Miniaturists, Nail Artists and Crafters - Welcome to the site!
To all our friends, customers, students and other miniaturists just looking in. Hoping this year is a happy, healthy and creative one for you. Happy 2010 from Angie and Frank Site Redesign We have just finally added our Links section, if we missed you out feel free to get in touch via the contact form. We have tried to split up the many items we sell into easier pages. Hopefully this will not confuse too many people, and the layout is now a lot easier to use.
Frank and I have just moved house to Spain and there will be a few months transition to being a Spanish company. It will take some time to complete the paperwork. Meanwhile we'll be charging in pounds and functioning as an English company. The only change is that customers will receive a Worldpay invoice in place of their usual terminal receipt.
Postage charges
There may be some changes to the postage prices especially on heavier items from now on, but you will not be charged more than it says on your current order confirmations. So those who ordered before price changes will still pay the price they expect to pay. Unfortunately postage charges mean we've had to discontinue sales of Minitmold for the time being. We're working on this, and hope to be able to bring it back soon. The EU competition commission really needs to step in and sort out the excessive postage prices charged by the state monopoly here in Spain! Classes
I am starting to teach again after a break to accustom myself to the new formulae of the major clay brands. I am planning classes in Madrid over the first weekend of March, and on the Friday before the Soest fair in Germany. Please send me your details via the contact form at the bottom of this page including telephone number if you are interested in hearing about classes in those venues or in your area. In the future I hope to be able to organise classes here in the beautiful Sierra de Aracena, so you can combine a relaxing holiday with some craft (and even language and IT) classes!
New items
We are starting to reorganise the website into sections now that I'm diversifying into other craft areas. Or, rather, concentrating on polymer clay caning!
There will now be sections for those interested in other scales such as Playscale ('Barbie scale'), nail art, scrapbooking and other crafts which use my canes and the new 'superfine' slices and 'art veneers'. Please keep looking in to see what's new. Remember many designs don't get repeated. So, if you see it ... and you want it ... Get it!
You heard it first here! Last year we
announced the introduction of a new range of Nailart Canes And Slices called "Superfine Slices",
"Fine Slices" and
"Art Veneers". Miniaturists please note that many of the smaller sizes of the new fine and superfine slices are approximately 12th scale and are therefore suitable for dolls house applications, for example the playing cards.
At the moment only myself and my
friend Nicola from nailartcanes.com are producing these incredibly fine
"Superfine Slices" and the related
"Art Veneers" which can be cut , punched or
used whole in nail art and many other crafts. Wholesale enquiries are welcome.
Book 2 "Miniature Food Masterclass" is now available direct from us with an exclusive free Pies & Tarts DVD by clicking here.
Because of all this and incredibly high demand for our products last
year, we have been extremely busy. The new website and it's management
system is working magnificently well. Almost like having an extra unpaid
admin assistant!. See Frank's site www.networkadvice.co.uk for details
if you are interested in having a similar management system which can be
particularly useful for the small but busy craft business. Frank also writes smaller, simple contact only pages for a very reasonable price, and all points in between!
You can now order using your credit or debit card online. This is a secure digital certificate site, and we do not take Paypal. No
money is taken until your order is packed and ready to dispatch though we do ask for card details at the time of ordering.
At the left of the page are options for Create A New Account to let you
register, and My Account to track orders. Once you are registered, you
can go to any of the sections such as Miniatures Market Place, Craft Tools And Materials or Books and DVDs to submit an online order.
Traders should register as such and use trade ordering (from My Account) for any
wholesale purchases.
Miniatures Marketplace is now filling up again, please keep looking in for new items and changes. Craft items and DVDs will be available as normal.
Books and DVDs
DVDs from the Sliding Scale label are now all available in UK/EUR (PAL) format and also USA (NTSC) format. Click here to order
Bananas Masterclass
It shows how simple it is to make the 'difficult' banana shape for single bananas and bunches. It also demystifies the seemingly complex pattern in the centre of a banana into one simple repeated cane, and has a little fun with banana skins. It finishes off with (unusually for Angie) a little use of paint and pens.
