DOLLED UP

Joan Salute shares 35-year history of making handcrafted dollhouses

  • Joan Salute has been working with miniatures for about 35 years. She has 20-25 room boxes and a dollhouse displayed throughout her house, each one with a different theme. Salute holds her 8-year-old chihuahua named Heidi. (Photo/CHAMIAN CRUZ)
    Joan Salute has been working with miniatures for about 35 years. She has 20-25 room boxes and a dollhouse displayed throughout her house, each one with a different theme. Salute holds her 8-year-old chihuahua named Heidi. (Photo/CHAMIAN CRUZ)
    Joan Salute, 82, of Cornelia says she never grew up. She was a doll collector for about 10 years and then started working with miniatures 35 years ago. She now has 20-25 “room boxes” displayed ...

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