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My new diorama project

As you all know I love fashion dolls but I also am absolutely in love with realistic accessories, furniture and environments for my dolls too! Over the last few weeks I have been accumulating some playscale dolls and bits and bobs for them to 'live in'. One of these consists of a very cheap Barbie 'my house' I picked up on eBay. The plan is to mash it up into a much more realistic backdrop for dolls. In this thread I will document how i get on!

Before

After with a bit of silver paint, although not as perfect as I had hoped!

With doll in situ!

Tags: barbie, diorama, my house

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Community ManagerPermalink Reply by Simon Farnworth on February 23, 2012 at 18:06

Thanks Marilyn!

Yes I agree. The 1/4 scale market is rather small accessory wise. Have you seen the Urban Vita stuff? Amazing furniuture and bits and peices. They are adding to the line righ now too! http://www.horsmanltd.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=67.

Permalink Reply by Marilyn Allen on February 23, 2012 at 22:39

I have, Simon.  In fact, I already own two of the white chairs and absolutely love them.  I have really an excessive amount of props, but you know how it is.  You spot something and think it is just perfect for a doll ... and sometimes its just a tiny bit 'off' in scale.  But I keep looking!    We have a store in the US called Big Lots and I found these little chairs there yesterday.  I really didn't 'need' them, but they fit the dolls so nicely that they managed to come home with me.  


Community ManagerPermalink Reply by Simon Farnworth on February 23, 2012 at 22:51

Well done you! These are great :) I wish we had that store here in the UK !!

Marilyn Allen said:

I have, Simon.  In fact, I already own two of the white chairs and absolutely love them.  I have really an excessive amount of props, but you know how it is.  You spot something and think it is just perfect for a doll ... and sometimes its just a tiny bit 'off' in scale.  But I keep looking!    We have a store in the US called Big Lots and I found these little chairs there yesterday.  I really didn't 'need' them, but they fit the dolls so nicely that they managed to come home with me.  

Permalink Reply by Marilyn Allen on February 24, 2012 at 22:08

Simon, I think you Brits have T.J. Maxx stores now, don't you?  You might check there if there is one nearby.  I've found a lot of doll stuff at T.J.'s in the US.  

Simon Farnworth said:

Well done you! These are great :) I wish we had that store here in the UK !!

Permalink Reply by Wandy on April 15, 2012 at 22:54

A little paint can add so much detail and realism.  This is great! 

Wandy

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