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Collecting Dollhouses and Dollhouse Miniatures
Dollhouse Love | January 2nd 2010
Collecting Dollhouses and Dollhouse Miniatures By Christopher Dorn What we know as dollhouse miniatures have been unearthed from Egyptian tombs dating back 5,000 years. These wooden miniatures of people, household items and animals depicted life as i read more
Welcome To The Dollhouse
D'Arte Board | December 30th 2009 by The Collective
I’ve always liked dollhouses, things in miniature, and the weird little worlds you can create with them. This artist, Heather Benning, took the idea and flipped it, taking an old abandoned farmhouse in Canada and turning it into a dollhouse. read more
Minitecture: 15 Ultra-Modern Dollhouse Designs
WebUrbanist | Dynamic Design & Visual Culture | December 24th 2009 by Webist
Dollhouses have a long history, beginning in the 17th century. They were originally used to display interior designs, but eventually came to be used as children’s playthings. Today, they’re still loved by children, but there is also a gr read more
mini imac, iphone and macbook pro for playing with your dolls
technabob - latest tech news gadgets home theater hdtv video… | December 24th 2009
Are you an Apple fangirl? Do you like playing with dolls? Then have I got a deal for you! These pint-size acrylic Apple gadgets from LiLu are exactly the right size for setting scenes with those googley-eyed Blythe dolls. The Li Lu series of miniatu read more
Links to tutorials
New England Miniatures Blog | December 21st 2009
HAPPY HOLIDAYS ! ~from New England MiniaturesI've been scouring the globe to try and find instructions for making dollhouses and miniatures that many of you may not have seen before.The tutorials come in all sorts of languages, but you can use the Go read more
Christmas is for Woodworkers
Rockler Woodworking and Hardware news, tool advice and woodw… | December 21st 2009
Many years ago, I was in Pittsburgh going to school for model making. As the holidays approached I simply could not get into the spirit of the season. I was in a new city with few contacts, 600 miles from home. One of the instructors announced that t read more
Gift Hero.com - Taking the Stress Out of Christmas Shopping
New York City Single Mom | December 21st 2009 by linda
Christmas and the Holiday season should be about fun, family and gifts but somehow it's not. It has become all about gift giving, parties and family stuff. This year, I have the added stress of being unemployed and more importantly having a daughter read more
Technicalities
Alcoholic Poet | December 19th 2009 by beryl
There is no such thing as rain. Only floods we don't drown in. It doesn't snow. It's always a blizzard. And I have to go out there. Test how deep it is. There is no such thing as cold. Just wanting. To know. If it's there. No waiting for the words al read more
Navigational Errors
Alcoholic Poet | December 17th 2009 by beryl
The compass was accurate. We were still facing north. Searching the sky for place the sun seldom visits. The compass was accurate. We were lost. In all directions. Somewhere else we'd never been.The mortar setting on bricks just placed. The straw hea read more
Idea book
Sunday magazine paper doll challenge | December 13th 2009 by Ilisha Helfman
This Holiday 2009 New York Times Style Magazine is pretty fabulous, filled with beauty, ideas and inspiration. I’m seeing designers using materials and techniques that remind me of things I make in miniature. Here’s a ribbon dress by Cyn read more
It’s Time To Take Time…
At Home With Grandmother Wren | December 9th 2009 by Karen Greika Bastille
Two weeks ago we moved to our new home. Two weeks ago three good-natured strong young men brought everything we own – furniture and plants and boxes of books; dishes and pots and pans and small kitchen appliances; clothing and linens and towels read more
One A Day has been featured ...
One A Day | December 7th 2009 by TheNewArtist
I was given such a nice surprise ... One A Day was featured here:According to their website, "Live-Make-Create came about as a way to share artistic talent with the rest of the internet, and perhaps the world." When one starts roaming around this won read more
Dollhouse: The Public Eye/The Left Hand
Adventures of a Young Feminist | December 5th 2009 by Laura
Dollhouse is back! Even with the sad news that Dollhouse has officially been cancelled, I was glad to see it return and I’m glad that they are letting them run out the episodes that they have left. Last night they aired two connected episod read more
Top 10 Dollhouses
Squidoo Lens Reviews | December 4th 2009 by MiMi
What little girl wouldn't want a dollhouse under the tree when she wakes up on Christmas morning? With her Top 10 Dollhouses, Lensmaster BrandyT, makes it easy for you to delight that special little lady in your life. Giving shout-outs, nods, and pro read more
Learn About the Current Selection of Dollhouses Available Now
Family Health | November 23rd 2009
Dollhouses have been in existence for years, and so has the interest in them from many children. Before you buy one for your children, you should see the selection available currently. This type of children’s toy ranges from traditional to ecce read more
M112 PODS & Mini Modern Furnishings By Paris Renfroe
If It's Hip, It's Here | November 23rd 2009 by laura sweet
Paris Renfroe established Paris Renfroe Design in San Francisco California in the summer of 2002. Since then he has worked with numerous clients in the San Francisco Bay area, as well as Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul read more
A Serendipity! This Sunday
Nyack News And Views | November 21st 2009
Boys and girls and adults of all ages are invited to come find their serendipitous moment in two galleries of dollhouses, miniatures, and other treats at the opening reception for the 34th Annual Miniature and Dollhouse Show on Sunday 11/22 from 1p- read more
Now who’s gonna snowmobile with Tom Cruise?
