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

Lots of new tutorials, new business and new members...

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:
  • I've been a day behind all week due to the bank holiday and its only just occurred to me its Friday and this newsletter goes out on a Thursday. Oops!
• 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 TanjaK, Bunny, Sandra, fontenayval and IrmaL !
  • 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. Should I close the forum? Maybe we should have a poll...
• 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:
  • No new galleries
• Notes:
  • We now have 41 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:
  • Ah now I'm still behind onthe May fairs. Life is getting far too hectic. Not very professional. 
• New Fairs Added To Calendar:
  • See above.
• Get Involved!:
  • To add an event (log in first) please click here
• 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

Tutorials, Tips and Printables...

• New Tutorials
  • *VIDEO* How To Make a Miniature Cookie
  • Make Miniature Butterfly Koi From Polymer Clay for Dollhouse and Model Scenes
  • Make Scale Miniature Raw Eggs for Dolls House or Model Scenes
  • Make Poseable Scale Miniature Sheep Using Needle Felting Techniques
  • Make a Doll House Miniature Needle Felt Raccoon (or Other Animal!)
  • Make Your Dog in Miniature - Use Felting Techniques to Make Poseable Scale Dogs
  • Make a Miniature Felt Hippopotamus
  • Sculpt Small Seagulls for Scale Models From a Variety of Modelling Materials
  • Make Miniature Mice or Rats in Dolls House Scales From Air Dry or Polymer Clay
  • Daily (ish!) updates at our tutorial blog. Click here to view.
• New Category:
  • Pets and animals > Farm Animals
  • Pets and animals > Birds
  • Pets and animals > Other animals
• New Tips:
  • No new tips
• New Printables:
  • No new printables
  • Notes:
  • We now have 861 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:
  • Raffle, Medals and Awards. - Did you win?
  • New Tutorials For May
• 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...

• Medals:
  • 100 points and medal have been awarded to cmsmini  for being the most active user in March.
  • 100 points and medal have been awarded to Carrie  for being the most active member in the forum in March.
  • 100 points and medal have been awarded to drorita for her article "Making Teapots From Beads".
• Raffle:
  • FREE for May! - You can enter as many times as you wish! 
  • APRIL WINNERS!!!  
    • 1st = Verity  
    • 2nd = Coia 
    • 3rd = Lynxes
  • Prizes:
    • 1st = 300
    • 2nd = 200
    • 3rd = 100
  • Raffle will be drawn on 1st June 2011
• 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:
  • Mi pequeña Libertad
• 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...

• Find out the latest before everyone else!
• Would you like these FREE weekly updates sent to your inbox?
• 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!
• If you would like that then after logging in, click on Newsletter in the User Menu. Then go to My Subscriptions and tick "Yes" and Save. If you would rather we do that for you then email us at newsletter@icklebits.co.uk with your username and request and we'll do it

Next Week...

• I REALLY must find time to do the May events! Sorry 

See you next week!

Donna

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