The adorable little handcrafted Guatemalan worry doll shown
above is only 2.5 inches (6.35 cm) tall!
I ordered some more hand dyed and hand woven Guatemalan
fabric from Debbie Maclin at Spanglish: http://www.etsy.com/shop/spanglish. I LOVED her multi-colored plaid fabric so much, I
couldn’t resist some beautiful purple remnants.
Debbie spent two years in the Peace Corps in Guatemala,
and she has stayed in touch with her Guatemalan friends and weavers in remote
mountain villages. Her Etsy listings
provide little lessons in Guatemalan culture and photos of the villages and
villagers she remembers so fondly.
When my package arrived in the
mail, this little worry doll was included as a special thank you for being a
repeat customer. Wasn’t that nice!
According to
Guatemalan legend, children are to tell
one worry to each doll when they go to bed at night. They then place the worry doll under their
pillow, and in the morning the dolls have taken their worries away.
I plan to give this little doll to my granddaughter
Madeline when I send her birthday box to New Hampshire next month. I think she will be intrigued by the story -- and it will be a great show-and-tell for
third grade, don't you think?
TTFN
LeAnn aka pasqueflower
What a nice idea. Wouldn't it be nice if our worries really could be carried away by a doll? The doll is adorable!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, I totally had those! I had a bunch that I would put under my pillow at night to take my worries away as a kid. That is too funny. I grew up in Santa Fe so you can imagine some of the cool cultural things we did. I thought everyone else had these until I moved to Colorado and everyone looked at me like I was nuts!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great little gift to get with your order!
ReplyDeleteI had a barrette with worry dolls on it when I was little. Your granddaughter will love it :)
That is really sweet. I'm sure that your granddaughter will enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteForget giving it to the kids. I want one :)
ReplyDeleteI read about these dolls in an article a while back, and I thought the idea of telling your worries to the doll very sweet :)
ReplyDeleteNow I want one too!
what a sweet gift to include with your order. I like the story behind them too. I bet your granddaughter will love it and she'll certainly be the only one in school who has one
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