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Tiny Tattler - Region E-1

Spring 2020

REGIONAL TEAM

Regional Coordinator Nancy Chalmers 10301 Grosvenor Place #1512 North Bethesda, MD 20852 301-493-5139 nancychalmers@hotmail.com Maryland State Representative Amanda Burt 407 Links View Drive Hagerstown, MD 21740 amaburt@yahoo.com Virginia State Co-Representatives Ina Waples 757-596-3593 gslcrmom@verizon.net Darlene Wilson 757-596-6976 bearzworkshop@earthlink.net Jeff Wilson Patty Delimpaltadakis 804-824-9089 th3dees@cox.net Web Mistress Carol Ann Frost 1301 McPherson Court Lutherville, MD 21093 410-321-1392 (voice or Fax) webmistress@nameregione1.org Maryland Welcome Committee Leah Leizear Smith 2230 McKendree Road West Friendship, MD 21794 410-489-7571 leahleizear@aol.com Virginia Welcome Committee Carol House 15575 Tyler Station Road Beaverdam, VA 23015 804-449-1425 petticoat-lane@juno.com Newsletter Editor – Tiny Tattler Anita Myers 10450 Lottsford Road, Apt. 354 Mitchellville, MD 20721 301-541-5137 inchbyinch@nameregione1.org Region E-1 Web Page http://www.nameregione1.org/ NAME Web Page: www.miniatures.org

Happy New Year Mini Friends, Can you believe that it is already the end of January and we haven't had enough snow so far this winter to even measure. I'm still trying to work through all of the half-started/half-finished projects I have lurking around in boxes and I really do miss not having at least a couple of true snow days to get me going on finishing something. I do have happy news for the Region, however. In January the NAME Board approved Amanda Burt as the Region-E1 Maryland State Representative. Amanda began her life in miniatures, as many of us did, making boxes into rooms and houses and collecting precious "little souvenirs" with which to furnish and decorate them. She was exposed to miniatures by her mother, who was involved in minis and later she became active in miniature groups herself. Since moving from Texas to Hagerstown with her husband and two children, she has participated in the Hagerstown Club and NAME events as well as being a member of IGMA. She also has many years’ experience as a Girl Scout Leader, and I am looking forward to working with her in minis. I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome Lorna O'Rick, a newbie to miniatures and a new member of NAME, to our region. Lorna and her husband live in north Harford County and she will be visiting MMU in Lutherville. A big THANK YOU goes to Tim Frost for taking pictures at the Holiday Party, to Carol Ann Frost for e-mailing the pictures to me so I could get them to Mary to identify the guests, and to Anita for preparing the pictures for inclusion in the Tattler. Coming Events: First State Mini Club is having 3 workshops in addition to their annual show and sale this year. The workshops will be held on Saturday, March 21, and the show and sale will be on Sunday, March 23. Information for the classes is on their web-site as well as registration forms. Conundrums’ annual Yard Sale will be held again this year in Westminster on April 25. So, it's time to go through your stashes and "out with the old and in with the new to you." Sign up for a table and sell, sell, sell so you can shop, shop, shop! More information elsewhere in this issue of Tiny Tattler. And so, until next time,

Nancy

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FROM MARYLAND… Hope you all have started on a Happy New Year and are working on your mini's. We celebrated the Holiday's with our 14th Annual Holiday Party at Bullocks on December 7th. We had a happy group of folks making a Woodsy Santa Scene. We also had exhibits and a very nice miniature sale. Unfortunately, Santa had a trip to the hospital this season and was unable to attend our party. But he and Mrs. Claus are back at the workshop and doing quite well. We have been inspired by a project for next year's party already and have started making plans. We are changing the style a bit. We are going to have a 1/12th scale toy exchange; so start thinking about making 12 or so toys to trade. And perhaps a tray sale; we do love to shop!!! (A tray sale means you put whatever you want to sell on a tray - Xerox box tops or cookie sheets work well. You can reload it, but no bigger display. You can sell your hand-crafted items, your overstock or extra toys!!). Hoping to see you in the New Year to share some smiles and miniatures. See photos of the 2019 Holiday Party below and on page 3. Mary Myers

