Period Furniture: Just wanted to let you all know that I am venturing into the 20th century and have added Edwardian beds and Tiffany table lamps to the website with more items to follow in the coming weeks.  Plus I've extended the range of Victorian tiled fire surrounds.

http://www.littlebylittle.co.uk

Karon

Sally Cook-Thomas has some lovely coordinating wallpapers and borders at

http://mini-decor.com

Wright Guide Miniatures
Mary & Grover Ledyard
20814 County Rd.T 
Alvordton, Ohio 43501

Liturgical Vestments:  I design and sell custom one inch scale liturgical vestments, and altar linens and supplies. I do not mass produce volume quantities and do not have finished items in stock.  Each item I sell is custom made for the individual client.  I have previously done special requests, such as for Advent, Lent, Easter, Wedding miniature scenes.

      Right now I am totally booked up with current orders so it would be a waiting period of at least 6 weeks after I got the needed client specifications before I could have a new set ready to ship.  You can see samples here: http://wilmakinder.hypermart.net/vest.htm

Wilma Kinder

Custom Miniatures: Just a quick note to all you mini people out there, I design and make custom miniatures.  If you are looking for that certain something, no matter how strange, and you can't find it anywhere else, I'm your gal.  I can design and make nearly anything, but no dolls.  I'm terrible at dolls, but I'm pretty good at designing and making what they wear LOL.  And my prices are very reasonable.  I also sell some offbeat accessories; so if you are looking for something "strange", give me an email - we'll talk. minilorrie@yahoo.ca

Lorrie Harvey

Club workshop packages:  As part of our return to minis, Miko and I are beginning to put together a few "packaged" workshops for mini clubs. Each will include a finished sample, video tape (USA format) divided into working chapters, sometimes a special "jig", and complete packages of supplies. I'm not going to even try and get rich on this but will set reasonable prices to recover costs plus a little bit for our time. Send e-mail for further information or inclusion on mailing list. Petitfacades@aol.com

Mel Koplin, Las Vegas, NV

Pretty Pleat Pleaters: Pretty pleat pleaters are available through d. Anne Ruff . Her website is: www.danneruff.com

Penny Johnson

Hundreds of mini links sorted into precise categories for "speedy" surfing

http://www.miniaturereality.com/

Stained glass: I came across this site today and thought someone might be interested in it.  http://delphiglass.com   It is a stained glass supply company with all sorts of tools and stained glass supplies.

Spencer

EGGERY:  I found this site that has eggery supplies.  I also have their printed catalog because they do have a few things for miniaturists that are useful. I understand you have to cut the eggs with a special saw. Try this site and see if they can help.   http://www.TheEggeryPlace.com

Carol from Kansas

Ziplock bags:

Science and Surplus  http://www.sciplus.com   also 1-800-934-0722

Itty Bitty Ziplocks

Item 90273  Poly bag 1 1/4"  $1.75 /bag of 100

        90274  Poly bag 2"         $2.00/bag of 100

        27906  poly bag 2"X3"  $$2.25/ bag of 100

They do have a merchandise minimum of $10 but call and get their catalog or go to their web site I'm sure you will have no problem spending $10

Marsha Hedrick

Starfish, Seashells, etc: Here is an answer to the question on where to find tiny starfish and sand dollars.  Go to  http://www.seashells.com

This is the site for Sanibel Seashell Industries.

Carol from Kansas

Art Deco Furniture Patterns: I have one of Peter Wescott's Mitre Box Series plan books, "Art Deco Furniture Patterns, Vol. 1 (1996). The patterns included are for a bookcase, storage cabinet, side board, bed, dressing mirror, dining chair, small desk, dining table, storage unit, dresser. The designs are excellent.

His address is listed as 6256 North 85 Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85250. No phone listed. Maybe someone else on SS has info regarding phone number and possible web site.

His series of pattern books includes Mission (vols. 1 & 2), Southwest (vols.  1 & 2), Shaker, Contemporary, Colonial, and Porch & Patio.

Marilyn - Wisconsin

Art Deco Furniture: Someone was asking about Art Deco Furniture. Have you tried Mathew Damper: http://www.matthewdamper.co.uk/

Colin Bird

Sink: I saw the posting on the digest and just wanted to let you know that I sell a brick pillared butler sink via my web site: http://www.littlebylittle.co.uk

Karon

Elizabethan Costuming: I found this link while surfing the web today. Looks like a great resource for anyone doing anything in the Elizabethan Period. http://www.dnaco.net/~aleed/corsets/general.html

Cindy in Dunmore, PA

Palm Trees: I did make one yesterday, and it turned out so well that my fellow club members want me to teach them how to make them. I bundled up about 50, 26 gauge wire that is 10" long. Then, wrapped the wires with floral tape 9" from the base. I had 50 bare wires at the top. From those, I took two wires from the front of the bunch and taped those together, continuing around the bundle until all the wires were wrapped. Then, I painted a few sheets of tracing paper with Sap Green and Pine Needle Green, in a puddle, not mixed, so that there would be some variation in the colors. I let that dry, and then coated with matte Mod Podge. (Mod Podge gives the fronds a shine, and makes the paper stronger.)

I cut big, fat, sort of frond shaped leaves...about3" long by almost as wide...from the paper, folded each in half, and then fringed, as finely as I could with scissors. Then, I put Tacky glue on the stem, and a little tacky glue on the center of the leaves, and glued them together, starting with the outside and working towards the middle. Looked great, and very realistic.

For the trunk, I tore narrow strips of brown paper bags, and wrapped them around and around the trunk, gluing on the underside of the strips. (Kathy in E. TN has an idea here about using tiny pine cones, cut up and glued to the trunk, which I think is a really good idea!) My trunk, however, is one of the smooth ones...this one, anyway. To get some texture, while the brown paper and glue were still damp, I took a sharp pick and picked out little bits all over the trunk. Since this palm tree is for a special thing I'm making, it had to be small...but you could make it in any size by using longer, and more wires...adjusting the frond size, etc. (In fact, I had a request to try a 1/4" scale one for some quarter scale bungalows that club members are working on. These would also look great with Pamela Scott's "The Palms". See this on her Little Enough News web page under "Some things made by my friends and me." http://members.aol.com/daisy21/pam/index.html.

Other ideas I had while making this was to use dried corn silk for the fibrous stuff that many palm trees have...and to paint the outside fronds a straw color, and hang them almost straight down.

Kaye in L.A.

Air Fern: I have purchased from Sun Bulb Co., P.O. Box 309, Arcadia, FL 33821, 813-494-4022 for my bulk supplies. Note the price varies by the quantity you purchase. Tom has mailed to me and I have been very satisfied.

Becky

Christmas Printables: On my web site http://home.wxs.nl/~rieme018 is a printable Christmas project. Click on the holly picture that's on the first page of my web site to go to the project.

Anja, The Netherlands

Woven Rugs & Bead Spreads: I am a hand weaver who specializes in miniature rugs & lace bedspreads. My original designs are woven with fine threads of cotton, wool or silk. Many are one-of-a-kind. http://weaver.iwarp.com

Lili

Southwest Courtyard: I have a Patio/Courtyard on my web site, click "room boxes".  It can be adjusted to your dimensions.  I also have access to accessories for your project.  Please e-mail me privately for more information. http://TaosSunMiniatures.com

Spencer in Taos, NM