Maria Alecci

I'm glad that the year long challenge is back. This year I plan to complete the blue house which is a quarter scale house. I want also to built the furniture for the Debbie Young's sand glass beach cottage, and built the room kit that's still in the box.

Marie Arighi

This year-long project will be a heartfelt transformation of a classic Barbie house into a breezy coastal retreat called "Jo’s by the Sea". Over the coming months, I’ll be slowly reimagining each room — stripping away the bold colors and modern edges and replacing them with soft coastal tones, weathered textures, and thoughtful details inspired by seaside living.

Martha Bates

At the end of October 2025. I started my first ever "Made in China" kit. It was supposed to be a Music Store but I planned to convert it to a cafe called The Salad Tub. I already had the bathtub, so how hard could it be!?!? Here I am January 2026 and still have not completed the basic wall structure! I have other projects I want to work on but refuse to set this one aside till it is finished. Maybe entering this challenge will spur me into completion! 

Jene Bondi

So I didn't manage to accomplish anything last year so of course I've chosen 4 projects because I can't work on just 1. I have 2 Christmas roomboxes in 1/12 scale. 1 is Carlsons Victorian Bay kit with 2 put together. Hopefully it will look like a peaceful Christmas scene. (The kind I always wanted but never got.) The other one won't be so peaceful. Santa had too much eggnog and I have 2 Joyce Cox elves that are very, very naughty. 

The pink roombox is also 1/12 scale. It was to be a celebration of female ummm parts....and it will be with a twist...she is a also a cat lady of course and likes flea market finds and is a spice, sassy girl. Lots will be going on there. 

Then lastly is my 1/4 scale Neverwas. The staircase is stumping me as nothing works how I want it on the outside & there is still a lot to be done. The 2nd picture is some of the bits and bobs that I have collected.

Susan Buffaloe

I’ve picked a book nook kit for the 2026 challenge. It says a 14 year old can complete it … we’ll see if I can. The kit is a replica of Diagon Alley from the Harry Potter movies.

Dana Chester

I’m an Art Deco “diva”, in love with every decade and sub-style of the era. As an artist, and new miniaturist, I’m thrilled to be creating my first house in a mid-1930s moderne style with a “starter set” of rooms: kitchen, dining, living, bedroom, bath, and of course a staircase (to challenge myself), plus a sundeck. The walls and linoleum-style floor of the kitchen are complete, as well as the dining room, with a full-wall mural that I designed. I just put in the terrazzo living room floor and have started the stairwell. My kitchen cabinetry and appliances have been dry-fit with scrap cardboard, and I have a dining room table design in mind as well as furniture for the main living space. There’s a long way to go but I’m looking forward to creating every detail and learning throughout the process. So glad there’s a way to share my journey!

Sara Cook

I'm going to take another run at my House That JAK Built kit. I made a small room box last year as a proof of concept for my Mermaid Santa scene. I'm going to use what I learned from that to make a better version in the two-storey box. This mermaid is absolutely obsessed with Christmas and has collected so many things from sunken freighters. I'm planning to use several screens and microcontrollers, including a more refined version of the working TV I made for the scene last year. The JAK kit features a false back with room for wiring, making it perfect for my electronic tinkering.

Diana DeWalt

I think I will make John Wesley my 2026 project too. Maybe I'll make more progress.

Pam Doran

I have 2 challenges for 2026. One is the Craftsman Bungalow from Camp Make-a-Mini. I would like to complete the structure (inside and out) and leave the furnishing of it for another year. It has been sitting on my desk for 2 years and it is time to complete it and clean the area so I can pull out another UFO and complete that. The other is going to be an advent calendar house for my daughter. Originally these were 2 separate open-sided dollhouse kits and I am merging them to create a hinged enclosed dollhouse. I picked these up years ago at Michaels. The scale of the house is 1:24 and will be 3 floors, each floor and side will have a different scene. The inside will hold the advent boxes, the outside sections on each side are going to be open and covered with acrylic to show the scenes. I have been knocking this idea around for a few years, collecting accessories and ideas and its time to complete it. I'm hoping that joining the challenge will be the push I need to complete both these projects and give me the space and impetus to complete my other projects that linger.

Jean Ellsworth

I am going to try again this year to finish my "Manor House Miniatures" miniature shop. A replica of my shop which was open from 1975-1981, in Cincinnati, OH.

Kim Fitzsimmons

 For years I have wanted to recreate the central pictures in the children’s book, Good Night Moon. I purchased two rabbits at last year’s Tom Bishop Show in Chicago. The challenge will be the distortion in the picture.

Julia Greenhalf

Finally found the info on the Create site so here we go, nervously, of the projects I want to finish this year. I bought the original Creekside probably 9 or 10 years ago after being inspired by Paula Isaac’s interpretation of it. It’s been sitting in a box, labelled up, with everything thrown into the box that might be remotely used for it. I’ve also had True2Scale’s project for ages, I just love her Christmas Gingerbread houses. The last kit is one I received in a set of 4 which Laura Miler bought on my behalf, again Christmas!!

In the meantime, Linda and I are trying to finish Birdhouse Bluff; I’m on the last states of Raptoor’s 2024 Advent Calendar and Jane Harrop’s 2025 Advent Calendar are currently on the desk being worked on so setting myself a challenge without including these, was nerve wracking but must make progress!!

Eileen Herrstrom

For the 2026 Challenge, I plan to build this garage to accompany the 1/12-scale house and greenhouse that I’ve worked on during previous Challenges. This year, I’ll see how much I can accomplish: completing the structure, painting, and furnishing. Maybe I’ll even find a car to park in the driveway! Thanks for all your work on these projects.

Barbara Hopkins

I want to complete my lighthouse keeper's house in 2026. I've had both lighthouse and lighthouse keeper's house kits for years and it's time to put them together! I'll start with the keeper's house. It's all going to be the Lighthouse B&B; the keeper's house will be for registration, breakfast, and mingling with other guests.

Carol Johnson

I have chosen the following projects for my 2026 NAME Create Year Long Challenge. They only need to have the landscaping completed so this is the year to finish them all. 😊 Creekside Cottage, Birdhouse Bluff, Montana Homestead, Picket Hill, Carpathian Cottage, Stump House, Camp Make-A-Mini Cabin, 3 Shepherd Huts by Debbie Young, Petalstone, and the Camp Make-A-Mini Craftsman. Thank you for offering this challenge again this year. ❤

Kathy Koons

For 2026, I'm going to tackle some of my Robin Betterley Secret Books that have been waiting too long. I hope to do some others of hers from the stash, but these are the main ones I want to finish.

Sally Lonn

On Saturday at our monthly meeting our club project was given out ... a book nook in heavy cardboard from Houseworks and a kit to make a wood bookcase. I am not sold on what I will create but fairies keep talking to me, something other than books in a case ... wait to see what I can do with this ...