Thanks so much Dorothy 😃 we do have a couple of necklaces in our Etsy shop with the blues from that day and Nicole is hoping to add one or two pink pendants for Valentine’s Day ❤️
Looked like quite a nice day at the beach. It felt quite tranquil. Thanku for the original story and how Charolett came about. Yet again I didn’t know. ☺️🙋♀️
Chilly, but, yes, a very nice day. :D You're right, it is so much more peaceful on that shore than on the other! So glad to have shared something new! :D Thank you co much! xo
Wow another awesome video, you have some awesome pebbles on your beach too. Love the blue pieces of glass you found. Thank you for the history lesson on frozen charlottes. Much love and blessings from Western Australia and stay safe and well 🙏🙏🙏🙏🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰👏👏👏👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️
So very kind, thank you! :D I keep saying it, but we really do have to take a closer look at the pebbles around us - we know one beach where there are so many really beautiful and colourful pebbles - we cant get there just now, but will put it on the list! :D Glad you enjoyed the Frozen Charlotte section - its always nice to add something new to a popular topic! Much love and blessings from Scotland! Stay safe and well. xox
Great research on the origins of Frozen Charlotte!! Such a good time on the beach...you both love to find those bits of blue, although I would have taken that baby blue piece too!
Thanks so much Kris! It was a fab day with so many lovely blue pieces we were able to make into jewellery 😊 Glad you enjoyed the Frozen Charlotte history ... looking back to that baby blue piece ... I wish I had taken it, but it might not show itself now for a few years 😬
Absolutely! We've long loved Leven, and now we can get over to this part - its just gotten better! :D Thank you so much for helping us out with the directions! :D Our very best wishes! xo
Your little boy doll @25:30 looks so sweet and wistful. An amazing collection you've managed to find. Lovely little pieces of history. You had a wonderful day at Leven yet again -- lots of blues. I always love it when Nicole finds that certain special extra -- bead, marble, or stopper. Her excitement is palpable as she bounces up and down. Loved every minute spent with you.
Thanks so much Karen! The frozen Charlie is a museum display sadly... I do collect frozen Charlottes but they are not all my finds - quite a few are from the Thames foreshore 😊 ! Always very happy to find either of those three things - marble, stopper or bead ❤️ they make my day! Glad you enjoyed the video 🤩
😌(sigh)!!! I've absolutely fallen in love with the " Beach of Envy"!!! What an amazing shoreline 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻!!! So chalked full of treasures 😊. I think I counted 10 pieces of blue glass, ranging from light blue, aqua, all the way to cobalt... how marvelous for you guys 🙌🏻👍🏻!!! I'm not sure I've seen anyone else find that much blue in one larking 🤔...EVER!!! So cool🙌🏻!!! Also I've NEVER seen a Bovril bottle so sea worn. Usually they've been dug up and are whole or partial. I really love the look after they've been buffed around by sea, sand and rocks for years👍🏻👍🏻. Glass washboards you say🤔...never seen one. Definitely something NOT for the children to mess around with 😳😬😉🤭. Really happy, Nicole that your prior ceramic find was a Frozen Charlotte find🙌🏻🤸🏼♀️🤸🏼♀️!!! I've seen your shadow box display over your shoulder in early videos. FABULOUS way to display a part of your collection 🥰. 😳😮 Whoa, those "penny dolls" were alittle spooky looking😉. Your so right, Craig... Samuel Warren's story was abit sad, gruesome and stern. But, a medical man and definitely the times played largely into his story 🤷🏼♀️. I do like Elizabeth's story better 👍🏻. Alittle more easy on the ears and mind, although still a warning against vanity. Thanks for including Gilbert's picture "All is Vanity", I really have always been drawn to that picture...even have a dressing table like in the picture 🤷🏼♀️. Thanks for this amazing video at "The Beach of Envy"(should have an echo in there🤣🤭). 😉🤗🤭😘
Its such a great place! And usually very quiet, so the perfect location! We were so nearly there again today! haha! Instead we went around a mile further on down the road... It was a fantastic day for the blues! Usually, we're happy if we find one piece, so it was a real treat to find these wee breadcrumb trails! Its almost unimaginable that we'd find a whole Bovril bottle, it would be such a lovely thing if we found a whole one, but nicely buffed by the waves! :D Funnily enough, Craig was allowed to play around with a glass washing board when he was wee - perhaps not the best idea, but thankfully, no injuries! It was amazing to see the wee hints that it was a frozen Charlotte! The shadow box is a great way to make sure these wee dolls don't stay couped up and hidden away! We entirely agree about which Charlotte story we'd rather revisit - Warren's story is too steeped in harsh judgement, Elizabeth's is almost romantic in its tragedy. As you say, very much of their time - Craig didn't want to get into too much detail regards the publishers - it was very politically aimed! All is Vanity is one of those pictures that sticks with you when you first see it - illusions and double images are fantastic, this is a favourite! :D Haha! You know... the next time we visit Envy Beach... it might just have an echo! :D Our very best wishes, thanks so much for giving us a wee lift in spirits with these words today! :D xo
Hello there, some nice sea glass finds the blue pieces are really lovely, the history of the frozen Charlotte's was amazing, I have heard a few things about her , but not in such depth as you went into so thank you so much for that, also the piece of Scottish sponge ware they are just so pretty, take care folks xx
Thanks so much Mike and Brenda 😃 glad the Frozen Charlotte info was interesting! Ohh we do love Spongeware - it looks so home made , kind of connects you to the past! Take care 😃
Yay, I learnt something new, thanks for sharing the frozen charlotte info, id never heard of it before this ep. I do remember Kewpie dolls, every agricultural show I went to pre-2000 had them as prizes in sideshow alley. It was my favourite thing to get at the show. Wish I still had them now, Oh well, I still have my memories. Take care and stay well, Kind Regards, Dena.
