WISHING YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY, AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR

WISHING YOU ALL A VERY

HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR.

The doll below is a BULGARIAN, JANUARY 1st. Kukeri Festival Doll. (INFORMATION ABOUT THIS DOUBLE-SIDED DOLL, BELOW):

BULGARIA

DOUBLE-SIDED KUKERI FESTIVAL DOLL

JANUARY 1st, DOLL.

Website Id: (Europe - Bulgaria - 005, 005A, 005B, and 005C)

(Front of doll)

(Front face)

(Back of doll)

(Back face)

INFORMATION ABOUT THIS DOLL:

This information was given to me by the Salesman in the shop, from where I purchased the doll in Bulgaria in 2003.

The men dress in these outfits on January 1st. to scare away the "dark forces". The bells these dancers wear, are sheep bells and a real male dancer wears a total of 35 kilos of bells to dance with! Everything about the dance is based on the bells. The costume is made of sheepskin.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL.

STAY SAFE AND WELL!

Carole.

A TECHNICAL ERROR!

NOTE:  THESE DOLLS ARE NOW BACK ON THE WEBSITE, FOLLOWING A TECHNICAL ERROR".  (PHEW!)

        For the last 24 hours I have had a "TECHNICAL ERROR" on my computer, so I have lost the doll photos off my New Post (listed on the 9th. December, 2021), so I will have to put them on again.  Hopefully I will be able to do that tomorrow (Tuesday 14th. December, 2021).  Fortunately my very kind and clever son-in- law dealt with the technicalities with my website " host?" or "server?" for me, (if that is the correct expression!  As you can now tell, Technicalities is NOT my strong point!)  Haha!

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Carole

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE!

DOLLS FROM GERMANY, JAMAICA, NORTH AMERICA and DENMARK

NOTE:  THESE DOLLS ARE NOW BACK ON THE WEBSITE, FOLLOWING A TECHNICAL ERROR".  (PHEW!)

Today I am listing dolls from GERMANY, JAMAICA, NORTH AMERICA and DENMARK.                                                                                                  To see more photos, and information about the dolls, please see the website www.worldcostumedolls.com,  Thank you.  Just click on the Inventory Tag at the top of the HOME PAGE and put in the Code No. for the doll, exactly as it is on this Post, and they will come up.  If you just put in the name of the country, all the dolls I have listed in that country will come up.  

GERMANY (Marburg)

Website Id:  (Europe - Germany - 0042 and 0042A)

JAMAICA

Website Id:  (America - Jamaica - 006)

NORTH AMERICA

Website Id:  (America - North America - 0039 and 0039A)

DENMARK

Website Id:  (Europe - Denmark - 0016)

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A PAIR  OF OWLS AT "THE SMALL  BREEDS FARM"

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Carole
Keep safe and well.

  ENJOY!

DOLLS FROM GERMANY, ITALY, EGYPT, RUSSIA and SWEDEN

 Today I am listing dolls from: GERMANY,  ITALY,  EGYPT,  RUSSIA and SWEDEN.

To see more photos, and information about the dolls, please see the Website, www.worldcostumedolls.com.  Thank you.

Just click onto the "INVENTORY TAB" and put in the Code No. for the doll exactly as you see it below, and the dolls will come up.  (If you just put in the name of the Country, all the dolls I have listed in that country will come up)

GERMANY

Website Id:  (Europe - Germany - 0040, 0040A and 0040B)

ITALY

Website Id:  (Europe - Italy - 0017)

RUSSIA

Website Id:  (Europe - Russia - 001) 

EGYPT

Website Id:  (Africa - Egypt - 008 and 008A)

SWEDEN

Website Id:  (Europe - Sweden - 0026)

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I hope you are all keeping safe and well.  All is well here. Since the pandemic started, I have been very busy catching up with lots of jobs at home, but I have still managed to fit in plenty of walks.  I still have lots of dolls to catalogue before they can go onto my website, and hopefully I will be able to get on with that job soon!

I am desperately running out of space to store more dolls, but somehow, I usually manage to find room for them!

I still have dolls which I can post on here for sale, and hopefully, with the darker evenings coming soon, I will be able to settle down to do it!  Thank you all for your patience!

