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The Book of Mini, Now in Bookstores, Features Hundreds of Miniatures from Makers, Collectors, and Museums from Around the World

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After more than 2 decades of collecting miniatures from around the world and 6 incredible years of Instagramming extraordinary and unique miniatures on @dailymini Instagram, I’m proud, thrilled, honored, and absolutely overjoyed to share with you: The Book of Mini: Inside the Big World of Tiny Things, published by Hachette Book Group’s imprint Black Dog & Leventhal on April 16, 2019.

 

This Just In: Creatin’ Contest Winners Announced

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Hobby Builders Supply/miniatures.com recently announced the winners from its 25th Annual Creatin’ Contest.  The recently completed contest centered around the Three Gables House Kit, with nearly 100 entrants from more than 30 states and more than 50% first time entrants.

Want to win $1,000 to miniatures.com?
Enter the next Creatin’ Contest!

Introducing a Gingerbread House With Interlocking Panels 

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Miniature fans rejoice! There’s now an even easier way to put together your holiday gingerbread house this year. Bee International just introduced a patented Link & Lock™ design featuring interlocking panels for their gingerbread houses. It’s now possible to put together your gingerbread house frame in just 5 minutes! The interlocking pieces snuggly fit together and require minimal icing.

Each gingerbread house kit includes interlocking panels, assorted candy, and pre-mixed icing.

Want to win your own kit?
Participate in our giveaway on @dailymini Instagram!

Downsized Exhibition Opens November 3
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On Saturday, November 3, Downsized: Small-Scale Sculpture by Contemporary Artists will open to the public in the Bruce Museum’s Arcade gallery. The exhibition will be on view through January 27, 2019.

A continuing tradition for over 35 years, this miniature exhibition will feature models, dioramas, and more—exploring interior and exterior architecture in a range of scales.

Miniature Window Displays on View in NYC
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ABC Carpet & Home at 888 Broadway in Manhattan unveiled a number of handmade miniature scenes this fall. These window display scenes are currently on view in New York, NY.

Every roombox (diorama) scene is handmade with impeccable attention to detail by the ABC Visual Department. To learn more about the project, check out the Windows of Wonder post on the Reveal blog.

The following brands are all featured, in miniature:

• Jan Burtz
• Fe Knits
• Glas Italia
• Saba
• Herbivore

BadAss Miniatures Exhibition Challenges Status Quo of Miniature Art 

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Now on view through July 22 at YoHo Artists Studios in Yonkers, NY, BadAss Miniatures presents emerging perspectives in the miniature arts; an exhibition of original works in miniature form contributed by over 30 artists from across the United States and abroad.

Featured works represent a novel movement that challenges the status quo in the miniature art form through the presentation of unconventional ideas and concepts and the quirky, outlandish, surprising use of miniatures.

What’s your earliest memory with miniatures?