The journal
Notes from the workshop.
Process diaries, room-build series, and small thoughts about why miniature worlds slow time down. Updated whenever a piece teaches me something worth writing about.
July 2026 · 7 min read
Miniature furniture scale guide: 1:12, 1:24 and how to tell what fits
The only scale guide you need: what 1:12 and 1:24 actually mean in centimetres, the real-world sizes of a bed, table and chair in each, and a simple check for furniture with no scale listed.
July 2026 · 7 min read
What miniature furniture is made from, and how to tell quality from tat
Wood, resin, metal, printed card and 3D print: what each material means for how a miniature looks, lasts and photographs, plus six checks for spotting a well-made piece before you buy.
July 2026 · 8 min read
How to add realistic detail to a miniature room: the small things
Ten details that turn a miniature room from a furniture showroom into somewhere that looks lived in, from a half-drunk cup to the art of leaving something slightly out of place.
July 2026 · 7 min read
Ageing and weathering miniatures: how to make new things look old
Dry-brushing, washes, edge wear and the tea-staining trick. Five gentle techniques for taking the shine off new miniatures so they look like they have been in the family for years.
July 2026 · 6 min read
The miniature accessories that actually finish a room (and what to skip)
Which small accessories earn their place in a miniature scene, room by room, plus the ones that quietly make a scene look worse and are best left in the drawer.
June 2026 · 8 min read
A year of tiny stories: styling Maileg mouse scenes through the seasons
Spring nurseries, summer gardens, cosy autumn corners and a Christmas morning in miniature. A season-by-season guide to keeping your Maileg mice in step with the year.
June 2026 · 7 min read
How a suitcase room is made: a look inside the workshop
From an empty vintage-style case to a finished little world: the eight stages every Tiny Treasures room goes through, and why each one is still done slowly, by hand.
June 2026 · 7 min read
Miniature room boxes for beginners: how to start your first tiny world
What a room box actually is, the scales that matter, and a simple five-step way to build or choose your first miniature room without spending a fortune or buying a single power tool.
June 2026 · 6 min read
How to display miniature rooms: shelves, walls and suitcase dioramas
Six ways to show off a miniature room so it actually gets lived with, from a floating shelf to a case that closes and travels, plus how to keep dust and sunlight from spoiling it.
June 2026 · 7 min read
Make it, don't buy it, handmade additions for a Maileg scene from your scrap drawer
Twelve no-shopping-required ways to lift a Maileg scene: a matchbox shelf, a craft-stick crate, a felt rug, a fabric-scrap quilt. All under fifteen minutes each, all from things you already own.
June 2026 · 5 min read
Handmade Father's Day gift ideas, 2026, eight small worlds for the dad who has everything
Father's Day in the UK lands on 15 June 2026. Eight tiny handmade suitcase scenes, pubs, sheds, snug parlours, games rooms, for the dad who's run out of things he wants and would rather have something he keeps.
June 2026 · 2 min read
Why I make suitcases
An essay on the quiet pull of miniature worlds, the comfort of making something by hand, and why a closed pink case can feel like a doorway.
June 2026 · 7 min read
Maileg sizing decoded, Mouse, Micro, My, Mini, and what fits where
The cheat sheet for Maileg sizes: which mice fit which furniture, what "My" vs "Micro" vs "Mouse" vs "Mini" actually means, and the one mistake that costs every new collector a wasted purchase.
June 2026 · 5 min read
The Maileg dollhouse playbook, Mouse Hole Farmhouse, Castle, and House of Miniature, room by room
How to set up the Maileg dollhouses room by room, the Mouse Hole Farmhouse, the Mouse Castle, the House of Miniature, the Gingerbread House, and the SuitCasa. Which house fits which mice, and where the magic moments land.
June 2026 · 9 min read
Maileg, a beginner's guide from someone who fell in slowly
What a Maileg actually is, where they came from, the difference between a Micro and a Maxi, what to chase, what to avoid, and how to start a collection without re-mortgaging the cottage.
June 2026 · 4 min read
Make a room with me, the sticker suitcase
A sticker-covered charity-shop find becomes a girls' bedroom in eight steps. The before, the during, and the moment the lid finally closes.