Paris Miniatures BLACK FRIDAY Sale Now On

Save 15% on all miniatures in store until midnight on Monday 2 December 🎉

Visit www.parisminiatures.com where the discount will applied automatically at the checkout - no code needed ☺️

Treat yourself to something special or offer one of our beautifully handcrafted miniatures as a Christmas gift 🎁

Black Friday Sale

The Paris Miniatures BLACK FRIDAY sale is coming!

From Thursday 28 November - Mon 2 December save 15% on all miniatures on the site!

Start preparing your basket now at www.parisminiatures.com!

(The discount only applies to items purchased directly on the site. It doesn't apply to custom orders, and can't be backdated to orders that have already been placed).

Our Swan House Miniatures Saga

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I have a problem with Mr Greg Madl from Swanhouse Miniatures...AGAIN.

Here are the plain and simple facts, we have all documents to back them up.

• Between June 2005 and January 2006, Mr Madl purchased a few items from us through Ebay. We didn't know who he was. He offered to retail our work. We declined as we prefer to look after it ourselves.
  
• Soon after, we were informed by a head writer for numerous important miniatures magazines that Mr Madl was selling our work on his site under the generic name "French Banquet" knowing full well that this was against our will.
  
• We asked Mr Madl to stop this immediately. He replied that he would. However this took several months.
  
• We met Mr Madl at the 2007 SIMP miniatures show in Paris. Mr Madl came to see us, apologised for his 'misunderstanding' (his words) and shook our hands saying that it wouldn't happen again.
  
• A few months passed. A new buyer on Ebay using the name "snookiewon" won a batch of our items. Using a simple address check (which revealed that the contact details provided to Ebay by the seller were false), we discovered that this was Mr Madl who was using the name "George Model". This was confirmed when "George Model" replied to us denying our claim, signing his email....Greg! We said we'd prefer to keep the items and leave it there.
  
• The items were relisted and many of them were purchased by someone using the Ebay ID "miniaturemaker". This was in July 2008.
  
• Yesterday, alerted by a friend, I discovered these very items (from 2005 and July 2008) are currently for sale on Mr Madl's website.
  
• I would have most certainly approached Mr Madl to settle this, but not only does he continue to not respect my choice as an artisan, he doesn't respect the miniatures themselves and I want people to know about it:
  
  
  HE IS TRYING TO SELL MY MINIATURES BROKEN!
• Here are the pictures of my work that Mr Madl currently has on his site. Remember this is someone claiming to "represent" miniature artisans from around the world.

• To be clear - there is no way whatsoever that you should buy our miniatures through anybody other than us - Emma and Neil. Any other method exposes you to second hand items, possibly damaged and likely overpriced.

Thank you for reading this. Please be careful with your purchases and don't hesitate to leave your opinion (which can be anonymous!) and let's hope this sorry affair with Mr Madl is over.

For Mother's Day Weekend Save 15% on Etsy!

From now until tomorrow (12 May) at midnight you can save 15% on everything in our Etsy store!

Use the code 4THEMOMS at the checkout.

Although it's Mother's Day in the US (and other countries) you don't have to be in the US or be a mom to enjoy the discount! Daughters, dads, uncles, aunties, cousins, pets from any country - anyone can use it (until midnight on Sunday 12 May 2019).

Visit our Etsy store

Go on, treat yourself...

Etsy Update - New Pink-Themed Miniatures

We've just updated our Etsy store with some beautiful new pink-themed miniatures!

Visit our Etsy store

Valentine's Miniatures on Etsy

We've listed some "classic" Valentine's miniatures in our Etsy store at www.parisminiatures.etsy.com and click on the "Valentine" section to see them.

Miniature Valentines Day preparation table - are you getting ready for the 14th? Visit our Etsy store for some cute classic Valentine's themed minis! Link in profile...

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Labor Day Weekend - Save 15% in our Etsy store!

To celebrate Labor Day weekend, you can save 15% on everything in our Etsy store until midnight on Monday 4 September.

Two things:

1) You don't have to be in the USA - everyone can save!

