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  • Home
  • Calendar
  • Events
    • Convention 2026
    • Convention 2027
    • House Parties
    • Auctions
    • NAME Day
    • Find a Show
    • Submit an Event
  • Membership
    • Why Join
    • Become a Member
    • Renew My Membership
    • Member Resources
  • Connect
    • NAME Clubs
    • Mini Cyber Club
    • Miniature Links
    • NAME on Pinterest
    • NAME Email Group
    • NAME Facebook Group
  • Publications
    • Miniature Gazette
    • Newsletters
    • Mini Mag Index
  • Shop
    • NAME Store
    • Business Members
    • Shop Members
  • Challenges
    • Monthly Challenges
      • July 2026 - Our Furry Friends
      • June 2026 - Food Trucks and Concession Stands
      • Previous Challenges
    • Create Year Long Challenge
      • CYLC 2026 - A to L
      • CYLC 2026 - M to Z
      • CYLC 2025 - Final - A to L
      • CYLC 2025 - Final - M to Z
      • CYLC 2024 - Final - A to L
      • CYLC 2024 - Final - M to Z
    • Create-ive Offerings and Create Shares
  • Learning
    • Create Shares
    • Videos
    • Tutorials
    • Did You Know?
    • Instructor information
  • About Us
    • History of Miniatures
    • Board of Trustees
    • Regions
    • Support Staff
    • Create Team
    • Code of Ethics

Videos

These are videos presented by NAME and from around the web. Enjoy!

Animals

Bathrooms

Fantasy and Fairies

Food and Drinks

Lighting

Miniature Collections and Chats with Artisians

NAME Day and more

Organization and Storage

Plants and Landscaping

Picture Taking and Social Media

Seasonal and Holiday

Tools and Techniques

Misc.

  • If you are a NAME member and would like to be a Workshop Instructor on Create, download and fill out this application and send it to Barbara Thornton Hill. If you have other questions about teaching an online workshop, please contact Barbara . A Workshop includes a kit that your students will assemble/finish along with you during a Zoom session. If you have other questions about teaching an online Workshop or doing so on Zoom, please contact Barbara. Once accepted as a Workshop Instructor, you will receive an agreement from the NAME office. This is a sample agreement.  


  • If you are a NAME member and would like to present a Gift and Gab on Create, download and fill out this application and send it to Debbie Colombo. A Gift and Gab typically includes a finished product and a 1-2 hour zoom session where you present information about the product that might include demos/discussions of techniques used to make it, historical information, etc. The content of the presentation is quite flexible. If you have other questions about presenting a Gift and Gab, please contact Debbie Once accepted as a Gift and Gab Presenter, you will receive an agreement from the NAME office.  This is a sample agreement.  


  • If you are a NAME member and would like to present a Quick Mini on Create, please contact Alician Pearce so that she can add you to the list of vendors for our next round of Quick Minis Offerings. Quick Minis are small kits that typically take less than an hour or two to assemble and cost up to $15 each. Quick Minis are not offered continuously, but in batches once or twice per year. Alician will work with you on due dates for your applications. You are allowed to offer up to three Quick Minis at a time. Download and fill out this application and send it to Alician. Once accepted as a Quick Minis Instructor, you will receive an agreement from the NAME office. This is a sample agreement. In addition, you will be offered an opportunity to advertise your Quick Minis in the Miniature Gazette.
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It is the mission of the National Association of Miniature Enthusiasts to promote miniatures through education, collecting, and building friendships and skills through the sharing of experience and ideas.

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