Welcome to my weekly round up of what's been going on here...

So......what's been happening?

Contents:

• News and updates
• New Members
• Forum
• Galleries
• Blogs
• Fairs
• Tutorials
• Articles
• Raffle
• Business Directory
• Polls
• Newsletter
• Next Week

News and updates...

• Members News:
• News from Hazel Dowd:
  •  I have just released 2 new DVD's on dressing dolls.
    
    DVD.1. A Lady out Shopping; A Bridegroom;A Little Girl dressing up in her mothers clothes and an Old Lady sitting doing her patchwork.
    
    DVD.2. An older gentleman in Evening Mess dress (uniform); A modern seated lady in trousers; a Vicitorian Washer woman and a modern or Vicotian wedding gown on a mannequin.
    
    I will have more coming out through the year. Visit www.hazel-dowd.co.uk for more information
• News from theambergiraffe:
  •   The Amber Giraffe now has a new home ! http://www.ambergiraffeminiatures.co.uk 
• Sponsors:
• This weeks sponsorship came from Debbe Mize. To see her wonderful work please visit her site by clicking here. Thank you Debbe!  

New Members...

• Welcome to flgirl498, MOA/MiniShowOnline, maria, Mlseward, laura_hip and Janet! 

Forum...

• (You need to be logged in first to view)
• New topics in forum:
  • "Had a lovely day"
  • "Oh for a basement this large"
  • "Help wanted! Fimo help, that is..."
  •  "New DVD Tutorials"
  • "Hi :)"
  • Mini Groups  
• New FAQ:
  •  How Do I Insert An Image In The Forum?
  •  How Do I Add A Signature To My Posts?
• If you've not already introduced yourself, please pop a line or two in the "Welcome Mat". Just click on "New Thread" and tell us a little bit about yourself. 

 Galleries... 

• New Galleries:
  • Memory Lane Minis
  • Miseward
  • Flora Laura
• New photos.
  • Terry (1 new photo), Glass and Pottery (1 new photo), Kweeny (8 new photos), Dollhouses and Roomboxes (8 new photos)
• We now have 28 Member Galleries
• NOTE:  Some people when registering are ticking the "Enable gallery" box but not putting what name they want. Without the name I'm afraid we can't set it up. If you are one of those people then please email me at gallery@icklebits.co.uk with your username and preferred title. Gallery will be set up within 48 working hours.

Blogs...

•  Flora Laura
•  We now have 21 Blogs
• To read the latest posts go to www.icklebits.co.uk/blogs then you will see the latest posts by each member.
•  Also if you join us at twitter you can see the lasest posts via tweets! (see twitter window to left of website or bird at top left)
• It's been brought to my attention that people are setting up their blogs but not posting in them! You all clearly need an incentive to get posting...any ideas welcome. Please email us at blog@icklebits.co.uk  

Fairs...

• Fairs Coming Up...
  • 29th January - Dolly's Day Dreams - Theydon Bois, Essex
  • 30th January - D & M Fair - Dartford/Rochester, UK
  • 5th February -
    • 37th Nostalgia in Miniatures, CA - USA
    • Atlanta Miniatures Show - USA
• New events added...
  • No new events
• Click here to view all 19 fair dates for January 2011
• Click here to view all 14 fair dates for February 2011

New Tutorials, tips and printables...

• Tips:
  • Gardening Is Fun!
• Tutorials
  • Tutorial links:
    •  Folded Shirts - recommended by Terry
    • Mini Bra - recommended by Terry
    • Set Up Your Table For A Miniature Show Or Sale
    • Make a Braided Rug - recommended by Terry 
  • Video Tutorials:
    • Making Books recommended by Terry
    • My Favorite Glues recommended by Terry
• Click here to see ALL new tutorials for January
• We now have 718 tutorials listed on icklebits (including videos)!!!

Articles...

• New articles:
  •  How Do I Insert An Image In The Forum?
  •  How Do I Create A Signature In The Forum?
  • Gardening Is Fun!
  • Your Dollhouse Furniture Can Alter The Look Of Your Whole Miniature Dollhouse 
• We have 426 articles to date. Click here to read... 

Raffle...

• FREE for January!
• You can enter as many times as you wish!
• Prizes:
  • 1st = 300
  • 2nd = 200
  • 3rd = 100
• Raffle will be drawn on Tuesday 1st February. A record 70 entries at time of writing!

New Entries in Business Directory

• Miniatures Only
• A Mini Miniature Show
• Click here to view the all of latest entries in our business directory

Polls...

• No new polls this week. Why don't you suggest one? Email us at admin@icklebits.co.uk with your suggestion.
• 100 icklepoints awarded for any published poll!

Newsletter... 

• January monthly newsletter out! Click here to view.
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Next week...

• A new poll
• More video tutorials

See you next week!

Donna

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