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Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Dollhouse Dolls Complete a Miniature House

Dollhouse dolls make a dollhouse complete. Without miniature people, the house is easy to imagine as just a house with furniture that will never be used and toys that will never be played with. As sad as that sounds, it is easy to remedy by adding a family of dolls. 

A dollhouse family makes a dollhouse complete. Many children will want to have dolls that resemble their own family. In the world we live in today, families are becoming more nontraditional than ever before. Customizing the dollhouse family to include just mom or dad with the children or having the children live with their grandparents is a wonderful way for children to connect with their own special situation. Whether it is just mom and child or mom and dad with five children, there will be a dollhouse filled with love. The child also has the ability to choose a dollhouse family that is nothing like their own. This helps them to learn and understand that every family is different and special. 

Dollhouse people don’t just need to be family members. The fun of playing with a dollhouse is using your imagination and creating stories for the dolls to act out. The stories don’t have to just be inside the house. You can have your dolls go to the grocery store, off to school, or to the post office. That means you will need other dollhouse people to be a cashier, postman, and teacher. You can be as creative as you want with your dollhouse dolls. That is what makes it so much fun. Use your imagination and you and your dolls can go anywhere and do anything! 

Miniature dolls, like any doll are fun to dress up. If you have an old Victorian dollhouse with old-fashioned furniture, then it would be a nice idea to dress your dolls in Victorian clothing. If you have a nice old farmhouse, then maybe your dolls should wear overalls and straw hats. Don’t forget that you can have pets and animals in your dollhouse too. If you have an old farmhouse, then there are probably cows, chickens, horses, sheep, and pigs too! An old Victorian house would usually have small lap dogs. The right clothes and animals help set the scene in your dollhouse. 

There is so much that can be done with a dollhouse. Children have amazing imaginations and with the right tools, they can only expand their minds. A dollhouse is one of these remarkable tools. The dollhouse alone is not enough. Children need the dolls to act out stories and real life situations. These dolls can help them act out their own feelings and deal with their own problems. A dollhouse gives children freedom to be themselves.

Learn more about the fascinating world of miniatures. For a selection of barbie doll house kits, visit www.TheMagicalDollhouse.com today.

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Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Little Girls and Their Dolls

I have had people say to me…Little girls just don’t play with dolls any more. My response… Have you encouraged her, or played with her? 

I know growing up, that dolls played a very important part of my life. Our family struggled to make ends meet, and our toys were treasured and few. So treasured in fact, that the dolls I owned as a child, are still my treasured possessions today. I rescued them from the toy box after my two younger sisters had also had their turn with them!

My dolls were babies when we played pioneers, with a wagon and trunk. They were my patient clothing models, when I began to learn the art of sewing, and they put up with countless terribly designed and sewn outfits. They were my comfort on cold winter nights.

My sisters and I played with and treasured our dolls much longer than most young girls seem to today.

Paper dolls were another huge part of our creative childhood. A few magazines of the era such as McCalls came out with a sheet of paper dolls each month. We had a neighbour who subscribed to McCalls and saved the paper doll sheets for us. Betsy McCall and her friends were greatly anticipated on a monthly basis! Carefully cut out, the dolls glued to the back of cereal boxes and cut out, they made fantastic play things. Looking at the elaborate craft sets that are presented to today’s children, it is hard for me to imagine that they really stimulate creativity any more than our own imaginations did.

Doll houses played another large part in developing our creativity. As we could only dream of owning a store bought doll house, or furniture, we industriously set out time and again to create our own doll houses out of whatever materials came to hand. A large cardboard box held infinite possibilities.

Items such as empty paper rolls, match boxes, bottle caps, to name a few became pieces of furniture, dishes and much more. Careful searching through the Eatons and Sears catalogue as well as weekly sales flyers also produced a wealth of accessories. Pictures from the food flyers glued to cardboard, were used to fill the kitchen cupboards, people cut out and glued to cardboard became the doll house families. My sisters and I enjoyed countless hours of creative fun with these simple materials.

