Practice really does make perfect! Phyllis tells us about her love of miniatures. Back in 2014, Phyllis Hawkes came to London to attend the Kensington Dollshouse Festival Summer Show.  This is one of the best…

Floral Artist Extrodinaire tells us some of her secrets. In the 1980’s Gill specialised in growing and arranging dried flowers and she began to notice that a number of customers were buying her tiny arrangements…

Now based in the Isle of Wight, Pam has travelled the world, Pam love of miniatures was born thousands of miles away. Pam has been making miniatures from epoxy clay for over thirty years. Her…

The only craftsman to have won 1st, 2nd, 3rd & Highly Commended in the Perfection in Miniature Awards, tells us more about his work & his entries into the contest. Jeremy’s first Kensington Dollshouse Festival…

New LDF Exhibitor, Elizabeth Hough, tells us more about how she ended up painting tiny works of art.  Elizabeth has not attended any of our live shows yet & this is the 1st time she…

Fantastic new painter exhibiting with LDF for the 1st time. Rachel is a new artist joining the LDF family.  She contacted us after lockdown, as, during the long months of the Covid epidemic she had…

Shop online from September 2nd – 8th 2022 Following the success of our Online Showcases during lockdown, we are planning our next online event in September. This will be the regular spot in our calendar…

The story of the brave & charismatic, much misunderstood toy. As the organiser & curator of the Kensington Dollshouse Festival, part of my job is to make sure that there is nothing on display at…

The story of how Edna became a couturier for dolls. I was so sorry to hear from Edna Wheeler’s daughter Kathy, that Edna died last week. She had been making 1:12 porcelain miniature dolls since…

When you see Fatima Dona’s work, you see beautifully detailed paintings & fantastically real tropical fish. We gasp & admire, but do we really understand how much work goes in to creating these tiny treasures?…