A Fascinating World of Cultures!

Welcome!

Here is another WordPak creation I made.

How many different languages do you recognize?

They all say ‘Welcome’!

Kaleidoscope by inkspired 

I love to learn about other cultures than my own.

I love to see their traditional costumes,

learn about the foods they like,

and listen to their music.

Boy from Ecuador 

Paper dolls from the 1970’s

Combine that with my love of paper dolls

and you have...today’s blog!

Girl from Ethiopia

Girl from Ireland

Antique paper doll with costumes from

Scotland, Ireland and Wales

Here is a recipe for

Irish Flag Salad

Courtesy of Taste of Home

It is named Irish Flag salad as it is 

the colors of the Irish flag.

Serves 4

1 6 Oz. Package baby spinach, fresh

2 medium pears, thinly sliced

2 medium oranges, peeled & sectioned

2 Tablespoons crumbled feta cheese

2 Tablespoons chopped pistachios

Dressing:

3 Tbs canola oil

2 Tbs orange juice

1 Tbs lemon juice

1 teaspoon honey

1/2 tsp grated orange zest

1/2 tsp salt

Divide spinach on 4 plates.

Top with pears, oranges & pistachios.

Whisk dressing ingredients together.

Drizzle over salad. Serve immediately.

Yummy!!

Children in traditional Swiss folk costumes

Vintage Switzerland paper doll

Spanish ladies in regional folk costumes

1950’s-60’s paper doll
includes a Spain bullfighting costume 

Girl in traditional folk costume of Hungary

Hungary themed coloring page

Japanese girl in traditional dress

Vintage Japan front-and-back paper doll

The last one for today -

Traditional Swedish folk costumes

Paper dolls featuring Sweden from
a wonderful vintage Around the World set 
of paper dolls by Kellogg’s Krumbles

I hope you have enjoyed this very small tour
around the world with some vintage
paper dolls and unique folk and traditional
costumes representing their countries.

I haven’t showcased any countries from
North America, or
Central America.
Australia and all the Island countries are waiting,
 along with most of Africa.
Oh! What a huge world we live in!

However,
they will come another day!

‘Til then,
inkspired

😁

travel around the world etsy treasury

Spokoj

'Peace' in Bosnian

http://www.mypersonalits.etsy.com/

I have had fun today making up a new treasury on etsy:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NTc2MTA5M3wyMjkxNDg5OTQ5/travel-around-the-world?index=0

"travel around the world"

I'd like to share some of the items that I found for the new treasury:

www.virginiakraljevic.etsy.com

www.KeysquahsCreations.etsy.com

www.GoFoInFa.etsy.com

It all started with another seller adding one of my items to her treasury

"Tale as old as time"

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/ODg5MzAwN3wyMjgyNzQ5Mjc2/tale-as-old-as-time

She featured one of my recycled junk mail bottlecap magnets:


www.inkspired.etsy.com

Browsing through this treasury, I found the shop:

www.AvantPrint.etsy.com

From there, I found this item listing:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/91223790/navigating-the-globe-black-and-white-owl?ref=tre-2291489949-8

Still with me?!
Here are more items from my new treasury:


www.MyLittleBookGarden.etsy.com



http://www.etsy.com/listing/92890090/scrabble-tile-jewelry-scrabble-tile?ref=tre-2291489949-15

www.Handmadeinchico.etsy.com

I really love that quote!


www.Grumpaandme.etsy.com

So I wonder what the story is behind "Grumpa"?!!


www.ekate.etsy.com

For traveling, we better upgrade our passports!


www.bellehibou.etsy.com


Let's not have any lost luggage -

www.VintageCrew.etsy.com

and here is a journal to take along-

www.UsefulBooks.etsy.com

Here's a clock to help you be on time where you are,
where you've come from
and where you're going-

www.Bresworld.etsy.com

Some souvenirs from the plane ride:

www.SunnyDayVintage.etsy.com

Those would look great in a scrapbook of your travels!

