2008 - 8th Annual British Miniaturists Weekend

[hazel]

8th Annual British Miniaturists Weekend
Will take place from Friday 15th to Sunday 17th February 2008
at The Quality Hotel, Walsall,

Thinking of joining us?
A Miniaturists idea of heaven, a weekend of workshops, meeting up with like minded friends, making new friends and a mini fair at the same time.
Social time during the evenings and if you have time or energy you can swim in the hotel spar pool!

Take home miniatures made with pride and confidence to show your friends.


Programme:
Friday 15th February, arrival at the hotel from 2.30pm onwards, check in, you can have a swim in the hotel spar pool if you wish or join in chatting and maybe doing impromptu demos with arriving members, catching up with gossip etc.
Carvery Dinner at 6.pm
Workshops begin at 7.30 pm til 10.30 pm
Time for socialising or have an early night to get ready for Saturday.
Breakfast Saturday; workshops begin at 9.30 am until 12.30 pm; 1.30 pm until 4.30 pm
Carvery Dinner at 6 pm.
Workshops 7.30 pm to 10.30 pm.
Bed & Breakfast Sunday for workshops again starting at 9.30 am as Saturday till 4.30 pm
Morning and afternoon refreshments and lunch is served both Saturday and Sunday.

It's a set rate of £68.50 per 24 hours or £137.00 from Friday to Sunday.
There are options for arriving early and staying longer.
Workshops are extra!

If coming in from the local area (live too near to stay over) there is a conference fee payable to include refreshments and lunch; also an option to include dinner.

Booking forms are available from Hazel Dowd email via the bottom 'button' on this message.

Members are already starting to book a place into workshops although not all information or photos are on the site.

If anyone wants more information, then you are welcome to email.

You don't have to be a minis4all members but it does help, you must also have email access which makes life a lot easier for contact.

This is all weekend of miniature workshops, sales tables and loads of fun.

All information and bookings enquiries to Hazel Dowd via the email button below.

There is a maximum number of 8 students per class so booking is required. This is on a first to book basis.

Anyone arriving early on FRIDAY can join in and watch or learn from Les McBurnie
2pm – 3pm Beginning with an introductory demonstration of miniature wood lathe work, using various tools and media (Wood, Nylon Etc) coupled with the opportunity for hands on practice using lathes and tools provided, with an emphasis on health and safety.

3pm – 4-pm A demonstration of woodworking techniques and tips using the Proxon Table Saw with accessories. coupled with the opportunity for hands on practice, again with an emphasis on health and safety

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Workshops taking place:

3 Day workshop, FRIDAY 15th to SUNDAY 17th February 2008 with Sue Simpson. - 1/24th Scale Game Keeper's Cottage.
Cost £115.
The cottage itself measures 10" wide, 6" deep and 9" high.
The base measures 13" wide and 10" deep but if you want it larger/smaller let me know when you book.

Description: Make a complete 1/24 cottage using Paperclay. .
Learn how tomake bricks, stone, plaster, roof tiles, peeling plaster,
water trough, glowing cooking range, dead pheasants (!) and to light your cottage.
This cottage is electrified with indirect lighting on both floors and glowing
embers in the range and it might not be so obvious on the photographs. You can, of course, make your cottage more dilapidated or even spick and span adding a garden and flowers when you get home, it can be any type of cottage you want.

This class is suitable for all skill levels. If you can use a craft knife, a
rolling pin and a paintbrush you're sorted, BUT, there is a lot to do
and wewill be very busy.

Everything you see in the photographs on the Minis4all website will be
included in the class. Depending when you read this, further items will
probably have been added to my cottage and will be shown on the photographson my Webshots, but these won't be included.

WORKSHOP - FULLY BOOKED



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2 Day Workshop, SATURDAY 16th and SUNDAY 17th February 2008 with Brian Long. Gypsy Caravan in 1/12th scale. Cost £200 which is a Special Price for the minis4all weekend.

Make a traditional English Gypsy Caravan of the Ledge type complete with
chicken coops, cast iron stove, lighting and all.
Specially designed furniture which includes vanity unit, dressers, bed and
folding table.
Join us and be the proud owner of a classic miniature.
Classes all day Saturday and Sunday
Please bring =Xacto Knife---Small Saw---Mitre Box optional --Paint Brushes
½ inch and ¼ inch

WORKSHOP -- FULLY BOOKED



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2 Day Workshop, SATURDAY 16th and SUNDAY 17th February 2008 A framed freestanding/wallhanging French Café scene in 1/12th scale, which is framed, the bike. four chairs and a table are included.
This workshops is with Joe Wareing - cost £85.00

Dimensions 20" by 16" and 6" deep
All components are cut and ready to assemble. This is a two day project.