Top Celebrity Headlines | November 20th 2009 by Russell
Leaving Tom Cruise with no couch to jump on, save those of shirtless sailors and dollhouses, Oprah Winfrey announced today she’ll be ending her talk show after 25 years on the air. Via People: “After much prayer and careful… … read more
Now who's gonna snowmobile with Tom Cruise?
Theater Around | November 20th 2009 by Ada Wakeman
Leaving Tom Cruise with no couch to jump on, save those of shirtless sailors and dollhouses, Oprah Winfrey announced today she'll be ending her talk show after 25 years on the air. Via People: "After much prayer and careful... ...read full story read more
Let's Talk Toys
Ramblings of a Texas House Wife | November 20th 2009 by Vanessa Mathison
Rebecca Gray, Divisional Merchandise Manager from Hayneedle.com talks toys for the holiday season. Remeber my post a couple of days ago about this great site? She offers some great suggestions for the hard to buy for kids in your life. I need all the read more
New Modern Dollhouse is a Reproduction Of Arne Jacobsen's Own 192…
If It's Hip, It's Here | November 19th 2009 by laura sweet
I suppose it's the combination of being a female, a wannabe architect and having a predilection for modern design that makes me somewhat obsessed with modern dollhouses.Whenever I come across a new one, which is rare and infrequent since the disconti read more
Free Toys
One of a Kind Gifts | November 19th 2009 by Aimee
Know any little girls who like fairies or dollhouses? If you have a printer and some card stock, you can print them out some gorgeous dollhouse furniture at TheToyMaker.com . Make sure to click through to the printouts, they are much more det read more
Learn About the Current Selection of Dollhouses Available Now
http://internet-marketingg.blogspot.com/ | November 19th 2009 by Panit
By Lisa KernDollhouses have been around for years, and so has the interest in them from countless children. Before you buy one for your children, you should see the selection available today. This kind of children's toy ranges from conventional to ec read more
Melissa & Doug Victorian Doll House
Designer Clothing | November 18th 2009 by Zul Rahman
I love cute wooden dollhouses! I own a couple dollhouses. I dreamed of owning a miniature doll house just about every day when I was a little girl. My childhood dream was to get a Victorian dollhouse and that has been fulfilled. After researching d read more
A Present For Andrea
Life | November 18th 2009 by Kathy
I am in shopping mode this past couple of days because I know that it's about time to look for Chirtsmas presents for my girls. I am looking online for unique presents that I could afford, to give to Fifi and Andrea this Christmas. As I was browsing, read more
Product Types within Fisher Price
Baby First Year | November 17th 2009 by Gunawan Harinanto
Fisher Price make a huge variety of different products. This ranges from toys and games down to cots and prams. One of their main revenue sources is from toys. Since this is what they are most widely known for, understandably this is what they sell m read more
Dollhouses for the Holidays
Miniature Dollhouses -dreams can come true in miniature | November 17th 2009 by Chris Martel
Decorate Your Dollhouse for the Holidays As a society, we follow certain seasonal traditions. Spring brings Easter, complete with bunnies, eggs and candy. In the summer, we highlight July 4 in the United States, while other countries have similar mi read more
Old toys and classic games for a dip into past amusements
Games for your Mind | November 16th 2009
Expensive old toys Old toys and classic games are nowadays part of famous collections. Trains, planes and cars models, dolls and dollhouses, rocking horses, optical toys, wood construction, and all other kinds of old toys and classic games are colle read more
Dollhouse Redux
Stylehound | November 16th 2009 by Zach Heller
Dollhouses have come and go in many shapes and sizes - but most of them have been stuck in the last century or even before that. The most popular styles were Victorian, Colonial or Classical. The modern era has sadly been largely ignored. Until read more
Another Wintergrass Neighbor-Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art
Wintergrass | November 14th 2009 by Eric
For those of you looking for something to do in addition to the music at Wintergrass there is a world class doll museum just a few blocks away from the Bellevue Hyatt. Since 1992 the Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art has been in Bellevue. They were th read more
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