Be Transported Back To 1914 With DHMS Magazine's New Competition & Project

It's so very hard to believe that 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of World War One. People for whom that time was very much the present are an important part of many of our lives and are people who we remember every day as an integral part of who we are and have become. There are going to be a huge number of commemorative events in the coming twelve months and Dolls House & Miniature Scene magazine have launched a wonderful WW1 competition to ensure that the miniatures world plays its part too. They say that "Entries can be anything from a single miniature item to a whole diorama scene and based on the Home Front or the Western Front." so there's definitely something for everyone to tackle depending on the time you have available!

......And while you're getting your thinking cap on there's something to get everyone started too, the first in a series of very special exclusive web projects from Dolls House & Miniature Scene showing how to make this fantastic fabric Union Flag and including some Propaganda posters from the time which really give a feeling for the era. Just click on the flag to go back in time (& to the DHMS website!!)

Vibrant Fall!

This past week the light has begun to change, and there's a strong Autumnal feel in the skies! While we get visitors to Skye at all times of the year (Christmas Eve in the Square with excited visitors from abroad about to celebrate their first Scottish Christmas and Hogmanay is a particular joy!) the Summer holidaymakers are now drifting away for another year and 2014 is as yet a walk through an Island woodland full of crunchy leaves away! The mushrooms are poking their heads through the peaty soil to create a seasonal carpet out of the window beneath the worktable and it's officially the first day of fall in just over a week!

 

Fall is far from the dying of the year, it's full of so much vibrancy and these 6 Fall Pumpkins With Leaves & "Fallen Branch" represent so much of that & make us really look forward to the coming weeks!

 

Val & Sadie 

First Taste Of Fall 2013!

By the meteorological calendar we're now, believe it or not, into Fall and heading into that favourite time of year! This, of course, means Halloween & Fall miniatures and here are the first of this years collection! Baking takes a spooky turn with this Halloween Bread and the colours in these Fall Cookies are so reminiscent of everything we love about the season!

 

Val & Sadie

 

 

 

A Miniature Bite Out Of The Big Apple!

Whether you live in the wilds of the Scottish Highlands like us or in the Urban Sprawl, there's always something about the atmosphere of New York City that makes it a special place that comes alive even in our travel hungry imaginations! And with this in mind those inhabiting our miniature worlds can now tuck in to a piece of New York Style Crumb Cake or grab a bite with a New York Deli Sandwich in a tiny Central Park!

 

Val & Sadie

  

 

New York Deli Sandwiches

 

 

 

6 Pieces of New York Style Crumb Cake

Classic New York Cherry Cheesecake

 

 10 Freshly Baked Bagels

 

Joining The Editorial Team!

The new issue of the Artisans In Miniature imag is out now and features the start of Sadie's new column, "A Miniature Eye On The Hebrides...", offering a wonderful glimpse into the influence our Island way of life has on miniature inspiration! With articles, features and projects by so many talented artisans, Issue 47 offers almost endless opportunities to be absorbed into the miniature world for all of us! Special mention must go to the Julia & Hywel of Bear Cabin Miniatures for their fantastic insight into the opening of their Swansea shop!

News too about future issues as Sadie is delighted to have joined the AIM Magazine's Editorial Team! Here's to Issue 48 & Beyond!!

Val & Sadie

 

 

 

AIM IMag Issue 47 by Artisans in Miniature

Final Chance To Win!

 

Dolls House & Miniature Scene magazine's prize draw to win this 1/12th scale cheeseboard, handmade by Sadie here at Homewardflight, takes place tomorrow, Wednesday 24th July, but there's still chance to make sure you're in with a chance! To be certain you're entered into the draw all you have to do is make sure you've "Liked" Dolls House & Miniature Scene on Facebook by tomorrow & if you already "Like" their page then you're already entered! Couldn't be simpler!

 

Val & Sadie

 

Miniature "Dropped" Ice Cream Cones!

It's hot, sunny and Summer, three things which people often don't automatically associate as going together here in the UK!! With temperatures reaching 32°C in places there's little doubting that the Gulf Stream is sending a non traditional British Summer our way just now!! It seems like the ideal time for Summer to reach the miniature world too with these ice cream cones and lollies (or popsicles if you're on the other side of the Atlantic!). There's something special about some of these ice cream cones though as they've been "dropped" and are "melting"! There's also an abandoned ice lolly which seems to be "melting" in the sunshine too! It's these tiny little details which really bring any miniature scene to life and the best bit is....unlike a real dropped ice cream there's no mess!!

 

Val & Sadie