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I am making a doll themed gift basket for my two girls for Christmas - I have a stack of books and I was looking for some little Japanese dolls to add. Does anyone know where I can find these - I would so love kokeshi dolls that look like Rumer Godden's Miss Happiness and Miss Flower?
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right now at high end perfume counters there is a type of perfume that sells these dolls as collectors items with the perfume....sorry I don't know the name of the perfume. They are super cute and great little girls scents to go with them.
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This is a darling nativity set on japanese kokeshi dolls!
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oh I think these are more reasonable.
and I have seen some at Chinatown or at Oriental Grocery stores...
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Marcia - thank you so much - I am going to buy directly from the World Gallery I think rather than amazon (the shipping is better). I am getting the Wise one and the Happiness one!!)
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Marcia - I just had to share: my good friend and godmother of one dd and Confirmation sponsor for the other told me yesterday about a wonderful doll shop 5 minutes away from her ( a half hour away from me) - apparently it is absolutely wonderful - all kinds of dolls, dollhouses etc. Anyway she has picked me up 2 kokeshi for my dd - that look just like Miss Happiness and Miss Flower.
We are planning a girly field trip there (as we are doing a dolls unit study) ... though I am going to leave my purse at home....and have to figure out what to do with all these boys who will not want to come...
Thanks again for your help.
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Marilyn, could you share with us what you are doing? I think this is a wonderful idea!!! I am stumped as to what to do for my two youngest daughters for Christmas. They are turning 3 and 5 this month.
What a wonderful idea though, my wheels are turning. I can just picture a big beautiful basket filled with beautiful books and dolls from different countries under the tree.
Please share if you have a moment.
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Kirsten - I am starting a doll tradition with my dds this year - each Christmas I want to include a doll basket as part of their gifts. This Christmas we will have a Japanese basket (we have just had a unit on Japan in our World Geography - and we were fascinated as we took a little rabbit trail on Japanese dolls) - I will have their Kokeshi dolls with a nice edition of Rumer Godden's Miss Happiness and Miss Flower.
I am in the process of writing a dolls unit study and have been collecting doll books - this year I will give them Big Susan and the Best Loved Doll.
Other ideas for a basket - Dover does a wonderful collection of paper dolls from around the world.
Another idea is the American Girl mini dolls - although my oldest dd saved up for her AG - I am not so sure about the baby getting one - makes me feel very uneasy to spend $95 on one doll right now when so many have so little. I do like their minis though - and am considering a collection of minis for my younger dd that I can order through the years (these are $14 on amazon)
I am researching international dolls - but have not come up with much yet.
I have a handwritten list of doll books if you need more ideas - I can email to you - I have a finger injury right now so typing is hard.
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Marilyn, That would be great!! I will pm you my email addie. Thanks a bunch.
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