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Tom Bishop Show Last week we packed up the truck and made our annual pilgrimage to the Tom Bishop International miniature show in Chicago. We also made it over to the Spring Miniature Showcase in Schamburg Illinois where we met Barabra Jersey from The Lilliput Shoppe. Barabra has been in the miniature business for over 45 years. She owned the Lilliput Shoppe in Mason Michigan from 1978 until she closed it in 1990 as the miniature hobby wained. The good news is that she is back with some amazing products and antique miniatures available for auction. In 2020 she reopened Lilliput in Dimondale MI, which is small town south of Lansing where she offers a full line of furniture, accessories, electrical, building supplies, books, and wallpaper. You’ll find her phone number and address at the end of this post. Wall Mounted Dollhouses What caught my attention was her fantastic display at the Spring Showcase. Her Bayside Victorian Wall Mounted Dollhouses are exclusive to Lilliput Shoppe and designed and built by Gene and Kay Russell of DeWitt Michigan. These dollhouses are perfect art for your wall. They are built from foam core board so they only weigh about 12 pounds and they open from the front so you can easily show your rooms. Think about the space you can save by mounting the house on your wall which is godsend for those of us who are working with limited s...
Stephanie’s Dollhouse Miniatures We love to showcase how our customers are using the Dollhouse Miniatures they get from MiniatureCrush in their creations and scenes. Today we are featuring Stephanie who was kind enough to share photos of the scenes she has created with some of our products. You can pan through the pictures below and we hope you get some ideas and inspiration from her work. ...
Back to Top Decades 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 1910s Miniatures Butler Brothers Wholesale Catalog 1917 - Antique Toy Collectors of America In the 1910’s, the industrial revolution caused dollhouses to become somewhat consumer friendly rather than a high value item only the wealthy could afford. On top of that, automation caused the standard of living for many to rise quite a bit. Cities grew and population density increased, causing more niche interests like dollhouse miniatures to ...
Different Scales of Dollhouse Miniatures Explore the differnt scales of dollhouse miniatures from 1:6th scale to 1:144th scale with our new visual tool. 1:6 Barbie Scale 1:12 One inch scale 1:24 Half inch scale 1:48 Quarter inch scale 1:144 Micro scale 1:6th Scale 1:6th scale is one of the larger miniature scales, where 1/2 inch represents 1 f...
Check out this amazing Mr. and Mrs. Claus Room Box by Joanne. Everything from tiny treats to those adorable miniature Nutcrackers! It looks like Santa is taking a break for a few months before he needs to start things up again. This scene really captures a sense of christmas magic. ...
Things you'll need Craft Paper Cutting Tools Paste and Brush Wallpaper Shop Dollhouse Wallpaper Step-by-Step Guide to Applying Dollhouse Wallpaper Applying wallpaper to your dollhouse is a must. It seems like it might be an easy task but there are best practices everyone should follow. If you don’t know where to start, follow this guide to avoid pain, hardships, and wasted wallpaper. Step 1: Create a Template Start by creating a template using construction paper...
As we said in the last newsletter we are planning to feature some of you, our customers, creations and give you an opportunity to link to you businesses, websites, and social media accounts. We have a very talented and creative woman to present today for our very 1st Small Things Big Dreams Spotlight! First we will share a couple pictures of her creations , then some words from Brenda herself describing her background as a miniaturist followed by a couple more pictures. From Brenda: For as long as I can remember, I have been intrigued and fascinated by miniatures. I would stand in front of the glass cabinets at the toy store staring at them when I was a child. I also collected miniature...
Our customers are so creative and we love to showcase and their work. The Nantucket Preservation Trust is a non-profit organization working to preserve the architectural heritage and timeless sense of place for the the National Historic Landmark that is Nantucket Island. One of the special items they have created in 2021 as part of their annual Sense of Place Exhibition and Auction is a beautifully designed and crafted 32" Nantucket Dream Dollhouse. This dollhouse has the following unique ...
Every wonder what to use to grout mini bricks or tiles into place? The best thing I have found is to use wall spackling paste. The kind you use to fill small holes in real world walls. Spackling paste can be found at Hardware Stores and Home Improvement Stores. I usually add a little gray acrylic paint to tone down the white a little. Here's a project I did using Houseworks Bricks and Spackling Paste
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