Camp Make-A-Mini Activities Board
Find the winners of the Camp Games here: https://create.miniatures.org/CampWinners
Having problems coming up with a Personal Camp Name (i.e. a nickname or funny name you want to be called while at Camp!) to send to Carolyn? Here are LOTS of examples: https://www.summercamppro.com/over-350-camp-names/
July 31
Last day of Camp Make-A-Mini.
Let's sleep in and then have some cinnamon rolls. Click here for the .pdf.
Don't forget to take a photo with your friends to remember forever.
July 30
Thinking about the roof. Barbara Thornton-Hill be doing a Lunch & Learn where she will make a roof top garden for the NAME Logo House. Join us whether or not you bought the kit as there will be tips for landscaping.
This is a 1/4" scale Garden Bench. Click here for the .pdf.
Not necessarily for a rooftop patio, but for the side of the house is this Americana Shutter Planter Box in 1/4" scale. Click here for the .pdf.
Your patio would be the best on the block, for a hummingbird that is, with this 1/2” scale Hummingbird Feeder made from jewelry findings. Click here for the .pdf.
Camp Joke of the Day: Why did the camp counselors wear sunglasses? A: Because their campers are so bright.
Campfire Announcement
It just wouldn't be camp without a campfire. Join us Saturday July 30th at 7pm Eastern time for games and the Talent Show.
We will be playing a special Camp Make-A-Mini Bingo. Get your card here or play online via computer, tablet or phone. Click here to download your card.
July 29
In the attic, we might find all kinds of things stored away.
Here's a 1/2" scale Birdhouse shelf to make. Click here for the .pdf.
Or one might find boxes or stacks of Miniature Gazettes. Cut out covers and add to cardboard painted white. pdf Gazette covers. Click here for the .pdf.
Camp Make-A-Mini word search https://thewordsearch.com/puzzle/3748966/camp-make-a-mini-2022/ Try it more than once and you should get a different version.
Attics often have trunks stored away empty or full. Make this Humpback Trunk in 1/4". Click here for the .pdf.
Camp Joke of the Day: What is brown and sticky? A stick!
If you are 'caught' wearing a camp t-shirt, you will be entered in a drawing.
At the campfire tomorrow, we will be playing a special Camp Make-A-Mini Bingo. Get your card here or play online via computer, tablet or phone.
Don't forget to send in your personal Camp Name (a nickname for you) to Camp Counselor Poison Ivy (Carolyn Eiche) at carolynscreations91@verizon.net For more details see July 23 below.
If you find the camp logo, be sure to email Camp Counselor Tiny Hare (aka Preble McDaniel) smallpackages@comcast.net with the location. (Note from the website administrator: The Camp Logo will move sometime AROUND 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time each day! If you find it on the same page as yesterday, then it hasn't moved yet!)
Did you submit your photo of an item you made this month for the Talent Show? Today is the last day to send a submission. For more details see July 23 below.
July 28
In the second floor or the attic, maybe you want to add some toys.
Here's a 1/4" scale NAME folding screen and NAME toybox. Click here for the .pdf.
Another dollhouse for the house, this one is a NAME Dollhouse in 1" scale. Can be made in 1/2" scale by reducing by 50% when printing or printing at 25% for 1/4" scale. Click here for the .pdf.
Here's another child's toy - a Hobby Horse (also called a Rocking Horse) in 1/2" scale. Click here for the .pdf.
Camp Joke of the Day: I slept like a log last night. I woke up on the campfire…
Don't forget to send in your personal Camp Name (a nickname for you) to Camp Counselor Poison Ivy (Carolyn Eiche) at carolynscreations91@verizon.net For more details see July 23 below.
Did you submit your photo of an item you made this month for the Talent Show? For more details see July 23 below.
If you are 'caught' wearing a camp t-shirt, you will be entered in a drawing.
If you find the camp logo, be sure to email Camp Counselor Tiny Hare (aka Preble McDaniel) smallpackages@comcast.net with the location. (Note from the website administrator: The Camp Logo will move sometime AROUND 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time each day! If you find it on the same page as yesterday, then it hasn't moved yet!)
July 27
The second floor might be a Bedroom
Camp Joke of the Day: Why didn’t the elephant carry a suitcase on his trip? A: Because he already had a trunk!