AROUND OUR REGION

2019 Holiday Party…

If you would like your club’s accomplishments featured in the next Tiny Tattler, the deadline is May 1st ~ Editor

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Barb Dugan of Inch by Inch Miniature Club recently finished her project ~ “A French Confiserie”

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From Laurie Sisson of Mt. Vernon Miniatures Intl… This was a project I did with my granddaughter this Christmas. I like the idea of introducing children to miniatures and projects. It helps them to appreciate our projects.

Children's Project: Pizza for Dolls Illustrations by Megan Sisson, Age 11 Save and clean the ends from Crescent roll packages. These are the metal disk ends. Save and clean the round makeup pans from used compact powders. I used Pinterest to find a Pizza box pattern that fit the metal disks. Megan chose to decorate her own. We then located and sized some pizza photos. We printed boxes and pizza onto cardstock. (Or, for a much more involved project, you can make pizza from Fimo.) Easy project. However, Grandma used her sharp blade to score the fold lines and we packed the boxes flat to fit in her suitcase to send home.

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Also from Laurie… When the online Quarter Scale Connection group offered its project for December, Laurie took an original “orphan” piece and made it all come together. Her plan was to honor the original piece by reusing as much as possible. Sometimes, just a repaint was needed to make it fit. Before After

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Mt. Vernon Miniatures Club Member Featured in Documentary Film By Mary Paris Mount Vernon Miniatures Club member Sharon Frazier and her friend and collaborator, Linwood Smith, are featured in a new documentary film called “Our Alexandria” by Emmy award-winning filmmaker Robin Hamilton. The film was premiered before a standing-room-only audience at the Alexandria history museum, The Lyceum. The film features an extraordinary collection of more than 25 dollhouses created by Sharon and Linwood that lovingly depict the homes and businesses of segregated Alexandria, Virginia, where the pair grew up. https://vimeo.com/289552823 (continued on page 6)

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Sharon and Linwood worked together for more than 25 years recreating in miniature the homes and businesses they knew as children. Linwood constructed the buildings and Sharon created the miniature scenes. Among the dollhouses created by them are the barbershop and the beauty parlor, the doctor’s office, public library, church, the dressmaker’s shop, and several homes. The miniatures have been on display a number of times at the Alexandria Black History Museum. Unveiled at the documentary film premier was Sharon and Linwood’s most ambitious project yet -- the swimming pool that was built for black children after two young black boys drowned in the Potomac River. Photos here show their amazing attention to detail.

The office where swimmers check in Sharon even included a popcorn machine so swimmers could have a snack

The swimming pool created by Sharon Frazier & Linwood Smith The shower room with a miniature shower, sink, and even urinals

Sharon Frazier(left) shows club member Mary Paris the miniature pool

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MINIATURE YARD SALE

CRAFTS- COLLECTABLES –MINIATURES

APRIL 25, 2020 ~ TIME 10 AM to 3 PM

CHURCH OF ASCENSION

23 N. Court Street, Westminster, MD. 21157

Tables are $25 each. Please submit table registration by April 5, 2020 To register, please complete the form below: Name: __________________________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________________________ City: _______________________________State: __________ Zip: __________ Phone number (Day): ___________________ (Evening/cell) ___________________ E-mail address: ___________________________________________________ Number of tables requested _______ Space is limited. Please mail check, payable to Romaine Eyler, and the registration form to: Romaine Eyler 550 E. Nicodemus Road Westminster, MD 21157

romaineeyler@comcast.net

Must be received by April 5, 2020

Mini Treasures

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March 22, 2020 – 43rd Annual Dollhouse Minis Show & Sale by First State Mini Club, 10 AM to 4 PM. Crowne Plaza Wilmington North Hotel (off I-95), 630 Naamans Road, Claymont, Delaware https://www.firststateminiclub.org

April 3-5, 2020 – N-3 Regional Houseparty, Portland, Oregon – “Come Fly with Me” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jxn-8WIA8w&feature=youtu.be April 25, 2020 - Miniatures Flea Market, Church of the Ascension, 23 N. Court Street, Westminster, MD. Save the Date! Seller table registration is on page 7.