2) You don't need a discount code - the discount is already applied to the items (hooray!).

3) Yes, I know I said "two things", but I changed my mind... We've re-listed dozens of classic Halloween and Fall pieces which are also included in the promotion! We'll have some new pieces for 2017 later in September.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Etsy store: www.parisminiatures.etsy.com

Summer break...

We will be taking a short break from 14-26 July 2017. 

Our Etsy store will remain open, but any orders placed between those dates will be dealt with after 26 July. 

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Save 15% in our Etsy store until midnight Sunday!

You can save 15% on everything in our Etsy store - but only until the end of Sunday!

Use the coupon code SIMP2017 at the checkout to claim your discount.

And there's no minimum spend :)

SIMP Show Update

(Scroll down for English version...)

Comme c'est le dernier SIMP, 😢, nous avons décidé de vous faire profiter de plein choses intéressantes ....eh oui, vous pourrez trouver sur notre stand un ENORME choix de papiers peints, ainsi que des plinthes et des baguettes, et plein de bricoles diverses :)))

...et bien sûr, les mixers, les marmites, les pinceaux etc....

Evidemment, il y aura une petite gamme de pâtisseries individuelles toutes neuves, et de gâteaux, amoureusement confectionnés pour vous, mais les quantités sont très limitées....vous savez pourquoi...LES CHATONS!!! (Lire plus sur Facebook)

Ah oui, et à la demande générale, je vous ai préparé BEAUCOUP de petites assortiments de biscuits glacés, décorés, des sucettes, chocolats de Pâques, plus craquant les uns que les autres, dans de jolis petits sachets, non collés, que vous pourrez disposer comme vous le souhaitez😇😇😇

Il y en a beaucoup, mais ça part vite, et ils sont presque tous différents....

..je dis ça , je dis rien....😉

Allez, les gens, à demain😘😘😘 (Peut-être un petit 'live' sur Instagram...? @parisminiatures)


...and in English

As tomorrow is the last SIMP miniatures show😢, we’re going all out to bring you lots of interesting things we’ve not had before! On our stand you’ll find a HUGE selection of miniature wallpaper (in 12th and 24th scale!) as well as loads of wooden mouldings and trims (skirting boards, handrails, dado railing) and many other bits and pieces. All new!

…and of course we’ll have the usual selection of mixers, pots, fine paintbrushes (the very ones I use!)

Obviously there will be some brand new types of individual pastries, miniature cakes, lovingly handmade for you, but the quantities are very limited….you probably know why….THE KITTENS!!! (Read more about them on Facebook)

And because many people have asked for them, I will have LOTS (and I mean LOTS!) of beautiful little sachets of cookies of all types - frosted, decorated, plain, round, square. And lots of Easter stuff! And because they are all loose, you can use them to fill your own plates and displays 😇😇😇. And each selection is pretty much unique!

There are lots, but they go very quickly, so make sure you come and see us early in the morning!

Okay, time to go put the finishing touches on the last pieces!

Hopefully see you on Sunday! 😘😘😘

PS If we have time/coverage, we may try to do a live video on Instagram from the show floor - follow @parisminiatures to see...

New Miniatures added to Etsy

We're busy preparing for the SIMP miniatures show in Paris on 25 June (the last one, remember, so if you want to come and see us......)

But we haven't completely forgotten to put some tasty treats in our Etsy store!  Today we have added all of these...

You can find our Etsy store at www.parisminiatures.etsy.com

Hopefully we'll be able to show you some of the pieces we've made for the SIMP soon.

15% Etsy discount extended to midnight 29 May 2017!

We're extending our 15% discount by 24 hours! It's now valid through Memorial Day / Spring Bank Holiday (UK) until midnight on Monday 29 May.

So if you haven't had time to use it yet, now you can!  More details here.

Our Etsy store is at www.parisminiatures.etsy.com

Etsy Update: New miniatures added and save 15% on Etsy until Sunday!

Visit our Etsy store, use coupon code WHYNOT at the checkout, save 15%!

We've decided to offer you an early summer discount in our Etsy store because...why not?!

