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Ever thought of using dolls’ house accessories and miniatures to craft a handmade card, collage or creation? You might gain some welcome inspiration from creative competition winner  Jill Embleton. (more…)

Are you ready for another selection of entries from The Dolls House Emporium Creative Competition 2011?

We’re putting as many as we can online to share the amazing skill and imagination of miniatures fans across the UK – and to give some inspiration to anyone who might want to have a go for themselves.

Old rubber hair curlers and scraps of foliage from the garden helped bring this dolls’ house summer scene to vivid life, with families enjoying the Royal Wedding down at their local pub.
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We recently came across an interesting article on the Etsy website.

If you’ve not come across it before, Etsy is an e-version of a crafts fair where people sell handmade and vintage items, as well as arts and craft supplies.

The article is a reference to a dolls’ house challenge ‘I’m a Giant!’ which is being organised by US-based interior designer Emily Henderson and is open to everyone to join in.

As Emily explains: “The challenge is to decorate a dollhouse. You can buy one or make something that resembles a miniature space. It doesn’t have to be a ‘house,’ per se; it could be a loft or an industrial space. I’m trying to convince my boxing trainer to do a mini boxing gym. It can be conceptual or literal.  Whatever you want.

“You can spend as much or little time and money as you want. It doesn’t have to last for generations, and certainly nobody is actually going to live in it. It’s a chance to create a mini fantasy world of your own. It’s more of a piece of art or a diorama in a way than an actual ‘dollhouse.’”

If you are interested in getting involved or just curious to see the results, then take a look at Emily Henderson’s blog.

Dolls’ houses turn up in the most unexpected places!

Whether it’s in a television programme, on a billboard or somewhere a little more unusual.

If you’re eagle-eyed and spot a Dolls House Emporium house you could be in with a chance of winning a gift voucher to spend on our products.

Sharon Barclay from London homed in on this Classical Dolls House while house-hunting, and wins £25 of gift vouchers for an estate agent window spot.

She told us: “I am house hunting at the moment and came across this on the Rightmove website.

“I think that the house may be a Classical or a Connaught.”

Well done Sharon, you’re right and the vouchers have been credited to your account!

This competition never closes and it’s first-come, first-served!

Here’s what you can win:

- Television advert/Magazine shoot: £50 Gift Voucher for The Dolls House Emporium
- Advert in Print (but not one of ours!): £25 Gift Voucher for The Dolls House Emporium
- Spotted in an estate agent window: £20 Gift Voucher for The Dolls House Emporium

But we do need proof… so if it’s a billboard, take a photo and e-mail it or post it to us.

TV ads are trickier but you might find a link at tellyads.com which you can forward on.

If you spot gold and it’s in a television show, look it up on the i-player for whichever channel it’s on and send us the link.

And here are the rules:

• Prize is for the first person to spot one of our houses and contact us.
• Employees of The Dolls House Emporium, those involved in the promotion and execution of this competition and their families are not eligible to enter.
• The Dolls House Emporium reserves the right to feature the winner on other printed matter or website, and to feature name and home county of winner in future promotions.
• Entry into the competition is deemed acceptance of the rules.
• No responsibility can be accepted for entries which are not received or delayed.

With lots of new TV series due to start for the autumn it could be your big chance! Good luck!!

The dolls’ house is one of 12 finalists battling it out for two additional places in the National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, New York.

Since its creation in 1998, the National Toy Hall of Fame has inducted 46 iconic childhood toys and games, ranging from good old-fashioned marbles to the teddy bear, roller skates and Monopoly.

This year there are 12 finalists including our own favourite, the dolls’ house.

The opposition is a strong line up which includes the likes of Twister, Rubik’s Cube and the pogo stick but there’s no doubt about which one would get our vote.

We’ll let you know if the dolls’ house triumphs when the results are announced next month.