When moving away from your home country you seem to start
loving it even more – even things about it that you didn’t actually care about
when you lived there.
So when I found out about a new collection of wooden Dala
horses having found its way over from Sweden to England I was delighted. The
county Dalarna, which these wooden horses are originally from, is on the
completely different side of Sweden to where I am from – but as I said; you
just seem to love everything from your home country when you no longer live in
it.
It’s the online children’s interior boutique Nubie.co.uk
that have introduced these Swedish Dala horses to their collection. They’re
hand crafted, and come in a few different colours, and not just the traditional
red. I personally really like the baby blue ones, and these would just be
perfect for a christening gift, or for just displaying in a child’s bedroom as
a charming ornament.
The story of the Dala
Horse dates back to the 17th century. Back then, little wooden horses were sold
at markets in small towns and villages in Sweden. 100 years later, similar horses were carved by
men working in the forests during long winter evenings and were brought back to
the village for the children to play with. This historic tale has resulted in
the Dala Horse becoming a well-known and treasured object that children and
parents alike will admire and cherish.
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