October 9th, 2009 | 
Author: Dollhouse Miniature
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 MINIATURE DOLLHOUSE signed JAMES CLARK COBALT BLUE WHITE 112 PLATE 1982 NR  US $33.98
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 1 12 Dollhouse Miniature Pure White Single Sofa Unique US $1.50
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 Dollhouse Miniature US $1.99
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 BARBIE KELLY HAPPY FAMILY DOLL HOUSE SIZE BASKET OF FRUIT VEG MINIATURE US $.99
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 OOAK 112 Scale Dollhouse Miniature Primitive Hunt Board Chopping Block Table US $99.99
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What You Need to Know about Buying Dollhouse Miniatures
Even if you're not buying dollhouse miniatures for yourself, surely you'd rather ensure your purchase or gift would be put to good use? If so, you need to spend a bit more time and effort than you intended on finding the best dollhouse miniature for your needs. Picking a dollhouse miniature is not much different from picking out your dream home. There's more to it than mere looks and size, and you'll find this out for yourself in a while.
Dollhouse Scales
Choosing the right scale is critical. Standard scales give you a wider variety of accessories and furniture to choose from while the less common scales may require you to order for custom-built supplies, which are not only more expensive but they may also not match the professional quality of standard dollhouse decor.
99% of dollhouse miniatures use the 1:12 scale. This means that the size of the dollhouse is 1/12 of the size of its actual, real-life equivalent. Some retail stores and online shops may, however, also offer a selection of dollhouse miniatures at 1:24 (half the size of the 1:12 and perfect for those with limited space available for their dollhouse collection) and 1:2 (Barbie-sized dollhouses) scales.
Dollhouse Budget
Having dollhouse miniatures as a hobby need not be expensive! Remember: these don't come with an expiry date and as long as you take good care of it, you can take all the time you want when decorating your dollhouse. By purchasing accessories or decor one at a time, you can ensure that they don't even make a slightest dent on your pocket.
Dollhouse kits can sell for as low as $40 but you might also chance upon kits sold at a bargain price during sales or from auction sites and second hand retailers.
Age Suitability
Something basic and pre-built and pre-designed would be more than suitable for young girls. A too-small scale or a dollhouse that has to be built from scratch might require intricate steps of installation and be frustrating for the child.
Dollhouse Size
Keep in mind that we're talking about the size and not the scale of your dollhouse. Beginners would do well to start with a small or moderate-sized dollhouse. You could afford to commit a few decorating or building mistakes with this. Dollhouse lighting, wallpapers and curtains, flooring, and assembly are the most complicated parts you'll have to tackle when building a dollhouse.
But all these can be learned and mastered over time and soon, you'll have more than enough skills and expertise to move on to a bigger dollhouse.
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I want to make dollhouse miniatures for Barbie. How do I convert a 1/12 scale pattern to a 1/6 scale pattern?
Like if I scanned the original on my PC, how could I resize it?
I have been working with some images recently where I wanted the image to be the exact size of the scale model so I could use dividers to take measurements off the pictures.
So I took the images and cropped them to the very edge of the item so I had the size of the picture the same as the size of the object. It was 18" tall, and I wanted 1"= 1', so I converted the 18" to feet (1.5') and that to inches 1.5" ( actually used a spreadsheet because most of the dimensions were like 19 5/8"), so I went into resize the image and made it 1.5" tall. Of course, I kept the originals separate.
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