49 February 2014 Supplement

The AIM Magazine’s

Editorial Team 49:

Sally Watson (Editor) [email protected]

Bea Broadwood (founder)

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Janet Smith (Small Scales) [email protected]

Janet Harmsworth (Features) [email protected]

Julia Jeffreys (

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Kathi Mendenhall [email protected]

Malcolm Smith

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Marianne Cook [email protected]

Pauline Coombes

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Mo Tipton [email protected]

Please note AIM is an active association

to which all members contribute.

Dear Reader .

Welcome to the AIM January Projects special issue. This contains all the projects from our 12 Makes for Christmas publication as well as some new items. If you live in the cold climate of the northern hemisphere snuggle up with your miniatures tool kit and get making for the future; if you are basking in southern hemisphere sunshine take your kit out on the deck and get going. I am grateful to all the AIM members who found the time to contribute to this special issue and, of course, to Bea and Tony Broadwood for their technical expertise in uploading every issue. Next issue will be our 50th – a very significant number. If you have suggestions for topics of future issues please get in touch. You will find my contact details in the sidebar. Wishing you all a happy and successful 2014.

Sally

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Contents…Contents…


2014 printable calendar by Jean Day 4 Christmas stocking by Gail St Clair 5 Arran knitting by Frances Powell 6 Colouring book by Carol Lester 9 Angel by Sandra Stacy 10 Tree skirt by Gail St Clair 12 Marotte by Sandra Norris 13 Baby blanket by Helena Bleeker 20 Itty Bitty doll by Shelly Norris 22 Poinsettia by Pauline Coombes 24 Socks and stockings by Sandra Stacy 26 Wicker chair by Kathy Brindle 28 Christmas wrapping printies by Jean Day 30 Seasonal wreaths by Marianne Cook 32 Chimney breast by Bea Broadwood 37 Valentine printable images by Jean Day 41

Cover designed by Marianne Cook

Image by Jane Harrop www.janeharrop.co.uk/weekend-workshop.html


































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1:24th Scale Project...1:24th Scale Project...1:24th Scale Project...

Materials… ⅞ inch thick polystyrene ‘off cut’ Mount board (1.2mm thick) Air dry clay or paper clay Matt emulsion paint ‘tester pots’ in terracotta, light

stone & medium brown Black & white poster paint Grain of wheat light Balsa wood ‘off cut’ for mantle beam PVA & tacky glue

Fig. A

The internal heig

ht of your room setting

.

½in ½in

2¾in

FRONT

1¾in

2in

A BACK B

2¾in

½in

CUT AWAY

POLYSTYRENE off cut: (Same size as Part A)

1¾in

2½

in

C

Fig. B

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By AIM Member, Bea Broadwood

Step 1…

Draw out the fireplace front; part A and back; part B (see fig. A) onto 1.2mm thick mount board.

Cut out using a craft knife and metal ruler.

Step 2…

Draw around part A onto a piece of ⅞ inch thick polystyrene, and again cut out the polystyrene shape;

part C using a craft knife and metal ruler.

Step 3...

Cut away an additional ½ inch at the top of the fireplace aperture of part C to allow space in which to

later conceal the internal fireplace light. (See fig. B)

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Step 4...

Using PVA adhesive, glue the front; part A onto the

front on the polystyrene chimney breast; part C.

Then glue on the back; part B, see picture 1. Ensure

all three pieces line up. Weigh down and compress

with heavy books / weight if necessary. Leave to dry

thoroughly.

Step 5...

Roll out a rectangular piece of air dry clay that is

approximately the same size as the rear internal

back wall of the fireplace and about ⅛ inch thick,

see picture 2. Working quickly, liberally coat the

rear internal wall with PVA adhesive, again see

picture 2.

Lay the rectangle of clay onto the rear wall within

the fireplace aperture and press the clay into place.

Next, take an off cut of a stiff plastic margarine lid

(or similar) and press the plastic strip into the clay

at approximately ⅛ inch intervals - to form the

horizontal mortar courses of the bricks, see picture

3.

Alternatively if you have a steady hand, use a fine

scribe tool and imprint the horizontal lines onto the

surface of the clay by hand. Next take a pair of

inexpensive tweezers and pull the two blades apart

so that they no longer touch. Widen the tweezer’s

ends so that they stay approximately ⅜ inch apart.

Press the ends gently into the clay to form the

vertical ends of the bricks, see picture 8.

Step 6...

Next paint the exterior of the fireplace (both mount

board, polystyrene’s external and internal sides)

with PVA adhesive. Roll out a piece of air dry clay,

that is approximately ⅛ inch thick and larger than

the chimney breast. In the same way that you

would cover the top of a pie with pastry, lay the clay

over the front of the chimney breast, see picture 4.

Smooth the clay over the chimney breast, pressing

it gently onto the front and sides, in turn covering

over the fireplace aperture. Press and smooth the

clay to follow the contours of the chimney breast.



