Henry Makes Herself at Home

Henry has been with us a couple of weeks and is starting to make herself at home.  I knit her a cozy sweater and she has started to put up some posters and unpack her National Geographic collection.  I think my favourite think about collecting dolls is figuring out their personalities and making all their stuff.

Djeco Dollhouse Families and Furniture (Review)

Jaybird has a Lundby dollhouse that she really loves, but we don't have any of the Lundby furniture or doll sets to go with it. It is mostly furnished with Calico Critters furniture, which is a bit off-scale, but it's not too bad.  Jaybird is not really a fan of the Lundby people, so I was very excited to find these Djeco dollhouse families, which are basically the same scale as Lundby (in the 1:16 to 1:18 range).  We purchased 2 of the families for her birthday in November.

The "Milo et Lila" family is definitely our favourite:

But I was so taken by the hipster-looking dad of the "Gaspard et Romy" family that I got them too.  Unfortunately, the daughter looks a bit mean and the mother looks like a Stepford wife.  She actually spends most of her time lying down under one of the beds in the Lundby, as Jaybird thinks she looks like she is about to crack under the pressures of modern life.  The little boy is quite cute.

It is actually nice having the two families, as they can be mixed together.  Here is a photo in the Lundby house.  The table and chair set is also from the Djeco dollhouse range and I love the modern look.  The dolls are jointed at the knees, which is great for posing.  The fridge and counter in this scene are Calico Critters (Sylvania Families), and you can see they are a bit small, but not horrible.

I wasn't able to find the Djeco dollhouse families or furniture in North America, so I ordered from "Avenue des Jeux" in France.  The order came quite quickly.

If you are bothered by the cartoony look of the Gaspard et Romy family, Djeco also has the "Tomas et Marion" family, which is done in a style similar to the Milo et Lila family.

Here are a couple more photos of the Djeco dolls.  The motorcycle/sidecar and bicycle are both Calico Critters.  I am very happy we found these little dolls for our Lundby!

Meet the Manta Ray Family - New Knitting Pattern!

Every year I make Christmas Eve gifts for my 2 kids.  This year, Jaybird's gift included a cute little manta ray pencil topper.

What started out as one manta ray quickly turned into several, and now there is a whole family:  Charles, Martha, and Little Sunny Ray.

They work as finger puppets (they don't bite too hard), pencil/marker toppers and desk buddies.

If you are looking for a quick, quirky knit, the pattern for the Manta Ray Family is available on Ravelry, Craftsy and Etsy.

A New Year

Well, my poor blog, for which I had such good intentions, has been sorely neglected. I intend to get back on track. Lottie and Riley's adventures can be found on my Flickr stream, and Jones got a new puppy! "Spock" is from Iplehouse. Hopefully Jones managed to track down a tennis ball.





A new girl has also moved in! She is a Secretdoll Person #21 and her name is Henry (short for Henrietta, but she's says don't even go there).  I love how quirky Secretdoll Persons are. Henry was a Christmas gift from my family.  I don't know a lot about her yet, but she is 13 years old and loves mysteries.  She sat right down at the desk to write her New Year's resolutions. Resolutions are always best with milk and cookies!


 


I resolve to be better at updating my blog! I am now reaching for a cookie.