Vintage Glass Animal Miniatures on ebay!

I just loaded a huge number of vintage glass animals from Germany. These were imported back in the 70's or 80's and are new and have never been sold. All types of animals! Very nice old stock (as most of our items are!)

Well worth the look!

Just head to our ebay store at http://stores.ebay.com/Doris-Dotz-Crafts-Supplies and enter "glass" into the store's search field (look for "Store Search" right under our logo).

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Glass-Tac Black - The First Black Craft Glue

Why use boring old white glue, when you can highlight and frame your glitter and deco-beads in a mid-night black sea of this very unique glue.

It really make your colors bold, creates a very high definition with your other materials and allows you to create designs and patterns that look just great.


This is a brand new item and will really help you create some wonderful projects!

Check it out in our store at Doris Dotz! Click on German Glass Glitter!

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Vintage Germany Tiny Tiny Figures - Just listed! Old Stock Items

We just added 58 unique sets of Merten Figures in our store. These are very small (1/2" or so tall) and came from a German manufacture in the 1970 or 1980's. They are brand new, in their original packaging and are being sold at a discount from what you would see in most hobby or craft stores.We have both small, and very small figures (called "HO" - the larger ones and "N" scale - the smaller ones). We have a fairly good supply of these little guys and have many, many different sets, but when they are gone, they'll be gone for good! We have poeople, animals and even a golf course!

Check out DorisDotz today, and click on Merten Figures.

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New Item! Vintage Lapel Pins - Old Stock German

We recently purchased a full warehouse of thousands of items that were imported from Germany in the 1960's through 1980. We are going through these items and cataloging them as fast as we can. We will putting some great items in our store, so check out DorisDotz for some real unique items.

We just listed some lapel pins from Germany created in the 1970 or 1980s. Most are metal, a few are plastic, but are have real unique themes and colors.

They come are the original cards and make for a real nice collectible. Lots more pictures on the site. First come, first served!

Come check them out!

Doris Dotz Crafts Supplies!

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Announcing World Blends - Unique German Glass Glitter Blends

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World Blends - Unique Glitter Blends

One of things we have discovered with our Glitter is that it's uniqueness takes on new dimensions as it is blended with other colors. In working with this product, we could not help but notice the striking beauty and originality of some of "one time" blends we were creating.

These very creative mixes are really stunning, something that we just had to offer to our customers as our new "World Blends". Of course, you can do the same in your own studio by blending colors to come up with your own unique shades.

However, to get you started, our "Master Blender" (Kathy) has created some very interesting color aspects to get you started. Each World Blend will be of varying colors (some contain up to six different shades) and no two will be alike. Add originality and elegance in your projects with these one of a kind glitter mixes.

This is the same high quality glitter we provide in our single shades only in a much more creative touch! So, play with your glitter and see what blends you can create! And then let us know what you have created!

CHEAP Shipping - Vintage German Miniatures - 49 Cent - Flat Fee Shipping

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Today we are trying something brand new, deep, deep discounts on our shipping fees, 49 Cents on all domestic shipping, and 29 cents for your second item.

Our DOTZ Kits are only a couple of dollars a piece, so a discount on the Kits would not do much to save you money, but 49 cent shipping will really reduce your total spend and allow you to buy other items, like GAS for your car!

This is just our small attempt to help out with your family budget! It is a bit of an experiment, so take us up on the offer while it is here! While the Cheap Shipping is available, our warehouse guys will be working a bit harder for sure, but we can handle it....

So you can chose our Etsy store at http://www.dorisdotz.com/

Or our ebay Store at Doris Dotz on Ebay

Also, we have REALLY reduced all shipping fees Worldwide, so Canada, Germany, UK, French, Japanese customers can save as well!!

Vintage Wooden Ducks - The hottest item on my site!

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We really do not know why, but this is the best selling item in our Etsy store.

The Wooden Duck family from Germany. They are very nice, are offered at a good price, but I never thought we would sell as many as we have. And now we are getting low. Once they are gone they are gone forever.

They come in their own little box, still labeled with the company in East Germany that produced them back in the day....










Strange, You can never really predict what is going to be a hot seller!

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How to Find the best is Craft Miniatures

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We receive alot of questions on where to find craft miniatures, this is an article I found in an old brochure written in the 1970 to promote these German products. It is a little dated now, but still holds true. Doris Dotz has hundreds of these miniature in stock and ready to ship, so get ready for a trip, back in time.

If you are looking for one of a kind art supplies for your business or for your clients, you should try taking a look at the web sites that display a comprehensive offer of European miniatures. And we are talking particularly about first class German vintage miniatures.

Whether you are a retailer of paintings, sculptures, photos and all kind of classic or contemporary artwork, or just a passionate collector, you should try something different, like vintage German miniatures. This means we will be taking a trip back in time and witness the passing of at least 50 years of human history, through the miniature universe of the artist that created these items, years ago.

Imagine that you are looking through the attic of your grandparents’ house and you stumble upon a chest that holds under his rusted lock a treasure that you will find amazing. These are the vintage miniatures we are talking about: genuine pieces that date back from the World War Two period.

This kind of art and craft supplies are the only ones left from the initial line of products. The creation process was an individual occupation back then. There were no assembly lines or such complex processes to create miniatures. There was only the ability of the artist, as well as a designer and a modeler, and also a painter, since all the products were hand painted.