.1. .2.

.3.

.6a.

.4.

.5.

.7a.6b.

.7b



Step 7...

Next (again similar to when making when making a pie) trim the excess clay away from the top, bottom

and back edges of the chimney breast using a sharp knife. Then using scissors, cut the clay vertically in the

centre of the fireplace aperture, see picture 5. Then with a sharp knife cut along the top of the fireplace

aperture to allow the two sides to be folded back to cover the internal side walls of the fireplace and

press gently into place, see pictures 6a and 6b.

Step 8...

Using the edge of a knife carefully imprint the clay with horizontal lines onto all elevations of the chimney

breast, evenly spaced approximately ⅛ inch apart, see pictures 7a and 7b, then again use the tweezers to

imprint the vertical ends of the bricks. See picture 8.

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.9.

.10. .11.

Leave the chimney breast overnight to dry out and completely

hardened, as per the air dry clay manufacturer’s instructions.

Do not put the chimney breast near to a heat source, as this will dry it

out too quickly and may cause cracking and warping to occur.

Step 9…

Once the chimney breast has completely dried and hardened, sand

edges and ends flat. Gently sand all of the brick elevations, then using

a scribe tool or similar sharp ended tool, gently scrape along the

horizontal lines to help define the brick shapes and to remove any

small pieces of excess clay. See picture 9.

Step 10…

To create the hearth, take an off cut of 1.2mm thick mount board.

Place the fireplace on top of the mount board and draw around the

inside aperture of the fireplace, see picture 10. Cut the hearth shape

out and check that it fits snugly inside the fireplace aperture.

Step 11…

Sponge paint the hearth with medium grey paint - made by mixing

white and black poster paint together to create the desired shade.

When dry, darken the grey paint by adding a little more black paint

and lightly sponge the hearth again - this time only allowing the darker

grey paint to slightly cover the hearth, creating a stone effect. See

picture 11.

Step 12…

Paint the chimney breast all over with light stone paint, ensuring that

the paint is worked into all of the groves between the bricks. Leave to

dry completely before continuing.

Step 13…

Using a firm sponge and a little terracotta coloured paint, gently

sponge paint the brick elevations, ensuring that the paint does not go

into the grooves between the bricks. Paint all the bricks in this way

and allow to dry, see picture 12.

.12.


Step 14…

Using either a small paint brush or a cotton bud paint random bricks

with a little black poster paint. Repeat this process with a little white

poster paint, see picture 13. Leave to dry.

Step 15…

Next mix a small amount of black poster paint into the original

terracotta colour emulsion in order to darken it and repeat the

sponge painting process, but this time only allow the ‘darkened’

paint to slightly cover the bricks so that not only the original colour

of the bricks shows through, but also the random black and white

bricks too. See picture 14. Again leave to dry thoroughly.

Step 16..

Take an ‘off cut’ of balsa wood and using a craft knife, round off the

edges. Add notches and cuts to age the wood’s appearance, see

picture 15a. Paint with diluted brown paint and distress with a little

black poster paint if required, see picture 15b. Stick the mantle

beam onto the fireplace, see picture 15c.



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.15a. .15b.

.15c.

.16.

Step 17...

Using a sharp ended tool, carefully make a

hole through the back of the chimney

breast, at the top of the fireplace

aperture. Ensure that the hole is large

enough to thread a small grain of wheat

bulb easily through and that it is in a

position that both the hole, bulb and wires

will be hidden from sight. Thread the bulb

of a grain of wheat light through the hole

previously made in part B, see picture 19.

Stick the completed fireplace permanently into position in your

room setting, then stick the inset hearth into place. Thread the

wire of the light through the hole and electrify as per the bulb

manufacturer’s instructions.

Step back and admire your work!

This 1:24th project was taken from

Bea’s book: ‘A Country Sitting Room’

www.petite-properties.com

Text & Images © Lumo Publishing / Petite Properties Ltd

(Formatted by Bea Broadwood)



Bea Broadwood Frances Powell Gail St. Claire Helena Bleeker Janet Granger Kathy Brindle Marianne Cook Petite Properties Sadie Brown Jean Day

Pauline Coombes Sandra Stacey Shelley Norris Carol Lester The Dolls House Mall

This issue would not have been possible without the generous contributions from the following AIM members…

Many thanks therefore go to...

Please Note:

The projects included in this publication are not suitable for children under the age of 14. The miniatures featured in this magazine are collectors items and therefore unsuitable for children under 14.

All projects are undertaken at your own risk. AIM does not accept responsibility for any injury incurred. All articles and photographs used in this magazine are copyright of their authors.

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Each artisan contributor is responsible for their own work / contribution to the AIM magazine and retains full responsibility for their published work.

The authors/self publishers cannot be held legally responsible for any consequences arising from follow-ing instructions, advice or information in this magazine.

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