BOLIVIA (Kullawada dancers), DENMARK and FINLAND dolls

Here we have Kullawada folk dancers and (below), a doll dressed in a cholita outfit, from BOLIVIA.  The Kullawada dance represents the social class of weavers and textile workers.  Also listed is a fisherman doll  from DENMARK and a SuomaLainen Kansallispuku doll from FINLAND.
For more pictures and information about the Kullawada folk dance and dolls, please see the website.  Thank you.  Carole.

BOLIVIA - (Kullawada folk dancers)

(Website Id:  America - Bolivia - 005, 005A, 005B and 005C)

 BOLIVIA - (woman in cholita outfit)

(Website Id:  America - Bolivia - 006)

 DENMARK - (fisherman)

(Website Id:  Europe - Denmark - 0014)

 FINLAND - (Suomalainen Kansallispuku)

(Website Id:  Europe - Finland - 008)

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UKRAINE, NETHERLANDS, ALGERIA and LEBANON DOLLS (and Planganologist)

PLANGANOLOGIST.
A few years ago I read that a planganologist is the name given to a person who collects dolls, and that it comes from the Greek word "plangon" meaning doll.  I have never heard of this term since so I have looked it up on Google, and sure enough it says that a Planganologist is a collector of dolls, but it does not mention "plangon" being the Greek word for doll.  So now you know (if you didn't already know before!)  I like to know these things!
Here I am listing dolls from UKRAINE, NETHERLANDS, ALGERIA and LEBANON.
For more pictures and information, please see the website.  Thank you.  Carole.

UKRAINE - (welcoming doll)

(Website Id:  Europe - Ukraine - 006)

 NETHERLANDS - (Achterhoek, Gelderland)
(workers costume)

(Website Id:  Europe - Netherlands - 0014, 0014A and 0014B)

ALGERIA - (Petitcolin doll)

(Website Id:  Africa - Algeria - 005)

 ALGERIA 
(Website Id:  Africa - Algeria - 004)

 LEBANON - (Two dolls.  Not a pair)

(Website Id:  Asia - Lebanon - 009)

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DOLLS FROM GREECE, ITALY and GUATEMALA (and more miniature knitting)

GREECE (Rhodes), ITALY, and GUATEMALA (street vendor)

PLUS - more miniature knitting.

Here are a few more dolls from Europe and America.

I am also listing two little dressed dolls which I managed to knit outfits for whilst recuperating from a cracked pelvis.  (It is a good excuse to sit down!).  The dolls were rather difficult to photograph as they are so small, and I am not the world's best photographer!  

The two tiny dolls are just 2" high.

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

GREECE (Rhodes)

(Website Id:  Europe - Greece (Rhodes) - 003 and 003A)

 ITALY - Lombardy region

(A Magis Roma doll)

(Website Id:  Europe - Italy - 0023)

 GUATEMALA - street vendor

(Website Id:  America - Guatemala - 004 and 004A)

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 MINIATURE KNITTING

(Website Id:  (Dioramas) Europe - Wales - 0039)

This outfit was knitted with no. 100 crotchet cotton, on no. 21 knitting needles.

 MORE MINIATURE KNITTING

(Website Id:  Europe - Wales - 0040)
This outfit was knitted with no. 80 crotchet cotton on no. 20 knitting needles.

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THE JOLLY FISHERMAN (Pub in a roombox)

Everything in this roombox was originally in a dolls house Pub. It is 1/12th". scale.  The dolls house was quite large so I have since needed to dispose of it and I have now put everything out of the Bar into the roombox.  I made everything in the roombox except the two dolls which are porcelain and of coarse, the glasses and tumblers.  The dolls had painted outfits and I have dressed them over this.  I made the bar, shelving unit behind it,and the tables and stools all with wood.  I also made the wooden screen which has "stained glass" panels.  The panel was bought in a dolls house shop and I cut it to fit.  I cut up a ladies sleeping net to make the fishing net on the wall in the corridor and I made the fishermens capes and sou'westers by cutting up yellow rubber kitchen gloves.  The lifebelt on the wall is from a Charity Shop and I made the pasties and pickled eggs with Fimo.  The bottles crate in the corridor was a 'fridge magnet.  I bought all the glasses and tumblers from a dolls house shop.  I also made the fishing rods (by the fisherman who is sitting).  The silver "reels" for these are actually one side of a presstud fastener.

I made everything in 2000 but put them all into this roombox in 2012.

THE JOLLY FISHERMAN

A 1/12th. scale Pub

(Website Id:  (Dioramas) Wales - 0037, 0037A and 0037B)

 THE JOLLY FISHERMAN

A 1/12th. scale Pub

(Website Id:  (Dioramas) Wales - 0037, 0037A and 0037B)

 THE JOLLY FISHERMAN

A 1/12th. scale Pub

(Website Id:  (Dioramas) Wales - 0037, 0037A and 0037B)

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GERMANY (Olympic Games souvenir) and a ROMANIA doll

For this Blog I am adding just two dolls.  Following my accident, I have been unable to do any photographing, etc., etc., so I am just listing these two until I am "back in the swing of things!"

I am hoping to do more soon! 

(I will be listing another ROOMBOX very soon, so watch this space!)

For more information about these dolls, please see the website.  Thank you for your patience.  Carole.

ROMANIA (Olympic Games souvenir)

Munchen costume

(Website Id:  Europe - Germany - 0020)

 ROMANIA (Bistrita Nasaud, Transylvania region)
(Saxon girl costume)

(Website Id:  Europe - Romania - 0028)

 ROMANIA (Bistrita Nasaud, Transylvania region)
(Saxon girl costume) 

(Website Id:  Europe - Romania - 0028A)

ROMANIA (Bistrita Nasaud, Transylvania)

(Saxon girl costume)

(Website Id:  Europe - Romania - 0028B)

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ANOTHER BRIEF POST!

Following my second fall (due to my weakness from the first fall!), I have been diagnosed with a cracked pelvis, but I am being well looked after by my daughter.  

Although painful and a nuisance, I am hoping to add some more dolls onto my website as soon as possible!

Carole.

HI EVERYONE!

This is just a very brief post to let you know that I am not able to add onto my Blog just at the moment as I have had a bad fall and can hardly walk, so I am not up to Blogging just at the moment.

Fortunately I now have more time available for my miniature knitting, so I will put it onto the Blog as soon as possible.  (I have almost finished knitting a tiny dress and bonnet).

Thank you all in advance for your patience!

Carole.