Last week in Part 1, I put together my pots and pot stacker, filled the pots and found a few miniature plants at Lowes and Home Depot. The next day I made a trip over to Bennett Nurseries here in Huntsville, Alabama, to see if I could find a few more miniature plants. I […]
Since Lynn’s living miniature garden party, I’ve been thinking of creating another garden. A few days ago I found the pot stacker that I bought last year at a craft show from Oakville Ironworks. The pot stacker inspired me to get some pots and make a tiered living miniature garden! Oakville Ironworks had written […]
Earlier this month we had the opportunity to visit my Aunt and Uncle, Sandee and Dean Ostheller, at their home in rural Missouri. Along with a wonderful visit with relatives, I enjoyed two of my favorite things: nature and art. And after 20 years of wishing, I was finally able to visit the Kansas City […]
Dollhouse Miniatures by Pei Li is a beautiful web site specializing in highly realistic and unique one inch scale dollhouse miniatures. Pei Li’s work has been featured in several publications and online venues. She has written a detailed, downloadable tutorial on The Art of Making Dollhouse Miniature French Bakery Bread, available for purchase on her […]
Garden Railway in G-Scale Ever since my friend Lynn McEntire told me about her new venture into living miniature gardening, I’ve been fascinated by the idea. I was delighted to find a living miniature garden in my own city at the Huntsville Botanical Garden! The Garden Railway is located on the right as you enter, […]
Intricately Detailed & Realistic Linda Cummings is an artist in the United Kingdom obsessed with perfection and realism in her one inch scale miniature collectible foods. She became absorbed in the world of scale miniatures 10 years ago but was always a “crafty” person. Watercolors, counted cross stitch, knitting and crochet were a few of […]
Dreams In Miniature…by Silvia Bolchi I was introduced to Silvia Bolchi’s handcrafted miniature accessories several years ago, and I was impressed with their realism and originality. She creates many items that I’ve not seen elsewhere, including honey jars, inlaid trays, butterfly collections and more. Silvia’s web site features many more pictures of her work and […]
Please visit the new Portfolio Pages in the Galleries, and leave your comments! Oil Painting Betty Burchfield Debbie Russler Miniatures Gallery Caroline McFarlane-Watts: Miniature Food Janit Calvo: Living Miniature Gardens Marla Gilbert: Miniature Sewing Boxes Kathryn Depew Doll Gallery Betty Burchfield Lynn McEntire Marla Gilbert Kathryn Depew Jewelry Gallery Judy Cleve Kathryn Depew Copyright 2011 […]
