I love miniatures. There's just something about the miniature scale that invokes imagination and fantasy. As a child I loved playing with my cousin's barbie dolls and miniature accessories until it was taken away from me and I still remember as a 7-8 year old girl hearing my aunt talk with my mom about how they thought I was obsessing too much with them. Fast forward to middle age I am in therapy with the IFS modality (more on my blog if interested) and I came up with the idea that I could build my inner child the safe place she never had as a child and through the dollhouse I could give her the things she was never allowed to have due to financial reasons and the strict religious group I was born into. 

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I drew up plans and bought tools and wood and made furniture. I started cutting out the main pieces but then with moving and health issues I was unable to continue. Eventually I realized that I don't have the energy to continue building the dollhouse and found 2 free ones on marketplace. They were dirty, falling apart and had mouse dirt all over. I like taking trash and turning it into treasure so I got them and now that I am in a safe place I have been working on renovating them which helps me exercise my creativity and helps my nervous system get into the parasympathetic state which helps one heal from trauma and abuse.

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Since my ideas of safety and imagination are so wild I am unable to find what I like so I have been creating my own wallpapers with Canva and AI. This morning as I was eating breakfast I had the idea that perhaps other people might like my creations as well so I will be adding a page for wallpaper downloads to share with others.

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If you are interested in tutorials or things I am creating for my dollhouses , check out my blog. There is a section for tutorials so if you want something similar you may be able to glean some ideas from my own creations.