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In Miniature: Pinehurst Woman Builds Her Dream House
... and must be cautious of air particles. Santiago took the shell with him to Atlanta, where he lives and operates a miniatures store. He had the wiring done for Smith, and the two forged a friendship so strong that Janson Estate is named in part for ... Comment?
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KC toy museum to get makeover
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... the public phase of fundraising began Tuesday. The museum, which is being renamed the National Museum of Toys and Miniatures, on Tuesday launched the public phase of a $9.2 million capital campaign. More than $8 million already has been raised to ... Comment?
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Dollhouse like no other after a 35-year effort
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Into miniatures? Richard Pleimling is, in a big way. Never mind that the New Buffalo man, the owner of Twin Cities Caterers, has no grandkids. Comment?
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Bookish Links and Delightful Miscellany
Redefining a Little Library is a recent article in the NYT about a miniature book collector. I love miniatures and, obviously, I love books so I find this irresistible. Wouldn't you love to browse through his dollhouse library? Speaking of ... Comment?
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City Room: Library of Miniature Books Has Its Own Story
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... the Upper East Side apartment building where he lives with his wife. A small bookcase built specifically for his miniatures, each shelf only a few inches high, is packed with rows of the stout creations, elegantly bound and held inside precious ... Comment?
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Small wonders on display at The Barnyard
... new buildings are added. Once Smallsea opened Birnberg discovered other people shared her interest in collecting miniatures and constructing either a room box or full dollhouse to display them. The beginning of this year a group of these ... Comment?
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Kennebunk couple's miniatures go from museums to magazine
When you see it in a photograph, furniture created by Kennebunk residents James Hastrich and Linda LaRoche looks like lovely, traditional antique pieces. Comment?
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New coffee-table book 'Dolls Etcetera: The Ruth E. Funk Private Collection'
... description of each doll. The book is divided into six chapters: Ethnic Dolls; Fashion, Play & Antique Dolls; Miniatures & Accessories; Retablos & Nativities; Figurines; and Animals. The nativities were particularly interesting encompassing nativity ... Comment?
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Spring 2013 dollhouse raffle at Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures
The 2013 Spring Dollhouse Raffle is an opportunity to support the Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures education programs and have a chance to win an unfurnished dollhouse ready to be customized by the winner. Comment?
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... from club members on the theme of "That's Entertainment." The event is sponsored by the Fairmont Mountaineer Miniatures Club of Fairmont, the only dollhouse club in the state. Raffle tickets are $1 or 6 for $5. The Ramada Inn is on exit 148 off of ... Comment?
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Things to do in and around West Chester this weekend
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... this Saturday and Sunday at EnterTRAINment Junction in West Chester (off Tylersville exit on I-75). The show is a miniatures' showcase with artisans and dealers from across the Midwest selling unique items in all scales and sizes. The show will be ... Comment?
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Artistry: Photographer's Tiny Tree 'Houses' are Open to Fairies Only
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... Rats of NIMH -style villages inside tree trunks. He didn't actually build anything physical here - unlike the miniatures freak who crafted a dollhouse inside a tree trunk - instead clipping together image of bay windows and lit-up living rooms with ... Comment?
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Inspired Locals: Indian Hill artist creates miniature rooms
... -- think Currier & Ives and Winslow Homer. Then about 15 years ago he combined all of these passions -- art, miniatures, architecture and real estate -- and made a miniature room as a Christmas gift for his wife, Mardie. Off liked it, so he kept ... Comment?
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Showhouses: Heads up, miniatures lovers: the L.A....
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Heads up, miniatures lovers: the L.A. Times has a slideshow of the 2013 Designer Dollhouse Showcase, wherein 20 designers, including Jeffrey Alan Marks and Waldo Fernandez, decorated tiny houses with Lilliputian Fornasetti plates, Starck chairs, and Missoni fabrics. Comment?
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Mountaineer Miniatures sponsoring annual dollhouse show
Mountaineer Miniatures of Fairmont, the only dollhouse club in the state, is sponsoring its annual show and sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Ramada Inn near Morgantown. Comment?
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The biggest little collection in all of Renton
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Benita, according to Swanson, had a "passion" for miniatures and collected the items everywhere she went. Comment?
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Creating your own fairy garden
... in Harrisonburg, Va.; LandscapesInMiniature.com or 540-443-7562. Find more tips and photos from Landscape in Miniatures at Kathy's blog: roomandyard.com/diggin NEW BOOK "Fairy Gardens:A Guide to Growing an Enchanted Miniature World" by Betty Earl ... 2 comments
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Creating your own fairy garden
... in Harrisonburg, Va.; LandscapesInMiniature.com or 540-443-7562. Find more tips and photos from Landscape in Miniatures at Kathy's blog: roomandyard.com/diggin NEW BOOK "Fairy Gardens:A Guide to Growing an Enchanted Miniature World" by Betty Earl ... 2 comments
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From saving lives to selling dollhouses
... and help somebody, but all I could think of was the fact that I would rather be at my table playing with my miniatures," she said. In 2006 she gave in to her obsession with miniatures and quit her job as a paramedic, then opened her own miniatures ... Comment?
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Miniature passion became worldwide business
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... at the time, had moved his office into a building on King Street East in Preston. She decided to try selling some miniatures from a shelf in his office. The business grew, and pretty soon "he was hanging the miniature houses on the wall to get them ... Comment?
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