“Punk rock flophouse”: Dollhouse wins Calgary Stampede crafts competition

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Taking up a fun project can bring a nice boost when you’re off work because of an injury. For one Calgary woman, it’s led to some surprising success in the Calgary Stampede spotlight.

It was a project that started with a purchase Haley Herrington made after an unexpected discovery online.

“A vintage 1981 dollhouse kit, never opened,” Herrington said. “Then I just kind of went nuts with it and it sort of became a party house.”

Rundown both inside and out, the dollhouse features miniature items such as beer cans strewn about, and a fridge full of rotting leftovers.

“Sort of a punk rock flophouse, some squatters living in there,” Herrington said.

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