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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

My childhood houses

I did love dollhouses as a child too, and I guess I just never stopped loving them. But like most kids I stopped playing with them and put them away when I was "too big" for them..
Sometimes I regret I didn't take up my hobby of making miniatures sooner, but I was "too cool" for dollhouses and miniatures until I was around 18 years old and thought I could love what ever I wanted. So I bought a lot of new dollhouses =) Mostly Lundby scale, I had no clue there were different scales and that most houses in the world were bigger than our Swedish Lundby. And I started making more miniatures for myself and got a 1:12 scaled house. I did start to make miniatures for others and sold a little online before I realized I could make things for myself too, even do I wasn't over 60 years old ;) ( I thought you had to be around that age to collect dollhouses.... ;) ) I'm glad I've found so many, both collectors and miniature makers through this blog and Facebook.

Lets have a look at my first Lundby dollhouse (1:18 scale) =) I got this house for my 3 year old birthday (I think). I loved it and was very careful with it. And mum said I forbid my 2 years younger brother from moving things around in the house. My need for control started early....
This is me, seeing my new house for the first time. My mum redecorated it for me and put up a new wall and wallpaper and floors. I loved it.

And my daughter playing with the same house at my mum's place. We have the dollhouse at my mum's house so far, that way she can play a little with it now and then. I was a bit afraid she would ruin it.. but she is quite careful =) I have only given her some of the furniture I had in it, she will get more of them later. She's just 2,5 years old, she got a head start from me, that had to wait another 6 months to get it.. ;)


My daughter has these bend-me-dolls, I had a mother and a son and my brother had a father and daughter. Our dolls are in a box somewhere, these are "new" ones.
When she saw me packing a purple coat for Jennifer she was very sad she could not have it, so I gave her this blue one that I also made, and she is very happy with it. The doll in the middle is a baby (well it's suppose to be a mother in an older version of these dolls, but we call it baby) That way my daughter have our whole family in miniature =)

And I showed her wooden furniture before, and I hope to give her more of my old Lundby furniture when she gets a little older.

I also wanted to show another of my childhood houses that I loved. This is a smaller scaled house. I have never heard of Pin y Pon and don't know who the manufactor are, but I still love this house and haven't showed it to my daughter yet... I just googled it and saw lots of pictures and finally got tho see how the house looked originally, with one more wall than I have. I can't remember I ever had that wall, I think it was uncompleat when I got it.

La Casa grande Pin y Pon
I always thought this house was really cool! =) Some parts are missing, they were even missing back in the old days when I played with it. Neither mum or me remembers when I got it, but it was when I was a kid.
There is missing one wall, and the doors upstairs have fallen off. You can shut the house by spinning the walls.

I don't know which one is which, if this is Pin or Pon =) I have two dolls, a girl and a boy, I think they look very cute =) Unfortunately her hair is broken, but I glued it in place again =)
You can spin the rooms, here is the bathroom, just spin and you get a new room =)

There are this very cool details like this ironboard, that could be down, to iron on, or up, as a mirror.

The last spin-able room, the kitchen.

The livingroom, with a moveable wall.

Bedroom upstairs. A bed, or if you flip it, a mirror =)
The doors unfortunately broke and fell off when I was a kid, but I still have them.

Pin and Pon

The outside, with flowers and the lamp post, which I really like =)

Hopefully I will be able to trust my daughter with these houses soon =)
Take care
Hannah

30 comments:

  1. The house of Pin y Pon is from Famosa, Spain. I have the farm of Pin y Pon and some dolls and animals. I really don't know who is who, I always thought that Pin was the girl and Pon the boy, but I don't know,

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    1. Thank you for letting me know! I also thought Pin was the girl and Pon the boy =) I wonder if its common in Sweden or if some one bought it from Spain and it then ended up with me =)

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  2. I have heard of the Lundby Houses and they are quite expensive here. Very famous and so beautiful! It's funny how I thought too that dollhouse and doll collectors must be grandparents. I changed my mind soon enough though :) I am sure your girl will love your collection when she'll be able to play with them!

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    1. Here every other girl have a Lundby house =) I had this one from the 70's and my friend had a 90's house that I was a bit jealous of, because she had working lights in it =)
      I hope I will let her play with some of my collected things one day =) But I feel a bit mean, all my Vintage, and NRFB Barbies and some dollhouse furniture may always be "Just look, never touch"- objects for my kid... She accept it so far, but I guess she would just love to rip those boxes and start playing, so they are far up on shelves at my mums house, no risk of toughing anything that way... ;)

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  3. You're very lucky that you still have your childhood treasures around... and what fun that your daughter already plays with one of them and will play with the other some day. I bet this way the miniature virus will run even longer in your family... ;O)

    Hugs
    Birgit

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    1. I know! Both my mum and I have a hard time throwing things away, and we often end up saving things for later, instead of selling =) I think its wonderful to be able to dig through boxes and give my daughter both cloths and toys I had when I was a kid. I'm very nostalgic that way =)
      My daughter is a dress-lover, and she has this beautiful dress that my grandmother sew for my mother, and a princess dress I got from a friend from Lebanon, there are many memories in this cloths and toys =)
      And for me, that is a real joy to she old things come to use again!
      And I really hope that miniature virus will spread, I'm doing my best ;)