Apart from the incredible artwork that involves creating such vintage miniatures, we should not forget to mention other important features. The variety of models and representations spread from animal figurines (wild animals, domestic animals, dinosaurs and mythological creatures) to human characters (different periods of time soldiers, civilians and fairy tales heroes) all the way to landscape products (trees, foliage and colored ballast) and railroading accessories (engines, cars, transported products, rail tracks, and much more). And in case you turn to be passionate about recreating a real scene, by using vintage miniature, you should keep in mind that every piece represents an exact scale, at the certain small size, with the real size replica. All the models are usually between 1:20 and 1:64 scale models.

When it comes to comparing art supplies such as vintage miniatures with modern time miniatures that do not follow the old way, the former definitely stand out. Nowadays assembly line products are no match to the hand made products that German masters used to make.

All you have to do is search the Internet for web sites that host e-commerce with art supplies such as the vintage miniatures we described in this article. And keep in mind that most of the miniatures are the only ones left of their kind. So be prepared to own a unique piece of art that witnessed modern history in an old treasure chest in a dusty attic.

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Vintage Spun Cotton Mushrooms - New on Doris Dotz

Craft Mushrooms!

We have opened up some cases of old miniature vintage German Mushrooms and now have them listed up on our Doris Dotz webstore.

These mushrooms were produced in East Germany, back in the day (1970's) and were in a warehouse until we purchased the old lot.

We have all types of Ceramic, Plastic and Spun Cotton miniature mushrooms, all packaged in our Doris Dotz Kits, ready to be used!

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CraftBits - Great Website & Blog for crafters

I wanted to let the group know about Craftbits - a website with a huge number of Free project plans. I am just a happy user of their site and not connected to them in any way.....

What really makes CraftBits unique is that was created by a mother and daughter team, blending a unique combination of crafting and creativity. They started their website after numerous years in the area of craft, teaching, retail craft and owning a gift store. CraftBits was launched to provide resources for teachers, therapists, and craft enthusiasts in the year 1999. Since then, the website has grown tremendously in terms of content and resource information. And they are in Queensland, Australia. Cool!

And while you are there, you really need to check their blog, CraftGossip - hear about the latest gossip in crafts and DIY ideas written by a professional team of editors. Well worth the visit! Craft Gossip

Wel.. back to surfing the web and looking for more projects that I do not have time to complete!

Cyber-Thrift Store Shopping

I got a number of emails about Goodwill's auction website, so this is just a quick post to share this info.

Some background: shopgoodwill.com is an auction site created, owned and operated by Goodwill of Orange County (Santa Ana, CA). However, participating Goodwill's from across the country offer for auction on the site a wide array of art, antiques and collectibles as well as new and nearly new items pulled from their inventories of donated goods. From unique one-of-a-kind items to estate pieces, the depth of resources is enormous.

Lots of very interesting and strange items by for bid! Have Fun!

Plug Boards - Worth the effort?

All About Plug Boards:

It seems like everyone on Etsy is getting a plugboard for their store or blog. I recently posted in the Etsy forums about Plugboards and got a lot of questions. So, here is an overview on Plugboards:

A Plugboard is a free ad serving service that allows you to create ads to place on other people plugboards and likewise, allow users to add their advertising banner themselves onto the plugboard on your website or blog. Their banners remain on your plugboard until they are bumped off, in which case, they can return and plug their banner again. This creates traffic for your website as the users keep coming back to your website to see if their banner is still there.

Using plugboards is very, very easy. Users just need to enter two pieces of information into the two clickable boxes on the bottom of your plugboard. They enter their button or banner URL and website or blog URL and then click "PLUG". Their banner is then added to your plugboard.

Here is a leading provider of plugboards that you can install on your site or blog (but not on Etsy - not allowed there) http://www.plugme.net/

Most plugboards house 88x31 size banners. Each plugboard can hold upto 60 buttons. However, this can be adjusted so your plugboard can hold more or less buttons. You can change the "Buttons per row" and/or "Number of rows" of buttons in your settings. 10 buttons are archived at any point in time so if you need to delete a button then you won't have a blank hole in your plugboard.

Each plugboard can be easily customized and controlled through a simple easy to use control panel that you can access on the plugboard website. You can edit and control who uses your plugboard by deleting buttons you don't want, ban users IP's you don't like, and ban domains. There is also a "Flood control" feature that holds the specified seconds between plugging times to help prevent spammers. You can also set you account up so that you are email notified when someone plugs on your board. You can even decide what background color you'd like to use for your plugboard.

I hope this helps!

Wooden Dollhouse Miniatures

I was shopping on Goodwill's web site and came across a huge lot of Doll House miniatures.

And, since I have no self control, I bought them all. Over 160 pieces. Produced by a little wood working company in Michigan. They are nice, but not my cup of tea, so up on ebay they went.

Check them out at Ebay Item number: 260230029861

If you want more info, or have any questions, just let me know!

Well Hello! I kew you were coming so I baked a cake!

This is my first post in my new blog and as you can see I've been busy baking and taking care of the household.

Over the next few weeks (months) I want to use this blog to talk about my products, where I get them, what I find along the way and life in the crafting fast lane.

Thanks for stopping!

Doris