First State Mini Club Newsletter---March 2017

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1 First State Mini Club Newsletter---March 2017 March 2017 MEETING DATE is Thursday March 16, at 7 PM at the New Castle Senior Center, 400 South Street, New Castle DE Presidents Message March is always a changeable month of contrasts for many reasons the weather, our clothes, our interest in getting outdoors to do chores, and staying in to finish club projects for our show! We hope you all are moving along on the latter, especially, and are aware of a number of dates. First, March 21 is the deadline for getting information about your exhibits to Marnie King (2017 club project, historical pieces [see elsewhere] and minis you ve made lately). Space needs to be allocated and signage made, so please respect her deadline. Second, EVERYONE should sign up to work several hours at our March 26 show. Some members have been working for months (all year) behind the scenes, while others of us are only able to do a few hours on the day of...yes, there are some sitting-down jobs for those who need them. To make the show a success, we need and value everyone s help. Also, dues for will be collected at the April and May club meetings with a May 25 deadline. Please contact Angie Phillips if you have questions. There will be a renewal form in the next newsletters. Our group project needs to be mentioned. The Clown Bedroom will be donated to NAME as a raffle item that earns funds for our national organization (officially called, a houseparty helper from back in the days when our current convention was called a houseparty ). We thank Bonnie Kinkaid and Susan Ross for heading up that project where a number of members have made charming furniture and accessories for the room, and we still need a few more toys to finish it up. NAME asks us to submit a form with photo of the project no later than May 1, so our April meeting will be the last opportunity to add items, but it would be nice to see it on display nearly finished, if not completely, at our show this month. So, bring items that might be used to the March club meeting. AND FINALLY, be sure to have Saturday, April 29, 10 a.m. 3:00 p.m., on your calendar for our 40th anniversary bash. We hope that most, if not all, members will be able to come, at no cost to you, to Winterthur Museum for special educational tours of its miniatures and gardens, the new dollhouse, treats, memories, and lunch. There may be a few places available at the last minute for guests, so we ll keep a list. Winterthur is wheel-chair accessible and has several available if we reserve them in advance. (And if you will have a guest/non-member as your pusher, please be prepared to pay for their lunch and tour.) If you are unable to come for the morning program, perhaps you can join us for lunch or for the specially- arranged tour of miniatures in the afternoon. See elsewhere in the newsletter for the tentative schedule. So, it s a busy, exciting time for FSMC and you. We almost need a special calendar to keep track of it all! Connie Gorman and Wanda Simons, Co-Presidents First State Mini Club Newsletter March 4, P a g e 1

2 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR April 29 th FSMC Anniversary Celebration at Winterthur 10:00 am Arrive at Winterthur; check-in, board the garden tram for a guided tour through the gardens. 10:30 am Spring tour of the museum, guided 11:30 am Time on own to see the Doll House 12:15 pm Lunch in the Garden Café in the Visitor center 1:30 pm Custom guided tour of miniatures and highlights of Winterthur (small groups of 5) 2:30 pm Time on own for galleries; shopping; garden etc. 3:00 pm Departure to be determined AT THE TOP OF WINTERTHUR S DRAFT SCHEDULE when transferred from to a Word document were codes for another language. Now it says Tentative Schedule Wanda Morris Simons (twice). So what language is it? And what do the symbols in parentheses say? Anyone with the correct answer will be entered into a drawing for a little (mini) gift. Give to Wanda at meeting. Hospitality for the rest of the year: Connie Gorman and Rose Gambacorta, chair March Mary Ellen Raun, Leslie Shaffner, Kitch Sproat, Connie Gorman April Lois Weyer, Rose Gambacorta, Diane Scheuer, Joan Hoyt May all bring, sign up with Connie FACEBOOK Please send me pictures of our mini world to put on Facebook. Check out our page! Deb Kostyk CALENDAR of Mini Events coming up ask around there may be carpools going. Also check M-1 and E-1 Newsletter, available at NAME website (miniatures.org). March 26, 2017 FSMC Show. List what you will exhibit as you get your minis ready Foyer/corner Room and/or Tiny House April 30, 2017 Lancaster/Reading Miniatures Show 10-3:30 at Lancaster Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Rd. Lancaster PA Spring 2017 NJ Club Day. Last year was the cakes and cookies with craft foam sheets, nail art, spackle/paint. More in future messages. July 27-30, 2017 NAME National Convention in the Mid-Atlantic Come to the Circus! at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center Hotel, 5000 Seminary Road, Alexandria, VA. Please plan to come. Marnie King is on the committee in Operations starting July 22 nd (Pre Convention). This is as close as National gets to Delaware! Only 120 miles away. See Marnie for more info. So far, Marnie, Wanda and Claire, Joan and Diane are planning to go. Sept 21-24, 2017 Scranton Houseparty, Legends of Sleepy Hollow. See NAME website ask Wanda Simons, who is on the committee. Spring 2018 Louisville, KY Regional Houseparty, Jockeys and Juleps. This is a very talented group who have held great regionals in the past. July 2018 NAME National Convention, Sweet Tea & Sunshine - a Southern Celebration - Embassy Suites, Charleston SC. The SC group is especially talented with small scale and hold wonderful regionals. November 15-18, 2018 Online Houseparty, Around the World in 8 Days First State Mini Club Newsletter March 4, P a g e 2

