DOLLS FROM JORDAN, ZIMBABWE and MEXICO

Today I am listing a lovely pair of dolls from JORDAN, a Tribal doll from ZIMBABWE and a doll from MEXICO.  For more information, and more pictures of the dolls, please see the website.  Thank you.
I will also show you a few photos of some of my first attempt at making my own dolls house furniture, which I made approximately fifteen to eighteen years ago.

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JORDAN - (a pair of dolls)

Website Id:  (Asia - Jordan - 007, 007A, 007B, 007C and 007D)

 ZIMBABWE - (A Makishi Tribal doll)

Website Id:  (Africa - Zimbabwe - 009, 009A and 009B)

MEXICO - (guitar player)

Website Id:  (America - Mexico - 0021 and 0021A)

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My first attempt at making dolls house furniture, approximately fifteen to eighteen years ago. I made these in 1/16th. scale.  I cut out all the pieces using a fret saw, (and I later had an electric scroll saw and band saw).  My late husband fixed the lid onto the piano for me, and also the lid on the Davenport desk..  I carved the legs of the piano, the desk, the chair and the little table the owl is on, using a Stanley knife.  I covered the piano keyboard with a free pattern out of a Dolls House magazine.

PIANO with lid open.

PIANO with lid closed.

DAVENPORT DESK with lid closed.

DAVENPORT DESK with lid and drawer open.

ORNAMENTAL OWL IN CASE, and TABLE.

The owl was originally a pencil topper,and the

black and gold edging strip around the 

table was a decoration on an old handbag bought in a Jumble sale.

(The glass case with the owl in, lifts off the table.).

Carole.

ENJOY!

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DOLLS FROM VENEZUELA, POLAND and RUSSIA

Today I am listing dolls from VENEZUELA,  POLAND, and RUSSIA.

For more information about the dolls, and more pictures, please see the website.  Thank you.

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I have also added a lovely Russian headdress onto the page "MY FOREIGN HATS AND HEAD-WEAR COLLECTION".  To view the page, just click onto the title - "MY FOREIGN HATS AND HEAD-WEAR COLLECTION" at the top, right hand side of the Home page.  Thank you. 

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VENEZUELA (Guajira woman)

Website Id:  (America - Venezuela - 004, 004A and 004B)

POLAND - (Krakow)

Website Id:  (Europe - Poland - 0021 and 0021A)

RUSSIA - (Matrouyshka dolls)

Website Id:  (Asia - Russia - 0028 and 0028A)

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RUSSIA

(A beaded and sequined head-dress)

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Just a couple of photos from one of my recent walks for which I will be leading, shortly..

It was a lovely, but extremely muddy walk of just 6.5 miles.  It was also very cold with some snow on the hills around Mid Wales (but not where we were at the time).  We ended up in mud over the tops of our boots, and at one point it went up to our calves.  I didn't think to photograph that as I was so busy trying to pull my feet out of the mud, at the same time as trying to remain in a vertical position!  It was good fun!!

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 My brand new boots, AFTER I had cleaned the worse off, on site.

COMING BACK DOWN past the Rifle Range which was closed, as it was a Saturday.  This was the mud-free part!

A VIEW DOWN INTO THE VALLEY.

Carole.

ENJOY!

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