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New Breyer Famous Sire Collection Sets - If you love collecting family sets of model horses you may want to look out for Breyer's New Famous Sire Collection Sets. Three new horse families in classic scale feature the stallions Far Ute Keno, 1976 American Paint Horse Champion, Go Man Go, the famous quarter horse racing stud, and Prince Plaudit, one of the ten all time great Appaloosas. These join Breyer's existing Classic Horse Families, which include the Mustang set and the Arabian set. If you are collecting Traditional Scale Breyer Horses, you may be interested in the range of ...

Using High Count Silk Gauze For Miniature Needlework - An easy way to create smaller and smaller miniatures is to gradually take your techniques down in size. This is easily done with miniature needlework by using silk gauze for your miniature stitchery. A time honored material for fine petit point, silk gauze comes in sizes from 24 up as fine as 112 holes per inch. Wonderfully flexible, it is an easy material to start with at 30 - 40 holes per inch. If you try a simple cushion project in this size, you can refine your technique and move up to more detailed work on finer gauze.You can work any of the miniature needlework charts on silk gauze. If you'd rather start with a ready made kit, most ...

Three Ways to Make Miniature Pumpkins - It will soon be time for pumpkins again. Make some in miniature with these needlework or paper projects. Needlework pumpkins can be stitched for a fashion doll pillow, or used to decorate hand towels or other items with an appropriate holiday theme. The charts will work for cross stitch or needlepoint. With or without a Halloween face, you choose. This pattern works out a bit larger than 1:12 dolls house scale, but charts are included for single pumpkins that suit this size. If you'd rather have a paper pumpkin, you can easily ...

Best Miniature Buys at Yard Sales - Weekends are great for looking for small collectibles at yard sales. You may find a special treasure, but there are a lot of other things on those sales tables which can be used to make or hold special miniature scenes. Here are some tips for Best Buys at Yard SalesMake sure you read up on your particular collectible before you head out on the yard sale circuit. You don't want to bring home things you'll have to try to sell to clear space next month! Here are some articles that might help:How to Check the Condition of a Miniature Before You BuyHow to Find Information About Your Miniatur...

Great Time for Outdoor Photos of Miniatures - The last days of summer and first days of spring (for the southern hemispheres) are great times to take outdoor photos of your miniatures. Set up on a table with an appropriate backdrop you can get some phenomenally realistic shots. Check out the work of Michael Paul Smith and get your diecasts, trains, and houses out into the real world for fantastic photos.Here are some tips from model horse writer Jeanne Grunert, on how to take model horse photos outdoors. If the weather isn't great where you are, Jeanne also has an article on simple photo backdr...

Learn How to Make Dolls House Furniture - If you are beginning to work on a dolls house as a Christmas project you may want to start planning a few basic items of furniture as well. This How to Make Dolls House Furniture List has reference books, tools, finishes, and do it yourself projects to help you add custom touches to a special Christmas gift. Even if you've never worked with wood before, you should be able to build several projects you'll be proud of.If making a doll's house is beyond you, but you'd still like to make a scene with simple furniture, build a basic roombox to house your scene instead of a house. The ...

Make This Printable Halloween Armchair and Coffee Table in 1:48 Scale - Last week's little Halloween cupcake shop project could use some furniture. For printable fans, this armchair and coffee table in 1:48 scale are printables as well. The printables can be used as templates for other designs in case you prefer chintz to an orange armchair. Let me know what you are planning to use your cupcake shop for. I hope to have instructions fo...

Making Paper Miniatures Last - Use Acid Free Materials - If you enjoy making or using printable miniatures, make sure you pay attention to the acidity of the paper you use and the way you store your items. Acid migrates, and acid papers will not only become brittle and change color with time, they can affect other items around them. If you are planning on making some heirlooms that will last more than a year or two, a few quick material checks can save a lot of grief later on. Here are some things to consider when making paper miniatures or printables:Why Use Acid Free MaterialsUsing Acid Testing Pens ...

Birthday Presents From Your Hobby - Do you use your skills as a miniaturist to make special presents for birthdays? I've seen roomboxes, farms, houses, miniatures of pets and all kinds of fabulous gifts talented miniaturists have made for friends and family. Here are two very simple ways to use your skills: Small Printable Boxes for Special Gifts Make a Printable Miniature Birthday Cake Fridge MagnetHere are some other birthday ideas from other hobby sites on About.comPhotography: ...

Review of 1:24 Scale Writing Desk Kit From The Daisy House - The Daisy House are continuing to expand their range of 1:24 scale (half scale) miniature furniture kits. Made with the same care as their 1:12 scale kits, the 1:24 scale writing desk kit has an opening drawer, a writing surface, and two shelves, one with a pigeonhole to hold cards and letters. The kits are surprisingly easy to build and go together quickly. All parts are precut, so you need only sand, finish, and glue the kits together. If you want to match these kits to existing room settings, it is easy to give them a faux mahogany or a ...