I just received the Babies Furniture Set (2010) in the mail yesterday. I was absolutely thrilled when I saw that Angel_Smile had a few in her Ebay store because I've been wanting this set for a while. The Packaging for this set is absolutely adorable! I love the pink box and the detailed photos on the box.

Here is an up close photo of the dolls in the box. I wanted to show the yellow and white polka dot design that backgrounded the figures. I thought it was a sweet little touch of cute :)

I really loved the trikes. it was not hard to balance the figures on them, which I was slightly expecting. I enjoy the pale and bright mixture of colors that matches each accessory to the figure.

Now, the only thing I did not like about this set was that the small toy accessory and the high-chair is something you might see for the smaller babies. I like to think of my standing babies as toddlers, so the high-chairs and rattle toys don't really fit for me. However, the sippy cups and tooth brushes are something unique to this set that I am absolutely in love with.

here i wanted to show how similar the rattle toys are with one that I received that came with the smaller babies in the "Connor and Keri's Carriage Ride" set. I just don't see how a toddler would be playing with the same toy as a smaller baby. other than this one minor thing, I was over-joyed with this set and would recommend it to any collector.

I also picked up a set of outfits for two of my standing babies. I like it so much more when they are wearing actually clothes. and how absolutely adorable are the boy overalls?! my god, I almost died when I saw them!

while photographing, I noticed that the standing deer baby that come with the Furniture set is slightly different than the single JP standing baby that goes with the family set. the color on the girl is creamier, and the boy has more of a "golden" hue. just an observation ;)

Sweet Gift

I am so very excited. I've been looking for these JP baby outfits for over a year now, and FINALLY two sets popped up on Ebay. I also purchased the JP Babies furniture set for 2010. this is also something I've been looking for for quite some time. I know I was saving for the new Popcorn Wagon and JP Kangaroo Family, but I feel like I'll be able to buy those at any time. these however, I've been wanting for a while and just haven't been able to find them. so glad I finally did! now for the shipping/waiting game >.<

I got creative this week and made a new board with matching background in which to set up my sylvanians on. this time I used different colors for the grass. previously i used a very bright and pretty Lime Green, which i actually like better than this color. I may actually redo this and use the Lime Green this time. the Lime Green was much brighter and prettier I think. plus, I haven't seen anyone else use that color as grass for their Sylvanians before and I feel like it gave my photos a little touch of "me".

I bought a packet with a long white picket fence in it. it was originally tied together with white wire, but since that was impossible to glue down (I tried!) i decided to untwist all of the wire off that held the fence together, and tediously glue each and every plank down individually. i wasn't sure at first how good that would look, but i think it actually looks rather cute! I also bought "fluffy" white felt and used them as the clouds. they probably aren't low enough to show up in a lot of my photos, but i still like seeing them myself :)
i've been trying to hold off on creating more stories until i purchase a new camera. my old one really doesn't take great photos and i know this blog would look a million times nicer with a better camera. Mr. SylvanianLove and i have been looking at Nikons and will be purchasing a very good one sometime this week before we leave for our trip. so when we get back and we're all unpacked and settled, i'll get started on more stories and photographs.

Hello there! long time no update, I know. but as I said, I have returned. I am so pleased with the release of products in such a short amount of time. there are so many new families to choose from, and even more houses, shops and accessories. I am planning on adding a few more pieces to my collection starting next month. why next month? because in 12 days my husband and I leave for Sin City, and arrive home on July 1st. I have a bit of money saved up to purchase a few items that I have been dying to get my hands on. First, I must start with the new and very adorable JP Kangaroo Family. I absolutely love how there is a little Joey! what a way to make a family unique! and I also really like that there is no brother, but rather just a sister. As you know, most Sylvanian families have both a little brother and a little sister. so naturally I am drawn to the families that have different arrangements of children.

The popcorn stand! As soon as I saw this shop I fell head over heels. I adore the little popcorn maker filled with realistic looking fresh popped popcorn, and the little buckets are so old timey looking and sweet. I really can imagine having this in my Sylvanian village with an outdoor movie theatre (brain storming)!!!
New JP Cat Family! most have shut down this new family that's due out in mid-late July, but not I. I am so excited to see this new family and have in in my possession. Yes, it is almost exact to the JP Charcoal Cat Family, but there is just something about it that really draws me in. Maybe it's because the Charcoals are probably my most favored family, and it gives me the opportunity to expand my Charcoal family with close relatives :) Either way, I'll surely have the day these guys are released marked down on my calendar.

I know I've been absent quite a bit, but I am still collecting and am very still in love with my sylvanians. I've got a little something-something in the works :) I will return shortly. I assure you.

I have rediscovered an old love. Flower Kiss Candies. my friends and I used to eat them as teenagers, and honestly I haven't seen them around since. Although, I haven't been shopping in a Chinese market in some time. My best friend gave these to me with my birthday gift for nostalgia, and I fell in love with them all over again.

This morning I decided to set up my figures and take a few photos of all of them together. It was tough getting a close enough shot with ever figure in the frame, thus the reason they look so small (I had to step far back!). Also took some up close photos, and it took three photos to get them all in. I always felt like I had a lot of figures, but after seeing them all together, it doesn't look like a lot. which isn't a good thing because now I'll just tell myself I don't have that many and should continue buying more than my budget allows, heh.

...and a random photo of the pineapple I cut up this morning to have with breakfast. just because it looks pretty :)

a quick photo today with two of my babies. my son was playing with his new Thomas Wooden Rails set this morning, and I couldn't help but think how adorable two of my babies would look like the back cargo car. they do look so precious. I've missed my Sylvanians. I hadn't taken them out in quite a while, and I was missing them.  And a big thank you to everyone over at Sylvanian-Families.net who wished me well. It really meant a lot to me.

break fast this morning: some super cute eggs!

Oh my god. The cuteness.

I just started reading James Clavell's "Shõgun". I am very much interested in Japanese culture, and this book really schools you on it. it is the first book in the novel of three. I have all three books, and can not wait to finish this one so I can get to the next.

Big Enough.