Here are the participants in the Create Year Long Challenge (CYLC2025).
Participants are in alphabetical order by last name. This is the second half of the alphabet. Participants with a last name starting with M-Z are on this page.
Participants with a last name starting with A-L can be found here.
Completed projects can be found here.
From Tamara Madore:
I just recently found a beautiful NEW in box Allison Jr. Victorian from Really Good Toys. I plan to go a bit more gothic Victorian with dark, moody colors and a rich interior. This is my first project of this size and I feel that it could really challenge me as I have recently become disabled and desperately need a project. I have not removed my house from box yet.
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From Stephanie Marshall:
I've been collecting parts for years. The oak display box is from a flea Market near our home in Waterloo, Belgium. The window opening was cut by a friend who was actually going blind. The frames are antiques, the petit point I purchased at Convent Garden. The walnut Gothic piece had been a clock. It will be a Gothic Revival library circa 1890. This is my favourite style, I collect it in real life, too. :)
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From Preble McDaniel:
With things I have signed up to do, I know this year is going to be crazy. However, I still plan to finish 2 of the following: Sprinkles Sundae Shop, Alice in Wonderland Cheshire Cat, Christmas Tree Shop, Camp Make-A-Mini 1, 2, 3, or 4, plus design furniture for my workshop in National, design and make another unnamed workshop. Life with a laser is fun because there are so many possibilities.
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From Pam McDonald:
For 2025, I hope to finally finish these two small shop buildings from Sue Herber that I bought and built I think about (gasp!) 40 years ago. I began retrofitting lights last year, so that will have to be finished before I tackle furnishing and landscaping. I also plan to finally put together a 1:12th Christmas room I have been planning for many years, once I figure out how to wire the old 12v lights I have for it.
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From Carla McIntyre:
After completing my 2024 challenge (with a lot of family challenges thrown in), I am ready to start 2025. I’m way behind with the Betterley’s 2024 Calendar Club - 7 boxes left to do. This was the first year I didn’t get them done monthly. I want to do the Letters to Santa project (yes, from the Betterley’s) that I preordered before it was available on the website. I have no recollection what year that was! And also from the Betterley’s I have the “Peppermint Twist” market stall and the “A Little Harey” peddler’s cart that have been sitting on the shelf partially finished and waiting for me to unearth them from my pile of UFOs. There are plenty more UFOs but these 4 projects will be my focus this year. And I promise not to buy any more kits unless the Betterley’s or Debbie Young or Ruth Stewart or anyone else comes out with something I absolutely can NOT live without!
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From Ann-Cary McLain:
Swept up in the Bridgerton craze, I plan to make Petite Properties' new Parterre Garden with Orangery for my CYLC 2025. In addition to the structure kits, garden sculptures, urns, and all the paint colors, dolls by Pat Hamilton are patiently waiting.
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From Jan Mickelson:
I will be doing a one inch scale project this year. I found these sweet little dishes on eBay and decided to build a cottage with this Roombox kit. I picture a one room with an outside bathroom and a small base with a little bit of landscape on the end with the door. This is my first challenge project in one inch scale.
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From Laura Miller:
I am trying again, but I am choosing something different for this year. I have been collecting those adorable Chinese miniature kits and I have picked 5 to do during the year. I am hoping I didn't pick too many, but I wanted it to be enough to be a year long project. I chose to do these as my project since I had promised myself I would work on these this year. The Magic shop in a Jar is about 1/4 inch scale, the others are closer to 1/8 inch scale. They have stuff to make for inside and I will be doing the insides, but I may change some of those provided out with other items made completely by me.
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From Samantha Murray:
This year I am doing something for myself. I am going to try my best to finish this room box that I began in a workshop with Ray Whitledge. I haven’t touched this for about 12-14 years. It looks like I have collected most everything for it and mostly just need to finish the needlepoint rug and assemble it all together. I just got a new magnifying glass light so I am ready to tackle those tiny stitches!
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From Linda Napier:
I want to complete the Sweet Rose, inside and out and complete the Yankee Doodle shop.
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From Angela Neely:
This year I want to complete Stonehaven by Robin Betterley.
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From Marjorie Parker:
Thank you for another opportunity to participate in CYLC 2025. Like some, I have a lifetime of mini challenges to complete, so I am hoping this is an annual event. Especially because Real Life challenges keep getting in the way of Mini Life challenges. This year I am stepping down again in scale to quarter-scale and keeping it easy, and have been inspired to complete my own True2Scale Joie de Vivre, exterior only. My photo logs tell me I started it on November 10, 2018, and put it away on March 29, 2019; frustrated by all the extra lighting I was trying to add by myself. What it looks like in January 2025, after being packed away for five years.
