Miniatures: How to Make Them, Use Them & Sell Them

by Phyllis Meras

Detailed instructions on how to make miniatures and how to make money on them.

149 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

Reviews

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

SUPER outdated as it's from 1976 so a lot of "information" is either outdated (some places might not exist and some people might be dead by now) or it's useful until it tells you to use an item that doesn't exist anymore either. That only happened twice where I thought to myself, what is this item? I don't think that product makes it like that anymore or the product simply doesn't exist so I won't find this one small piece to use for a mini plunder or whatever it was. Of course there are other products nowadays where you can use something else to fit whatever you're making. Miniatures are everywhere!

I liked all the photographs, but wish they were in color. Alas, printing in color back then was either not possible or super duper expensive.

Overall, I enjoyed the book and bookmarked some pages to try making some of the miniatures. Whenever it talks about money or the price of something, you have to mentally remember they are talking about how it would cost in 1976. You would have to convert that price to what it would cost today and oh boy, it's a lot of money! It's a great book, but I wouldn't recommend it since it's so old and outdated.

I did learn a lot of history though and how Abercrombie and Fitch was a miniature store or company. Although it was hard to find any history regarding that online because the old Abercrombie and Fitch hunting/sports store and the now modern Abercrombie and Fitch clothing store kept popping up instead. It was interesting to say the least!

[Juli Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

A delightful, if dated look at miniature-making.

[Joanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tons of great ideas for miniatures, and it's surprisingly not as dated as I expected (some of these 1970s craft books have stuff you can make with homemade dough. I know I am making a doll house but I don't want to be that retro). Pictures are black and white. Some ideas: make a fire screen out of cooper screening and copper wire. Gilt-embossed paper can be used for frames. Turn the bottoms of those free plastic creamer cups at the diner into plates.