tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post329603236823856447..comments2024-03-26T17:32:38.865-04:00Comments on YA Outside the Lines: A Doll's House by Jody CasellaBrian Katcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159532800819759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-25198890317746007332017-12-19T10:47:43.931-05:002017-12-19T10:47:43.931-05:00Great post! I had a dollhouse very similar to your...Great post! I had a dollhouse very similar to yours, that was a project my mother worked on for awhile, but I have to admit I was envious of my friends who had dollhouses much more like the one the lady in your neighborhood had with working lights and lots of rooms and intricate details all thanks to their very talented grandfather. I still have a weakness for miniatures of all sorts.Alissa Grossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16701189791875707920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-89238651659216280322017-12-18T06:13:50.120-05:002017-12-18T06:13:50.120-05:00DO you still have it? Inquiring minds want to know...DO you still have it? Inquiring minds want to know...Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-23673232570810585442017-12-18T06:12:52.890-05:002017-12-18T06:12:52.890-05:00A stained glass window! I love that! Here's wh...A stained glass window! I love that! Here's what I did yesterday: pulled out all of the broken pieces of furniture (from the house in my dusty closet) and pieced them together, while my husband was wrapping presents and eyeing me like I was a loon :)Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-31975287699026524802017-12-17T21:52:31.979-05:002017-12-17T21:52:31.979-05:00I got a dollhouse when I was around 5--then I star...I got a dollhouse when I was around 5--then I started fancifying it when I was about 10--pink ceramic bathtub, granite pots in the kitchen, electricity...Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-32149126924710887562017-12-17T15:27:07.527-05:002017-12-17T15:27:07.527-05:00Thank you for the post, Jody!! You've inspired...Thank you for the post, Jody!! You've inspired me to continue the project I began with my daughter. She and I built a dollhouse together a few years ago. We even incorporated a stained glass window from the Victorian dollhouse I had as a kid. It's one of the few parts that's survived. The outside of my daughter's farmhouse is done and painted, and she's collected miniatures for the inside, but we never completed the interior. Maybe Santa will bring me a kit to wire the house for electricity. :)Jen Doktorskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16143138396478408692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-60429285241795331002017-12-17T10:34:35.626-05:002017-12-17T10:34:35.626-05:00I love the idea of passing a dollhouse on. My daug...I love the idea of passing a dollhouse on. My daughter played with mine. I like thinking that she might want to share it with her children. Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-28131838689023523062017-12-17T10:33:06.468-05:002017-12-17T10:33:06.468-05:00Thanks, Janet. When I was writing about the woman,...Thanks, Janet. When I was writing about the woman, it struck me that it really was nice of her to invite us in. Kind of weird to think how we might view it today though. Not sure I'd want my nine year old going into a stranger's house! Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-61309497904011893972017-12-17T10:31:05.076-05:002017-12-17T10:31:05.076-05:00Happy holidays, to you too Jodi :) Happy holidays, to you too Jodi :) Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-67688666755807397782017-12-17T10:30:37.141-05:002017-12-17T10:30:37.141-05:00I like how you've described it. Maybe it has s...I like how you've described it. Maybe it has something to do with our need to feel in control too--at least over one very small world. Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-60365293012357020242017-12-17T09:00:51.750-05:002017-12-17T09:00:51.750-05:00My late father-in-law, a shop teacher, made one fo...My late father-in-law, a shop teacher, made one for my wife that now resides in our granddaughter's bedroom. Some things defy age and growing up.Berekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14172936893264053007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-9969840776580517422017-12-16T22:22:27.590-05:002017-12-16T22:22:27.590-05:00Such a lovely post! And how lovely of that woman t...Such a lovely post! And how lovely of that woman to let you into her home to see her dollhouse, he probably had no idea she'd inspire you like that. Janet Raye Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15159139395228572310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-22962310603967124292017-12-16T20:09:41.656-05:002017-12-16T20:09:41.656-05:00Ohhh, how I love this! I always wanted a dollhouse...Ohhh, how I love this! I always wanted a dollhouse too. Your post has reawakened those sweet feelings. Thank you. :) And happy holidays! Jodi Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16234630927146827772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-17993938662497991422017-12-16T11:07:28.057-05:002017-12-16T11:07:28.057-05:00There are (at least) two kinds of dollhouses: thos...There are (at least) two kinds of dollhouses: those that serve as a setting for playing with dolls--these tend to be plastic, and sturdy, and for the very young--and those that serve to create a miniature world, and appeal to people of all ages. Maybe the same instinct can be partly satisfied now by building worlds online, but there is something irreplaceably satisfying about the tactile, about miniatures you can actually hold and touch, about texture and heft. <br /><br />I, too, had the second kind of dollhouse, and at some point I became aware that I would not finish it before I left home--the outside still unpainted, a couple of rooms still unpainted and unfurnished. It was my delight to hand it off to my niece, who finished a couple more rooms and changed some of the things I had done. I hope it will later be passed on down, and become a multi-generational project.Jennifer R. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408588432492354248noreply@blogger.com