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This poor house is just a mess! Dirty, broken and abused, but hoping for a second life.  

Found on Craigslist. Made of high density foamboard, wood and styrene, and filled with treasure! This house was a mystery, but was ID'd by Matt (madtex) in a catalogue as the "Yellow Daisy Townhouse" made by Handley House.

Quick Christmas project! Didn't want to use a "real" dollhouse for my first go at it, and I found these paper mache houses at Hobby Lobby.

I have been looking for a larger cart to use for dollhouse building and couldn't find anything that met all of my criteria that was also in the budget, so I'm building my own. The criteria was: rolling cart, big enough to hold my largest kit, but small enough to move myself from the craft room to garage, lots of storage space to hold tools and supplies, and pretty enough to go in the house.   

This is going to be a build for a friend, who is an artist and a Pollock fan. I'm not really a fan of the art, but Pollock and this studio speaks to me. Pollock did the bulk of his most famous work in an old barn on his property in the Hamptons. He had the barn moved, to make view of the nearby river, and had a massive window installed to add light. It wasn't even heated, except for a small wood stove. He painted on the floor, so the wood was covered in drips and runs and smears of paint over the years. This was his sacred place. A place where he found solace from a world that he often found uncomfortable, where his dreams came to life in paint and canvas, where he made history, and where he changed the art world forever.   

My husband and I almost bought a very old barn that had been converted into a house. I still kind of regret that we didn't buy it, so this is my little version of the house.

It needs some work...

Living room

I purchased the unopened kit. Scribbled all over the box was "I love my dollhouse." It's finally ready to be built. I imagine a white farmhouse, with simple finishes and an eclectic mix of furnishings. Here we go!  

A Dia de los Muertos altar, honoring the dead and celebrating life.