Leather: I've gotten fine thin smooth leather in many colors from Al Chandronnait, 19 Winnhaven drive, Hudson, N. H. 03051 ph. 603-882-6392. He sells squares 3" x6" for $4, and 6"x6" for $8. I also use the old kid long gloves, but they are harder to find.

Regina in Wilmington, DE

Pam Jackson knitting patterns in Canada: Marianne Gallant (new member of SS Digest) is now stocking my knitting patterns, so for those of you in Canada/USA her new handcraft shop is -

The NeverEnding Yarn
#103-3315 30th Ave
Vernon, BC Canada
V1T 2C9

email - m.gallant@home.com

Pam Jackson, Daydream's Window, New Zealand

Cat Resources: Here's a copy of my file of cat related mini-sites.

For cat figurines:

http://www.aprilfoolandpennytoo.com -- look under "animals one"

http://members.aol.com/beeskneesminis -- some unusual cats: cat with broken fish bowl, cat in a birdcage, cat tangled up in yarn; prices US$ 9 -30

http://www.dragonflyintl.com -- scratching, climbing, prowling, playing cats, cat with fishbowl prices US$ 10-20

In A Miniature Manor -- Cats in a variety of positions US$ 9-15

Little Obsessions -- A variety of cats, Cat condo

Ann Weiner Miniatures -- Cat in rocker with afghan

I don't have the URLs for the last three but all of them are on the SS link page. My personal favorites are dragonfly's and beesknees' figurines.

Other cat related possibilities:

http://kuoi.asui.uidaho.edu/~nyssa/dollhouse.html -- free instructions for a wicker pet basket

http://www.toad.net/~raz/litterbox.htm -- printables of a litterbox and a generic box of litter

http://members.tripod.com/~JillsMinis/index.html -- lots of cat related items (toys, collars, etc.)

Multiple brand names of cat food and litter

Chryssa Sharp

Western Resource: There's an amazing on-line catalogue of western items at http://www.miniworld.com/cgbin/catalog-h.cgi Click on "Frontier" It's pricey stuff and most of it is along the lines of furniture and high-end decorative items.

Chryssa Sharp

Holeless Beads: I have the holeless beads in stock, but only the small size.

Dolly's Mini Dry Goods Emporium
55 B Street, Northumberland, PA 17857-1260

fiettao@cs.com
http://ourworld-top.cs.com/fiettao/myhomepage/business.html

Blue and white plates and platters: I represent Avon Porcelain of the UK and have some of their Blue Willow pieces on my website at:

http://www.spminiatures.com/avon.htm

as well as the Stokesay Ware blue and white collection at: http://www.spminiatures.com/stokescant.htm

Carol, S P Miniatures

Baseboards and moldings: Unique Miniatures of Isanti, MN(16 W. Main St,612-444-5522) has great moldings and trims. Saw their line at Mpls show and they also have door frames, columns etc.

MK in Iowa

Wine Keg: I'm not sure if I remember correctly if a wine keg looks different than a whiskey barrel, but in Lee Valley Tools' main catalogue, they have whiskey barrels. Tuned on their side with a spigot, they would look quite realistic. They are solid and stain/age very well...and like a number of wooden pieces they sell, are perfect for 1/12 scale. You can request their catalogues from their website: http://www.leevalley.com

Joy in Pointe Claire

Nautical Lighthouse Site: http://members.thebee.net/captainseaweed/

Gail

Dollhouse Plans: Check out DollHouseDesigns.COM for down loadable dollhouse plans (1" scale).http://www.dollhousedesigns.com

Jon

Architectural Details - R.A. Picard bought out Architectural Details and his address is

R.A. Picard
PMB 201
618 S. Northwest Hwy.
Barrington, IL 60010

His windows really do add a lot to a room box without having to cut holes.

Betty in KY

Game Room: If anyone is planning a game room or amusement park, there are some wonderful new products out by Basic Fun. Their web site is www.basicfuninc.com

They list web sites and stores where their items can be purchased. I just received the "Prize-O-Matic" which is the stand up game with the claw where you try to pick up the prizes and drop them into the chute to win...it really works, comes with prizes and is a total hoot. They also offer miniature pinball, air hockey, foozball, and rod hockey tables.

The same company also has a refrigerator key chain that is for magnetic poetry. The Magnetic poetry sticker comes off easily, and it is an adorable older model fridge that really lights up when you open it.

Suzy

Jonesboro, TN: I LOVE the miniature shop there - it's in an old building called "The Salt House". The Salt House is really a group of shops not really separated by walls - the miniatures wouldn't fill a good miniature shop but they usually have a lot of handmade items - many local creations - lots of unique items mixed in with the usual mass-created items. They also have LOTS of Boyds Bears. If antiques are also your thing - Jonesboro also has a lot of shops specializing in those.

Sonia

Warminster, PA: There is a nice miniature store in Warminster, PA--The Dollhouse--that I frequented for many years until I retired to DE. See their web site at http://www.voicenet.com/~dollhous/index.html

The best way to get there from the turnpike is to exit the Turnpike at Willow Grove Interchange. Proceed north on 611 for a very, very short distance. Turn right at first traffic light (Mill Road). At next traffic light, turn left (north) onto York Road (Route 263) through Hatboro to Warminster. Shop is on the right.

Barbara Flexer in DE

On-Line Craft Resource: http://www.learn2.com This site looks like the ideal place to find information on a lot of subjects. I found the link in Family Fun Magazine.

Alberta

I found an amazing site! Kellogg's Dolls' Houses at http://www.kelloggsdollhouses.com/

This site has a secret! Scroll down to the very bottom of the main page and you will see a link to "Click here to see some samples of our houses." There are dozens of archived photographs of collector and museum quality scale reproduction "doll" houses. Some are really superb.

Anne Gerdes

Swiftwater Crafts is Frank Preene. He also does wonderful banded inlaid furniture, and I saw he had some stained glass at he Andover show.

Frank Preene
Swiftwater Crafts
Box 182
Delaware Water Gap, PA
18327
(570)421-1910

Bill

Leather source: I knew I had seen really nice fine leather somewhere, and finally came across it tonight while surfing, http://welcome.to/MaryBear She has pigskin leather in many colors.

Debby

Bodo Hennig's URL: http://www.bodo-hennig.com/

Be aware that they tend to work in 1:10 scale so items may be too big in a 1:12 scale setting.

'30s era pieces: The March, 1999 issue of Dollhouse Miniatures had an ad for Bob Carlisle (page 9). The ad says that he'll send a current catalogue in response to a request with a long SASE.

Carlisle Miniatures
703 N. Elm
Creston, Iowa 50801

Kimberley House's new phone number: 702-795-2276