Oh dear, the crafting fever is back 🙂 I came across the most beautiful 1:12 dollhouses on Pinterest, and yes, that's when the itch comes back. So I went hunting, and a woman in Amsterdam let me borrow the Del Prado dollhouse for free. Well, a dollhouse that's partly assembled and partly still in its original packaging. The Del Prado dollhouse is a kit released in 1998/1999. You could save up and receive a new part every week. I've read that it's not easy to make it into a decently beautiful house. Apparently, it's quite crooked...but I'm going to give it a try! My mother-in-law was kind enough to get the house for me; we don't live anywhere near Amsterdam. So, it stayed at my mother-in-law's for a while, and in the meantime, I've been scouring the internet, Pinterest, and Instagram, basking in all those beautiful photos of the most gorgeous dollhouses. Above is a photo of the Del Prado dollhouse (at least, how it can be), and here's what it looked like when I got it.
I've been working hard on it now, and more on that soon. Those who read my post about the Maileg dollhouse makeover might have noticed I haven't written much about it... Things suddenly got very busy at the Skattich house. A relatively large number of orders came in, Sinterklaas naturally visited the Skattich house himself, and I was transitioning to a new position at work. So I put the makeover on hold. Things have calmed down a bit now, and I'm eager to get started on my new project. I'll be making this dollhouse for myself initially, since it will consist of many small and fragile parts—a true "Caroliens dollhouse"! ;)