Who can do this?
Anyone! - First time at anything or an experienced miniaturist.

What will I learn?
A little bit of assembly (making one window from scratch using supplied wood - with plenty of guidance if needed).
Some knowledge about finishing textures and choosing colours.

What will I gain?
Confidence to tackle anything from scratch.
Use of your imagination.
A sense of colour choice.
A realistic finish that is yours alone.

4 Places.



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FRIDAY EVENING WORKSHOPS:

Join in with Daniela Keifhaber from Germany and Painting faces

Painting faces (with focus on the eyes). With Genesis Oil Colours or Acrylic Paint. I will provide plain faces to paint, all paint and brushes. Students need to bring good eyesight (or magnifier) and some patience!! Time: 1 hour
5.00 GBP


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Paul Ki-Kydd of Escutcheon - Georgian Bookshelf - Cost: £25.00

Available in yew wood or mahogany, this bookshelf has a stepped back design with 3 different sized shelves, two are adjustable/removable.
The base will have a decorative vertical front grain,{not shown]and be
mounted on four reverse cup turned legs. The photo
shows the basic design but is in bare wood, not french
polished...which will be supplied. The mahogany will be
pre-stained, the yew will use coloured polish.

TOOLS REQ:
pva wood glue
fine sand paper
plastic bar clamps/or rubber bands
a good quality artists 3/8" flat brush



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McQueenie Miniatures - Savonarola chair
Retailing at £70, you can make your own articulating chair in our workshop for a special workshop price of £25

Our new workshop only kit is a mahogany Savonarola chair
with a back that lifts up and a seat and sides that fold.

50mm wide x 70mm high x 32mm deep

Retailing at £70, you can make your own articulating chair in our workshop
for a special workshop price of £25

As with all of our workshops, you don't need to bring any tools with you.

FULLY BOOKED



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Dawn Ladds will show you how to make an Upholstered Wing Back Chair Cost £20.

4 Places Left



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Join in with Jan Smithand learn how to paint.
5 Places left

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Jane Harrop - Home front …’ Talk free' (£8 for kit - 1/12th scale)
Friday evening

Join me on the Friday evening to go back in time to the late 1930s and 40s. We shall be looking at home furnishings in 1/12th scale, and discussing the styles and finishes that were fashionable and necessary during that time. You will have the choice at the end of the talk of purchasing a kit to make up a gas mask and box, and personal wartime documents.

Orders for the kits beforehand would be appreciated to ensure that I have enough made up.




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Birgit Mathias from Germany has kits available to make something for your dolls house
Two versions of a special Wedding Album,
with spaces for different sized photographs, the wedding invitation,
menu and other mementoes. The cover is from white silk this time and
with golden or flower embellishments. The pages have matching coloured
designs.
I will prepare kits with detailed instructions, all needed materials
included, the cover already finished. The kit will have also lots of
pictures from the victorian era to choose from plus the mentioned
invitation and menue. They will cost 5.50 pounds.



Eva Maria Seeberger from Germany will show you how to make a
Victorian style letter rack, wooden version or with flower pattern (pink roses or violets).
Cost of the kit will be 5,50 Pound.
This is a small project for a smooth "warm up" on Friday evening. It will take approx. 30 to 45 minutes - depending on skill - to finish it.
Participants will get all the required material for one rack including letters.
The parts are all ready cut and finished. Participants have to assemble and glue the parts, and can add an embellishment to the edges.
Together with the kit comes a cut out sheet with various victorian and modern letters, postcards and envelopes.
Tools needed:
small scissors
Aleene's tacky glue
tweezers
one LEGO brick - if available



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Les McBurnie - Demo in using Lathes and Saw.
Friday PM - FREE demonstration

Finally some useful applications using a scrollsaw and band saw outside the normal usage. with the opportunity for hands on practice, again with an emphasis on health and safety

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1/24th or 1/48th Scale Garden project with Rita Boyle
Cost £3.50



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Sue Simpson; 1/24 or 1/12 cooking range £4 / £4.50

Make a cooking range lit with glowing embers. Kit will come with
instructions and could be made at home.
Tool list:
Craft knife with new blade
Cutting mat
Pencil
Metal ruler
Tacky glue
Paintbrush
Small scissors for cutting card
Tweezers
Sandpaper and needle files if you have them
1/24 or 1/12 cooking range £4 / £4.50


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Mike Tripp - Demo in Metal Work - Carriage Lamp and a Side Table - watch and learn then join in and make one, both Friday and Saturday evenings.
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FRIDAY EVENING & ALL DAY SATURDAY

with Kathryn Gray;
24th scale Balcony Scene with view into the house, through double
opening doors - cost £45 to include everything shown in the photos; garden furniture, flower pots and planters, flowers and climbing foliage, 288th scale dolls house and also include LED lighting powered by batteries to balcony and room.


