It's a whole new exciting world as I educate myself on the range of modern and vintage minis out there. It's been great reading some fantastic blogs, like Mini Modern, Altera's Mini World and The Shopping Sherpa, among others, as they are filled with inspiration and information. The scope of my buying experience has thus far been on Ebay and the web in general; there's really no miniature stores in close proximity. At this stage I've been gravitating to things that look interesting and are (hopefully) the right scale for what I have in mind.
I had not heard of Jean of West Germany when I saw this set on Ebay:
I purchased it for $9.99. It has not arrived yet, but I look forward to pairing it with some of the Miele kitchen minis I purchased from Mini Bijou and Elf Miniatures. Anyone know anything of this maker? 
Who knew?? My more recent associations with Fisher Price toys have been pastel, bulky plastic, and noisy.
I had not heard of Jean of West Germany when I saw this set on Ebay:
I purchased it for $9.99. It has not arrived yet, but I look forward to pairing it with some of the Miele kitchen minis I purchased from Mini Bijou and Elf Miniatures. Anyone know anything of this maker? I also bought some vintage Fisher Price minis, but mostly for the table with tulip chairs:
Who knew?? My more recent associations with Fisher Price toys have been pastel, bulky plastic, and noisy.My husband took our camera on a biz trip this week, so I unfortunately cannot play and post. I hope to get some of my buys in the mail so I can see how they all work out this weekend.