A place called Home
Last month, when catching Strays was a physically sloooow process due to an annoying back injury that kept me from sitting still for a longer period of time, I - always the optimist - decided to make the best of it and finally tackle a long-delayed mission: to bring my beloved diorama room out of storage 💕
(Because.. pre-COVID my Little Bohemians used to travel around in their vendor wagon, but of course they also have a more permanent spot that they call 'Home' - from where they run the "Vagabond Strays" shelter, and now faithfully quarantine themselves.)
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I built this room in 2004, as part of a much bigger 3-floor, 1/6 scale Blythe doll mansion. Lack of space eventually made me take that down, but I kept one room to mess around and play with. Because my love for dollhouses and miniatures never fades.. space or not! 😁
In the past years I have set up (and taken down) Edwardian rooms for my Ball Jointed Dolls in 1/3 scale, a dusty attic and a sorcerer's laboratory in 1/6 scale, and even a 1/48 scale manor - a mini dollhouse for a dollhouse 🏡
I like that those rooms' spirits still live on in this room, through props and paraphernalia; some gifted, some thrifted, and some handmade.. but all tiny treasures and keepsakes.
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So at this little sanctuary, my girls and the Strays find a welcoming and safe haven where they can make music and play games, listen to stories by a crackling fire, and whip up an excellent borscht 🍲
Zolala! Blog
Mostly musings and meanderings about my work as a seamstress and miniaturist, with all of the joy and struggle that comes with it.
Hello!
My name is Zo, and I'm endlessly fascinated with all things small: dolls, animals, miniatures, dioramas..
I feel very fortunate to be able to combine them all in my work!
Sewing doll clothes and bringing little critters to life allows me to do what I love every day - and connects me with some really amazing people all over the world.
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2024
- Aug 30, 2024 Step Back in Time
- Jul 17, 2024 Rat Pack of Pack Rats
- Feb 24, 2024 Elemental Quartet
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2023
- Dec 31, 2023 Happy New Year!
- Oct 29, 2023 Ruffled Feathers
- Sep 15, 2023 Gummy Gourmands
- Jun 22, 2023 Three Times A Charm
- Feb 25, 2023 A Pack Of Pups
- Jan 1, 2023 Happy New Year!
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2022
- Oct 6, 2022 A Studio Stampede
- Sep 21, 2022 Ruckus
- Jun 29, 2022 Roam Free
- Apr 30, 2022 Getting Ahead
- Mar 6, 2022 Times of Turmoil
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2021
- Nov 20, 2021 Tiny Teamwork
- Oct 21, 2021 Harvest Time
- Sep 8, 2021 A family gift II
- Sep 8, 2021 A family gift I
- Aug 11, 2021 Tiny Ducenarius
- May 15, 2021 A place called Home
- Apr 8, 2021 That elusive Dodo!
- Mar 9, 2021 Dream Catchers
- Feb 10, 2021 Nostalgia
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2020
- Dec 31, 2020 Happy New Year!
- Nov 10, 2020 Hoppy Days
- Oct 6, 2020 2nd Anniversary!
- Aug 4, 2020 Assembly line
- Jun 16, 2020 Dog Days
- Jun 7, 2020 Heirloom treasure
- May 24, 2020 Repeat & Reverse
- May 1, 2020 Double trouble
- Apr 13, 2020 COVID-19: your order
- Apr 5, 2020 Little victory
- Mar 28, 2020 Quarantined
- Feb 22, 2020 Tiny Centurion
- Feb 15, 2020 Not your average cart!
- Feb 6, 2020 New beginnings
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2019
- Dec 23, 2019 On our way
- Nov 19, 2019 About the Strays
- Nov 6, 2019 Adieu, adieu
- Oct 20, 2019 New Zolala! Website
- Oct 6, 2019 1st Anniversary!
- Sep 29, 2019 Dodo tea party
- Jul 31, 2019 Playing with colors
- Apr 26, 2019 The Catch!
- Mar 31, 2019 "Hello"
- Feb 27, 2019 Musings on a goat