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About M.E.E.
Our membership is currently more than 60 members, from all across Canada (and a few from the US). When the pandemic hit, the Miniature Enthusiasts of Edmonton (M.E.E.) Club made a smooth transition to meeting and conducting workshops on ZOOM.
We meet on-line every Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. MST. The first Tuesday is our General Meeting. On this night "mini" business is discussed along with a "show and tell". Birthdays are celebrated with a miniature birthday present. Sometimes there is a demonstration or a video following the meeting.
The third Tuesday of each month is a workshop, also starting at 7:00 p.m. and lasting about 2 hours. In addition, the club usually holds one or two all day workshops every year on a Saturday, usually in the spring and fall. Other half or full day workshops are sometimes periodically scheduled, depending on what we are working on. Our workshops appeal to both the beginner and advanced miniaturist. They are optional and the cost of kits is usually quite reasonable. All other Tuesdays are general chats to discuss and show off what we are working on.
We periodically host special events, such as on-line or face-to-face garage sales, and for the last two years of the pandemic have done a virtual Show and Sale. 2022 marks our return to a face-to-face Show and Sale.
A membership in the Miniature Enthusiasts of Edmonton is $20.00 a year, which covers attendance at all meetings, workshops and chats. If you're curious, you can check out our bylaws. We welcome all new members, beginner or advanced. Our goal is to enjoy our love of miniatures and dollhouses and to encourage our creativity by learning to make "mini" things and to learn from other members. We have a lot of fun and many wonderful friendships have been made in our club.
For more information about joining M.E.E., contact our membership chair, Lucille LaLonde, at edminiclub@gmail.com.
MEE Executive
Cathy Verbicki
President
Erika Baker
Vice President
Kyla Shegelski
Secretary
Kyla first became interested in miniatures while visiting her cousin in Montreal - she had decorated her bookshelves with miniature food and Kyla was inspired to try making her own out of polymer clay. Since joining MEE in 2015, Kyla has expanded her interests to all things miniature and has been truly inspired by the more experienced members of the club.
Tina MacDonald
Workshop Coordinator
Tina has been involved with miniatures ever since her husband bought her a dollhouse on their honeymoon, in 1976. She sells her miniature kits on Etsy, and is responsible for organizing 8 workshops per year for MEE. You can contact her through the email link above.
Sandra Kitchener
Treasurer
Pat Makarowski
Estate Sales Coordinator
Making sure that estates are handled with care and compassion, Pat brings much-loved minis to new homes where they will be treasured. You can contact Pat through the email link above.
Lucille LaLonde
Membership Coordinator
MEE SHOW and Sale
The 2021 Show
Although we had hoped to return to our face-to-face show this year, it was not to be! And here it is... the Miniature Enthusiasts of Edmonton's 25th (and second virtual) annual Dollhouse and Miniatures Show!
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THE 2021 SALE (Our Preferred Vendors)
We depend on our wonderful vendors to bring us the best of miniatures each year. Although it's now a virtual event, they are still with us! And what a coincidence... the sale starts on the same day as our Show - Sunday, September 19, 2021 (and for several weeks thereafter...)
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THE KIDS' TABLE
Every year, we offer a kids' Table at our Show and Sale where young miniaturists can create their own display to take home with them. This year, as part of our virtual show, children, and the young at heart, can test their visual skills by finding miniature objects in a huge dollhouse.
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THE 2020 SHOW
It was with regret that we cancelled our 24th Annual Show and Sale. But we didn't let a little thing like a plague stop us! We went virtual! The virtual show premiered on Sunday, September 20, 2020, and remains on-line for your viewing pleasure.
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Tips and Hints
If you've got all the things on this list, you can make just about anything!
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A useful primer on mitring and framing.
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Looking for inspiration for your next roombox or miniature scene? Want to build in something entirely unique? Can't find just the right container to build that scene you've planned in your head so long?Here is a list of fifty unique containers that can be hollowed out, emptied, transformed, turned upside-down or otherwise modified into roomboxes.
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It's hard to work in a mess. Here are some ideas to help you organize everything you need.
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Series of articles taken from the November 1995 Nutshell News on decorative painting techniques for miniatures. Topics included marbling, stencilling, bambooing, spatter painting, verdigris, rubber stamping, faux wood techniques, spongework, stippling, and crackle.
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Brooke Tucker once said "Miniatures are art. And like all good art, it should be framed to enhance the art and to focus the viewers attention." This tutorial teaches you how to turn any picture frame into a shadow box to display your minis.
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Do you ever have a problem sanding your minis, especially delicate operations like getting laser burn off tiny breakable quarter-scale pieces? Then this sander is for you. You can easily make one for yourself out of a Braun Oral B battery operated electric toothbrush (or any other round headed electric toothbrush from the drug store).
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It's often difficult to find just the right cording to embellish miniature furniture. This article allows you to make your own from embroidery thread.
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A few short tips on improving your painting and finishing techniques.
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Hate that fabric covering an otherwise lovely wing chair? Cover it in Leather!
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Building cupboards is like building any other piece of "case" furniture. Basically, it's a box with a drawer/door on the front. These are non-working drawers/doors, and are "just for looks". Any piece of furniture that incorporates a box can be built using these techniques.
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The most useful miniaturist's tool is an X-Acto knife or other craft knife. Find out more about the different blades and their uses.
Read MoreRehoming Your Miniatures
In order to assist miniaturists who can no longer continue in their hobby, or their family and heirs, the Miniature Enthusiasts of Edmonton would love to help you rehome your miniatures. We offer a variety of services:
- We accept donations of miniatures for the use and benefit of the MEE club.
- We will assist in selling a miniatures estate.
- We will also provide advice to those who wish to sell the miniature estate themself.
If MEE undertakes a sale of miniatures on an estate's behalf, we will charge a fee of 30% or greater, depending upon the work involved in preparing the estate items for sale. We will collect the miniatures, clean and repair them, price them, select a suitable venue for disposal of the items, and advertise the sale.
Please email Patricia Makarowski (Patricia Makarowski (isettamom@gmail.com), our Estate Sales Coordinator, for help. Someone will be in touch with you to help you with rehoming your miniatures.
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- All meetings, workshops and chats now take place on ZOOM