New Quarter Scale Kits I will be offering during a free online Mini Miniature Show starting tomorrow,

 Here are the 2 new quarter scale kits I will be offering for the November Mini Miniature Show starting tomorrow. I think you will love it!!

https://aminiminiatureshow.weebly.com/

Thanks for looking, Mini Hugs, Jean

Wonders in Miniature Show, New Kits for Autumn

https://thenovembershow.weebly.com/

I'm sorry I didn't have this blog sooner to mention Shelly's Wonders in Miniature Show sooner. https://thenovembershow.weebly.com/
It started free online today and will last until Nov.5. I'm offering 5 roundtables at introductory prices at the show. The Quarter Scale Autumn Wreaths kit (there is a tutorial about painting it in my tutorial blog http://jdayministutorials.blogspot.com/ ), French Dahlia kits in 2 scales and Pumpkin Patch paper doily kit in 2 scales. The other 2 projects are available in my Etsy shop and are digital downloads for you to make the projects shown either with the elements or without. The first is a Recipe Scrapbook from my antique recipe book and the other I've designed using wonderful autumn images and elements.

Mini Hugs, Jean
 https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/jdayminis

The Online Mini Miniature Show Mar.1, 2019 for early birds. New Spring Doilies and Kits.

Here is a link to Shelly's online Mini Miniature Show starting for early birds March 1 and to the public on March 2, 2019. I hope to see you there.
https://aminiminiatureshow.weebly.com/ 

Click on the links at the top of the page to get into the show.

I've been really enjoying designing these laser cut doily kits, you can see the teapots and cups and bunnies in the upper kits running around the outside of the doilies. The upper 5 doilies and Pewter Shelf  kits will be a special Roundtable price for the show. Quarter scale doily kits will be only $2.50 CAD during the show and available at the regular prices after the show. My prices are always in Canadian funds which is quite a savings to those in the US and other countries.
Thank you so much for viewing my blog.

Mini Hugs, Jean
 https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/jdayminis

Christmas Getting Creative with Paper Kits

Here is an article I wrote for AIM magazine last year to help customers work with my paper kits, including instructions on how to finish them for Christmas. I hope you are enjoying the holiday season. Please click on the pages to enlarge them.

Mini Hugs, Jean
 https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/jdayminis

New 1:48 Retro Christmas Paper Laser Cut Kits or 1:12 scale Christmas tree decor

These quarter scale retro 1:48 or quarter scale Christmas kits will be available on our website and Etsy soon. I hate to cause anyone undue stress with tiny pieces flying everywhere before Christmas but I just couldn't resist designing extremely tiny laser cut paper designs. I was really happy with the reindeer, so small, yet all of their detail shows up. I need to fix the trains before I sell them because they do not hold together well yet. The 2 kits on the left are on lighter papers and have lace designs while the 2 kits on the right are on heavier paper that can be easily coloured with felt pens or watercolours etc.

I am hoping to use textured snow or sparkles on the background design in the lower right and attach some of the pieces to that before putting it on a fire place. The doilies can be used stacked for trees, angels or cones too. The Merry Christmas sign is the same as the red and silver one we used in the 50's and later. The ornaments are very 50's and later too. I hope to have more photos before Christmas of them in a scene. Happy Holiday Season to everyone!!

PS    The very talented miniaturist, Elizabeth from Studio E http://studioeminiatures.blogspot.ca/
has just suggested that these could be used to one twelfth scale Christmas Decorations and she is so right!! I'm so pleased she mentioned it. The reindeer would be about 5" in real life and the trees and nutcracker would be 3 to 4" in height etc. Great idea, thanks Elizabeth.

Quarter Scale 1:48 Halloween and Autumn Laser Cut heavier Paper Accessory Decor items.

I have been having a terrific time designing new 1:48 or Quarter Scale paper laser cut Halloween decor items. So much fun to think of all the different items customers might like to use in an indoor or outdoor Halloween scene. It would be great to see these skeletons etc on an out door Autumn porch or used for a Halloween party. These are available on my website and in my Etsy shop, if you are interested in any of these you can access them through my links down the right side of my blog. 

Also recently finished that I will share soon are Nostalgic Christmas decor paper laser cut designs and doilies. I have designed them for the 1:48 Quarter Connection happening in November and Shelly's show in November as well. Hope to see you there.

1:48 Scale Floral Friday!

For Floral Friday the top photo shows some of the fimo florals I've been designing for my mini scenes, As you can see they have flat backs which makes them very impressionistic. Since I have a tremor in my hands now sculpting close to the tile where my hand can lean on the the table works really well for me.

I've also shown a photo of our handsome son son Alex who is such a wonderful help to our business for so many areas of packaging and putting together some of the kits that my tremor causes me problems with. The last photo is a peak of part of our studio, John works on the right side, I work in the middle and back and Alex works in the far back corner when he is over too. We have lots of great lighting and storage. I will post other views of the display cases and my collectibles room as well.

The middle photos show how I have used the florals in my various scenes and new Quarter Scale tall fireplace. The  1:48 Scale paper kit with bunnies I called the Bunny Hop and working with the heavier paper is so much fun.These are available on our website, Etsy and eBay.

Thank you so much for looking. I'm sorry I haven't been around again as much as I would like but I'm working on my kits for Quarter Connection roundtables, Shelly's Show in the summer and Ballroom dancing as much as we can.

New 1:48, Quarter Scale Laser Cut and Engraved Kits

Oh my goodness, I can't believe it has been a year since I have posted a blog!! I hope you have all been happy and are feeling blessed.

I am so grateful with how well our business of miniatures has done through the years, especially the last 3 years of selling laser cut and engraved 1:48 scale kits. It has been very rewarding to receive such a positive response. Recently I've been trying a few designs on heavier paper and have really enjoyed the results. You can see and example above of 1:48 plates, platters, boxes and book covers. With a bit of embossing they really start to look like plates, they can be painted too. Above you can see a grouping of new kits I've designed recently for our Yahoo Quarter Connection Roundtables and Mega Roundtables in June. After that time I will have them on our website, Etsy and eBay. I've also been having fun making fimo flowers, I will share those with you soon as well.

Take care everyone and than you so much for those of you who might meander over to my blog and have a look. Mini Hugs, Jean