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Box pa lang, gift na.
Cuteness overload.
A friend of mine sent us a present last week. It came just in time during Sophia's birthday. The box had enough goodies for all of us in the house. I had always been curious about Kimmi Dolls. I saw the displays in Rustan's and at duty free shops in airports. Now they have them widely distributed in Laoag and the Ilocos region too. The Kokeshi dolls - traditional japanese wooden dolls - caught my attention first.
Kokeshi dolls have been a Japanese cultural institution for over two centuries. Giving and receiving Kokeshi dolls dates back to the Edo period (1603-1867) in Japan. Kokeshi dolls were handcrafted by woodwork artisans of the time known as Kijiya, (which means woodworker in Japanese) to be given away as tokens of love and friendship. Kokeshi dolls were given as gifts to newborn children as a lucky charm to bestow good wishes for a healthy child.
It is this philosophy of bestowing luck and good fortune upon friends and family that is behind the creation of the Kimmidoll® brand. Kimmidolls are contemporary collectable dolls combining a fusion of traditional and modern creative sensibility.
Kimmi Dolls are designed as collectibles. They come with brochures with cute sayings and values. They come in different sizes. I'm not really into collecting anything. But it seems, my girls caught the bug. They love the Kimmi Junior version (so do I). If you check out their
site, you'll see how adorable they are.
Kimmi Junior dolls - Amber, Chloe and Mimi.
Lily chose this Chloe doll. But there is actually a Lily doll with black hair. Chloe's little motto is, "The best part of life is making friends."
Here are some of the other Kimmi Doll and Kimmi Junior items that I love. I hope that they have them in Rustan's .
Cute 3D necklaces
Enamel with swarovski crystals
Compacts
Cosmetic cases
Kimmi Dolls are exclusively available at
Red Dot Laoag
72 F.R Castro Avenue, Laoag City
Red Dot Vigan
Bonifacio St, Vigan City
Red Dot Tuguegarao
College Avenue, Tuguegarao City
Le Kitsch Lifestyle Shop
San Fernando,La Union
Tutti Footie Specialty Shop
Eastgate Complex, Dagupan City
Fetiche Accessories
Lucena City
Soleil
Naga City
Metro Manila: exclusively available at Rustans Makati, Shangrila Mall and Alabang.
For inquiries, contact Mary Ann Cua-Macaraeg. Reddotlaoag@gmail.com, 09175298474
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