Mixing Bowls

Margaret C in Edmonton wrote:
I've noticed little inserts in the bottle water section that look like little mixing bowls

Recycle those phone books!

Jo in GA wrote:
use the old phone books for workareas..like painting and glueing..then just tear out that messy page and you have a nice clean page..

Mon Plaisir

Mon Plaisir in Schlossmuseum, Arnstadt
A 200-year-old historical cultural delight, a baroque village in miniature, consisting of several houses, 82 showcases and approximately 400 wax figurines, assembled by princess Augusta Dorothea of Schwarzburg Arnstadt (1666-1751) reflecting life at that time.
Museum Site:
http://www.arnstadt.de/index.php?structureID=1780
Click on Rundgang durch die Ausstellung im Flashformat for pictures.

Hats!

http://creativedoll.blogspot.com/2008/04/ease-of-straw-hat-making.html
http://creativedoll.blogspot.com/2008/03/straw-boater-tutorial.html

Trims, Pleats and Lace

Kathi Mendenhall, IGMA Artisan, and owner of La Petite Belle Patterns has written some great posts on trims on the blog, the Creative Doll.
Pleaters:
http://creativedoll.blogspot.com/2008/01/pleaters.html

Bunka
http://creativedoll.blogspot.com/2008/03/bunka-bunk-bunkawhat-heckis-bunka.html

Tassels
http://creativedoll.blogspot.com/2008/02/tassel-tutorial.html
http://creativedoll.blogspot.com/2008/11/tutorial-make-your-own-tassels.html

Ruching Ribbon
http://creativedoll.blogspot.com/2008/10/ruche-ribbon-how-to.html

Cartridge Pleats
http://creativedoll.blogspot.com/2008/09/tutorial-cartridge-pleat.html

Silk ribbon Rose
http://creativedoll.blogspot.com/2008/06/making-silk-ribbon-peace-rose.html

Picking fabric and trim which is in scale for your doll:
http://creativedoll.blogspot.com/2008/03/all-about-scale.html

From Cindy Crane:
http://www.miniatureluxuries.com/store/
Use bunka for quick and easy buds!
This also works with silk ribbon. Simply tie the bunka into small knots. The more knots the larger the "rose".
Add a dab of glue to seal the knot, snip off the ends and presto! these can be clustered together for a very pretty look. The same with the silk ribbon, just make loose knots one on top of the other, glue and snip the ends. These work especially well when you need a cluster of roses at the neck of a dress or on a hat. Don't forget to place a small bit of green to fashion leaves and place those among the roses.

Workshop tools

Rita in Germany has a wonderful site full of her work. You will be sorry to leave!
A fabulous site, with English translation. Run your cursor over the windows to see the different sections in her site. The lower floor is empty, but I am sure Rita is working to fill it!
This scene shows a monastery with a worktable and simple tools.
http://www.rwgermini.de/diesaeulendererde.htm

Log Cabin

John Scapes wrote in the Making Miniatures Group:
This is a project I made for my wife being she is a northwoods gal. The kit I purchased was called Adirondack Cabin (by Real Good Toys) and I made some addition's. The brick chimney and the front railing are added. On the interior I also added the fireplace. and interior logs on the walls. All the table and chairs and fireplace and bed's are made from scratch. The yard area items are also made from scratch. This took me 58 hours to complete. As a retired ME I enjoy the challenge.