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dollshouse contentsWORLDTHE UK’S TOP-SELLING MINIATURES MAGAZINEIssue 285 - June 2016The small print 4 Open all hoursEditor: Richard Jennings Step into an amazing shop that is filled with candles,Email: richard@ashdown.co.uk all individually made by a talented miniaturistAssistant editor: Jill Mundy 8 A little trip to the beachEmail: jill.mundy@ashdown.co.uk Take a trip to the beach to see all the wonderfulFeature writer: Sandra Harding minis that make a seaside visit one to rememberAdvertisement sales: 12 Bel’s beautiful creationsMaria Fitzgerald - 01903 884988 We look at the work of one woman who began makingEmail: maria@ashdown.co.uk minis from polymer clay just over a year ago 14 A little house of treasuresSubscriptions: The ‘Trash to Treasure Queen’ take us on a tour ofEmail: support@ashdown.co.uk her latest project, a French country house 18 Make a pan in a flashDesign: Wendy Crosthwaite Erzsébet Bodzas found a clever way to make copper and aluminium pans and traysContributors: 22 A special little dressMarianne Colijn, Sue Kirkham, Marianne makes a dress for a girl and a baby withMari Meredith, Martha Puff, Deb Weissler, antique style lace and crochet threadBeryl Hales, Jan Clarke 24 A timely passion for wigging Nathalie Mori’s enthusiasm for creating dolls withPublished by ashdown.co.uk individuality soared as she dressed up sculpted busts 28 A look at LundbyISSN 0961 - 0928 Gothenburg house gives many years of pleasure to a daughterDistributed to the newstrade by Comag. before her mother transforms it with her own passion 31 The leather lady goes modTo reach us: Gail Steffey is applying her already well-knownCall us on +44 (0) 1903 884988 techniques to mid-century modern furnitureOr write to: The Editor, Dolls House World, 36 Much distress on the shop coursePO Box 2258, PULBOROUGH Sandra joins a course to find out how to give her miniaturesRH20 9BA Great Britain that difficult-to-achieve authentic lived-in lookEmail: ashdown@ashdown.co.uk 38 Nothing but the kitchen sinkInternet address: One reader shares a great way ofwww.dollshouseworld.com making a kitchen sinkUS office: Ashdown Inc., 68132250th Avenue, Kasson, MN 55944, USA.Tel: 507 634 3143Email: usoffice@ashdown.co.ukSubscription rates:1 year (12 issues) UK £54; US $120iMAG £43. Add the iMag Digital Library to yoursubscription for only an extra £31.99 per year.TV £34.99. Add a year’s subscription to theonline Dollshouse.TV channel for only £29.99extra per year.Postmaster: Send address corrections to Ashdown Inc,68132 250th Avenue, Kasson, MN 55944, USA.Canada Post International Publications Mail -Sales Agreement No. 546038.All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part withoutthe written permission of the publisher is prohibited. Alleditorial contributions in the form of articles, letters and pho-tographs (b/w or colour print or transparencies) arewelcomed by Dolls House World but cannot be returnedunless accompanied by a stamped addressed envelope.In any event the publisher can accept no responsibility forloss or damage to contributions. Material is accepted solelyon the basis that the author accepts the assessment of thePublisher as to its commercial value.All material submitted to the magazine for publication inwhatever form is accepted solely on the basis that copyrightin the work will be vested in the publisher who assumes allrights worldwide, in all forms and in all media.© copyright ashdown.co.uk

40 Small meals with big flavour editor’s In a small village just outside of Paris, Veronika Charraud welcome is living her dream and making gorgeous food EVER SEE a picture in one of those glossy homes maga-42 The joy is in the illusion zines and think ‘wow’, that would make a great roombox? Julio Ribeiro has big dreams and his gentle touch tells Or do you find yourself staring at photos, or even the real a romantic story of the effects of time and erosion brickwork, of country cottages or Georgian townhouses and imagining how you would re-create them perfectly in one48 A family of artisans twelfth? Gabriele Layne has filled a cabinet with 21 mini rooms. We visit two of the rooms in her unusual ‘house Of course you do. Every miniaturist does. And do we do anything about it? Well, speaking personally, no. The great52 Time forThame ideas seem to dissipate over time, and the torn out photos of A host of talented new makers take stands at the interiors that I mean to file in an inspirational recipe book lie Thame Fair, which also sees funds raised for charity crumpled at the back of a drawer.57 Make your own hat stand But then that’s why I don’t have a stunning roombox Kathi Kuti Harding shows us how to use a wooden that I’ve made sitting on my desk - I don’t count the lovely chess piece to make a simple, but stylish hat stand scenes made by wife Sue - she has a far more dedicated approach.58 Once lost, then found A single photograph sparked Marc Mead’s imagination. Not like Mark Mead. He dreamt about re-creating an Five years later, a chance meeting ignited him to create elegant bedroom he’d seen pictured in a newspaper, and a masterpiece went on to make it. Of course there was a five year gap between him seeing the picture and making it. And he did64 No need of a plan lose the original cutting, and have a large slice of luck in Ron Seibert is a retired maths teacher who now finding another copy. But still, you’ve got to admire his uses his skills to make mini furniture determination. The result is remarkable.66 Display your tiny treasures Plenty of other wonderful rooms to admire this issue, If you have wide array of mini plates and want a along with features on a host of talented makers, and some way to showcase them, then look no further great fun projects. Everything, including the kitchen sink. you might say.68 Furniture made with heart Gilbert Paige was inspired by Shaker style furniture, Richard Jennings - Editor. richard@ashdown.co.uk which is known for its clean lines and practicality 77 Cut outs70 The smaller the better 79 Mini fun pages After being introduced to a smaller scale, Gabriele Layne 82 Fair dates got to work and created a 1/48th scale doll’s house in a cabinet House Hunt74 Minis shop in miniature FIND THE little house hidden somewhere in this Dave and Lois created a replica of their favourite issue. Last issue it was on page: 30. miniature store as a gift to the owner on her birthday

OPEN ALL HOURSCandle shop startedwith a restaurant ideaYou may remember an earlier story we did about AlmaPalmero’s kitchen, when unseen dolls were busy makingcandles. Well the dolls have been even busier By Sandra HardingA lma Palmero’s original idea For my roombox projects I like to use for an Italian restaurant was the Ikea Lekman box (size 33x37x33 quickly snuffed out in favour of cms) I place the box on its side so the a candle shop. bottom turns into the back wall. She had been searching for restaurantideas on the web when she discovered I started with the floor, using card-something that took her in another direc- board from one of Ikea’s furniture boxes.tion altogether. I then stuck wood design contact paper, cut into strips of the desired length, on to She said: “I came across the famous the cardboard. I then started work on the“Yankee Candles” which inspired me to windows in the box.make a candle shop room box instead,particularly as I had already made can- Using a Dremel drill I made fourdles for my kitchen room box. holes for the windows. I tried using the cutter attachment on the drill, but the cutter got very hot which melted the plas- tic, so I patiently drilled holes one by one until I had the square shape I wanted. I then assembled the box. The next thing was to glue the wall- paper onto foam board to make the wall thicker, before gluing those to the sides of the box. I added the floor at this stage. I positioned the spiral staircase and the4 JUNE 2016 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

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OPEN ALL HOURSmezzanine (made from cardboard andcontact paper) using square dowels assupport. The overhead lighting is wirefree, and I used battery operated LEDs. The Lekman box is just plastic, soonce assembled it’s impossible to takeapart without demolishing it so, if youplan windows or drilling holes do thisbefore assembling the box. I made a wide variety of candles, indifferent shapes and sizes. The ones ina jar, tea lights and square pillars arefrom real candle wax which I meltedmyself. The round pillars are made fromFimo and I made several moulds for theclay candles. For the wicks I used whitebeading wire and cotton thread. I evenmanaged to make some candles which can actually light up, by inserting a small over two and a half months to finish (on flickering LED light with battery. and off work though), but has definitely been one of my most satisfying, and I The counters, cabinets, spiral staircase, love the end result.” balcony railing, windows, cash register and baskets are all purchases. Everything We do too Alma, another perfectly else I made myself. This project took me lovely project. Well done! DHW6 JUNE 2016 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