From now until midnight on Sunday 28 May, you can save 15% on everything in our Etsy store when you use the coupon code WHYNOT at the checkout (see what we did there?!)

We've also added some beautiful new pieces and of course you can use the coupon code on these too!

New additions to our Etsy store today

We hope you'll pop along and have a look. It's Mother's Day in France on Sunday, so you could use that as an excuse to treat yourself (or your Mom!)

You can find our Etsy store at www.parisminiatures.etsy.com

Please note that the discount can only be used on items listed in our Etsy store and does not apply to custom orders, reserved orders or orders being held awaiting payment.

New Miniatures! Bear with us, we're trying some new things....

Over the next few days and weeks we're going to be trying out a new venue for our miniatures.

We've just added these to our new store which you can find here - they are NOT on Etsy!

Click here to see our new miniatures store

For the moment these are the only items in the new store. Our Etsy store will continue for the foreseeable future although we'll be adding new miniatures to the new site as and when we finish them.

Let us know if you have questions or comments about the change.

Click here to see our new miniatures store

We will be at the SIMP miniatures show in Paris on 25 June 2017

We're delighted to confirm that we will be present at next month's SIMP miniatures show in Paris.

Sadly, this 12th edition will the last ever SIMP show, so if you've never been, this will be your last chance!

You can find more details (address, times, exhibiters etc...) on our "Miniature Shows" page.

IMPORTANT! Easter Holiday 2017 Shipping Dates

EASTER HOLIDAY SHIPPING

Please note our Easter holiday shipping dates. Our Etsy store will remain open during the Easter holidays, but we'll be taking a break. We'll deal with orders from Monday 24 April.

Apologies for any inconvenience.

Pink Collection 2016 now on Etsy! 70 Brand new beautiful miniatures...

We're excited to present this year's "Pink Collection" which is now available in our Etsy store.

As you may know, each September we create a special pink-themed collection of miniatures. It's our small way of saying goodbye to summer before moving on to the oranges, yellows and browns of fall (yes, autumn-lovers, we've already started!).

Over the past few weeks, we've created 70 brand new beautiful pieces with a gorgeous pink theme which we hope you'll love.

What if you don't like pink? Well, this isn't the collection you're looking for...!  We'll be back with autumn/halloween miniatures in October :)

Head over to our ETSY STORE where you can see the Pink Collection now...

Back to School / Work

September is here and that means the end of the long summer holiday.  Eight weeks of school holiday seemed like an eternity at the start of July!

Thankfully the weather is still warm and sunny which means the new school runs are a welcome moment to down tools and expose oneself to the late summer / early autumn sun.  

The blog has been quiet over the summer. We've been on holiday to the UK (Marks & Spencers - yay!), had a summer Christmas (complete with Santa!), celebrated our sons 5th birthday (where did those FIVE YEARS GO?!) and even made a few miniatures, including this chocolate floral cake listed in our Etsy store earlier this week...

So what's next?

Well, we're working on our annual Pink Collection which will be launched later in September, after that we'll be concentrating on Halloween/fall miniatures followed by Christmas miniatures. 

There will be other pieces between those major collections, but that should take us nicely to the end of the year.  Let us know in the comments of there's anything you'd like to see in any of those collections.

One other exciting piece of news - we're soon about to be published in American Miniaturist! Keep your eyes out for the Fall issue 162... More about that soon :)

Vacation dates and save 10% on all orders in our Etsy store!

We will be on vacation from 16-30 July but our Etsy store will remain open. Any orders placed during those two weeks will be processed w/c 1 August.

From 16 July until 30 July use the coupon code VACATION2016 at the Etsy checkout to claim your 10% discount*.

You can use the discount as often as you wish during those dates. Why not tell a friend about it?

Visit our Etsy store

You may still get in touch while we're away and we'll reply between cocktails and ice cream (or more likely naps and cups of tea...)

Have a wonderful summer!

*The discount only applies to items currently listed in our Etsy store. It can not be used with custom orders, reserved items or items that are awaiting payment. It can not be back-dated. Thank you.

 

Happy July 4th!

Happy July 4th to all of our readers in the USA!