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FAR LEFT: Left side features fine architec-tural ornamentation, ancient Greek columns,and a bust of Socrates.LEFT: Roombox “Tea Time in The SocratesGallery, Victoria & Albert Museum, London”.ABOVE: Centre and right side of gallery withthe Tea Time display as the focal point.RIGHT: Looking down into the studio withbuffet table and bedroom nook behindstanding screen.BELOW RIGHT: The studio’s tiny kitchenwith its fabulous cooking stove.BELOW FAR RIGHT: Roombox “My veryfirst buffet after a matinee of La Boheme...” “I enjoy doing commercial establish- reminder that a designer’s creativity has Tea Time in the Socrates Galleryments because (almost) anything goes,” no limit. Museum settings are a favourite sub-he says. “I try to imagine what the spacewould look like if I were actually in it. All of his miniature room boxes are ject matter and this scene is a total fan-Generally speaking, I do not make any of twelfth scale. Here Tom, 83, takes us tasy. For this particular design, I chose tothe contents for my scenes. I design the through some of his favourite roomboxes. create “The Socrates Gallery” and placeroom and assemble the bits and pieces it in the Victoria & Albert Museum,from furniture and accessories that I’ve London. However, I was at a loss as tocollected over the years.” how to occupy the center area. Solution: Tea Time. Miniature enthusiasts in the US arewell acquainted with Tom’s work and The large capital on the back wall wasmany pieces have found their way into cut from an old engraving. The papermuseums and several private collections. on which it was printed had turned aHis room box prices range from £750 to£6,000, although he admits: “I don’t docommissions because I fear the client andI might disagree.” From London fantasy to Russian real-ism, Tom’s imaginative scenes serve as a D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D JULY 2014 51

MEET THE MAKER creamy-beige with age. I tried to match operatic history and French opera. the overall wall colour so it would look The setting was my new studio in the like the capital was painted directly on the wall. old Ecole de Musique Louis XIV at 99 Rue de Grenelle. (And, yes, I prepared My very first buffet... all of the food for my first Paris buffet in This scene is a tribute to my love of that joke of a kitchen.) opera and life in Paris. My first buffet I had a lot of fun working with three was after a matinee of La Boheme at the confined spaces (not including the Opera Comique. This Parisian opera staircase in the outside hall). The tiny company was founded around 1714 and cramped kitchen area is on the left. The has made significant contributions to main dining/salon room is in the centre, with a bed alcove behind the screen on the right. The idea was to display all of the wonderful food miniatures that I’d collected over the years. Uncle Cedric’s “Little Bit of Everything” Shop The setting for this consignment shop is Storm Lake, Iowa. There really was an Uncle Cedric, but no building like this one ever saw daylight in Storm Lake. FAR LEFT: The buffet set out in the salon with its charming hand-painted furniture, hanging chandelier, and china cupboard. ABOVE LEFT: Charming bedroom nook of the studio in Paris. BELOW LEFT: Curiosities and collectables on and around lace-covered table, right side. BELOW: Room box “Uncle Cedric’s “Little Bit of Everything” shop, Storm Lake, Iowa”.52 JULY 2014 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

Once again, I’ve gathered all sorts of Somewhere I read - or saw - pic-unrelated things in a shop setting. tures of how plants were brought indoors in the winter to escape the I wanted the shop to feel warm and fierce Russian cold weather. Hence,friendly with antiques, interesting andunique collectables, lighting and objectsd’art. It is jam-packed with an eclecticmix of the practical, quirky, and interest-ing.The Winter Gardenat Pavlovsk Palace I chose the Pavlovsk Palace near St.Petersburg in December 1903 as the set-ting for my Winter Garden scene. It is amagnificent 18th century Russian impe-rial residence built by Paul I of Russia.Today, the palace and the large Englishgarden surrounding it are a Russian statemuseum and public park.ABOVE: Fanciful architectural elements bor- • When asked about his favouriteder the Winter Garden windows, which havedecorative wood screen inserts. tools, Tom said: “Probably the toolTOP RIGHT: View of centre and right-side I’m using at any given moment.wall. Blooming plants surround table set for This can include scissors, tweezers,tea with silver samovar and three-tiered ped- x-acto knife, single-edge razor blade,estal laden with desserts. pencil, ruler, eraser, paintbrush, and aRIGHT: Left side, with fireplace, plant collec- bottle of Elmer’s Glue-All. There reallytion, objects d’art, and table set for tea. is no difficult aspect to what I create.ABOVE FAR RIGHT: Room box “The Winter My biggest imaginary difficulty is wait-Garden at Pavlovsk Palace, St. Petersburg, ing for glue to set or paint to dry.”December 1903”. D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D JULY 2014 53

ABOVE: Left wall, covered with Ledoux’s neoclassical style for the higher social owner displays his inventory dividedframed architectural renderings. circles in France. This includes the into those two colours - brown on oneABOVE RIGHT: Fireplace with Ledoux famous chateau for Madame du Barry at side, black on the other. That way I feltarchitectural rendering over mantel. Louveciennes (1771-73). I could justify combining antique andBELOW RIGHT: Roombox “Claude- modern in one setting.Nicholas Ledoux, Architects (1736-1806)”. What’s new Recently, I completed two new set- The second has the ridiculously longall of the plants are inside. I also knew title “D’Andrist-Muralist, Buddhistthat the Russians - as did most of Europe tings - both of which need to be photo- and Avid Collector of Exotic Sea Life,- favoured French furniture. Therefore, I graphed. Winter 2013”. A very good friend, Danknew French-style furniture would not be Andrist, on vacation last summer col-out-of-place in a Russian interior. And, One is “Mobilier Pour La Maison lected about a zillion tiny shells. He gavebecause of the cold, furniture would be Belle” (furniture for the beautiful home). them to me in the hope that I could usegrouped near the fireplace. I used various periods of furniture that them. The result is the setting named relate to each other only by colour - basi- above. But the clincher was my silver samo- cally brown or black - and designed anvar (on the round tea table). imaginary French furniture store. The I decided Dan should have a stu-Traditionally, in and around dio devoted to seashells. I gave it largeRussia, the samovar was murals, which he supposedly painted,used to heat and boil water and many tables loaded with a fraction offor tea since the 1700s. So, his shell collection. The Buddhist part issamovar-Russia, a perfect fit. because I like the colour and the serenity of the seated figures which seem compat-Claude-Nicolas Ledoux ible with the timelessness of the shells.Architect (1736-1806) In closing This was my homage to In looking ahead, Tom observes: “Ithe famous French architect,Ledoux. Etchings of many don’t expect to be remembered. But, ifof his famous buildings are so, then I’d like to be thought of as oneframed and hanging in this who had great fun doing something heminiature gallery. His archi- really enjoyed.”tecture was eclectic, vision-ary, and imaginative. Don’t miss “Part One: Timeless Designs from Tom Roberts” published in In the 1760s and early last month’s issue of Dolls House World.‘70s he designed many pri- Several additional scenes are available onvate houses in an innovative the Tom Roberts Miniatures website. DHW MINICONTACTS Postal Mail: Tom Roberts #304, 1800 Madison Street, Oakland CA 94612 USA Email: [email protected] Website: TomRobertsMiniature.com54 JULY 2014 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

