While you're in Los Angeles be sure to visit Angels Attic. It's a museum of antique doll houses and dolls. The web site is www.angelsattic.com . I know it is the only museum of doll houses in the cities you are visiting.

Karen in SoCal
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There is a fantastic dollhouse store in a suburb of SF called Novato. It is over the Golden Gate Bridge (which in itself is a great place to see) about 30 minutes north of the city. It is called Dollhouse, trains and more. They have a web site so you can get exact directions. The dollhouse section is great and they have a wonderful train exhibit.

Barbara
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Don't miss Larriannes Small Wonders in Ventura CA, just a 50 minute drive from Los Angeles. It's the best.

If you go on the website there will be directions, address, phone, etc.

www.larriannessmallwonders.com

Bernice Rosenberg
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Don't forget Motts Miniatures in Annaheim

Wen

the URL to Martin Pearce's site www.willobendmodels.com
Cybersis

Martin Pearce can be found on

http://www.willowmodels.com/

Nancy
nobleday

A new source for miniatures. It's at the 5th Avenue flea market on arlington st. Right behind the Lion Buffet. If you look it up on mapquest you will be able to find it. The lady is very nice and her prices are reasonable.

Connie

There's a great store in Rolling Meadows.

Mary Pat's Dollhouse Shop
2907 W Kirchoff
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
847-394-5516

Curt

If you just want small pieces of thin glass go to a college book store and buy a pack of microscope slides. There are quite a few in a box and shouldn't be too expensive.

Thin acrylic sheets you can get at the craft shop and they work well too. I bought an inexpensive little tool to score and snap the acrylic. I think
Larry Marshall had a bunch of information on that earlier. Check the archives.

Diane

My favorite shop in northern VA is Miniatures from the Attic in Falls Church. It's well worth a visit!

You can get directions to the shop on their website at http://www.minis4u.com/.

Missy

Kristin Baybars 7 Mansfield Rd, opposite Gospel Oak Station, London NW3 2JD telephone 0207 2670934 open 11am till 6pm Tuesday to Saturday (don't be put off by the front of the shop!) If you can get to see the article about Kristin in (UK mag) The Dolls House Magazine issue number 65 October 2003 then you will be amazed!

James Carrington Character Figures: 6 Cheriton Square London. 020 8675 5716
http://www.j.carringtondolls.com/index.html Telephone or email before visiting, not a shop as such.

The 4D Model Shop 151 City Rd London EC1V 11H http://www.modelshop.co.uk/pages/home.htm

Hobby's: Knight's Hill Square, London, SE27 0HH, United Kingdom. A bit out of the centre, but easy to find. This is not a browsing place, they only have a little counter and get you everything from the shelves you want, very sweet patient guy here. You can buy their catalogue "Hobby's Annual" at most newsagents for about 3.00 to see whether they have anything you want http://www.hobby.uk.com/

Showells Toys-220 Eltham High Street, London. SE9 1BA.
http://www.showellsdollshouses.co.uk/

Sue Osborne Miniature, 102 Chingford Mount Road, Chingford, London E4 9AAA.
Open mon-sat 10 am-5pm
http://sueosborne.co.uk/

And finally: Great place to explore with the big kids, and the little ones... London Toy & Hobby Museum:

Toys and models in interactive displays - working model fairground - working antique coalmine model - antique penny slot games - gauge 1 garden railway - gauge model railway - children's hand-cranked merry-go-round - ride-on electric/steam train and more. Playtime for all ages.

Location: 21-23 Craven Hill London, W2 3EN, England 020 7706 8000 phone MUSEUM HOURS: Monday to Saturday 10:00am-5:30pm and Sunday 11:00am-5:30pm.
http://www.travellondon.com/templates/museums/toy.html

Regards, Tanis. @ Tadpoles Lancashire. UK

HBS @ www.miniatures.com carries plastic mirror sheets.

Mary Kiger

Statues & Figures: My tip is obvious to those of you who have been doing this for a while, but thought some newbies would appreciate this. I found some fabulous figures for my house at the Dungeons & Dragons Dept. of my local hobby store. They're lead and hold paint well. I used primer then used acrylic to paint them, then 2 coats of water-based varnish to give them a porcelain look. I found a couple of Medieval women, a Cavalier playing a lute, St. George & Dragon, etc. They're very fiddly to paint, but that's half the fun, right?

Susan