Yvonne Laurent Farley was an extensive miniatures collector throughout the 90's and early 2000's and very active in the miniatures community for many years. Born in Twin Falls, Idaho, in the early 1920's, she moved to Los Angeles where she met her husband. She worked in the retail and the medical world but her true love was fine art and she studied calligraphy at UCLA Riverside in California and started her own caligraphy business. She caught the miniatures "bug" when the co

I'm pleased to announce I'll be hosting my first Patrons Club Event of the year on Thursday, January 19 at 7pm ET and will feature arts educator and talented miniaturist May Burnett from Dobbs Ferry, New York. May was also my creative partner on the Biggest Little Christmas Showdown competition on HGTV (2020). In addition to her miniature baking skills, May is fiercely talented at throwing pottery in small scale. She'll share her newest tiny designs with Club Patrons inspi

Are you looking to take your love of collecting miniatures to the next level? Join me on Saturday, January 21 at 10am ET for my free talk about how to build an awesome collection of tiny treasures. In this free webinar, I’ll share insider tips for assembling the best assortment small scale prizes for the highest value, best quality and biggest delight! I’ll start with a brief history of the hobby of miniature collecting and talk a bit about why we like to collect tiny thing

I'm absolutely THRILLED that my Winter 2023 auction is underway: The Yvonne Farley Miniatures Collection! This sale is happening over the next few weeks on the D. Thomas Miniatures eB ay site here. Yvonne Farley was an extensive collector throughout the 90's and early 2000's and very active in the miniatures community before her passing in 2015. She attended miniature shows throughout the United States, took classes in miniature making and built a large collection of tiny t