








This is a first for me. My little Rosalita is on her way to Australia! I don't usually ship overseas, but I had a very polite request & said yes. It's a bit more work to figure out the international shipping process, but my postal worker was very helpful. I didn't offer free shipping because I wasn't sure how expensive it would be. I ended up shipping First Class International which was the least expensive...although it will take up to 10 days to arrive. The buyer agreed. I also added on (at my expense) Registered mail, so I will get confirmation when it arrives. My postal worker suggested that. He said he had seen some instances where eBay sellers have had problems without confirmation. I didn't believe I would have any problems as the buyer was great with communication & very nice...but better safe than sorry.
Hope everyone has a fun Halloween! Next, on to Snowmen & Christmas.


Here is Rosalita, my Day of the Dead girl. I had a great time learning about the celebration while I worked on her. I discovered that many countries have such a celebration (even in Eastern Europe), but I chose to concentrate on the Mexican tradition. It's believed that it began 2500 to 3000 years ago basically with the Aztecs, etc. When the Spanish arrived, they tried to impress Christianity upon the people, but couldn't eradicate the native customs. So now Dia de los Angelitos (Day of the Little Angels) coincides with All Saints Day on Nov. 1, & Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) follows on Nov. 2 with All Souls Day. 




