Doll Dioramas

Thank you!

I have been collecting doll stuff for years, even before BJD so lots of my stuff, I'd had since childhood. To build the shelves and decorating the rooms took about a month, mostly because once I start a project, there's no stopping me! I had saved up enough money for it entirely before starting.

Handmade things...a lot of it! I painted the room myself, painted the shelves myself (my husband built them from scratch not a kit), many of the beds and the couch were made by my parents, a lot of the props (food, drinks, blankets, toys) were made by me. I do a lot of sewing and sculpting miniatures for my dolls. A lot of the other stuff was collected from flea markets over the years.

 

that is so nice n_n the only furnite I made (fully handmade) was a SD coach but I still need to sew the cushions I'm just too busy with sewing clothing ;w; thanks for sharing~

 

Your dioramas are AMAZING !!! I have a lot of furniture for the dollies, but I have never really made rooms. I have been accumulating ancient Egyptian pieces for awhile. My dream is to eventually to make a throne room.

 

I always wanted to create a diorama for my 1/4 scale doll but I can't seem to find anything befitting. I do have a house for my 1/12 scale dolls though.

 

It's not quite a diorama, but more like space on top of my desk hutch - that's where my 50cm girl resides at the moment. I would take a picture but it's a mess at the moment. I had started on a two-story elven house from a tree stump back when my elf had a body - but I didn't get too far and now she needs a vinyl body (I'm thinking 40cm). Now I have this really great dollhouse that's perfect for 1/6 dolls, so my Soom Hybrid will be residing there as soon as I clean it out and get to work on it.

As for finding furniture, all of my finds have been from local thrift stores, and even the dollar store for a few.

 

I love what you have done! Everyone has their own room. It looks like an apartment complex or dorm. How cool!

 

I use a T.V shelf cabinet (I don't remember the proper name for it) as my doll diorama! It's so big and is really good for my 60cm girl! I use American Girl or Our Generation doll furniture which is a bit small for my girl, but it works pretty well!

 

It looks amazing!

This looks SO cool. I like how each room has a certain theme. Maybe one day I'll venture into making a diorama for my girls.

 

I use an ikea bookcase and adjust it to the bjd size I'm using the diorama for (so far I've only done MSD, YOSD, and tiny

 

Oh man, I wish. I just don't have the space for one ToT
I am planning on getting a bar for my boy though.

 

I don't have one, but they are amazing and I would love to own one.
That might be the next step once I have more space.
Currently, my living area is too small for a proper diorama.

 

My 'witches' are permanently displayed in their own diorama full of 'their' (read: mine) favourite bits and pieces.

2853B951-9896-4E0E-8252-73A118DF5B8F by Talicat7, on Flickr

 

Wow I don't think I've ever seen such an amazing set up for dolly dioramas. I'm honestly blown away. I'm currently saving to build a huge room for my twin girls and their pet dog bruno. Lol

 

I currently don't have a permanent set up--I chase the daylight and move my dolls' furniture to get decent lighting. I'm excited to move later this year and get a permanent diorama installed into a shelf!

Teatime at Milton's by Anante, on Flickr

Spoiler: Another window, another setup

M.A.D. Mysteries 5 by Anante, on Flickr

 

I love It! All the little details, and your witches are fantastic.

 

This is cool, What are the dolls sizes by chance?

 

They are mostly 58-64cm, though there are a couple of tiny kids in there sometimes. The rooms themselves were built for 1/3 size, but could also work nicely for MSD.

 

i dont have a room. i have a garden of roses. im still working on two roses and the patio table. i still need to find or make the patio chairs.

 

Last year I managed to get a blank diorama and furniture from Belachixdollworld on Etsy. I customised it, made bedding, props etc. This is how it currently looks, seen through one of the windows:

 

Oooh Wennie that's beautiful! The colors and decor work so well together. I've wanted a Belachixdollworld diorama for ages, but I've heard (from her instagram as well as her customers) that the USPS does a terrific job of breaking the dioramas in their boxes before they even get to their owners. ;__; But that was a year ago that I read that, has it improved since? @_@

Currently my dolls are stuffed on a bookshelf with the bed I purchased for them which takes up a majority of the space. It really doesn't fit well, but I have no clue how/where to go about a different setup in my room for them. I curse my apartment for being so small. At the very least the bookcase allows for me to make a set of cupboard doors for it so I can hide my dolls when I have friends over who aren't comfortable with them or something, but blegh.