Site news about reorganizing AmazingMiniatures.com. Hi all. I am in the process of reorganizing the website to plan for future additions. I apologize if there are any loading snafus. Please let me know if you spot any. UPDATE May 3, 2010: Finally moved everything over and checked for broken links. It took about 6 hours, but its done!
A New York Times article about modern miniatures and mini furniture. I just stumbled onto this article from the New York Times on how "Modern Design, in Miniature, Is Growing." Ever since I took up miniatures, I never really felt that it was a mainstream hobby (even though theres a lot of us). But to see it show up on the New York Times was pretty thrilling for me! N...
The exterior trim for my Coventry Cottage dollhouse project is finally painted and installed without any problems. I had a bit of time this week to finish up the exterior trim for my Coventry Cottage. It wasn’t too big of a deal since it was mostly painting and clamping. It’s something that’s hard to mess up. So while the trim paint was drying (the very first picture), I assembled and glued together the porch, a...
I added the roof trim to my coventry cottage dollhouse with some mistakes along the way. Finally back from a two week hiatus. I sure miss this blog! Its been really busy at work which cuts into my dollhouse time. The next few weeks should be relatively easy, so hopefully, I’ll have more time to work on my cottage. Now without further ado, I want to update everyone on the progress of my ...
Dr. Michael Freeman & Lois Freeman's amazing Astolat Dollhouse Castle There’s only one word to really describe this dollhouse. WOW. This 9 foot tall dollhouse was constructed over a 13 year period, it is 100% handmade, and is appraised at $1.1 million! This is definitely a museum quality piece, since its currently on display at a museum! The Astolat Castle was designe...
Showing off miniatures by Jean Day, who is also a miniaturist painter! Check out the amazing detail she is able to put into a tiny painting, by hand. Today, I want to show off one of my favorite Miniature bloggers, Jean Day. Not only is she a miniaturist, but also a miniaturist painter! (Is that even the right description? I admit, I’ve been cheating by using a printer to make my own miniature paintings, so its pretty darn amazing how much detail...
Marcella Perodo, an Italian miniaturist creates fantastic miniature foods, pastries, and even miniature packaging for her foods. I’ve been lurking in the CDHM forum for a few weeks now and stumbled on to Marcella Perodo’s blog. She is Italian, her blog is written in Italian, and you can see that the miniature foods she makes reflect her nationality. The awesome thing about Marcella’s work is that she also makes the packaging ...
Featuring IGMA Artisan Kiva Atkinson's very realistic and quirky miniature foods. I’ve done a bit of mini food modeling with polymer clay and I’ve only created a few crappy fruits, veggies, and pastries pieces. I’ve tried my hand at some meats and other dishes but they came out even more miserable than my pastries. Hell, I have enough trouble creating the plates! So now that you ...
Ara Bentley crafts wonderful miniatures based on the Sweeney Todd and Addams Family theme. I found Ara’s site by searching for Sweeney Todd miniatures out of curiosity (you’d be surprised at how many different types of miniatures there are based on movies or stories). See the infamous barber chair in the gallery below… it even drops back like in the movie! Also, if you visit Ara’s blog, y...
Part 5 of the progress report on my Coventry Cottage dollhouse project in dealing with painting issues. So I’ve had these pictures sitting in my hard drive for over a month now. Yes, I am finally getting off my lazy bum to share it here! Since the Coventry Cottage is my very fist dollhouse, I feel uncomfortable spending too much money building it since I’ll probably screw up and money is tight for me....