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National Association of Miniature Enthusiasts
Region N2, Winter 2014
From your Regional Coordinator
I can’t believe we’re starting a New Year already. What happened to 2014? And where is the snow?
I am pleased to welcome four new State Reps to our Region N2 team.
1. Laura Johnson, our new Newsletter Editor. Laura has been a NAME member for more than 30 years.
2. Bobbie Schmidt (co-State Rep with Will Smith), for the East Bay area. Bobbie resides in Walnut
Creek and has been a member of NAME for 15 years.
3. Will Thomas, (co-State Rep with Bobbie Schmidt), for the East Bay area. Will lives in Brentwood
and he and his wife, Nancy, have also been NAME members for 30+ years.
4. Leslie Swager, our new Events Coordinator, who lives in West Point (Placerville area). We welcome
Leslie back to the N2Team. She was our Newsletter editor several years ago.
Read on here for events coming up in N2, reports on past events, reports from the clubs and the State Reps,
photos, NAME information and events.
Call a mini friend and finish a mini together this winter, clean up your workspace (what strange words coming from me) and . . . . . . .
. . . . as you clean out your minis, I hope you will remember us in N2. Our primary source of income is the
Grab Bags, made up from donations from you, the members. We are constantly in need of items for Grab
Bags and any of our State Reps are more than happy to accept your donations.
We have decided to attach this newsletter to the email that we send to you because we have found that
many of you do not click the link to the Regional website to read this newsletter. We do not have the funds to
snail mail this newsletter to everyone in the region so I hope you will open it and read what’s going on in the
region. Save the attachment to your computer so you can find it in the future.
Have a warm and cozy winter and I’ll see you around the region.
Barbara Thornton-Hill
Regional Coordinator, Region N2
Laura Johnson, Newsletter Editor
My first foray into miniatures occurred in 1978 or ‘79 when I took a few classes at
Shellie’s Miniature Mania in San Mateo. Shellie had a list of people who wanted to be
in a club. The Wee Housers club was established in 1979 and has been a NAME club
for 35 years! A few years ago we took over the flea market in our area.
I served as state rep for a number of years and helped the Mini Attics in Redwood
City get started. I have since joined that club. I enjoyed being on the committee for the
small scale houseparty in Fresno and am on the committee for the 2017 houseparty in
Sacramento. I also hope to give back to the wonderful world of miniatures by editing
the N2 newsletter.
Among my favorite “mini” things to do are attending conventions and houseparties
and making things and learning new techniques at workshops. I have especially enjoyed several weeks at Castine
in Maine.
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Bobbie Schmidt of Walnut Creek and Will Thomas of Brentwood have been appointed co-State Representatives
for the East Bay/Tri-Valley area by NAME’s N-2 Regional Coordinator Barbara Thornton-Hill.
Bobbie Schmidt
Miniatures have been a part of my life since the late 1970s when we bought our daughter her dollhouse. Surprise, surprise: she wasn’t interested and it became my dollhouse.
That was 1” scale. Now I mostly work in quarter inch scale due to lack of space. That’s
become a more exciting scale since the advent of the laser. Unfortunately, I have too
many hobbies and life happens, hence I’m a very slow worker in either scale, so have
not much to show as finished projects. I have lots of possibilities, though. What else
is new, right? I’ve belonged to several miniature groups here in Walnut Creek and the
SF Bay area as well as to the AOL online group early on. Loved going to some of the
Houseparties, Conventions and on miniature cruises. What a wonderful way to meet
new friends! I hope, together, we can have some fun. See you soon. Bobbie’s email:
[email protected] phone: 925-943-1741
Will Thomas
Will’s background includes nearly fifty years in communications, mostly as a newspaper editor–manager, as well as radio and television; he retired from the San Mateo
Times Newspaper Group after 30 years’ service. Gradually moving into miniatures
himself while assisting his wife, Nancy, mainly building display boxes, Will’s efforts
have included display boxes and the challenge of a three-story building with a 1900s
print shop, editor’s office and a bedroom on separate floors. Still attending three San
Mateo County mini clubs and affiliated with Antioch-Brentwood’s Delta Do Little mini
club, Will has been a House Party operations chairman as well as a Good Sam show volunteer with Nancy almost since its inception. He is president of his gated community’s
HOA governing board, for which he also produces a monthly newsletter.
