Tag Archives: Miniatura

Oh poo, it’s Miniatura.

It’s this weekend!  I can’t believe it.  Muriel Hopwood, inventor of this event, has a theory that if everyone was very quiet just before the show opened, you’d be able to hear the ‘ping ping ping’ of all the china … Continue reading

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Prog rep

Getting ready for the Min is never easy, even before you have a number of personal difficulties to trip you up.  Nevertheless, in snatched moments, kilns have been fired, midnight oil has been burned and progress, of a sort, has … Continue reading

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The smallest teddy bear in the world.

A Miniatura fairy tale. Whilst this is a fairy tale and true it is about you.  Each of us is capable of extraordinary things if we have the courage to be proud of ourselves and not be frightened to try … Continue reading

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The prequel of the son of the best bits of the director’s cut of Part 2 of the ‘Luke I am your father’ of Midweek Miniatura. 2

Oh it’s going to be a good one, I can feel it.  Sometimes you just know.  I am not going to floffel around because there’s just too much to show you. First up the new Petite Properties properties (for want … Continue reading

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Miniatura spring show highlights.

Before I fall asleep at the keyboard here are some of the highlights. First I found Wendy, just before the show opened. I expect you’d like a closer look at the furniture. Then I found Annie Willis on Fine Design.  … Continue reading

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Last minute Min news.

Tickets for Saturday, the limited number entry collector day, are now all sold out.  There are, however, plenty of tickets for Sunday, which can be purchased at the door.  If you have never been before, I’d like to remind you … Continue reading

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Midweek Miniatura

In only a month it’s spring Miniatura. Just in case anyone, anywhere, on the web hasn’t heard of this, perhaps I should tell you that Miniatura is the favourite show and exhibition for miniature art, collectables and future antiques and … Continue reading

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Min report zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

It’s 9 at night, the end of a 16 hour day for me in which I have sat down for half an hour at most. Tony Knott’s new range was furniture, Anne Dalton set out more than many hundreds of … Continue reading

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Setting up stands.

I’m back home after three long hours setting up at the NEC.  I’ve done quite a bit but there’s still about an hour and a half to be done tomorrow morning. I did stop long enough to show you two … Continue reading

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Back at the NEC

This afternoon I’ll be up at the NEC where the organisation is formidable.  The task is to get hundreds of exhibitors, arriving by numerous means including huge vans into one hall on one day.  Every exhibitor has already received instructions … Continue reading

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