For the decorators who want to add more to their rooms try these paper curtains to make in ANY Scale. Click here for the .pdf.
A bed to make in 1/4" scale in red, green, black and white. Click here for the .pdf.
Want a more whimsical summer bed, try this 1/4" scale Sunflower Bed. Click here for the .pdf.
Add a quilt rack to the bedroom. This tutorial is in 1" scale, but can print at 50% for 1/2" scale and 25% for 1/4" scale. Also adjust lengths of dowels by half or quarter. Click here for the .pdf.
This White Shade of Pale 1/2" scale coverlet and bed could be just right in your NAME LOGO house. Can easily be scaled up (print at 200% for 1") or down (print at 50% for 1/4" scale). Click here for the .pdf.
Don't forget to send in your personal Camp Name (a nickname for you) to Camp Counselor Poison Ivy (Carolyn Eiche) at carolynscreations91@verizon.net For more details see July 23 below.
Did you submit your photo of an item you made this month for the Talent Show? For more details see July 23 below.
If you are 'caught' wearing a camp t-shirt, you will be entered in a drawing.
If you find the camp logo, be sure to email Camp Counselor Tiny Hare (aka Preble McDaniel) smallpackages@comcast.net with the location. (Note from the website administrator: The Camp Logo will move sometime AROUND 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time each day! If you find it on the same page as yesterday, then it hasn't moved yet!)
July 26
The first floor might need a Seating Area or Living Room
Camp Joke of the Day: What did the campers say about the campfire? A: They gave it GLOWING reviews.
This NAME Armoire in 1/4" scale could be in a Bedroom, Office or the Seating Area. Click here for the .pdf.
Want something to sit in, try out this woven wicker furniture designed for 1/2" scale. Click here for the .pdf.
Need to keep warm or just like the look of a fireplace, then try this 1/2" scale fireplace. Click here for the .pdf.
Don't forget to send in your personal Camp Name (a nickname for you) to Camp Counselor Poison Ivy (Carolyn Eiche) at carolynscreations91@verizon.net For more details see July 23 below.
Did you submit your photo of an item you made this month for the Talent Show? For more details see July 23 below.
If you are 'caught' wearing a camp t-shirt, you will be entered in a drawing.
If you find the camp logo, be sure to email Camp Counselor Tiny Hare (aka Preble McDaniel) smallpackages@comcast.net with the location for today. (Note from the website administrator: The Camp Logo will move sometime AROUND 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time each day! If you find it on the same page as yesterday, then it hasn't moved yet!)
July 25
There are so many options for the first floor of the NAME Logo House. Maybe you are thinking of a museum.
Here are some tiny dollhouses to make for any dollhouse but sized as a 1/4" scale dollhouse.
Just some printing, cutting and gluing to a pattern, no wood needed. Click here for the .pdf.
Now for some 1/2" scale dollhouses. Two different styles are in this tutorial. These require wood/cardboard cutting. Click here for the .pdf.
A museum must have shelves, so try this 1/2" scale Display Cabinet. Click here for the .pdf.
Camp Joke of the Day: How do trees access the internet? A: They log in.
Don't forget to send in your personal Camp Name (a nickname for you) to Camp Counselor Poison Ivy (Carolyn Eiche) at carolynscreations91@verizon.net For more details see July 23 below.
Did you submit your photo of an item you made this month for the Talent Show? For more details see July 23 below.
If you are 'caught' wearing a camp t-shirt, you will be entered in a drawing.
If you find the camp logo today, be sure to email Camp Counselor Tiny Hare (aka Preble McDaniel) smallpackages@comcast.net with the location. (Note from the website administrator: The Camp Logo will move sometime AROUND 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time each day! If you find it on the same page as yesterday, then it hasn't moved yet!)
July 24
A NAME Kitchen is on the schedule today.
These NAME table and chairs are adorable in 1/4" scale. Click here for the .pdf.
Complete this puzzle just for fun. (Click the three bars and choose the printer icon to print a copy.)
Maybe your kitchen needs a table and seating. The Cozy Corner from NAME Day 2014 might be a perfect fit. Plans in this file are in 1/4" and 1/2" scale. Click here for the .pdf.