These seasoned miniaturists plan to start charting their new State Rep activities soon after the holidays.
NAME Newbie Club and Web Site
Join the club by visiting our website at http://www.namenewbieclubhouse.com/ or Facebook group at https://www.
facebook.com/groups/878079088871249/
Also, visit our blog page at http://newbiesofname.blogspot.
com/
Join the clubs Pinterest page at page www.Pinterest.com/
newbiesofNAME
You will receive a monthly virtual newsletter, have access
to Youtube how-to videos, participate in virtual workshops
for members of all ages (including the youth members), receive project ideas, help you get involved in NAME events,
and share in all the fun. We hope to plan a “Newbie” event
as early as next year.
We are also looking for Mentors for our Newbies. Are you
willing to share your ideas, your knowledge, your love of
NAME, and minis. Please apply to be a Mentor on our website as well at: http://www.namenewbieclubhouse.com/
If you have questions please email us at newbiesofname@
gmail.com
This is for all you NAME rookies/newbies out there:
Are you new to NAME? Are you looking for a group of
other “Newbies” like yourself? Looking for a club but can’t
find one in your area? Not sure how to get started on a project? Then join the “Newbies of NAME” club. We are a newly chartered club of NAME.
This club has been formed to bring the new members of
NAME together to help our new members get started, learn
techniques, meet each other, learn where to find information about miniatures of all kinds, and to learn about NAME.
This is a fun new club that will help you through your early
years as a NAME member. You can post pictures of your
projects, ask questions, find tips, share ideas, learn to look
at an item you find in your home and create a miniature out
of it, think outside the box, learn about different genres of
miniatures, and meet other Newbies by joining this club.
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State Rep Reports
East
Valley
Bay/Tri-
I took a class from Karen Cary for a Mis-
State Reps Bobbie Schmidt &
Will Thomas
Fresno
State Rep Barbara Fairbanks
Marin,
Valley
Fresno Tinker Belles: are working towards
a very busy 2015. All the events are held at
least a 3 hour drive from us so we are setting up all kinds of projects for ourselves.
We have all finally been fairly well and are
now actively building and finishing long
over due projects.
We are all looking forward to our Christmas party. Always fun to be together and
eat, eat, eat!!
Our NAME DAY turned out great with
a very full house and fun had by everyone.
Most members went home with a finished
project. We also had a lesson on making
comfy cushions to fit the benches.
Napa
Cary Yerves
San Francisco/
N. Peninsula
Open Position
South
Bay
Peninsula
A few of the projects for next year
are the houseboat by Karen Cary, the
little brick house by Debbie Young, and
the 3 bears by Grandtline. There are
also several small projects that will be
a “make it-take it” kit.
—Barbara Fairbanks
&
State Reps Barbara Adams and
Lynne Hoffman
Fall is a very busy time in the South Bay
Area/Peninsula. With CHAMPS, NAME
Day, Showcase of Miniatures, and the Mini
Potluck we have had many mini opportunities this season. Some of the N2 State Reps
were able to get together for a meeting with
our current Regional Coordinator, Barbara
Thorton-Hill. It’s always nice to spend time
discussing NAME and regional activities.
Thank you to all who volunteered so many
hours to prepare and host NAME Day activities, who worked at the NAME tables,
who taught Girl Scout and children’s workshops, who hosted potlucks and flea markets, and who exhibited miniatures in the
community. It has been a wonderful season
of miniature fun. Wishing you all a merry
holiday season and may all your mini wishes come true!