I read an article recently that suggested little girls are tiring of dolls as young as 6 years old. What do they play with then, that can develop their imagination, creativity and nurturing instincts. 

I hope parents everywhere will realize the value in simple, uncomplicated playthings for their children. A doll house, with a doll family, furniture, and accessories can provide countless hours of decorating and imaginative fun, as rooms are changed and rearranged. Not only is the imagination developed, but also fine motor skills are honed as children learn to manipulate miniature items. 

I also cannot help but feel that a little girl who cares for, changes, puts to bed and adores a favourite doll, will learn valuable nurturing instincts that will stay with her into her adult life.

Jayne Cremasco has been a doll and miniature retailer for over 25 years. For useful information on dolls, miniatures and doll houses visit http://www.eloradollhouse.com

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Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Building an Online Doll House

The types of dollhouses people settle for are determined by several factors some of them being time, size and money. The expense is determined by the size and complexity of the house as well as the quality of products they choose to use. People should determine how they would use the dollhouse. It can be used as a playhouse for the amusement of their children or even as a display for their miniatures. This helps people decide on how to build it and what materials to use. The next thing to consider is the scale to use. Many miniatures are built on a scale of 1/12 scale, which adds up to an inch per foot.

This scale is mostly used hence there are many accessories and furnishings readily available in this size. However, if you are building a bigger dollhouse, you will have to source for bigger measurements. One will then have to settle on the shape and size of the house. The easiest house to build is one-story with a one-room cottage. There are other more elaborate choices for other possible houses. Examples are houses that range from Venetian palazzo to a Victorian drippings. People are advised to start simply with what they know and are comfortable with not unless they are experienced carpenters. The walls of the dollhouse should be completely straight and they should have a perfect 90-degree angle at the corners.

People need materials such as paint, sanding equipments, dollhouse kit and supplies, electrical wiring as well as dollhouse furniture. Get a paper, ruler, and pencil and draw a pattern. A simple cottage requires a minimum of about six pieces for the three walls, base and the fourth is left open for play and display. The other two become roof pieces. One is required to mark holes for doors and windows taking minding the scale. People should then buy wood of 3/4-inches. Plywood is most commendable as it produces a solid base, which holds the house firmly as more weight is mounted on it. The 3/8-inches wood comes out well for the roof and walls. People should then use their patterns to mark the wood.

The wood should then be sliced and this is done by use of hand. A circular saw is ideal as it cuts on effort and time used. Then cut out the doors and windows by use of hands. Using an electric drill is easier for holes in corners. At this stage, one is supposed to make the edges smooth using the sanding equipments. It is now time to put the walls and the base together using nails and glue. The same should be done to the roof. Sanding is done again over the nails to clear any traces of roughness. One is supposed to thoroughly inspect the dollhouse now for any imperfections and correct them. The dollhouse is now complete and one can paint it if they so desire. The furniture is then arranged in the house neatly and the result is really worth the effort.

Visit the place for dollhouses and miniatures. Find everything from play dollhouses for young children to grand mansions for collectors. We specialize in wooden doll house kits for every skill level and budget. And don’t forget the dollhouse furniture! Visit us online at http://www.TheMagicalDollhouse.com today!
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Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Online Shopping for Doll House Enthusiasts

Buying a doll house can be an exciting thing, not just for you as the buyer, but for the person for whom you buy it. A doll house can be a great gift to give: it can encourage imagination in young children, and it can help them have fun together if they have to work together as a group. A doll house can also be fun to buy for you, since you need to update your doll house with a lot of furniture and individual dolls. This can be exciting if you like looking at furniture and mixing and matching pieces; it can also be challenging if you have to piece everything from scratch!

