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This is the blog for our collection site :) We'll post updates here, notes all that kinda blog stuff :) Feel free to check out the site (link above under the header) and see all the lovely Sylvanian's and our Display :D
Kirstie

HOW IT STARTED

We had originally started collecting Sylvanian Families back when I was just 3-4yrs old. They were in a little toy shop not far from home. They had a wonderful display of the original houses and the famous green furniture sets. My Mum and Grandmother both got me my first family - The Evergreen Bears. I've kept them all this time, safe and sound, so they didn't get destroyed. I had a cute little Shoe House (like the story of the Lady Who Lived in a Shoe) that I would use to house all the furniture. I'd carry the little grey bear girl around with me everywhere! She would come out of the Boot house with us to go shopping with us in the car, shops etc. And then have a nap like I did afterwards. I didn't take it to school because other kids would try and play with it, which I didn't like. Plus teachers didn't approve of bring toys to school. She would go home with Mum til later on in the day to meet me again when she picked me up.
Christine


As the years went on, I used the same furniture in new houses I got, as I've always loved little things like that.
And of course - collecting! I had put them away around teenage-years, and forgotten about them. When one day a few years ago, somehow we stumbled upon them again, and had to find out what the name of the Brand was, so we see what had happened to them. We found the name Sylvanian Families, along with the American Calico Critters, and we were both so happy they still existed! There was so many more sets and families since we last bought/saw them! And of course homes!

My Mum (Christine) and I (Kirstie) decided to start collecting them again together. And here we are! After several years, several spending sprees at ToyWorld, Bridges Bros, Myers, Online Stores and many many auctions on Ebay later, we have our Village :)

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