Class #4: Hooked Rug with Sally Evans, IGMA Fellow

Join IGMA Fellow Sallie Evans and learn to make a 1:12 scale hooked rug using a Russian Punchneedle. In addition to learning the intricacies of using a Russian Punchneedle, class participants will learn to work with cotton and/or silk floss. Students will learn Sallie's unique finishing techniques, and much more. Punchneedles and needle threaders will be available to buy. All skill levels welcome. Class duration: 9 am to 5 pm. For additional class details, cost, tools to bring, registration deadline, and Registration Form, go to: http://goodsamshowcase.miniature.net

Class #5: "Lazuli Bunting" with IGMA Fellow Beth Freeman-Kane, South Africa

Join IGMA Fellow Beth Freeman-Kane from South Africa to create this charming 1:12 scale vignette. Students will learn to mix and blend colors and apply them in layers to create the sense of soft roundness of the Lazuli Bunting bird. Class participants will put together a few meadow flowers, and add a bit of landscaping detail amongst lush meadow grass to create texture. A frame kit will be available to buy, and the scene can be mounted and framed in class. Students will also have the opportunity to buy some of Beth's signature dragonflies.  

All skill levels welcome. Class duration: 9 am to 5 pm. For additional class details, cost, tools to bring, registration deadline, and Registration Form, go to: http://goodsamshowcase.miniature.net

Class #6: Carousel Pop-Up Book: The Night Before Christmas with IGMA Artisan Tine Krijnen, Netherlands

Learn to make a 1:12 scale Carousel Pop-Up Book: "The Night Before Christmas" with IGMA Artisan Tine Krijnen from the Netherlands. A popular instructor, Tine teaches the unique skills to make two entirely different types of books. This includes precision cutting, folding, and bookbinding. The first is a lovely carousel pop-up book with five scenes of the "The Night Before Christmas" (Clement Clark Moore, 1823). The second is a separate volume with the complete poem.

All skill levels welcome. Good eyesight and steady hands are a must. Class duration: 9 am to 4 pm. For additional class details, cost, tools to bring, registration deadline, and Registration Form, go to: http://goodsamshowcase.miniature.net

Class #7: Elegant Jewelry for your Doll with Lynn O'Shaughnessy, IGMA Artisan

IGMA Artisan Lynn O'Shaughnessy teaches special techniques for making six lovely pieces of jewelry with gold wire and crystals, using your original designs. 1:12 scale. Students are welcome to bring a favorite doll or mannequin on which to display a final project. Extra wire and crystals, tools, mannequins, beads and finished displays will be available for purchase.

All skill levels welcome. Repeat students will have an opportunity to perfect their skills and learn more complex techniques. Class duration 9 am to 5 pm. For class details, cost, tools to bring, registration deadline, and Registration Form, go to: http://goodsamshowcase.miniature.net

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Class #8: Realistic 1" or 1/2" Pottery Wheel by IGMA Artisan Craig Roberts and/or Karen Roberts

Craig Roberts of Harry Potter's Pottery and/or Karen Roberts are offering a workshop to make a realistic potter's kick wheel in 1-inch or 1/2-inch scale. The wheel actually spins and could function. Students will sand, stain and accessorize their kick wheel to make it appear in use. Class participants will create numerous tools used in the throwing of pottery. Each student will receive various clay pieces, sponges, shards, a "wet looking" pot to place on the wheel, and a glazed pot to hold water. 

Other accessories will be available at the show--a potter doll, shelves of pottery, even a kiln filled with pots. All skill levels welcome. Class duration: 9 am to 1:30 pm. For class details, cost, tools to bring, registration deadline, and Registration Form, go to http://goodsamshowcase.miniature.net

New Dealer: Jasmin Schwarz, Bitty Bits and Bobs

Jasmin Schwarz, Bitty Bits and Bobs, is a new dealer this year. She makes miniature vignettes for kitchen or garden settings in both 1:12 and 1:48 scale. Her work gives special attention to the changing of the seasons. Valentine's Day, Easter, Springtime, and whimsical woodland accessories are well represented. Her creations for Fall, Thanksgiving, and the Christmas Holiday Season are sure to please. "I love all things vintage," Jasmin says. "My hope, always, is to capture the familiar and make it special." Email: bittybitsandbobs@gmail.com Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/bittybitsandbobs

Garden inspired mango and raspberry cupcakes.

