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Tuesday 31 March 2015

A FEW DOLLS FROM CHINA

Here are a few little dolls from China.  Two cloth dolls and a group of three little wooden dolls from various regions of China.  More pictures and more details about the dolls on the website.
I have also added three more hats onto the "MY FOREIGN HATS AND HEAD-WEAR" page - two hats from CHINA and one hat from PAKISTAN.  To view the hats, just click onto the "MY FOREIGN HATS AND HEAD-WEAR" page at the top, right hand side of the HOME PAGE..  Thank you.

CHINA - (A man with a gong (or drum?)
(Website Id:  Asia - China - 009)

CHINA - (Mother and child)
(Website Id:  Asia - China - 0013 and 0013A)

CHINA  - (A group of three dolls)
(Website Id:  Asia - China - 0016, 0016A, 0016B, and 0016C)
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A view from one of my latest Walks.
OVER THE RIVER BRIDGE
 DONKEYS IN A FARMYARD

ENJOY!
Carole.
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Saturday 21 March 2015

DOLLS FROM FINLAND, IRAN, KOREA and PERU

DOLLS FROM FINLAND, IRAN, KOREA and PERU
I am listing dolls from four different countries today.
You can see more pictures and information about the dolls, on my website.
Thank you.

I have also added a photo with a rural scene from one of my recent walks, on a beautiful Spring day..
Thank you.
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FINLAND
Website Id:  (Europe - Finland - 009 and 009A)
IRAN
Website Id:  (Asia - Iran - 006, 006A and 006B)
KOREA 
Website Id:  (Asia - Korea - 0010)
PERU
Website Id:  (America - Peru - 0014)
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CARNEDDAU, Mid Wales.
A rural scene from one of my recent walks to Carneddau, Mid Wales, on a beautiful Spring day. There were lots of tiny lambs to see, including some very newly born ones, and also fantastic views all around, from the tops of the hills.
It was a seven mile walk (including walking to the starting point) in lovely sunshine.
Carole.
ENJOY!
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Sunday 1 March 2015

HAPPY ST. DAVID'S DAY!

HAPPY ST. DAVID'S DAY
to all my Welsh friends and followers!
These two Welsh room boxes were made by me a few years ago. They are both 1/12th. scale. 

"NOSWAITH PRACTWS" - (Evening Practice").
In this room box I have made the dolls using Fimo modelling clay.  They have wire armature bodies.  I called the young girl "Gwenllian" and the male piano teacher doll, "Dafyd Jenkins".
I also made the piano and stool, using real wood, the leather music case on the floor, the mirror above the fireplace, the crystal chandelier, the crucifix and all the pictures and photos on the walls.
On the bottom half of the walls I glued a length of lace to give it an embossed-look, and painted it burgundy.
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"NOSWAITH PRACTWS" - ("Evening Practice")
 "GWENLLIAN"
 "LAUGHARNE COTTAGE"
"LAUGHARNE COTTAGE".
I made this room box out of a wooden box from a Groceries shop.  I put a front on it, so now it looks like a small house.  I have called the writer ("Thomas Dylan" - a play on words).  I made him with Fimo modelling clay, and he has a wire armature body.  The room box is based on the life of Dylan Thomas, a famous Welsh poet and writer.  The books are all solid blocks of wood which I covered with scraps of thin leather and paper.  The door at the back is a false one, which I put in to give the room an illusion of space, and also to give the impression that there is another room behind the one you can see here.  I also made all the cardboard boxes which hold loads of sheets of paper which I have written on.  I did not make the chair, but I made the table using real wood.  The mat on the floor was made by cutting up an old garment, and I fray-checked it.  
"LAUGHARNE COTTAGE"
(Based on the life of the late "Dylan Thomas").


Carole.
ENJOY! 
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