Tutorials

This is a collection of tutorials that have been presented on Create in the past or featured in the Gazette. Enjoy!   

Accessories
Apron (all scales)
Basket (1" scale)
Book Covers (all scales)
Camera and Film (all scales)
Chef's Hat and Apron (1:12) picture and tutorial
Cigar Box (1"scale)
Curtains (1/4" scale)
Curtains Made with Paper (any scale)
Fireplace (1/2" scale)
Ironing Board (1" scale)
Kleenex Box (1" scale)
Leather Suitcase, Lined (1" scale)
Luggage (1" scale)
Plate Rack and Plates  (3 scales)
Quilt Frame with Quilt in Progress - Quarter scale and Half scale
Quilt #1 - Windmill Quilt
Quilt #2 - Quick Quilts
Quilt #3 - Amish Sampler
Quilt #4 - Amish Square in a Square
Quilt #5 - Log Cabin Quilt
Radios (all three scales)
Rolling Suitcase (1" or 1/2" scale)
Saws (1" scale)
Sewing Machine (1/4" scale)
Sunglasses

Suntan Lotion (1" scale)
Tea Time Tray (1" scale)
Wire Plate Holder (1" scale)

Animals and Dolls
Beaded Doll (Children's Workshop)
Cat Scratching Post (1/4" scale) 
Doghouse (1" scale) 
Dressing a Quarter Scale Fairy
Dressing a 1:12 scale fairy       
Fluffy Cat (1" scale)   
Miniaturist (1" scale)
Shaggy Dog (1" scale) 
Susie Newell Quarter Scale Wire Doll Tutorial 

Bathroom
Shower



Bedroom
Bed -- Embroidered Coverlet and Bed (1/2" scale)
Bed -- Red Green, Black, and White (1/4" scale)
Bed -- Sunflower (1/4" scale)

Camp Makamini - 2021
Archery
Blankets (Quarter Scale)
Building an Edible Campfire
Camp Signs
Information Board
Postcards
Swim Area Clothes Line

Camp Make-A-Mini - 2022
Barbara Thornton-Hill created a rooftop garden for the NAME Logo House and presented this during a Lunch & Learn, which was recorded. This can be found on the video page. These are links for this presentation/project:
Tips for the rooftop garden
Garden dimensions/diagram
Barbara's garden design/layout
One patio flooring graphic
A second patio flooring graphic
Badge for Camp Make-A-Mini 2022
Campfire Vignette (1/4" scale)

Children/Toys
Dollhouses (1/4" scale)
Dollhouses (1/2" scale)
Hobby Horse (1/2" scale)
Oscar the Grouch (1" scale)

Clothing
Bathrobe
Bunny Slippers
Long Johns
Men's Shirt #1 
Men's Shirt #2
Red Hat Pattern and Tutorial
Sandals & Pocketbooks -- Instructions and Patterns (Picture)
Victorian Bridal Veil and Groom's Top Hat

Food

Birthday Cake Tutorial
Bunny Cupcake (1" scale)
Candy Box with Candy (directions) (patterns)
Carrot Cake (all scales)
Chicken Soup Prep Board and Pot (1/4" Scale)
   Janet's Instructions to herself about the Chicken Soup kit
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Clambake
Cinnamon Buns
Cinnamon Rolls
Foil Wrapped Candies (picture)
Making Miniature Food with Carl Bronsdon (video)
Potatoes, Apples, and Carrots
Shepherd's Pie (any scale)
S'Mores -- Carolyn Eiche (1" scale)
S'Mores -- Janice Prescott (1" scale)
Soda Cans (1/2" Scale)
Tea Tray Instructions