Another style of seating is in this 1/2" scale Breakfast Nook. Click here for the .pdf.
Camp Joke of the Day: Where does a camper keep his money? A: In the River Bank!
Lighting Demo with Tiny Hare (aka Preble McDaniel)
Join Tiny Hare on zoom at 3pm Eastern Time, Sunday July 24th.
Tiny Hare will be giving a demo of adding lighting to the NAME LOGO House project but you are welcome to attend even if you didn't get the kit (there might be some general lighting tips of interest.)
Tiny Hare recommends that you do not install the floor/ceilings just yet if you want to add the lighting.
Items needed:
Lights 2-3 Chip LED's 3V in Warm White color
Shrink tube
3 Volt Coin Cell Holder
With Battery
With Switch
Extra wire will be likely be needed
Don't forget to send in your personal Camp Name (a nickname for you) to Camp Counselor Poison Ivy (Carolyn Eiche) at carolynscreations91@verizon.net For more details see July 23 below.
Did you submit your photo of an item you made this month for the Talent Show? For more details see July 23 below.
If you are 'caught' wearing a camp t-shirt, you will be entered in a drawing.
If you find the camp logo, be sure to email Camp Counselor Tiny Hare (aka Preble McDaniel) smallpackages@comcast.net with the location each day. (Note from the website administrator: The Camp Logo will move sometime AROUND 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time each day! If you find it on the same page as yesterday, then it hasn't moved yet!)
July 23
Check-In Day
When you check in a camp, you usually receive a badge. Add your name and proudly wear if you dare. Can be made for yourself or your mini friends. Click here for the .pdf.
Submit Camp Name
Create your personal camp name (a nickname for you) and email it to Camp Counselor Poison Ivy (aka Carolyn Eiche) at carolynscreations91@verizon.net
Please put “Camp Name” in the Subject line and tell us your scale (either ½” or ¼”) so you can be entered into a drawing for a prize during our Saturday night campfire.
Then use it for zoom or to sign your name on emails on groups io
Example signature: from Poison Ivy @ Camp Make-a-Mini
Find the Camp Make-A-Mini logo on the create.miniatures.org site. This is what it looks like, but this isn't the one you need to find today:
Each day send an email to Camp Counselor Tiny Hare (aka Preble McDaniel) smallpackages@comcast.net with your real name to be entered in a prize drawing each day. Winners will be announced on create and also during the Campfire zoom, Saturday July 30 at 7pm Eastern time. (Note from the website administrator: The Camp Logo will move sometime AROUND 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time each day!)
Camp Make-a-Mini is all about making miniatures.
To showcase what you make, we are having a Talent Show during Campfire on Saturday July 30 at 7pm.
Submit a photo of any miniature project you made this month. It could be a chair, a house, a painting, anything miniature that you made or assembled this month.
Send photo in an email to Camp Counselor Tiny Hare (aka Preble McDaniel) smallpackages@comcast.net with title (if you have one) and your name you want to be credited, otherwise your email will be used.
Talent Show submissions must be received by Friday July 29 to be included.
Wear your camp t-shirts this week to zoom. You will be entered in a drawing at the end of the week.
Camp Joke of the Day: At camp what does the sun drink out of? Sunglasses
Join us for the LOGO House workshop with Dia Crissey-Baum at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time. This session is only open to those who got this kit.
July 22
Does your miniature yard need a trim? Check out this cute lawnmower in 1/4" scale. Could work in 1" scale as a toy. Click here for the .pdf.
July 21
Seeing things with a miniaturist's eye to save the right things is a gift.
Mini Minute: Paint brushes
Always wash your brush until there is no more paint left. Use a rag or paper towel to check for residual paint. If any, wash /rinse again.
Don't leave brushes in rinse water.
Get fresh water often if painting a lot. Water can be cloudy but not look like paint itself.
July 20
This is a camp favorite. Imagine the sunshine on your face without the UV rays.
July 19
Snack time: Camp Counselor Poison Ivy (aka Carolyn Eiche) is making carrot cake for us in 1", 1/2" and 1/4" scales. Click here for the .pdf.
July 18
If you need a break, stop by the Chick Inn. There are lots of things to do to cool off or relax.