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From Alician Pearce:
I did not get last year's challenge finished. Life got in the way, and the last 3 months, I have not had any time at all to work on it. So, this will also be my year long challenge for 2025 ...... LOL!!!
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From Melody Petlock:
This display house is almost where I wanted it to be at this point. There are only a few bits of wire to conceal, baseboards to glue down, and draped windows to make before it is completely move in-ready. The dolls and I are so grateful for this challenge. Having accountability really moved my project forward!
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From Anita Pickens:
I received this Sam's Club dollhouse from my sister as a Christmas present. This will become my Christmas house. I would love to be entered in this challenge. I will not be using most of the furniture included as it is wood and not the style I'm going for.
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From Cheryl Polito:
Here are the kits I will be working on this year. They are all from the QC Weekend, but I can’t remember the year.
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From Marlene Prickett:
I went a bit crazy in 2024 and bought the Robin Betterley Calendar kits for both 2023 and 2024 but didn’t get very far before I got sidetracked by other projects and real life! I have 10 - 2023 kits to complete and 8 - 2024 kits to complete so that’s going to be my priority for this year! Fingers crossed that I will be able to stay focused!
2023 kits…
2024 kits…
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From Kelle Risoli:
My goal this year is to re-work the Fantasy Cottage (a 2022 E-3 Retreat Project) into a new version I am calling the "King's Scribe" a gothic theme in 1/2". Here is the original Fantasy Cottage that is inspiring the whole project and another reference pic for the finished room.
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From Jeffrey Ritter:
Well, I did not realize I could re-initiate by completing what I failed to complete last year. So, I'm in to complete my Vermeer Residence in 2025. 80% complete on structure and 70% or more on interior furnishings. Biggest challenge is hand-painting in 1:48 4 or 5 Vermeer painting in process. With the publication of my work as the cover story in the Gazette this month (which project kept me from finishing Vermeer, I still call 2024 a success.
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From Neal Rogness:
I plan on doing/completing the following four NAME-related projects throughout 2025:
* Debbie Young’s Sweet Rose QC Cottage kit (including furniture kits and added-in lighting)
* One Star Away A Christmas Story House kit (exterior only but with added-in lighting)
* Quarter scale centerpiece for NAME 2025 It’s a Small World convention in Cincinnati
* Robin Betterley’s Miniatures Ravenwo
The bin is holding various supplies that will be used for the NAME convention centerpiece.
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From Carin Shapiro:
This year I will focus on renovation of a vintage dollhouse. It is missing a backwall, I will wallpaper the house and furnish with my existing vintage and antique dollhouse and accessories.
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From Melissa Simmons:
This will be my first CYLC. I want to make a large craft room for me and my mom, who passed away last year. Crafting was so important to her and always has been to me as well. I've never made a house or room box that wasn't from a kit, so this structure is going to be completely custom-made from foam board. It will also be challenging because I work full-time and I'm in school full-time for my master's degree. I even had dolls custom made to look like me and my mom.
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From Susan Skinner:
My goal for 2025 is to fully furnish my Federal style house and paint the exterior.
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From Kirsten Smolensky:
For 2025, I would love to finally start and complete a “standard Victorian roombox” by Goliath Miniatures that I won at the NAME Winter Wonderland conference in Indianapolis 2 1/2 years ago. I am imagining a contemporary art gallery in a quaint touristy town with a Victorian storefront. I’ve been collecting things for years, but I need a place to put them! And then I will probably also create some artistic additions of my own.
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From Helen Sparks:
Looking forward to participating again this year. I have three projects this time. The first is a half scale version of the Ivy Cottage project by Cat Wingler that was in the Miniature Gazette in 2003-04. One of my clubs is doing the project, but we are working at our own pace so some folks have already finished theirs! The second is a simple vignette box project from Small World Miniature Club. There was no theme, although we did get laser cut window, chair and table. We are supposed to display these at our Show at the end of March, so I will be focusing on this one first. My third project is the Old Southern Charm Bed and Breakfast from the last NAME Convention. You can tell from the picture that it will be my biggest challenge!
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From Christiane Starks:
I decided a “Challenge” is just what I need to finish this lovely Robin Betterley cabinet. I keep putting it aside in favor of other projects! I plan to get together with two mini friends during the year (they need to finish their cabinets as well). Thank you for organizing this YLC!
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From Jodi St Pierre:
This 50+ year old dollhouse spent the last 30-ish years in the back corner of a garage (not climate controlled).
It was in use as a nursery for a squirrel family for a few seasons, and also suffered some water damage ... and the effects of time. For 2025, I hope to finish all the decorating and furnish inside and out!
