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Liquid Sculpey: Glass Attic has a big section on Liquid Sculpey: Dona Vaughn |
For anyone interested in combining dollhouse stuff with dolls, Seeley is also issuing a body where the skirt opens to reveal a couple of shelves- I immediately saw miniatures where they had a child's toy kitchenware. The doll would be about 17" (the body is 13"). Seeley has a web page - have them send you the flyer - it would make a really different Ana |
Prosculpt polymer clay: I use it for all my miniature dolls and it is brilliant stuff. Once it is baked, I go over it with acetone to remove fingerprints and then I use Aquaclour which is a theatrical make-up and brush that all over. Then I leave it for a couple of minutes and wipe the bulk of it off. Any problems with translucency are removed this way. It also 'primes' the clay so it takes acrylic paints better, and settles into creases, lines and features - gives the dolls more life. This is a tactic I gleaned from my all time favourite book on mini dolls - 1/12th scale character dolls for the dollshouse by James Carrington. One I recommend anybody interested in miniature doll making should buy!! Trace |
Inexpensive Mannequins: Dolls & Miniatures magazine had instructions for making your own mannequin in the Spring 2000 issue (http://www.dollsminiatures.bigstep.com) . You just use a dime store plastic doll (often available at craft stores, or bakeries) as the main part (after removing head and legs & arms -- and then contributor then shows you how you can use those discarded parts) and glue it to a Styra cone. Very easy and very inexpensive to make. Can be painted with a flat paint to lose the plastic look; although very little of a mannequin "shows" after it is dressed. I thought it was really very effective as a mannequin. Viola |
Inexpensive Mannequins: The only one's I've found are in kit form, made by Chrysnbon and distributed by Dee's delights. I buy them through my local mini store. You can contact Jerry at Dee's to ask where they are in your neighborhood or, if none, I suspect that Tom Berkner at Earth & Tree Miniature carries them. They come 2 to a kit, are very easy to assemble, and the black plastic can be painted or covered in fabric. (I've done both and they look quite nice.) Rosemary in Cleveland |
Interesting Catalog: My wife received a catalog for our grandchildren. In it are many items that would be usable in the 1:12 scale. Its worth the free look. Web site is http://www.constplay.com Constructive Playthings DrBob |
Stair runners and stair rods. I think a trip to your fabric store would turn up a *lot* of decorative ribbon in various textures and designs, and the best part of it is--pre-finished edges! ::g:: As for the brass stair rods, on page 224 of the 2000-2001 Fire Mountain Gems catalog there are brass tube beads, gold-plated and silver-plated. The longest are a little short for stair rods, but if you strung a few and finished the ends with small brass beads I think they will work. (The number for ordering the catalog--which has much more stuff than their website--is 800-355-2137.) Molly |
Stair runners and stair rods. you can find nice "carpet runners" in the fabric shop -- look at the decorative embroidered braids and ribbons. Some look just like petitpoint, but they don't work well on curving stairs because they won't lie flat around the turn. For the brass rods, you can use brass tubing (if there's a train hobby shop around they should have it) and findings, or if you want to be really thrifty you can cut the cotton ends off plastic swabs, glue on beads, paint them metallic, and glue them in place over the runner. Loretta.Sniarowski |
Door Hardware: Kendall doesn't have a website but I have those doorknobs on my site. http://www.spminiatures.com/kendallall.html Carol |
1" scale Mason jars: http://www.cottonridge.com has them!!! Marsha, Newark, CA |
Mini Domes: Thank you to everyone who responded to my mini glass domes query. I was asked to post the private responses. Here is what people suggested privately: JAF, Michaels, http://www.hometown.aol.com/GLASSMURPH/sitemap.html and http://www.minikitz.com. I need to replace one that broke. Linda Master |
Underwear: I don't know about making the undies, but I have ordered beautiful mini lingere from Gwen Brennen. She has wonderful 1" and 1/2" scale lace undies, and her prices are very reasonable. Whui |
Rhinestones: I have rhinestones for miniature jewelry I have them in 4ss, 5ss, and 6ss pointed backs and some flat backs. I have them in different colors. E-mail me fay@fay-vourite.com for information - -- Fay-vourite Crafts & miniatures co. http://www.fay-vourite.com. Fay |
The Source: Spencer-Little is publishing The Source - A Worldwide Guide to Dollhouse Miniatures, and listings are free. I don't know the deadlines. The mailing just caught up with me at my new address and I'm sending my info today. If anyone else is interested, their website is http://www.spencer-little.com Dona Vaughn |
Neat Free Shopping Cart: I just came across something that I think will benefit so many of us. I just found a shopping cart FREE that works with PayPal so that you don't have to have a merchant account!!! Just a PayPal account. YEAH! The BASE shopping cart is totally free and is fully functional, but for $10.00 a YEAR, yes, that's right, not a month, but for the YEAR you can get a few more features that are nice. The nice thing is that you don't have to be computer software engineer to do it. Plus, you don't have to have anything but the buttons ("shopping cart buttons" and "check out buttons") which is all I have on my website because I already had the site all set up and didn't want to start from scratch. So if you want to see what it looks like with just the buttons, you can play around on my website at http://www.teenietinystitches.com. And, Well, HEY, if you see something while playing with the buttons, that you simply must have...Well I won't argue with you!! LOL : ) You can get details for the shopping cart at http://emartcart.com/cart/ I'm willing to, to help if you need it...I had to do a little debugging, because Netscape browser doesn't something weird with the info, but the website for the shopping cart does discuss this problem in FAQ's and that's how I fixed it. Teresa |
Clay: A few digests ago someone wrote to ask about Fimo stone. I have used it to make kitchen tiles and loved the results. In Mary Kaliski's book on Making Miniatures from Polymer Clay there is a whole section on flooring. I have also made a really great marble floor ballroom using her method. Marje |
Making baskets: had to let you know about a web site I just found. It is a really neat site. just go to the English version and then go to projects. It shows you how to make the cutest baskets out of tapestry fabric. I tried it because they were so cute. They are easy and very cute. I used fabric for cross stitch in the loosest weave they had. I also made one out of something that looked kind of like burlap. Kenna in Texas |
Tools: On the subject on mini power tools, have a look at http://www.minicraftusa.com Minicraft make some super tools for the miniaturist, we use quite a few on our horses. (take a look at the detail we get to on http://www.woodencraft.co.uk) Their prices are fair which makes the decision easier! If you want the 'Rolls Royce' (or 'Cadillac') of miniature power tools, take a look at Proxxon mini tools, http://www.proxxon.com/ they are the 'bee's knees' Does that expression travel the pond? Pete and Annie Cook |
Magnifying Lamps: The best type of magnifying lamp is the one with a circular fluorescent tube surrounding the lens as it doesn't cast any shadows. These can be quite expensive, up to about £100.00 in the UK, but are far superior to the other sort which uses an ordinary light bulb. Also make sure it has a glass lens and not plastic. I don't know where to get them in the US, but in the UK you can get good quality lamps and all accessories from Shesto, http://www.shesto.co.uk/ who incidentally do a whole range of tools suitable for miniatures. Colin Bird |
Forms Ruler: The ruler you were describing Dani is called a Forms Ruler or Forms Design Ruler, (usually 18" but also 12") and is/was used to design preprinted forms that required VERY specific spacing for printing considerations for data processing or information systems. In days gone by (been there) these rulers were given out as "gifts" by the forms companies to forms designers (done that) in hopes of acquiring orders... Now they usually are $10-15 if & when you can find them. Here's a URL to see what one looks like http://www.millerdial.com/rulers_photo1.shtml Linc Leedy |
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