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REGIONAL TEAMRegional CoordinatorsRomaine Eyler550 East Nicodemus RoadWestminster, Maryland 21157 [email protected]
Helen Sparks1102 Tall Pines DriveWestminster, Maryland [email protected]
Maryland State RepresentativeOlivia Wall 1401 Warehime RoadWestminster, Maryland [email protected]
Northern Virginia State RepresentativeAnnette [email protected]
Southern Virginia State RepresentativesCynthia Lucas8393 Brittewood CircleMechanicsville, [email protected]
Alexis Hunley411 Cornwallis CourtAshland [email protected]
Web Mistress Carol Ann Frost 1301 McPherson Court Lutherville, Maryland 21093 410-321-1392 (voice or Fax) [email protected]
Program CoordinatorMary Myers 4391 Adam Court, Mt Airy, MD. 301-865-1023 [email protected]
Maryland Welcome CommitteeLogan Wilhelm 504 Warren Road Cockeysville, Maryland 21030410-628-7019 [email protected]
Southern Virginia Welcome CommitteeDebra Kelleher803 Excaliber Circle # 303Fredericksburg, Virginia [email protected]
Newsletter Editor -- Tiny Tattler Anita Myers 1416 Gilbert Road Arnold, MD 21012 410-974-4937 [email protected]
Region E-1 Web Page http://www.nameregione1.org/
NAME Web Page: www.miniatures.org
Tiny Tattler Region E-1Summer 2010 Anita Myers, Editor
Regional Coordinators’ Corner
This will be our final column. We have been your RCs for the past four years and have enjoyed getting to know everyone, participating in shows and events throughout the Region and generally having a good time playing with dollhouses with our mini friends.
We would like to thank all of the wonderful folks who have labored on committees, created tote bag favors, donated door prizes, written articles, submitted pictures, and given so freely of their time and talents in order to provide so many varied activities for our members to enjoy. We hope you will all support your new Regional team with the same enthusiasm and energy that you have shown to us.
Romaine Eyler & Helen Sparks
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Maryland State Day 2010: “Design This Space”
“Design This Space” was a project that brought out the creativity in all of the workshop participants. Color choices ran the gamut from bright yellows and blues to more muted tones, and the plans for furnishing the interiors were as numerous as those in attendance. The Committee is looking forward to seeing the finished projects displayed at a future event!
The Friday night roundtables offered kits for participants to use in their projects and the Garage Sale (which continued into Saturday) offered a myriad of bargains. The Garage Sale and the Silent Auction garnered $300 each for the Region.
Participants enjoyed shopping at the dealer tables, which featured a variety of accessories, most in half-inch scale.
The exhibit tables were crowded with completed projects from previous State Days, including the Baltimore Row House, Beyond the Garden Wall, A Wine-Tasting in Virginia and the Wine Cellar from North Carolina.
Special thanks go to Dan Zerkel who designed this year’s project and hand-made the garage doors for each kit!
MD State Day 2010 basic prototype
Completed Prototypes…
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Other Displays…
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FALL FUN DAY, Region E-1, Saturday, September 11, 2010Join us for Fun Day 2010. Our project, “Three Gables,” is an adaptation in ½” scale of an original 1” scale Ron Mummert design. Don Greenfield based his adaptation on a picture that he saw in an article in MINIATURE COLLECTOR. “Three Gables” is a series of three small scale shops nestled together in a corner. The possibilities for creative decoration are endless.
If you are one of those who have to put electricity in all your projects, an extra package for electrification can be ordered for $25. Acrylic covers also available at a cost of $25.
Come join us for a fun day and then shop on Sunday to fill your creation with accessories.
The Fun Day takes place the day before Molly Cromwell’s Baltimore Festival on Sunday, September 12, 2010, at the Crowne Plaza, 2004 Greenspring Drive, Lutherville, MD 21093. Directions: I-83 to Exit 16A, Timonium Road. Take the first right onto Greenspring to hotel.Book your sleeping room now at the show rate: 410-252-7373.
Registration opened May 1 and is limited to 50 participants. A Registration form may be found on the next page or at www.nameregione1.org
For further information about attending the workshop contact Romaine Eyler, (410) 848-7088 or [email protected].