meet the miniaturistWho needstraining?Though she is hours away from any hobbystore or miniatures club, Debbie Walkermakes minis on her own By Allison Croat PHOTOGRAPHY BY DEBBIE WALKERI have learned to do this doll’s house.” And so began her mini making. “Everything I learn is on my own with no her journey into the world of “I gave him a train set one either from instructions, mag- instruction. Each of my miniatures. azines, input from friends, pieces has grown in size year, and after saving it for a or creative thinking,” saysand complexity so my work When Debbie was a child few years, he opened it. He Debbie. “However, the inter-has gradually progressed, she collected a series of dolls used a wooden ping-pong net has opened up a wholejust as it should,” proudly and doll’s house furniture. table and created an entire new world for me. Instead ofclaims Debbie Walker, a One year after she had col- display for it. I have inherited having to drive hours away tonative of Canada. “No one lected all the pieces, her his sense of patience and his find doll’s house kits and dollsever introduced me to this father stayed up all night on eye for detail.” Because she and furniture, I was able tohobby; for some reason, over Christmas Eve to put the is so far away from all other search online for all kinds ofa decade ago, I simply had a doll’s house together for her miniaturists, patience has doll’s house miniatures! I stilldesire in my heart to make a Christmas gift. Her father has become an integral part in remember my very first pur- been even more influential in Debbie’s hobby. chase, a twelfth scale Bichon Friese puppy.” The internet also allowed Debbie to find MEOW, the Miniature Enthusiasts of Winnepeg club, which is only six hours away from Regina, where Debbie lives. Once she had found the website, she immediately joined as a Member-at-Large. In 2008, she was fortunate enough to be able to attend their annual Show and Sale. Each year, Debbie finds another doll’s house to put LEFT: In the kitchen, a mother and daughter spend time together cooking and setting the table for dinner. D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D july 2014 55

together, and manages to find LEFT: The spare bedroomfurniture and dolls with which upstairs has its own miniatureto fill it. She does the paint- doll’s house, along with a beauti-ing, construction, and deco- ful vintage hat and chest at therating herself, and on one spe- end of the bed.cial project, her mother joined below: The paintings on theand did many of the soft fur- living room wall are from a localnishings and cross stitching. artist the Debbie commissionedThis piece is one that Debbie to do all of the paintings in herknows she will never be able seven-room house.to part with, because of the bottom left: A look insidecollaboration between herself the nursery, with a beautifuland her mother. rocking-horse shag rug, and a After selling two of her it was time to clear out somedoll’s house kits, one already of the lower-end pieces sheconstructed, at a garage sale had and to start focusing onin 2011, Debbie decided that upgrading her hobby. This upgrade includes traveling to one miniature event each year. This year’s travels include two trips to British Columbia, and possibly to Winnepeg. “I plan to continue to take my minia- ture craft to higher and higher levels; now all I need is space to display all my pieces!” Displaying her pieces is something Debbie is very focused on at the moment. She is currently at the begin- ning of a conversation with

meet the miniaturistthe Government Househistoric site in Regina; shehas asked if she could puther pieces on public display,and the request was metwith interest on their partand are putting togethersome options for her. Debbiehas also reached out to theSaskatchewan Craft Counciland the Mackenzie ArtGallery, and is patiently wait-ing to hear what they have tosay. Currently, she works at herdining room table. “I startedit here because it was theroom with the most free tablespace, and had the best sun-light. For many years, how-ever, I couldn’t have companyover for dinner because therewas no room to seat anyone!It is now back to being a din-ing room; I’ve learned to keepmy things neater and tidier!” One of the most exciting above: A custom picture parts about miniatures is just adorns the wall of the little girl’s being able to create something bedroom, along with a cross- new. “I love to create!” says stitched castle. The dresser is Debbie. “Each piece I do is painted with some lovely flowers unique and one of a kind, and that match the vanity mirror and I absolutely love that!” the painting on the wall. left: The bathroom is a peace- The future holds big ful place to relax and have a things for this miniaturist. bubble bath. First up on her list is to finish off the seven-room farmhouse ing that “for the first time, I she is currently working on. will install working lighting, She is planning on adding a decorating ceilings, and dado conservatory full of plants and rails.” Not bad for someone white wire wicker furniture who is completely self-taught, and a second addition with a and is isolated from any mini- music room on the main floor ature clubs or organisations. and a country-style master bedroom on the second floor. It is truly amazing all that All together, the expanded Debbie has accomplished house will have ten room, without any formal training. It making it the largest piece she makes her miniatures all the has ever worked on, “and it more unique, knowing that will be the centrepiece of my everything she has learned collection.” After this piece is has been by trial and error. As complete, there is a nine-room Debbie notes, “the sky is the Victorian house waiting to be limit!” And we wait patiently built. “It will be an amazing to see what she is able to cre- project,” Debbie says, not- ate next. DHW D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D july 2014 57

MINI JEWELLERYTurning minisinto jewelleryMartha Puff asks some of our fabulous minijewellery artists for their top tips and tricksfor making a miniature into jewellery By Martha PuffT he unique and inventive creativity miniature jewellery with beauty and “The tip that I would give is that I of the artisans whose work is function. Their craftsmanship is quite always try to make a piece of jewellery shown in this issue makes the remarkable, and their creative ideas are that I would be happy to wear. Also make world a more interesting and truly endless. sure that the weight of elements in thecolourful place. Some of the artists were piece are balanced or it will not hangasked to provide a tip or trick to turn a ABOVE: Rabbit necklace, 1”. By Danielle properly.”miniature into a piece of jewellery. These Pedersen.innovative individuals have taken raw BELOW LEFT: “Poet” typewriter necklace, Stephanie Blythe,material in their hands and meticulously 1” high x 1” long. By Marisha Postier. San Anselmo, Californiafashioned it into an original piece of BELOW: Ring: Mermaid 3/4” tall, Glass dome 1” tall. By Suzy Ho.58 JULY 2014 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

MINI JEWELLERY“You can take a small bottle or a smalltransparent container, add your mini-ature inside, and hang it on a necklace.When using polymer clay to make ascene inside a glass bottle, insert it intothe bottle immediately when it comes outof the oven. While still hot, polymer clayis more flexible and elastic, so it is easierto pass through a narrow hole. You canslightly compress the miniature, usingneedles, to introduce it into the bottle. Itwill immediately recover to its originalshape and then harden while cooling.” Suzy Ho, HoKiou, France“Choose things that are easily recognis-able and pack as much detail as you caninto them for maximum impressiveness.” Danielle Pedersen, HandyMaiden, California“Any tiny-scaled tidbit can be turned intoan interesting piece of jewellery. Creativelimitations arise when considering not‘what’ but ‘where.’ That is, a miniaturechair will probably make a better earringor pendant than a ring.” Jill Dianne, Jill Dianne Art, Ohio“When it comes to making miniature “It is important to make a miniature ABOVE: Leather bound book of herbs onjewellery, use high quality products. for jewellery instead of taking an exist- 18” antique-look brass chain. By Ericka VanYou can spend hours on a project and ing miniature and turning it into piece Horn.get every detail perfect. However, if the of jewellery. What works in a doll’s BELOW LEFT: “Dust of a Broken Heart”materials you are using are low quality, house will not always be strong enough. pendant. By Caroline McFarlane-Watts.the jewellery will not last.” Jewellery, such as a ring, has to survive the hard knocks of being worn out and a miniature as jewellery, make sure you Marisha Postier, Tiny Taste about in the real world. When creating bake the clay long and hard enough. Use Jewelry Cafe, Minnesota a strong varnish to seal it. Don’t have tiny attachments which could break off. Lastly, do not use paint on clay as this will scratch off with wear.” Caroline McFarlane-Watts, U.S. & England “The tip I would offer to turn a mini- ature into a piece of jewellery is to make sure it is not too delicate. Jewellery can sometimes get a beating. It is great fun to wear a miniature to show to non- miniature people. Sometimes it is hard to explain to non-doll’s house folks just exactly what it means to have miniatures as a business or hobby.” Ericka Van Horn, EV Miniatures, Colorado D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D JULY 2014 59

