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I’m downsizing my collection

  • Post author:Mini
  • Post published:November 21, 2025
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Hello I have decided to downsize my collection and you can benefit. Items are posted here. You may ask why? There are a number of reasons why. First and foremost…

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Buttercup Cottage Online Class

  • Post author:Mini
  • Post published:September 2, 2025
  • Post category:1:48 scale/Create events
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I will be teaching the Buttercup Cottage online via Create. Check it out here.

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Read more about the article Adventures of MiniBunny – NAME Cincy Convention edition

Adventures of MiniBunny – NAME Cincy Convention edition

  • Post author:Mini
  • Post published:September 1, 2025
  • Post category:MiniBunny/NAME Events/Story
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Monday was a travel day. All of this needed to fit in our car plus our luggage. Did I mention this is a car, a sedan, but not an overly…

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Camp Make-A-Mini A-frame for 2025

  • Post author:Mini
  • Post published:May 4, 2025
  • Post category:1:48 scale/Create events
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This will be the 5th year for Camp Make-A-Mini and this year I am offering a project. We are headed to the Alpine forest (if you want) and will have…

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Read more about the article Buttercup Cottage, Laundry Room and more

Buttercup Cottage, Laundry Room and more

  • Post author:Mini
  • Post published:May 3, 2025
  • Post category:Mini Musing/Minis in Everyday Things
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Last summer, my husband bought us a laser. It's an X-Tool D1 5W, a starter model. He did purchase multiple accessories including a cover, an exhaust and a honeycomb. When…

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Sweet Rose: Floors, Pink and Lighting

  • Post author:Mini
  • Post published:April 21, 2025
  • Post category:1:48 scale/How To/QC Events/Tips/WIP
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The Sweet Rose was an AI designed cottage that the Quarter Connection membership voted to have as a project. Debbie Young offered this project. I was on the fence about…

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Christmas Tree Shelves and other stuff

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  • Post published:December 29, 2024
  • Post category:1:12 scale/Mini Musing
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This page originally was for promoting my latest kits. But since this is after Christmas, I am making it an update post combo. First the Tree Shelves I was inspired…

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Camp Make-A-Mini 2024

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  • Post published:November 16, 2024
  • Post category:1:48 scale/Create events/WIP
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The lovely project for this Camp was an Arts and Craft style building by Debbie Young. At first I didn't want to buy it. I just have so many unfinished…

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Adventures Of MiniBunny at the NAME Convention in Franklin TN

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  • Post published:August 6, 2024
  • Post category:Mini Musing/MiniBunny/NAME Events/Rabbits/Raggedy
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Written by MiniB MiniB wanted to ride up top. Monday I went to Franklin, TN last week (with Gene and Preble) for the NAME Convention. We arrived Monday evening, checked…

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Glass blowing Studio

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  • Post published:July 8, 2024
  • Post category:1:48 scale/Mini Musing
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For Camp Make-A-Mini (CMAM) this year, I designed three quick minis. These are items found in a glass blowing studio. If you just want to purchase these kits, go directly…

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Honey House

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  • Post published:March 23, 2024
  • Post category:1:48 scale
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My next project was switching gears from 1/144th to 1/48th scale. I'm getting back to the 2022 Betterley's Calendar Club that I got sidetracked from. The Honey House is number…

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Making Book Covers

  • Post author:Mini
  • Post published:February 21, 2024
  • Post category:How To/Tips
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I recently gave a Create Shares discussion about making Book covers. You can find the video at this link. There is a hand out of notes as well. I have…

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Cuckoo Clock Shop in Gingerbread

  • Post author:Mini
  • Post published:February 4, 2024
  • Post category:1:144 scale
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This it the quickest I have made any of these darling gingerbread buildings by True2Scale. It's a Kuckucksuhren Shop. After getting a floor backwards, I decided to mark the actual…

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Gingerbread Pretzel Stall and Wurst Cart

  • Post author:Mini
  • Post published:February 4, 2024
  • Post category:1:144 scale/Winter
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Finishing another kit by True2Scale. This time it is a combo kit. A pretzel stall and wurst (or sausage) cart. Pretzels I love that there are paper pretzels, however they…

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Gift Shop in Gingerbread

  • Post author:Mini
  • Post published:January 15, 2024
  • Post category:1:144 scale/Winter
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Continuing to make some gingerbread - in micro or 1:144 scale. This time it was a gift shop from True2scale. Since this is my 10th kit to assemble I am…

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Organizing Minis?

  • Post author:Mini
  • Post published:January 1, 2024
  • Post category:Mini Musing
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Happy New Year from Mini-Small Packages. I know that many people will be organizing their minis this year, well maybe this month, as resolutions often get put to the side…

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Gingerbread Miniaturen Market Stall

  • Post author:Mini
  • Post published:December 30, 2023
  • Post category:1:144 scale/Winter
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Finally back to the gingerbread building. I asked and got the two latest kits that were introduced this year for Christmas. I didn't use to ask for minis because I…

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Book Houses

  • Post author:Mini
  • Post published:December 17, 2023
  • Post category:1:48 scale/Minis in Everyday Things
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I have collected these adorable faux book boxes. Some I just couldn't resist a purchase. In the back of my mind was the thought I would make them for myself.…

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New Kit GIVE THANKS and using my new Silhouette Portrait 3

  • Post author:Mini
  • Post published:November 24, 2023
  • Post category:1:12 scale/Autumn/Thanksgiving

Oh wait I forgot to tell you about my new kit. Several years ago I purchased a real life sign to decorate for Thanksgiving. As soon as I got it…

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Gone Gnome Crazy

  • Post author:Mini
  • Post published:November 24, 2023
  • Post category:1:48 scale

well it happened, I've Gone Gnome Crazy. That's what my husband says. It started really simply with these guys . I think it was the bunny ears that convinced me…

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Happy Thanksgiving

  • Post author:Mini
  • Post published:November 23, 2023
  • Post category:1:48 scale/Autumn/Mini Musing/Thanksgiving

Here in the US, we celebrate Thanksgiving. I was really pleased to be able to capture this holiday in miniature a few years back. I believe it gets easily skipped…

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Read more about the article Happy Autumn – Displaying Miniatures

Happy Autumn – Displaying Miniatures

  • Post author:Mini
  • Post published:October 21, 2023
  • Post category:Autumn/Cats/Mini Musing

Periodically I like to rearrange my miniatures. This year I went crazy for me buying Fall leaf garland. Then I used it in several places in my home. In the…

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Once Upon a Time

  • Post author:Mini
  • Post published:June 14, 2023
  • Post category:1:48 scale/Tips
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This is number 7 of the Robin Betterley Secret Traveling Village, the 2022 series of monthly kits. The Exterior This was done much like the previous ones. The one issue…

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Read more about the article Lillian’s Gold Bunny Box

Lillian’s Gold Bunny Box

  • Post author:Mini
  • Post published:May 27, 2023
  • Post category:1:48 scale/Rabbits/Swaps
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On Quarter Connection they are talking about Unusual Containers, my favorite project type. They started with the Bunny shaped Ferro Roche box. I have one of these containers that I…

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Read more about the article Mr. Hare

Mr. Hare

  • Post author:Mini
  • Post published:May 20, 2023
  • Post category:1:12 scale/1:24 scale/1:48 scale/Easter/Rabbits/Spring

I recently took a class with Cat Wingler to sculpt and dress a rabbit. I signed up as soon as the class opened because I decided I wanted to learn…

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