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DIY Miniature Bouquets by Wallflower Girl

May 13, 2015May 13, 2015 admin

Miniature arts and miniature crafts are well loved by the world at the large. Check out this DIY miniature project by England’s own Aimee of Wallflower Girl that’s sure to spread sheer botanical joy in just a matter of mini minutes!

Making miniature bouquets is a breeze. You can share these little creations as a gift with a personalized miniature envelope. Or you can affix a mini bouquet to a gift-wrapped package or greeting card envelope. The choice is yours.

All you need is a mini amount of the following:

miniature flowers
miniature foliage
tissue paper (complementary color to the flowers)
cellophane gift wrap
washi tape or sellotape
twine, yarn, or thin ribbon

Visit Aimee’s site for step-by-step instructions on how to make your very own miniature bouquet.

Miniature Photography by JD Hancock

May 6, 2015May 6, 2015 admin

You’ll soon become a huge fan of JD Hancock’s miniature photography, including our favorite photo series: Little Dudes.

Follow along so you never miss an adventure!

JD Hancock, *My Brush With Greatness*, Little Dudes series, 2013.

JD Hancock, *Berry Hard Work*, Little Dudes series, 2009.

dailymini-4219886971_350b05725d_b — JD Hancock, *Journey Into Skull Cave*, Little Dudes series, 2009.

dailymini-3562071888_4053db1483_b — JD Hancock, *The Anxious Type*, Little Dudes series, 2013.

Feel Big Live Small Exhibition at apexart

April 27, 2015November 15, 2016 admin

Feel Big Live Small
organized by Elan Smithee
with an essay by Rachel Nuwer
on view at apexart
now through Saturday, May 17
291 Church Street, New York, NY

A little (mini) excerpt from the press release:

Dioramas and miniatures are used in the field of architecture to preview a vision, in cinema to create a fabricated world, and in workshops as a means for children to process traumatic events.

Feel Big Live Small explores dioramas and miniatures as well as our fascination with all things small, both as a technical feat and a psychological relationship.

Kendal Murray, Family Style, Smile, 2012; Kendal Murray, Esteem, Dream, 2012; Serial Cut, Office Case, 2011; Serial Cut, HSBC, 2015. — Kendal Murray, *Family Style, Smile*, 2012; Kendal Murray, *Esteem, Dream*, 2012; Serial Cut, *Office Case*, 2011; Serial Cut, HSBC, 2015.

Featuring work by:

Matthew Albanese
Alice Bartlett
Dante Brebner
Citizen Brick
Thomas Doyle
Joe Fig
Idan Levin
Kendal Murray
Lori Nix & Kathleen Gerber
Serial Cut
Tracey Snelling
Daisy Tainton

Check out many (mini) more installation images via apexart.

Tracey Snelling, *The Parade Ends*, 2012, wood, paint, charcoal, lights, LCD screen, media player, speaker, transformer, 24 x 24 inches; Tracey Snelling, Bad Girl, 2012, Wood, paint, lights, electroluminescent wire, LCD screens, media players, speakers, transformer, 24 x 24 inches.

A little mania for the mini

January 22, 2014March 15, 2018 admin

Least understood by the masses is my preoccupation with all things miniature. Have a little look around to see the big picture.

In hopes of spreading the good word about a great mini, I launched @dailymini on Instagram in the winter of 2012.

The brand has since been met with great enthusiasm and delight by fellow miniacs. I’m fortunate enough to feature a new miniature each day and am thrilled to share my beloved minis with an international audience. I’m most of all humbled by the community’s response and the amazing range of mini submissions received on a daily basis.

This curated digital space is a tribute to the mini collection that started it all. The Daily Miniature is not only a portable source of miniatures, but a permanent (per·mini·nt) one.