The best Easter surprise! - La mejor sorpresa de Pascua!

I got the best surprise this Easter! My friend Pirkko brought me a mysterious old shoe box and when I opened it, I could hardly believe my eyes! The box was full of old dolls and dollshouse furniture which Pirkko used to play with in the 1960's. They are just the kind of vintage furniture which I have been looking for in the flea markets to put into my Lisa dollshouse.

This red wooden kitchen table set is adorable!

Another wooden table set. It is very well made. It looks like solid mahogany.

The two lamps were real working lamps when Pirkko had them in her dollshouse. I have not had the time to try them yet.

This red plastic sofa set is made by Combex, England.

All the dolls have moving eyes. I especially like the little girl in the middle.

The rubber bands holding these dolls together have crumbled apart in the course of time. The dolls now need some tender loving care!

Thank you Pirkko!

At a Miniatures Fair

Irmeli and I visited the Miniatures Fair in Lahti today. It was organised by the Dollshouse hobbyists' assocation of Päijät-Häme. This is one of my purchases, a Lundby stove from the '70s. I am going to place it in my 1:16 scale Lisa dollshouse.

I also bought this Siamese cat

 

and these nail decals which can also be used for decorating miniatures. They are similar to the  water slide decals which I just recently tried for the first time.

I also bought some fabrics, plates and other dishes and several kinds of findings, frames etc.

A very good fair day indeed!

Lundby Christmas - Lundby-joulu

I had Christmas at work today! My colleague brought me a bagful of lovely old Lundby stuff, which he had found when he was cleaning the storage room of his family. They are just the kind of things which I have been looking for, as I recently decided to start to decorate my 1:16 scale Lisa dollhouse with vintage furniture!

Minulla oli tänään joulu töissä! Kollegani toi minulle pussillisen ihania vanhoja Lundby-tavaroita, jotka hän löysi siivotessaan perheensä varastoa. Nämä ovat juuri sellaisia tavaroita, joita olen yrittänyt löytää, sillä päätin äskettäin ruveta kalustamaan 1:16 mittakaavan Lisa-nukketaloani vanhoilla huonekaluilla!

I haven't had an Ari doll this small before. She is only about 5,8 cm tall.

Minulla ei ole aikaisemmin ollut näin pientä Ari-nukkea. Se on vain noin 5,8 senttiä pitkä.

Lisa dollhouse - Lisa nukkekoti

We made a round in the flea markets today and at one flea market
which we had not been to before, I found this dollhouse.
I just could not resist buying it although I know that I have enough houses already!

The house is Lundby size (1:16). It has a "Lisa" sticker on it. I have seen pictures of some other Lisa dollhouses before, but I have not seen houses like this. I looked for some information about the Lisa dollhouses on the Internet and here, on the website of We Love Lundby Club, I found out that they are of Danish origin.

If you have a Lisa dollhouse too, or if you have some knowledge about them or this particular model, please leave me a comment.

Teimme tänään kirpputorikierroksen ja löysin tämän nukkekodin Voikkaan Fox-kirppikseltä, jossa emme olleet ennen käyneet.
En voinut vastustaa kiusausta ostaa tämä, vaikka tiedän kyllä,
että minulla on taloja jo ihan liikaa!

Talo on Lundby-kokoa (1:16). Siinä on Lisa-tarra. Olen nähnyt kuvia joistain Lisa-nukkekodeista aikaisemmin, mutta tällaista taloa en ole ennen nähnyt.
Etsin netistä tietoa Lisa-nukkekodeista, ja täältä, We Love Lundby Clubin sivulta,
sain selville että ne ovat tanskalaista alkuperää.

Jos sinullakin on Lisa-nukkekoti, tai tiedät jotain niistä
tai tästä nimenomaisesta mallista, jätäthän kommentin.