2013 Spring Fling winners

Greenleaf Dollhouses hosts an annual Spring Fling dollhouse contest where the winner gets to rename the dollhouse kit. In addition to the usual top 3, they offer a "Luck of the Draw" prize, so anyone has a chance to be a winner. The seventh annual 2013 winners were announced last November, but I didn't get a chance to post until now. I'm trying to get through my backlog, but here is plenty of eye candy that might get you interested in joining the upcoming Spring Fling 2014 (kit hasn't been announced yet.)

First Place Winner Kelly got to rename the kit The Bora Bora Bungalow. I could totally vacation in this beach hut.

Second Place Winner - Jane. Exposed beams are always my favorite. The birds are really cool, too.

Third Place Winner Mandystar's pier and restaurant really makes me crave sea food. Great details throughout.


This was one of my favorites. Lyssa from Can't Have It Big? Make It Mini! created a relaxing pool house. I love the covered deck.

Talk about living small. Blondie from Tales of Clark Street created an entry that looks straight out of the Tiny Houses and Small Spaces blogs/websites. I love her use of color.

Treehouse! Love it. Great work Mike, but I really want to see the interior. Can I come over and decorate?

Boat garage? Very creative work Jeff!

Angela gets the Best Contemporary award in my book. I love the windows and front door.

Bee House! This is just too sweet. Beeutiful work April.

Marie came up with a great floor plan. Kitchen, living room, dining room and sleeps 4? That's a lot going on in a tiny space. Looks great.

I love that Gayle's houseboat actually floats on water. Awesome.

These are just a few of 29 entries. Many more incredible entries are on the Greenleaf Dollhouses forum. See all the entries here.

Missed it by that much

I had every intention of entering the Greenleaf 2012 Spring Fling Contest, but didn't get past the design stage. I'm still planing to bash two of these kits when I find the time. The contest ended back in September, but I wanted to share some of my favorites. It's really inspiring seeing what people came up with from this kit.

All of the 42 entries can be seen here on Greenleaf's forum here.


Keli's Michigan Lake Cottage (iseecerulean) was one of my favorites. I loved how she repurposed a bunch of Lundby furniture giving it a fresh new look, and I love her color palette. Check out that origami lighting fixture over the dining table. I was really surprised she didn't win. Her landscaping and plants are spectacular, many made from kits and others she created from scratch. Check out more interior photos of her sunroom here. The kitchen is really impressive. Visit her blog to see how she created the backsplash by punching out tiles from paint sample cards, brilliant, check it out here. The yard is spectacular and I love her cork floors. Check out this post with the full exterior photos of the cottage. The 3rd picture of the living room with the view of the water in the background is my absolute favorite from all of the entries.


Brae's Aero Squadron Lounge (otterine.com) won third place, I'm guessing because the three photos you're allowed to submit just can't capture the unbelievable amount of details Brae packs into such a small space. Check out all of the photos here, and be prepared to drool. If you're not following her blog, you really should, it is a never ending resource of brilliant ideas, how tos, great tips and ideas for building miniatures. The amount of time she spends creating her masterpieces is impressive, but the amount of time she spends blogging and sharing her knowledge is truly inspiring. You can spend days there. Brae has an etsy shop as well. And check out the Artist's Studio she's doing for the Undersized Urbanite Contest.


I would love to decorate the interior of this beauty by Mike Biffin. I love the two story kit bashing design he came up. I would love to see more interior photos. Does anyone know if Mike has a blog?


Krin? This is embarrassing, but I could use a little help here. I follow her blog, but I can't find it. Can someone please send her blog's name? I was watching her progress on her artist's studio and I would love to see more pictures. I love the grit and starving artist look that she's created.


I love the roof design on Tim & Brigitte Hostetter's creation. I'd like to see more photos of this one too.


April's Asahi Tea House won first place. These photos make me realize how much the background setting can really highlight your house. The trees, fence and backyard in 1:1 really compliment the 1:12 design, great set location.


In all of these contests there is always one that stands out to me, that I give the "What the... ?" award to. Congrats, Wendy Cole, not in a million years would I have come up with this design. Very creative. I love the water and would love to see more interior photos. I could see myself vacationing here.


I'm curious what the 2013 Spring Fling kit has in store for us, but until that's announced have fun looking at the 2012 entries here (or click the Gallery button to check out all of the past contests - a few modern ones sneak in)
http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/index.php?app=gallery&category=2.