Excellent! We're always digging for something original or something we can add to a subject, so its great when we see we've done that! :D We were surprised ourselves to find the source of Charlotte in an old Edinburgh periodical! The Kewpies are so cute... memories are such a precious part of things - I've re-read some books only to wish I'd just hung on to the childhood memory of it! So much better! :D Thank you so much, wishing you all the very best... stay safe and well, Nicole & Craig xo
Very interesting about Frozen Charlotte - I did know the story but had no idea about her origin. I also didn't know there were glass washboards - the only ones I have seen are wooden and metal. I learn something new every time I watch your videos! Thank you!
Awesome! I think we added something new/different to the popular subject of Frozen Charlotte - it was so interesting to see how and why the story transformed with the tellers! I remember my grandmother's glass washing board from my childhood and took it for granted that it was just how washing boards were until years later when I saw a metal board! So glad we can share something new! :D Thank you so much! Our best wishes! :D xo
So interesting Charlotte and all the history involved , thank you both . Nichole you always look so glamorous even in your wellies, your smile makes me smile to . Craig you always throw some interest into the mix with your steady videos and little side comments have learnt such a lot . I am lucky enough to live in Devon and like you am a avid seaglass hunter . Thank you for your inspiration and always look forward to seeing you both soon . Take care Best wishes Amanda .
We've not been lucky enough to visit Devon, but it looks very beautiful - a very lovely place to be! Such a lovely comment, thank you so much! Its heartening to know we can help spread a smile and bring a wee bit of happiness! Good luck with your sea glass hunting, hope the weather is kind! Our best wishes, stay safe and well, Nicole and Craig xo
My 89 year old mother remembers having a frozen Charlotte when she was young, but she can’t remember whether it came from cake/pudding or Xmas stocking 👍🏻
That is so cool... my granmother used to tell me stories about the wee treats wrapped up in a clootie dumpling - that is a fairly heavy, but delicious, steamed fruit and suet pudding... What a lovely thing to remember finding and treasuring. Thank you so much! Best wishes to you and your grandmother. :D xo
That was very interesting about that little white doll,I didn’t think we have had them in OZ. Thank you for the information passed looking forward to seeing it come to tuition. Cheers 🇦🇺.......
Oh! I wonder if they made it to Australia... We found a lot of pottery, including spongeware and the like in museums in Sydney when we were in Australia a few years ago... Hmm! Its a good question, we'll have to see what we can find out! Thank you so much! Best wishes from Scotland! :D xo
Hi, scenic, soothing, great finds, great company. Also loved the history lesson too. Not sure when you filmed this but if it was recent there will be more than frozen Charlottes on the beach it has been bitterly cold!
Haha! Yes indeed, at least 20 frozen toes were on that shore - it was filmed four or so weeks ago, as the freeze started... Now, of course, we're in a foot or so of snow! So glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you so much! :D xo
What a great video! The Frozen Charolette story was great. All the bottle bottoms! Must be the really rough sea. Enjoyed this video so much. Stay safe and stay warm. xo 🦋
Really glad you enjoyed it... we thought it was so interesting how the story transformed over the years! We are looking at these bottle bottoms now and wondering about a wind chime - it seems a popular idea! :D Thank you so much... We are a foot or two deep in snow just now, so we're enjoying the view from a cosy house! :D Stay safe and well. best wishes. xo
Thanks so much Amanda! Glad you enjoyed our take on the Frozen Charlotte origin ... finding one is always really special 😃 We certainly have a soft spot for them 😊
Maybe use the round bottle bottoms to hang on trees in your garden to reflect the sun ? Perhaps make small hole at top and use clear fishing line to hang.