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MEET THE MAKERtAo ltihttelebteraipchFran Moore takes us on a trip to the beach tosee all the wonderful miniatures that make aseaside visit one to remember! By Fran MooreH ome for me is North West I started my early career as a trained lovely job in a traditional toy shop where England, in the historic city of pattern cutter in the garment indus- I spend as much time in the doll’s house Chester. It is a charming place try and worked for a number of years department as I can! to live and was first built as a in London, which was a very vibrantRoman settlement. The area is full of rich environment. After having a family and I clearly remember the day my interestheritage and we get many visitors from moving to the north of England, part- in miniatures began, back in 1999. It wasall over the world. time retail work followed. I now have a while I was on a visit to my local shops for normal everyday shopping. I came across a gorgeous Georgian-style doll’s house that was being displayed in a gift shop window. I couldn’t stop thinking about it and ended up going back several days later to purchase it—that was the start of my love of miniatures. Soon after, I discovered doll’s house magazines, fairs, and my local group, the Chester Miniaturists Club, of which I am still a member. I started selling my work about four years ago through a doll’s house shop in Nantwich, Cheshire, England, not far from where I live. Sadly, the shop closed two years later, but I really wanted to carry on selling my work, so I looked into selling on the Internet. Not being very technically savvy, an Etsy shop seemed to be the ideal answer for me and Tinytown Miniatures was born. There are two contrasting sides to ABOVE: A basket and stand full of tiny flip- flops, beach balls, and shells for souvenirs. LEFT: This fun little kiosk has all the things you would need for a fun and relaxing day at the beach.8 JUNE 2016 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

MEET THE MAKERmy work. One side of my shop is ABOVE: Fran came up with the idea toinspired by a love of beach or sea- make this beach kiosk after visiting theside vacation. My husband and I seaside on holiday.usually spend a summer vacation BELOW LEFT: This handcrafted twelfthevery year in Devon or Cornwall, scale puppet theatre is ready for a show toand I always come back with lots of new entertain the children.inspirations for beach items to make.My beach kiosk was a personal project Studios where the films were made,which I really enjoyed making. It started I just wanted to make lots of wands,with a miniature kit that I bought quite broomsticks, and dripping candles! Mya few years ago. Once the structure was own Cobweb Cottage was created from afinished, I worked on the inside and wonderful Rik Pierce course and is filledadded counters for a coffee machine, a with handmade furniture and furnish-sink, shelves, and a Coca-Cola fridge. ings. I now make many of these items forOutside, there are buckets and spades, customers to add to their own projects.beach balls, baskets of shells, pinwheels,and windbreaks. Many of these items are Over the years I have discovered theavailable for customers to purchase for style that I like.their own projects. I try to create miniatures that have a On the other side of the spectrum,I also enjoy making items inspired byHarry Potter (because I love HarryPotter!) so these tend to be witchy/wiz-ardly/spooky with a bit of whimsy thrownin. Having visited the Harry Potter‘Over the years I have discovered the D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D JUNE 2016 9style that I like. I try to create miniaturesthat have a slightly worn appearance’and look as realistic as possible.

MEET THE MAKER‘What I love most about makingminiatures is the creativity—thereare always new things to make’or new techniques to try.ABOVE: Fran made a few lovely beach achieve the look I like.screens to help block the sun. What I love most about making min- is a very long list that needs tackling! ITOP RIGHT: This little spade and bucket have many wonderful customers from allwould look just perfect staged in a sandy iatures is the creativity—there are always over the world and I would love to keepminiature beach scene. new things to make or new techniques creating new miniatures for people to seeBELOW RIGHT: This little beach chair is to try which could take you down a path and like. It would be lovely if they couldaccompanied by a beach ball, a beach bag, you had not previously thought about. find some inspiration to start a new pro-and a pair of perfectly made miniature flip- Inspiration comes from many places; a ject of their own or find something spe-flops. lot comes from what is around me, espe- cial from my shop to add to their existing cially from buildings and architecture. project. DHWslightly worn appear-ance and look as real- After a visit to somewhere new, I often MINICONTACTSistic as possible. You want to re-create somethingcould say they look a lit- I have seen. I have to say, Fran Moore at Tinytown Miniaturestle bit shabby, but also a my most inspirational Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/little bit chic! If I am using miniaturist has always been tinytownminiaturesfabrics, or net (as in the case Joann Swanson because she Email: fran.tinytown@gmail.comof my fishing nets), I use tech-niques that will make the fabric is so clever and I just love herhang to give a life-like appear- style! Another of my favouriteance. Many items are painted artists is Rik Pierce, who produceswith acrylics and then distressed creations that are just gorgeous. Iwith a dry-brushing technique to would like to own them all! So, what’s next for Tinytown Miniatures? There is a list in my notebook titled New Ideas, and it10 JUNE 2016 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

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MEET THE MAKERBel’s beautifulmini creationsWe look at the work of one woman whobegan making miniatures from polymerclay just over a year ago By Sandra Harding W hen I first saw a pencil with with her. However, I was surprised to a row of apples carefully hear that she has only been making these placed along its length I lovely items for less than a year, after did one of my double takes. studying books, and different websites Yes, my friends, it was another Facebook for some years. moment and Bel from Wolverhampton was to blame. Bel admits that she is a perfectionist and this shows through in the colours, Looking at more photographs of this texture, shape, shine and design of her lady’s work, I was astonished at the sheer products. Her first examples are kept as beauty and detail she manages to cre- a reminder of how far she has come in ate out of a block of polymer clay, and I such a short time. wanted to know more about Bel’s Mini World. Not restricting herself to one medium means that pastels, oils, acrylics, water- As a child she loved miniatures but colours, pencils, clay, wood, plaster and didn’t have a doll’s house although, luck- even metal have a place in her workroom. ily for us, her passion for minis stayed She admits to using anything and every-12 JUNE 2016 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

thing to get the look she wants. MINICONTACTS Like many artisans Bel is inspired by Bel’s Mini Worldthe everyday things that we can all see, Hilton Hall, Hilton Lanetouch and feel when cooking, garden- Essington, Wolverhamptoning or shopping, and she naturally turns Staffordshire WV11 2BQthese everyday things into a miniature Telephone: 07931 087305version in her mind. Email: bel@belsminiworld.co.uk www.belsminiworld.co.uk There are many projects plannedincluding making individual food scenesfor specific customers, taking the subjectfrom photographs. Bel loves getting requests for some-thing not seen before and the challengeof that excites her. The icing on the cake,as they say, is when the customer sendsher a message to say it is perfect, andthey are delighted. She says: “I am passionate about min-iature perfection and carefully recreateevery single detail on my creations.” You can see from the photographs howtrue those words are. DHW D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D JUNE 2016 13

FEATUREAof ltirtetlaeshuoreusseThe ‘Trash to Treasure Queen’ take us on a tourof her latest project, a French county house, andexplains how it went together for under £20 By Deana TritchIlive in a rural area and I I tend to work on doll’s rather than the trim that came mimicking the space between don’t have any miniaturist houses in a backwards man- with the kit. the boards. Then they were friends other than the ner, in that I usually start with The interior painted a dark brown/black wonderful people I’ve the furniture, then the interior and waxed. The sofa, otto-met online. I do, however, decorating, and finally the The living room was also man, and fireplace were madehave amazing friends who exterior work. This house was plastered and then I painted from scratch. The wire meshfrequently find great deals no exception, and it was com- and aged it for effect. The chandelier was created fromon doll’s houses and other plicated by the fact that I had floorboards were created by part of a broken car part myminiatures for me. no idea what I wanted to do drawing on the boards with son found in the yard. I just with the outside of the house. a ballpoint pen. That leaves added some beads and crys- The French country house I did know that I wanted to an indention in the floor tals to fancy it up.started as one of those finds. use the “wrought iron” piecesMy friend, Susan, found a The armchair was a brightpartially built twelfth scale purple resin piece I foundArtply Allison kit with the rest at a thrift shop. The consoleof the kit, instructions, plastic table under the stairs waswrought iron pieces, ten dif- also a thrift purchase. Theferent wallpapers, two types of purchased pieces were allshingles, a piece of pink doll’s given a makeover. An onlinehouse carpet, and two books friend made the pretty pot-on miniatures—all for £5 at ted rose. The biggest projecta local thrift shop. I happily in the living room was thereimbursed her for the £5 and staircase. It’s supposed to facestarted to brainstorm what the other way, but I couldn’tthe house would become. My fit the furniture in that wayhusband contributed increas- and I like to see the stairs in aingly silly options, but his doll’s house. I modified them“barn animals in the house” to have a small landing and Iidea led me to a French coun- covered the back of the stairstry theme. I promise there was with mat board to neaten thata logical transition in my head.I think it had to do with the LEFT: Deana took on the chal-roosters often used in French lenge of making a dream housecountry décor. That’s my with very little money and lotsstory, anyway. of love.14 JUNE 2016 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

