1 Tiny Tattler Region E-1 REGIONAL TEAM Regional Coordinator Olivia Beard-Wall 1401 Warehime Road Westminster, Maryland 2158 410-848-5412 [email protected]Maryland State Representative Mary Myers 4391 Adam Court Mt. Airy MD 21771 301-865-1023 [email protected]Northern VA State Co- Representatives George Pendergraph & Donna Lulchuk P.O. Box 1222 Haymarket, VA 20168 703-785-5790 [email protected]Southern Virginia State Representatives Ina Waples 757-596-3593 [email protected]Darlene Wilson [email protected]Web Mistress Carol Ann Frost 1301 McPherson Court Lutherville, Maryland 21093 410-321-1392 (voice or Fax) [email protected]Program Coordinator Nancy Chalmers 302 East Joppa Road #1903 Towson, MD 21286 410-494-8338 [email protected]Maryland Welcome Committee Logan Wilhelm 504 Warren Road Cockeysville, Maryland 21030 410-628-7019 welcomecommittee@nameregione1. org Southern Virginia Welcome Regional Coordinator’s Corner Happy 2012! What an unusual “winter” we have been having with temperatures ranging from low 30s to upward of 60. I hope that you have all been taking advantage of the cold days to work on those UFP’s and Round Tuits that you have. I have been working on my Corner Store and am excited that it is about 50% done. My grandson and I have been working on a Raven’s room for his Raven’s room. That is one of those UFP’s that we work on when he visits. If you thought 2011 was a great “mini” year, 2012 looks to be even better! First of all, we have a new NAME club in Region E-1, Northern Maryland area. Do Drops on Roses, although not a new club, has now been registered as a NAME Club. Congratulations and welcome! Secondly, there are some exciting events coming up. Of course many of you have signed up for Maryland State Day in April. We still have a few slots left, however now that time is getting short; the spaces are starting to fill rapidly. Thirdly, there is the October 6 th NAME Day, “The Alcove,” which will be a great addition to your room box or as a standalone piece. It will be available in 3 scales: 1”, ½”, and ¼”. There will be more about that in upcoming issues of the Tattler. High on a lot of our agendas is the upcoming NAME Convention in Charlotte. Romaine was there in January and said that the Hotel will be completely renovated by the time we are there in July, so get your reservations in early. There are loads of workshops that sound like fun and, of course, there are the ever popular Round Tables and Silent Auctions that cause us all to think and re-think what we just “have to have.” Don’t forget the garage sale! I have found some really neat “treasures” there. Oh, my, and that SALES ROOM!…
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Tiny Tattler Region E-1Spring 2012 Anita Myers, Editor
What an unusual “winter” we have been having with temperatures ranging from low 30s to upward of 60. I hope that you have all been taking advantage of the cold days to work on those UFP’s and Round Tuits that you have. I have been working on my Corner Store and am excited that it is about 50% done. My grandson and I have been working on a Raven’s room for his Raven’s room. That is one of those UFP’s that we work on when he visits.
If you thought 2011 was a great “mini” year, 2012 looks to be even better!First of all, we have a new NAME club in Region E-1, Northern Maryland area. Do Drops on Roses, although not a new club, has now been registered as a NAME Club. Congratulations and welcome!
Secondly, there are some exciting events coming up. Of course many of you have signed up for Maryland State Day in April. We still have a few slots left, however now that time is getting short; the spaces are starting to fill rapidly. Thirdly, there is the October 6th NAME Day, “The Alcove,” which will be a great addition to your room box or as a standalone piece. It will be available in 3 scales: 1”, ½”, and ¼”. There will be more about that in upcoming issues of the Tattler.
High on a lot of our agendas is the upcoming NAME Convention in Charlotte. Romaine was there in January and said that the Hotel will be completely renovated by the time we are there in July, so get your reservations in early. There are loads of workshops that sound like fun and, of course, there are the ever popular Round Tables and Silent Auctions that cause us all to think and re-think what we just “have to have.” Don’t forget the garage sale! I have found some really neat “treasures” there. Oh, my, and that SALES ROOM!… Whew! I am getting excited just thinking about it. I tend to make a list of the things that I am working on (or maybe planning to work on) so that I have specific items in mind like more items for my nearly completed Corner Store.
We are working on finalizing the date for our yearly yard sale. We will let your club presidents know the date and the particulars in the next month. We will get flyers ready for the Delaware Miniatures sale in March. That seems to be the only Miniatures sale in our area this spring.
