Open House Miniatures

These are beautifully constructed miniatures made by Elizabeth Plain (who thinks her name is too awkward for a website name so calls her site Open House Miniatures).  She has a blog well worth visiting.  If you are so inclined, you can take a crack at printing out and building some of her models, from a page she supplies for that purpose.   She is also very generous in showing readers how she makes her miniatures.   If you want to buy a piece, visit her  Etsy site.  Great work EP! 

Paper Theater

I haven't seen this type of paper theater before.  It's from the site of  Ulla Norup Milbrath.  Check out her site.


From her site:


Loving Toy Theatre's I find this Punch and Judy 'movable' mini theatre very intriguing! Found with an article on John Kilby Green it is believed to be a 'make it yourself' paper theatre, from about 1810. "The disc rotates freely, but the disc must protrude outside the booth to achieve the proportions shown in the picture. Using the original print, the disc measures 9cm across and the finished booth is less than 15cm high."