Making Minis

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Anyone Can Air Brush: 7 Projects With Tips and Techniques From a Pro; Lindy Brown

Architectural Toys; Anthony G. White

Best of the Doll Reader; Hobby House Press, Virginia Ann Heyerdahl (Editor)

The Book of Miniature Furniture and Accessories; Helen Ruthberg

Braided Rug Book: Creating Your Own American Folk Art; Norma M. Sturges

Brooke Tucker's Golden Christmas: Building a Miniature Masterpiece; Brooke Tucker; Introduction by Anne Day Smith - Photographs, illustrations, step-by-step instructions, and a list of materials will help you recreate the Golden Christmas Room. This is a must have for any DIY miniaturists library. Even if you don't plan to reproduce the exact room settings, you can learn techniques and principles which can be used in any project. Her attention to detail is simply phenomenal. She even cautions you about the thickness of your pencil lead when drawing your plans, lest your components not fit together perfectly. And, should you never get around to actually "building" anything, it is still a great companion on a rainy day and a beautiful book for your collection.

Carving Miniature Carousel Animals: Country Fair Style; Jerry Reinhardt

Classic Decorative Details; Henrietta Spencer-Churchill - Like her book,"Classic English Interiors", Henrietta Spencer-Churchill devotes a lot of care to this book. The photographs are incredible! A must-read for anyone interested in English Country Style.

The Country House: Classic Style for an Elegant Home; Jenny Gibbs - This room-by-room guide of fine country homes offers practical advice and gorgeous photos. The homes, which display a range of styles from the 17th to the 20th centuries, seem both classic and timeless, with attention paid to even the most minute of details. Full color.

The Crafter's Guide to Glues (Craft Kaleidoscope); Tammy Young - From the myriad white glues and paper glues to hot glues, super glues, epoxies, and specialty adhesives, this guide thoroughly explains how to choose the right glue for any project. All of this information is presented with humor and clear line drawings. Perhaps even more important, the explanations may spark ideas for variations on existing crafts, and there are a number of mini how-tos for a wide variety of specific projects.

The Crafts Supply Sourcebook: A Comprehensive Shop-By-Mail Guide for Thousands of Craft Materials (4th Ed); Margaret A. Boyd - If you can think of it, it's probably here! This book covers an amazing but organized range of craft and artist supplies. If you've ever tried unsuccessfully to find "that thingie" that everyone's raving about and had no luck, this one's for you!

Creations in Miniature: 101 Tiny Treasures in Needlework and Crafts; Eleanor Levie

The Decorated Doll's House: How to Design and Create Miniature Interiors; Jessica Ridley - This book provides ideas and directions to create the wonderful room scenes Ms. Ridley has designed. It also provides detailed instructions and tips about a variety of other subjects of interest to the minaturist such as working with polymer clay and converting common household items into exquisite 1:12 scale pieces. The detail included is extraordinary and inspirational.

Dollhouse Accessories: How to Design and Make Them; Margaret B. Duda

Dollhouse Decorating: A Guide to Interior Design in Miniature, In Twelve Distinctive Styles; Nick Forder

The Dollhouse Decorator: The Complete Guide to Do-It-Yourself Furnishing for Dolls and Dollhouses; Vivienne Boulton/

Dollhouse Furnishings for the Bedroom and Bath; Shep Stadtman

The Dollhouse Idea Book: Furniture and Decoration/Pauline Flick

Dollhouse Kitchen and Dining Room Accessories; Baggett

Doll House Minatures (Creative Crafts Library); Sybil Harp

The Dollhouse Sourcebook; Caroline Clifton-Mog, Nick Nicholson (Photographer) - Spectacular examples of models made with the precision of great ship models. Clifton-Mogg describes the houses, the times, the dollhouse makers and their craft. The arresting feature of the book is Nick Nicholson's photos, which effectively contrive to represent full-size subjects. From the 18th c. to early 20th, the book covers the exterior, then, in turn, the rooms.

Dolls' House Bathrooms; Patricia King

The Encyclopedia of Dollhouse Decorating Techniques (Encyclopedia of Art); William Davis, Caroline List, Nick Forder, and Pamela Ruddock

Early American Dollhouse Miniatures; Gerald Jensen

Easy To Make Dolls' House Accessories; Andrea Barham

Flower Drying in a Microwave; Titia Joosten

Furnish a Dolls' House; Michal Morse

Getting It Together: How to Organize Your Work, Your Home and Yourself; P. Katz

How to Make Enchanting Miniature Teddy Bears; Debbie Kesling - Whether you are just a beginner, or you'd like to perfect your skills, this book is the only one you will ever need to produce quality minature bears. The explanations are clear, concise and easy to understand. The author, who is a renowned bear artist herself, includes some darling patterns to get you started and reveals great tips that others would have kept a secret. This book is the next best thing to having a master at minature bear-making right at your side to help you.

How to Organize and Manage Your Art Room; Charles Comstock

How to Paint Miniatures; Elizabeth Johnson

Interior Designs in Miniature: Brooke Tucker's Originals; Anne Day Smith

Jean Greenhowe's Miniature Toys; Jean Greenhowe

Make Your Own Dollhouses and Dollhouse Miniatures; Marian Maeve O'Brien

Make Your Own Teddy Bear: Everything You Need to Create Your Very own Bear (A Running Press Miniature Kit); Alicia Merrett - This kit comes complete with all the materials necessary to make a very adorable bear. The directions are very detailed and fully illustrated. If you can pick up a needle and thread, you can make this bear.

Making Dolls' House Interiors in 1/12 Scale; Carol Lodder, Nigel Lodder, Venus A. Dodge

Making Doll's House Miniatures With Polymer Clay; Sue Heaser - From the author: "Over 50 polymer clay projects, all explained with illustrated steps, give a wide range of miniatures to make for every room in the doll's house. Large furnishings such as a bathroom suite and a kitchen range are complimented by a rich selection of smaller accessories from provisions, plates and flowers to lamps, clocks and pictures. This is the first comprehensive book on the subject! I loved creating all the miniatures for this book and I hope you will enjoy making them too! There are projects for every ability, from beginners though to advanced."

Making Miniature Oriental Rugs and Carpets; Meik McNaughton, Ian McNaughton

Making Miniature Toys and Dolls; Jean Greenhowe

Making Miniatures: In 1/12 Scale; Venus Dodge and Martin Dodge

Making Musical Miniatures; Jean Greenhowe

Making Teddy Bears in Miniature; Angela Bullock

Masters in Miniature; Anne Day Smith

Meyer's Florist Shoppe; Barbara Meyers

Meyer's Homemade Meals; Barbara Meyers

The Miniatures Catalog; Michal Morse - A must-have source for minaturists.

Miniature Iron-On Transfer Patterns for Dollhouses, Dolls, and Small Projects; Rita Weiss

Miniature Macrame for Dollhouses; Marjorie Ames

Organize Yourself; Ronni Eisenberg and Kate Kelly

Period Floral Design in Miniature; Donna Henricks, et al

Recipes for Art and Craft Materials; Helen Roney Sattler - Covering paints, glues, clay compounds, inks, paper mache, and more. 70 recipes with illustrations and detailed, easy instructions on using common items that will save you money.

Victorian Interior Design: American Interior, 1830-1900; Roger W. Moss, Gail C. Winkler - Here is an authoritative look at the way American Victorian houses were decorated in the 19th century, covering all aspects of interior design: floor coverings, woodwork, window treatments and draperies, walls and wallpaper, and ceilings. 225 pictures and drawings; 16-page color insert.

                                

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