SMALL ACCOMPLISHMENTS Literature in miniature Sarah Boone celebrates her favourite literary detective—Ms. Jane Marple, with a room box designed as her sitting room By Sarah BooneI am pretty new to miniature making. I was passionate about my doll’s house as a child, and then let many years elapse before I rediscovered the joy that making tiny worlds gives me. What inspired me to return to the fold was when I read the complete stories of Sherlock Holmes and decided to make a box celebrating Dr. John Watson. If you love to read and love to craft, making miniatures to celebrate your favourite books is an incredibly rewarding hobby. After making the sitting room at 221 B. Baker Street it was time to devote my attention to my absolute favourite detective ever: Ms. Jane Marple, who is a fictional character in many of Agatha Christie’s crime novels. I have been completely addicted to Agatha Christie mysteries since I was a teenager. If you are not familiar with Ms. Marple, she appears to be a gossipy old lady who is always sitting around knitting. In fact, she is a crime-solving genius. Every crime she encounters reminds her of something that happened in St. Mary Mead, her village. By drawing these con- ABOVE: Sarah’s completed room box of Ms. Marple’s sitting room. RIGHT: Key items in Ms. Marple’s sitting room include artwork from her favourite artist, Blair Leighton, her knitting basket, and a garden trowel. 60 JULY 2014 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

ABOVE: Sarah selected notable items from The Nave Restoration Fund, the Girl bours such as Dolly Bantry and DoctorAgatha Christie’s novels to decorate Ms. Guides, and the rectory bazaar. Haydock. There are tiny scissors andMarple’s room box. her knitting basket (purchased in the vil-RIGHT: Among the many significant items There is a ticket stub from the play lage from Mr. Thomas’ shop) filled withon Ms. Marple’s desk is the ever-important The Duchess of Malfi, which she saw in “something white and soft and fluffy.”cup of tea. London in Sleeping Murder. There is anBOTTOM RIGHT Ms. Marple’s suitcase, invitation to a Joan West art exhibition Scattered about on the floor you willwith tags from previous trips, is packed (she is Raymond’s wife). There is a photo find binoculars for bird watching or spy-and ready for more adventures. of three girls, possibly from her days at ing, The “Births and Deaths” section of boarding school, a picture of a Japanese the newspaper (the page she reads first),nections between new crimes and past garden, and an invitation to the Tuesday and a garden trowel.events, she always gets to the bottom of Night Club where she meets weekly toevery case. I am not alone in my affection discuss difficult cases. On Ms. Marple’s wall there hangs afor Ms. Marple, as she is considered one painting of a pastoral English landscape,of the most popular fictional detectives On the side table next to her chair possibly obtained when she went onever. sits a pewter tray with the names of “Tour No. 37 of the Famous Houses and Ms. Marple’s many friends and neigh- Gardens of Great Britain” (the ticket stub To get started on my new room box, is in the drawer). The shell mirror maymy husband built me a nice wooden box have come from her trip to the island of(8” x 8”) and assembled a desk from St. Honore. There is also a print by hera kit. I purchased a pretty pink china favourite artist, Blair Leighton.chair, rug, table, suitcase, frames, anda vase. I then added as many items as I The final detail that I included in Ms.could think of to evoke Ms. Marple and Marple’s little room box is her suitcase,her adventures. She would need to have ready to take her on further adventures.items in her desk referencing her many It is tagged from previous trips withactivities in the village, as well as relevant labels from Bertram’s Hotel, the Goldendecorations, knick-knacks, and souvenirs Palm Hotel, the Crown Hotel, andfrom her many adventures. Keston Spa Hydro. She also has the very important cup and saucer of tea waiting On the desk there is a rose from Ms. next to her chair, like all good EnglishMarple’s garden and a clock set to 4:50, detectives.a time made significant in What Mrs.McGillicuddy Saw. There is also an I hope that this little homage to Janeherbal guide and a Raymond West novel. Marple inspires you to follow suit andHe is her nephew and he writes “mod- pick a character you love from literatureern” novels that Ms. Marple finds a bit to miniaturise. DHWrisqué. In Ms. Marple’s desk drawers there isa folder with her “to do” list that includesher causes around St. Mary Mead like D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D JULY 2014 61

MAKE MINI JEWELLERYpTOolAySmTeEr AcRlaRyINGSYou can make any piece of polymer foodinto a wearable piece of art! Chloe Menageshares steps to make your own earrings By Chloe MenageI n a video from Dollshouse.TV, Tanya If you don’t want earrings, you can easily Waughman shows how to create some turn your pieces into a pendant, or charms wonderful breads, including a loaf of for a bracelet. What a great way to incor- sandwich bread. It is easy to slice the porate your miniatures into your everydaybread to make pieces for sandwiches, but wardrobe!it is even easier to turn those slices intopieces of wearable miniature art! to open the ring. To close, simply reverse the action. To close any gaps, continue Tanya graciously shared some of her rocking the jump ring back and forth, bring-toasted pieces with us, and Chloe Menage ing the ends closer together.transformed them from simple pieces oftoast to a pair of scrumptious earrings. The best part about this project is thatyou can customise your creations. If youdon’t want to wear pieces of toast, you cantake any polymer clay creations and makethem into the earrings.YOU’LLneed Step 1. Drill about Step 3. If your rings don’t fit the hole, 3mm in from the use a larger drill bit or a thinner jump ring. ■ Polymer clay toast pieces edge of the toast. Attach the jump ring to the toast. ■ Two pairs of chain nose pliers You don’t need an electric drill for this. Be ■ Small hand drill very careful, as the polymer clay is soft and ■ 2 6mm jump rings fragile. We drill on the edge because I like ■ 2 4mm jump rings the way they look. They hang a bit funny ■ Earring hooks if drilled in the middle, so I use the edge. Polymer clay can crack, so go slowly and make sure you are drilling straight in and not at an angle. Note: Baked clay will be much harder to drill. Step 2. Once you have your hole in your toast, you will attach the 6mm jump ring. Hold the jump ring using two pairs of pliers (with flat jaws so you don’t make indents on your jump rings). Pull one hand towards you62 JULY 2014 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