–Lynne Hoffman
North Coastal
State Rep Laurie Parker
Redwood Small World Club: Hello to
everyone from the Redwood Small World
Miniature club in Eureka, CA. Our club
had a magical showing of the Street of
Shops displayed at the Humboldt County
Fair, and what a smash it was with Music,
Glass, Antique, Pet (and more) Shops! In
1″ scale and three stories tall, they were all
quite impressive! Then one of our members
won prizes for her 1/4 scale storybook cottage! Good job Susie Kuhnhousen! Sharon
Ocheltree won Best Of Show for her beautiful 1″ scale decorated Christmas tree! What
talent we have hiding behind the Redwood
Curtain. Laurie Parker (yours truly) and
Jean German attended the Good Sam show.
sissippi Paddle Boat. Very detailed with all
the furniture included! Jean, as is her tradition, bought a two room dollhouse which we
stuffed into the car! No problem! The Club
displayed our multi-scaled minis from September to December in the Ferndale Library,
all set for Christmas! Remember everyone,
have BIG fun creating SMALL treasures!
—Laurie Parker
Mini Attics: were well-represented at
Good Sam this year; we had some volunteers, a first-time dealer, Jasmine Schwarz,
a club exhibit and some individual exhibits. Our club exhibit was our boulangeries,
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most of which were made at a Mini Cal
workshop. Lynne Miller also exhibited her
very beautiful Centennial Clock Tower
in 1/144 scale; you have to see it to
believe it. Several other members also
had individual exhibits, and we were
very proud of the quality of the work
shown.
After Good Sam our boulangeries traveled to the Redwood City Public Library
where they, as well as several other
pieces, are to be displayed from
November to the end of December. We
have heard numerous positive comments
from library patrons and staff about our
miniatures. Maybe we will recruit some
new miniature enthusiasts.
Our other big project at present is
planning our ten-year anniversary
celebration. We are busy creating a
memorable affair; but more about that in
the next newsletter. Stay tuned.
—Gerry Silberstein
MiniCals Club: has been very busy this
summer and fall. We spent that time
work- ing on all of our gifts for our joint
NAME Day event with TTLG AND on
the “cozy Corner” to exhibit to
attendees. It was a very successful day
and a fun project. Hap- pily, we signed up
two new NAME mem- bers to attend.
Our two clubs will be donat- ing $250 to
our Region from our NAME Day.
The next week was the Good Sam
show and we are all volunteers and some
“chairs” so it was another busy weekend
and a great event as most of you already
know. We also exhibited our Cozy Corner
there.
Some of us will be exhibiting our
Christ- mas miniature vignettes at the
San Lorenzo Valley Museum’s “Tinsel,
Tunes and Toot.” This holiday exhibit
will feature trains, miniatures and
musical boxes.
We have set our 2015 calendar. The
Spring Fling, our annual Pot Luck/ Flea
Market, will be Saturday, March 28,
2015. Admis- sion is $6 prepaid and $8 at
the door. Please note at this time that this
event and the MiniCal Workshops will be
at a new loca- tion, with the possible
exception of the Jan- uary Workshop. Our
Host for these events, M & L Precision
Machine is in the process of moving
about a mile from the former lo- cation.
When you register with us an email will
be sent to verify the location for the
January workshop as soon as we know. A
sign with directions will also be on the
door
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if we are in the new location.
Our workshops begin January 17 with a
darling birthday box in a 5x7 picture frame.
This vignette is designed with your photo
(3x5) of you or someone you would like to
memorialize. We’ll be making the birthday
cake, toy, package and that special outfit
as close to your photo as possible. We will
have wallpaper and paint, but if you have
your own choice, bring it along. Fee: $25.
