I have had a life-long love affair with dollhouse miniatures, and careers in art education and interior design. I hope to combine these life experiences to help other miniature enthusiasts get more out of this wonderful hobby we enjoy, a hobby that often reaches the level of an art form. Susan Downing
Sunburst quilt dollhouse headboard, source unknown
Dollhouse headboards are usually the focal point the miniature bedroom, just as in real ones. It is what the eye goes to when you gaze into the room box. Here are a few examples I used in real life when the client wants to be creative. Why not have a creative dollhouse headboard in your project?
Categories: accessorizing, bedroom
1:12 Scale Karate Outfit
One of my grandson’s – the 6 years old – is taking karate classes. So what’s a grandmother to do? Make a 1:12 scale karate outfit, of course, complete with karate soft shoes, numbchucks, boards to be broken with the famous karate chop, and the belt degrees sign. It’s a perfect accessory for a modern boy’s bedroom.
As I made such a big deal in a post about showing the scale of your work on a photo, I had to use this picture. I would ike to say my dinged-up right index finger was a result of an amateur using those numbchucks, but the cuts came from something more prosaic – doing fine work on tough leather with an X-acto knife.
Susan
Categories: accessorizing, apparel, contemporary, sports
Dollhouse Macy’s Shopping Bags 1:12 Scale
Photographing Miniatures in their best light is critical in selling our wares. We work very hard to make the miniature items we love. Sometimes, not as much care is devoted to presenting them on the Internet.
The Camera
The biggest challenge for many artisans is taking clear, well-lit pictures. Not for me, of course. I benefit from having a husband that was a free-lance photographer in New York. But you don’t need to be so blessed to have great pictures. Patrick uses an inexpensive digital camera for the pictures you see here. And smart phones have a camera that
Categories: accessorizing, shopping bags
Custom Order Shopping Bags – Thanks to the editors at American Miniaturist Magazine for the nice article about my famous-name 1:12 scale shopping bags. And the store doesn’t have to exist anymore. If you are doing a mid-century project and want a Marshall Field’s shopping bag, just help me find the logo. I’ll make it for you at no additional cost.
Categories: accessorizing, shopping bags