MAKE MINI JEWELLERYStep 4. Attach your 4mm jump ring to the Step 5. Open your earring hook. All you Choose from our library6mm ring you have threaded through the have to do is take one pair of pliers and of project downloads,toast. Make sure you twist your jump ring twist to open the ring. Attach to the second interviews & techniquesclosed as opposed to pulling it, as shown jump ring, the small 4mm one.in Step 2. This will insure that the jump ring Missed an issue, or after a projectcloses straight and neat. TIP: Make sure you are aware of that caught your eye? Search easily how each ear hook is attached to for hundreds of back issue projects TIP: We use two jump rings to make make sure your earrings will hang from DHW and download them to sure that the earrings face forward symmetrically. your computer. and lie nicely. Step 6. Using thecraftycloud.com other pieces of bread, you can ???????? make matching pendants. Drill in brighten up your a hole and use an accessories eye pin to create Handbags certainly do not have to be black a loop for a pen- or brown – with leather available in so many dant. beautiful colours – let’s get creative By Michelle Ellides W omen through the generations Youwillneed the insert in place. To help glue the final have always been very side – put your fingers in the slot and press sensible when buying acces- n Turquoise leather leather into place. Pic 5. sories. Black or brown could n Dark brown leather 6. Cut a piece for the strap 90mm x 5mm always be worn no matter what the outfit n 6 small jump rings and glue a jump ring at each end. Also cut was that you were wearing. But for the two small pieces for the side attachments modern women and in fact from the early 1. Cut out the main piece for the bag and 12mm x 5mm, fold in half and glue in a 1920s, handbags have become something glue the pocket in place across the lower jump ring. Pic 6. that are changed often and therefore are front. Pic 1. Just glue the sides and bottom 7. Attach another jump rings in between bought to either match or compliment an edge of the pocket. the strap and the two side attachments. outfit or just because it is the latest ‘in’ 2. Cut out the insert piece and cut the slot Pic 7. colour. in the centre. Pic 2. 8. Glue the side attachments to the bag. 3. Start by gluing the insert piece to the Pic 8 above. So why not find some pretty pieces of base and work up one side. Pic 3. leather and mix and match the colours to 4. Glue the other side in place. Pic 4. I have also added a little purse in the tur- make some stunning handbags for the lady 5. Work your way around the bag, gluing quoise colour – and glued a tiny gold fixings in your house. in place as the clasp. DHW 12 3 45 Pocket leaving a 5mm overlap of the seat. 1 - Make the chair frame - use the craft place – where marked. Pic 10. 7 - Painting - First paint with craft brown stick that you glued together follow the 3 - Then paint to match the desk. 67 paint. When dry, give a coat of teak varnish. template and use Bostik to glue the 5 cross Paint small sections at a time, only paint on bars (Q) in-between the back legs (R) and BookcaseMaking toast pieces Strap a thin coat. the same for the front (S). Make sure that 1 - Mark where the shelves will be glued on Then apply another coat but leave the the frames are square. the back (A) and sides (B). Glue the 20mm Insert streaks, don’t brush them out as this will 2 - Cut out the two card pieces for the seat long matches just below the lines as shown give the wood effect. Pic 8. (T), then only cut out the four corners from in Pic 11. Glue a small bead on the desk as an inkwell one piece - and only two corners on the Then glue the sides to the outside edges and add a dot of black paint for the ink. other - this is the front of the seat as shown of the back. Glue top (C) and bottom (D) then stick them together. Pic 9. in place and then the shelves (E), run glue The teacher’s desk When dry glue the front frame (S) into the along back and side edges. Pic 12. The teacher’s desk is made in the same under side, it should fit into the slots. When dry paint the bookcase in the same way except it is smaller at the base. Use Then glue the back (R) in place – before the way as the desks. two single craft sticks for the cross bars (P). glue dries, glue the side cross bars (Q) in 2 - Make books by cutting long lengths 56 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D 57 school.indd 57 08/09/2008 10:07:48 PROJECT PROJECT ever popular – AhuSsLhE!EbPaby’s blue & white Put baby down to sleep in this pretty little sleeping bag and you won’t hear anything Over the centuries blue and white china has more until baby is hungry been found in kitchens and on the dining tables of the rich and poor alike By Joyce Dean By Karen Griffiths of Stokesay WareHere are the instructions for making pieces A s the story goes, the delightful were recorded making it. unsuitability of the match, banished Chang K eeping baby warm is important Other ideasof toast, as shown by Tanya Waughman blue willow pattern was first The pattern was inspired by a Chinese and betrothed Koong-shee to a wealthy, when they are put in their cots to Glue braid down front offrom Dollshouse.TV seen on china in the late 1700s but elderly Ta Jin. sleep, and even the most active and is generally attributed to legend which tells the story of Koong- baby will stay covered all night sleeping bag. Pic 4. Spode, one of the more well-known china shee, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy The lovers eloped, and were pursued in this sleeping bag. Choose either fine Add lining of different manufacturers. It quickly gained popularity mandarin, who fell in love with her father’s across the bridge. They made their escape towelling or felt to make the bag and a toning and by 1800 more than 200 companies secretary, Chang. Her father, appalled at the by boat to their island refuge, but were or contrasting braid. colour. DHW caught and Chang executed. Koong-shee, unwilling to be parted from her true love YOUWILLneed even in death, ran into the pagoda and set fire to it. The Gods, watching the tragedy ■ Fine towelling or felt unfold, took pity on the lovers and turned ■ High tack glue them into a pair of immortal doves soaring ■ Braid above the beautiful willow tree where we ■ Motifs can still see them today. Use pattern to cut out your fabric. Adjust The delicate blue willow pattern has pattern to fit your baby. Pic 1. remained enduringly popular and is still in production throughout the world. Attach the front and back together by way of gluing braid round the outside edge. From Stokesay Ware have continued that tra- A to B. Pic 2. dition in miniature with their beautiful range of Willow pattern china, and here Karen Glue braid across the top shoulder seam. Griffiths shows us how to design a blue and Glue braid round the armholes. white kitchen, using her own design of blue Finish by adding motif to front. Pic 3. willow tiles and wallpaper. Two different shaped The kitchen range has been designed to sleeping bags fit diagonally across a corner, but it could be easily adapted to fit in the middle of a wall. Detailed instructions have been given for the tiled range surround, the chimney breast and the mantelpiece. ABOVE: Pieces of old china from 1920- AB AB 1930s LEFT: Beautiful blue and white china from FRONT BACK BACK the Stokesay Ware range FRONT 18 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D 67 CUT OUTS PROJECT willow pattern.indd 1 09/09/2009 13:18:49Step 1. Make a dough mixture of 4 extra dough-coloured clay. When you are 12parts white, 1 part ochre, and a small ready, paint your bread loaf. The sidespiece of clay softener (about 1/3 part). If should be lighter than the top. Bake 345you want your bread to be textured, add according to the manufacturer’s instruc-in a small portion of semolina as you mix tions. 8. Fitting in the shelf and the top - Putting 9. To make the front and side panels - for 11. Now cut craft sticks to cover all of the 6 78until you are happy with the texture. Step 6. Wait until after the bread is a spot of glue on top of each of the small this you will have to measure the thickness corners. Pic 15 and 16. PROJECT D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D 25Step 2. Mould a 3/4” piece of clay baked to slice it. You want it warm, not blocks, glue the shelf on top, make sure it of your sticks so that you have the same 12. To make the frame for the back of theinto a ball. Shape with your fingers to too hot. Look from above, and using a is right against the front piece. To glue the thickness of card. Cut out the FRONT AND counter - Measure cut a thin stick aboutelongate it a bit, pressing on the ends to double-edged blade, slice straight down TOP CLEAR PLASTIC in place run a fine SIDE PANELS. 125mm long glue it along the top edgekeep them flat. from the top. line of glue along top edges of the front and 10. Then glue on the SIDE PANELS so that keeping it flush. Then glue a 5mm stickStep 3. Use sandpaper to texture the sides – make sure it is flush with the front there flush with the top and side edges. The down each side and another two thin sticksbread all over. and side edges. Pic 14. glue the FRONT PANEL in place. across the shelf and base. Pic 17.Step 4. Take a cocktail stick and pressinto the sides where the loaf was in the D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D 47pan; the top part should bubble outwhere the bread has risen out of the PROJECTSpan.Step 5. Make some dust on a piece of AleaNtEhWer LfiOnOisKh forpaper from brown, orange and yellow Create your own leather-look furniturepastel chalk, Mix the dust together with to match the décor of your house anda paintbrush to make a golden-brown give it that stylish feelcolour. Test your colour on a piece of By Elaine Day YOUWILLneed F inding the right piece of upholstered applying the next. furniture for a room can sometimes 2. Lightly sand the sofa – if you use a very ■ Upholstered piece of furniture be impossible – so why not look fine paper that is on a sponge pad, this ■ Gesso – available from art and beyond the fabric finish and look helps to get into the corners and curved just at the shape because it can always areas easier. craft shops be given a leather-look finish that will look 3. Wipe over with a soft cloth – making ■ Antique stain – available from perfect in any period of house. Giving a sure that all of the dust has been removed. fabric sofa a leather-look is done by a 4. The gesso should by now have com- art and craft shops number of easy stages. pletely covered the fabric underneath. You ■ Acrylic paint – darker colours 1. First apply several light coat of gesso should not be able to see any of the pat- – this helps to seal the fabric. Make sure tern, if it does still show then apply another work better for this project that each coat is completely dry before coat of gesso, dry thoroughly and then ■ Soft cloth sand lightly. ■ Sanding pad 5. Then comes the painting – apply the ■ Pin Pusher – tiny pins paint in two or three very light coats, again allowing it to dry thoroughly before adding the next one. 6. Now sand gently all over and wipe off every bit of dust. 7. Finally to give your piece that leather- look, apply the antiquing stain, lightly wipe off with a soft cloth – leave to dry. 8. To add the cushioning effect – use a Pin Pusher available from the DHW Craft Club. Mark where you want the pins to be on the cushion and sofa - put a pin in the end of the Pusher and press down hard on the first mark. Continue until all pins are in place. DHW BUYnow The Pin Pusher is available direct from Dolls House World. Buy online today at www.craft-club.com D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D 67 56 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D PROJECT PROJECT chocolates without the calories! Make a lovely gift or stock your sweet shop with some home-made chocolates that look delicious enough to eat By Diana Carpenter C hocolates, just what we need 1. Condition your clay - this means moulding ters you might have stamp out some shapes to cheer us all up! Unfortunately your clay until it is soft and pliant. from the white clay. I used a tiny round, a chocolates have that nasty 2. Add a tiny piece of black clay to the heart shape and a tear drop cutter. If you ingredient called calories, which is brown clay to make dark chocolate. Set don’t have cutters never mind, fingers were just what we don’t need! aside. used before cutters were invented, just keep 3. Next add some white and translucent clay it small and as even a shape as you can However, we can indulge our fancy with to some brown clay to make milk chocolate, manage. chocolate without piling on the pounds by set aside. 6. If you like, you can layer some white clay making some in polymer clay for a grateful over dark clay to make layered chocolates dolls house family and here is how to do it. Clean your hands thoroughly for the next or make a cane of white and a cane of dark bit! If you don’t you will regret it as Fimo and stack these together to make multi- Youwillneed picks up dark colours and transfers it to the coloured chocolates. next thing you pick up. 7. Next try some dark mix and cut out some n Fimo or polymer clay of your 4. Mix together some white and translucent shapes and then some ‘milk’ chocolate choice – Chocolate; white; and a tiny pinch of yellow clay to make white shapes. translucent; black chocolate. Try mixing your different colours, light and n Selection of cutters From now on, work on your tile. dark brown sandwiched together, white and n Tile to work on I suggest you use the white mix first! light or even all three. 5. Roll out your white mix and using any cut- See cut outs pages for Decorating chocolate boxes Now comes the fiddly bit. Decorations are now needed. 8. I used a tiny ‘worm’ of clay and squiggled it onto some of the chocolates, try grating a tiny piece of cooked clay to make chocolate shavings, or use a tiny piece of red to make cherries, a piece of white for almonds, the choice is yours, let your imagination have free rein. 9. When you have finished, the Fimo must be placed in an oven and following the mak- ers instructions cook for the stated time. Leave the chocolates on the tile when cook- ing. 10. The chocolates can now be displayed on a plate to go on the dinner table or a little box, or if you have a sweet shop, displayed on the counter just like the very best of con- fectioners. DHW D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D 45 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D 67 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D JULY 2014 63