February 21 and March 21 is our 2-part
retro closet workshop. We’ll make a wall to
finish off the closet. It holds those very
“memorable” quilted accessories such as a
chest, shoe bag, plastic hat box, hamper,
blanket chest, hangars and a few other
small pieces. We will offer five retro colors and introduce you to an unusual fabric
technique. Fee $40 (incl. both work days)
In April, we are pleased to offer some of
Joan McLean’s cabinet buildings. They are
one inch scale cabinets on legs that open to
house smaller scale furniture/rooms. There
are a variety of row houses, an ark, a castle, church, schoolhouse and lighthouse.
These were featured many times in mini
magazines. We are grateful to Tinkerbelles
of Fresno, Joan’s club, for this opportunity.
Joan was a big NAME supporter and the
proceeds from this workshop will go directly to NAME. We will not be selling kits
prior to the workshop. Fee: $35.
In May, we would like to repeat our
fun Roundtable day that we held this past
June. SOOOOO we are looking for teachers. Carlene Brown of the Chico Club will
be teaching an “amazing” water can/pitcher that you have to see to believe! Fee $5.
As always, workshops are pre-registered;
beverage/snacks are available. Bbring sack
lunch and basic tool kit. To register or
ask questions: Ruth Heisch at [email protected] or 408.997.1004 cell
408.386.4515.
In closing, we are looking forward to
the 2017 convention in Sacramento where
we will be the door prize committee.
—Ruth Heisch
Through the Looking Glass: has had a
busy few months. We worked with Mini Cals
on presenting our NAME Day 2014 Workday in Morgan Hill. The two clubs will be
donating $250 to N2 from our NAME Day.
Many of us displayed our completed Corner
Table Projects at the Showcase of Minia tures Show and Sale in San Jose. Our group
also assisted with two Girl Scout Workshops at the Show. This year the theme was
a Halloween Party designed and prepared
by Lynne Hoffman and Karen Sesody. Our
Club also constructed Roadside Stands as a
tribute to recently deceased member Phyllis
Jones. Margaret Whelan followed a Miniature Gazette article in cutting the wood kits
so that we could interpret our memories of
Phyllis. We are looking forward to upcoming Holiday and Twelfth Night Parties!”
—Barbara Adams
The Wee Housers: had a nice turnout for
our Flea Market in November. Everyone
seemed to like our new location. The space
was larger, access was better and parking
was ample. The food was good and sellers
and buyers seemed happy with the outcome. It was a time for miniaturists from
all over the Bay Area to get together and
visit.
We celebrated Christmas December 3
with dinner out followed by a gift exchange
and dessert. It put us all in the Christmas
spirit.
Our members have been busy this year.
Some have taken Ray Whitledge classes,
gone on mini cruises, attended houseparties and conventions, exhibited at the Good
Sam show, taken MiniCal workshops, attended IGMA classes in Casteen, and more.
And the Wee Housers are still going after
being a club for 35 years!
—Laura Johnson
Central CA
State Rep Margaret Gordus
No. Nevada, Tahoe
State Rep Mary Ann Van Buskirk
Sacramento,
Central
Valley,
Sierra Foothills
State Rep Leslie Flint
Small Wonders Miniature Club is a new
club that Leslie Flint and Sigrid Williams
are working on for the Stockton area. They
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are looking for new members so if you are
interested, you can call Leslie at 2094061206
or
e-mail
her
at
miniatureswater- [email protected].
about that.
One of our club members, Linda
Vertrees, entered her Tea House at the
CA
MayDay Minis: took a break from our
monthly meeting of working to make our
LAST “Folsom Fiesta” (Merry Christmas
State Day) a GRAND finale and had a
Christmas party at the home of one of
our committee members. It was
challenging for some of us to arrive on
time because there was a marathon going
on that blocked our route. We enjoyed
each others company, ate a yummy
enchilada dish prepared by our hostess,
exchanged gifts, had dessert BUT ended
up talking “Folsom Fiesta plans.” Merry
Christmas everyone.