I am personally looking forward to seeing you at any or all of the projected events for 2012.
Also, I would like to have a time to visit each club in the Region this year, so if you will send me a particular date that you would like a visit, please do so. I look forward to meeting each and every one of you.Have a great Spring!
Virginia State Day 2013Save the Date ~ Virginia State Day is April 13, 2013. Please keep a lookout for more information in future issues of the Tiny Tattler.
Yard Sale - VirginiaPlease note that the Yard sale hosted by VME that was listed in the calendar part of the last Tiny Tattler issue was an error. To date we do not have a host. If anyone is interested please contact us.
George & Donna
… From your Maryland State Rep…
I don't know about you guys, but I am so excited about our upcoming Maryland State Day event on April 27 & 28. I just love the Baltimore Corner Store! It’s such a historically interesting symbol of our State. The Corner Store will look great next to your 2006 Baltimore Row House or as a stand-alone piece. You should see what Nancy Martin did to marry hers together! In addition to our usual surprises, we hope to have a couple of technique stations to create some special effects for your Corner Store.
For our program line up, we will have vendors (ten at last count), a silent auction (donations from our miniature community), door prizes (from our vendors and other quality craftsmen), lunch, exhibits, tote bag favors, and of course we always have a few surprises. Round tables on Friday evening will, of course, offer items to help inspire a theme for your own Corner Store.
We will be back at the Elks Lodge in Frederick, so there is plenty of room to spread out and enjoy the company of our miniature community. Hope to see you there… it sounds like fun!
Mary
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…And Highlights from the NAME Board…
Some of you may remember the “Houseparty in the Miniature Gazette” in the Winter 1997 issue. It was NAME's 25th birthday, so the Houseparty (“Silver Memories”) was a celebration of NAME. The Houseparty was essentially a paper Houseparty, and everyone who wanted to participate could easily do so.
We are having another Houseparty in the May/June 2013 issue of the Miniature Gazette. The title of this Houseparty is "Over the Hill Retreat." The committee is formed and already working to make this a successful event for all members of NAME. A lot has happened since the 1997 issue, and we hope to make it even bigger and better than the first one.
One of the first things we are suggesting is that you consider planning this Houseparty similar to the NAME Day events. Wherever possible, groups get together to have a Houseparty locally without the
expense of travel, hotel and multiple meals. I think this is enough of a teaser for now.
You can read more about the Gazette Houseparty in each issue of the Miniature Gazette, starting with the May/June 2012 issue. One year later, in a special May/June 2013 issue of the Gazette, the Houseparty will be published in preparation for the events you can hold during the months of August & September, with all the information you will need to have your own Houseparty!
The "SPRING FLING" NAME Auction will be held in MAY 2012. The exact dates haven’t been announced yet, but plans are in the works with over 100 items already being carefully packed.
An article in an upcoming Miniature Gazette will announce the future plans of auctions and estate giving/planning.
YOU MADE IT HAPPEN …and I thank you! I will soon be able to tell you where the money raised will be used, as part one especially being our educational programs. You soon are going to hear of exciting news about NAME!
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Babette Overman
Resources of Instructors for Clubs: We are beginning to organize a list of miniaturists who are willing to act as instructors for clubs in our region. If you would like to be included in this listing, please contact Olivia Beard-Wall. Of special interest is learning techniques for all skill levels. Other workshop instructors are encouraged to also contact Olivia. [email protected]
NOTICE to Regional Team Members & Club Presidents:
We have started a new Regional Team Members and Club President’s site on Yahoo. It is by invitation only. If you have gotten the invitation and haven’t yet signed up, make sure you do so now. It will be a great tool to have for keeping in contact with each other. We are planning to have live chats to discuss concerns, to share new projects, and to conduct our Club Presidents meeting. This will be in place of the face-to- face get-togethers where each of us would have to drive long distances to meet.
The site will also include forms and information as to whom they get sent and when. There will be a calendar which lists events, suggested activities for you and your clubs, discussions on membership, new clubs starting in your area, and whatever else you would like to discuss.
If you have problems getting into the site once you receive your invitation, please contact Olivia at [email protected].
NAME Elections Reminder:
NAME Elections are coming soon! Candidates for elected offices are appearing in the March/April issue of Miniature Gazette. Please take this seriously and cast your vote! If you are not familiar with some of
the candidates, feel free to contact your State Rep or Regional Coordinator for information about them. Remember… you get 5 points on your AIM form for participating in the election process.
