George the Miniguy

George has been a miniaturist ever since he was six years old. He began building dollhouses in 1978. He has built and decorated three doll houses - two from scratch and one from a kit. He also has created a number of room boxes - some serve also as lamps in addition to showcasing miniatures.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Tools for Making Holes

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As a miniaturist, you will often have a need to put a hole into something - a board, a wall, furniture, or a piece of matte board - there ar...

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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Making Your Own Baseboards

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The walls in my barbershop room box were just too tall, leaving the edge of the wallpaper exposed at the bottom. I had to decide on adding s...

Monday, March 8, 2010

Did It Work?

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I just logged into my blog today and tried to show the video I did about making Cabriole legs to one of my co-workers. (http://tallminiguy.b...

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Saturday, March 6, 2010

Mark That Board

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As I furiously cut and sanded pieces of wood for the front window of the barbershop room box today, I began to realize that I could easily c...

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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Hey! Take a Look at Page 56...

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I just received my copy of the March/April issue of Dollhouse Miniatures . I'm delighted to report that they included my second article ...

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Monday, February 22, 2010

More Tools You Must Have

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Ask any woodworker what he or she thinks they could always use more of, and they'll say, "Clamps." Nothing is more frustrating...

Thursday, February 18, 2010

More Must Have Hand Tools

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The tools at right don't look very impressive, but when I'm working on miniatures, they are a "MUST" have item. When I run...

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George the Miniguy: When I was six years old, my parents gave me a miniature circus, complete with a tin tent, circus characters and animals. Each of the figures were about 2" tall. I've been hooked on miniatures ever since! Years ago, my wife, Pam, found a book about making miniatures. We purchased some tools and a Realife Miniatures kit which sat on a shelf for a year. I asked her if she was going to do anything with them. She replied sheepishly, “Probably not…” So, I did, and I had fun doing it. Shortly after that, we found a miniature store and Nutshell News. I built a room box. Then I discovered the Thorne Rooms, which gave me a standard to which I aspire. Next, I began to build Pam’s dollhouse. In the process, I discovered how pricey miniatures can be, and decided I could build some of the pieces. As a result, I’ve learned how to make minis such as Victorian carved furniture to designing and building dollhouses and room boxes. In this blog I hope to share some of my knowledge with you as well as current projects. FYI... you can click on most of the pictures in this blog and view them in larger size. Enjoy! And please share your comments – they help me know if anyone’s reading this blog! Thanks.

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