—Karen Sandvick, Club
President
Gold Country Petal Pushers: (a club
de- voted to making flowers and plants)
con- tinue (forever) to work on their
room boxes based on a Kim Jacobs
Calendar picture. We are making big
trees and a building fa- cade for the
garden scene as well as a pleth- ora of
bird houses of all kinds. Some have
finished their scenes in 1/4″ while the
rest of us doing the 1″plod on but we
should finish in a few more months.
Our annual Holiday meeting will be
at a restaurant. We wish everyone a
fabulous 2015.
—Barbara ThorntonHill
Itty Bitty Club: In July of this year, we
fin- ished the 1/2″ house and it was
presented to the Sacramento Children’s
Receiving Home. We received a very
nice “Thank You” letter from Kellie
Dockendorf,
Development
&
Commuinications Manager. The home
takes care of 1,200 children (give or take
of the need).
We again put on a display at the Winter’s Library. This display had both
mem- bers from the Itty Bitty Club and
the By Small Design participating in
putting this on. August 2nd Debra Taylor
put on a very nice reception at the library
with questions accepted from the public.
Debra provided refreshments and it was
a wonderful day. There were a lot of
questions answered about miniatures, our
club and N.A.M.E.
Our club received the Blue Ribbon
Club award and we were all excited
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State Fair and won third place. LaVerne
Muntz (who volunteered to make a miniature version of Channel 31) finished her
project and it was presented to Channel 31
this month.
Karen Sandvick was our hostess for June
and she and her husband, Paul, presented
our club with an outdoor stall kit. Most of
the club members did a 4th of July stall but
there were some who did other kinds. We
are blessed with a club member whose husband doesn’t mind cutting wood, and helping in other ways.
For our September club meeting we met
at Harry and Louise Pipher’s house in Auburn. Harry taught us all about LED lightening. Renate told us about a miniature and
toy display to be set up at the Museum of
Wonder & Delight in Folsom. It was learned
that this will be completely set up for public
showing sometime in January in Folsom on
Sutter Street across from the Folsom History
Museum. We are anxious to see this.
There was no October club meeting and
our November club meeting was a “catchup” meeting.
—Renate Winter, Past President
By Small Design: had a wonderful NAME
Day event on October 25th. We all enjoyed
making the banquette—we did all four
scales. Everyone loved receiving the handmade gifts and the tools to help them along
with their crafting. We can’t wait until next
year!
—Laura Seibert
Quarter Persuasion Club
We have finished our projects for 2014. Our
Christmas party will be at Lynn Hamel’s
home in Rancho Murieta. We all made gifts
for each member. It will be a fun time of
food, friends and presents.
For 2015, we are planning on making a
1/4 scale toy shop, or it could be a child’s
bedroom filled with toys. We have several
classes planned for the New Year to learn to
make toys. That will be a lot of fun.
Our club is open to new members, so if you
would like to join us, you can contact me at
530-432-3271. Have a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful new year.
—Pattie Hong President
Getting to know your State Rep:
Leslie Flint
My first dollhouse was built for me by my
father in 1977. It was the Fantasy Island
House from the popular TV show and the
kit was made by S/W Crafts, Inc. The kit
is a replica of the Queen Anne House at the
Los Angeles Arboretum and botanical gardens where the show was originally filmed.
I still have the house and I love it. It was
boxed up until I stepped into Bearly Big
Enough miniature store owned by Susie
Lim in the late 80s. Susie re-introduced me
to the wonder world of minis and I have
never looked back. I have been pretty lucky
in finding deals as well. My sister in law
found a completely finished Beacon Hill at
a second hand store for $30.00; they had
no idea what they had. She decided it was
too big for her so I bought it from her. I
then found a house on craigslist and the
listing said dollhouse kit and extra parts for
$50.00. I ended up with a Front Opening
Georgian by Real Good Toys which I am
almost finished with, a Harrison dollhouse
kit by Greenleaf, a Christmas Village Kit
by Real Good Toys and a box of misc. parts
ranging from doors to crown molding. I
then purchased the New England Lighthouse and Shop Keepers House from Huntley House Miniatures during my miniature
show two years ago.