Wee Friends Club
The Wee Friends Miniature Club has members from the central Maryland Region, including Annapolis, Bowie, Harwood and Potomac. Currently, the club has 14 members and welcomes new ones. We meet about one Friday every month at various members’ houses. The past year has been an exciting year for the Wee Friends Miniature Club. In September we had a workshop, led by Joanne Roberts, to dress a doll. Each attendee completed their doll and the end products were amazing. The in October, we displayed the dolls, together with other dolls that we owned (designed by Joanne Roberts) in the display case of the children’s section at the Bowie Library. The display was very popular, as was evident by numerous small hand prints on the display case.
Joann Roberts’ Doll Class Doll Display at Bowie Library Eleanor Abby with her finished doll
The Wee Friends Holiday Party was a pot-luck luncheon on January 20, 2012. There were nine members attending. Each member made or selected 10 mini gifts to exchange. We all anticipated and enjoyed opening our mini-gifts. After our luncheon, we planned activities for 2012, including a field trip to our local miniature shop “Forever Friends,” to celebrate the club’s 27th Anniversary. This coming year should prove to be exciting with our Third Annual Day Camp in March, where members will have a chance to finish unfinished larger projects during a dedicated weekend. Other workshops are planned for 2012, including one on making mini-linens and another making a Mardi-Gras mask.
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The On-Line Club Corner
Do you know that NAME has a great resource for ideas for your clubs? Do you know about the NAME-On-Line Group? Membership is open to all NAME members. Just go to the NAME Website at http://miniatures.org/NAMEOnlineRegion/rc.html and read the welcome letter. Then follow the instructions to join.
NOTE: When you join the Online Region, you will need to then join the Mailing List. This is a separate entity, which we have through Yahoo. After you receive your username and password for the Online Region, please click on the box that says Mailing List on the left hand side of the Online Region page and follow the directions there. It's easy. Then all our mailings will come directly to you.
Don’t throw those Oatmeal & Salt Boxes Away!!!(Photos by Gerry Schipper)
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Correction: Gerry Schipper’s finished kitchen, mentioned on page 3 of the Winter 2011 issue, was in 1/4” scale… not 1/144th.
Inch by Inch Holds a Computer Class!
Thanks to Myra Payne, our very capable "Computer Guru" (and Wow, are we lucky!!), we had an extremely helpful and very successful first computer tutorial session. And in learning, we ALL came away with some new-found tricks on the computer! Peggy Christman opened her home and shared her new workroom with us, and we got to christen it in style! Enjoy the photos. The expressions alone say it all! The next planned session is learning how to make printies!!
Concentrate… concentrate! You want me to do what? It worked!! A Light bulb moment!
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Miniatures Exhibition Open February 9 to May 1…at Alexandria Black History Museum
Creators of Dollhouses Inspired by Alexandria's African American History
The Alexandria Black History Museum welcomes a new exhibition, “Our Alexandria: African American Dollhouses.” by Sharon J. Frazier and Linwood M. Smith. Featuring more than a dozen buildings and rooms in miniature, most inspired by real places in Alexandria, this exhibition will run from February 9 through May 1.
Sharon Jones Frazier and Linwood M. Smith, both lifetime residents of Alexandria, began working together on their collection in 1994, combining their talents and drawing on their memories of places and people in Alexandria. Mrs. Frazier, a retired registered nurse, developed skills in miniaturization while Mr. Smith, a retired automotive mechanic, used his skills as a craftsman to construct dollhouses to scale. They first exhibited at the Alexandria Black History Museum in 2008.
This exhibition is composed of new works including the Carver Nursery School, Robert Robinson
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Library, and the Hayden Photography Studio. Several of the buildings from the earlier and very popular exhibition also return, including a barbershop and hair dressing salon, a medical building, an attorney’s office and a florist. All are patterned after actual businesses in the Parker-Gray community, a historically African-American neighborhood in Alexandria.
The Alexandria Black History Museum is located at 902 Wythe Street in the heart of the Parker-Gray Historic District and is open from Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Suggested museum admission is $2. To learn more about the museum and Alexandria’s rich African-American heritage, please visit www.alexblackhistory.org or call 703-746-4356.
The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death
Frances Glessner Lee
Was it suicide, or murder? ~ Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas
There is a miniature community of horrors on the third floor of the Maryland Medical Examiner’s Office. A display of 18 exquisitely crafted models of actual crime scenes presents grisly vignettes of violent death.