3 NATIONAL CONVENTION 2017 Come to the Circus in Alexandria, VA -- get your reservation form in the mail! The convention is partly full, partly due to costs of Washington and partly the political protesting problems in DC. But, Alexandria is not Washington and a variety of really creative things are being planned. So, you still have time to enter. It should be loads of fun with both 1 and ¼ possibilities for souvenirs, favors & classes. The convention classes are NAME s website FSMC Monthly Programs--- March 16, 2017 Totebags for NAME National --Glue mugs to the circus placemat; when dry, bag. Program should start before business meeting. Bonnie and Susan, bring the glue and toothpics! We are accepting program ideas for future FSMC meetings. We still have Door prizes and totebag gifts to make and bag for Scranton, but we want to make minis Share your ideas/wishes! If you need help planning to teach, let us know. FSMC Annual Project for Bring prototypes, pictures of ideas for club to consider and vote. 1. We have frames 3 x4 with inside of frame measuring 2 x3. We could do the small room 1/144 scale in the wall of a 1 scale box. Small scalers could do just the frame. The idea is from Brooke Tucker. See Miniature Collector, Jan/Feb The inside box is ¾ deep, cut from mat board. Inside could be closer to the frame s inside border by using foam core. First State Mini Club Newsletter March 4, P a g e 3

4 2. A bathroom elegant or outhouse! 3. Containers.perhaps a lantern, huge wine glass, cheese dome, wide terrarium glass, can, etc. see photos below. 4. Fairy Garden there are loads of ideas at craft and garden centers. Live or simulated nature can be used. Sue Ann Thwaite aka Lady Bug has fairies about 1/8 scale. Other ideas BRING to meeting! We will discuss and be voting. FSMC Show update.we have most dealers confirmed for show and 4 classes on Saturday sign up for a class on line ASAP so we can plan the space needed. Exhibits are also needed; forms will be at meetings. I will be contacting you to bring one of our past club projects. We want the exhibit room to have a section of 40 years of club Projects with FSMC. See the list below. First State Mini Club Newsletter March 4, P a g e 4

5 Those entering their Club Projects, please let Marnie know the title, the size of the footprint and the category (foyer or tiny house). Start filling in the exhibit forms, please! Grab Bags need items. Please help! Bring anything miniature you can spare to the meeting for Connie Gorman and Rose Gambacorta. Supplies, items all scales. NAME convention themes and FSMC CLUB projects through the 40 years: Year NAME location /theme FSMC annual project Club member with scene to show more than one is ok 1972 STARTED CLUB 1973 KY, Louisville 1974 FL, Miami 1975 WI, Milwaukee 1976 CA, San Francisco CA, San Diego STARTED CLUB 1978 CO, Denver Mini Memories MA, Boston Tiny Treasures of New England 1980 Washington, DC All Through the House 1981 MO, St L Meet Me at the Fair CA, Anaheim Hollywood Golden Years 1983 NY, Rochester Lullaby Time in Nanny s Nursery 1984 OH, Cincinnati A Tribute to the Arts 1985 WA, Seattle Ports of Call and Store Nautical Nonsense 1986 IL, Chicago A Chic Shopping Printer s drawer Spree To be displayed this year Cigar box Rose has one Grace-Christmas Grace Hayford s Pizza Shop 1987 GA, Atlanta Attic Adventures Market Stand Grace s Basket 1988 CA, Santa Clara Fiesta de Los Amigos 1989 MN, Minneapolis MN Opens the Door to all Seasons 1990 OH, Cincinnati I Love a Mystery" 1991 AZ, Phoenix Celebrate Summer-American Style Porch Attic Theater Potting Shed stand Debbie Kostyk Diane Scheuer Grace Hayford-- Unsinkable Molly Brown and Phantom of Opera First State Mini Club Newsletter March 4, P a g e 5

