50 Miniature Spring Tutorials

If you would like to add a link to the list, please leave a comment. Your suggestions are always welcome!

1. Customizing a plastic sheep Paizley Pawz
2. Needle felted sheep about.com
3. Grass Steve via thewhistlepost.com
4. Stone wall Carol Jones via YouTube
5. Cold porcelain daffodils Diane Harfield via YouTube
6. Baskets from paper Alice Zinn
7. Wicker basket Miniatures & maisons de poupées
8. Oval basket about.com
9. Bunny-shaped wooden basket babsiluv
10. Hat straw basket Doll Artists' Workshop
11. Opened parasol Gisele's Miniature Creations
12. Easter Peddler's Cart Joann L. Swanson
13. Leeks Angie Scarr
14. Pansies Alice Buerkle
15. Roof thatching Earth and Tree
16. Hats Cynthia Howe
17. Straw hat Jean Day
18. Printable hat box Jean Day
19. Fantasy fairy wings Deb Wood via CDHM
20. Watering can 1inchscaleminisbykris
21. Coloring Easter eggs Mary Eccher
22. Baby in a christening gown Doll Artists' Workshop
23. Printables for baby Erika via Picasa
24. Duck or bunny slippers Doll Artists' Workshop
25. Chocolate bunnies about.com
26. Hat-shaped cake about.com
27. Easter cookies about.com
28. Ham cane and slices drn7ztfsj via YouTube
29. Scene inside of egg about.com
30. Chocolate Easter eggs about.com
31. Marshmallow Easter treats about.com
32. Easter cupcakes about.com
33. Easter lilies about.com
34. Vintage seed packets printable Jean Day
35. Chicks about.com
36. Easter egg tree MsMiniLover via YouTube
37. Bread ring Joannesminis via YouTube
38. Birdhouses Joannesminis via YouTube
39. Birds nest about.com
40. Bird cage Court of Gypsies Miniatures
41. Wicker bird cage about.com
42. Paper tulips Brenda Shahzada via My Small Obsession
43. Tulips about.com
44. Irises about.com
45. Pussy willows about.com
46. Narcissus (in Italian) Pressature con il microonde
47. Jonquils (French) Les Maisons de Miki 
48. Printable flower pots True2Scale
49. Easter bunny mold clayminis 
50. Bunny cross stitch pattern Minna

Additional tutorials suggested by readers:

• Kilt/skirt CWPoppets

A Retreat into Quarter Scale

I was fortunate to be invited to an annual retreat for miniaturists. Last weekend, thirteen talented ladies gathered in a lovely house in the countryside for four days. We laughed, ate well, and shared our passion for miniatures while working on individual projects.

I took the opportunity to try a 1:48 scale Corner Shop from Petite Properties. Even though I have been hesitant to work in this small scale, I've really enjoyed it so far. I'm using the basic shell pieces that were provided, and creating the rest from bits and pieces of paper and wire. I think it will become a French flower shop. I hope to post more pics of it as it progresses.

The flooring is made from individual pieces of painted paper.

Ceiling of the first floor.

The Online Show - Shopping in My Pajamas

How often can you shop for minis from all over the world, dressed in your pajamas? If you haven't already stopped by the online show, you may wish to drop in for a visit. There are so many dealers! I bought a couple of lovely kits from Jean Day. I'm looking forward to putting these together!

New Item for the Atlanta Show

I hope to see you in Atlanta this weekend. We'll have our newest item with us  – blue decals. They would be just lovely with some bright yellow narcissus. I think I just added another item to my list of "kits to create"!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Blue decal set shown with 1:24 scale glitter houses.