FEATUREarea. In the end, I felt that all the more I thought it would all made from card stock. ABOVE: Deana gave the liv-of the furniture fit well and make a fabulous glass table- Upstairs is the bathroom. ing room many small personalthat the room looked cosy and top. With a dollar store plastic touches to give it a comfy-cosywelcoming. A couple of my trophy cup painted black to I love this room! One of the feeling.favourite touches in the living look like iron, the table was joys of doll’s houses is that BELOW LEFT: Most of theroom are the baby name book complete. you can play with new deco- furniture was aged to give theon the end table and the two rating ideas. The pretty toile house a rustic effect.lists with boy names and girl The chairs were made wallpaper is scrapbook paper. BELOW: The exterior of thenames on the ottoman. from black wire bent into The pattern is oversized, but I French country, inspired doll’s shape with seats and cushions thought that it made the décor house. The kitchen cabinets were added. The island was made more dramatic. The floormade with parts of a basic from wood scraps and the pot treatment is the same paper as mounting hardware. The sinkdresser. I added scrapbook rack from a tea light tin with the kitchen. was made from a Victorianstickers for details and gave the bottom cut out. My online washstand and a measuringthe cabinets an aged finish. friends and I made the mini The tub started as a con- spoon basin. The toilet wasThe counter was painted to food items. The plates were tainer that held bath gels.look like granite and I made a I added paint and wall-farmhouse sink using a smalljewellery box. The refrigera-tor is a paper-covered pieceof balsa with Sharpie markerclip handles. When I got thehouse, the upper two-thirds oftwo of the walls had a plasterfinish. I painted those a softyellow and then wallpaperedthe third wall and the wain-scot area. The tile floor is made fromscrapbook paper. The “iron”base dining table was a happyaccident. A heavy plastic wineglass fell out of my kitchencupboard and the base brokeoff. The more I looked at it, D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D JUNE 2016 15

FEATUREalso made from scratch. ABOVE AND ABOVE RIGHT: beams were stained to match. was already installed in this The stone wall adds pri- This pretty bed was handmade I made the bed and bed- room. Jamie’s bed is a vintage for this room and the wicker cra- ding. The armoire is a basic 1:16 piece —just right forvacy and hides the toilet as dle was a gift to her from a good hutch and the nightstand is a toddler’s bed. I made thewell. The toiletries on the friend to welcome the newest an unfinished piece from the afghan. Online mini friendsshelf were made from beads member to the family. craft store with more of the made many of Jamie’s toys.and coloured light pegs. The BELOW LEFT: The attic serves scrapbook sticker carving. The exteriorwall sconces and pretty little as the nursery for baby Jamie. The gorgeous wicker cradlechandelier were made from BELOW RIGHT: Making doll’s was a gift from an online mini By the time I finished mostjewellery findings and beads. houses is a fun way to play with friend and awaits a soon-to- of the interior decorating, I interior design. come baby. I made the night- had settled on an outside look. The centre hall is lined stand lamp and the chandelier. I did a lot of research onlinewith family photos. I grouped hall is the bedroom. The The French doors lead to a looking at photos of French-the dolls that live in the house pretty blue wallpaper in small private balcony. style houses, so I decided tofor a family photo and cut the the bedroom came with the do a stucco exterior with tileother pictures from the doll house. The floor was fin- The attic area is the nurs- trim around the doors andsection of a miniatures cata- ished similarly to the living ery. I imagine that Joy and Joe windows.log. The hall door leads to the room floor and the ceiling have a toddler, little Jamie.upper porch area. The adorable clown wallpaper The tiles are from the craft On the other side of the16 JUNE 2016 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

FEATUREstore and the colours were just ABOVE: The kitchen is fully were extra. Joy and Joe are artisan pieces made by onlineperfect. They, and the kitchen stocked with many miniature Houseworks resin dolls and friends, for the most part Iwall tiles, were stocking treasures. little Jamie cost a pound at a prefer making my minis. Mystuffers from my husband at RIGHT: Deana was very doll’s house shop. Normally, mini budget is very smallChristmas. I made the stucco resourceful in making the fur- I make my dolls, but I fell in (pun intended) and I wouldn’twith a blend of gesso, butter- niture and accessories for her love with pregnant Joy. be able to enjoy this hobbymilk-coloured paint, and tan country house. if I were not able to figuresand. Once it was painted and This project was so out how to make things. Andry, I aged the stucco with a were made with the track balls much fun. I enjoy doing the online mini friend once calledmixture of burnt umber and from computer mice that no research and I love figuring me the Trash to Treasurewater. longer work. I coated them in out how to make the things I Queen. That’s a name I am glue and rolled them in green want from what I have. While proud to claim! DHW The house was coming to landscaping foam. They sit I have a few very beautifullife as I worked! I didn’t like on a console made fromthe doors the way the instruc- part of a hutch. The lower MINICONTACTStions called for them to be porch has a flowering topiaryassembled, so I made some planted in another of the dol- Delightful Minis - De Tritchadjustments by turning them lar store trophies. The wall- Email: delightfulminis@outlook.comupside down, and then paint- mounted light was made from Blog: www.delightfulminis.blogspot.comed them blue. The wrought a suction cup, the hook that Shop: www.zibbet.com/delightfulminisiron door handles were made came with it, and a scrap ofwith black wire and beads. cardboard.The “iron” trim came as whiteplastic, so I cut the pieces to The grand total spent onfit, painted them matte black, this doll’s house is less thanglued them in place, and £20, not including the fam-added touches of paint to give ily who lives there. The onlythe iron an aged look. I gave things I purchased espe-the bay window a copper roof cially for this project werewith a touch of patina. the trophy cups, four sheets of scrapbook paper, three Through all of this work, packages of stickers, one fatI still had no idea what I was quarter of fabric, and the per-going to do with the roof fect little rooster mugs on theuntil I discovered that terra kitchen shelf. The residentscotta barrel tiles would beappropriate for a real Frenchcountry home. I was excited,except for the fact that theactual terra cotta tiles in miniwere beyond my budget. Theformed plastic sheets wereless, but not attractive. Aftersome brainstorming with myhusband, we came up with theidea to use cardboard tubesas the tile and corrugatedcardboard for the base to helpwith spacing. We are happywith the results and think theroof turned out great! I made flower boxes forthe end windows from cardstock and bits of the plasticiron. The vines flowing overthe balcony railing were madefrom tiny silk leaves. Thetopiaries on the upper porch D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D JUNE 2016 17

PROJECTImNaAkeFLaApSaHnErzsébet Bodzas found a clever way to makecopper and aluminium pans and trays. Join her inmaking your own custom pan for your next dish By Erzsébet Bodzas ~ IGMA ArtisanW hen I want to place my moment. So instead, I decided to get polymer clay food on a plate, creative and make my own kitchenware. a board, in a dish, or a pan Fortunately paper is always available and it I can never find the perfect is also an exceptionally magical material.item of which to purchase at that particularYOU’LLneed used an empty cereal box. To prevent the base from deformation while drying, press it with a heavy book. Step 4: After it is dry, cut the base out by following around the white card stock circle. Step 1: Copy or print the base and the side of the pan onto card stock. The diam- eter of the base is ¾” or 20mm.White card stock Step 2: Cut the pieces out. Step 5: Bend the “side of the pan” pieceScrap of cardboard Step 3: Glue the base onto a piece of using the round handle of your brush. An20 gauge wire (0,8mm diameter) scrap cardboard to make it more stable. I effective and comfortable way to do thisScissors is by pressing the handle over the strip ofX-ACTO knife paper on your thigh.Wire cutters Step 6: Glue one end of the side to theNeedle nose pliersPaint brushCopper, dark brown and blackacrylic paintWood glueToothpicksWooden rodDouble-sided tape18 JUNE 2016 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

PROJECT Step 9: Cover the joint of the side with glue until the seam becomes invisible.base. You can easily apply the glue with atoothpick. Step 10: For the handles, cut two long pieces of the wire at about 1½” (4cm). You actually need shorter ones, but it’s easier to work with longer wire pieces to start. Step 12: Place your u-shaped wire pieces between the nose of the pliers as shown, and then bend the handle down.Step 7: When the end of the side issecurely adhered, then glue the remainingpart of the side to the rest of the base. Step 13: Cut off the pieces of wire that you don’t need. Leaving only 1/16” (2mm) long pieces at most beyond the bends.Step 8: We don’t want the side to overlap Step 11: Grab one of the wire pieces withon itself, because it would spoil the shape the pliers so you can bend the overhang-of the pan. So lay the pan on its side at the ing parts down, getting a 3/16” (4mm) longoverlap and cut the excess strip off with a middle part. To be able to make two identi-sharp X-ACTO knife. cal handles mark the nose of the pliers with a pen at the place where you place the wire for bending. Step 14: Glue the two handles onto the side of the pan at opposite sides. Wait for the glue to dry. D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D JUNE 2016 19