MINIS ON A BUDGETGarden scene ata mini priceRhea Avery begins a new series on ideas formaking mini scenes on a budget with thiscolourful springtime gardening scene By Rhea AveryD oll’s houses can be make a single scene, you can items, repurposed pieces, and replace the floor, a bench, and expensive and take have lots of fun with shadow- special deals. These are just the left front panel. I used kit up a lot of space. boxes, terrariums, book shelves some of the many ways you scraps, and it was fairly easy to They can also be a and room boxes. Your creations can create great mini scenes on do. The hard part was matchingchallenge to assemble. There will be just as beautiful, and a budget! the paint colour. The green-are many other ways you can there are lots of ways to create house is the most expensiveenjoy your minis, some of which your scenes without spending a Budget garden item in the scene.may be simpler to construct lot of money.than a full doll’s house. The greenhouse in this dis- The flowers in the green- In this series I will share play was a real bargain. It was house are a combination of If you’re intimidated by the some of my most recent minia- created by Marjolein Bastin for resin, plastic, paper, and realthought of doing an entire doll’s ture scenes that were all made Hallmark and I got it second ones that are dried. The largehouse, or you’d just like to with a combination of found hand at a garage sale. I had to pots are from pound stores, and the small ones are wooden with terracotta paint. The figure was on a resin scene with a too-tall-for-minis potting bench, and lots of pot- ted flowers, and came from a garage sale. I used a ham- mer and chisel, and carefully removed the items I wanted. (Be sure to wear goggles and gloves if you ever do this too.) The objects needed sanding on the bottoms to sit without tipping. The wooden bench in the scene was also from a garage sale. The gloves are just cut from fabric to match the red watering can. The flower tray is the keyboard cover from an old calculator. It has numbers on the bottom, but makes a per-64 JULY 2014 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

FEATURE house with A HISTORYfect mini. The bulb boxes are from a craft shop. Carol Venner tells us about a house herfrom Ann Vanture’s Paper Minis, Most of the flowers in the father built, and why she and her sisteras is the flower chart on the are looking for someone new to love itdoor of the garden shed (this display were from the originalwas in her Victorian Bridal plan- resin scene. I added a few M y father built this wonderfulner). The seed packages and extras that I already had. doll’s house for me as atray are from a mini catalogue. Anytime I find mini potted surprise for my third birthday plants at budget stores I buy in 1938. Soon after the photo The garden shed is a craft them, because they can always was taken, he built a simple woodenstore cupboard, filled with gar- be used somewhere, and are frame 18” high for the house to stand ondening items. The hose is from much cheaper than catalog making it easier to access for play; alsoHobby Builders, I made the prices. If I don’t like the colour the front and both sides of the house opengarden products from newspa- of the flowers, I just paint them. separately so it does occupy a lot of space.per ads and small objects in mystash. You can make great gar- This scene rests on a shelf. He was, justifiably, very proud of hisdening books from book club It has also been on display at work and particularly of the roof which was detachable soads and cardboard or small the office of my husband’s neu- he could show his friends how intricate it was! At the time,pieces of wood. rologist, who loves minis. he worked for Shell so had access to things such as bitumen which would seem to have been his main means of sticking The wheelbarrow was an Since I move things fre- things together, including glazing all the windows with thickEaster decoration from a thrift quently, I don’t use a back- picture glass and bitumen!store. I removed the bunny, and ground or wallpaper in therepainted it. The large bag of bookcase. I spent around I played with it a lot but, unfortunately, WW2 inter-garden soil is from an old cut £20 total on this scene, and vened a year later so it went into storage for the duration ofout page. The garden tools are had a lot of fun putting it all the war. I was eleven-years-old by the time I saw it again together. DHW so it then passed to my younger sister who, with one of her friends, changed it a bit and some of the ‘equipment’ was swapped, such as the small lead or pewter joint of ham! When my daughter inherited it next in the 1950s, the first things she asked were ‘Where’s the light?’ and ‘Where’s the television?’! At that time Formica and plastic furniture were becoming all the rage so most of the 1930’s utility doll’s house furniture was replaced. My sister, Sue Mayes, then gave it a home for her two daughters to play with but it was soon hidden away in a loft until five years ago when she and her husband spent many happy hours while snowed in for a week or ten days, during which time the whole house was renovated yet again. They used doll’s house websites to source wallpapers, carpets and charming sets of furniture ready for their granddaughter to play with. Sadly, she has outgrown it too so it is now looking for a lovely home where it can be appreciated and loved – and, maybe, at last get those lights and a television!! If you’re interested, and have the space, see the advert on page 80. DHW D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D JULY 2014 65

open house Visiting the inquisition Australian Colette Cameron’s latest project is anything but small. Her 14th century keep, The Inquisition, is over six feet tall By Colette CameronI ’m a housewife. Although power tools by my partner I have never had any Trevor. Many frustrated form of arts training, hours were spent trying to I have always been of work out how to use wood. Ia creative nature and enjoy built blanket boxes, outdoordrawing, painting, and furniture, cupboards, and ranwriting. When two of the out of room. Then I chosechildren grew up and moved building a haunted mansionon, I found myself bored and for my stepson as a means tolooking for a challenge. become accustomed to the tools and fell in love with the In November 2010 I was small world. I am currentlygiven a crash course in using on project number six. lar style or leanings and enjoy Unfortunately, my partner trying something totally dif- ferent with each new project. I Trevor doesn’t have use of the have done a Bali style village, garage anymore, try as hard a farmhouse, a renovated cot- as I do—I can’t find a place tage, haunted mansions, and to fit him. This manly space a castle. The only consistency is now a feast for the creative in style that I adhere to is that with shelves filled to the brim I like big projects—I like the with bric-a-brac and such, sensation of having a lot to wood, sawdust, and buildings. look at. I concentrate more on learning new styles than Every project I do is vastly focusing on a particular style, different from others already completed, I have no particu- Above toP leFt: Colette estimates that she used over 100 bunches of fake flowers to cover the building’s walls. Above: The sprawling vines and open exterior walkways contribute to a scary, foreboding atmosphere. leFt: The Inquisition—a 14th century keep (a fortified tower).66 july 2014 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

