New Facebook Group Created Specially for Miniature Knitters!!

Good morning everyone! As you will have seen from my recent posts, I am exploring 12th scale knitting and crochet with much enthusiasm. Browsing Facebook, I realised there are few groups which focus solely on 12th scale and related knitting/crochet. As a result, I decided to create a group for that purpose. CLICK HERE TO… Continue reading New Facebook Group Created Specially for Miniature Knitters!!

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Getting techy

Having brought a 3D printer recently and spending some time trying to get my PC to talk to it, finally all systems are working. After some help from my personal Digital Senior advisor (husband) who said “This kit is designed by technicians for creative people. Therein lies the problem” And how true! But I’m slowly… Continue reading Getting techy

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Titania’s Palace – A stunning Miniature Castle from the early 1900’s

This beautiful house was the correct answer in our last “Guess the Dollshouse” competition. For those who entered, the winner of the free magazines has been drawn. Congratulations to Astrid McGinty of North Melbourne who correctly named it as Titania’s Palace. Her three free magazines are en route as I type this. Enjoy the reading… Continue reading Titania’s Palace – A stunning Miniature Castle from the early 1900’s

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October Issue of Miniature Time Traveller Magazine now released

Hello to all the readers of Miniature Time Traveller Magazine worldwide! This is just a quick post to advise that Issue 20 (October 2020) is now available. If you are a print subscriber, the hard copies were mailed out last Monday, but please allow a little extra time for receipt due to the postal delays… Continue reading October Issue of Miniature Time Traveller Magazine now released

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Follow our blog; it’s easy! Simply enter your email address in the ‘Subscribe’ box on the right side of this page. Then get notifications for any new posts. These will include some great projects, updates on the progress of miniaturists in Australia and New Zealand, as well as hints and clues for the current free… Continue reading Follow our blog to keep up to date with our latest posts and free projects

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Miniatures during Lock Down

Now that we are back down at Level 1, all New Zealand miniaturists are shaking off the shackles. Certainly here at Miniature Time Traveller magazine that’s the case!! We have published two issues in quick succession (April 2020 and June 2020). The June issue has some great projects to work on alone or at your… Continue reading Miniatures during Lock Down

Gearing up for a hot summer

Already the temperatures are rising and a trip to coast with the grandchildren inspired some knitted togs, published in our magazine for miniaturists (December 19 Issue), which is just being posted out to our print subscribers. See the knitting pattern for these knitted snazzy summer togs in Miniature Time Traveller magazine You can see the… Continue reading Gearing up for a hot summer

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A visit to Katherine Mansfield House, November 2019

At the moment the house, the birthplace of NZ writer Katherine Mansfield has an exhibition designed around the doll house, her dollhouse, that she wrote about. The Lower Hutt Miniature Makers were instrumental in refurbishing this house a few years ago. This year they have supported the Trust in providing some of the members miniature… Continue reading A visit to Katherine Mansfield House, November 2019

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Time for some small fun!!

Update: 22/7/19: No correct answer yet, so a fresh clue: It’s somewhere in the USA. Let me know where you think this photograph was taken, and win a free copy of my magazine for miniaturists; ‘Miniature Time Traveller’. Feel free to share news of the competition with your friends. Think globally! The winner will be… Continue reading Time for some small fun!!

Inspiration in 24th scale

As readers of my magazine fror miniaturists will know, so many things inspire us. In my case it was toothpicks and worrying about a 24th scale project to do. A few minutes contemplation and this little table was born. The project was published in the American Miniaturists last issue. This is the start of a… Continue reading Inspiration in 24th scale

A little bit of Steampunk

The Steampunk Design movement has always intrigued me as as a miniaturist I am free to explore whatever idea wings it’s way into my head without changing my own wardrobe, or redecorating the house. Ha! As if hubby would allow that! So with my new transfer experiences I have produced material that suited my new… Continue reading A little bit of Steampunk

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A steep learning curve

It seems like an age since I last posted. I traveled to France and worked hard on the Lower Hutt Miniature Makers Club’s role in the NZAME convention. I like to do the workshops I publish in my magazine for miniaturists (Miniature Time Traveller magazine) and keep them all as original as possible. Who knows… Continue reading A steep learning curve

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Art Deco – a new challenge

I have completed the production of my first ever house kit. It is a real cutie and contains some interesting building methods, a cute little staircase that you will only see through the back windows and up the stairs from the back door.  The front hinges out and the inside of the porch is then… Continue reading Art Deco – a new challenge

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Little Minnie has passed away

Minnie, my little Shi Itsu has gone ‘elsewhere’.  After years of dogging my footsteps between my office, studio, house and workshop, patiently waiting while I did all my stuff, she finally got to her last page.  She suffered from Cushings Disease, was nearly blind and very deaf, over the last three years but that didn’t… Continue reading Little Minnie has passed away

Big Picture Stuff

It is easy to stay buried in the studio making little things but it does the soul good to be out and about going to Miniature Fairs.  The latest, in Sydney, gave me lots of new inspiration and good material for the June Issue of the magazine. I have featured Ray Powell and James Dowdall… Continue reading Big Picture Stuff

Holidays? Who has those?

I set myself a busy miniature schedule this year. Finish my wrecked and refurbished villa, complete two room boxes for the LHMM convention in October, and furnish and fill  two 12th scale  shops for the same convention. Along with maintaining my ‘real’ job and publishing the magazine.  One of the joys of doing the magazine… Continue reading Holidays? Who has those?

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