Thanks to the Internet revolution, you can now buy doll houses online! There are inherent disadvantages to doing so, however. You may need to buy things separately because not all doll houses will come with their own furniture. You could end up with a hodgepodge of furniture pieces if you are not careful, and your doll house could end up looking like a trash heap rather than a little home. This means that you need to go through your search and selection slowly: look at all possibly furniture, weight your options in terms of price, and make sure that you get furniture that will last a long while. You need to mix and match furniture, so if you are not well skilled in getting furniture together to look coordinated, don’t be afraid to ask for help!

When buying online, look for doll houses that might also be available in your immediate area. You want to check on what the doll house looks like before you make your online purchase. After all, you will not be able to see the doll house until it arrives at your door, and by then, you might not be given the chance to return it! You need to make sure that your doll house is of the highest quality and that it will last a long time. Make sure to ask if there is any place that you can go to so that you can check the doll house quality. Ask about warranties, or if they can send swatches of the fabrics or materials used.

Having a doll house can be an exciting thing, especially if you have to do a lot of things yourself. Make sure that you get the best furniture that matches with the house. Make sure that you actually get a good doll house. You want your doll house to last a long time and to be enjoyed by generations to come.

Buying a doll house furniture can be fun if you’re into it. You need to look at individual pieces of furniture and you need to know about the quality of the house itself.

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Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Dolls House Furniture: A 7 Piece Bathroom For Beth’s Doll House

A dolls house isn’t just a doll house – it’s a whole new world for the lucky little girls who get their own special little home. I got one when I was a sixties youngster and now that my granddaughter is old enough for her own dolls house I am back viewing that special little world.

It’s just the same – furniture built to scale that is really too big on the scale. I’ve never seen one that can fit all of the dolls house furniture into the room that it’s supposed to reside comfortably. I guess that’s part of the charm of a doll house.

It took quite an enjoyable while to choose but we bought a gorgeous wood and porcelain 7 piece bathroom set last week with Beth’s birthday money.  Bath, shower cubicle, toilet, set of drawers, towel rail, mirror and basin, they looked really good even though they were in Beth’s favourite colour pink. As the bathroom walls are green Beth has decided that we need to redecorate soon.

We got home from town and got down to the serious business of furnishing the bathroom and no matter what we did we couldn’t fit all of the furniture in. After several unsuccessful attempts we decided to put the shower cubicle in the main bedroom. Beth wasn’t happy with that, she said that the bed would get wet and daddy doll wouldn’t be able to get out of bed on his own side.

She hadn’t noticed that daddy doll was too big for the bed and I wasn’t about to break that bubble!

I suggested that we leave the bath out, have a modern bathroom with only a shower. Beth said that we couldn’t do that because there would be nowhere for the children dolls to play with their boats and ducks. I saw her point if the dolls house and it’s dolls were part of the real world but you can’t help but humour 6 year old girls.

The next idea that we had was to leave out the drawers. I was surprised that we didn’t think of that in the first place it being the most logical idea. Beth took the drawers out and rearranged the rest of the furniture until she was satisfied with the result. The bathroom looked great, all it needed were the finishing touches of carpet, bathmat and towels and I knew just where I could get those.

I left Beth playing with the set of drawers – she was amazed at the drawers opening just like real world ones, but she was struggling to get anything to fit in the drawers despite trying most of her dolls clothes.

I logged onto my computer and found a website which had printable dolls house accessories. It wasn’t long before I found a pink and grey carpet that I printed onto fabric. Then I printed a pink rug onto fabric and cut it down to make a bathmat. I had a brainwave and printed another pink and grey carpet and using some elastic thread made a pair of matching curtains. I was able to fashion a couple of towels out of the leftover bits of pink rug and they didn’t look too bad.

I went back to where Beth was playing with the dollshouse and found Beth happily chattering away to her dolls as she moved them around their house.

“Oh” I said “Why have you put the drawers back in and the basin in the bath?”

“There wasn’t anywhere to put the towels” Beth replied in that logical way of hers.

I smiled to myself as we added the new soft furnishings. It didn’t matter to six year old Beth that the furniture didn’t fit, she was just happy to have her new dolls house furniture to play with in her own little world.

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