I am happy to have my Lighthouse and
Shop Keepers house in my office at the
Stockton Marina. I also have my Tiki Hut
from this year’s Folsom Fiesta in there so
on my down time, you might find me arranging or adding something to them. They
are definitely conversation pieces for guests
that come in, I get to tell them all about the
club and the events. Speaking of events,
I am definitely going to miss the Folsom
Fiesta, any chance someone will take over
this project? If it weren’t for that event, I
would have never known about N.A.M.E.
Suzie Lim from Bearly Big Enough told
me about the event and said that I needed
to attend. I couldn’t wait to sign up.
Susie closed her shop in 2010 and the
contents were purchased by Richard Huntley of Huntley House Miniatures. Huntley
House is closing its doors but you will
see Richard around as he will continue to
sell miniatures on his website www.huntleyminiatures.com. I then decided that we
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didn’t have enough miniature shows so I
decided to have my first show in 2012. It
was a little rough at first but after working
out “most” of the bugs and jumping over
the various obstacles that were thrown in
my way; I am now going on my 4th year
with the show and hope to continue with it
for many years to come.
My next show is May 23, 2015 at the
University Plaza Waterfront Hotel. I also
contacted the Haggin Museum here in
Stockton and I am patiently waiting to hear
if they will allow me to do a miniature exhibit prior to my show. If I get the approval,
I will be contacting everyone to see if they
have anything that they would like to put
on display. The Haggin is definitely a jewel
here in Stockton with a huge following so
the way I see it, that is just more people that
I can get involved in our wonderful hobby.
I have met some of the most wonderful
and talented people in the miniature community. I can’t wait to attend the next event.
On a last note, if you have any donations
for the NAME bags, please contact me.
The bags make the club money; please support N.A.M.E. by donating your miniatures
today. I will drive to your location and pick
them up as we are in need of more items.
All donations are greatly appreciated and
are a tax write off as well. I can be contacted at 209-406-1206 or [email protected].
Leslie’s Lighthouse
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NAME Day 2014
Did you participate in a NAME Day event? In a group? By yourself? There were several listed
groups in N2 who worked on NAME Day: Morgan Hill, Sacramento, South Lake Tahoe, Fresno, Northwest Coast, Vallejo.
Here are a few photos of what some members have done with the 2014 NAME Day project. Remember that the kits are no longer available unless one of the cutters has a few leftover. However, plans
are available in the last July/August Gazette so you can cut your own kit if you missed buying a kit.
Cozy Corner Tea Shoppe by Barbara Adams
Dining Out by Ruth Heisch
Dining Out at a Pizza Parlor by Monya Johnson
by Brenda Hough
by Darwin Spring
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NAME Day 2015, a sneak peek
We have had some great NAME Day events around the region. Some have been big get-togethers,
some a club day, some a friend or two getting together and for others, doing it at home. The common
thread, for the most part, is that it is the same day each year on the first Saturday of October.
For 2015, NAME Day will be Saturday, October 3, 2015. However,
check with your local event to see
for sure that they are celebrating
on that exact day. A lot depends on
venue access.
The theme this year is “Window
Shopping.” It is a framed shallow
setting in which you can create a
shop window display. Sidings will be
optional and the interior will be a
theme of your choice. Here you see
only one basic example of the 1” prototype. Watch the Gazette (March/
April) for a variety of what some of
the NAME Day Committee and Kit
Testers have created. Watch this
newsletter and the Gazette for lists
of Event groups or create your own
NAME Estate Auctions
NAME has long accepted estate donations from gracious members who un-­‐ derstand how key these gifts are to funding our operations. We wanted to remind you that we’ve progressed into the 21st century by making donated estate items available by auction on the NAME website. Just like Ebay, we post a wonderful array of miniatures of all different scales and let the bidding go for a few days. When the auctions are over, we then notify the winners via email with options for payment, which is either check, Paypal, or calling the NAME office with your credit card information. The auctions happen at random so check the auction site regularly or join NAME’s Yahoo groups or Facebook page for word on when new items are posted. All the proceeds go to benefit NAME and its members. NAME truly appreciates those who donate as well as those bidders, winners or not, who participate in helping to fund our wonderful organization. For more information on estate giving and the auctions, contact: NAME
First Vice President Babette Overman, [email protected]
http://miniatures.org/auctions/index.php
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DID YOU KNOW…..
