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• Collector's Corner
• Contests
• Featured Item
• Featured Member
• Mascots & Friends
• Published Members
• Shows & Fairs
• Trading Post
• Tutorial Archive

CDHM JANUARY 2008 FEATURED MEMBER


Meet Sue Giordano. Read Sue's interview with the CDHM staff and learn about her incredible talents with miniature foods and other 1:12 scale creations. Learn about her adventures into miniatures and her favorite past times.


You can visit the Sue Giordano's Gallery and browse her creations! She also takes commissions, so just ask her.



PUBLISHED MEMBERS
   & MAGAZINE REVIEWS

PUBLISHED MEMBERS

Published Membership


MAGAZINE REVIEWS & ADS

• 1 zu 12 Das Magazin Germany
• American Miniaturist, USA
• Art Doll Quarterly, USA
• Doll, UK
• Doll Crafter & Costuming, UK
• Doll Reader, UK
• Dollhouse Miniatures, USA
• The Dolls’ House, UK
• Dolls House & Miniature Scene, UK
• Dolls House Nederland
• Dolls House World, UK
• Down East, Maine USA
• Faerie Magazine Online
• Miniature Collector, USA
• Miniaturas Coleccionismo, Spain
• Miniatyr Världen, Sweden
• Puppen & Spielzeug, Germany
• Puppenhuizen & Miniatures, Nederlands
• Vitrines et Meubles Miniatures, France


Miniaturas Magazine On Sale Now! CDHM is selling the magazine within the United States. This Spanish language magazine features fabulous dollhouse collections and tutorials laid out so that you can follow the visual instructions, even if you do not speak Spanish! Outside of the USA, you can purchasing your own copy by clicking the link below.

Miniaturas es una publicación mensual que ofrece a los lectores una guía completa sobre temas de coleccionismo de casas de muñecas, muñecas, juguetes antiguos y miniaturas en general. Mediante cuidados reportajes gráficos a todo color se presentan las más delicadas piezas. Además es una estupenda herramienta para impulsar la creatividad y las destrezas necesarias para desarrollarla. To subscribe to Miniaturas Magazine click here!

CONTEST, SHOWS & EVENTS

CONTEST ARCHIVE

• A Blast From The Past
• Kids Christmas Contest
• Haunted Hollow
• Circus Big Top* Entries
• Circus Big Top* Winners


SHOWS & FAIRS

• First Quarter 2008 Shows & Fairs


EVENTS

• 2007 Secret Santa Swap


CDHM MINIATURE FORUMS

Why Join The CDHM Miniature Forums

• Meet the Mini-Makers you've
   seen in the magazines!

• Live Tutorials by well known Instructors

• How-To Tips & DIY Miniatures

• CDHM offers a Community
   for all dollhouse miniatures, doll and
   teddy bear enthusiasts

• Trading Post: Trades & Miniature Swaps



 BULLETIN BOARD


• CDHM Members participated in a Secret Santa Swap this Christmas. Come see the gifts participants received!


• CDHM will be launching the CDHM Community in the next month. This will give Gallery members their own Blogs, Projects and room to personalize their Galleries.


COLLECTORS CORNER

Featuring Karen Brown's collection of "Timeless Beauty in Bronze"

Visit with Karen and find out how she discovered bronze miniatures.

We are eager to discover exceptional collections and invite you to let us know about yours!



















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TIPS

• The simplest way to condition polymer clay is to work it with your hands for several minutes. Take a chunk of clay of a size you feel comfortable working with, half an ounce to an ounce and begin squashing it between your fingers. As the clay warms and softens, start rolling it between your palms into a snake shape. Then move your hands against each other in a circular motion to compress the snake back into a ball. Repeat this process several times.

• Dollhouse miniatures commonly come in three scales: "one-inch scale", "half-inch scale" and "quarter-inch scale". These terms mean the measure of the miniature as it relates to the real object it depicts. 1-inch scale, one inch of the miniature represents one foot of the real object. It is sometimes written as 1:12, which is the ratio 1 inch to 12 inches. In 1/2 inch scale, a half inch represents one foot of the real object. It can be written as 1:24. In 1/4 inch scale, a quarter-inch represents one foot of the real object. It is also called 1:48 scale and is approximately the same size as the "O" (oh) railroad scale.

• An old pair of thin ladies gloves make great material for leather coverings of furniture, books, or doll boots.

UPCOMING LIVE TUTORIALS


2008 Tutorials Scheduled

• Sculpt A Parrot

• Flock & Feather A Parrot

• Sculpt 1:12 Green Apples

• Make a Poseable Monkey

• Sculpt 1:12 Miniature Baby

• Sculpt 1:12 Raspberries & Blueberries

• Make a 1:12 Trunk For Doll/Teddy

• Make A 1:12 Garden Vignette


• Tutorial Archive (Members Only)

Dolls House Miniature Tutorials Are Free, Sign-Up Today!


 VIDEO FINDS -- JANUARY 2008

Miniature Collections!




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