This adorable quarter scale (1:48) ice cream shop kit was put together by one of our OCBMG members. She brought it to our guild meeting yesterday for our Show & Tell segment, which is when we show and explain different projects we are working on.
Quarter scale has become very popular within the miniature world because it takes up less room than full scale (1:12) builds and--let's face it--it's super cute.
Here is the inside of the store:
It's hard to imagine how tiny quarter scale is until you see it in real life. These wee projects are very fulfilling because they can be put together in a flash!
Our club project yesterday was to put together a 1:12 Grimm's Fairy Tales book from Paper Minis by Ann Vanture. If you click HERE and scroll down, you can find the book. Vanture's books and other paper kits are of amazing quality. She has several "kit of the month" type clubs that you can subscribe to for books, toys, or general paper minis. You can also sign up for a monthly newsletter from Vanture which often has links to free printies in multiple scales.
We always have a great time at our OCBMG gatherings. Feel free to stop by one of our meetings to see if you'd like to join. We also invite you to attend one of The Shoe Box Bunch meetings to visit with our non-NAME sister group. You can find information about the times and dates for these groups in the sidebars. Please note, the location changes during the summer months, so contact us at ocbmguild@gmail.com to ensure you have the correct date and address if you are thinking about visiting soon.
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We still have openings for our Nebraska State Day 2014 gathering in September. You do NOT have to be a member of NAME to attend this fun event, so sign up today to get in on the fun, mini action. Who knows? You might find your inner miniaturist and discover a new, rewarding, lifetime hobby! For information about this event, click HERE.