The workshop is suitable for all skill levels and all equipment and tools required will be provided.

Complete kits can be supplied at the same price, which includes lighting as specified above, complete with very detailed instructions, photographs,
diagrams and on-line assistance and advice. Pre-ordering direct to
kathryn@fineflowersinminiature.co.uk will ensure the kit is available for
collection at Walsall.

1 Place left.





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SATURDAY ALL DAY WORKSHOPS;

Daniela Keifhaber ...Sculpting a girl or boy doll[. Cost 60.00

You will learn how to sculpt a head, hands and feet in polymer clay.
Bodyand pipe cleaners for a moveable child will be provided.
The parts will beassembled, painted and the girl/ boy will be wigged, but we won't have time to do any clothing, although I will provide you with basic patterns for children's dresses.
This is a work intense class!!!
Cost 60.00 - all tools included!

FULLY BOOKED




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Diane Harfield and make fabulous Cold Porcelain Flowers.
Parrot Tulip 12th or 24th, Passion Flower 12th or 24th,
6 Places Left.

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Dawn Ladds will be making a French Bed and Screen.
Cost £40. - 4 Places Left



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Les McBurnie - Carved English Side Table 1/12th scale - Costs £45.00

16th Century Mahogany English side table, with delicately carved top and front facings to drawers and panel with brass handles carried on four turned legs with a lower cross brace.

5 Places




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1/144th Farmyard scene with Rita Boyle - Cost:- £30

This is a workshop for those addicted to this very tiny scale.
Rita has done several small scale workshops for minis4all weekends and is also doing two workshops in the USA for NAME.

This workshop includes a house with a thatched roof and climbing plants. There is also a barn and pigsty, with lots of livestock, including a cow, pigs, sheep, horses and chickens. There is also a pond with ducks and/or geese, plus trees, a path, flowers and a hedge all around the property. There is also the farmer and his wife or another farmhand at work.

Tools etc required:-

Green paint for base.
Stain or paint for house and barn.
White pva glue.
Super glue (I prefer super glue gel)
Very fine pointed tweezers.
Small scissors.



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SATURDAY MORNING WORKSHOPS;

Iris Boughton and make two Open Suitcases - Half day workshop £10.00

These are opening suitcases (designed to be on show opened, but can be closed)
They will not be the colour of the ones in the photo which were done to showhow the cases are made.
You will receive a kit with the necessary leather and card former and items
for embellishment, for two cases. You can bring items to put inside if you
wish. You need sharp scissors and glue (not too thick)



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Paul Ki-Kydd of Escutcheon- Hall Chair - Cost: £25.00

A chair designed to be uncomfortable!!! was located in
the entry hall to deter unwanted guests. Usually
slightly decorative this all wooden chair [yew or
mahogany] has a spoon shaped seat, key hole shaped
back, curved back legs and straight tapering front
legs.
All parts will be supplied, with tuition on french
polishing too. Mahogany parts will be prestained, yew
wood will use a coloured polish.

TOOLS REQ:
pva wood glue
fine sand paper
sharp knife
good quality artists 3/8" flat brush



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McQueenies will have their Furntiure Kits.

One of the New McQueenie Kits available

4 Places




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Jan Smith for learning how to paint.

5 Places

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Jane Harrop ‘Paperwork …’ £27 Kit choice - 1/12th or 1/24th

On this workshop we shall be making a desk with a lift off lid and an opening drawer, together with a wooden armchair with a leather seat and accessories.
You have the choice of making it in either 1/12th scale or 1/24th scale.
All of the wooden pieces will be cut to size beforehand for ease of construction and you will be required to colour them before the workshop takes place.

The kits for preparation work, with full wood colouring and finishing instructions and ‘tester’ wood pieces, will be posted out after Christmas, so that you can experiment and complete the preparation work at your leisure, without the pressure or time constraints of a workshop.

