Honor, Loyalty and Chivalry with Castles and Paperdolls

Wai

or Oi or Oye

(Bodo, informal way of saying hello to someone.)

Bodo is a Tebeto-Burman language.



Going to church hat

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First, I need to apologize for an incorrect link from yesterday.

For any of you that tried to reach Robert Sabuda's

Pop-Up tutorial and directions for a pop-up castle,

here is the correct link:

http://www.robertsabuda.com/popmake/index.asp

Sorry about that. I had forgotten a '/' from the former.

Vittskovle Castle

Sweden

So, did you know there is no country called

"Myanmar"?

The country's name is BURMA.

Myanmar is the name that the rebels have given the country that they took by force and much bloodshed.

They have not been officially recognized by the United Nations,

or the United States of America.

The people of Burma have not recognized them as official.

Only the USA newspaper journalists call it Myanmar...

apparently they have decided that violent takeover

deserves to be taken officially,

and to not recognize the true government of

BURMA.

SO glad that our journalists and newspaper reporters are

sooo unbiased....

moment of sarcasm....

passing now.

Glamis Castle

Scotland

the setting for Shakespeare's MacBeth

Let's get on with our knights -

known for their honor, loyalty and chivalry!

J. Waterhouse

'Tristram and Isolde', 1916

Prince Caspian,

recycled junk mail bottlecap magnet

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movie poster, 1967

Muiderslot

Netherlands, 13th century

I think it's time for more paper dolls!

(Is there really a time for no paper dolls?)

Castle Mespelbrunn

Germany, 1412

a couple from 1449

'Romance in the Rose Garden'

medieval tapestry

Thanks to OrigamiBears for her spirit of sharing!

Bierten Peasant Castle

Romania

every day activities in Medieval times

Chateau de vitre

 France, 11th century

Knights from the 13th to the 16th century

Budget friendly projects:

Print these knights out on thin paper.

Cut out, and decoupage onto a wooden trunk,

or a set of decorative plates.

Print these knights out on sturdy cardboard - as thick as your printer will accept. If your card is still not sturdy enough, you can glue the printouts onto thin cereal box cardboard.

Cut slits in the bottom. Cut stands from extra cardboard. Slit at the top. Push slits together to make a simple stand.

Think paperdoll stands!

Now you can place these in a medieval/castle diorama,

or play with them with the wonderful cut and assemble castles from Dover publications.



Make your own castle settings, trees, etc. from magazine cutouts.

Mount them on the cereal box cardboard, and make stands as directed above. Set up your own castle scene using an old cookie sheet. Cover the cookie sheet with scraps of green/grey/brick/beige scrapbook paper leftovers.

Or tear tissue paper and overlap. This will work best if you dab glue in just a few places to hold down the flutterings.

Karlstejn Castle

Czechoslovakia, 1450



vintage paper dolls

Let's finish today with a modern day castle,

built in 1908!

Hatley Castle

California, USA, 1908

Browsing castles, and knights in shining armor, and medieval times, I have acquired quite a few more things to share

more along the lines of Camelot, perhaps.

But that's for another day!

Don't forget to smile at someone you don't know today...

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International Musings

kia ora

(pronounced kia o ra)

Maori, literally meaning 'be well/healthy',

but translates into an informal "hi".

I really really like this graphics of the world and its peoples.

So many times we forget that we are all connected.

That's part of the reason I have enjoyed opening my blog with a "hello" or "Good day" in different languages.

Share it with a few people and chances are

you just might remember it!

I like this photo because it shows the world from a different perspective. Do any of you Americans own anything

(jewelry, clothing, scarf, etc.)

that shows the world NOT from the North American perspective?

How about you Europeans?

Do you own anything that shows your world

as NOT from the European angle?

Think about it!

Sooo.....

let's have some international fun today!

"world"



recycled bottlecap magnets or necklaces

with Art Nouveau alphabets

completely hand colored by inkspired

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Japan:

a simple Japanese shore scene

yoshitsune samurai

Garden staircase, Kyoto, Japan

recycled bottlecap magnet by inkspired

Canada

Here are some absolutely GORGEOUS gardens in Canada:

Butchart Gardens in Victoria, Canada

Halifax Public Gardens created in 1836



another Canadian Garden

"We want to raise our children

so that they can take a sense of pleasure

in both their own heritage

and the diversity of others."

- Mr. Rogers aka Fred Rogers

I would like to share with you

a wonderful, vintage set of paperdolls from OrigamiBears.

Here are the first four:

July 14th is France's Bastille Day.

Holland:

Dutch windmill

"The purpose of life is to listen -

to yourself, to your neighbor, to our world

and to God

 and, when the time comes,

to respond in as helpful a way as you can find...

from within and without."

- Mr. Rogers

Russia:

You can find this book on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Babushkas-Mother-Goose-Patricia-Polacco/dp/069811860X/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1310580744&sr=1-6#_

Traditional Russian Babushka Dolls

also called Matryoshka Dolls

Make this your desktop computer background.

After a few weeks, you should recognize all of them!

Turkey:

Istanbul, Turkey

"Peace means far more than the opposite of war!"

 - Mr. Rogers

I will be doing more of the countries from this paper doll set

"10 Dolls from as Many Lands"

c.1934

on future blogs.

Have a super duper day!

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