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  4. It's really fun seeing first you with the Lundby house and then your daughter with the same house. I'm glad she was happy with the blue coat you made her. I recently moved the purple coat you sent me to the sewing room of Dad's Dollhouse. It is resting on the sewing mannequin, where it looks very nice! xo Jennifer

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    1. Thanks Jennifer. I'm glad the coat found it's place =) My daughters favourite colour is blue, so I think she was even happier that I actually saved a blue one for her, instead of purple =)

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  5. Great shots of your mini past Hannah! I have always loved small things but I was a tomboy so no dollhouses..but i did do quite a few little forts *lol*

    I think its wonderful as your child grows she can join in on more mini hobbies and play. Its always nice to have a mini' fanatic growing up by your side to share the love and fun of small things with ;)
    Hugs~J

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    1. Thanks Jane! We did do miniature carpets for our dollhouses together the other day. My daughter was very eager to work with me and do her own minis. Looks promising for the future ;)

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  6. Hi Hannah,
    I love the picture of you and then your daughter with the dollhouse. It's funny that she was careful with it...just like you ;-) It's great to share this wonderful hobby with people of all ages.
    Hugs,
    Lisa

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    1. Thanks Lisa. I guess you can't be other that careful when you have a nervous mother hanging over your shoulders... ;) But, I did let it go, I want her to have fun with it, if she smashed it to pieces by sitting on it or something, I bet we can glue it together again =)

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  7. Vad roligt att höra lite historia! Jag kände så väl igen mig, det var med blandade känslor man klev in i vuxenvärlden och tvingades lämna allt fint och roligt som inte var tillräckligt coolt. Det är en underbar känsla att kunna återförenas med dessa saker idag och få pyssla och pilla i lugn och ro utan att oroa sig för att inte passa in!
    Cheers for second childhood : )

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    1. Ja nu ska jag aldrig mer lämna barndomen bakom mig, jag hoppas att jag alltid ska ha åtminstone lite leksaker omkring mig för resten av livet =)

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  8. Lovely pictures of your childhood treasures, Hannah, I wish my dollhouse was saved, but unfortunately I had to give it to a much younger niece, they also said to me that I was "too old' for it :(! I have never heard of Pin y Pon, but it looks fun to play with. How cool that your daughter is playing with this house now, she is adorable to see :D!
    Hugs, Ilona

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    1. I most say I'm not that found of grown-ups telling kids to give away their things, yes, the younger relative gets happy, but I don't see why anyone cant save his/her things for later, I hope to save lots of toys for my daughter, and if she gets a child one day, she can decide whether she wants to give them the stuff, keep them for her self or sell or give away to others =) But I guess I need to buy a big house to store everything (OK, not everything, some things may have to go, but not all) in soon ;)

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  9. So wonderful that your daughter can play with the same dollhouse that was yours as a child and the fact that it's still there at your own mother's home. It looks like your mother too was interested in dollhouses, decorating it for you, a 3 year old child.
    I am so glad to know that miniatures are not only for old, retired persons like myself.
    Hugs, Drora

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    1. We have moved a couple of times since I was born, but we always manage to take most toys and cloths with us and store them for later =)
      I think you are right, my mum most have liked this house too (still does) =) She made it very pretty for me.
      I hope I'll keep making minis when I get retired too =) I think this is a lovely hobby that suit every age =)

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  10. you are so lucky to have your old houses, mine were destroyed or given away when I left home. it sucks when you have 4 brothers and sisters who take your stuff. Happy 60th birthday :)

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    Marisa

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    1. I only had one very nice brother growing up (I got another brother 2 years ago, so now I finally have more siblings that I was sometimes asking for as a kid ;) )
      My brother played a little with this house too, when he was allowed =) And he was very careful too. And me and my mum is really good at saving things ;)
      And with this hurting shoulders I kinda already feel like at least 60 years old ;)

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  11. It is so cute to see pictures of you with your dollshouse and then to see a very similar picture of your daughter with her dollshouse!!! Thanks for sharing that "vintage" picture!! And it's nice to see that your interested it's still alive!

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    1. Thanks Simona! I hope I'll keep my interest for dollhouses forever =)

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  12. What a great post! It amazes me when the same hobby (and treasures) passed from one generation to the next. And it's so nice that family members can share fond memory like this. I am inspired and decide to keep my toys as well as I can.

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    1. Hope you will be able to keep toys and things for future generations too =) The hardest part is to have room for everything =) I still store a LOT of my things at my mums place, she has a cellar and a big storage while we only have a small storage. But I'm dreaming of a big house, filled with toys =)

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  13. You kept your toys! So sweet! I love the photo of you and then the one of your daughter. It's amazing to see. Love Pin and Pon!!
    hugs♥,
    Caroline

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    1. Thank you Caroline!
      I loved Pin and Pon, and I was very happy to see them again after all this time in a box =)

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  14. It is lovely you have your old houses and photos of you as a child with them and also now photos of your daughter with them. Very special. I wish I still had my childhood dolls house which was built for me by my granddad.

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    1. Things built by family members are truly great treasures, I'm so sorry you don't have your house any longer..
      This house is bought, but redecorated by my mum so it feels a little special, and then I still have the toys my father built for me, like an toy-oven and a slide for my dolls =)

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  15. So fun!!! I still have my childhood dollhouse as well but it's not as much fun as yours!

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    1. I'm glad you have your childhood dollhouse too =) It's so much fun to look at your old toys, they bring back happy memories =)

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Thanks for reading, I love to read your comments =)
Hannah