Anyone wishing to take part in more than one of my half-day workshops should deduct £5 from the cost of any further kits.

Please note that there may be slight variations between the two scales, such as drawer knobs, but in general most things remain the same, apart from the size! All of the items shown on the photograph will be made during the workshop and there will be a choice of dummy figure boards (photo shows the cat) available for you to make up.

5 Places



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Christine Orchard - Matching set - Victorian bonnet and lace parasol-Workshop cost = £20.00

Make a lovely Victorian style bonnet from fine Thai silk with lace and silk
ribbon embellishments. Then make a matching sun parasol, from cotton tulle with lace and other trimmings, decorated to match your bonnet.

Learn tips for decorating your hats using the huge selection of trimmings
provided. The workshop will also cover making silk ribbon roses, bows and rosettes, which can then be used on your creations. Included in the workshop is an illustrated instructions booklet with patterns.

On display there will be lots of samples to inspire you.

Tools needed: sharp scissors, tacky glue and general workbox and needlework tools.




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Hazel Dowd - Basque/Negligee on a Mannequin - Cost £25.00.

The students will have the patterns ready cut out to save time;
Each student will have extra fabric to use at home;
The pattern; all trimmings; mannequin are all included and draping will be done in the 3 hour class.
Students to bring their own sharp scissors and needles as some sewing is involved.



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SATURDAY AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS:

Iris Boughton - Wicker' Ottoman[ - Half Day workshop £10.00

This matches the 'Lloyd Loom ' chair which was taught at the first Ribby
Hall.
This is woven and then put on a card former.
The kit contains the thread and wire (ready to weave) and the former for the inner.
You don't need any special tools as I will have the necessary items
including the PVA glue for coating it.
Natural colour.
Half Day workshop £10.00





Paul Ki-Kydd - Magazine/Bottle Rack -
Cost: £25.00

This design evolved from the military campain
furniture: and was origanily a shell box which was
decorativly shaped and mounted on 4 scroll return
feet. A handle at each end ment it was easy to move
around. Used for drink bottles at first but possibly
more boringly used now for newspapers and
magazines. Avaliable in yew or mahogany[prestained], all
wooden parts, brass handles and french polish will be
supplied.

TOOLS REQ:
pva wood glue
plastic bar clamps
fine sand paper
fine drill bits
archemidies /or other type of small drill
needle nose plyers
good quality artists brush 3/8" flat



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McQueenies - for their Furniture Kits

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Jane Harrop ‘Freshen up '… £27 Kit choice - 1/12th or 1/24th
Saturday afternoon

On this workshop we shall be making a small table with a shelf, a tilting mirror, an Irish Sligo chair and accessories. You have the choice of making it in either 1/12th scale or 1/24th scale. All of the wooden pieces will be cut to size beforehand for ease of construction and you will be required to colour them before the workshop takes place.

The kits for preparation work, with full wood colouring and finishing instructions and ‘tester’ wood pieces, will be posted out after Christmas, so that you can experiment and complete the preparation work at your leisure, without the pressure or time constraints of a workshop.

Anyone wishing to take part in more than one of my half-day workshops should deduct £5 from the cost of any further kits.

Please note that there may be slight variations between the two scales, such as the beads used for the bottles, but in general most things remain the same, apart from the size! All of the items shown on the photograph will be made during the workshop and there will be a choice of dummy figure boards (photo shows the cat) available for you to make up.

3 Places Left



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Hazel Dowd - Edwardian Gown on a Mannequin.-Cost £25.00.

The students will have the patterns ready cut out to save time;
Each student will have extra fabric to use at home;
The pattern; all trimmings; mannequin are all included .
Students to bring their own sharp scissors and needles as some sewing is involved, but only at the waist and sleeves.

4 places



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Christine Orchard - Leather bags - with working straps - cost £15.00

Black Doctors bag and handbag with straps and tiny working buckles
Make a genuine looking Victorian/Edwardian leather doctors bag. The bag will open, so you can add your own tiny stethoscope, piece of muslin cloth and bottles of medicine etc.

Then make one or more handbags with straps and real tiny working buckles, and again you will be able to open these bags. There will be a selection of leather and other suitable materials to make your bags from, so you can make a matching set in different sizes. Or make several the same size in different materials, choose on the day when you have seen the samples.

Tools needed: sharp scissors, tacky glue and general workbox and needlework tools.



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SATURDAY EVENING WORKSHOPS:

McQueenie Miniatures - Furniture Kits.