PROJECTStep 15: Put a little square of double- Step 17: After drying, remove the pan fromsided tape onto the end of a wooden rod the wooden rod and finish painting the bot-and then press the back of the pan down tom of the pan. Once dry, you can fill it withonto it. This is so you can paint the pan on delicious foods.the rod without touching it with your fingers.Paint the entire pan with copper acrylic My method can alsopaint. Let it dry. be used for oval orStep 16: Get another dry brush and dab rectangular pans;some dark brown and black acrylic paint you just have toover the copper surface. Try to use more change the templateblack at the edges, around the handles, for the base and theand on the bottom. side. Using silver and black paint you can also create an aluminium pan. DHW20 JUNE 2016 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

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PROJECTlaittslpeedcrieasl sFollow along with Marianne and make a dressfor a girl and a baby with antique style lace andcrochet thread using her pattern and technique By Marianne ColijnIlove crochet and I also love vintage Row 3-10: Repeat row 2. Step 3: Sew the lace to the bodice. laces. Last week I came across a small Finish off and leave a tail of thread so Step 4: Close the bodice (the crochet part) scrap of vintage lace that happened you can close the bodice later. using the tail of the thread. to be the same colour as my crochetthread and I suddenly realised that if I Adding the skirtcombined the two I could have the best ofboth worlds! Step 1: Put your lace on your work surface Step 5: Close the back seam of the skirt. I and place the bodice on top of it. Cut the glued mine, but you can also sew it closed The dress we will be making is a long lace so it is twice as wide as the bodice. if you prefer. Leave to dry if needed.dress for a young girl. I used a 5” tall doll The length of the skirt will depend on yourfor the measurements. With some left over lace, but if you prefer you can cut it to size. The puff sleevesmaterials I have also made a long baby Step 2: Work a tiny running stitch alonggown for a special day. the top of the lace. Gather until the lace fits Step 1: Place your dress on your work sur- the bodice and pin it in place. face, with the back seam facing you. Make The first thing we will make is the bod- sure the bodice is lying nice and flat. Get aice. The dress sleeves will be added later. needle and thread to mark the spots where you are going to attach the sleeves.YOU’LLneed DMC tatting thread (No.80 Fil A Dentelles Cotton) Crochet hook 0.60mm Cotton lace Pins Needle Sewing thread Tacky Glue Silk ribbonThe bodice Chain 41 stitches. Row 1: Work 1 sc in second chain fromhook, 1 sc in each chain until end of row.Chain 1 and turn. Row 2: Work 1 sc in each stitch, chain1 and turn.22 JUNE 2016 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

PROJECTStep 2: From the mid back count 6 stitch- An little extra something Row 5: Repeat row 4es to the left and mark the 7th stitch with Finish off and cut thread, leaving a tail toa thread. Go back to the mid back and do I felt the neckline of the bodice was a bit close the bodice with later.the same thing going to the right. low, so I cut a tiny piece of matching laceStep 3: Starting from your marked stitch and turned the bodice inside out. I glued The sleeveson the left, count 8 stitches and add a mark the lace to the lowest part of the necklinein the next stitch at the front of the dress. and the sides of the lace I glued inside the These are worked in rounds.Check if the marks match, if not you can sleeves. Leave it to dry before you turn the Round 1: Attach thread to bottom ofmove one until they do. Repeat starting at dress right side out again. I also did this at armhole, * chain 3 and work 1 sc in next st.the mark on the right backside. the back of the dress I think it really added * Repeat from * to* until end of round. something to the dress, but it’s optional. Round 2 -3: * chain 3, 1 sc into chain 3Crocheted part of the sleeve loop * repeat from * to *. Embellishments Round 4: Work 1 sc in every chain 3 Row 1: Attach your thread to one of the loop, close round with slip st.marked stitches on the back of the dress I added a silk Round 5: Work 1 sc in every 1 sc andand chain 15 stitches, attach to matching bow to the front close round.mark at the front of the dress with a slip of the dress and a Finish off and leave a tail of thread institch. tiny bow to each case you want to gather the sleeves later. of the sleeves. To the front of Repeat for second sleeve. Row 2: To create the armhole, work 1 sc the bodice lace I added a tiny silk rose andin each of the 15 chains you made and also two leaves that are just loops of green silk Adding the skirt to the bodiceinto the top of the dress between the mark- ribbon.ers. Close the round. This is done in the same way as for the A gown for a baby dress. The baby gown will be really long, Add a marker here so it will be easy to but if you want it shorter you can alwayssee where each round ends. For this you will need a small scrap of cut the lace to size. lace and the same materials used for the There should be about 27 sc. But do dress. Embellishmentsnot panic if there are a few more or lessbecause the dress does not have to fit any- I added a pink bow to the front againone it will only be for display. and to the bow I added two green stream- ers and a green silk rose. Sleeves and Row 3: Chain 3, * work 1 sc in the next neckline also are embellished with silk rosesst, chain 3 *, repeat from * to * until you and green silk ribbon loops for the leaves.reach the marker again, do not close theround. I hope you will enjoy making some lace dresses yourself. DHW Row 4-5: Repeat row 3. Row 6: work 1 sc in the first 3 chainloop, work 1 sc in every 3 chain loop untilyou reach the marker again, close roundwith a slip stitch. Row 7: work 1 sc in every stitch. Finish The bodiceoff and cut the thread. Leave a tail in caseyou feel like gathering the sleeves later. This is crocheted from the neck down. Chain 19.Step 1: Repeat for the other sleeve. Row 1: Work 1 sc in the second chainStep 2: Weave in all lose ends. Check from the hook, 1 sc in every stitch until end.to see if you would like to adjust the puff Row 2: Chain 3 and turn, work 2 dc insleeves and weave the ends there too. the back loop (the one furthest away fromStep 3: Now all you have to do is embel- you) of each st.lish your dress. Row 3: Chain 3 and turn, work 1 dc in the next 5 stitches, for arm hole: chain 3, skip 6 sts and work 1 dc in the next 12 sts, for the second armhole: chain 3, skip 6 sts and work 1 dc in the last 6 sts. Row 4: Chain 1 and turn, work 1 sc in each st. D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D JUNE 2016 23

MEET THE MAKERfAortiwmieglgyinpgassionNathalie Mori’s enthusiasm for creating miniaturedolls with individuality soared as she dressed upa number of mini sculpted busts By Madeline LeeW hen Nathalie Mori was eight love is devoted to miniature dolls, but together to make the perfect outfit when years old she had her very she also enjoys making food, mini scenes, dressing her dolls. first doll’s house and soon and anything else her dolls require. after her love for miniatures Spending time to research before mak-was born. Years later in 1998, she wanted Overall, she gets about two hours a ing a new character is one of Nathalie’sto make a room box to commemorate week to devote to her favourite hobby, favourite parts of the process. Whileher daughter’s birth. A friend gave but when a show nears she steals more making her recent collection of geishaher a DIY miniature book and she time to increase her inventory. A desk in dolls, she spent a good amount of timewas instantly hooked on creating small her bedroom suffices as her mini work- researching the culture and history andtreasures in twelfth scale. shop. She admits that her workspace is a happily discovered a whole new world. wonderful mess. This is because as soon She also makes a little time to run work- Nathalie resides in the south of France as she finally manages to straighten up, shops in her local club and is a memberwith her husband and daughters. Her it quickly becomes full of projects again. of online clubs.family is quick to share their opinions Being surrounded by all of the materialswhen it come to her miniature dolls, necessary to make her dolls only helps With the help of other doll artists,which only pushes her to get as close to her because she can see all the colours of such as Soraya Merino, she was able torealism as she can. Her main focus and fabric and variety of trims that will come take her skill set to the next level focusing more on the techniques needed to paint faces. She then took those new skills and found her own style for painting her dolls. Finding the correct tools for her process has been a challenge, but thanks to the Internet she is able to not only find tools, but to also learn more about the process of doll making while connecting with other miniaturists all over the world. Nathalie believes that the love of miniatures will only grow in the future. “When I attend fairs, I see a lot of people coming that are interested in miniatures, they are still involved. I do hope it will last for a long time!” LEFT AND ABOVE: A bust of Marie Antoinette. This is the first wig Nathalie made for her wigging club class.24 JUNE 2016 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