2 ......that we cannot send you the most current newsletters in a timely fashion without your correct email address.
Please remember to notify the NAME office when you
change your email address. Just whip out a little email to
tell them. [email protected]
And remember that if you receive the newsletter by email
or on the website, it will be in full color.
1 ......that NAME has longevity pins for every 5 consecutive years you are a member of NAME. However, you will
only automatically receive one when you actually attend a
NAME National Convention on the specific year you are
due for one (5 years, 10 years, 25 years, etc.) If you have
not received one and you feel you should have one, you
can contact your Regional Coordinator (currently Barbara
Thornton-Hill, [email protected], 530-265-5704) and he/
she will check the membership list and get a pin for you.
NAME N2 Region’s New Speakers Bureau
A way for people who would like to share an idea, talent or skill to link up with people who would like to learn
Information for Presenters
Information for Clubs
This is not intended to be a money-­‐ making proposition. If you make up kits to demonstrate a technique, they must be reasonably priced at under $10 each. Make the club aware of the presentation costs, including travel costs such as reimbursement for gas money and motel if necessary. You and the club should be clear about the arrangements from the start. N2 is a large region so presenters may have to travel a long distance so please ascertain the costs involved and pass the hat for reimbursements for an over-­‐ night stay at a member’s home or at an inexpensive and clean motel. If the class involves materials, please collect the fees from your members. And thank the pre-­‐ senter for sharing! Please send me the speaker profile form below about what project or seminar you would be willing to share.
The information will be used to create a database and clubs can contact me about the offerings.
Mary Ann Van Buskirk, [email protected]; 530-541-0891;
PO Box 1491, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96151
NAME:
MAILING ADDRESS:
EMAIL:
TELEPHONE:
TOPIC, DEMONSTRATION, ETC.
COST OF DEMONSTRATION (IF APPLICABLE):
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MiniCals 2015 Events, Workshops &
More!
The Mini Cals NAME Club is hosting an array of educational and social events throughout the early year part of 2015. The fun starts on Jan. 17 by creating a birthday vignette using your own or family member’s photo. Then on Febru-­‐ ary 21 and March 21, the workshop will be about making retro quilted closet accessories in five colors. On April 25, workshop attendees will choose one of Joan McLean’s cabinet on legs to build—a lighthouse, castle, ark, school, or row house. And May 30 will likely be when the club holds a roundtable event. Besides classes, the club on March 28 will host its Spring Fling Pot Luck and Flea Market. All events will be held at M & L Precision in Morgan Hill, Calif., currently at 315 Digital Dr. but soon to be moving across Cochrane, less than a mile from the current location. Check out the next newsletter for updates. For more information, contact: Ruth Heisch, [email protected] (and see MiniCals club report on page 3) NAME Houseparty Coming to N2
Yes, we are having a Houseparty in Sacramento in March of 2017 (exact date not determined yet). We
have not had a Houseparty in N2 since the Fresno Small Scales in 2007 and, before that, Reno in 1999.
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The theme is “
s of Miniatures” with emphasis on tools and techniques in the workshops and
activities. This will be primarily a 1″ and ¼″ Houseparty but ½″ and 1/44″ will be juried for workshops, dealers and
roundtables just as every other scale. Souvenirs, doorprizes, tables and swaps will be only in 1″ and ¼″ and you will
have to declare a scale when you register. This is a new concept and we hope you will all enjoy it.