6 1992 PA, Philadelphia Welcome Friends Hideaway Diane SW room 1993 FL, Orlando Closet Clutter Gypsy Wagon Marion Hogan 1/4 Marion Hogan 1994 CA, Anaheim A Trip to the Fifties SW room Diane Scheuer? 1995 IL, Chic A Fair to Remember Garage Sale Katheryn Mayberry VA, Arlington Garden of Delights 1997 KC, MO Playthings Old & New 1998 CA, San Diego No Place Like Home 1999 TX, Houston Special Moments 2000 NC, Charlotte Cherish the Past, Imagine the Future 2001 KY, Louisville Family Vacation 2002 WA, Seattle Vintage Emporium 2003 KY, Louisville College of Miniature Knowledge 2004 MN, Minneapolis Weekend in the Country Shadow box=favorite time (2 sty with peak) Garden 14 Doors and windows=8x8 Book Marnie Valentine living room Marnie Phila, 9 th and Spruce St Victorian Marnie Civil War Letters from a Soldier -(Barbara Merrill s) Marnie Spying on Gazebo Lovers Connie Gone with the Wind Memories in a Trunk/Teacup BreakAway box (2 side plexi gift box) =Celebrations Clock Box Deb Kostyk? Diane Sewing Room Victorian Room with View Child s Room Marnie Added space c needlepoint and elegant couple Marnie Occup Therapy treatment room Connie Lady with her trunk Deb Kostyk-- Wedding memories Connie Wedding Diane elegant bedroom Rose Emma s in trouble(mommy s makeup) Wanda Ex Libris 2005 PA, Pittsburg All Across America Street of Shops Marnie Grape Escape Wine shop 2006 CA, Anaheim Tell Me a Story Dish Garden Marnie Rock Garden Connie Japanese Garden Rose Hanging 2007 FL, Orlando That s Entertainment 2008 NH, Nashua Castles & Cottages 2009 IN, Indianapolis Family Reunion 2010 WA Seattle Merry Old England-Then and Now 2011 OH, Cleveland With a Song in My Heart 2012 NC, Charlotte NAME 40 Years of Sharing Around the Table Decades on the Farm Cigar bx=song/season Marnie Independence Day table Marnie Surrey with the Fringe on Top Wash in garden Diane Porch/barn Diane Porgy and Bess Loft Marnie Artist s Loft Diane Shoe Shine Shop Wreath/Cheesebox Arch Vignette Marnie Tuscany Cook Wanda Several seasons Connie Tuscany Kitch SW office 2013 AZ, Tucson A Night in the The Borrowers Marnie We ve been seen in LR First State Mini Club Newsletter March 4, P a g e 6

7 Museum 2014 MO, St Louis Rollin on the River NAME day Cart Marnie Civil War Medicine Cart (thru grate hole) Wanda bedroom and kitchen Rose summer accessories Diane Book Seller 2015 IN, Indianapolis What s Cookin 2016 WA, Seattle=Meet me in the Garden 2017 VA, Alexandria Come to the Circus 2018 SC, Charleston Sweet Tea & Sunshine Southern Celebration 2019 TN, Nashville 2020 IN, Indianapolis H box NAME Day Shop Window Foyer 10x10 Tiny House Lois Mme Curie s lab Kitch Let the cat in Gayle Pew in Old North Church Mary Ellen Chanel Marnie Déjà Vu (Antiques) George workshop Marnie Toys: Then and Now Rose Eleganté (shoes and purses) At the meeting, we will add to the list above. Or or call me! I did not get to everyone yet. Marnie mking4071@comcast.net or First State Mini Club Newsletter March 4, P a g e 7

