Dealer A&R Miniatures (Alvin & Rose Schulz) - Holiday Candles, Lighted Xmas Trees & More

New to Good Sam this year, A&R Miniatures specializes in LED lighting accents. Their line includes Halloween pumpkins, Holiday pillar candle sets, Christmas trees, flickering log sets (with or without sound) and mantels. They also do custom LED lighting designs. Most products are 1:12 scale. Email: alvin@arminiatures.com. Web: http://www.arminiatures.com

Hand-carved pumpkins with flickering candles inside, 12 volt.

Flickering Halloween candles, 12 volt. Set of three orange 1/2" round candles of different heights on black holders.

Flickering Christmas Candles, 12 volt. Set of three red 1/2" round candles of different heights on beautiful silver or gold holders.

Christmas Tree with 30 warm white LED lights randomly placed on the tree, 6" tall. The kit comes with decorations that you add.

Christmas Tree with decorations in kit added. 

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New Dealer: A&R Miniatures - Fireplaces & More

Alvin & Rose Schulz, A&R Miniatures are new to Good Sam this year. "We started with flickering log sets and mantels and have expanded to pillar candles, Christmas trees and pumpkins," Alvin says. "We do custom LED lighting designs as well." Most products are 1:12th scale. They expect to have some quarter-scale products available for the show. Flickering fireplaces are available with and without sound. See examples with sound on website. Email: alvin@arminiatures.com. Web: http://www.arminiatures.com  

Flickering fireplace.

Flickering fireplace video.

Flickering white fireplace.

Flickering white fireplace video with crackling sound.

2017 Show Previews

Preview photos of artisans and dealers attending the 2017 Good Sam Show.

Acquisto Silver. Pete Acquisto has been making beautiful miniature silver and gold works of art since 1979. An IGMA Fellow, he is well known for high quality, historically accurate, and functioning silver reproductions in 1:12 scale.

Acme Anything! Carol Carr offers unique vintage and refinished furniture and accessories that are eclectic and fun. Many of her pieces are hand-painted and aged for a nostalgic look. She also makes fantasy dressed skeletons and pumpkin people.

Natalia's Fine Needlework. Natalia Frank specializes in exquisite dollhouse needlework. She makes fine rugs, little pillows, Christmas stockings, and shoes, upholsters furniture with petit point, and offers patterns and kits. She also uses a scroll saw to cut miniature figurines, shelves and baskets.

D. Sierck Ltd.  Debbie Heard offers an exceptional array of miniatures from private collections and estates. Many of the fine artisan pieces and items she carries are no longer being produced. Everything on her table is of the highest quality.

Kummerows.  Lew & Barbara Kummerow specialize in toys, Tiffany lamps and screens, 1/144th scale houses and furniture, and holiday items. They offer 1-inch, quarter-scale, 1:144 scale, and micro-mini scale.

Williamson Walton Marble.  Nicole Walton Marble offers eye-catching furniture and furnishings range from 18th century French to modern day. The designs are exciting, innovative and always a bit outside the box.

Miyuki Miniature Porcelain, Japan.  Miyuki Nagashima, an IGMA Artisan, all of Miyuki's techniques, compositions and colorings are based on European antique porcelain from the mid-18th century to the first half of the 19th century.

Marie's Mini Shoppe.  Marie Petrik offers a wide variety of 1:12 scale flowers and plants. She uses paper and silks with some natural materials to give the plants their lifelike appearance.  Marie also makes foods, fruits, vegetables, and more.

A&R Miniatures.  Alvin & Rose Schultz specialize in LED lighting accents. The line includes Halloween pumpkins, Holiday pillar candle sets, Christmas trees, flickering log sets (with or without sound) and mantels. A&R also does custom LED lighting designs. Most products are 1:12 scale.

Young at Heart.  Debbie Young offers quarter-scale house kits. Most are reproductions of actual houses. Over the years, she and her husband Jeff have created more than 100 different house kits. They also make quarter-scale individual room and whole house furniture kits.

