www.cdhm.org June 2009 CDHM Newsletter

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INDEX • Editorial • Featured Artisan • Featured Category • Featured Gallery • Mascots & Friends • Meet The Staff • Member Articles • Printies • Published Members • Shows and Fairs • Trading Post • Tutorials	CDHM JUNE 2009 FEATURED ARTISAN When is something little too big? This was the question Cheri Voellmann, better known as Polkadot Toadstool, asked herself when she first started creating miniatures. Read more about Cheri Voellmann and her history and future in making art dolls. If you are looking for a special art doll, something unique, then you've found the artisan. Come meet Cheri Voellmann.
DOLLS HOUSE MAGAZINES • 1 zu 12 Das Magazin, Germany • American Miniaturist, USA • Doll Crafter & Costuming, UK • Doll Reader, UK • Dollhouse Miniatures, USA • The Dolls House, UK • Dolls House Nederland • Dolls House World, UK • Faerie Magazine Online • La Bacchetta Magica, Italy • Miniature Collector, USA • Miniaturas Coleccionismo, Spain • Miniatyr Varlden, Sweden • Puppen & Spielzeug, Germany • Puppenhuizen & Miniatures, Nederlands Miniaturas Magazine in the USA OR Miniaturas es una publicacion mensual que ofrece a los lectores una guía completa sobre temas de coleccionismo de casas de munecas, munecas, juguetes antiguos y miniaturas en general. Mediante cuidados reportajes gráficos a todo color se presentan las más delicadas piezas. Además es una estupenda herramienta para impulsar la creatividad y las destrezas necesarias para desarrollarla. To subscribe to Miniaturas Magazine click here! SHOWS & FAIRS • 2009 Dollhouse and Doll Shows & Fairs PUBLISHED • 2009 Published Membership • Prior Years Published Membership Do you want to be published in the CDHM News? We are eager to discover exceptional Collections, interesting miniature finds, or special discoveries and invite you to let us know about yours! Contact CDHM Staff	ARTICLES & FEATURES FEATURED CATEGORY Here Comes The Bride In Miniature Doll Scale! June wedding bells are ringing. How many brides wouldn't cherish a miniature bride portrait doll to celebrate their special day? Or maybe a wedding scene ... Click to read the complete article, Here Comes The Bride In Miniature Doll Scale! FEATURED GALLERY More inspirational words were never spoken to Melissa Hart, aka Midnight on the www.CDHM.org galleries. "I wanted to make a 2mm mermaid and I was told 'you can't do that.' For me that statement was a challenge. So one day I sat in my craft room and made a 2mm mermaid. I was very proud... Read the article about Melissa's discovery of miniatures and her passion for haunted and spooky creations. ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS, & COLLECTIONS Starting Out In Mini DIY Getting Into Miniatures! Museum of Childhood Miniatures Expand My World Adventures Into Polymer Clay From Drab to Divine	NEWS FROM THE THE MINIATURE COMMUNITY • CDHM begins our 3-year Anniversary Celebration starting June 1. Exciting opportunties have begun already. Starting with the contests below! • New CDHM Contests - Miss CDHM Miniature Doll Universe Pageant - CDHM Miniature Animal Show - The CDHM Cake Extravaganza with Celebrity Judges from around the world! • Congratulations to Alice Bell on an incredible West Virginia Gazette interview in May 2009. The interview took place after miniature demonstrations at the Kanawha County Library's Riverside High School branch and at the main library on Capitol Street in Charleston, West Virginia, USA. The interview was subsquently published on the wvgazette.com website. Why Join The CDHM Galleries • Only online venue marketing and advertising dolls and dollhouse Miniaturist today. • Reasonable rates. • List all of your websites and auctions. • Create your own customer list. • Set up your own Profile. • Buy It buttons available. CDHM MINIATURE FORUMS, BLOGS & PROJECTS Why Join The CDHM Miniature Forums • Meet the Artisans you've seen in the magazines! • Free Live Interactive Tutorials • How-To Tips & DIY Miniatures • CDHM offers a Community for all Dollhouse Miniatures, Doll and Teddy Bear Enthusiasts & Artists • Trading Post: Trades & Miniature Swaps • Take the guessing out of when your favorite artisan has listed new works. A free service provided to all buyers allows you to bookmark your favorite Artists and keep track of their new works! • Visit the Artisan Blogs! Read up on what new creations they are working on. • Visit the Member Tutorial Projects today!

UPCOMING LIVE TUTORIALS 2009 Tutorials Scheduled Live, Interactive Classes * * * June 2009 * * * • Learn To Make A 1:12 Picnic Table & Benches June 6, 2009 :: 12 Noon ((MDT) -0600 UTC) Instructor's Country: Montana, USA Instructor: Pamela Nicholson (Pamela J) • Learn To Make A 1:12 Spice Rack June 13, 2009 :: 12 Noon ((EDT) -0400 UTC) Instructor's Country: Ohio, USA Instructor: Cathy Brickner (CathyB) • Learn To Make 1:12 Cold Porcelain Flowers June 20, 2009 :: 8pm ((CEST) +0200 UTC) Instructor's Country: Italy Instructor: Loredana Tonetti (64tnt) • Tutorial Archive (Members Only) • Tutorials (Public) Dolls, Houses, & Miniature Tutorials Are Free, Sign-Up for the Forums Today!	YOUTUBE FINDS -- JUNE 2009 There Was An Old Woman By CDHM Artisan Julie Campbell Of Bellabelle Dolls If you have a video you would like to share, please email Newsletter and let us know about it.
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