July 17
Make a country secretary in 1/4" scale for the office or living room. Click here for the .pdf.
July 16
Show off your membership in a great organization. Make these for yourself or a friend. Click here for the .pdf.
Mini Minute: Cutting paper
It is always best to use a sharp knife. A sharp knife will cut easier and be safer because it requires less pressure.
Use a metal ruler because it won't get knicks or cuts from the knife.
Don't use scissors for straight cuts.
Lay the ruler over the printed part. This will protect the print when cutting.
When making multiple cuts keep the blade straight.
Also, the blade can dull when cutting thicker material, so change the blade if it becomes harder to cut.
July 15
Cool off today by singing this silly song. Click here for the .pdf.
Not into singing, then make this wading pool and water hose in 1/4" scale instead. This one can easily be adapted to 1/2" by purchasing larger rings and slightly larger wire such as 12 gauge. Dip in paint if you can't find the right color. Click here for the .pdf.
July 14
Let's finish up our kitchen with some appliances in 1/2" scale. Click here for the .pdf.
July 13
Continue making kitchen cabinets in 1/2" scale - today it is the upper cabinets. Click here for the .pdf.
July 12
Are you making the Camp Make-A-Mini NAME LOGO House? Maybe you will put a kitchen in it. If so, here are instructions for making kitchen cabinets using foam core and wood veneer in 1/2" scale. Click here for the .pdf.
July 11
I know I have miniature fever, how about you?
July 10
At camp it is possible that you may run into a bear. If you look at this Bear Bench pdf, then you just did. No need to run away, just make it in 1/2" scale. Or if you like, you could reduce by 50% when printing for 1/4" scale patterns, reduce the measurements in half in each direction as well. Click here for the .pdf.
Mini Minute: Spreading glue
When applying glue to a large area, use a squeegee. A cheap alternative is an old credit card or similar card.
Lay paper on another paper. Apply enough glue to cover the surface. Then use the spreader (squeegee) to make sure that the glue is spread across the entire surface evenly.
July 9
Snack time: Today you are needed to prepare for the campers snack time. We like to use plates for our snacks. Check out this quick tutorial on making China Plates in 1/4" scale. Since you will print your own, you can print at 200% for 1/2" scale. Click here for the .pdf.
July 8
Please attend this Board Meeting.
July 7
Wearing pins on a badge gets heavy. Here's an idea to display them. It can be sewn or glued together. Click here for the .pdf.
July 6
Here's a silly song to sing as you make-a-mini. You may want to have a paper towel or wipe handy. Click here for the .pdf.
Sitting around a campfire under the stars eating a s'more…what a memory. Here's a 1" x 1" x 1" vignette to commemorate it. Includes ideas on how to make a campfire ring, hot coals, campfire, s'mores, marshmallow sticks and a watering can. Click here for the .pdf.
July 5
See how the BPF (brown plastic furniture) can be smashed/bashed into other pieces. Don't have any BPF? Think about other furniture that could be bashed. Click here for the .pdf.
July 4
Snack time - Enjoy some Chocolate cake - Make a cake in 1/4" scale. This could easily be made in other scales with different hole punches and more layers. Click here for the .pdf.
July 3
In addition to making minis this month, we will be making memories. Capture those miniature memories with this camera in 1", 1/2" or 1/4" scales. Click here for the .pdf.
July 2
At Camp Make-A-Mini we like to think small.
July 1
Welcome to Camp Make-A-Mini!
Camp Make-A-Mini is not a place, but a mindset. Take time this month to make a miniature. It could be a house, a piece of furniture, some food, or anything in miniature. Of course, we have a special camp project offered by Dia Crissey-Baum. It can be ordered up until July 23rd, but must be ordered by July 2nd to be received in time for the ZOOM session.
To encourage you to make a miniature, we are sharing many tutorials that can be used with the NAME LOGO House or on their own. All these tutorials were reprinted from the Miniature Gazette going back to 1989. The pdfs were graciously made available digitally by Dorothy Hanson, Gazette editor for 19 years.
To start off our making miniatures month, try this folded NAME birdhouse for 1" or 1/2" scales. Print at 50% for 1/4" scale and cut out the one labelled 1/2" scale. Click here for the .pdf.
