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

May events, tutorial challenge, new galleries and photos and more!

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'm a couple of weeks late doing the monthly update so it tends to go up to the first week in May. Just warning you because at beginning of June i will probably repeat myself!!!  Here it is if you haven't seen it. Click here to view. 
  • As you all know I've had quite a health scare recently. Well in case anyone was wondering, I've now had the all clear! To celebrate my wonderful hubby has arranged a surprise weekend away for us this weekend. Can't believe the whole family kept it secret for a week!
• 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 Grace, cmce, Craftymum1 and joan1 !
• Get Involved!:
  • To register, (It's free!) please click here.

Forum...

• (you need to be logged in first to view)
• New Threads:
  • Themed Tutorial Challenge
  • Did You Miss The April Newsletter?
  • May Fair Dates
• 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:
  • Craftymum1
• New Photos:
  • Claire's Gallery (8 new photos)
  • Landon House (1 new photo)
• Notes:
  • We now have 45 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:
  • 13th May -
  • The Kensington Dolls House Festival, London, UK
  • 14th May -
  • The Kensington Dolls House Festival, London, UK
  • 15th May -
  • The Kensington Dolls House Festival, London, UK
  • Basildon Fair, UK
  • 21st May -
  • Southern Connecticut Spring Show and Sale
  • Independant Miniature Artisans New Orleans Show and Sale
• New Fairs Added To Calendar:
  • 8th May -
  • Lincoln Fair, UK
  • Brighton Racecourse, East Sussex, UK
  • 13th May -
  • The Kensington Dollshouse Festival, London - UK
  • 14th May -
  • The Kensington Dollshouse Festival, London - UK
  • 15th May -
  • The Kensington Dollshouse Festival, London - UK
  • Basildon Fair, UK
  • 21st May -
  • Independent Miniature Artisans New Orleans Show & Sale
  • Southern Connecticut Spring Show & Sale
  • 29th May -
  • D & M Fair - Dartford/Rochester, UK
  • 30th May -
  • Waltham Abbey Fair, Essex, UK
• Get Involved!:
  • To view all dates for May please click here.
  • 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 Miniature Nail Polish Bottles
  • **VIDEO** - Baking Polymer Clay
  • **VIDEO** - How To Make Miniature Nuts
  • Make Realistic Water Features in any Model Scale Using Sheet Plastic
  • Nautical Knot Rug in Miniature - Tie an Ocean Plait Rug - Dolls House Rope Rug
  • Instructions for Making Miniature Beach Hut Photo or Mirror Frames in 1:12 Scale
  • **VIDEO** - How To Make Miniature Candles
  • Make a Miniature Working Light House
  • Make a Dolls House Scale Tricorne Hat from Felt
  • Build a Simple Wooden Chest or Riding Tack Trunk in Dolls House Scale
  • Miniature Tadpoles in a Jar - 1:12 Dolls House Scale Tadpoles in Epoxy Resin
  • How To Make A Market Stall by our icklebits member Drorita
  • 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 870 tutorials listed on icklebits (including videos)!!!
  • Click here to view all tutorials for May
• 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:
  • May Fair Dates
  • Themed Tutorial Challenge - What Would You Like To See?
  • Did You Miss The April Newsletter?
• 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 May! - You can enter as many times as you wish! 
  • Prizes:
    • 1st = 200
    • 2nd = 100
    • 3rd = 50
  • 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:
  • No new entries
• 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...

• April Newsletter out now! (a few weeks late but better late than never!)
• 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...

• The results of the Tutorial Challenge...it's going well so far! All will be revealed... 

See you next week!

Donna

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