Printable Magazines: http://www.printmini.com/printables/books/mags1.shtmlSome of the SS readers may be new to the internet and not know about Jim's Printables. This page has Dollhouse Miniature magazine (as well as other favorites) and updates it's issues.

Laurie Sisson

Sealing Printables: Here is how I seal my printables; I print them on Great White Imaging and Photo Paper or white cardstock and I spray with a very light coat of Clear Acrylic Sealer. Then after that dries I brush on one or two coats of Duncan Hi-Gloss Brush-On Sealer. I do all this before I cut them out because otherwise they are too small to hold onto. I think printables are great. I use a lot of them.

Rebecca in Vegas

Printables! 32 brick and stone designs in 1 inch scale:

http://miniatures.about.com/library/wallpaper/faux/blbrick01.htm

http://miniatures.about.com/library/wallpaper/faux/blstone01.htm

Lisa Vollrath

World War II Posters on Raz's Dollhouse Pages; http://www.toad.net/~raz/memory.htm

Rebecca in Vegas

Printables: New Printables New printables posted this week:
Holly print pastry boxes http://miniatures.about.com/library/weekly/aa092400a.htm
Marble and granite wallpapers http://miniatures.about.com/library/wallpaper/faux/blmarble01.htmhttp://miniatures.about.com/library/wallpaper/faux/blgranite01.htm

Lisa Vollrath

Printables: I did a bunch of printables this week. I like to do them in batches so I can print, spray and seal them. I discovered that if you put a fairly heavy coat of high gloss sealer on the card stock it looks and feels kind of like leather. I used a sponge brush to apply it after I had sprayed on a light coat of sealer and allowed it to dry. This is to keep the ink from running when I use the brush-on sealer. I made some paper dolls and gift boxes that way also.

Rebecca in Vegas.

Marble Floors: http://miniatures.about.com/library/clay/blrecipe100100a.htm

Go to this site. Down the left of your screen are listed the areas. Click on PRINTABLES. When you get there, click on ABOUT MINIATURES, PRINTABLES, when that comes up click on WALLPAPERS AND BORDERS. There you will find the marble.

Fannye in TX

Gingerbreadhouse:

http://www.janbrett.com/gingerbread_baby_house.htm has a darling printable gingerbread house.

Jyl Adams, Gig Harbor, WA

Diaper Box: a printable diaper box can be found at http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/petrabr/printables/printobjecten.htm under 2. Dozen Boxes. You should check out Petra's site, she makes wonderful things and has lots more printables.

Anne Schley from Holland

Halloween printables and projects: Pam from our club (Inch by Inch) has some great Halloween projects and printables on her "Holiday and Dollhouse Miniatures Website. http://www.crosswinds.net/~somebodeez/halloween.htm

Remember to bookmark the site, because she has things for Christmas and other holidays as well. She also has a companion site with projects and printables at

http://www.toad.net/~raz/

Anita Myers

Halloween printable patterns:

http://miniatures.about.com/hobbies/miniatures/library/wallpaper/holiday/blhalloween01.htm

Lynn Silvestri

SW Printables: here are some western / southwestern boarders, I found on the web. I think a couple of you were doing that style house and might like to use these.

http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/BluvW/projects/printables/wallpb/w_west.htm

Jane Rezza

Finding out how to reduce to 1/12th scale: The best all around method is to lay a 12" ruler diagonally on the copier. Pick a small number Like 25% and make a copy. Then lay the copy on the copier window and make another copy at maybe 33%. If you have reached 1/12 scale, the ruler will now measure 1" long on your copy. If it is shorter than this, use larger numbers. If it is larger than this, use smaller numbers, or make another generation copy at an appropriate guess. This will probably take a few tries, but it is absolutely accurate. Incidentally, if your copier has a very large reduction capability, the actual reduction number you are looking for is 8.33%

Tom Berkner

On this page you will find all the printable site links, sorted into categories.

http://members.tripod.com/~Kalron/toprint.htm

Karolyn

Victorian Printables: I checked out the site for the 1900 House http://www.pbs.org/wnet/1900house/resources/index.html, and while there, clicked on Ginger's Old Time Graphics Emporium. There are tons of wonderful Victorian things to print, such as pictures, tiles and wallpapers. I am not certain about using any of these items for resale houses, but certainly lovely to use on the one I am doing for my niece.

Mary Barry

Printable Toys/Haunted House. If you print out by screen this first page ,it will produce a mini barn, haunted house etc. for your mini toy shop. http://www.mcguirezone.com/goodies/toys.html

Jane in Arkansas

Scale of Printables: If you're not sure that your printables are coming out to scale,  go to Jim's Dollhouse Pages at:  http://www.printmini.com/

He has a "Scale Calculator" that I'd be lost without.

Garnette in Lewisburg, PA

Sealer for printables and wallpaper: There are probably many spray coatings that work but I use Design Master Super Surface Sealer, Clear Sealer and Satin finish. Most craft stores have it. Use several coats letting dry in-between coats. The first coat should be very light. This puts a beautiful finish on printed wallpaper and printables printed on your ink jet printer. It is best to spray outside or in a very well ventilated area. I use a large cardboard box opened up and folded and taped into a stand type thing. This way you can do several pieces at a time. . Pin or tape the pieces of paper on that, carry it outside and give it a spray and then bring it back inside to dry. It is better to spray the whole pieces of paper with several coats letting each coat dry for about ten minutes, let dry overnight, then cut out.  See my Printie Projects at http://printies.homestead.com

Barbara D

Printing on contact paper; Contact paper is a form of plastic. Regular printing ink will not adhere. Either use an ink made for plastics (it is made for printers on a commercial level) or prepare the surface of the Contact paper to receive the ink you  have. I cannot tell you what to do for that. Sorry.

DrBob, Delray Beach, FL

Folding Printables: If you printed your Kleenex box on cardstock (you should have) score each of the fold lines on the BACK side VERY gently with the tip of an Xacto knife (don't cut through). This will give you a neat bend. Then were the tabs fold over, peel off half the thickness of the cardstock from the underside to eliminate the thickness there. Also, helps to fold all over a piece of wood the same size then remove before gluing.

Ruth