Garden related
Americana Shutter Planter Box (1/4" scale)
Angel Chimes
Awning for a Shepherd's Hut
Bear Bench (1/2" scale)
Birdhouse Shelf (1/2" scale)
Bittersweet (1" scale)
Bumblebees and Praying Mantis
Butterflies and Dragonflies 
Carnations
Fringed Flowers (1" scale - youth project)
Garden Bench (1/4" scale)
Hummingbird Feeder (1/2" scale)
Lawnmower (1/4" scale)
Lily of the Valley
Outdoor Accessories (mailbox, bench, toolbox, porch light)
Potted Red Geranium
Quilled Flowers
Roses (1" scale)
Topiaries
Using Beads for Flower Pots
Wading Pool and Garden Hose  (1/4" scale)
Waterlilies (1/4" and 1/2")

Holidays/Seasonal
Carved Pumpkin
Christmas Stocking

Christmas Tree made out of paper
Christmas Tree Topper (1" scale)
Christmas Tree (1/4" scale)
Easter Basket Tutorial (PDF pattern)
Egg Nog and Gingerbread
Hanukkah Cookies
Haunted Tree
Jack O'Lantern
Mask (Halloween or Mardi Gras)
Melted Snowman
Mini Party Hats
Mummy (1/4" Scale)
New Year's Eve Cookbook
Potato Latkes with Applesauce
Pot of Gold
Real Life Party Hats
Santa Suit
Scarecrow
Scarecrow (1/4" scale)
Snowman (1" scale)
Tiny Snowman in a Snow Globe
Witch/Wizard's Pantry

Kitchen
Breakfast Nook (1/2" scale)
"China" Plates (1/4" scale)
Kitchen Appliances (1/2" scale)
Kitchen Cabinets -- Part 1 - (1/2" scale)
Kitchen Cabinets -- Part 2 - (1/2" scale)
Painting Tea Cups

Miscellaneous
Baby Ben Clock
Faux Brick Fireplace



NAME Accessories
NAME 50th Anniversary Hat
NAME Armoire
NAME Birdhouse
NAME Dollhouse for your Dollhouse
NAME Folding Screen and Toybox (1/4" scale)
NAME Printies
NAME Table and Chairs (1/4" scale)

Past NAME Day Projects
NAME Day 2010 -- Hutch
NAME Day 2011 -- Work Center
NAME Day 2012 -- Alcove
NAME Day 2013 -- A Cart for All Reasons
NAME Day 2014 -- Cozy Corner  (1/4" and 1/2" plans available)
NAME Day 2015 - Window Shopping
  Download the plans for the one inch scale version here, and instructions here.
  Download the plans for the half inch scale version here, and instructions here. 
  Download the plans for the quarter inch scale version here, and instructions here. 
  For info on the extra supplies needed (e.g. fabric for the top), click here. 
NAME Day 2016 -- Going Bunkers
NAME Day 2017 -- Armoire
NAME Day 2018 -- Desk and Chair
NAME Day 2019 -- Craft Table
NAME Day 2020 -- Craft Cabinet
NAME Day 2021 -- Tiki Bar
NAME Day 2022 -- Shadowbox
NAME Day 2023 -- The Three Sided Vignette

Vignettes and Roomboxes
3D Window Vignette
Artist Studio  (1:12 scale)
   Artist Table
   Dirty Sink
   Art Box
   Palette/Easel
   Paint Tubes/Brushes
   Stretched Canvas
Artist's Studio Roombox (1" or 1/2")
Beach Scene (1/4" scale)
Crayon Box School
Garden Shed (1/2" scale)
Hot Air Balloon Gondola (2019 OLHP)
In the Conservatory 2007 Regional Houseparty
Lemonade Stand (from the Madison Houseparty) (1/4" scale)
Lightkeeper House
Little Book Scene
Little Church in the Woods (1/4" scale)
Micro Centerpiece from OLHP Splintered Fairy Tales
Tea Shoppe in a Tea Box
Tell Me A Story 2006 National Convention in Anaheim, CA
Touring Tuscany Shop Front (1/4" scale)
Workbench and Shelves (1/4" scale)