Name: __________________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________
City: _______________________________State: __________ Zip: __________
Phone number (Day): ___________________ (Evening):___________________
E-mail address: ___________________________________________________
□ Fun Day Registration $65.00, which includes the project and a box lunch
□ Electrical Kit $25.00
□ Acrylic Cover $25.00
Total amount enclosed_______________
Please list any special needs or dietary restrictions: ________________________________________________________________
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Mail your check, payable to Romaine Eyler, and send this registration form to:
Fall Fun Day 2010Romaine Eyler550 East Nicodemus Road
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Fall Fun Day, September 11, 2010
Region E-1 will present a special Fun Day project featuring the “Three Gables” designed by Ron Mummert and adapted to half inch scale by Donald Greenfield. The Fun Day will be held in conjunction with Molly Cromwell’s Baltimore Festival of Miniatures on September 11, 2010. Registration opens May 1, 2010, and is limited to 60 participants. A registration form is shown below or can be found at http://www.nameregione1.org . For further information about attending the workshop, contact Romaine Eyler at [email protected] or (410) 848-7088.
Fun Day is held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2004 Greenspring Drive, Timonium, MD, the day before the Molly Cromwell Maryland Miniature Festival, at the same hotel.
Westminster, MD 21157National Name Day
The purpose of this event is to welcome all NAME members, old and new, and to offer them a special members-only project. NAME members all across the country will meet on the weekend of October 2-3, 2010, to work on the same project.
The project is a hutch designed by Debbie Young. Plans and one sample kit will be made available to any club or individual member desiring to host a NAME Day event. The kit for the sample will be available in 1-inch scale only; however, plans will be available so that the hutch can be made in 1”, ½” and ¼” scales. The event will work somewhat like a State Day or Mini Weekend. Each sponsoring club or group will decided how they want to develop the hutch project, secure a location, organize the event, and set a reasonable price. One group might want to rent a room, paint the hutch black, fill it with Halloween items and have a Halloween party complete with costumes. Another group might want to meet at their local miniature shop, do a shabby chic hutch, and focus on painting china; while another group may choose to meet at a camp and spend the whole weekend creating woodsy themed accessories for their hutch. Some clubs may choose to incorporate the hutch and its accessories into their club meeting. You are free to make your day whatever you would like it to be, using the hutch as a starting point, your creativity for accessorizing it, and your enthusiasm to make this a fun day for all involved. The great thing about this project is its flexibility, which allows for a variety of finishing techniques and creativity in accessorizing. Your excitement and individual tastes are sure to shine through. The hutch can be used in many ways; as a stand-alone showcasing a collection, vignette, shadow box, roombox, or in a picture frame scene. Anything goes!
Events are in the planning stages for Maryland (Olivia Wall, [email protected]); Northern Virginia (George Pendergraph, [email protected], and Donna Lulchuk, [email protected]); and Southern Virginia (Cindy Lucas, [email protected]). These events are planned to be open to all NAME members in our Region. If you or your group cannot attend one of these larger functions or would prefer to sponsor your own smaller event, the Regional Coordinators and State Representatives can help you plan your program and get the kits that you will need. Individuals may order a kit to work on in their own home on October 2 or 3, 2010, and there will also be an on-line option for those members who are unable to participate in a group setting. Further details will be in the next issue of the MINIATURE GAZETTE, on the NAME website, and at www.nameregione1.org. Kits are not expected to be available until middle to late September, but definitely in time for your event.
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Sneak Peek: the Maryland Committee is planning an “Everything Maryland” theme for their workshop. The hutch on the left is one interpretation of that theme.
Your regional team is available to assist you in your planning and can help you get the word out to NAME members in your area.
To view complete details, as well as samples of hutches completed by committee members, go to:http://www.miniatures.org/National_NAME_Day.pdf
CLUB HAPPENINGS
My Workshop Experience~ Mary Myers
I attended Molly Cromwell's show in Timonium last fall and had a blast. I wanted to learn some new skills, so I signed up for M.R. Daniels Tuscan Room Box. She was teaching stucco and "tile" flooring, both techniques I plan to use in future projects. She gave us lots of creative room; at first I was uncomfortable with this, I like limits and guidelines when I start new things. But it worked out really well, I very happy with my new skills and I would definitely take a class from her again. I think my room looks just like Italy! What do you think?
Doll Club and Miniaturists by Romaine Eyler and Olivia Beard-Wall
About a year ago, Gennine from the Charm City Dolling Club in Randallstown, MD, requested that miniaturists teach a workshop showing the doll club members how to make a vignette to display their small dolls. After several meetings, it was determined that an outdoor vignette would be done with a 6-8 inch doll in mind.
