Yasmin and her mum, Portia, are visiting the Dollhouse. Portia was of course very critical, she noticed immediately that the floors in the kitchen and bathroom are yet to be redone, well… actually both the rooms are still in progress.

Despite that she would gracioulsy have agreed to move in, the house though is already taken by Momoko and Arianna, so no chance there.

Today, as you well know by now, we visited another fleamarket and again I brought back lots of stuff for absolutely great prices. Most of it will end on ebay but I plan to keep few things. Of course if anybody see something he/she would like to have please raise your hand and we’ll see if we can find an agreement

So, just to start, a huge lot of Tyco Quints dolls plus a Bouncin’ Babies house. I don’t know the dolls the house was intended for but it came with the Tyco sets so I took it. The furniture sets are so sweet, the cradle with 5 little bears and other small accessories is damn cute:

Another nice structure I’ve got (Barbie size) is this “airport check-in desk” that folds into a case. I paid it a bit more than I wanted but I think it is great to display dolls dressed as flight assistants, it is made by Simba, I never saw it around before:

I also found some Barbie furniture accessories and pets, here below a nice vanity table from the’80 (quite big actually) with few small accessories, not mint but still very nice to display:

then some drawers on wheels (not sure how they are called in english) for an hairdresser shop, I plan to use them in the girls bathroom:

the pets are Barbie dog Beauty (he needs a good wash) and one cat plus 2 other ones that don’t look barbie stuff but came with the feline:

I also got a Barbie bed (complete with bedsheets) and some clothes but we forgot the bag in the car, we’ll pick it up today and perhaps post some pictures tomorrow or later one.

Here below some random pictures of miniatures I found, the oriental vase was 50 cents, Arianna was just thrilled when she spotted it. The “paintings” are really  a good fit for 1/6 scales figures and the clock is a pencil sharpener. I plan to use some of them for an antique shop I would like to do:

I told Arianna the perfume bottle was just to big but she thinks it will display beautifully on her vanity desk and at that point I had no energy left to quarrel over it so we took it.

As usually too much stuff for one single post so, if you are still reading it go to part two for the DOLLS!

Since I collect (1999) I’ve been wanting a doll house for my little girls but let’s face it…prefabricated doll houses in 1/6th scale are, most part of the times, flimsy plastic shelves. I always wonder why you cannot find the kind of doll houses you see in 1/12th scale in..well..BARBIE scale! OK, I know…I know…90% of fashion dolls collectors ask themselves the same question.

Anyway, to make a long story short…. yesterday, strong of 6 days of lounging and skiving around (I have a week off), I looked on Internet for a free Barbie house plan and today went to a carpenter.

The guy was amazed in realizing there are still people who want things made of wood and not plastic (fortunately for him I would say); unsure he understood correctly when I said I didn’t want a kitchen cabinet repaired but a doll house built (that could have been my bad German though) and totally speechless when I clarified I have no children and it is for ME, ME and again ME.

The results of my struggle is: he will give me a quote next week. I will have then to decide whether I can afford it or not, most probably not. But, hey…what is overtime for ? LOL