Jean Nisbett’s classic volume gets a welcome update and expansion--making it a practical, accessible introduction to all the basics, with lavish images and easy-to-follow hints that help beginners save time and avoid costly mistakes. Nisbett explains how to choose and build a house from a kit; handle a period building; furnish the interior; create charming shops; and plan a dolls’ house that will enchant a child--and actually stand up to play. Equipment and materials, finishes, decoration, decorative detail, gardens and renovation all receive in-depth coverage, while checklists set out a logical order for work.

Jean Nisbett has compiled a collection of period and European houses, gardens and garden buildings, with projects ranging from a Tudor dolls' house and Georgian mansion to a French farmhouse and 17th century Dutch house. A section on gardens and garden buildings includes projects such as an orangery and greenhouse.--From publisher description.

This is the comprehensive guide to decorating your doll's house, inside and out. Expert instruction is provided on practical decorating techniques, the tools and materials required, along with safety tips for using paints and other finishes and advice on where to find decorating ideas. Step-by-step instructions and photographs lead you through processes such as antiquing miniature furniture, marbling, stencilling and tiling, making and hanging wallpaper, laying carpets, assembling and installing clapperboard exteriors, making pillars, creating unique brick facades, assembling roofs and trelliswork. The very best in contemporary doll's houses interiors are displayed, with examples of period interiors and a range of contemporary styles. Informative captions provide an insight into how the experts tackle different decorative effects and the photographs of finished interiors provide inspiration as you develop your own ideas and style.

Veteran dolls' house maker, expert on all things miniature and prolific author Jean Nisbett presents a complete guide to the making and furnishing of all kinds of dolls' houses, large and small. Incorporating practical advice, expert tips and inspiring profiles of top artisans, it covers both the standard 1/12th scale and the increasingly popular 1/24th. From fabulous palaces and elegant mansions to country cottages and Shaker homes, breathtaking photographs display imaginative decorations, period rooms and room boxes, holiday settings, outdoor scenes and charming collections of diminutive china and other trinkets.

Now withe large images for tablets. Generously illustrated explanations and step-by-step demonstrations enable budding oil painters to improve and develop their skills and unique style. The many facets of the landscape, including water, skies, shadows, trees, and buildings are covered, with discussions on capturing even the most subtle variations in light and weather. Work with versatile techniques such as impasto, glazing, loose brushwork, wet-into-wet, and more to achieve stunning effects and different moods. Make the most of photographs and enjoy painting in the open air. An overview of materials and their basic usage will be especially helpful to the true novice.

Hundreds of budget-friendly projects include edible homemade goodies, holiday decorations, toys, musical instruments, and gifts made from wood, metal, glass, leather, clay, and found objects.

A not-so-mini trend The Gardening in Miniature Prop Shop is the next big thing for the crafters and gardeners already captivated by gardening small. Organized by playful themes—including gardens around the world, holidays, and fantasy gardens—it’s a fun-filled guide to creating one-of-a-kind gardens and the accessories that make them shine. Thirty-seven projects are included with fully illustrated, step-by-step instructions. For a Japanese garden, you will learn how to create a miniature sand garden. For a Halloween garden, you'll learn how to make a flying ghost and zombie. And for a space garden, you'll learn how to make a tiny space ship and alien. The Gardening in Miniature Prop Shop is for anyone enchanted by the whimsy of creating a tiny world.