Fill Your Doll's House
Volume 1: Fruit And Vegetables
This is the original video re-filmed for DVD quality, and enhanced with new techniques to make your fruit and veg even more realistic. This new version includes the Skinner shade technique combined with Angie's own development of the offset stacking technique for leeks.
Make apples and oranges whole, cut and peeled, leeks, onions in strings and sprouting, curly cabbages and cauliflowers.
Diane Harfield - Miniature Flowers and Plants
In this DVD Diane, a highly respected miniaturist, covers plants and flowers for all seasons.
Starting in spring with primroses, violets and daffodils, covering poppies, wheat, tulips and roses for summer, oak and fern for autumn, and finishing winter on poinsettia, holly and wreaths.
Diane also gives valuable tips about tools, materials, cutters and glues.
Diane primarily uses cold porcelain, a medium that allows ultra-fine work for delicate petals and leaves.
Liquid Fimo
A full length (90 minute) DVD or video on projects using Liquid Fimo, from jams, stews and other foods through to stained glass windows.
Exotic Fruit Masterclass
A short (30 minute) DVD or video on making kiwi and strawberries.
Pineapples Masterclass
A short (30 minute) DVD on making pineapples.
Making Miniature Foods Book
Angie's first book covers miniature foods for use in the house or market stall, ranging from deli through meat, fish and vegetables. Buy it direct from the author!
We are now into our sixth edition of "Making Miniature Food", it is a GMC Best Seller! Copies of the book will now only be signed on request. Thank you everyone who has taken the time to let us know how much you are enjoying the projects. Apologies to all the family members who aren't getting fed!
Spain: Madrid Spring
Tom Bishop
Location:
Madrid, Hotel Convencion, Calle O'Donnell
Contact Phone Number:
USA (561) 434-6622
Contact Address:
BishopShow@aol.com
Extra Details:
http://www.bishopshow.com/madridmay.htm
Spain, Nerja
Location:
Hotel Villa Flamenca
Contact Address:
syreeta@syreetasminiatures.com
Extra Details:
http://feria-miniaturas-andalucia.jimdo.com/
England: Miniatura Autumn 2010.
Not to be missed!
Location:
Birmingham N.E.C
Contact Phone Number:
(+44) 121 783 9922
Contact Address:
website: Miniatura
Extra Details:
Ticket bookings: (+44) 121 767 4100
13 Nov 2010
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14 Nov 2010
Spain: Madrid Autumn
Tom Bishop
Location:
Madrid, Hotel Convencion, Calle O'Donnell
Contact Phone Number:
USA (561) 434-6622
Contact Address:
BishopShow@aol.com
Extra Details:
http://www.bishopshow.com/madrid.htm
Workshops
The second book is out, Angie is used to all the new polymer clays after a year of manufacturing changes, so there are no more excuses!
If anyone is interested in doing classes please get in touch via the form below.
5 Mar 2010
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8 Oct 2010
Spain, Madrid
Beginners fruit class (friday evening)
a Cakes class (Saturday),
Coconut basket (Sunday).
Its possible we could include a small class on Monday evening to do the complex caning Strawberry canes and Kiwi canes.
Extra Details:
Contact via the form below
We are starting to reorganise the website into sections now that I'm diversifying into other craft areas. Or, rather, concentrating on polymer clay caning!
There will now be sections for those interested in other scales such as Playscale ('Barbie scale'), nail art, scrapbooking and other crafts which use my canes and the new 'superfine' slices and 'art veneers'. Please keep looking in to see what's new. Remember many designs don't get repeated. So, if you see it ... and you want it ... Get it!
You heard it first here! Last year we
announced the introduction of a new range of Nailart Canes And Slices called "Superfine Slices",
"Fine Slices" and
"Art Veneers". Miniaturists please note that many of the smaller sizes of the new fine and superfine slices are approximately 12th scale and are therefore suitable for dolls house applications, for example the playing cards.
At the moment only myself and my
friend Nicola from nailartcanes.com are producing these incredibly fine
"Superfine Slices" and the related
"Art Veneers" which can be cut , punched or
used whole in nail art and many other crafts. Wholesale enquiries are welcome.