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A beautiful rainbow we saw at the end of our walk last week.

KEEP SAFE AND WELL!

Carole

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A DOLL FROM PITCAIRN

This very interesting and lovely doll is on my website, but I thought I would like to feature her here today.

PITCAIRN

Website Id:  (Oceania - Pitcairn Island - 001, 001A and 001B)

NOT FOR SALE

 This beautiful doll is 14" high, and is from the Island of PITCAIRN in the South Pacific. She was hand carved by Reynold Warren, a descendent of Fletcher Christian who led a group of Mutineers on the ship - "The Bounty". Reynold Warren was aged 75 years in 2004. (I purchased the doll from the original buyer in 2005). The doll is hand carved out of light weight wood, with painted features. His wife dressed the doll. The grass skirt is made of dried plants from the island. Her necklace is made of painted seeds.

The weather is not suitable to anchor boats near Pitcairn very often - just a few times a year, so the residents come out to the ships in a long boat, to sell their wares to people on the Cruise Ships.

The maker of the doll is the man in the front row on the boat, wearing a short sleeved light coloured shirt and cap. The lady sitting next to him is Betty Christian.

The lady I purchased the doll from, fortunately asked the maker to sign it for her (but he missed the letter "c" out of Pitcairn).

Website Id: (Oceania - Pitcairn - 001, 001A and 001B)

PITCAIRN ISLAND

Website Id:  (Oceania - Pitcairn - 001, 001A and 001B)

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I hope you are all keeping well. Hopefully everything will be back to normal for us all, soon.

Carole

ENJOY!

DOLLS FROM COLOMBIA, AUSTRALIA, JORDAN and GREECE

 Today I am listing dolls from COLOMBIA,  AUSTRALIA, JORDAN and GREECE.

For more information about the dolls, and more photos, please see the website (www.worldcostumedolls.com).  Just click onto the INVENTORY TAG at the top of the HOME PAGE, and put in the Website No. for each doll, (exactly as you see it listed here with their photos).  If you just put in the name of the country, all the dolls I have listed for that country, will come up.

(I still have a lot more dolls to list, time permitting!  Where DOES the time go to?)

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COLOMBIA

Website Id:  (America - Colombia - 003 and 003A)

AUSTRALIA 

Website Id:  (Oceania - Australia - 0011)

JORDAN

Website Id:  (Asia - Jordan - 008 and 008A)

GREECE

Website Id:  (Europe - Greece (Peloponnese) - 001 and 001A)

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ALBANIAN COSTUMES

we saw outside a shop in Albania.

2016

Keep safe and well!

Carole

ENJOY!

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DOLLS FROM NORWAY, SCOTLAND, EL SALVADOR, CHINA and AMERICA (North America)

Today I am listing dolls from NORWAY, SCOTLAND, EL SALVADOR, CHINA and AMERICA (NORTH AMERICA.)

For more information about the dolls, and more photos, please see the website (www.worldcostumedolls.com)  Just click onto the INVENTORY TAG at the top of the HOME PAGE, and put in the Website No: for each doll, (exactly as you see it listed here with their photos).  If you just put in the name of the country, all the dolls I have listed for that country, will come up.

NORWAY (Skier)

Website Id:  (Europe - Norway - 004, 004A and 004B)

SCOTLAND

Website Id:  (Europe -Scotland - 0035 and 0035A)

EL SALVADOR

Website Id:  (America - El Salvador - 003 and 003A)

CHINA

Website Id:  (Asia - China - 0019)

AMERICA

Website Id:  (America - North America - 0037 and 0037A)

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BRECON CANAL

(A photo from one of my recent walks)

Keep safe and well!

Carole

ENJOY!

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DOLLS FROM NORTH AMERICA (ALASKA), CANADA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES and LANZAROTE

Today I am listing dolls from AMERICA (Alaska), CANADA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES and LANZAROTE.

For more information about the dolls, and more photos of the dolls, please see the website (www.worldcostumedolls.com)

Just click on the INVENTORY TAB along the top of the HOME page, and put in the Website Id. for the dolls, as shown above the photos of the dolls, here, and the dolls will come up.  (If you just put in the name of the country, all the dolls I have listed in that country will come up).

