Miniature Enthusiasts of Edmonton - Sharing Our Miniatures

Come to the Show and Sale!

After two years of virtual Show and Sale events, we are having a live Show and Sale. Please Join us!

In this difficult time, the Miniature Enthusiasts of Edmonton are supporting miniaturists in Ukraine through buying digital downloads of graphics supporting “Pray for Ukraine” from their Etsy store. Here is one such miniaturist who welcomes your support.

https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/FiberArtBoutiqueUA

The M.E.E. Club meets at McClure United Church in Edmonton at: 13708-74 Street.

We meet the first and third Tuesdays of every month, except for July and August. Our monthly meetings and workshops begin at 7:00 p.m. and last about 2 hours. In December, we only have one meeting - our annual Christmas Party! In January, there are no workshops, just a general meeting on the third Tuesday. The club usually holds an all day workshop every year on a Saturday, usually in the spring. Other half or full day workshops can also be periodically scheduled, depending on what we are working on. Our workshops appeal to both the beginner and advanced miniaturist. The workshops are optional and often, members just attend to work on their own projects in the company of other miniaturists. The cost of kits is usually quite reasonable.

The first Tuesday is our meeting night. On this night "mini" business is discussed along with a "show and tell" display. There are also usually "mini" door prizes and sometimes a demonstration or a video. We have a lot of fun sharing a love of miniatures and dollhouses. The third Tuesday is a workshop.

In December, we meet on the first Tuesday and we celebrate Christmas with a wonderful "Mini" Christmas party. There is an optional miniature gift exchange. There is usually also participation in a "pot luck" supper. The evening is filled with fun activities.

The cost for joining the club is $60.00 a year, which covers the cost of all meetings and workshops. If you're curious, you can check out our bylaws.

We welcome any 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. Many wonderful friendships have been made in our club.

Joanne Root

President

Though still surrounded by a plethora of 1" scale minis waiting for a home, once Joanne tasted 1/4" scale, she was hooked! She's now completed many 1/4" (and smaller) kits and has many more waiting "in storage". She's a real champion for M.E.E. and promotes the Club and hobby wherever she can.

Maureen Heuchert

Vice President

Maureen is the club's expert on "Trash to Treasure" and going with her on a shopping trip to a dollar store is a real learning experience. Truly, she has the eye of a miniaturist. Maureen also produces our New Members Handbook.

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.

Cheryl Schofield

Treasurer

Cheryl started with Barbie scale, and is slowly working her way down the scales, but always about Halloween.

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.

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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First Place - Club Project

Second Place - Club Project

Third Place - Club Project

First Place - Dollhouses

Second Place - Dollhouses

Third Place - Dollhouses

First Place - Roomboxes

Second Place - Roombox

Third Place - Roombox

First Place - Vignette

Second Place - Vignette

Third Place - Vignette

Winner of the Lorry Saunders Memorial Award - Anne Frank's Bedroom - by Sandra Kitchener

Erika B. - First Place Book Nook

Maureen M. - Second Place Book Nook

$Cha M. - Third Place Book Nook and \winner of the Lorry Saunders Memorial Prize for Newbies$

Cha M. - Third Place Book Nook and \winner of the Lorry Saunders Memorial Prize for Newbies

Sherri M. - First Place Trash to Treasures

Linda B. - Second Place Trash to Treasures

Kathie M. - Third Place Trash to Treasures

Sunni D. - First Place Dollhouses

Liz W, - Second Place Dollhouses

Cathi V. - Third Place Dollhouses

Holly W. - First Place Room Box

Hoanie Y. - Second Place Room Box

Terry & Teresa H. - Third Place Room Box

Holly W. - First Place Vignette

Holly W. - Second Place Vignette

Joanne R. - Third Place Vignette

2020 - 2021

This year, with the help of Zoom, MEE intends to explore Book Nooks.

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Basic Tool List for Miniaturists

If you've got all the things on this list, you can make just about anything!

Primer on Framing and Mitring

A useful primer on mitring and framing.

Thinking Outside the Box

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.

Organizing your workroom

It's hard to work in a mess. Here are some ideas to help you organize everything you need.

Primer on Faux Finishes

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.

Primer on Building a Shadow Box

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.

Make your own Electric Sander

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).

Make Your Own Upholstery Cording

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.

Tips on Painting and Finishing

A few short tips on improving your painting and finishing techniques.

Creating a Faux Leather Finish on Upolstery

Hate that fabric covering an otherwise lovely wing chair? Cover it in Leather!

Building Kitchen Cupboards

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.

Everything You Need to Know About X-Acto Knives

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.

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 contact MEE or email 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.

Past Events

Title	Date	Day
MEE Workshop - Sink and Storage with Tina M.	19 Jul 2022	Tuesday	Online Event
MEE Workshop - Chairs with Marg Wolfe	21 Jun 2022	Tuesday	Online Event
MEE Workshop - Rolling Craft Cart with Maureen M.	19 Apr 2022	Tuesday	Online Event
Ruth Stewart Workshop - Tools for the She-Shed	22 Mar 2022	Tuesday	Online Event
MEE Workshop - Junk Journal with Carol K.	15 Mar 2022	Tuesday	Online Event
MEE Workshop - Artist's Easel with Marg Wolfe	22 Feb 2022	Tuesday	Online Event
MEE Special Workshop - Lighting Seminar with Liz West	25 Jan 2022	Tuesday	Online Event
MEE Workshop - Straight Desk Chair with Tina MacDonald	18 Jan 2022	Tuesday	Online Event
MEE Workshop - Crafting Desk/Bench/Table	30 Nov 2021	Tuesday	Online Event
MEE Workshop - She-Shed Construction: 1:12 with Maureen M. and 1:48 with Liz West	19 Oct 2021	Tuesday	Online Event
MEE Workshop - She-Shed Inspiration with Tina M.	21 Sep 2021	Tuesday	Online Event
MEE Workshop - Book Nook Exterior with Marg W.	29 Jun 2021	Tuesday	Online Event