen.html I even have a miniature portrait doll of Queen Victoria at age 15 with her little dog Dash -- the picture appears on this site.

Nancy Faye Roach - Port St. Lucie, FL

Cheap UK miniatures: My local DH shop is The Dollshouse Emporium. They do an excellent catalogue packed full of goodies. Since I have become more adventurous I tend to regard them as "bread & butter pieces" but this is a bit unfair - I think they have so much that the reader gets overloaded. I have been known to buy a piece elsewhere or at a fair only to find that I had overlooked it in the Emporium Catalogue!! The catalogue is free http://www.dollshouse.com

Sue C. Belper Derbyshire

Cheap UK miniatures: Maplestreet http://www.maplestreet.co.uk/

Helen of York

Queen Victoria Pictures: my favourite place to look at pictures is at http://www.easyart.com/index.php

Pauline Amour

TV Sets book: The book that I have found to be very useful in creating miniature roomboxes of some of my favorite TV show sets is "TV Sets: Fantasy Blueprints of Classic TV Homes" by Mark Bennett. This book is now being sold by Edward R. Hamilton Books (website http://www.EdwardRHamilton.com) for a very low price of $6.95. It contains floor plans for the Petrie house from the Dick VanDyke Show; the Addams Family; I Love Lucy; the Honeymooners; and many others --40 floor plans in all.

Nancy Faye Roach - Port St. Lucie, FL

Sara Busch's Dealer Suggestions: Well, Sara has put me to work with her wonderful memory regarding what dealers will do which, and here are the contacts that I have found:

- Beauty Salon Fixtures from Wright Guide to Miniatures, Maryann & Grover Ledyard, 11559 Territorial Rd., Waldron, MI 49288,,419-237-2150

- Drugstore Items from Sue's Little Things, Sue Ayers, 2281 SE Binns Swiger Loop, Shelton, WA 98584,,360-426-4225

- The artist's box from Mrs. T's Tiny Treasures, Caroline Tabucchi, PO Box 4142, Antioch, CA 94531, email tiny_ts@pacbell.net

- Superb kitchen appliances and pots and pans and...from Hammer-N-Smith, Mary Carson,2621 Prescott Rd. #114, Modesto, CA 95350

209-527-2926

Barb Jones, Showcase of Miniatures (Good Sam show)

Metal Lawn Furniture by Alan Hamer: I believe someone mentioned a gentleman named "Hammer" who makes beautiful metal lawn furniture and garden gates. This is actually Alan Hamer, an IGMA Fellow in metalworking, and he may be reached by e-mail at vujojohal@webtv.net.

Beverly Gallerani

New Age. Mystical and Celtic items: I've added a page of some of the new New Age. Mystical and Celtic items I'll be premiering in June to my "Assorted Miniatures" album on Webshots. This page is best viewed by clicking on 'large' over the picture. I hope you'll take a look! http://cards.webshots.com/cp-23260502-mDLt-album/33320274APolyX

Alice Zinn- Pt. St. Lucie FL

Handmade Rocking horses: The absolute best and most authentic handmade rocking horses I have seen are each individually carved and painted by Karen Fitzhenry from the UK. She uses real leather for the tack and shaves it very thin so it stays in scale. Her designs are authentic and working in everyway -- and varied -- not only does she have the common bowed rocking horses but she has Victorian safety stand horses, lovely pushorses, and hobby horses and more - -- check out her website at: http://www.karenfitzhenry.com

Tracey Alan Meeker

Rocking horses: a few places for rocking horses: Karen Fitzhenry http://www.karenfitzhenry.com/ Ta Tanka http://www.tatanka.co.uk/ West Sussex Woodencraft http://www.woodencraft.co.uk/

Nursemini

Rocking horses: Lilliput Land has some beautiful hand-crafted rocking horses. I got an absolutely unique one at the Bishop show in Atlanta. I don't think they have a website, but their e-mail is: lilliputld@aol.com

Snail-mail is:
89 Lisa Drive
Northport, NY 11768

Susan Loeffler

Rocking horses, custom work: Just wanted to say that if anyone wanted a hand carved reproduction of a particular rocking horse or anything for that matter, I do custom work from photographs. Feel free to visit my website, don't let the name fool you!! http://www.miraclechickenurns.com

Linda Master

Carriage wheels: There are wooden wheels at this site, under toy wheels, that might work if they are painted to look like metal. The thin spoked wagon wheel is 2 - 5/16" dia. And the ones with wider rims/tires are from 1-3/4 to 3" in dia. http://www.bearwood.com And Joy was right, there sure is "a lot of good stuff in there!"

Peggy, in Shoreline,WA

Vladimir, the wonderful Canadian silversmith. He does beautiful miniature silver works of art! Here is his new address:

Vladimir Matusovsky,
904- 42 Leroy Grant Dr.,
Kingston, ON
(613) 545 3683

no email mentioned

Cheryl in Brampton, ON

1/12th Teddy Bears: The link you need for 1/12th teddies is:

http://www.teenyweenyteddies.co.uk Dave Pennant also makes the most exquisite doll house dolls.

David & Joyce Betts - Grandads Playroom - Bost

Metal Miniature: Here is the unpainted metal miniature site that I lost & you great people located for me: http://www.dollhouseportal.com/

Darlene/NJ-SP

Motorcycle and Scooters: I thought I would pass this company on to Small Stuffers. Went to Genovese to pick up sundries and found a 1/12 scale motorcycle, perfect for the owner of my bookstore. Die cast with plastic and very nice. company is New-Ray Toys Co. Ltd out of Hong Kong. http://www.new-ray.comThey have a very nice set of scooters and dirt bikes also, and carry 1/6 scale as well.

Anne Wells