MEET THE MAKERLEFT: This beauty has a purple rose workedinto her majestic hairstyle.BELOW LEFT: Madeleine, wears a wigsimilar to Madame de Pompadour.BOTTOM LEFT: Pauline has an updo withtendrils.BELOW: Ingenue, wears a hair style for ayounger woman. These beautiful miniature busts thatwe are showcasing in this issue came tobe mainly because of Nathalie’s enthusi-asm when starting a new character. Shehad thousands of ideas in her journal anddecided that by only making the bust shecould have fun expressing her visionsmuch faster than by making an entiredoll. She had a number of busts that weremade by Bonnie Glazier and immediately 18th century hairstyle European women’s hairstyles in the 18th century, were more elaborate, and began to include orna- mentation such as flowers, ostrich plumes, ropes of pearls, jewels, rib- bons, and small crafted objects such as replicas of ships and windmills. Red hair was popular, particularly in England during the reign of the red- haired Elizabeth I. In turn, women used various herbal powders to dye their hair red. In the middle of the 18th century women created volume in the hair at the front of the head, usually with a pad underneath, and ornamented the back. Bound hair was felt to be symbolic of propriety. D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D JUNE 2016 25

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MEET THE MAKER LEFT AND ABOVE: Grecian goddess Geisha hairstyles Aphrodite, is the goddess of love and beauty. As with many things in the geisha LEFT AND BELOW: Hestia is the world, the hairstyles of the geisha goddess of home and fertility. This is and maiko (apprentice) are ritualised. the second wig Nathalie made for the Special meaning and seasonality is wigging class. attached to each hairstyle and much BOTTOM LEFT: Hera is the goddess of can be told about the girl simply by goddesses and is also Zeus’s wife. studying her hair. There are many lev- els to training and the hairstyle shows what level the girl has achieved. The levels include formal training in the arts; entertainment training, which the maiko learns at various teahouses and parties by observing her onee- san (mentor). Social skills while navigating the complex social web of the geisha district are also extremely important for success.Grecian hairstyle got to work. After making just one she was hooked and couldn’t stop creating Ancient Greek women wore their them.hair long and to enhance the textureof the hair, Hellenistic women often These are also the result of a wiggingcurled their hair and held it in place class she took with Dana Burton. It waswith combs. Gold and semi-precious an online class and the homework was tostones were used, as were diadems make wigs in different styles. These bustsand flowers. Soap, pomades, and were the prefect way to experiment withwax were also used to give the hair the new skills she had acquired. She hasshine. Hair played a role as a social already sold a few and expects the rest becommunicator and also emphasised purchased just as quickly.class differentiation, as only slaveswore their hair short. Nathalie used acrylic paints for the face, viscose for the hair, and fabric, beads, ribbons and other materials for ABOVE: Mariko is shown top with yellow the accessories and clothing. While it is flowers throughout her hair and Itsuka is a challenge to replicate a hairstyle from above with soft pink spring roses in her hair. the Internet or a magazine because the photos generally only show one angle, she manages to translate it into beautiful results. DHW D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D JUNE 2016 27

A LOOK AT LUNBYHthoeugseenhearantdioendsdownGothenburg house gives many years ofpleasure to a daughter before her mothertransforms it with her own passion By Sandra HardingL eena Kajander from Veera, had lovingly decorated older she lost interest in the Fast forward many years, Finland had her first it inside and Leena was pre- house. Luckily, her wise and Leena had married and doll’s house over sixty sented with the box and her mother kept the furniture. had a daughter of her own. In years ago. Well, it very first set of miniature the 1980s her daughter Elisewasn’t really a doll’s house, furniture on Christmas eve, was old enough to have amore of a wooden box with and she loved it immediately. doll’s house, and Leena gave“blood oranges” marked on it. Gradually a few more bits her a Lundby Gothenberg. were added, but as she grew The furniture so carefully However, her mother, saved all those years ago from the wooden box was given back to Elise and, as the house had plenty of room, more furniture and accesso- ries were bought. Many years of pleasure was given by the house until, once again, Elise outgrew it. In the meantime, Leena had her own plans for the house and she began the hobby in earnest. The walls were reno- vated, further floors added, and she started making smaller items herself, includ- ing some of the dolls. To match up the outside colours she painted all the outer walls and renovated the windows, to which she added delightful28 JUNE 2016 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

shutters. A LOOK AT LUNBY In the kitchen the white Lasse is watching.table and chairs date from the The next two floors are the1950s, as does the red chairand chest of drawers in the oldest part of the house, andnext room. In the kitchen grandma Reetta lives up herethe rug was made using with her cats and dogs. Shecross stitch and the other was loves to listen to music on hercrocheted. The lady in the old gramophone as she can nokitchen is mummy Anna with longer create her handicraftsthe baby Eeva and the boy is due to bad eyesight. ThePauli. furniture is mostly Lundby. There are plans to turn the On the second floor the bathroom into a grander roomfurniture is mostly Lundby with a sauna when they havefrom various decades, and enough money.the green lamp is very old.The little rug by the window On the top floor is theis made from Bunca and theother rug was made using D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D JUNE 2016 29the punch technique. Liisa isplaying with her tiny Lundbydoll’s house and her brother

A LOOK AT LUNBYbedroom and the library. The daughter Elise. One day it Shop opens againchildren’s father, Esko, likes will handed on to the fourth after roof raidto sit here with his newspapers generation, Elise’s daughtersas it’s the quietest room in the Vaapukka and Ulpukka. Adoll’s house shop in Blackpool has now opened itshouse. What a lovely heirloom for doors again after thieves almost caused the business to them to cherish. DHW close. I love this house, mainly Owner Darren Thicket was devastated when thievesbecause of its history, tore through the roof of Dolls Houses Are Us in a crime that net-and because it is now ted them just £5 of lead. Rainwater poured through the ceiling,being saved to pass on damaging the shop beyond repair at the start of the year.to yet another genera-tion. All thanks must go Now Darren has a new shop, next door to the old one, andto Leena, her mother was quick to pay tribute to his family, friends and miniature sup-Veera, and Leena’s pliers in helping pull him through. Darren told DHW: “I was days away from losing my business but without the support of my partner Ged, my mum Lynne, and several others I would have lost it.” He said: “Words cannot describe how I feel. Thank you isn’t enough for all the people who helped me. It was just heartbreak- ing. Seven years of business were ruined over just £5 of lead.” He said: “Luckily I have a very supportive landlady and some very understanding suppliers. They all came together and helped me in any way that they could. I even had Kim and Sam from Replicast offering me stock to help get me through.” He added: “A month ago there was no light at the end of the tunnel - but my customers said I couldn’t close. It wasn’t the best start to the year, but things are looking a bit rosier. “I now have a fully monitored cctv system installed which I can monitor online and an alarm system, all at some cost, but I’m determined I will not go through this again. “The new shop is actually miles better in most ways. I now have a dedicated workshop upstairs, a stockroom and better facilities. Sales are up and the shop is look- ing miles better than I ever imagined it could.” • 4 Royal Oak Buildings, Blackpool FY4 2AB Tel: 07930 136014. www.dollshousesareus.co.uk30 JUNE 2016 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

MEET THE MAKERTlahdey lgeoaethsemrodGail Steffey is applying her already well-knowntechniques to mid century modern furnitureBy Deb WeisslerF or four decades Gail Steffey, using the same time-honoured tech- modern pieces for their projects. But the well known in miniature circles niques as their full size counterparts. sweeping, curving, and cantilevered lines as The Leather Lady, has filled Brass nails and leather-covered tufts pro- of modern furniture are difficult enough doll’s houses and roomboxes all vide authentic detail, and the furniture to achieve in full scale, much less in min-over the world with exceptional leather legs, made of resin she purchases from iature. To bend plywood into gracefulfurnishings that represent the ultimate Sue and John Hodgson, are hand fin- curves and metal into sharp angles andin miniature luxury. Her traditional ished to resemble fine wood. Each piece geometric forms required skill sets Gailstyle leather sofas, chairs, ottomans, and is signed and dated, and Gail notes the felt she didn’t possess.chaises are statements of sumptuous leather colour and the skin from which itelegance that set the tone for an entire was covered, in case a customer desires a She certainly admired the minimal-room. From Victorian to Edwardian, matching piece later on. ist forms and shapes that mid centuryGail’s designs have been decorating furniture came to represent, wistfullyclassics. As collectors have eagerly awaited admiring the white leather furniture she each new design or colour, a few hopefuls saw in New York City apartments on the Gail’s furniture is built from scratch would approach Gail begging her to cre- hit TV show “Selling NY” and the fabu-using custom patterns and upholstered ate some contemporary or mid century lous lounge in Roger Sterling’s office in “Mad Men”. It would take a miniature LEFT: Gail’s miniature remake of Le chair Gail found online and made by Corbsier’s 1928 lounge chair. Reac, a Japanese manufacturer of min- ABOVE: Gail’s white leather remake of Le iature resin furniture, that would finally Corbsier’s iconic lounger with a stylish mod- propel her work into the 20th century. ern floor lamp. BELOW RIGHT: Black leather-backed Reac had certainly captured the look benches with metal frames, and sleek black chairs on display. D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D JUNE 2016 31