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Due to the lack of meeting time the framework was completed ahead so the participants could spend time on the fun stuff. Each participant received a base, 2 walls, shrubs, tree, mulch and plenty of flowers to choose from. The eleven members who participated enjoyed the challenge.
One member, an 11 year old child attending with her
grandmother, was very creative with her garden.
Inspirations from Irelandby Mary Myers
A visit to Ireland in March of 2009 led to the inspiration of this 1” scale cottage. I went with a group of six women in my family. We had a fabulous time and I had a fabulous time working on this room box. I took a Tuscan room box class and learned how to do the stucco; and had some mentoring to do my first quilt (mini or human scale). I bought the little cottage in the china closet in Dingle near the Cliff of Moher, Ireland. There is a little Celtic cross made of Connemara marble outside the front door that is also from Ireland. Ah. I just can't look at it without reminiscing.
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MOLLY’s NEWS… Fall Show Dates:Sunday~September 12 Baltimore Dollhouse Miniatures Festival, Crowne Plaza, 2004 Greenspring Dr., Timonium, MD 21093. Early Bird Preview: $10 at 9:30. Refreshments and special drawing. I'm so excited that the NAME E-1 Fun Day will be sharing our Miniatures Weekend Extravaganza. Sign up for Fun Day and stay over for the show - great rates at the Crowne Plaza - Call 410 252 7373. Fun Day info from Romaine Eyler - [email protected] or read about it on www.nameregione1.org. Directions to the Crowne Plaza: 95 N or S to Balto Beltway 695 toward Towson. Exit 24 - I-83 North toward York. First exit: 16A/Timonium Rd, bear right on Greenspring Drive to hotel entrance.....or South on I-83 from York, PA to Exit 16, left on Timonium Rd, just before light. It's going to be a great miniatures weekend! Remember when you came to the Holiday Inn for the first Baltimore show? Same place, updated and new name. Sunday~October 24 27th Tysons Corner Festival**new location: Westin Tysons Hotel, 7801 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA. Capital Beltway 495 toward Tysons, Exit 47-B. Great room prices at the beautiful Westin: 703.893.1340 We're celebrating NAME's October National Miniatures Month all month long! 2010 Summer/Fall Show dealer contracts are on my web site www.mollycromwell.com, so you don't have to wait for me to mail you one. Want to teach a Workshop at either show?... e-mail or send me a description. Need them by May 23.
Plan an early summer vacation and join us in Sturbridge, MA at the Host Hotel on Cedar Lake for the Sturbridge DH Miniatures Festival June 5 & 6. More than 30 workshops at a sublime location! Small Scalers, check out classes with Lady Bug, Debbie Young, Luci Hanson, Judy Andraka & Michelle Faleshock. View on www.mollycromwell.com - and while you're there, check out the impressive dealer list...full of legends and some great newcomers, too. Iris Arentz is coming from Belgium and teaching her Honesty Sales Stall on Monday, June 7 so it won't interfere with the other classes you want to take...she only has room for 10.. We all fell in love with it at the Arnhem DH show in Holland in March and convinced her to come to America. You met Valerie Casson at last year's Baltimore Festival...she'll be at Sturbridge too...after her boxes didn't make it to the Chicago show - the volcano, remember?
Deposits are due now for our fabulous England, Wales, Birmingham Miniatura trip September 26-October 4. Visiting York, incredible manor houses, miniature shops, artisan guests joining us, private coach and best driver/guide in the world, breakfast and dinner each day, lovely hotels. Think this trip tops them all! Get back to me for more information. Christmas Markets along the Danube December 1-9. Cruise aboard a wonderful Grand Circle Travel river boat from Nuremberg to Vienna. This experience should be on everyone's bucket list...you'll have a ball. Ask others who've done the Danube cruise! Guided tours of Nuremberg, Melk, Passau & Regensberg. I can count remaining cabins on one hand. Onboard mini miniatures show & miniature shops in the cities we visit. Round Trip airfare is included as are three meals onboard ship - gourmet fare and wine with dinner. No smoking anywhere onboard. Check out my web site & make your reservation today www.mollycromwell. Several E-1'ers are joining me on our Alaska Cruise aboard the Princess line's Sapphire Princess -there's still room for you too! Details on my web site, departing final day of Seattle National. July 18-25 So much miniatures fun...so little time! For a good time, call Molly (o: (703) 978.5353
In Memorium~
Betty White
Betty White of Timonium, MD, a long-time NAME member, miniature dealer and miniaturist, passed away on Monday, March 15, 2010.