Great ideas! We must be short of imagination when it comes to bottle bottoms - I really like the idea of them glinting in the sun! :D Thank you so much! xo
Wow!! Amazing finds, love the bottle stopper! I think the piece of torpedo bottle bottom i think might actually be a bottom of a round bottom soda bottle, from the late 1800s!!
Very nice to have one of the old jars - they're really nice. My memory of them is really a memory off my mother rubbing vicks into my chest and the burny feeling when she put it under my nose! :D Thanks so much! xo
Wow I never heard of the frozen Charlotte story the way you told it, of Charlotte dying in her room dressed for the ball. I had only heard the other one where she was riding to the ball in an open sleigh and froze to death. Both are very sad stories though. Thank you for sharing your video and all of the finds ❤😊
Cool! So glad that was something new - we always try to make sure we do something original, even when we look at subject as well known as Frozen Charlotte! Thank you so much, so glad you enjoyed ht video! :D xo
I see someone else suggested wind chimes from the large pieces of glass. I was thinking sun catchers would be a good use for big pieces that are pretty colors or shapes. They could dangle from the end of a chain or hang from clear fishing line.
Very cool! Must be very rewarding to make your own dolls - closest I got was a teddy bear, very cool and its still with me! That original Kewpie - wow! Very very nice! :D Thank you co much! xo
I am new to watching your channel but am enjoying your adventures. I really want to come visit your country in the future. Keep up the beautiful videos
Thank you so much for coming along on our wee adventures! :D Lovely!! We hope you get that chance and its not to long away, July - Sept are usually best, we get late summers! :D Best wishes, Nicole & Craig xo
I do hope the memory was warm and comforting... Making this, my mind was often drawn to my grandmother and a story she would tell me about a doll she was given one Christmas when she was just a wee girl. Our very best wishes, xo
Interesting to note that vanity is still a problem among (mostly) young, unmarried women. However, the pendulum of condemnation in the 19th century has swung fully to the opposite side apex of commodification & manipulation of women's desire for beauty. What would men do, I wonder, if women just stopped worrying about what they think or want... ;)
Oh! Patriarchy, consumerism and gender! Its a very tricky set of inseparable subjects - thankfully we can question and critique these ideas in a way that was not possible back then! It would be nice if people weren't made to feel so inadequate by glossy and unrealistic photo-shopped reflections of an unobtainable 'perfection'... I like to think the world would be so much nicer if we could find joy and happiness in a wee bit of glass, a marble, a stopper, a gentle breeze or setting sun! Thank you so much, best wishes from Scotland! :D xo
Around the 10:55 time stamp, where you were picking up the glass bottle stopper, just to the right, was that a red bead or marble or perhaps just a berry? It caught my eye immediately and I wondered about it. Loved the day at the beach and Charlotte info. Thanks as always.
Oh! I had to go look - I wish I could post a photo here... It is a berry - it has a wee stem on it. I usually do a double take when I see berries - sneaky wee things! :D Thank you so much, so glad you enjoyed the video! xo
@@scottishmudlarking Thank goodness. I would have felt aweful if it had been something wonderful. I watch your videos on my phone so I'm not able to see the tiny details. Whew!
The real story of Charlotte wasn't about porcelain dolls the real story of Charlotte was about a girl who was in love with a guy named Charlie and they were going to a ball and her mother told her to wear a sweater and she was in the carriage about the time the carriage got to the ball she had frozen to death and Charles was broken hearted and he died soon after All happened in 1840
Indeed, the dolls take their name from an old story, that actually originates in Edinburgh, Scotland! We cover this in detail in this video and provide references so you can read the original version written by the Edinburgh Physician, Samuel Warren. Warren's original story - Death at the Toilet - was published in Blackwoods Magazine (available online). Blackwoods was a conservative Edinburgh periodical. Warren republished this and other stories in, 'Diary of a Late Physician' - you can also find that online. Two years after Warren's story about Charlotte, the New York Observer retold his story, this is where the idea that it really happened comes from... Some time later, Elizabeth Oakes Smith published a version of the story under her husband’s name - this version, told as a poem, is the first to have Charlotte freeze to death... In the previous versions, she dies in front of her mirror, dreaming of the ball she is planning to attend. Oakes-Smith's poem was written far later than the original tale, and there is also a folk song telling the same story, which predates her version. It is a very interesting history of this morally condemning narrative, and most people only focus on the romantic poem, by Oakes Smith. Many thanks!