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Cookie, a former art student, has a secret passion: building meticulously detailed dollhouse re-creations of crime scenes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
A crabitat is kind of like a dollhouse with living inhabitants, each with a distinct personality.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2025
Her interest "snowballed" from there and she crafted the lavishly decorated castle and adjoining dollhouse for the creatures.
From BBC ● May 28, 2025
A child’s dollhouse jammed against a chain-link fence marked “No Trespassing” sits in the shadow of a mangled brick home covered in clotted dirt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2025
The time he built me and Mirren a dollhouse of cardboard and stones he’d found on the beach.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
Morrison said the agency found that some aftermarket inflaters have been brought into the country stuffed inside items like toys and dollhouses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The fantastic seascapes and perfect dollhouses of "The Little Mermaid" and "Barbie" might appear whimsical.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2023
This was contrary to many early dollhouses, which were made with the intent of teaching young girls domestic tasks.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
Despite the gathering touting itself as “the World’s No. 1 Dollhouse Miniatures Show,” there aren’t many actual dollhouses.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2023
Irene and I used to spend hours with that thing, until sometime after my tenth birthday, when I had decided that I was too old for dolls, and therefore, dollhouses.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
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