8 Brandywine Library Exhibit.Thank you, Diane Scheuer, for arranging this exhibit. Exhibitors include Connie Gorman, Kitch Sproat, Rose Gambacorta, Diane and possibly others. Thank all of you for getting the exhibits set up to advertise our show. HOUSEPARTY Start saving for your registration to go to the first houseparty (small convention) since 2011 in our M-1 region of Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is the theme with many, mini possibilities for Halloween and the well-known tale of the headless horseman and other scary stories. Registration for this September small-scale event (½, ¼, 1/144 th inch scales and smaller) in Scranton, PA, will open this spring. Wanda is chairing the exhibit room and will hope to see our FSMC small scale people in attendance and/or exhibiting. We want ideas for a tote bag favor and think a wisk broom will be our contribution made of thin tooth picks, jute, thread in ¼ scale. More later. Club Connections, our mini news DianeAlice Scheuer *Connie Gorman, we hear that you are making a fast recovery with the knee replacement. The other one awaits surgery March 28. Connie, we are sending more luck for you. *Grace Hayford, we missed you last month but enjoyed the candy you sent. Thank you! *Lucile Hoffman, we missed you, too, and learned that you have had the bed-bound-bug that lasts for weeks. Hope you are mended and up and around by now. *Kitch Sproat, we hope all is going well. Please know our prayers are with you. *Anne Steele, we are also thinking about you and miss you. OUTREACH Marnie King Iron Hill Museum On Feb 23, Iron Hill had 6 FSMC members tour. Thank you, Wanda Simons, Katheryn Mayberry, Bonnie Kincaid, Angie Phillips and Lois Weyer. Also, thanks go to Wanda for a hearty lunch afterward. After our show, we will get together to decide what we will do when for recreating their minis. I hope the tour was of interest to those who came. The museum and Marnie have some endowments to help with expenses. New Sweden Centre SpringFest will be Sunday April 30, 2017, 11-5 PM at the Kalmar Nyckel and Old Swedes Foundation Museum on East 7 th St. We have had a table, free, for the past 3 years. Please plan to lend any colonial scenes for use at the event. We will have use of a canopy 10 x10 but things are best protected in cases. Let Marnie know if you can share a scene or help on the day. If we have helpers, we all can take turns touring the grounds or riding the River Taxi (free). We will have a SpringFest Passport attending people will have a passport to ask reenactors and shops to mark it; if they get enough signers, they can get a prize. Hospice Christmas plans. Soon, I will bring the ornament globes for next year s ornament donation. Please save those tiny things to fit through the 2 hole in the front of the globe. The topics in these globes can to be Christmas, winter or other. Please feel free to donate supplies if you can t actually make them. Thanking you in advance. First State Mini Club Newsletter March 4, P a g e 8

9 Outreach for NAME Circus Bedroom for NAME 2017 chaired by Bonnie Kincaid and Susan Ross Please look for toys or other circus items for a child s room, 1 scale. Bonnie and Susan, let Marnie know when can I photo it for the newsletter and our records. BIRTHDAYS for this month: March 2 George Hoffman 6 Angie Phillips 23 Kitch Sproat 26 Bonnie Kincaid Happy Birthday!! Enjoy your special day! And Many Mini more! Officers of FSMC: *=Voting Board Positions *Presidents Wanda Simons and Connie Gorman Publicity: Wanda Simons (mini mags); Marnie King (M-1 /E-1 clubs NAME and Newsletters); Lois Weyer (News Journal, regional posts); Deb Kostyk (Town talk, Facebook, etc) *Past President Wanda Simons/Connie Gorman *Hospitality: Rose Gambacorta and Connie Gorman; *VP/Membership (2017) Angie Phillips *Program Coordinator: (Board) *Secretary (2017): Katheryn Mayberry Program (Yearly) Marnie and Angie *Treasurer (2016): Lois Weyer Program (Monthly): (Board) *Show Chair: Lois Weyer Webmaster: Lois Weyer Show Hotel Liaison: Lois Weyer *Newsletter: Marnie King Show Dealers and Classes Lois Weyer *Outreach: Marnie King Show Exhibits: Marnie King Nametags: Connie Gorman Show Club Table; *Estate/sales: Diane Scheuer Sunshine: Diane Scheuer Show Grab Bags: Rose Gambacorta & Connie Gorman Club Property Storage: Connie Gorman NAME DE State Rep Marnie King Phone List: Marnie King First State Mini Club Newsletter March 4, P a g e 9

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