The first family that I bought was the Cottontail Rabbit family. Since then, I learned that there are different versions of Sylvanian Families, and cupped hands versus flat hands. There's no way I can collect all the families released, not to mention that I don't have the space to store everything that I wanted to buy and my pockets are not deep enough. I decided then to get mainly JP families, and only those that I really like. This helps to keep my collection to figures that I find very cute and I love. My new resolve, haha.
My very first Sylvanian Families were toys that my niece wanted to discard. She no longer wanted to play with them, so I rescued them thinking that I can save them for my then 2 year-old daughter to play. There was a two-storey house that I later learned is the Lakehouse Lodge. Not sure whether it was the JP or UK release as it did not come with any box. Furnitures for the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and living room. The second-hand figures that I inherited were Periwinkle milk rabbit sister, Cottontail rabbit standing baby, and an incomplete JP Maron Dog family.
The first family that I bought was the Cottontail Rabbit family. Since then, I learned that there are different versions of Sylvanian Families, and cupped hands versus flat hands. There's no way I can collect all the families released, not to mention that I don't have the space to store everything that I wanted to buy and my pockets are not deep enough. I decided then to get mainly JP families, and only those that I really like. This helps to keep my collection to figures that I find very cute and I love. My new resolve, haha.
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I opened The Toymaker's Set and was disappointed to find that some of the accessories did not quite look like the ones featured on the photos of the box. If you also have the set, you will see that the paintbrushes Uncle Edward Mulberry uses, as well as the hammer and spatula-looking tool, have that grey plastic look. I want the tools to look more real, so what a girl's gotta do? Spend more money to buy paints and brushes and try to re-decorate the Sylvanian Families accessories. For the project, I used Tamiya paints. I decided not use a primer as the objects are quite small (and I was loath to spend more money on such a small project). The paint took a long time to dry, I'm not sure why. The uncle at the hobby shop where I purchased the paints told me it may be due to the air circulation inside my house and the fact that I am using the bottle paints and not the airbrush paints. Okay.
I forgot to take the "before picture", but if you do happen to have the Toymaker's Set, you can compare the original accessories to this: |
About MeI like to experiment with photography and dabble in crafty things. I started collecting Sylvanian Families in 2009 and hope that someday my little daughter will enjoy playing and collecting Sylvanian Families as much as I do. Archives
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