Floral Foam: I carry it on my site, along with lots of other Landscape and DIY stuff. http://www.minikitz.com. http://allthingssmall.com and http://ladybug-fairies.com also carry some, and I'm sure other vendors on Small Stuff do, too.

Debbie Jones

Shredded Foam: For shredded landscaping foam go to: http://amsi-minilandscaping.com/index.html They are the nicest people to deal with--It is a husband and wife company andthey try real hard to please.

Susan

Paper thin wood: I just posted this site to the quarter scale group I belong to, but thought I should also post it here. Someone on that group had mentioned finding this extremely thin wood in a scrap-booking store, and, since I haven't seen this, I started searching the net for the manufacturer. Here it is, and I think this would have many uses for miniaturists!
http://www.lenderink.com/paperwood.htmThis is supposed to be very flat and stable real wood, and, paper thin.

Kaye in L.A.

Leather: http://www.marybearsminis.com/MaryBear.html Mary Aycock a.k.a. MaryBear sells a wide variety of leather. I know her through several other mini groups, and she is a doll.

Karen

Leather: Looking for the thinnest leather. Here is the source: Al Chandronnait, 19 Winnhaven Drive, Hudson, NH 63051, Phone: 603- 882-6392. No web site or E-mail available.

Mary Eccher

Thin Leather: Glove leather works very well, and you may be able to find leather gloves at thrift stores or flea markets. By the way, Dolls & Miniatures magazine has lots of hints in each issue, and one of the hints was to "sand" the back of thicker leather with a good quality emery board to make it thinner. I tried it and it is so fast and easy!! The only difficult part is to try to be sure to thin it evenly over the whole piece and watch it carefully because it thins out fast!

Viola Williams

Fishing Cabin: There has been a discussion about a fishing cabin and I have a bunch of fishing stuff which may fit in. The page with the items is: http://www.spminiatures.com/fishing.htm

Carol

Doll Clothes: I dress dolls and sell doll dressing kits as well as ready made clothing. There are some costuming books available as well and I've started to write on the 20th century as I haven't been able to find any patterns later than Edwardian. I sell Susan Sirkis' books for the 19th cent. and there are one or two larger books available in bookstores, but for Victorian and earlier. Some individual patterns are available from other miniatures dealers, check web sites for Sandy's and Etcetera, but again, vintage styles.

If you're using a pattern, or even a kit, you need to fit the pattern to your individual doll -making a mock-up out of a soft, lightweight, cheap fabric, or even paper towels. It is very difficult to get ready made to fit a doll. In scale closures are just about impossible to make in working form; the clothing is usually sewed or glued on the doll and buttons, etc. are faked. Of course ready made is fine for display and I have some. You can see some of my things and get more info. at my new web site http://home.mindspring.com/~byrachelle.

Rachelle

Doll Clothes: Thelma Lewis DeMet http://thelmalewisdemet.homestead.com/index.html makes wonderful clothing for mini dolls. her e-mail is tldemet@ameritech.net. She is a member of this list.

Rosemary in Cleveland

Poodle Skirt: Lone Wolf Mini Creations has a kit for a miniature poodle skirt at http://www.lonewolfminicreations.com/Poodle%20Skirt.htm.

Rosemary in Cleveland

Gauze/Ultrasuede: I am pleased to let all of you know that a Supplies page has been added to my web site http://www.micro-stitchery.com. I am now offering 5 counts of silk gauze, 2 sizes of needles and pieces of Ultrasuede in 12 colors. Why Ultrasuede you ask? Because it is a wonderfully soft, man-made "fabric" that has the look and feel of genuine suede. Because it does not ravel, it makes a rich backing for pillows, Christmas stockings, bell pulls and tapestries. It is also terrific for making purses, shoes, clothing and probably 1000 other things that all you clever people will think of. I use it in my kits but in some areas it is difficult to find, especially in small pieces, so I decided to sell it. Also new to the site are 2 Christmas Stocking kits with more coming soon!

Bobbie

Flip Flops: Lindsie asked about mini flip flops. By Barb makes them. You can email her at:bybarb@juno.com

Alice Zinn

Printed Rugs: Donna Aldrich from Arlington, TX has scads of printed rugs, some beautifully fringed, as well..... mcminis@aol.com

Molly

Fireman's gear: I'd be happy to order it if you can't find them in your mini store. http://home.att.net/~stuff22/index.html

Gail in Orlando

Sleeping Fairy Baby Doll: I have instructions for making a sleeping baby fairy on my site:
http://gerdesdesign.com/northwest.htm

Anne

Fairy Dolls: go to http://msatminidolls.minilists.com/projects.html for some great step-by-step instructions on several different fairy dolls (you can order body kits), as well as some other great projects. Also, the Frills & Fancy newsletter at http://www.miniatureart.com/ has some great stuff. They also sell dollmaking supplies and kits for the dolls at the first site above.

Graceanne

List for Business Owners: You might want to check out this list of owners for valuable help and insights into owning a miniature business. GoldenSwanMinis-subscribe@onelist.com(for business owners)

Marilyn, MI

Wholesale Suppliers: Go http://www.miaa.com

This is Miniature Industry Association of America. They will be glad to give you lots of information. You might even find it on their web site.

Tom & Kari

Slate: In response to an earlier comment. We carry both English (probably Welsh) slate, and Vermont slate roofing. The English is rectangular and dark grey. The Vermont is hexagonal and multi-colored. The best way I have found to cut the slate is using a rubberized abrasive wheel in my Jarmac table saw. My diamond saw also works ok, but is very messy.
http://www.dollhouse-miniatures.com

Tom Berkner

Preserving flowers(and bees???): Here's a page full of suggestions! They also mention Silica Gel (desiccating granules) for drying flowers.
http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC1151.htm
I have used them with good results and suggested a few digests ago to use this stuff for preserving the bee. Good luck, from Holland

Marcella