MEET THE MAKER LEFT: Gail’s furniture display was a major hit with contemporary design lovers at a recent show. ABOVE: Gail’s Eames-style lounge chair and ottoman in tan leather. BELOW: Gail’s remade white leather lounge bed is done in the style of Mies van der Rohe. BOTTOM LEFT: Gail’s black leather remake of Le Corbsier’s iconic lounger.of mid century furniture, in this case infinite patience and a variety of dental refinished to resemble layers of bondedan iconic Eames chair and ottoman, tools, Gail carefully disassembled their plywood. The chair and ottoman weredesigned in the 1950s by Charles and chair and ottoman, salvaging the frames padded and upholstered in sumptuousRay Eames for the Herman Miller fur- and discarding the rest. black leather with leather-covered tuftedniture company. The full-sized high end buttons. The result was a stunning like-leather and plywood lounger was mould- By carefully soaking the resin frame in ness of the real thing. By trial and errored in such a way as to envelop one’s body hot water, Gail prepared the surface to be Gail experimented with other Reac pieceslike a rich cocoon. and by 2011 was ready to showcase them at the Philadelphia Miniaturia. But Reac’s version lacked the sump-tuousness that only real leather and “I only took three pieces,” Gail recalls,varnished plywood could impart, so with “because I just wasn’t sure how well they would sell when buyers found out they were not completely original, but I sold all three pieces.” Buyers clamoured for more. This was totally unexpected, and Gail hurried home to find reliable sourc- es for more Reac furniture that captured the styles of other great mid century modern designers—Arne Jacobsen, Le Corbusier, and the team of Ludwig Mies32 JUNE 2016 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

MEET THE MAKER ABOVE: Gail’s black leather sofa and arm- Perhaps her greatest challenge is find- chair in the style of Le Corbusier. ing enough Reac pieces to remake. The LEFT: Gail’s Eames-style lounge chair and company has recently announced it will ottoman in saddle brown leather. no longer manufacture miniature chairs. BELOW RIGHT: Compare Gail’s efforts to At the moment Gail buys from a whole- an original full size Eames lounger. saler who has an ample supply and she is also able to buy them online new and sec-van der Rohe and Lilly Gail buys entire lambskins ond hand. At a recent wholesale show inReich. from the same sources that Chicago, Gail bought out Aztec’s entire Reac line to ensure she can continue her These masters of mid century design supply manufacturers of contemporary line as long as possible.transformed the western world’s furni- clothing, shoes and hand- With 25 per cent of her sales comprisingture from dark, heavy, ornate, and staid bags, and with each one of her modern furniture, Gail is consideringto aesthetically crisp, uncluttered, and her colours stored in sixty her options once the supply of Reac fur-innovative. They employed technically one gallon storage bags, Gail niture dries up.innovative materials and manufacturing has an ample supply for what-methods creating functionally perfect ever comes her way. Studying the clean lines of mid centu-furniture in such a way that they might In her Dunnellon, Florida ry furniture that she has come to admire,be mass produced, therefore making studio she burns the midnight oil, Gail ponders how to create these historicgood design more accessible to the mass- often working into the wee hours of the pieces from scratch. It will mean learninges. Sixty years later, their creations are morning, thinning hides, cutting wood, a whole new set of skills—metal forming,considered works of art. sanding, staining, soaking resin, and soldering, bending, and forming wood. upholstering. “It’s real easy to get minia- With some of her favourite television Having tackled full sized pieces in her ture burnout,” Gail laughs. shows to inspire her, Gail is prepared toown home for many years and creating explore new territory. Her goal—thather own miniature furniture line, Gail is white couch!no stranger to upholstering. “You can-not always use 1” to 1’ as a yard stick,” “But first I have to pack up my stu-Gail points out. “You have to take into dio,” she laughs. After living in Floridaaccount the thickness of the padding for many years, she is returning toand the upholstery in order to determine Virginia to be near family in the historicproper scale. Quite often you have to town of Fredericksburg. With boxes ofadjust the length or depth to achieve the leather, furniture, and a lifetime of col-right look.” In this case, her upholstering lecting miniatures, this is no small task.also had to take into account the size and In the mean time Gail will ponder thescale of Reac’s frames. complexities of creating mid century modern furniture while continuing to delight her many customers. DHW D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D JUNE 2016 33

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WORKSHOPtMheucshhodpisctroeusrssoenSandra joins a course to find out howto give her miniatures that difficult-to-achieve authentic lived-in look By Sandra HardingW hy would eight ladies, with deliberately, I thought that this might be well over 80 doll’s houses, fun, and I was right. shops and other buildings between them, need yet It meant spending an interesting dayanother to add to their collection? Try with Bob Willans of Tollgate Miniatures,replacing the word “need” with “want” based at Bosham Craft Centre in Westand you start to get the picture. Sussex, and seven like-minded ladies plus, of course, our lovely tutor, Brigitte It all started when Valerie put a notice from Belgium. We were there to learnon Facebook about a workshop to learn how to paint and distress a twelfth scalehow to paint and distress buildings. shop. Most of us had a moments panicKnowing how easy it is to make things when we saw the amazing examples ofdirty accidentally, but how hard it is for Brigitte’s work, but luckily Bob had lim-most of us to make our projects dirty36 JUNE 2016 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

WORKSHOPTOP: Yo, Jackie and Desna. look like a pawnbrokers, so she painted Desna, from West Sussex, is planningABOVE: Valerie. hers slightly differently and grubbier, a tea shop, Jackie, from Dagenham, isRIGHT: Brigitte’s lovely work. and Jackie changed her colours around. going to base hers on the Beatrix Potter Whilst we waited for the paint to dry we book “The Tailor of Gloucester”, Yo,ited our project to a lovely little shop and had a lovely lunch, included in the price, from Portsmouth, is making a pawnbro-the paint pots, sandpaper, and brushes and fellow course member Desna gave kers, while Jackie’s is going to create awere all ready when we arrived. each of the ladies a sweet little baby’s shoe shop. Valerie, from Emsworth, has handmade cardigan. plans for a flower shop and Tanya, from Within minutes we were all sanding Chichester, wants hers to end up as afuriously around the windows, door, and Back in the workshop we were handed china shop.taking off the sharp edges, as this shop pots of something resembling syrup andis meant to be old and well-visited. We told to paint it over the yellow walls, to I have to mention Lynn, from Liss,painted the flat roof area to look like create an aged look. And it worked ! as she has really thrown herself in at thea slate roof, and this was followed by Another layer was added, and then more deep end. This was her very first miniapplying a plaster filler on the outside in the corners where dirt from the road project and she plans to create a haber-using a tiny trowel to make the walls look would splash up, of course. By now we dashery shop as she loves fabrics. She hasold and worn. were all thrilled with our shops, until a three-pillared Georgian shop, which Brigitte told us to start sandpapering she bought some time ago from Bob, and Green paint was carefully applied to again over our new paint, which caused decided to join the group as she neededwhere green paint was meant to be, and another moment’s panic. help with the decoration. She admits ityellow paint was applied to the walls. has opened up a whole new world for her.One of the ladies, Yo, wanted her shop to However, Brigitte was right as usual and the door jamb, door edges, window As for my shop I have chosen the ledge, and places where many hands rub name “Granny’s Attic”. I have loved over the years were worn down and soon watching the television programme created the lived-in look. When we were Dickensian, and the sets they have cre- just about finished we all admired each ated are wonderful. I am really not sure other’s work, and delighted in our new whether I am clever enough to create found skills. We all chose the names for such a setting so I will wait until I am our shop signs, which Brigitte will make ready. and post to us later. We went home to look at all our other I thought you might like to know clean doll’s houses in a different light… the ladies’ plans for these lovely shops. and they should all be very worried. DHW D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D JUNE 2016 37