Some fun paper doll fabric to cover the front of your homemade journal-



or to make yourself a travel bag for jewelry or....


www.NauvooQuiltCo.etsy.com

Wouldn't this fabric also make up a fab apron?
Use it to accent an apron made from coordinating solid colors.
You could make the pockets and trim from the World fabric.
Ooh, makes me want to go get out my sewing machine....



www.anna.etsy.com

I hope you have enjoyed this little trip of
Travel Around the World

I need to go get ready to go out for dinner.
A friend of ours is having a fund raiser for her orchestra (she plays flute, one of my favorite instruments). If we eat at a specific restaurant, they will donate a portion of the profits to her orchestra. Her parents invited us out!
:0)

Cool.
Good food and good company too.

inkspired
http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/
http://www.inkspiredmusings.blogspot.com/

Peace to the Children of the World

Shanti

'Peace' in the Bengali language, spoken in Bangladesh

Timor, Bangladesh children in traditional clothing

www.guideposttours.com.au

Ah, another fun day spent with Google Images!

It started out with a photo gallery that I was wandering through,

and I saw this picture:

SouthWestern Ethiopian girl from the Turmi tribe

pic credit: Michele Zousmer

Salaom

'Peace' in the Ge'ez language, Ethiopia

(the 'o' has a slash thru it)

I thought 'Wow! that little girl is really pretty!'

'Wouldn't it be fun to look up photos of children (mostly) in traditional dress,

from countries that have checked out my blog?'

So that's what I have done.

You know me, I just LOVE other countries' traditions and costumes!

Amaithi

'Peace' in the Tamil language, spoken in Malaysia

Malaysian girl in traditional Muslim dress

http://www.trust.org/

Paz

'Peace' in Spanish, spoken in Costa Rica

Girl dressed for Guanacaste Day celebrated in Costa Rica

http://www.joyapacifica.com/

Asomdwoe

'Peace' in the Akan language spoken in Ghana

orphan in the Ryvanz Mia, Ghana orphanage

www.villagevolunteers.org

It doesn't matter where you are in the world,

everyone knows what a smile is!

Hoa Binh

or

Su Thai Binh

'Peace in Vietnamese

I found both of the above words listed on differing sites.

Anybody know if they are both correct?

Is one perhaps a dialect spoken in Vietnam?

Sin Ho, Vietnam- a Black Dzao hill tribe girl

www.coolephotography.co.uk

Hetep

'Peace' in Egyptian

2 girls in Cairo, Egypt in traditional dress and scarves

www.imagestate.com

Salh 

'Peace' in Azerbaijan

an Ethnic Azeri (Azerbaijan) boy in traditional costume for the Novruz Festival

photo creds: Onnik Krikorian

Anka Kay

or

Sonqo Tiaykuy

or

Qasikay or Aligu

'Peace' in the Quechua language, spoken in Peru

I found all of the above translations for the word 'Peace'.

Since I don't speak 'Quechuan' I thought I better put them all in!

Mother and daughter in traditional Peruvian costume

http://www.friendlyplanet.com/

Trying to say 'peace' in 'Peruvian' turned out to be a challenge.

Their official song/motto is in Spanish.

Well, I have shared Spanish before, so I wanted a perhaps tribal language.

In Peru they also speak Mayan and Quechuan.

I thought Mayan would be cool, but I couldn't find any language translations.

:0(

If any of my Peruvian blog readers would care to illuminate me,

please do!!

Kev tiaj tus

'Peace' in the Hmong language, spoken in Thailand

Doi Pui village, Thailand children dressed in traditional Hmong costumes,

www.photographersdirect.com

Okay, so maybe not all cute children are smiling!!

(bet he didn't want to sit by his sister)

I've had a wonderful time with you today.

I have more super cute pictures of children around the world,

some smiling,

some not.

I'll have to share with you later!

:0)

inkspired

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

http://www.inkspiredmusings.blogspot.com/