open houseAbove: Colette had to remove and rebuild The Inquisition’slower floor and the roof as the building was too tall to fit underher garage door.above right: The building’s windows open to show the roomsinside. Pictured here are the third floor library, the second floorkitchen, and the eerie torture room and prison below.below: The building is lined with an imposing fence, making aperson think twice about entering the gate.as it keeps things interesting see what happens. With the go, creating stories about lesson—always keep an eye onand motivating. Inquisition, I wanted a build- the inhabitants, and making the height. ing that was large, imposing, spaces that suit those person- When I start a new project and had an air of dread to alities. For me, the process is All my projects are 100%I don’t have a finished image it. The only mental image I all about telling a story that is hand made, built, decorated,in my head, I only know how had originally was a darkened visible—a three-dimensional and painted. I prefer to useI want the building to ‘feel.’ courtyard surrounded by high book, if you like. recycled materials and woodI do not use any plans and walls and walkways; other off cuts, I do not buy anyallow the buildings to evolve than that it would evolve as it The Inquisition ready-made miniature prod-of their own accord. I’m really wanted. The Inquisition is my fifth ucts, but rather chose tonot the kind of person who make everything from scrap.has patience for pre-planning, For me, the process of completed work to date and I predominately forage forI just get some wood and building is exploring as you the largest weighing in at over anything I can get my hands 250 Kilos (approximately 550 on at garage sales, family’s pounds). It took over 7000 houses, and such. hours to complete. The build- ing is four stories tall, has 19 I have been asked before— rooms, and is over 6 feet high. where are the inhabitants? I literally had to rebuild large They’re currently in town sections of the Keep when it watching a good witch burn- became apparent it was too ing, as no self respecting big to get under the garage clergy member would miss a door. The lower floor and roof good witch burning. I never had to removed and remod- put dolls or human figurines elled. I learned a very big inside my miniatures—the viewer gets to determine what D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D july 2014 67

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featureAbove: A sampling of the over 1000 handmade books, Inside the Inquisitionmaps, and scrolls Colette made for the building. Standing over 6 feet tall and with 19 rooms filled to thethe inhabitants are like—I arms, though! brim with imaginative details, there’s much to discover insidemerely decorate in a manner The stone walls through- The Inquisition. In next month’s issue, Colette will take usthat makes the personalities on a room-by- room tour of The Inquisition. From the ornateapparent. I saw a miniature out the building have four chapel (right) and lavish hoardsroom (below) to the forbod-when I was a child and was coats of black paint. I have ing torture room and prison, and everything in between, Thetotally freaked out by the found that using wood panels Inquisition is full of mystery and intrigue.figurines. requires extra paint to prevent the colour from fading, as the tones. Since I was repaint- handmade books, maps, and The Inquisition has many panels soak up the paint. It ing every leaf and flower, the scrolls throughout the build-interesting features through- is time consuming, but the condition and age of the fake ing.out the building: all doors are richness of colour and tone plants was irrelevant, so Iworking doors, well-stocked was important, as I wanted to easily used over 100 bunches I should note that I usekitchens, libraries, darkened ensure that shadows fell in the of fake plants. No stone was power tools extensively incorridors and walkways. The areas I wanted them. Once all left unturned in my quest to all my projects. For me, thebuilding has a full lighting the undercoats were complete, acquisition fake flowers. I absolute must haves if you’resystem, which I chose not I followed by using two coats did find Christmas vine wrap going to build a large mini-to have light up the build- of a dark grey paint, and then perfect for the vines— just ature piece are a drop saw,ing, but rather to cast a several more tones of greys repaint and secure with a sta- router, sander, electric drillgloomy glow. I designed The that were applied randomly ple gun, and you’re done. set, jigsaw, and a really goodInquisition to be more of an using household sponges. All pair of goggles. I enjoy build-adventure: if you want to see these tones were also applied Every window and cell is ing as much as decorating,the torture chambers and pris- to the plant tips. encased in steel bars made although it does raise eye-on cells, you need to get down from over 2000 wood skew- brows with the male popula-low, and if you want to see the The entire building is ers. There are also over 1000 tion. DHWprivate chapel—tippy-toes are encased in foliage, as I wantedrequired. the building to feel like it was slowly being engulfed by its The stone effects were surroundings. It took monthsexceptionally laborious, all the of working at night in front ofbrick work was created using the TV to achieve the densityrouters and the rough stone I wanted. I found that oldeffects were chipped out using plastic plants are very largea metal ring scourers attached for miniatures, so every leafto an electric drill. I managed and flower petal was cut downto blow up several power tools to the sizes I wanted, paintedduring this procedure due to in black, and all the tipsoveruse. It gave me strong highlighted in grey and white D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D july 2014 69

PROJECTcDoISllPecLtAoYr’CsASEVicki Sharkey created Victorian display casesthat are perfect for your miniature naturalistto display their special items By Vicki SharkeyIhad this idea after a trip to a Natural wood furniture already made, but waiting Step 2: Measure the size of the outside History Museum in Whitby, England to be stained to match a scheme. Perfect! of the frame on your chosen piece of furni- where I saw some magnificent displays I found two suitable pieces of furniture; one ture. The two pieces I have used have an on show. Having already decided that is the dressing table and the other a chest obvious raised area on which to place thein my new project the master of the house of drawers. They were relatively inexpensive, frame.was going to be a naturalist (must be the but perfect for what I had in mind. Beingscientist in me coming out), he just had to unstained, it meant that my frame would be Step 3: Cut the stripwood using the mitrehave a fitting display for his study. I haven’t part of the finished article instead of being a block to fit this size.finished the outside of the house yet, but mismatch with an already finished piece ofthat doesn’t stop me when I get a flash of furniture. Remember the rebate must be on theinspiration. So, unfortunately you cannot inside edge so you are measuring the othersee the finished piece in situ. Having not Just think of the fun you can have filling side of the wood to get the correct fit. Themade a lot of furniture, I tried to think of a your display case. The Victorians collected opposite sides will be of equal lengthway around the problem. everything! Step 4: Glue together to make the frame and leave to dry. After visiting York fair I saw a lot of white- Building the case Step 5: Stain or varnish the wood as required to match.YOU’LLneed Step 1: Glue the stripwood to the rebated picture frame, making sure that they match ■ Polymer clay—white, translu- up exactly on the outside edge. cent, ochre, blue, green, black, and grey, The rebate allows for gluing the acetate in place without being seen. Allow glue to ■ Piece of acetate glazing dry. ■ Tacky glue ■ Razor saw and mitre block ■ Stripwood 1/4” x 1/8” ■ Picture frame, rebated, the same thickness as the stripwood with the rebate on the inside edge ■ Piece of mat board ■ Small shells and gemstones or other items to collect ■ Whitewood chest of drawers or dressing table ■ Stain or varnish70 JULY 2014 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

