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BIG congratulations to Amanda Kelly from Pandaminiatures and her team partner (and fiance!) Bree Sepulveda for their awesome WIN on the first episode on the Biggest Little Christmas Showdown on HGTV which aired on Friday, November 27 on HGTV!

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The teams were challenged to build against the Mele Kalikimaka - a Hawaiian Christmas and Team Yellow created this awesome pontoon boat/tiki bar/beach scene.

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Their pontoon boat was filled with tiny details like tiny leis, a tiki bar lined with coconut drinks with tiny umbrellas and bar stools topped with metal soda pop lids! There was a crazy amount of detail which helped this team lead, but it was their unique interpretation of the theme that won the hearts of the judges - great work!

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Tiny napkins and tiny ginger bread ladies adorned high top tables which completed the bar scene!

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The competition was stiff - Team Greg and Katie created an "Aloha Abode" featuring a spiral staircase and mega mini palm tree.

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Mother/daughter team Tracy and Renee's "Family Beach House" was filled with comfy tiny throw pillows and a koi pond water feature which was an an interior designer's dream home in miniature.

Here is a video recap of all the awesome work from the episode!

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The Biggest Little Christmas Showdown is a fun, quirky, reality-based four-part series premiering on Friday, November 27th at 9pm ET/PT on #HGTV. Each week only one team will wow the spirited panel of judges which includes HGTV designer Genevieve Gorder, Dave Asling, best known for his work on Welcome to Marwen, and our own darling of the mini world June Clinkscales!

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Winning teams advance to the next round of this cheerful competition and in the final round, the top contenders craft their most extravagant mini holiday houses ever for a chance at the ultimate victory: a grand prize worth $50,000 and the surprise of a lifetime when their winning miniature is replicated into a full sized magical vacation home decked out for the season.


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We were excited to host our first ever Meet the Miniaturist: Virtual Open Studio Event on Sunday, November 22 (Photo above: Kate Santichen: The Tiny Craftress)



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Ever wonder what it was like to wander into the studios of popular miniature artist and take a peek at what's going on? Our first Virtual Open Studio event invited participants to visit the working studios of popular miniaturists (Photo Above: Kraig Councell/Creative Eye Miniatures.

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This event was hosted on Zoom and featured casual chats with each maker while their latest creations were shared with participants. The chat box was open throughout for questions and we were even treated to some tips and tricks on how the artists craft their terrific miniatures!

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Featured in this special Meet the Miniaturist were Kate Santichen, the Tiny Craftress (@The_Tiny_Craftress) and Kraig Councell from Creative Eye Miniatures.

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Thank you all for your kind works of encouragement! If you would like to support the ongoing development of this online series you may contribute here:



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Until Next time: Happy MiniMaking!



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BREAKING MINI NEWS! A new @HGTV show about #MINIATURES is about to premier and features Darren T. Scala (me!) from D. Thomas Miniatures and my talented team partner, the delightful May Burnett, as we face a fierce tournament-style competition to build winning miniatures! (Press Release http://bit.ly/BLCSHGTV).

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The Biggest Little Christmas Showdown is a fun, quirky, reality-based four- part series hosted by Tony Award® winning actor James Monroe Iglehart from Broadway's Aladdin and Hamilton.

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Each week only one team will wow the spirited panel of judges which includes HGTV designer Genevieve Gorder, Dave Asling, best known for his work on Welcome to Marwen, and our own darling of the mini world June Clinkscales!

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Winning teams will advance to the next round of this cheerful competition and in the final round, the top contenders will craft their most extravagant mini holiday houses ever for a chance at the ultimate victory: a grand prize worth $50,000 and the surprise of a lifetime when their winning miniature is replicated into a full sized magical vacation home decked out for the season.

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Mark your calendars, this show premiers on Friday, November 27, at 9 p.m ET/PT on HGTV and is expected to be AWESOME and the BIGGEST thing to hit the MINI WORLD in a long time!

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On her Harry Potter's Greenhouse piece featuring live plan You have to be a carpenter. You have to be a builder. You have to be a painter. You have to do plants

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