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From Julie Stuckmeyer:
I plan to finish Brooke Tucker's Golden Christmas in 1:144 and in 1:24 scales. If I happen to be more organized than last year (finishing on December 31) I will switch to other Christmas themed minis. I'm going to emulated Barb Antol and have a CYLC that is themed.
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From Fran Sussman:
Two more rooms to fill — this year I really will finish!!
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From Leslie Swager:
My first plan is the Wonky house with the boat underneath. I got the kit 3 1/2 years ago but still have a lot to do as you can tell by the picture. The second one (in case I finish the wonky house) is a workshop from the Charleston, SC convention. I haven't done anything on it since I left there. I'm really planning on getting them done! I guess we will see!
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From Janet Swanson:
I’m going to try to work on another level of my Maitlin Smith bar cabinet. I need to finish first floor first. 😊
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From Julia Tchikine:
This year, I want to find a final layout for my dollhouse, set it up, and make progress on at least six roomboxes, and hopefully finish them! Making progress on more than six roomboxes would be nice, but six is my goal!
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From Barbara Thornton-Hill:
My 2025 submission may be the same as someone else’s. It is to make the Sweet Rose house by Debbie Young and furnish it.
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From Terry Unnold:
Well 2024 was definitely a bust for doing much with my project so I’m going to have to roll it over again into 2025 and hopefully have a better year health and family wise to work on it! Here’s my inspiration from the Museum of Miniatures in Carmel.
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From Donna Vanaselja:
I wish to build and complete the Sweet Rose Cottage from Debbie Young and actually finish last year's project of Snow White and the Seven Dwarf's cottage. Thanks for all you do.
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From Marcie Van Deren:
I so enjoyed the 2024 challenge! I finished several projects! For 2025, I am going to complete the Bakery-a project from Lisa’s Little Things, a Coffee shop, and the 1/4” Scale Garden Shoppe which was a class in 2019 in Nashville.
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From Wanda Waterfield:
Figured I would jump in again this year and try and complete this house that I started to renovate two years ago. I had to move it out to the center of the room again to be able to access all sides of the project. Here goes!
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From Sandra Whipple:
My project this year is to finish decorating the interior of my half-scale Victorian house. It is unique in that it opens on all sides.
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From Celeste Wiley:
I've been trying to restore/remodel the dollhouse my father built for me 45 years ago. It languished in my parents' uninsulated attic for decades, which caused the glue to dessicate and the house to implode on itself. I brought the remaining pieces to my home last year but I've struggled to stay on track with the project. I feel like the Challenge would be a great way to motive me to stay on top of it. There is a lot to be done and my goal is to complete the entire first floor this year.
I'm attaching two photo collages. The first shows (clockwise from the top left): How the remaining pieces arrived, pieces precariously stacked to show what the house looks like, digital sketch showing what the front facade originally looked like, digital sketch of what the interior layout looked like. The second photo is the current state of the exterior and interior of the first floor.
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From Dot Winchell:
This is a dollhouse I received ~1980ish. I’m hoping to get at least 4 rooms rehabbed this year.
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From Cat Wingler:
I want to finish and furnish my mill from Unicoi. The structure is built and partially landscaped. I want to finish the landscape and furnish the mill as a cider mill and country store.
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From Tammy Witthaus:
1 - I want to complete Petalstone. This is the hard part -- furnishing the remainder of the rooms for which I don't have kits. The conservatory, exterior, and landscaping also needs to be done.
2 - 1" scale Gingerbread Train from Stewart Miniatures - I am cross stitching a gingerbread train and want to put both in a shadowbox.
3 - Ginger Landon Siegel's Teddy Bear Shop - I had started to cut out pieces many moons ago, but need to get back to this project and complete.
4 - Frostie Fashions Paper Tole Kit that I bought a very long time ago that I will be layering and embellishing similar to what Ginger does with her kits.
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From Marty Young:
This year I am going to work on my first project. This is a Hofco Victorian Farmhouse which I started many years ago. As Ron’s was closing, I purchased furniture and lighting in the sales. The outside needs refreshed after many years and then onto the windows and the interior. Should be a very challenging year!
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From Ellen Yunker:
For 2025, I chose a less involved project, as I have some big demands on my time this year. I’m thrilled that our Louisville contemporary art museum, KMAC Museum, is mounting a “Getting Small in Kentucky” exhibit, featuring dollhouse miniatures plus scale models, fantasy builds, and basically anything small! So I’m making an artist’s loft to submit, using the easel, paint box, and stool I made in a Create class with Belinda McWilliams. I’m excited for another completed project!! Thanks, Create team!
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