PROJECTStep 6: Cut a piece of acetate glazing to book if you want to be exact. Try to have small groups pointingfit the inside of the frame and glue in place one large egg like a Great Auk. inwards. Again, lookcarefully with tacky glue. at collections on the Victorians were really keen collectors and internet for ideas. If you are making a long frame like this, so would have at least one prize specimen Step 17: If you arethen you will also need to glue in some in their collection. also using shellspreviously stained or varnished stripwood. It Step 13: Bake according to the clay man- and gemstones gluewill have to slightly less than the 1/4” used ufacturer’s instructions. these on as well,before, as there is already going to be ace- Step 14: When cool, paint in the detail and then leave it alltate in place, and you need to make sure with acrylic paints and a very fine brush. I to dry.you allow for the thickness of the mat board find that dry brushing is good for the mot- Step 18: Now cut up tiny pieceswhich it is going to be resting on top of. tled effect on the eggs. of white paper, and using a very fine blackStep 7: Try it in place and sand down as Step 15: Glue the mat board into place on pen, write the labels for each display itemrequired. top of the piece of furniture, and then glue as little scribbles, and then glue them inStep 8: When it sits flush, then glue to the your eggs onto this, remembering to leave place in the display.sides of the frame, not along the top or it a small space around the edge so you can Step 19: If you want to fill the drawers aswill show through the acetate. see the whole collection. well then you can use any number of differ-Step 9: Cut a piece of mat board to fit the Step 16: The eggs should be placed in ent artefacts.inside of the frame as well, as shown in thepicture above. Step 10: Stain or varnish the In these drawers pictured far bottom left,piece of furniture to match the frame. I have used the internet to get pictures of butterfly and insect displays, reduced themFilling the case in size to fit the drawers, and printed them off.Step 11: Now to make the eggs. Mix dif-ferent shades of polymer clay using a basic You could also have a go at making realmix of 50:50 white and translucent and then butterfly or insect displays, if you like.adding minute pieces of the other colours Step 20: Place the frame over the top asto get a range of ‘egg’ colours—beige, pale shown above. I haven’t glued mine so that ifblue, grey, pale green, etc. any become loose or it needs dusting it can be done so easily. Step 12: Roll the piece of clay into a You can make these display cases for sausage and then any size piece of furniture you want to use, cut identical sizes. just be sure to measure accordingly to fit Roll into balls then the specific piece. Your mini naturalist can put more pres- showcase their prize collections. DHW sure on one end between finger and thumb tomake an egg shape. Remember to make all different sizes,some eggs are more pointy than others. Itdepends what bird they are from. Remember some eggs are laid oncliffs and so are shaped not to roll offthe nest. Clever birds! You can alwayscheck on the internet or use a reference D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D JULY 2014 71

sandwich board dCeUlRi EmDeaHtAsMand In the second part of our mini sandwich board series, Tanya Waughman shares her tips for making delicious deli meats and cured ham By Tanya WaughmanI n our last issue, we began this three- Here, we’ll be making several kinds of Base mixes part sandwich board series with meats, all created using polymer clay. From instructions on making your own cured ham to sausage and chorizo, these These are the bases for your cheese. Now we’re moving on to the steps will help you create a veritable smor- meats; you will be adding other col-delicious meaty part of the meal before gasbord to add to your tray. ors to them.finishing up with the breads in the next • Half white, half translucentissue. Cured meat • ¾ white, ¼ translucentYOU’LLneed Step 1. Take a mix of equal parts terra cotta, ■ Fimo in several colours: white, brown, and translucent. translucent, orange, terra cotta, This is your meat. dark brown, black, ochre, and Step 2. To make the Bordeaux red fat, take your first base mix and mix two parts ■ Ruler of the base with 1 part ■ Rolling pin or dowel orange and 1 part ■ Chalk pastels ochre. ■ Single-edge blade Step 3. For the skin, ■ Craft knife mix your fat colour with a bit of your meat ■ Paintbrushes mix. ■ Crumpled tinfoil (for texturing) ■ Coarse sandpaper Step 4. Cut three different size pieces of ■ Thread your meat colour. Roll them into logs. ■ Scissors Step 5. Now you will cover them with the ■ Matte acrylic varnish fatty colour. Spread some talcum powder ■ Pins with round heads ■ Hand wipes ■ Talcum powder ■ Methylated spirits ■ Flour ■ Ceramic tile72 july 2014 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

sandwich boardon your ceramic tile and rolling pin. Take asmall chunk of the fat colour and roll it outthin, but not too thin.Step 6. Square off the edges of the fattycolour so that it’s a rectangle. leg bones. Don’t worry about keeping it smooth; it’s more natural when it’s lumpy.Step 7. Place your meat sausage on top of thin; you’ll want the colour of the fat and thethe fatty colour and roll it up. meat to be seen through the skin colour. Step 12. On the edge of part of your haunch, add a bit of extra fat. Step 16. Cut away more clay from the V so you can see more of the meat colour. Step 17. Continue to work, smoothing in the edges of fat from the V you just cut.Step 8. Cut off any excess.Step 9. Repeat with your other two sau- Step 13. Wrap your haunch in the skin Step 18. The meat should begin to takesages, but only roll them up 2⁄3 of the way colour, letting the end stick out. shape. Don’t worry about the length of thearound. long end; you will cut that off in a minute.Step 10. Push the three pieces together. Step 14. Where the skin overlaps, shape it Step 19. Cut off some of the end andNow you have your basic muscle of the in a bit of a V shape so that your meat will round off the edge.haunch of meat. be showing through.Step 11. Now you will cover this haunch in Step 15. Work your clay to create athe skin colour. Roll out the skin colour fairly nice haunch shape. One side will be the D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D july 2014 73

sandwich board Step 22. Brush the head of the meat with a thin sheet. Square off the edges. flour; this will make it look as if the meat has Step 6. Place the meat mixture on top been on the rack drying for a while. of your white and roll it up, smoothing the edges of the white together.Step 20. Texture the meat with your Step 7. Elongate your tube by rolling it likecrumpled foil, but don’t do it evenly. Use a snake. Cut off a chunk, piece the endssandpaper to add finer marks. together, and roll out into whatever size sausage you’d like. Step 8. Pull the ends out a bit and twist them to mimic encasing. Step 9. Texture with sandpaper. Step 10. Bake before you slice and cut while still hot. If you slice before you bake, you risk flattening the bottom of the sau- sage. Black sausage TIP: Using pictures of cured meat is helpful in trying to copy colours. Garlic sausage/chorizo/salamiStep 21. Take your pastels: red, orange, Step 1. Mix out some of the second base Mix Bordeaux red and red (2:1) andand brown. Mix the three together slightly mix (3⁄4 white, 1⁄4 translucent).and dust the meat with it using a soft paint- Step 2. Make your pink meat mix: two chop up with your white mix. Encase withbrush. Variegate the colours so they aren’t parts foundation mix 2, one part terraeven. cotta, and one part red, working the clay. black Fimo and finish in the Note that this colour darkens after it’s been baked. Play around with colours, using real same way as your red and DOALSLSSHEOEUNSOEN.TV salami for a guide. white sausage. Step 3. Take some of your same base mix, and with some of your red meat mix (about Now all your meats are ½) chop them both up into really tiny little pieces. completed! DHW Step 4. Once you’re happy with the mix- ture, gather it together in a rough log. Don’t NEXT ISSUE: work too much, or you’ll lose the definition Tayna makes of the fat in the meat. the bread. Step 5. Take some white clay and roll out74 july 2014 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

