Playscale Emporium

Ever since I was a little girl, I've created rooms for my Barbie dolls. It's one of the few things I didn't grow out of when I reached adulthood. I ran into a problem: The miniatures I wanted for my dioramas were scaled for traditional doll houses. So I started to make my own.

I take old toys, small household items, boxes, and other odds and ends, stir in a little imagination to come up with what I needed.

Now I make these specialty items for Barbie, Monster High, Tonner, and other fashion dolls and sell them on eBay. You can shop for them in my eBay store: stores.ebay.com/Playscale-Emporium.

The Playscale Emporium Now on Instagram | Visit www.instagram.com/playscale.emporium.pics to see photos of dioramas, miniature projects, and more. I post start-to-finish pics of my playscale scenes with tips and links to help visitors with their own dioramas.

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What's New

Image of assembled Tissue Box downloadTissue Box DIY Project | I have wanted playscale tissue boxes for scenes but could only find dollhouse scale options online. So I decided to make my own. Just get the download, print out the pattern, and cut out tissue boxes on your favorite scrapbooking cardstock paper. Two sizes available (see instructions).

Playscale Baby Nursery Miniatures | I'm developing a new category of miniatures — Baby, Nursery Supplies — for my eBay store. The first items include caps for Zuru Mini Babies and baby food jars. Keep checking back, I'll be adding more in the next few months. If you want to DIY items for your doll's nursery, check out the Nursery Set download.

Diorama Downloads

Now Available - Library Diorama Download setsOne of my personal diorama projects is a five-floor school scene. The first completed floor is the school library. I modeled it after the libraries in the grade and junior high schools of my youth (see my Instagram page for photos). I created printables of a card catalog and an encyclopedia set to give it the look I remember. You can buy your own Library Card Catalog and/or Encyclopedia sets with instructions and tips. Click the links for details.

I've got many more downloads in the works. Join my list for a free download and to receive head's up when I add new items.

Have you ever spent hours online looking for an item or accessory you needed? The Diorama Download line is your source for some hard-to-find items you can add to your dollhouses or dioramas so you don't have to create them yourself. Suggestions welcome, contact me.

One of my personal dioramas celebrating Independence Day, a work in progress (from left: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024).

2020 Image of personal 4th of July diorama, a work in progress   2021 Image of personal 4th of July diorama, a work in progress   2022 Image of personal 4th of July diorama, a work in progress   2024 Image of personal 4th of July diorama, a work in progress

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Photo of first bathroom diorama
This is the first diorama I sold on eBay.