The models were made in the 1940s by Frances Glessner Lee, a wealthy, eccentric Chicago woman who had been raised on Sherlock Holmes tales and had a lifelong fascination with sleuthing. Lee is reputedly the inspiration for the character of Jessica Fletcher in Murder, She Wrote.
In 1931, Lee gave $250,000 to establish the nation’s first department of legal medicine at Harvard Medical School, and she created the models for use in its forensic pathology program.
She called her models the “Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death,” after the saying in forensic pathology that an investigation’s purpose is to “convict the guilty, clear the innocent, and find the truth in a nutshell.”
The studies were based on actual crime scenes, reconstructed from photographs, sketches and statements by witnesses and police. Only names and revealing details were changed. The dollhouse-like models are designed on a scale of one foot to one inch, perfectly proportioned for an investigator six inches tall.
She was neurotic about detail,” says curator Sian B. Jones, who refurbished and cleaned the models with her partner, Margaret Craft.
The models contain details beyond the range of view, glimpsed through mirrors or discovered only by taking the displays apart. One scene includes a victim near the door of a tavern. Behind that door — even though you can’t see it — is an entire bar. In other models it would have been effective simply to paint the objects visible through windows, such as neighboring houses and backyards with gardens. But even the background details are three-dimensional models.
After Lee's death in 1962, the models were acquired by the Maryland Medical Examiner’s office and are still used as training tools.
Hours By appointment only. While one of the Nutshell Studies is featured in the lobby of the Medical Examiner's office, the others can be viewed on the third floor, but interested parties must write for permission. They can address inquires to Dr. David Fowler, MD, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, 111 Penn Street, Baltimore, MD 21201.
Cost Free.
COMING!3rd Annual National NAME Day! – October 6-7, 2012
“The Alcove”
Hello, Mini Friends! If you were involved in sponsoring a NAME Day Event in 2011, I hope that your event went well and was an enjoyable experience for all. In fact, I hope that you had such a good time that you are ready to do it again!! NAME Day 2012 is scheduled for the weekend of October 6-7. Please see the above picture of this year's project: "The Alcove." (Please note that the window shown in the picture is an optional accessory.) The updated Event Guidelines will be published in the March/April issue of Miniature Gazette. I will be this year's Event Coordinator and am responsible for making sure that the activities are posted both in the Miniature Gazette and On-line. To register your event and have it on the list in the Gazette and on the website, whether a club event, a small group get-together or a larger event, please contact me with as much information as possible at:
Events will be regularly posted on the web site, but if you would like your activity to appear in the Gazette, I must receive your information no later than March 25 for the July/August issue. As last year, each sponsoring group may request one kit in each scale that will be offered at their event. Please let me know what you will need when you send the information about your activity. Hoping to hear from you,
Helen Save the dates!
2012 National Convention - Charlotte, NC
"NAME's 40th Anniversary”July 26-29, 2012
Registration opened February 1, 2012
The registration form is located on the NAME website, www.miniatures.org,and in the November/December issue of MINIATURE GAZETTE.
Please list any special needs or dietary restrictions: ________________________________________________________________
Mail your check, payable to Olivia Beard-Wall. Registration opened October 1st
Maryland State Day Olivia Beard-Wall1401 Warehime Road, Westminster, MD 21158
NAME - 2012 A Hallmark Ornament Contest
Please join us this year for our new, revamped Hallmark Ornament Contest. NAME wants to give all of you an opportunity to utilize your creative talents and share the results with other miniaturists. At the same time, be recognized for your creativity.
Rules of the Contest:1. Entrant must be a current NAME member.2. Only authentic Hallmark ornaments may be used in any quantity within the individual
scene or vignette and may not be replicated, altered, copied or miniaturized in any fashion. (the hanger may be removed)
3. All seasonal ornaments may be used – current or past.4. The ornament(s) must be the focal point of the vignette or scene.5. There is no size or scale limitation on the scene or vignette.6. Limit of one entry per member is permitted AND a maximum of two photos (jpeg
format or actual photos) of the completed project is required. (do not send the scene or vignette – only photos)
7. Pictures and forms must be submitted electronically or by mail and are not returned to the member.
8. Late entries will not be considered for the contest.9. Judges decisions (made from photos submitted) are final.
Timeline: March 1 – April 15 – applications accepted.
Send to: Barbara Thornton-Hill OR electronically to: [email protected] N. Bloomfield Rd. Nevada City, CA 95959
April 15 – Deadline for applications to be submitted. March 1 – May 15 - Create your project.