2018 Show Preview

Dealer Peter Acquisto, Acquisto Silver

An IGMA Fellow in Silversmithing, Pete Acquisto has been making beautiful 1:12 scale silver and gold reproductions since the 1980s. Based in Arizona, Pete has attended Good Sam for more than 30 years. He is continually producing new and exciting miniature silver masterpieces. Each one is an objet d'art. Web: http://www.AcquistoSilver.com

Silver Victorian Pickle Castor, with glass by Ferenc Albert. 1:12 scale.

Dealer Fern Vasi Dolls

An IGMA Artisan, Fern Vasi creates captivating 1:12 scale porcelain character dolls of all ages and from all walks of life. Each tells a story with its distinctive costuming, body language, and varied emotions. Do stop by Fern's table. Her figures are sure to bring a smile to your face.
Email: fernvasidolls@yahoo.com

"Trying on his new look" is a humorous scene that showcases a hairdresser fitting a gorilla with a classical French white wig, complete with feathers.

Dealer Roberta Solari, Le Miniature Di Eurosia, Italy

Roberta Solari creates decorated tiles and decorated terracotta Tuscany pottery. She makes distressed wood-with-wire sideboards, tables, garden potting benches, distressed wire birdcages, and many other fabulous distressed decorative wire accessories.

Low distressed wood table with single candle and other items. Separate small tin tray. Pair of white pumpkin candles.

Dealer Sandra Wall Rubin

Sandra Wall Rubin is an IGMA Fellow and a master at creating unique miniature floral arrangements. Her inspiration often comes from 17th century Dutch masters paintings. Sandra's processes are numerous, as she uses a variety of conventional--and unconventional--materials.

Beautiful ikebana arrangements inspired by floral arrangements of 16th century Dutch masters. Note: Ikebana is the ancient Japanese art of flower arranging.

Dealer Troy Schmidt, Red Dragon Pottery

Troy Schmidt of Red Dragon Pottery is known for his creations of exceptional quality wheel-thrown porcelain artwork in 1-inch scale. Each piece is individually handcrafted on a full size potter's wheel. In detailed miniature, Troy creates replicas of historic ceramic styles as well as modern art for miniature museums and collectors.  He is known for constructing a diverse assortment of pottery shapes and styles. Web: www.reddragonpottery.com

Blue Celadon Group: A soft grey-blue celadon glaze that highlights any texture and carving on the porcelain.

White/Green Japanese Celadon Group: The formula for this recipe was given to me by Harvey Young a potter from Mashiko, Japan.  While conducting a workshop at our Santa Barbara studio in the 1990's he reformulated one of his glazes so we could use our local ingredients - this glaze was the result.

Shino Group: This is an orange American variant of a glaze group that had it origins in 16th century Japan and was at that time typically white with orange edge highlights.  Over time it has evolved to include a group of glazes that range from white to orange (sometimes with gray/black speckling).

Black and Gold Group: A metallic Semi-Matt Black glaze of my own formulation highlighted with bright gold luster in 22K

Crackle Group: A delicate Asian inspired glaze which appears ancient and timeless at the same time.

Dealer Deb Laue, Dragonfly International

Dragonfly International is where-to-go for supplies and kits to make jewelry, hats, hatboxes, purses, toys, trunks, gift boxes, and much more. Deb Laue carries a fine selection of leathers, laces, trims, fabrics and flocking. She also has mannequins, display busts and stands for the do-it-yourself miniaturist. Her first-rate crafter tools are "must have."
Web: www.dragonflyintl.com

Dealer Debbie Young, Young at Heart

Long-time dealer Debbie Young offers quarter-scale kits. Most are reproductions of actual houses. Over the years, she and her husband Jeff have created more than 100 different house kits. They also make quarter-scale individual room and whole house furniture kits.  This year, Debbie is offering a pre-registered Friday Workshop. Web: http://youngatheartminiatures.com

Oct. 12 Friday Workshop, "¼-inch Gothic Display House."

Dealer Alvin & Rose Schulz, A&R Miniatures

Alvin & Rose Schultz specialize in LED lighting and sound accents. Their line includes working Televisions, Holiday pillar candles, Caldrons (with or without sound), Christmas trees, Wizard’s Tables, Thunder and Lightning, Flickering log sets (with or without sound) and Mantels. They also do custom LED lighting and sound designs. Products include 1:12 scale, 1:24 scale, and 1:48 scale.
Web: http://www.arminiatures.com