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Miniature Flower Arranging Table Tutorial

One Inch Scale Miniatures Needed Work Table with Drawers, UnfinishedChrysnbon Chair, UnfinishedAl Chandronnait Low Market BasketPorcelain Tea Cup & SaucerTeaspoonPorcelain VaseBonnie Lavish Gardening Tools & Gloves KitNewspaper & PencilRusty Bucket (found at Hobby Lobby) Supplies NeededFlower Petal & Leaf Punches (use tiny flower & leaf shaped scrapbooking punches)Green Star Punches …

Creating a Tiered Living Miniature Garden With A Pot Stacker ~ Part 4

  Well, my miniature gardens have (mostly) survived a two-week-long period of no rain, temperatures of 100 degrees, at least two thunderstorms, and re-location to the middle of the yard while the deck is sanded and re-stained!  Before dis-assembling the pot stacker and moving all of the pots, I took …

Creating a Tiered Living Miniature Garden With A Pot Stacker ~ Part 3

My miniature gardens are taking shape. I found so many plants at Bennett’s Nurseries (see Part 2) that I now have two miniature gardens in 12″ pots, the garden I made at Lynn‘s house, and the tiered garden made with the pot stacker! I’ve really been enjoying this project. This …

Creating a Tiered Living Miniature Garden With A Pot Stacker ~ Part 2

  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 …

Creating a Tiered Living Miniature Garden With A Pot Stacker ~ Part 1

  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 …

Missouri in May

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 …

Pei Li Chin, Miniature Artist

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, …

Living Miniature Garden at the Huntsville Botanical Garden

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 …

Linda Cummings, IGMA Fellow

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 …