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May 15 – Deadline for photos to be received by chair. Send photos to Luci Hanson, PO Box 1318, Merlin, OR 97527 OR electronically to [email protected]. June 15 – Winners of the contest are announced to the participants as well as on the NAME website, the
Online Region, and the NAME Blog. An article and photos will be submitted to the Gazette.
Prizes: First, second and third prizes will be awarded to the winners of the contest. Thank you to Patty Johnson for donating the prizes for this year’s contest. 1st Place: $50.00 Hallmark Gift Certificate, Gazette publication of winning photo and a NAME T-Shirt 2nd Place: $25.00 Hallmark Gift Certificate, Gazette publication of winning photo and a NAME T-shirt 3rd Place: Select NAME merchandise and Gazette publication of winning photo
Judges:The following people will participate as judges:
Chair: Barbara Thornton-HillCo-Chair: Luci HansonA Hallmark Store representative - TBDMiniature Museum Official - TBDPresident of NAME: Gwen Campbell
Send to: Barbara Thornton-Hill, 13703 N. Bloomfield Rd., Nevada City, CA 95959 OR electronically to [email protected]
“At Night in the Museum”www.2013Tucsonhouseparty.org
N-1 is hosting the 2013 NAME National Convention in Tucson, Arizona and the committee is hard at work organizing and making plans to insure this convention will be special and memorable.
Let’s start with the memorable part. Every registered attendee will have the exciting experience of visiting the fabulous “Mini Time Machine” Miniature Museum founded by long time NAME members Pat and Walter Arnell.
We are planning on changing things up a little with some fresh new ideas and a little bit different schedule to make it a more pleasant experience. In order to supplement the meager budget that is allotted for each convention and to keep registration fees low, the committee needs to do some intensive “Fundraising.”
We have set up a website to promote the convention, give you news about our plans as they develop (without giving away any secrets or surprises) and to advertise our Fundraisers and Raffles. Check us out at www.2013tucsonhouseparty.org.
One great fundraiser that you can look forward to is a “Display Box” that is designed to hold the convention souvenirs. Details are on the website. Raffles are planned at least every two months or more. Wonderful and exciting items have been donated for these Raffles.
We are looking for a Chair for the following Committees: Souvenir Book and Publicity.
We would like to remind all the dealers and instructors that we are looking for new and exciting classes and merchandise to offer our guests at the convention. So do not hesitate to submit your applications to teach or sell. We would love to get some new faces in these categories.
Please visit our website, contact us with any questions or let us know if you wish to volunteer orparticipate in anyway.
Thank you for your time.
2013 National Committeewww.2013tucsonhouseparty.org
February 1, 2012 – Registration opened for the 2012 NAME National Convention, Charlotte, NC.
March 9-12, 2012 – On-Line Miniatures Show. http://aminiminiatureshow.weebly.com/ Check website for details!
March 25, 2012 – First State Mini Club 35th Annual Show & Sale, 10 AM to 4 PM. CrownePlaza Hotel (Formerly Holiday Inn Select), 630 Naamans Road, Claymont, Delaware. First State Mini Club Show
April 15 – Deadline to submit application for the 2012 NAME Hallmark Ornament Contest. See details elsewhere in this Newsletter.
April 27-28, 2012 – MD State Day 2012 – “The Corner Store ~ A Companion to the Maryland Row House.” (Designed to also be a stand-alone piece)
Friday Roundtables, 6 to 9 PM; Saturday Workshop, 9 AM to 4 PM. Frederick Elk’s Lodge, 289 Willowdale Drive, Frederick, MD. Contact: Helen, [email protected]
May 3-6, 2012 – Small Scale Houseparty, Portland, Oregon – “Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall ~ Celebrate Them All”
May 30, 2012 - Deadline for photos to be received by Luci Hanson, the chair of the NAME Hallmark Ornament contest. See details elsewhere in this newsletter.
June 2, 2012 - VME’s Yard sale has been canceled
July 26-29, 2012 – NAME’s National Convention, Charlotte, NC – “NAME’s 40th Birthday Party.” You don’t want to miss this!!!!NAME's 40th Anniversary
September 9, 2012 - Baltimore Miniatures Festival – Crowne Plaza, 2004 Greenspring Drive, Timonium. Early Bird Preview with refreshments at 9:00 AM. General admission: 10-4. www.mollycromwell.com
October 6-7, 2012 – 3rd Annual National NAME Day – “The Alcove.” Watch for Details!