Betty chaired the Arlington National (1995), Baltimore Regional’s “Halloween at Harbor Place” (1992), and “Pirates of the Chesapeake” (1999). She and Ted, her late husband of 60+ years, operated “In A Small Way,” a miniature dealership that featured half-scale items, many of them by top miniature artisans. Betty and Ted had three sons and many grandchildren.
Her many friends at Favorite Things and Pocket Pals will miss her, as will those of us all around the region.
Calendar of Events
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September 18-19, 2010151st Eastern National Antique to
Modern Doll Show & SaleFairgrounds at Gaithersburg
Montgomery County, Agricultural Center,16 Chestnut St., Gaithersburg, MD
Contact: Bellman Events, 410-357-8451; [email protected].
October 2, 2010NAME National Day "Everything Maryland"
10 AM to 3 PMBul lock ' s Coun t ry Fami ly Res t au r an t
2020 Syke sv i l l e Rd . We s tmins t e r , MD
NAME National Day "Miniatures at Mt. Vernon"Mt. Vernon Miniatures Club, Intl.
John Marshall Library, 6209 Rose Hill Dr.Alexandria, VA - 9:00AM to 3:00PM
Bring a bag lunch; snacks will be provided. Contact: [email protected]
October 2, 2010Tom Bishop’s Williamsburg, VA
Miniatures Show & Sale, Clarion Hotel351 York Street, Williamsburg, VA 23185
10 AM to 4 PM - General Admission: $6.00Exclusive Preview Show & Sale: Friday, October 1 - 7:00 -
9:30 PM. Tickets Available at Door - $12.00 (includes early buying privileges, hors d’oeuvre party from 6:30 - 7:00 and 2-day admission. http://www.bishopshow.com
October 17, 2010Frederick Dollhouse & Miniature Show
Independent Hose Co. Fire Station310 Baughmann's Lane, Frederick, MD
11 AM to 4 PMAdults: $6, children under 12: $3
Early Preview at 9:30 ($10)
October 25, 2010Octoberfest Toy Show
Nur Shrine Temple, Route 13/198South Dupont Highway, New Castle, DE
10 AM to 4 PMPhone: 302-222-3030. Admission: $4.00http://www.toyshows.org/octoberfest.htm
November 6-7, 2010Philadelphia Miniaturia ~ “You Oughta Be In Pictures”
Sat., 10 AM - 5 PM; Sun., 11 AM - 4 PMCrowne Plaza Hotel, 2349 W. Marlton Pike
Cherry Hill, NJ.Preview on Friday, November 5, 6 to 9 PM.
www.philadelphiaminiaturia.com
December 4, 2010Holiday Party at Maggies Restaurant in Westminster
May 22, 2010International Plastic Model Builder’s Society
Northern Virginia Model Classic 20109 AM to 4 PM
Fairfax High School, 3500 Old Lee HwyFairfax, VA
Contact Tom Henderson at 703-680-9354 http://www.novaipms.org/MC21010_Flyer.pdf
June 5-6, 2010150th Eastern National Antique to Modern Doll Show & Sale, Fairgrounds at Gaithersburg, Montgomery County,
Agricultural Center,16 Chestnut St.
Contact: Bellman Events, [email protected].
June 26-27, 201023rd Annual Northern Virginia Antiques Show
Thomas Jefferson Community Center2501 2nd Street, Arlington, VA 22204
Free parking is availableSaturday, 10 am-6 pm; Sunday, 11 am-5 pm. 150 Dealers!
Admission: $8.00($1.00 OFF coupon at website) www.pappabello.com
July 15-18 – 2010NAME National Convention
“Merry Olde England, Now and Then"Seattle, Washington
http://www.miniatures.org/houseparties.shtml
September 11, 2010Region E-1 Fun Day
“Three Gables,” designed by Ron Mummert and adapted to 1:24 scale by Donald Greenfield.
The Fun Day will be held in conjunction with Molly Cromwell‘s Baltimore Festival of Miniatures
on September 12, 2010.Registration opened May 1, 2010,and is limited to 60 participants.
