Bamboletta Blog. Dolls and random musings ..

  • Little Traditions

    Growing up, it was always just me and mom. We didn’t have a lot of extended family and those we did have lived on the mainland so we rarely saw them. Because it was just the two of us, we often made up our own (often quirky) family traditions. At Christmas time, we decorated a…

  • Staff Pick!

    Happy Friday Friends!! After a week of dark skies and rain, it’s a beautiful sunny fall morning here again…yay for a great start to the long weekend!! It’s time for our weekly feature ‘Staff Pick’ and our resident Dutch friend Thamar got the lucky pick and she chose the sweet natural girl Gloria! Hair styled by:…

  • Things in the shop …

    I have this vision for my little studio shop at Whippletree Junction. I would love for it to be a sort of toy store/kids store that brings in local artisans from the Cowichan Valley and gives them a storefront to sell their wares locally. Slowly (mainly due to a complete lack of time) I’ve had…

  • Introducing Inie …

    You know when you meet some people and it’s like you’ve just known them all your life? We had the pleasure of meeting Inie last summer and she’s soon become one of our most favorite people. We LOVE Inie and she loves, loves, loves the dolls – she ‘get’s’ what they are about and what…

  • A Halloween Tale

    Halloween is one of my favourite holidays of the year.  And my favourite part are the pumpkins.  I love visiting our local farm and taking a ride on the tractor, picking out that special pumpkin that will be my canvas.  I love to sit back and watch my children do this, seeing what draws them…

  • Staff Pick!

    Hello Friends! It’s a foggy, and well, spooky kinda day here in the Cowichan Valley and it’s time for our weekly feature, Staff Pick! Our gorgeous Shauna got the lucky pick today and she chose Hope, the sweet-faced natural girl with a flair for fashion 🙂 Hair styled by: Shauna Outfit by: Thamar Likes: Cozy…

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