[IRONÍA ON] La vida antes de Snapchat y el Candy Crush era claramente muy aburrida. Como demuestra esta colección de fotos vintage que retrata los juegos infantiles de entre los años 1800 y 1970, no había nada que hacer antes de que existieran internet, los móviles o las aplicaciones. ¡Pobres niños! [IRONÍA OFF]
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Salam 'Peace' in Arabic, spoken in Oman and in Qatar Welcome to my readers in Oman and Qatar! Children of the World paper doll assortment AmariasPaperWorks www.AmariasPaperWorks.etsy.com Today I'd like to introduce to you a most wonderful set of paperdolls that I discovered on www.etsy.com If you have never browsed around on etsy, today is your day to do that! I have 2 shops on the etsy site: www.inkspired.etsy.com and www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com I decided to have 2 different shops to focus on my paper-related items (scherensnitte, Collage Art Dolls, Collage Paper Painting and original cards) set of 4 Collage Art Doll notecards www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com and my other shop features recycled junk mail, primarily in bottlecap magnets and other recycled art, such as my Rock Painting and my domino magnet painting and stamping and hand beaded jewelry. recycled bottlecap magnet art www.inkspired.etsy.com ...and yeah, I have lots more too!! :0) hand beaded woven necklace www.inkspired.etsy.com However, today I want to let you in on a secret.... okay, maybe not so secret.... Etsy has FANTASTIC artists with INCREDIBLE items for sale! :0) I found AmariasPaperWorks one day while I was looking for paper dolls on etsy. Wow, I was impressed. I was able to add one of Amaria's magnetic paper doll sets into a treasury that I had put together called "Paper Doll Parade". 'Australia Outback' set of basic dolls Autralia Outback costumes Keep in mind, I tend to put items into my treasuries that I would like to have myself! 'the Netherlands' dolls w traditional costumes I sent a little note to Amaria to let her know that I had placed one of her paperdoll sets into a treasury, and how much I liked her paper dolls. She sent me the nicest note back. Things progressed with a few e-mails back and forth, with me drooling on the keyboard over these super fun magnetic paperdolls. I want some.... (with a super high-pitched whiny voice....) some of Amaria's Fairy Tale costumes, with a custom face Amaria's Paperdolls are a thick pressed-board type of material doll. There is a long magnet on the back, so you can play with her dolls on any magnetic surface. www.AmariasPaperWorks.etsy.com The thicker construction makes these perfect for little hands to play with, without bent necks and torn hands, etc.! Amaria was such an incredible sweetie and offered to send me.... wait for it... a free set of her paperdolls!!! Indonesian Paper Dolls in traditional clothing, with around the world Paper Dolls in various outfits in background. After picking myself up from the floor, I sent an enthusiastic YES!! Autumn and Winter clothing sets, www.AmariasPaperWorks.etsy.com Next, she asks me which set would I like? Which set? Is she crazy? I WANT THEM ALL!!!! Boy's dress up costumes After much consideration and gnashing of teeth and more drooling and a bit of whining to myself, this is the set I chose: Malaysia, Amaria' Paper Works native costume dolls It was really really hard to choose, as there were truly so many to pick from. Like these: Egypt Greece England My Fun set of Amaria's Paperdolls arrived with not only the national costumes, but with 'play' clothes also. They looked similar to this: Play clothes, with Inuit paper dolls or these: play clothes, with New Zealand paper dolls I am so happy with them! But wait.... there's more... Amaria also sent me an additional set of fairy tale clothes, the set above!!! Okay, now I'm really having fun! Amaria also offers custom listings, where you can personalize dolls with your own photos. Here are a few examples: She even does babies!! and special party sets! So, I think you can see now why I am really excited about this wonderful etsy find! www.AmariasPaperWorks.etsy.com I have been thinking about my Christmas list this year... more on that later! I hope you are having a wonderful day, and will have some time to explore the world of etsy soon. inkspired www.inkspired.etsy.com www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com
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Earlier this week Diane from Always Crave Cute posted the wonderful poem 'A Fairy Went A-Marketing'. (I'm not going to reproduce the poem here as Diane did it so beautifully). Diane's version was one I had not seen before but it immediately made me think of the illustrations for the poem I was familiar with as a child. I've mentioned before how sometimes I see something online and it triggers an almost overwhelming memory from childhood (Carlotta Edwards is a good example.) This is another instance of this happening. When I was a child I had at least three books illustrated by Hilda Boswell that I can remember. Unfortunately I only seem to have one left in my possession and it is not the book that contained this particular poem. The book I still have is called Nursery Rhyme-Land and it was given to my sister Melanie and me in 1966 by our grandparents. (My granny always wrote an inscription inside the front cover and included the date.) For me Hilda Boswell is synonymous with nursery rhymes. I can't think of a nursery rhyme without picturing her illustrations. This one (One, Two, Buckle My Shoe) is a perfect example of how wonderfully she depicted fairies. These small dainty creatures are perfect because they are shown in miniature. The fairy I can remember from 'A Fairy Went A-Marketing' was very similar to the detail show here. This illustration of 'Hush-a-Bye Baby' has always been one of my favourites. These two wonderfully ethereal fairies are exquisite. I've always thought of them as angels. There are so many beautiful examples from this book it is difficult to chose a handful to include here. . . And this is the one that always broke my heart when I was small . . . The cover of the book: Hilda Boswell (1903-1976) was the daughter of an architect. Besides her wonderful nursery illustrations (1940's-60's) she also contributed to British comic papers and a number of children's annuals such as Robin (1958) and Swift (1960). Her preferred medium was watercolour. She is also very well known for her dust jackets for Enid Blyton novels. Some of you may remember I previously posted illustrations from a book called 'My Book of Fairy Stories' (1959) which did not acknowledge the artist. (Marvellous Mermaids and Birthday Thoughts are the two posts that contain these lovely pictures). I'm starting to wonder now if they are not the work of Hilda Boswell - the watercolour technique and artistic style is very evocative of her art. Foraging for Lunch! Although the days are getting noticeably shorter this morning was glorious and we had some marvellous sunshine. For the past few weekends I've thoroughly enjoyed picking my own fresh produce from the garden and greenhouses. There is nothing nicer than taking just what you need when you need it! I've gone mad about home-grown tomatoes and salad leaves eaten on crispy rolls with blocks of Mediterranean goat's cheese. My husband is baffled why I don't want to add cold meat or anything else but that would spoil the wonderfully pure simplicity of my meal . There is also something richly harmonious about the colour combination of green, red and white! The only thing I don't have this year is home grown basil. I've never been able to keep the plants alive for very long. (Any tips greatly appreciated!)
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“Grandchildren are the dots that connect the lines from generation to generation.” Lois Wyse “A house needs a grandma in it.” Louisa May Alcott Grand Activities are …
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