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Jan Smith - Painting continued.

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Mike Tripp - Demo in Metal Work - Carriage Lamp and a Side Table - watch and learn then join in and make one, both Friday and Saturday evenings.

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Daniela Keifhaber from Germany
Saturday evening: Baby accessories. We will have some fun
sculpting a tiny pacifier (or two) that can "stick" to the baby faces, a
baby bottle, a tiny bracelet with your baby's name on (please decide on
a baby name with not more that 6 letters) and last but best - a tiny
tigger suit!! Please bring sharp scissors. Time: 1 ½ to 2 hours

Cost £9.00


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Peta Pendlebury - Kitchen Shelf - Cost: £9.50

Project includes: wood pre-cut to assemble shelving unit,
2 plates,bowl, cup and saucer to paint,
2 cookery books to make and jam jar to assemble.
Kit also includes a teaspoon for the cup and saucer.
TOOLS: Please bring a gluing jig, glue, craft knife and metal rule.
There will be a choice of wood stains and paints but if you have a specific colour in mind please bring it with you.
Paint used for the crockery is standard acrylic paints applied with cocktail sticks and micro brushes (both supplied).
There will be a selection of photographs of different
crockery designs that you can copy from or please feel free to bring
your own!




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Kate Humphrey- Dressing the French Bed.
3 Places Left



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SATURDAY EVENING & ALL DAY SUNDAY:

Tanis Rushten a Working Miniature railway. £100

The tiny train set actually works!
It runs on the custom built track and through scenery that you will create from a selection available.
The the engine is 1/900 which makes it about 00 gauge for a dollhouse. The overall sizes are 4 inches by 7 inches or 4 inches by 4 inches.
It is powered by either a 9 volt battery or a 9 volt mains transformer.
Hidden behind the back rim of the display table is a small jack point connection, so the power for this truly remarkable little train is completely hidden and can be operated at the flick of a switch.
Designs vary and the student will be presented with a number of scenic alternatives.
Or perhaps you would prefer a typical Christmas Morning Scene?
All of the layouts can be made either as a floor display or with legs and the traditional "skirt" choosing from different options on offer. Please specify your choice, or you may take potluck the day of class.
The workshop includes the basic layout with either the scenery or Christmas Tree with working lights and gifts.
You will need a basic tool kit.
Cost will be £100 and includes the battery clip and 9 volt switchable power transformer.

I PLACE LEFT




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SUNDAY ALL DAY WORKSHOPS:


Daniela Keifhaber - Sculpting a tiny baby - £50.00

with moveable head, arms and legs. We will sculpt the baby in polymer clay,paint, wig and assemble it.
All tools will be provided and some extra materials to do some siblings at home!
This class is ideal for beginners, who never sculpted before and would love to give it a try!

1 PLACE LEFT



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Diane Harfield - Cold Porcelain FLowers
Honey suckle and brier Roses
3 PLACES

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Iris Boughton - Jewellers Shop Front Window. £20.00 (special BMW8 price)


This is made from a foolscap sized box file.
You will get a kit with the box, the holes cut ready, covered in brick paper
You will finish the outside....window and door.....wallpaper the inside...
tile paper the floor........electrify the box.......build a display cabinet.
Then you will decorate the inside walls with clocks and pictures. After that
you will make display boards with jewellery and other items, finishing with
a complete display box which is ready to plug into your transformer.
Everything supplied except the transformer.
You will need scissors for cutting card, tweezers for picking up tiny beads etc and usual tools.
I will have fine nozzled glue pots to use.
Full day Workshop £20.00 (special BMW8 price)

5 PLACES



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Paul Ki-Kydd - circa 1765 chair - Cost: £50.00

No prizes for guessing the origanal date for this
design!
A leather upholstered easy chair with a crested
back,r oll-over arms and straight legs with
crossrails. Various colours of leather , all wooden
parts and foam padding will be supplied along with
full tuition.

TOOLS REQ:
cutting mat
scalpel knife[preferably with a flat handle]
lots of extra SHARP blades
metal straight edge
SHARP pointed fine scissors
small hammer
pva wood glue
ball point pen
side cut plyers
needle nose plyers
any other tools I may have forgotten!


1 PLACE LEFT



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Kathryn Gray - Rustic Corner Scene - cost £35

12th scale Grape Vine set into a Rustic Corner Scene -to include grape vine with either black or green grapes, ferns, geraniums, corner seat, book and unique British Miniaturists Weekend mug.