We need a lot of worker bees and a couple of Steering Committee Chairs yet so contact me if you want to volunteer to work on this Houseparty. Barbara Thornton-Hill, [email protected], 530-265-5704
A few thoughts from the Steering Committee for the HP:
• a fabulous Thursday evening event with a bit of a twist
• a tour of some of our miniature friends’ workshops
• 1″ or ¼″ scale? Souvenirs, door prizes, table swaps in the scale of your choice
And this is just the beginning. Lots more info to come in future newsletters.
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Region N2 Team Contacts
NAME
PO Box 69
Carmel, IN 46082-0069
317-571-8094
North Central
Margaret Gordus
530-872-8787
[email protected]
Regional Coordinator
North Coastal
Barbara Thornton-Hill
13707 No. Bloomfield Rd.
Nevada City CA 95959
530-265-5704
[email protected]
Laurie Parker
707-677-3944
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor
Northern Nevada/
Tahoe Area
Laura Johnson
350-591-1595
3408 Beresford Ave.
Belmont, CA 94002
[email protected]
Mary Ann Van Buskirk
530-541-0891
[email protected]
Sacramento/Central
Valley/Sierra Foothills
Events Coordinator
Leslie Flint
209-406-1206
[email protected]
Leslie Swager
[email protected]
East Bay/Tri-Valley
Bobbie Schmidt
925-943-1741
[email protected]
Thank you and Kudos to Chris Cordner for writing and
editing our Regional newsletter for the pasttwo years.
We have all enjoyed it Chris and appreciate your dedication and volunteer time.
San Francisco/
N. Peninsula
Open Position
Renate Winter has stepped down from her position as
Welcome Chair for Region N2. Thank you Renate for
working with our team to welcome new members to our
region.
South Bay/Peninsula
Will Thomas
925-634-7584
[email protected]
Lynne Hoffman
408-257-7624
[email protected]
Fresno
Barbara Fairbanks
559-875-2357
[email protected]
Barbara Adams
408-264-8683
gingerbreadbarb@gmail.
com
Hawaii
Welcome Chair
Naomi Losch
808-261-9038
[email protected]
In Appreciation of our Volunteers…
State Days: We have all had so much enjoyment from
these workshops put on in Sacramento (Folsom Fiesta)
and in Tahoe in 2014. Thank you to the May Day Minis
and the Tahoe Miniacs for sponsoring these wonderful
days for us. We include in this the amazing workshop
series put on in Morgan Hill by the Mini-Cals.
Open Position
NAME Days: Again, more fun with the NAME Day
projects. Thank you to the By Small Design Club, the
Fresno Tinker Belles, the Mini-Cals and Through the
Looking Glass clubs, Benecia Mini Magic and Redwood Small World for celebrating NAME Day in 2014.
Marin, Napa Valley
Cary Yerves
707-484-8986
[email protected]
Shows and Flea Markets: There have been so many of
these this past year. Let’s thank the sponsors of all of
these events: Good Sam Show in San Jose, Stockton
Show, Champs Show in El Cerrito, Flea Markets in
Morgan Hill, San Mateo and Novato.
We have amazing volunteers in NAME and we look
forward to participation in these activities in 2015.
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Name N2 Region Calendar
January 23–24, 2015
N2 March 28, 2015
Greater Southern California Miniatures Show
Fullerton, CA
Info: www.BishopShow.com
Mini Cals Spring Fling Potluck
Morgan Hill, CA
Info: Ruth Heisch, [email protected]
February 7–8, 2015
April 30–May 3, 2015
San Diego Miniature Crafters Show
San Diego, CA
Info: www.sdminiatureshow.com
NAME: Small Scale Houseparty
Madison, WI
Info: www.miniatures.org
February 7–8, 2015
N2 May 2, 2015
Seattle Miniature Show
Seattle, WA
Info: http://seattleminiatureshow.com
Folsom Fiesta
Antelope, CA
March 21–22, 2015
Central Coast Dollhouse & Miniatures Show
Morro Bay, CA
Info: [email protected]
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