Contact: Romaine Eyler at [email protected] or (410) 848-7088. Fun Day is held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel
2004 Greenspring DriveLutherville-Timonium, MD
September 12, 2010Molly Cromwell’s
Maryland Miniatuares FestivalCrowne Plaza (new location)
2004 Greenspring DriveLutherville-Timonium, MD
I-83 Exit 16A.10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $6 Adults $4 Children
Early Bird Preview: $10 at 9:30, includes refreshments and special drawing
Contact: www.mollycromwell.com
Shops and Dealers Maryland Forever Friends 2105 Bishops Castle Drive Olney, Maryland 20832 301-774-3037 http://foreverfriendsminis.com/shop/
Gibby's Doll House Shop 241 East Green Street Westminster, Maryland 21157 410-840-3408 / 888-716-7493
Granny's Little Things8804 Tuckerman LanePotomac, MD 20850301-299-7310
Virtual Dollhouse, The Store 5137 Hoffmanville Road Millers, Maryland 21102-2234 410-239-2377 This store(specializing in half and quarter scale items) is mostly online, but you may visit the brick and mortar store by calling for an appointment. http://www.virtualdollhouse.net
Virginia Bell's Exclusive 4 East Nine Mile RoadHighland Spring, Virginia 23075 804-328-0121
Bits N Pieces of Ghent 1201 Colonial AvenueNorfolk, Virginia 757-623-0999
Dollhouses of Williamsburg 7445 Richmond RoadWilliamsburg, Virginia 23188 757-229-2999
Happily Ever After 20609 Gordon Park Square, Suite 110 Ashburn, Virginia 20147 703-777-7869 Toll Free 866-253-7065 FAX: 703-777-1869 www.happily-ever-after.biz
Once Upon a Time 120 Church St., N.E. Vienna, Virginia 22180 703-255-3285
www.once.uponatime.com [email protected]
Studebaker Miniatures Studio 17411 Lakefield Road. Round Hill, Virginia. 20141 540-338-9760 www.studebakerminiatures.com [email protected]
Tis The Season & The Miniature Cottage 101 South. Main Street. Bridgewater, Virginia 22812 540-828-1400 www.tistheseasonandminiaturecottage.com
Museums
Antique Toy Museum 222 W. Reed Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201 410-230-0580 www.antiqtoymuseum.com
Baltimore Museum of Art 10 Art Museum Drive Baltimore, Maryland 21218 443-573-1700 http://www.artbma.org/index.html
The permanent collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art includes the Cheney Miniature Rooms, rooms created by Eugene Kupjack in the 1970's and 1980's. The Decorative Arts Collection includes the Maryland Rooms, full-sized rooms from 1740 through 1820, complete with architectural elements and decorative items.
Name Online Region
If you are a NAME member and have Internet access, you can also be a member of the NAME Online Region. The Online Region features a mailing list, forum, swaps, tips, and Online Chats where you can ask questions about miniatures or NAME. There are also special workshops and project sharing. To join, go to: http://www.miniatures.org/NAMEonlineRegion/join.html For more info or questions, please contact Shannon Moore, [email protected]
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Newsletter Submissions:The Tiny Tattler will be published quarterly.Submissions for the Issues are due as follows:Spring – on or before February 1, with the publication to appear by February 15Summer – on or before May 1, with the publication to appear by May 15Fall – on or before August 1, with the publication to appear by August 15Winter – on or before November 1, with the publication to appear by November 15.Event updates and other timely information will be transmitted between issues and may also be found on the Regional Web Site.
The Newsletter Editor welcomes articles containingnews about club activities, miniature events anddisplays, etc. Calendar of Events listings are free ofcharge to any non-profit organization or to any showthat offers a table for the use of the RegionalCoordinator or State Representatives.
You may email your submission or send a hard copyto the Editor. Digital images in .jpg format arepreferred. Please send the text of the article inMicrosoft Word.
Disclaimer:Information and opinions contained in the Tiny Tattler do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Association of Miniature Enthusiasts (NAME) or its regions. The facts as presented in each article are verified insofar as possible, but any opinions are strictly those of the individual authors.
Advertising:The newsletter will accept camera-ready ads underthe following rates:1/8 page $2.501/4 page $5.001/2 page $7.503/4 page $10.00Full page $15.00An additional charge will be added for non-cameraready ads.
Classified Ads:$.10 per word (minimum of 10 words)MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO: Romaine Eyler
Clarification of paid and unpaid advertising:Any function that is non-profit, such as a workshop,Fun Day, State Day, museum event, miniature artshow, NAME club show, or display is included in theCalendar of Events or listed under the appropriateheading free of charge.
Vendor shows that offer tables for the use of theNAME Regional Coordinator or StateRepresentatives are also listed in the Calendar ofEvents free of charge. If more than a simple listing isdesired, advertising rates will apply.
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Romaine EylerTiny Tattler, Region E-1550 E. Nicodemus RoadWestminster, MD 21157
