Hi, I'm Laura the Forum Administrator

Hi Laura,

Congratulations on the launch of your new forum. A job well done for our miniature community. I look forward to spending many hours browsing the topics and look forward to meeting your forum members and sharing ideas.

Once again, thank you for all of your hardwork.
Kim (Sydney, Australia)

Hiya Laura
I second the well done and congratulations .
I to look forward to spending many hours learning and chatting to other enthusiasts.

many thanks for making the forum possible

Hi Laura
My name is Daisy,Thank you for inviting me.

Hi Laura

I am a new collector and I am looking forward to getting loads of inspiration from this forum. What a great idea!!!!

Hi everyone,
Well done in setting this forum up Laura.I've had a dolls house for about twenty years but it's just in the last two years I've started to learn more about them and I've now two houses one is the Exmouth and the other is the Dartford (think it's called that lol)
I do lots of other crafts i.e foiled stain glass,hand and machine embroidery quilting.thats why I~ love the houses I love making things for them,learning as I go to make everything in miniature,I have a lot to learn,now that I'm semi retired I still find I don't have enough hours in the day to do everything I want to do. hugs Lizzie

Hi Laura,

Thank you for having this forum.

I live in Benicia, California a small town 30 miles north of San Francisco.

A couple of years ago you shipped a kit to me. The shell is finally finished but I still have a long way to go!!

I'm looking forward to talking with you all.

Cindy Slyker

Hi Laura and anyone else on the forum. My name is Angela and I signed on tonight. Am looking forward to sharing ideas etc. I have three houses, a Willow Cottage and basement, a georgian country house and my dream house which is a big 15 roomed Deneway type house. Also have a very understanding hubbie ! Where I live (N.Ireland) we have no lovely fairs or exhibs and only a few retail outlets so the magazines and net are my lifesavers. Really enjoy my hobby as I can indulge my love of sewing and handicrafts with history and reading.

Hi Laura

This is great and just what I (and I'm sure many others) have been waiting for. Can't wait to share and learn lots of tips and ideas.
Thanks Linda

It is so great to see so many of you logged on already.

Here's to chatting over the coming months

Congratulations on the new forum launch — how exciting
Looking forward to great things here!

cheers, Glynis

Hi Laura,many thanks for starting this forum. It is one of those things I would have liked to do but am not that savvy with the PC Hope we get loads of members (and new friends) and learn some new tricks along the way.
Chelle,Penwortham UK Pursuer of all things small!!http://community.webshots.com/user/chellebracken

Hi Laura,
what a great forum you've built here, i'm sure i'm going to be a regular visitor. I love the website and now a new forum, how exciting! Congratulations, and the best of luck,

best wishes

Val

Thank you for all your hard work setting this up and thank you for inviting me to join you. Angel.

Congratulations, anyone in the mini world loves to know all about others with the same interest.
I have been in miniatures for 23 years, how time passes! and have also traded here in the UK during that time. I also give workshops and run my own list minis4all yahoogroup with a home forum page at www.minis4all.com
I have a hubby, three sons,2 dil's four grandchildren, and it's my 49th wedding anniversary tomorrow.

Best Wishes.

Hazel.
www.hazel-dowd.co.uk - Site down to renewing at the moment.
www.minis4all.com
www.britishminiatures.com

Hi and congratuations on the new forum. I am on my 3rd house and also 3rd contest. 4th contest due in dec. This looks to be a friendly place. Never too tired of "mini" talk.

Happy anniversary, Hazel and hubby .
Cheers Linda

Thanks Linda.

Best Wishes.

Hazel.
www.hazel-dowd.co.uk - Site down to renewing at the moment.
www.minis4all.com
www.britishminiatures.com

Hi Laura!

Thank you for the invite! I came over from your post on Small Stuff Digest.

Happy to be here and hope to make alot of new friends!

Hi everyone...I hope I am posting this correctly. I couldn't figure out how to post a message on the whole subject of introducing oneself.
I live in western New York and my first hobby in life was at age 50 and it was dollhouse miniatures. I have two complete three dollhouses, and partially completed three additional, and some still in boxes. I was lucking enough to go to Chicago several years ago and spend a whole week. What a thrill. Belonged to some Massachusetts groups and then moved to New York in fall of 2004. No shops at all around here! There is a big hobby shop in Buffalo, however I have heard that it only has basics in the miniatures. Boy do I miss Earth & Tree in New Hampshire....it was a twice a year jaunt of one hour and one-half from the South Shore Of Mass. Three of my houses were made by Tom Berkner before our loss of his marvel0ous talent! He was such a welath of knowledge on the groups and in person!
Just met a miniaturist (FINALLY) in my area and we plan on getting together to "Mini".
Cheryl in Western New York

Hi Laura

Like all the other comments may I congratulate you on this forum.

Thanks for providing this forum. I'm looking forward to participating in this "mini" world. Kate Graf

Laura - Admin wrote:

Hi,

I'm Laura the forum administrator. I am also the owner of
www.ladollshouse.com and www.doll-house-miniature-club.com

I have been a dolls house collector now for 20 years and know a heck of a lot about dolls houses. Nine years ago I turned my hobby into my business and launched www.ladollshouse.com. This was followed by www.doll-house-miniature-club.com a few years later.

I am on hand to answer any dolls house and miniature questions you have and will try to visit the forum most days.

Just a little note about the forum


When I asked my newsletter subscribers what they would like in a forum a lot of you said that security had been an issue in previous forums you had visited. You indicated that it was not always clear how reliable people who posted in forums were and this could especially be an issue in buy and sell forums.

Taking this on board I have developed a points and reputation system for this forum. Every person who posts here will have a points score. You start of with 0 points and gain points for every post you make. You will also gain points for every friend you make here and for the number of days you have been registered.

Every member will also have a reputation score. Members can vote for your posts and boost your reputation score. They can also thank you for posting some valuable information and you can gain points in this way. You can also lose points if you receive a negative vote.

By using the points and reputation system you will be able to see how reliable members are.

Hi Laura,
Thank you for the invite to join this forum and congrats to you for doing a good job.
I have been a collector for only a year and just starting my 2nd house/shop.
I'm looking forward to meeting new friends and picking up some good tips along the way.


Tilly44

Thank you all for your lovely replies.

If you have posted your own 'Welcome' and I haven't replied yet I must appologise. There have been so many posts I haven't had time to read them all yet. I am getting through them though.