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

Results of the first tutorial challenge!

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:
    • Thank you to the people who donated this week. Majority wish to remain anonymous but you know who you are so...thank you! If just 200 people donate £1 each it would be enough to keep icklebits free for another year. To see how well we're doing this tax year, please click here.
    • This weeks sponsor is Terry from Diminutive Dwellings. Check out Terrys shop in Etsy, blog at icklebits and her profile! Thank you.  
  • Tutorial Challenge!
    • Check out this article telling you all about the new challenge. Is there anything you would like a tutorial on? Set me the challenge! Click here to find out how.
• 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 4merryweather4, CherylT bluerockgourds, janxx , Lena123 and MarleneH !
• 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
• 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:
  • My Sweet Abbie
  • Jan's Minis
• Notes:
  • We now have 48 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:
  • My Sweet Abbie
• Notes:
  • We now have 22 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:
  • 21st May 2011 -
    • Southern Connecticut Spring Show & Sale
    • Independent Miniature Artisans New Orleans Show & Sale
  • 22nd May 2011 -
    • Leatherhead Leisure Centre, Surrey, UK
• New Fairs Added To Calendar:
  • No new fairs
• 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
  1. Mission Style Bed
  2. Mission Style Night Table
  3. Mission Style Chest of Drawers
  4. Mission Style Side Table and Chair
  5. Dolls Bed
  6. Make a Doll Bed For A Range of Dollhouse Doll Sizes and Dolls House Scales
  7. Make A Dolls House Scale Night, Bedside or End Table With Shelves or Drawers
  8. Make a Basic Cupboard or Armoire With Opening Doors For A Dolls House
  9. Make a Dolls House Bed From Wooden Stir Sticks
  10. 3 Drawer Chest
  11. Kitchen Wall Cabinet
  12. Vanity
  13. Chair
  14. Couch Made With Polymer Clay
  15. Simple Bench
  16. Louis XVI Chair
  17. Rustic Twig Doll's House Cabin Chair
  18. Make Dollhouse Kitchen or Dining Chairs From Wood
  19. Chair With Cover
  20. Wicker Chair
  21. Reupholster A Wing Chair
  22. **VIDEO** Chair
  23. Adirondack Rustic Dollhouse Furniture
  24. Make Dollhouse and Scale Model Tables With Basic Techniques and Simple Tools
  25. Valentine Table
  26. Craft Table
  27. **VIDEO** Table
  28. Folding Screen
  29. Another Folding Screen
  30. Make a Dolls House Bookcase With Dado Joints
  31. Build a Model Horse Tack Trunk Or Simple Wooden Chest in Dolls House Scale
  32. Make Hanging Pegs and a Shelf From Craft or Scrap Wood in Dollhouse Scales
  33. Working With Michaels Hutches
  34. Mission Style Furniture
  35. Kitchen Wall Cabinet
  36. Wicker Sofa - crochet
  37. Make Scale Miniature Water Lilies For Dollhouse and Model Scenes
  38. Make a Scale Miniature Christmas Cactus or Other Holiday Cacti
  39. Printable Aquarium With Fish
  • Daily (ish!) updates at our tutorial blog. Click here to view.
• Tutorial Challenge!

• Check out this article telling you all about the new challenge. Is there anything you would like a tutorial on? Set me the challenge! Click here to find out how.

• New Tips:
  • No new tips
• New Printables:
  • Printable Aquarium With Fish
  • Notes:
  • We now have 915 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:
  • Making Miniature Dollhouse Furniture
  • **New Feature** - Follow Tutorial Blog By Email
  • Tutorial Challenge #1 - Furniture
• 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:
  • Not strictly a competition but check out the new tutorial challenge!
• 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:
  • Jan's Minis submitted by janxx
• 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!
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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!
• 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...

• Tutorial Challenge #2 will be published. Anyone care to set #3?! 

See you next week!

Donna

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