May 17, 2020 – Lancaster Miniature Dollhouse Show, 3368 Harvest Drive, Gordonville, PA 10 AM to 4 PM. www.dollhouseminiatureshow.com

July 23-26, 2020 – NAME National Convention, Indianapolis, IN – “Winter Wonderland” Coming in October 2020 – NAME Day ~ “The Craft Room, Part II”

March 2021 – “Splintered Fairy Tales” ~ NAME Online Houseparty July 22-25, 2021 – NAME National Convention, Providence, RI – “From Sea to Shining Sea”

Upcoming Events

Saturday, April 25, 2020

Church of the Ascension

23 North Court Street Westminster, MD

SEE DETAILS and registration form

on page 7

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MARYLAND A Little Something Special (Inside Valley Antiques & Uniques) 108 E. Baltimore St. Funkstown MD 21734 Open Mon-Sat 10-5; Sun 12-5. 301-991-3069 www.facebook.com/ALittleSomethingSpecialMD Forever Friends 2105 Bishops Castle Drive Olney, Maryland 20832 301-774-3037 http://foreverfriendsminis.com Frizellburg Antique Shop (Specializing in antique dollhouses, dolls & furnishings) 10909 Old Taneytown Road Westminster, MD 21158 410-848-0664 https://www.facebook.com/Frizellburgantiques/ Gibby's Doll House Shop 241 East Green Street Westminster, Maryland 21157 410-840-3408 / 888-716-7493 https://www.facebook.com/Gibbys-Dollhouse-Shoppe-813915115306164/ Granny's Little Things 2711 Egret Way Frederick, MD 21701 301-299-7310 yagrannytwo@gmail.com http://grannys-minis.com/ Itsy Bitsy Mini 611 Tony Tank Lane Salisbury MD 21801 347-524-9569 www.itsybitsymini.com Stitches in Miniature Janet Patacca 410-323-7975 http://www.stitchesinminiature.com/

Shops and Dealers Sue Ann Ketchum

Handcrafted Miniatures, Furniture & Accessories 10308 Buckmeadow Lane Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-5664 – Hours by Appointment sheltielover30@hotmail.com Virtual Dollhouse, The Store 5137 Hoffmanville Road Millers, Maryland 21102-2234 410-239-2377 - Hours by appointment http://www.virtualdollhouse.net VIRGINIA Happily Ever After 20609 Gordon Park Square, Suite 110 Ashburn, Virginia 20147 703-777-7869 Toll Free 866-253-7065 www.happily-ever-after.biz Lilliput's Dollhouse Shop 3167 Lauderdale Dr Henrico, VA 23233 804-285-8484 www.Virginia-Dollhouses.com VADollhouses@gmail.com Tammy's Heirlooms (703) 626-0456 info@tammysheirlooms.com http://www.tammysheirlooms.com Vernon Pottery Eileen Vernon 441 Bethune Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23452 757-486-5147 vernonpottery@whro.net Ware House Miniatures 16 West Beverley Street Staunton, Virginia 24401 540-688-2920 https://www.warehouseminiatures.com

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Newsletter Submission Deadlines: The Tiny Tattler will be published quarterly. Articles & photos for the issues are due as follows: Spring – on or before February 1, with the publication to appear by February 15 Summer – on or before May 1, with the publication to appear by May 15 Fall – on or before August 1, with the publication to appear by August 15 Winter – on or before November 1, with the publication to appear by November 15.

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.

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Nancy Chalmers Tiny Tattler, Region E-1 10301 Grosvenor Place #1512

North Bethesda MD 20852