Happy Holidays, Free Printables, Dec.AIM magazine is out

I am very happy to announce that the new, free AIM magazine is now available to read or download. I just love Bea Broadwood’s Dickinson village featured called Cobblestone Snicket and Pearl Hudson’s Christmas traditions and so much more. AIM’s editor Sally Watson and team did such a terrific job even though it is such a busy time. ❤️ http://www.artisansinminiature.com



Also included above are my printable contributions for the AIM magazine Dec.issue and earlier in the year for the Knots and Cordage page.

Have a terrific Holiday Season with wonderful mini dreams of future projects!

 Mini Hugs, Jean
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New Little Red Riding Hood Toy Theater Kit

New Miniature Toy Theater Kit

For years I have loved Fairy Tales and have collected many antique Fairy Tale books. I really have enjoyed finding many variations of the same fairy tale from about 1860 to 1950. Only the images from before the 1930's are the ones I use in my projects, digital and kits for copyright reasons.

I used many of my antique children's books for the images in this toy theater which I designed with inspiration from antique toy theaters.  My favorite Little Red Riding Hood book is from 1896 and that is the one I used for the front header and images on either side. Another book I used has a fabulous rose cottage on the cover and I used it for the granny and then wolf in the window scenes. I also used photo shop to design the scene behind the mother and Little Red. This theater is something I've thought about designing for a long time so I found it really exciting to make.

This kit is nice to make up because it is a fabric panel and glue doesn't stick to it, the scenes are on photo paper. It would look great in a child room on a desk in one twelfth scale or in an outdoor scene in half scale.