The workshop is suitable for all skill levels and all tools and equipment required will be provided.

Complete kits can be supplied at the same price; the kit has very detailed
instructions and photographs plus on-line assistance and advice.
Pre-ordering direct to kathryn@fineflowersinminiature.co.uk will ensure the kit is available for collection at Walsall.



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SUNDAY MORNING WORKSHOPS


McQueenie Miniature - Furniture Kits.

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Jan Smith Painting -This is the last chance to take a painting course with Jan this year.


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Jane Harrop - 1/24th scale miniatures- 'A welcome stand' £25

Kit choice - 1/12th or 1/24th

On this workshop we shall be making a hallstand and accessories. You have the choice of making it in either 1/12th scale or 1/24th scale. All of the wooden pieces will be cut to size beforehand for ease of construction and you will be required to colour them before the workshop takes place.

The kits for preparation work, with full wood colouring and finishing instructions and ‘tester’ wood pieces, will be posted out after Christmas, so that you can experiment and complete the preparation work at your leisure, without the pressure or time constraints of a workshop.

Anyone wishing to take part in more than one of my half-day workshops should deduct £5 from the cost of any further kits.

Please note that there may be slight variations between the two scales, such as the materials used to make the tennis racket, but in general most things remain the same, apart from the size! All of the items shown on the photograph will be made during the workshop and there will be a choice of dummy figure boards (photo shows the cat) and calendars for you to make up.

FULLY BOOKED



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Dawn Ladds - Kitchen sink unit. £25.00

The workshop is to make the sink unit with tiled splash-back and draining boards, finishing a sink made from air-drying clay and a faux marble technique to decorate the plinth and pillars.
The tiles, taps and brackets are included in the kit - but the other items are just to dress the unit.



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Les Mcburnie - small round 'Marquetry' Table - Costs: £15.00

1/12th scale 3 ½” Walnut Inlaid circular table, set on a turned walnut centre pedestal with small lower walnut shelf carried on low carved walnut cabriole legs.




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Christine Orchard - Brooke Tucker style lamps £20.00 (Permission granted from Brooke Tucker Originals)

Make a working pair of 'Brooke Look' Candlestick Lamps, aka Banquet Lamps.

With a brass candlestick base and a small silk shade this lamp style was one of Brookes most popular.

Please note that I have sought and been granted permission to teach this
workshop from Brooke Tucker. Permission was granted on the strict
understanding that the resulting lamps must not be passed off as, or sold
as, Brooke Tucker Originals. They must not be duplicated for sale and are
made as one offs for your own use only. You must agree to these terms when you book the workshop.

Kit will be provided with all the materials needed to make the working
lamps, there will be a small choice of colours for the silk shade.

Workshop cost = £20.00

Tools needed: sharp scissors, tacky glue and general workbox and needlework tools.





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SUNDAY AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS

McQueenie Miniatures - Furniture Kits


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Dawn Ladds - Wine Rack & Vegetable Rack. £ 15.00


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Les McBurnie- Small round 'Marquetry' Table - £15.00

1/12th scale 3 ½” Walnut Inlaid circular table, set on a turned walnut centre pedestal with small lower walnut shelf carried on low carved walnut cabriole legs.





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Jane Harrop - 1/24th scale miniatures - House Proud …’ £20

Kit choice - 1/12th or 1/24th

On this concluding workshop we shall be making a kitchen chair, washboard wringer and accessories. You have the choice of making it in either 1/12th scale or 1/24th scale. All of the wooden pieces will be cut to size beforehand for ease of construction and you will be required to colour them before the workshop takes place.

The kits for preparation work, with full wood colouring and finishing instructions and ‘tester’ wood pieces, will be posted out after Christmas, so that you can experiment and complete the preparation work at your leisure, without the pressure or time constraints of a workshop.

Anyone wishing to take part in more than one of my half-day workshops should deduct £5 from the cost of any further kits.

Please note that there may be slight variations between the two scales, such as the materials used to make the accessories, but in general most things remain the same, apart from the size! All of the items shown on the photograph will be made during the workshop and there will be a choice of dummy figure boards (photo shows the cat) available for you to make up.

1 PLACE LEFT.



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Further details, descriptions, costs and photos will be added
as and when the information becomes available.

[jonyhon]

i love the design of Kate Humphrey- Dressing the French Bed



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Silk plants

[hazel]

The bed was made by Dawn Ladds in a previous workshop.
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Hazel

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