NEW PAGE - "BOOKS" ON WEBSITE

NEW PAGE ON THE WEBSITE 

On this page I have listed doll and costume books which I hope you will find helpful.  They are written in English, with the exception of two books which are written in French and Dutch.  Just click onto the "BOOKS" tab at the top of the HOME page.

I have also listed 

FIVE NEW DOLL GROUPS

FROM

Poland, Wales, Madagascar and Zimbabwe.

To see more information about these dolls, please see the website.  Thank you.  Carole.



POLAND - (Carpathian Mountains)

Website Id:  Europe - Poland - 0017

WALES

Website Id:  Europe - Wales - 0026

 WALES

Website Id:  Europe - Wales - 0027

MADAGASCAR

Website Id:  Africa - Madagascar - 003

ZIMBABWE

Website Id:  Africa - Zimbabwe - 007



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FIVE NEW DOLLS LISTED ON WEBSITE

I have listed five new dolls on the website, from EASTER ISLAND, GAMBIA, GHANA, ECUADOR and MONGOLIA.
For more pictures and information, please see the website.

I have also changed the country from France to Israel, on the doll listed on my Blog of the 5th. May.  It appears to be dressed in a French costume but looks similar to the Sabra of Israel dolls, but several people have very kindly contacted me and informed me that it was made in Israel, by ISRADOLL.  Thank you to those who contacted me.  I really appreciate it.  Carole.

NEW DOLLS LISTED:

EASTER ISLAND (Rapa Nui)

Website Id:  Oceania - Easter Island (Rapa Nui) - 001

GAMBIA

Website Id:  Africa - Gambia - 003

GHANA

Website Id:  Africa - Ghana - 008

ECUADOR

Website Id:  America - Ecuador - 003 

MONGOLIA

Website Id:  Asia - Mongolia - 005



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MY SPECIAL VISIT TO SPAIN (and a Basque doll)

I have just returned from a very memorable visit to Bilbao, Spain.  I feel very privileged to have been invited to submit some photographs of some of my dolls to go into a Spanish cookery book, and to be invited to the launching of the book in Spain.  When I arrived in Spain I was taken to the local Radio Station to be interviewed, via an interpreter.
The book is pictured below and is written in Spanish but it is hoped that it will be written in different languages in due coarse.  It is a cookery book with a difference and was written by members of the group - "Mujeres del Mundo Babel" (http://www.mujeresdelmundobabel.org/) which is a group living in Spain but a lot of the members were originally from many different countries around the world.  There are traditional recipes from twenty different countries with some of my doll pictures by the side of each appropriate recipe.  There is also a little about the culture of each country.
The dolls pictured below are dolls which I brought back from Spain.

To see more pictures and information about the dolls, please see the website.  Carole.

SPAIN - Basque region (Euskadia)

Website Id:  Europe - Spain - 0027, 0027A,

0027B and 0027C

This delightful doll was specially made for

the event by one of the members, and it was

 given to me at the event.

NERE ATXIAGA- the maker of the doll,

preparing for the evening event.

 

SPAIN - (traditional Basque dancing costume)

Website Id:  Europe - Spain - 0028

This doll was given to me after the event, by a delightful Ethiopian lady:

Elsabeth (Elsa) Teklu Casa

ELSABETH (ELSA) TEKLU CASA

 

SPAIN - (Marijaia Festival doll)

Website Id:  Europe - Spain - 0029

THE COOKERY BOOK

written by members of the group.

One of the pages of the book.

 

Me with the Basque doll

Some of the members of the group

dressed in their national costumes.

 Dancing couple

 "GINGER" the little kitten

who was stranded in the bushes

on the left, close to a sheer drop and rocks below -

(rescued by my friend and I).

It was a very eventful trip!

"GINGER"
a closer view

 MUNDAKA HARBOUR

(a little village where my friend and I stayed).

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