READER’S PROJECTnothing but theKITCHEN SINKOne reader shares her idea and techniquefor making a realistic kitchen sink. ThanksMaria, for a really detailed step-by-step. by Maria Nikolajeva with a small pattern (a large pattern will look unrealistic in this scale) Step 5: Glue cabinet doors onto the front of the cabinet.Step 1: Glue or fix with mask- cheese boxes that are easy to YOU’LLneed Small beadsing tape the flaps of the card cut with hobby scissors. With A craft stick, coffeecontainer. Paint the sides of the other kinds of wood you may A small card container stirrer or a piece ofcontainer with desirable paint. need a saw or mitre shears. approx.12x6x6 cm, wood stripPaint the bottom of the con- Trim edges with sandpaper. for instance, from an Optional: corrugatedtainer with black paint. Mark and make holes for knobs electric bulb (or you paper or plastic on both pieces with an awl. can make a box your- Sharp-end scissors orStep 2: Cut two pieces of a Step 4: Paint cabinet doors on self from thick card or a craft knifecraft stick (or any thin strip of one side and on the edges. Use cardboard) An awlwood) 5 cm long. Paint them baking paper so that the paint A piece of thin wooden A rulerblack. Use baking paper so that doesn’t stick. strip 12x6cm (or two A pencilthe paint does not stick. Optional: for a shiny look apply cheese boxes) Tweezers a coat of transparent varnish. If Two mini jam or butter Medium-grain Glue the strips onto the bot- you, on the contrary, want your containers (of the kind sandpapertom on the cabinet for stability. sink to look shabby use any you get at hotels or on Baking paperThis part will not be visible so it technique to age painted wood. planes) All-purpose gluedoesn’t have to be very neat. Variant: if you want a natural A top from a plastic Masking tapeStep 3: Cut two pieces of wooden look for your cabinet, pump bottle Rubber bandswood panel 5x5 cm for cabinet use self-adhesive shelf lining A piece of hard tin foil, Black paintdoors. In this project, I am using for instance, a used Other paint of desired party platter OR a colour piece of card (I use old Optional: transparent Christmas cards) and a varnish left-over piece of self- Optional: metallic paint adhesive shelf lining Paintbrushes OR shiny card Two small press studs Two push-pins38 JUNE 2016 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

READER’S PROJECTApply a drop of glue on push- adhesive shelf lining with marble to match the openings in the a green and a red bead. If youpins and insert them into pre- effect. worktop. want to use white beads andpared holes for knobs. Use rub- Option 2: cut a bit of hard tin inscribe C and H on them, gober bands to hold the assembly foil 12 x 6 cm. Step 10: Glue worktop onto for it, but I didn’t.in place while drying. the cabinet. Trim the openings if Step 13: Glue on taps on bothNOTE: There are many ways of You can also paint your necessary. side of the pump.making door knobs from found worktop in any desirable colourobjects, wire or beads. Use or use wood-effect shelf lin- Step 11: Glue the assembly to theyour imagination or read some ing or find a piece of interest- Insert bowls worktop.books and blogs. ing shiny or patterned card or into the openings and glue in. NOTE: this is just one of many wrapping paper. Hold the assembly in place with ways of making taps. In anStep 6: If your jam containers rubber bands while drying. I am earlier project, I used a drinkingare transparent, you may want Step 8: Mark openings for showing both options, still dry- straw. Browse kitchen supplierto paint them with metallic paint two bowls on the back of the assembled, but in actual fact I sites on the internet for ideasto imitate stainless steel or with worktop. have chosen the marble top. and use any materials you canwhite paint. If your containers Step 12: Assemble cold and find in your rubbish boxes.are opaque you can leave them Cut openings, leaving 2 mm hot water taps from 2-3 suitable Step 14 (optional): Paint aas they are. Browse kitchen on the inside of the marks. beads. Tweezers are indispens- piece of corrugated paper orsupplier sites for models of Step 9: Mark and cut open- able for this task. I have used plastic in a suitable colour andbowls. You may find interest- ings on the top of the cabinet glue into the counter top foringly-shaped mini containers on drainer.your travels. For this project Iam using opaque white butter Your sink is now finished.containers. If you are building a fitted kitchen, make your counter from cardboard and insert the sink unit (steps 2-14) in a suit- able place. You can then add other units as desirable. Various appliance fronts and cooker tops can be found in cata- logues. I made the blue sink some years ago using slightly different materials. DHW Make a hole in the middleof each container with an awl.Insert the bottom part of pressstuds into the holes for drains.Step 7: Choose a worktopfor your sink. I will show twooptions, but there are manyways of doing it.Option A: cut a bit of card 12x 6 cm and cover it with self- D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D JUNE 2016 39

FEATUREbSmigafllalvmouearls withIn a small village just outside of Paris, VeronikaCharraud is living her dream and making minifood that will amaze you By Josephine WaltersM odelling small dishes of the idea of making real life into a minia- TOP: A small tray for breakfast in bed. food is not a new thing for ture fantasy. She confesses that achieving ABOVE: This little twelfth scale basket of Veronika. As a child she realism is always her biggest challenge blueberry muffins would look terrific in any would spend hours using and it takes much concentration and miniature scene.Plasticine to make special meals for her precision to meet her goals and the high LEFT: Veronika enjoys making costumedolls. However, two years ago Veronika standards that she sets for herself. jewellery so when she creates miniature foodmade the decision to focus on making she also likes to transform some of the doll’sminiature food as an art form and selling Veronika sculpts different types of house pieces into earrings or pendants.it to the public. The venture had been on foods, including breads, croissants, pas- BELOW: Traditional pizza with a sliceher mind for many years and today she tries, macaroons, cheeses, meats, fruits, removed to make displaying more fun.is on her way to becoming an amazing and vegetables. She also enjoys sculptingminiature artist. costume jewellery. Veronika lives just outside of Paris in Every day she carves out a smallthe village of Grande Paroisse, so being amount of time to dedicate to her art, butsurrounded by wonderful cafes and cake admittedly she would prefer that thereshops on a daily basis makes it easy to be were forty-eight hours to a day instead ofinspired to create miniature foods. She only twenty-four so she could invest morepushes herself every day to make her time into doing what she loves.pieces as realistic as possible and loves Using her kitchen as her mini studio, she has taken over the table with boxes40 JUNE 2016 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

FEATURETOP: A cup of tea and a of polymer clay vital input to help Veronika learn andsweet treat are the perfect and tiny mas- grow in her filed.combination for a well deserved terpieces, as wellbreak during a busy day. as all of the tools she uses The amazing works of VeronikaTOP RIGHT: Breads and danishes for sculpting. Typically, Veronika’s Charraud are sold at local miniatureare a popular item and Veronika loves to day begins with a hot cup of coffee while shows and online. Her prices are basedmake them. she sits at her computer to check and on the complexity of the pieces and onABOVE: Lemon cakes that can also be worn update her social media pages and to post how much time is put into them. Heras a necklace and earring set. to her blog. Then she dedicates a few dream is to continue to create and toABOVE RIGHT: A tiny box of tomatoes hours to research any new techniques she travel the world to sell her pieces and tofresh from the garden. may want to incorporate into her art. meet other miniaturists who share herABOVE FAR RIGHT: A delicious little cherry By the afternoon she is ready to start love for this hobby.pie. The realistic crust looks so flaky and sculpting a new item or to put finish-crunchy you can almost taste it! ing touches on pieces that are already in Her fascination for this wonderful progress. In the evening she shows her world of miniatures is shown in every creations to her husband to get construc- small detail of each delectable item she tive feedback. He is her biggest fan and makes. Being a child at heart also helps always shows his support for her minia- her to have fun and to put her soul into tures. Her father, who is a painter and her work. “My creations allow me to sculptor, also shows his support and gives explore my artistic limits. Miniatures are an extraordinary world, which makes dreaming possible.” DHW LEFT: A basket of freshly baked breads is a fabulous addition to a kitchen or bakery. RIGHT: Tiny bars of specialty chocolates. D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D JUNE 2016 41

FEATUREtThheeiljlouysiiosninJulio Ribeiro has big dreams while creating smallmasterpieces. His gentle touch tells a romanticstory of the effects of time and erosion By Mary Holden PHOTOGRAPHY BY JULIO RIBEIROI n the southern part of Brazil in the He acknowledges his friends and fam- town of Jeriquara resides a brilliant ily didn’t quite understand his interest at diorama artist by the name of Julio first, but after seeing the amazing pieces Ribeiro. He is a passionate artist he creates and how the hobby inspireswho pours everything he has into his him, they now give their full support.creations. Since 2000 his hobby has takenmost of his spare time, spare money, and, Ever since he was a young boy Julioas he jokingly admits, his wife’s patience.Julio makes dioramas, scenarios, scale BELOW: Julio shown standing proudly withaccessories, and customisations of die a collection of his miniature creations.cast miniatures in one twelfth and other BELOW RIGHT: A small vice on the work-scales. bench of the interior of the Garage and Service Co.42 JUNE 2016 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