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polymer clay PROJECThYOerUe’DsAtoD!To mark Father’s Day, IGMA Fellow Kiva Atkinsonshows us how to make mini olives in memory ofher late father, Joe, who enjoyed them as snacksBy Kiva AtkinsonIntroduction by Linda AtkinsonI n the fall of 2004, we all went to the watching the radio the rest of the trip, but it white. Note that I used a bit of translucent miniature show in San Jose, California never happened again. in all the mixtures. I made a dark brown by – Joe (the girls’ dad), Kiva, her sister, Kiva’s note: Daddy loved his vodka adding a bit of black to the medium brown. and I. We drove down from San martinis with lots of olives. He also lovedFrancisco and stayed at the Hilton across snacking on them, especially with cubes of Step 2. Next, shape your different coloursthe street from the Exhibition Hall. cheese in extra virgin olive oil. Here’s how I into ovals that measure a bit more than make them in twelfth scale. 1/16 inch, give or take a hair or two, since By the fall of 2005, cancer had taken olives come in different sizes. The brownsour beloved Joe, so we decided to take You’LLneed are slightly larger. Then take your needlehim back home to Hawaii and stay. It was tool and make tiny holes where the stemsalways home to us anyway. Before we left n Two-part resin were. (For the ones that will be stuffed withfor Honolulu, we thought we would go to n Kemper needle tool pimento, make the holes wider and deeper.)San Jose once again and attend the show. Step 3. Using your needle tool, take up (or toothpick) bits of red and stuff the red into the holes in We weren’t sure if we would ever go n Yellow powder pigment the green olives. The red colour might lookagain, so the three of us packed an over- n Blue powder pigmentnight bag and headed back to the Hilton n Polymer clays in green, mediumhotel. brown, white, translucent, terra- As we headed down the street towards cotta, yellow, black, and redthe hotel, about two blocks away, I glanceddown at the radio and gasped. Where the How to make olivesradio station numbers are usually lit up, itread “Joe.” Then it changed to “Always Step 1. Condition all your clays separately,live.” then make two different shades of green by adding pinches of yellow and brown. For Then back again to “Joe.” I said, “Girls, the palest green, I also added a touch oflook at the radio!” I pulled over and westared at the radio as it switched back andforth from “Joe” to “Always live.” In thebreathless interior of the car, Kiva said, witha spark in her voice that was missing sincewe lost him, “Daddy’s here!” After a couple of minutes, it changedback to numbers. What was the message?He would always be with us? Go on withour lives? Never forget? We thought thatit meant all of these and more! We kept D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D july 2014 77

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fairdates n If you would like your planned fairs or events to appear in these listings please send the details at least 12 weeks prior to the event date, to Dolls House World, Fair Dates, Unit 5E, Park Farm, Chichester Road, Arundel, West Sussex BN18 0AG, or email [email protected] ASHFORD, Kent TN24 8QQ AUGUST DOLLS HOUSE & Open: 10.30am - 4.00pm MINIATURES FAIRSUNDAY 25TH MAY Organiser: Dolly’s Daydreams SUNDAY 3RD AUGUST Brangwyn Reception HallDOLLS HOUSE & DOLLS HOUSES & and Foyer The Guildhall,MINIATURES FAIR JULY MINIATURES FAIR SWANSEA SA1 4PE, WalesThe Dunes Complex, Felixstowe Leisure Centre Open: 10.30am - 4.00pmMABLETHORPE, SATURDAY 12TH JULY The Sea Front, Organiser: MGM FairsLincolnshire LN12 1RG Uckfield Dolls House FELIXSTOWE, SuffolkOpen: 10.30am - 4.00pm Club Exhibition, IP11 2AE (next to the Pier) SUNDAY 14TH SEPTEMBEROrganiser: Little Mermaids’ Ashdown Room, Civic Centre, Open: 10.30am - 4.00pm ANNUAL DOLLS HOUSES &Dolls’ House Club UCKFIELD TN22 1AE Organiser: Dolly’s Daydreams MINIATURES FAIR Open: 11.00am – 4.00 pm Best Western WillerbyMONDAY 26TH MAY Organiser: Uckfield Dolls SUNDAY 25TH AUGUST Manor Hotel, Well Lane,ANNUAL DOLLS HOUSES House Club ANNUAL DOLLS HOUSES & WILLERBY, near Hull,& MINIATURES FAIR **In aid of Macmillan Nurses MINIATURES FAIR East Riding of YorkshireWaltham Abbey Marriott Hotel, Charity** Thame Leisure Centre, HU10 6ER (off A164)Old Shire Lane, WALTHAM Oxford Road, THAME, Open: 10.30am - 4.00pmABBEY, Essex EN9 3LX SUNDAY 13TH JULY Oxfordshire OX9 2BB Organiser: Dolly’s DaydreamsOpen: 10.30am - 4.00pm DOLLS HOUSES & (on A418 between AylesburyOrganiser: Dolly’s Daydreams MINIATURES FAIR and M40) SATURDAY 20TH AND Cameo Hotel, Old London Open: 10.30am - 4.00pm SUNDAY 21ST SEPTEMBERSATURDAY 31ST MAY Road, COPDOCK, Organiser: Dolly’s Daydreams MINIATURADOLLS HOUSE & near Ipswich, National Exhibition Centre,MINIATURES FAIR Suffolk IP8 3JD (off A12) SEPTEMBER BIRMINGHAM B40 1NTThe Imperial Rooms, Open: 10.30am - 4.00pm Open: Saturday 10.00amImperial Road, MATLOCK, Organiser: Dolly’s Daydreams SUNDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER - 5.30pm; Sunday 10.00am -Derbyshire DE4 3NL DOLLS HOUSES & 4.30pmOpen: 10.30am - 4.00pm SUNDAY 20TH JULY MINIATURES FAIR Organiser: MiniaturaOrganiser: MGM Fairs DOLLS HOUSES, The Rivenhall Hotel, MINIATURES, DOLLS & Rivenhall End, near WITHAM, SUNDAY 28TH SEPTEMBERJUNE TEDDIES FAIR (on A12), Essex CM8 3HB DOLLS HOUSE & Kelham Hall & Country Park, Open: 10.30am - 4.00pm MINIATURES FAIRSUNDAY 1ST JUNE KELHAM, near Newark, Organiser: Dolly’s Daydreams The Inn on the Lake Hotel,DOLLS HOUSE & Nottinghamshire NG23 5QX DA12 3HBMINIATURES FAIR (on A617 Newark to Mansfield) STAFFORD DOLLS (on A2 between Dartford &The Inn On The Lake Hotel, Open: 10.30am - 4.00pm HOUSE FAIR Rochester)DA12 3HB (on A2 between Organiser: Dolly’s Daydreams Members Pavilion, County Open: 10.00am - 3.30pmDartford & Rochester) Showground, Weston Road, Organiser: D&M FairsOpen: 10.00am - 3.30pm DOLLS HOUSE & STAFFORD ST18 0BDOrganiser: D&M Fairs MINIATURES FAIR Open: 10.30am - 4.00pm The Inn on the Lake Hotel, Organiser: Doreen JeffriesSUNDAY 15TH JUNE DA12 3HBDOLLS HOUSES & (on A2 between Dartford & Organisers:MINIATURES FAIR Rochester) D&M Fairs: 01634 370420. E: [email protected] Marriott Hotel, Open: 10.00am - 3.30pmSouthampton Road, Organiser: D&M Fairs Dolly’s Daydreams: 01945 870160. www.dollysdaydreams.comPORTSMOUTH, E: [email protected] PO6 4SH SATURDAY 26TH JULYOpen: 10.30am - 4.00pm DOLLS HOUSES & Doreen Jeffries: 01274 616539.Organiser: Dolly’s Daydreams MINIATURES FAIR www.doreenjeffriesdollshousefairs.co.uk The Assembly Rooms, Miniatura: 0121 783 9922. www.miniatura.co.ukSUNDAY 29TH JUNE High Street, DEDHAM,DOLLS HOUSES & near Colchester, Essex Kensington Dollshouse Festival: 020 7812 9892MINIATURES FAIR CO7 6DE (off A12) E: [email protected] www.dollshousefestival.comHoliday Inn Ashford-Central, Open: 10.30am - 4.00pmCanterbury Road, Organiser: Dolly’s Daydreams Little Mermaids’ Dolls’ House Club: Tel: Mary 01507 477188 MGM Fairs: Tel: 01225 466533 Mob: 07818 462448 E: [email protected] www.mgmfairs.co.uk MM Fairs: Tel: 01332 660428. www.dollshouse-fairs.co.uk82 july 2014 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

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