ALASKA 

Website Id:  (America - North America (Alaska) - 001 and 001A)

CANADA

Website Id:  (America - Canada - 0014 and 0014A)

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 

Website Id:  (Asia - United Arab Emirates - 003 and 003A)

LANZAROTE 

Website Id:  (Europe - Lanzarote - 003)

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I hope you have all been keeping well.  During Lockdown, I have been busy catching up with lots of jobs around the house, but I still have a lot of interesting dolls to catalogue, and put onto my website.  Where does the time go to?  There never seems to be enough hours in the day!  Hopefully I will be able to start catching up again soon!

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The colourful entrance to a house,

seen on one of my recent walks.

SHEEP we saw on one of my recent walks

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Carole

ENJOY!

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DOLLS FROM ENGLAND, CHINA, AMERICA (NORTH AMERICA) and INDIA

       Today I am listing dolls from ENGLAND, CHINA, AMERICA (NORTH AMERICA), and INDIA.  For more information about the dolls, and more photos, please see the website (www.worldcostumedolls.com), thank you.

Just click onto the INVENTORY Tab at the top of the HOME PAGE and put in the Website Code Number (as shown here on my blog), and the dolls will come up.  You can then click onto the photos to make them larger.  If you just put in the name of the Country, all the dolls I have listed in that country will come up.

For the last few weeks I have been very busy having some work done around my house.  As like other people, I have been spending all my time at home, and catching up with jobs.  My Walking Group has very recently been allowed to start up again.  (I have missed it!)  Hopefully life will start to become normal again soon.

I hope you are all keeping safe and well!

ENGLAND (Pearly Boy)

Website Id:  Europe - England - 0032, 0032A and 0032B)

CHINA (Girl with panda)

Website Id:  (Asia - China - 0018, 0018A and 0018B)

AMERICA (NORTH AMERICA)

Website Id:  (America - North America - 0038)

INDIA (Bridegroom)

Website Id:  (Asia - India - 0016)

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One of my favourite animal photos:  

A photo taken on one of my walks a few years ago.

AREN'T THEY GORGEOUS!

Keep safe and well!

Carole

ENJOY!

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DOLLS FROM ENGLAND, CHINA, SWEDEN and the PHILIPPINES

Today I am adding dolls from ENGLAND, CHINA, SWEDEN, and the PHILIPPINES.  

For more information about the dolls, please see the website.  Just click onto the INVENTORY Tab at the top of the page, and put in the Code No. for the doll, as shown on the photos below, and the dolls will come up.  If you just put in the name of the country, all the dolls I have listed in that country will come up.

ENGLAND 

Website Id:  (Europe - England - 0096 and 0096A)

CHINA

Website Id:  (Asia - China - 0015 and 0015A)

SWEDEN

Website Id:  Europe - Sweden - 0025 and 0025A)

PHILIPPINES

Website Id:  (Asia - Philippines - 0010)

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 I still have a lot of dolls waiting to be catalogued before putting them onto my website.  But at this time of the year, there are always so many things to do around the home.  But I will catalogue them as soon as possible.  (Where does the time go to?)

Carole

A photo I took on one of my walks 

a few years ago.

(One of my favourite photos!)

Keep safe and well!

ENJOY!

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DOLLS FROM JAPAN

Today I am listing four lovely dolls from JAPAN.

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

Just click on the INVENTORY TAB on the top of the HOME page, and put in the Website Id. for the doll, as shown with the dolls here.  

If you just put in the name of the country, all the dolls I have listed for that country, will come up.

Thank you.

JAPAN

Website Id:  (Asia - Japan - 0043)

JAPAN

Website Id:  (Asia - Japan - 0044 and 0044A)

JAPAN

Website Id:  (Asia - Japan - 0045 and 0045A)

JAPAN

Website Id:  (Asia - Japan - 0046)

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(Japanese Nesting Dolls)

 

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I hope you are all keeping safe and well.  We are still in Lockdown, here in Wales.  Hopefully this awful situation will be over soon!

Carole.

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