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How a Bamboletta is Made
Oh, it’s been so long since I’ve written. I feel like we must have one of the lamest blogs, ever! Things have been just so busy – like in an every day sort of busy way. I think about blogging all the time and have all these great ideas written down for blog posts but…
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We Won!!
As I’m sure many of you know we recently won Small Business BC’s Best Community Impact Award. We had to complete a pretty intense application and then I had to do a 10 minute presentation in front of a panel of judges – a wee bit intimidating! Everyone was great and I had a blast…
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One of the comments we get here at Bamboletta is ,why do the dolls cost so much? I totally get it – $250 for a doll is a lot. We are used to seeing a doll for a lot less. I’ve talked about this in a bunch of blog posts, but today I want to…
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We *Love* Local
Many of you know sweet Leola, she is the lady that spins some of the yarns we use in our doll hair. This afternoon she brought in this wonderful yarn telling us that it reminded her tulips and daffodils. She also told us that this particular yarn came from Twilley, a sheep belonging to a…
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Shipping Rates Note
Canada Post has raised their rates. Again. Last time they did they increased rates we absorbed it but just can’t do it this time. We are a small company and don’t qualify for the rates the big companies get. I really want you to know that we aren’t making money off shipping, we are just…
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Introducing a New Addition to our Doll Family
A long time ago, back in 2007, I was playing around with making a weighted baby doll with limbs. I had been making weighted dolls for our local Waldorf school for them to use in the classrooms and really fell in love with the concept. Those dolls were essentially a head with a sack full…