Sweet Rose: Floors, Pink and Lighting
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…
Making Book Covers
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…
Once Upon a Time
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…
Refilling a Stain pen
I know I've been quiet lately but I'm still doing minis. To work on furniture kits for my Petite Chateau, I needed a certain color of stain. I had purchased…
Rags to Riches Create Shares
Earlier this month, I participated in a NAME Create Shares about the flipping the plastic dollhouses. During this session each create team member shared what they did including me. Check…
NAME Logo Puzzle
Create.miniatures.org is awesome with giving gifts when you submit a challenge. This puzzle was a recent gift. I started by carefully removing the puzzle portion. I left it attached for…
NAME Logo House – Interior
For Camp Make-a-Mini 2022 on create.miniatures.org we have a NAME Logo House as our project. I did a Lunch n Learn on adding lights to the house, to view click…
Party at number 3
Birthday Party
March Robin Betterley house kit is a Birthday party. Working on minis at the beach I went to the beach with friends and brought this kit to work on. My…
NAME Logo House – Exterior Box
Cleaning and priming I started by assembling the house because I wanted to check all the parts. I used blue tape to temporarily hold it together. Everything fit together really…
Bakery interior and exterior
The Bakery
February house by Robin Betterley Miniatures I feel off kilter working on this because it is April and now May, then June for finishing. Yet I am determined to get…
Alcohol Markers 2.0
Marker Organization After using my markers, I decided I wanted a box. Unfortunately I didn't purchase with a box. It was one step further in organizing them. Although I had…
2022 Micro Centerpiece for OLHP
The recent OLHP provided the opportunity to win a finished centerpiece. Alas I was not a winner. I did have the forethought to buy a kit. Initially I was going…
Painter’s Cottage
the secret traveling village project by Robin Betterley's Miniatures JANUARY kit is a painter's cottage and adorable. I'm in love and I'm just the first month in. My Tips Edge…
Alcohol Markers
Alcohol markers In the miniature community, alcohol markers have been discussed for some time. About how they are great to use. These markers can be quite expensive. I want all…
Displaying Miniatures
Mar 12 at 2pm Eastern, I will be doing a Lunch and Learn session on create.miniatures.org Here's the link to learn more. https://create.miniatures.org/index.php/node/672
Gingerbread Toy Shop
Master Toy Maker My 6th building from True2scale is the Toy Maker shop. This one is two story and presented the most challenge so far in lighting. Lighting The first…
Gingerbread Ornament Shop
For building my third GB building from True2scale, I really wanted to plan the lighting without too much trouble. This time I started thinking about the lights first. After coloring…
Gingerbread Cafe
My second gingerbread building is true2sale's Cafe. Kaffee Lebkuchen (coffee gingerbread) Kaffee Lebkuchen LIGHTING This is a two story building and already has a ceiling paper which is helpful for…
Wee ME Bookhouse Gets Furniture
Earlier this year my hubby bought a 3d printer. In his early tests, he printed a chair in 1:48 scale. I asked him if he could print it in 1:144…