tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78162423366796826482024-03-14T02:08:03.007-07:00The Queen's DollhouseVignettes of the Sacred in the Ordinary; each moment alit with the sacrament of our ordinary lives on the sacred Altar of Life
'.... When you come across the looking-glass, pause only but for a second; do not be fooled by the mirror; turn around three times, stand on your head and go through the glass! Here you will find wonders and delights which you thought could only exist in Paradise! Indeed! The box of your ordinary life is the key to great extraordinariness...."Hettienne Groblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171699855415167735noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816242336679682648.post-87584568551932582882016-05-12T01:59:00.001-07:002016-05-12T01:59:47.048-07:00Bewitching Business<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> a fairy's dress, red apples (poisonous? who know), some tarot cards, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">a tiny bottle of magic dust and lots of bubbling jars and bottles. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">a butterfly and a swallow - so her work is blessed, regardless of how it appears to us! </span></div>
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Hettienne Groblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171699855415167735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816242336679682648.post-86443196216567869282016-02-01T23:56:00.002-08:002016-02-01T23:56:50.154-08:00A Wedding in Arles<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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During my trip to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in the South of France</div>
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I spent a day in the beautiful and historic town of Arles</div>
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Arles lady.</div>
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During the procession of St Sarah la Kali in Saintes-maries-de-la-Mer</div>
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a large group of women dressed in this beautiful traditional clothing</div>
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including the traditional hairstyle.</div>
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Great was my joy when I found an old miniature</div>
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Arles doll in a wedding dress.</div>
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Here she is trying on her wedding dress,</div>
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huge undertaking!!</div>
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Hettienne Groblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171699855415167735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816242336679682648.post-36660138152969763452015-11-26T00:33:00.001-08:002015-11-26T00:33:40.390-08:00The Widow of Noirmoutier<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is one of my vintage French dolls.</div>
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My obsession with collecting dolls and telling their stories</div>
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started one spring during one of my pilgrimages</div>
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to the festival of St Sara la Kali in the South of France.</div>
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Near our hotel was a Saturday morning market</div>
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and she had a few dolls. I bought the most beautiful ones.</div>
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The following day we visited another small village</div>
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and I found another table with many many dolls</div>
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and the lady offered them ALL to me. Needless</div>
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This doll is a widow doll from the island of Noirmoutier, </div>
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just off the coast of France. The island has whitewashed</div>
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fisherman's houses with blackened wooden </div>
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windows and shingle roofs. </div>
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I tried to capture the feel of the island in her little handmade cottage.</div>
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The main form of employment on the island used to be deep sea fishing.</div>
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It is said that there are up to four generations of widows living on this island,</div>
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at any given time. They are all widows of fishermen lost at sea! </div>
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The widows of Noirmoutier are recognised by their black clothing.</div>
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You will see that this widow carries the keys of La Chaitelaine, the housekeeper. </div>
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She is a devoted follower of the Blessed Mother and in her right hand she has a tiny chaplet.</div>
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She is a vintage doll that I bought because of the beautiful detail of her clothing. Her hair was almost non-existent and bald on top! Now she is a grande lady, a seamstress, I guess. After she looked into the mirror and saw the transformation that I gave her, she realised she can be whoever she wants to be and she can do whatever she sets her mind to! She is starting off with a trip on a train to France, Paris in particular. Her favourite perfume is Anna Suis! She has already whispered to me that she intends buying herself a beautiful motor car and travelling on the roads in style!!</div>
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Bonjour mademoiselle! Please step into my shop</div>
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La Pianiste Aveugle, the blind pianist.</div>
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their annual celebrations at this seaside village</div>
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a world where the mind is not allowed to enter; no criticism thank you, no matter how constructive; no harsh reality here! </div>
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Only the beautiful, magical and wondrous!</div>
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This little Victorian Ice Skater I found on Etsy a while ago. </div>
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When I saw her I could see the frozen lake and I could hear the music! </div>
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The fact that she is skating with her tiny white bird in its cage, is part of the magic of her tale!</div>
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a stamped paperdoll head, plenty of lace and porcelain arms.</div>
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The shoes are too adorable. They are a pair of black Barbie doll shoes that I attached two violet roses onto. And a matching handbag! with a navy blue and white madonna on it.</div>
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needles adorned with pearls and crystal beads; a vintage pair of scissors, </div>
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a mannequin, a dressmaker's mannequin, a mannequin head, </div>
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uncomfortable to sew whilst wearing all those layers of lace and crinoline!</div>
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She has a mannequin head in her display window with the latest Victorian hat! </div>
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I made the tiny little hat from the plastic end of a tassel and I added lace, tiny roses and a very immodest feather!</div>
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The lace curtains of the shop are decorated with many gold roses. The shop is wallpapered with victorian paper, lace, ribbons, vintage newspaper ads, a victorian die cut basket of roses.</div>
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Hettienne Groblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171699855415167735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816242336679682648.post-8453856537813629162015-08-19T01:50:00.000-07:002015-08-19T01:50:06.455-07:00A little French nun with ABC Wednesday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have started a new blog to share my love</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">for dolls and their stories with you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My fascination with dolls, as an adult that is,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">all those wonderful village markets!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and it has taken me down a very interesting</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and amazing path of stories and miniature</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>French Nun</b> which I had previously shared</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with tiny food, eggs, wine and gravy boat</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">from Fran at</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fransminiature12 on EBay.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She has the most beautiful tiny objects.</span></div>
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