ABOVE AND LEFT: Photos show the interi-or of the 1:18-scale Garage and Service Co.project. Vintage posters and signs decoratethe shop wall. Julio demonstrates the slidinggarage door that he constructed from wood.dreamed of owning a vintage car. Perhapsthat dream is what fuels his subject mat-ter when designing his realistic miniaturescenes. It was fifteen years ago when hissister-in-law gave him a die cast 1958Ferrari Testarossa in 1:18 scale. Sincethen, he has been making models andscenes and declares that he has no plansto stop. The process all starts in his 12’ x 18’workshop. There he has several electri-cal tools; among them are two circularsaw benches, a large drill, a bench witha belt sander and emery, and a numberof manual tools such as hammers and a D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D JUNE 2016 43

FEATURE TOP: Another interior view of the vintage garage. Julio took care to add just the right amount of grime to the shop’s equipment for realism. LEFT: The exterior of the Garage and Service Co. is beautifully detailed to show age and weathering. ABOVE: An old Texaco sign is distressed and tucked away by the garage entrance.44 JUNE 2016 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

miter gauge. He mentions that his tools FEATUREare usually laying all about, but they arealways on hand when he needs them! ABOVE LEFT AND ABOVE: The realistic street scene outside of the Chevy Barn Find Julio has also become proficient at project has a dumpster and some barrels. Amaking specific custom-made tools to get small chain and lock on the fence entrancethe results he desires, but says his most keep unwanted trespassers off the property.important tools are his own hands. LEFT: Inside the fence of the 1:18-scale Chevy Barn Find project lies a vintage trea- In the centre of his workroom is a sure.large table that holds the heart of the BELOW: The Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz 1959projects that he builds upon. His son, project. There is certainly an art to making aMatheus, is his number one supporter diorama scene feel so real.and visits the workshop often to see hisfather’s latest creations and to add his When asked which movies gave himown suggestions. a creative jump-start, Julio answered,The creative process “They would have to be the Back to the Future series, 007, Gone in 60 Seconds, Inspiration finds its way to Julio by Saving Private Ryan, The Fast and themeans of epic films, old photographs, a Furious, Coupe de Ville, Fried Greengood talk with a friend, and sometimes Tomatoes, Herbie, Daniel Boone, Pearleven from a simple piece of wood. Harbour, and Forrest Gump.” Once the spark is ignited he spends several hours researching the subject he wants to emulate. He does this by read- D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D JUNE 2016 45

LEFT AND BELOW: Julio explains, “In the case of the 1:24-scale Service Station, Route 66 project (shown left) and the 1:18-scale Gas Station project (shown below and next page), the inspiration came from the leg- endary Route 66 in the US where there are several workshops and gas stations from the 50s that are still active along the highway— especially the Texaco brand, whose history and subject matter has fascinated me since childhood.” main material, but he also uses resins, sand, dry leaves, spices, stones, various glues, inks, posters, and decals. The most difficult task for Julio is locating the right materials to achieve the look he wants and finding or construct- ing the right tools he needs for the job. Once assembled, the tools are then put to use in cutting, building, and finishing. The decorating stage is Julio’s favour- ite part of the process. This is when he imagines himself very small and feels like he is part of the scene. The very last step is to preserve the art piece by photo- graphing it. The goal of his photography is to confuse the eye into thinking what they are looking at is full scale—when in fact it is very small. This illusion is what he loves most about the hobby. The entire process can take up to four months per scene. Upon completion, Julio sells his pieces online or to local friends. He is able to let them go with ease because he says, “My greatest pleas- ure is to create and after they are finished and photographed I know that I haveing magazines and surfing the Internetfor references and history about his sub-ject matter. In the case of the Chevy Barn Findproject, the central idea was based on astory he read in a magazine about thelarge number of North American vehi-cles in Uruguay because the country hasno car industry. Typically, the family vehi-cle will be abandoned in a backyard or inan old garage of an enthusiast who hadattempted to restore it. After he finishes his research he worksout some quick sketches and beginscalculating the scale and the measure-ment of the pieces he will need. Then hedecides what materials will work best forthe given project. Usually wood is the46 JUNE 2016 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

FEATUREto begin another creation. So there is noattachment for me!” That is not to say that he hasn’tproudly held on to his very first diorama,which is an old gas station that wasinspired by a photo found in an antiquecar magazine. He says it is still with himand will be forever. “Even though I have mastered manyminiaturisation techniques, I still livein constant search for knowledge andtechniques to improve my skills so I amable to express more and more realismin my work. This will make my art standout among several other professionalsin this art form. Today I can’t imagineever being separated from this minia-ture world and even though I’ve heardall sorts of criticism about this hobby, Iknow how important it is to many others,as well as to myself. This is my dreamand my world where there are never- ending possibilities for creating!” TOP: The thoughtful staging that Julio When you study the photographs of achieves before taking photos of his work adds realistic magic to each of his finished this artist’s work it is hard to imagine that pieces. he has had no formal training. It is his ABOVE: Burning the midnight oil to finish up quest for knowledge and his passion for a car repair. This vintage garage diorama is a this hobby that pushes him to heighten wonderful tribute to history. You can see the his skills with each piece he constructs. result of all the research done for each piece. Although he doesn’t teach workshops LEFT: This gas station has all of the tools in his area, he is excited to attend an necessary to get the job done and is fully upcoming class to learn how to use air- wired with electricity to light up the inside. brush techniques to simulate lakes and ocean water in scenes. will see more of him in the future. It is artists like Julio who fuel the miniature Julio dreams of one day having an art community and inspire others to keep exhibit where he can show many of his creating and dreaming. DHW art pieces in one setting. We can only hope his dreams come true and that we D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D JUNE 2016 47

FEATUREoLfoavrintigsafnasmilyGabriele Layne has filled a cabinet with 21mini rooms. This month we visit two of therooms in her unusual ‘house’ By Charlotte PalmerG abriele has an extensive shop and makes the most amazing floral collection of miniatures and arrangements, Vincent’s focus is creating has found the perfect way pottery. to show off every little piecewhile at the same time tell a story about He spends many an hour makingan industrious family who loves and one-of-a-kind pieces and filling customsupports each other. In this feature we orders. Because of his creative reputationvisit two scenes that Gabriele has added in the village, he has agreed to take onto her cabinet doll’s house. an apprentice named Udo who you can see sitting at the potter’s wheel diligently Walter’s other son, Vincent, shares the learning the trade.same creative talent as his sister, Gilda,.While she successfully runs a florist It has been raining all morning while Udo was running about town making LEFT: The beauty table in the dress- maker’s shop shows a fashionable hairstyle. TOP: The potter’s workshop has many special pieces of pottery. ABOVE: A pair of muddy boots and a basket for broken pottery. special deliveries, so he placed his muddy boots to dry by the stove. Beside his boots is a small basket filled with broken bits of pottery. The shelves and table are stocked with glazed and unglazed pieces that showcase Vincent’s artistic talents. A little boy from the neighbourhood, Lukas, is sitting at the table eagerly wait- ing to join Vincent for lunch. There is a48 JUNE 2016 D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D

FEATURE ABOVE: The apprentice is diligently developing his skills as a potter. BELOW: It is a busy day at the dress shop. Customers have made their purchases and Marie has many new dress designs to finish as well as a few that need to be altered for loyal customers.pizza in front of him and one slice has sneak him a morsel. for clientele.already been cut. Toby the dog sits under Gabriele has thought of many details In the designated work area there is athe table in hopes that a piece of food willfall to the floor—or perhaps Lukas will in this little workshop. Note the ther- sewing machine and all the tools needed mostat on the wall, the decorative win- to create or mend dresses and garments. dow trim, and a glass of ale to quench Vincent’s thirst. This little shop has a special area to accommodate the customers while they On the third floor of the building wait for assistance. On the table are above the café is a dressmaker’s shop that glamorous fashion magazines to inspire is run by Marie who is Walter’s sister. and entertain. The mahogany cabinet in Marie is a thoughtful dressmaker with a the back of the room is full of ribbons, love for fashion. Her daughters, Ella lace, and bolts of expensive material. and Doris, eagerly follow in their moth- er’s footsteps and are happy to learn the There are a few dress forms to show craft of dressmaking by watching her off the newest pieces that are perfect for design and sew the latest French fashions the season. Customers can try on these beautiful dresses behind the screen and then have the dress tailored to fit them to perfection. A large selection of ladies’ accessories, such as fancy gloves and sparkling jewel- lery, are also on hand to match any outfit. A few customers have already made their purchases and are eager to wear their new pieces out on the town. What a wonderful way to present all of these tiny treasures. Every miniaturist loves a good backstory for a project and you can see that Gabriele enjoys coming up with them! DHW D O L L S H O U S E W O R L D JUNE 2016 49

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