October 7, 2012 - 29th Tysons Corner Fall Miniatures Festival - Westin Tysons Hotel, 7801 Leesburg Pike/ Route 7, Falls Church, VA. Early Bird Preview with refreshments at 9:00 AM. General admission: 10 AM to 4 PM. www.mollycromwell.com
August/September 2013 – MINIATURE GAZETTE Houseparty – “Over the Hill Retreat” ~ Chaired by Romaine Eyler and Helen Sparks. Watch for it in the Special May/June 2013 issue
of MINIATURE GAZETTE!
April 13, 2013 – Virginia State Day. Reserve the date and watch for details!
May 16-18, 2013 – Region A3 All Scales Regional Houseparty, “Playtime Memories.” Lexington, Kentucky Playtime Memories
July 11-14, 2013 –National Convention – Tucson, AZ – “At Night in the Museum ~ Where Miniatures Come Alive” www.2013tucsonhouseparty.org
April 22-27, 2014 - On-Line Houseparty -"Our Miniature World of NAME"
July 2014 – NAME National Convention, St. Louis, MO. Theme: “Rolling on the River.”
Until any further notice, all Frederick Dollhouse shows have been discontinued.
Frizellburg Antique Shop(Specializing in antique dollhouses, dolls & furnishings)10909 Old Taneytown RoadWestminster, MD 21158 410-848-0664http://www.frizellburgantiques.com/Home.html
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
Itsy Bitsy Mini (opens September 1)6024 Tarry Town RdSalisbury MD 21801http://dollhouse-miniature-wallpaper.com/shop/ Phone: 347-524-9569
LadyBugSue Ann Thwaite4009 Tranquility CourtMonrovia, MD 21770301-865-1984http://www.ladybug-fairies.com/
Mike Barbour DollsColumbia, MD443-996-4430www.mikebarbourdolls.com
Nonnie's Dollhouse 7600 Irongate Lane Frederick, Maryland 21702 301-305-6931 http:/nonniesdollhouses.com
Stitches in MiniatureJanet Patacca410-323-7975http://www.stitchesinminiature.com/
Sue Ann KetchumHandcrafted Miniatures, Furniture & Accessories10308 Buckmeadow LaneDamascus, MD [email protected] by Appointment
Virtual Dollhouse, The Store 5137 Hoffmanville Road Millers, Maryland 21102-2234 410-239-2377 - Hours by appointment http://www.virtualdollhouse.net
VIRGINIABell's Exclusives 4 East Nine Mile RoadHighland Springs, Virginia 23075 804-328-0121
Bits & Pieces of Ghent 1201 Colonial AvenueNorfolk, Virginia 757-623-0999
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
Tammy's HeirloomsP.O. Box 651122Sterling, VA 20165(703) [email protected]://www.tammysheirlooms.com
‘Tis the Season & The Miniature Cottage 101 South. Main Street. Bridgewater, Virginia 22812 540-828-1400 www.tistheseasonandminiaturecottage.com
Vernon PotteryEileen Vernon441 Bethune DriveVirginia Beach, VA [email protected]
MuseumsBaltimore Museum of Art 10 Art Museum Drive Baltimore, Maryland 21218 443-573-1700 http://www.artbma.org/index.html(Featuring the Eugene Kupjack Miniature Rooms)
If you are a NAME member and have Internet access, you can also be a member of the NAME Online Region. It features a forum, swaps, tips and Online Chats, where you can ask questions about miniatures or NAME. There are also special workshops and project sharing. http://www.miniatures.org/NAMEonlineRegion/join.html
An additional charge will be added for non-camera ready ads.
Classified Ads:$.10 per word (minimum of 10 words)MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO: Olivia Beard-Wall.
Clarification of paid and unpaid advertising:Any function that is non-profit, such as a workshop, Fun Day, State Day, museum event, miniature art show, NAME club show, or display is included in the Calendar of Events or listed under the appropriate heading 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 is desired, advertising rates will apply.
Newsletter Submission Deadlines:
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 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.
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 containing news about club activities, miniature events and displays, etc. Calendar of Events listings are free of charge to any non-profit organization or to any show that offers a table for the use of the Regional Coordinator or State Representatives.
You may email your submission or send a hard copy to the Editor. Digital images in .jpg format are preferred. Please send the text of the article in Microsoft 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.
Olivia Beard-WallTiny Tattler, Region E-11401 Warehime RoadWestminster, MD 21158
