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

  16 new tutorials ranging from blueberry pies to teapots and pillows! Great new events coming soon...

So......what else has been happening?...

Contents:

• News and updates
• New Members
• Forum
• Galleries
• Blogs
• Fairs
• Tutorials, Tips and Printables
• Articles
• Raffle, Medals and Competitions
• Business Directory
• Polls
• Newsletter
• Next Week

News and Updates...

• News:
  • Donations:
    • Well the 2010-2011 tax year is over. In the 6 months since we'd been appealing to keep the site free we've had a grand total of £72 donated to the running costs of icklebits. That just about covered those 6 months so THANK YOU all of you!
    • We've now reset the target for the new tax year and are aiming for £200 again. If just 200 people donate £1 each then that covers the costs and unlike other sites we can carry on with free galleries, free blogs, free tutorials, free forum...ah you get the gist of it I'm sure!
• Get Involved!:
  • Do you have any news to share? However big or small? Please email it to us at admin@icklebits.co.uk

New Members...

• New Members:
  • Welcome to craftland, webconsult, propassess, cmsmini,   beachpeachblue, klaram2000, kakabekabunny, miniroxy, Bagpuss, javagrl and loubeth !
  • Get Involved!:
  • To register, (It's free!) please click here.

Forum...

• (you need to be logged in first to view)
• New Threads:
  • No new threads
• Get Involved!:
  • 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.  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:
  • Cleveland Miniaturia Society
• Notes:
  • We now have 43 Member Galleries
• Get Involved!:
  • 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...

• New Blogs:
  • No new blogs
• Notes:
  • 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
• Get Involved!:
  • 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:
  •  
    • 7th April
      • Three Blind Mice Chicago Show and Sale
    • 8th April
      • Chicago International - USA
      • Independent Miniature Artisans Chicago Show & Sale
      • Three Blind Mice Chicago Show and Sale

    • 9th April

       

      • Independent Miniature Artisans Chicago Show & Sale
      • Chicago International - USA
      • Three Blind Mice Chicago Show and Sale

    • 10th April
      • Chicago International - USA
      • Lyndhurst, Hants, UK
      • South Wootton Fair, near King's Lynn - UK
    • 16th April
      • Desborough & District exhibition and fair
      • Gateway Miniature Fair & Sale
      • Mini Les Bois 31st Annual Show & Sale
      • Pudsey Fair, Leeds - UK
    • Disclaimer
      • We make every effort to ensure fair information is up to date but Doll house and miniature shows are subject to change without notice. Before attending any fair we highly recommend you check with the show promoter and/or venue of a miniature show to verify the event information. icklebits is not responsible for incorrect show information
• New Fairs Added To Calendar:
  • No new fairs
• Get Involved!:
  • To add an event (log in first) please click here

Tutorials, Tips and Printables...

• New Tutorials
  • Links:
    • Make Realistic Dollhouse Scale Miniature Pussy Willow Branches
    • Make Realistic Miniature Berries
    • Make Miniature Chocolate Easter Bunnies
    • Make Miniature Muffins and Cupcakes
    • Make a Simple Mould and Cast a Range of Scale Miniature Bottles
    • Making Teapots From Beads
    • Dollhouse Pillow With Ruffles (Part 1, Part 2)
    • Lamp Harp For Dollhouse Electrified Lamp
  • Videos:
    • Glazing
    • Blueberry Pie
    • Quenching
    • 1/12th Scale Easter Egg Bread
    • How To Make A Miniature Dollhouse Easter Egg Tree 
    • How To Make A Miniature Dollhouse Chair
    • Miniature Easter Cake in Polymer Clay
    • Polymer Clay For Beginners
  • New Category in Videos > Furniture
  • Daily (ish!) updates at our tutorial blog. Click here to view.
• New Tips:
  • No new tips
• New Printables:
  • No new printables
  • Notes:
  • We now have 800 tutorials listed on icklebits (including videos)!!!
  • Click here to view all tutorials for April
• Disclaimer
  • You agree to not hold icklebits.co.uk liable for any inaccuracies found within an article published on icklebits.co.uk or any of our partner sites. icklebits.co.uk is simply a focal point for authors and publishers to meet. If you have an issue with someone stealing your original work, please contact us and we will remove the article in question immediately. icklebits.co.uk does not endorse any author, website, or product mentioned in any articles not written by the team. All articles published by icklebits.co.uk is not meant to be used for legal, medical, or any other type of advice. All articles published by icklebits.co.uk and its partners are for informational purposes only.
• Get Involved!:
  • Do you have a tutorial, tip or printable you want to share? If so, please email us at tutorials@icklebits.co.uk or click here for more info.

Articles...

• New Articles:
  • April Raffle
  • New Tutorials For April
  • Did You Miss The March Newsletter?
  • Happy Mother's Day
  • Raffle, Medals and Awards - March 2011
  • Making Teapots From Beads
  • Dolls House Furniture - Revisiting Playtime Fun
• Notes:
  • We have over 500 articles to date. Click here to read...
• Get Involved!:
  • Do you have an article you would like to share? If so, please send it to us at features@icklebits.co.uk or click here for more info. We look forward to reading them.

Raffle, Medals and Competitions...

• Raffle:
  • FREE for April! - You can enter as many times as you wish! 
  • Prizes:
    • 1st = 200
    • 2nd = 100
    • 3rd = 50
  • Raffle will be drawn on 1st May 2011
• MARCH WINNERS!!!  
  • 1st = Lynxes 
  • 2nd = Verity
  • 3rd = littleb
• Medals:
• • 100 points and medal have been awarded to Lynxes for being the most active user in March.
  • 100 points and medal have been awarded to CarSickKitty for being the most active member in the forum in March.
  • No medal was awarded for a member for writing the most articles in March because none were submitted!!!!
• Competitions:
  • No new competitions
• Get Involved!:
  • Do you have an idea for a competition? How about donating a prize...free advertising for you! Email us at competition@icklebits.co.uk

Business Directory...

• New Entries:
  • Viola's Dolls
• Notes:
  • Click here to view the all of latest entries in our business directory
• Get Involved!:
  • Do you have a business or website you would like to put in the directory? If so click here for more info.

Polls...

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

Newsletter...

• March newsletter out now! Click here to read if you missed it!
• Find out the latest before everyone else!
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• These are just brief updates of new tutorials, galleries, blogs etc for that week to save you searching the website. We now offer that to your inbox for FREE!
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Next Week...

• Hm...not decided yet! 

See you next week!

Donna

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