NEW DOLLS LISTED ON WEBSITE

FIVE NEW DOLLS listed on website: 
From Asia and Africa - Turkey, Taiwan, Afghanistan, Thailand and Senegal.   For more pictures and further information about the dolls, please see the website.

TURKEY

Id. Asia - Turkey - 0010

 TAIWAN

Id: Asia - Taiwan - 004

AFGHANISTAN

Id: Asia - Afghanistan - 005

THAILAND

Id: Asia - Thailand - 0014, 0014A, 0014B, 0014C,

0014D, 0014E and 0014F

SENEGAL

Id: Africa - Senegal - 003, 003A and 003B

SIX NEW DOLLS LISTED ON WEBSITE

These six lots of dolls are from:  Europe, America and Asia - Canary Islands (Lanzarote), Denmark(?), Norway, Mexico, Borneo (Kalimantan) and China (Taiwan).

For further information about them please see the website. 

CANARY ISLANDS (Lanzarote)

Id:  Europe - Canary Islands (Lanzarote) - 002

DENMARK(?)
Id: - Europe - Denmark - 0011

NORWAY (Ronnaug Pettersen)

Id:  Europe - Norway - 0011

MEXICO

Id: - America - Mexico - 0014

MALAYSIA - Borneo (Kalimantan)

Id:  Asia - Malaysia - Borneo (Kalimantan) - 004

CHINA (Taiwan)

Id:  Asia - China (Taiwan) - 0017

BULGARIAN DOLL COMMENT

ALICE from the U.S.A. has sent this comment:

I tried to enter a comment about the Bulgarian doll, but was unsuccessful. We visited a small town in Switzerland which has a winter tradition of a procession of men dressed in furry costumes with hideous masks; they have a museum of examples, similar to this Bulgarian doll. I enjoyed your Christmas diorama! Best wishes for the New Year, and I hope you find more additions to your collection.   Alice.
(NOTE FROM Carole:)
I also saw a very similar doll to this one in SLOVENIA a few years ago, but unfortunately it was for display only, and not for sale!
I have also been informed that around twenty men dressed in the exact same costume can be seen every New Year's Eve year, dancing in the street in Filmooz, AUSTRIA.  They are supposedly scaring away the bad spirits.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

NEW YEAR FESTIVAL DOLL

Id:  Europe - Bulgaria - 005, 005A, 005B and 005C.

Wishing all my friends and followers from 38 countries, a very Happy and Healthy New Year for 2011.
The above doll is a January the 1st. Bulgarian Festival doll.  Further details of the doll can be seen on the website Id: Europe - Bulgaria - 005, 005A, 005B and 005C.  Carole.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

This post is to wish all my friends and followers a very Happy Christmas.

NEW DOLL MAKER added to the Doll Maker page - top right corner of the Home page.

 The ("Gwyneth Doll Company")

As you can see from the pictures below, poor Father Christmas has fallen down the chimney, much to the amazement of the little dog who was patiently awaiting his arrival, with his own stocking ready and waiting.  I made the scene in 2000.

More details of this diorama can be seen in the website, under "Dioramas".

I enjoy making these little dioramas so much, but during the last eighteen months, due to other commitments, I have not been able to spare the time to make many. 

Carole.

Id:  Europe - Wales - 0010 (under Dioramas)

Id: - Europe - Wales - 0010A (under Dioramas)

Id:  Europe - Wales - 0010B (under Dioramas)

FIVE NEW DOLLS LISTED ON WEBSITE

The countries I have listed are: 

Paraguay, Mexico, Afghanistan, Armenia and Romania.  For further information about the dolls, please see the website.  Carole.

Id:  America - PARAGUAY - 002 

Id:  America - MEXICO (Tarahumara tribe) - 0013

Id:  Asia - AFGHANISTAN - 004

Id:  Asia - ARMENIA - 003

Id:  Europe - ROMANIA - 0027

NEW DOLL MAKER ADDED TO THE DOLL MAKER PAGE

I have added "CROLLY DOLL" to the DOLL MAKER page.  To view it, please click on "DOLL MAKERS" at the top right of the Home Page.