Welcome to the website of the South Australian Miniature Enthusiasts Inc (S.A.M.E.)

S.A.M.E. helps promote miniatures through the club meetings, workshops and our annual festival. In doing so we not only help others learn about our hobby but we also raise money for children's charities through our annual festival.

Our club was founded in 1983 and meetings were originally held in one of the members homes. Over the years our membership has grown so much so that we now meet in a hall big enough to accommodate all our members and visitors, who we always welcome. We have now become a little 'web-wise' (as of 2010) and looking forward to being more available to the general public via this site.

Meetings

The meetings include a brief introduction, followed by workshops, demonstrations, occasionally member's trade tables and of course a cuppa! Our meetings help members gain information about, and an understanding of, the hobby of miniatures and collectibles. We share the love of miniatures and also friendship as well.

Meet: 2nd Wednesday of the month (except January - no meeting)

Time: 7.30pm

Where: The Payneham Community Centre, cnr Arthur Street and Payneham Road (the old school building opposite the Marden Shopping Centre)


Festival

Each year we hold a weekend festival of miniatures and dollhouses, the first being held in 1986. The festival includes miniature displays, local and interstate traders, demonstrations of many different techniques for making miniature products (including miniature wood turning), raffles, lucky dips and food to delight the taste buds!!

Next festival: To be announced.


All welcome. Proceeds from the festival, benefit children's charities in South Australia.

Any member of S.A.M.E. is encouraged to access the members only web page, ask questions, give hints and share photos of your miniatures with the whole group. To become a web page member you will need to be a financial member of the club, and then you can forward your email to the address below. You will receive authorisation back to your email - then follow the prompts.

Email

Email
Workshops

Keep your eyes on this spot for future workshops to be held in the group.


Contact
For further information you can ring
To be announced

What we did with our money from the 2009 Festival

Every year at out Annual General Meeting, with funds raised from our Festival, we make a donation to a children's charity or charities. This year we were pleased to present a donation to a representative of The Australian Lions Children's Mobility Foundation. This enabled the purchase of a "Hart Walker" (an orthotic device which allows children with moderate to severe physical disabilities, especially those with cerebral palsy, to stand and to experience hands free walking.) We felt as a group that this is a very worth while cause.
2011 - We were fortunate enough to have raised enough money to once again offer a donation to another childs mobility unit.
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June 2013!!! already :(

Firstly, I do apologise for not having blogged on this site for soooo long! :(  Never the less, here I am now :)  

The S.A.M.E. members have been busy this year as usual, after our successful Festival and all recovering well, we were down to brass tacks getting ourselves organised for the coming Festival.  As time on here shows, it comes around all too quickly these days.

We had Show & Tell from one of the members bringing this lovely little room box display along of a comfy looking lounge setup :)
 Workshops galore through out the last several months.....
 
Christmas...... lots of food and chatter as usual.....
 The New Year started with Karen bringing along a book from the past on making miniatures.....
 Bev....giving a talk as guest speaker, on the history of S.A.M.E. and how she became involved......
 A thank you from the club, presented by Ellen the chairperson to Bev.........
 
  The first of the raffles brought back....these go on our hourly raffle at the Fesitival........
 
Samples of workshops to be done...................
 More Show & Tell..........
 Another raffle room box...........
 Show & Tell for Easter.............
 
 A Basket weaving workshop.........
 "Wine" from the S.A.M.E. heading off to the packager for the big AMEA meet.....
More samples of workshops............
Another of the raffle boxes for the Festival............
Some of our members went to the Sydney Miniature Show in May.  This delightful item was brought back for Show & Tell...........
Winding balls of wool.............
Workshops galore!..........
Two more raffle boxes for the Festival...........
So, there you go folks, not a lot to read, but plenty to look at!  Will be back before the next Festival - so keep an eye out for the next posting!!!!!!!
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