RUSSIAN MATRYUSHKA NESTING DOLLS A Puzzle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside an Enigma! by Joan Bramsch Photographs by Lynne Payne, showing some of her 60-set nesting doll collection Matryushkas Dolls have been created by Russian craftspersons for hundreds of years, at least back to the mid 1700s.

Finding The Value Of Precious Metal Dollhouses by Joan Bramsch copyright: 1999 From the publication Antique Trader Weekly The art of creating miniature scenes and rooms has been traced and documented to ancient Egyptian times, this is according to a member of Tiny Talk, an internet Newsgroup

Miniature Tropical Peacock Chair Materials needed: 1. 18-count needlepoint canvas, 2-inches square. 2. small piece heavy cardboard 3. small piece seatcover fabric or paint to match. 4. bunka or thin ribbon for trim. Tools required: 1. Scissors 2. Tacky glue Instructions: 1. Trace

How To Make A Miniature Easter Egg Tree Tools: craft knife, scissors Supplies: - 1" dia. container or clay pot - 1/8" dia. dowel, 3" long - 1" dia. styrofoam ball - shredded greenery - foam or moss - oven-bake clay - Easter egg colors - 1/8" diameter ribbon (optional) - scrap styrofoam

NEON IS BACK! And That's a Good Sign by Joan Bramsch (c) copyright: 1996 Everywhere you look these days, there's Neon. Seems like everyone is finally "seeing the light" of razzle-dazzle Neon in all its raucous, sinuous beauty. Television programs reflect the public's renewed interest in the bright