Springtime cupcakes perfect for Easter or for that fairy with a sweet tooth.

Valentine treats to go along with a nice cup of hot chocolate.

An assortment of favorite weekend breakfast treats.

Thanksgiving treats that celebrate the harvest.

Beautiful pies to make any special occasion.

Apple pie the way grandma used to make it.

Woodland treasures.

Baskets brimming with carefully collected mushrooms.

Delicate Christmas treats to celebrate the season.

Sue Veeder - Paintings, Cats, Dogs & Stained Glass

Sue Veeder is an IGMA Fellow and has been a dealer at miniature shows since 1991. She specializes in 1:12 scale oil paintings, stained glass window inserts, and custom hand-sculpted cats and dogs. Sue is offering a Friday Workshop "Painting a Cat with Sue Veeder." This fun class is open to all skill levels. Go to the Good Sam Show website to register.  Email: sue_veeder@hotmail.com  Web: http://smallisimo.com/blog/os_shop/minimarket-sue-veeder-madison-wisconsin/

Commission of a 1:12 scale oil painting for a collector from a life-size painting she (the collector) inherited. Painted by Sue from a photograph the customer sent to her. Genesis heat set oil paints used.

Original landscape painting done with Genesis heat set oil paints, 1" scale. All of Sue's paintings are signed and dated by her on the back.

Custom painting done in Genesis heat set oil paints, 1" scale.

Custom stained glass window insert, 1" scale.

"The Kitties Feast"--part of a large project by miniaturist Moonyeen Moller. Custom cats by Sue. Fish heads and garbage by IGMA Fellow Kiva Atkinson. 1" scale. Photo courtesy of Moonyeen. 

Long-haired cat hand-sculpted from Super Sculpey, then meticulously hand-painted. 1" scale.

To see more of Sue Veeder's work, go here.

New Estates - Shellie's Miniature Mania

Shellie Kazan, Shellie's Miniature Mania in San Carlos, CA, has been a dealer at Good Sam since 2006. Look for her weekly listings on eBay. Ebay id: shelliesminiatures. After June 24 when she returns from vacation, Shellie will be listing several imaginative and exciting miniatures from Estates recently acquired. Below is a sampling of what to look for on eBay after the 24th. Email: shelliesminis@msn.com Ebay: http://www.ebay.com/usr/shelliesminiatures

Carlisle table set from the 1970s.

Fantasy sofa and matching tuffet from Rainbow Hand and Kathy Tepper.

Artisan made Grandpa doll from the 1980s.

Gorgeous one-of-a-kind sofa from the 1970s or 1980s. 

Fabulous Ron Bufton water heater.

2014 Good Sam Academy

Nine Academy classes will be held Oct. 13-17 at our facility in Morgan Hill, CA immediately after the 2014 Good Sam Show. Classes will range from two to five days in length. For information and to register, go to http://goodsamshowcase.miniature.net/goodsamacademy.htm.  If you have questions, contact Connie Sauve, GSAM Director. Phone 209-474-2870 or email connie@thechinadoll.com. 

Here are photos from Bluette Meloney's "Le Bon Marche" class offered at the 2013 Academy. An IGMA Artisan, she teaches a number of incredibly simple and unique faux finishes and trompe l'oeil painting techniques in her workshops. Bluette will be a dealer at this year's show. Be sure to stop by her table.

"The Academy classroom for my workshop is the best I've had in thirty years of instructing," says Bluette Meloney.

"The workshop space was divine--airy, big and light," says instructor Bluette Meloney. Pictured left-to-right with students Karen Connel, Judith Myers and Yuliya Klem. 

Instructor Rik Pierce chats with students Cheryl Shintaku (left) and Susie Chusid (right) during one of his visits to Bluette Meloney's classroom.