Tulip Time

 

Tulip time is one of my favourite times of year. With all the blossom and the spring flowers I feel refreshed.

Little Tulip Vixen is a tiny fox with a gentle expression and dressed in a lovey Acufactum fabric called Tulip Time.

A soft pink ground adorned with the brightest red and deep pink tulips with little tulip bulbs to give a rich brown depth. This little fox has a tiny piece of carnelian to her heart and my own rosemary in her stuffing. I love that all my dolls have a crystal heart and I am quite happy to make commission dolls with your choice of crystal, stuffing herbs etc.

Finished with red chambray underskirts and white tulle petticoats. She has bright red shoes and deep red buttons to her pillow and her dress with red organza ribbon to finish.

The blossom and the tulips are just adorable at the moment. One of my favourite times of year. We are very lucky in Chorley all our spring bedding is delightful and we have avenues of cherries and other blossom trees to make for a joyful floral spring.

Can I just a huge thank you to Helen at the Eden Gallery for such a lovely day. Wonderful venue and such great folk coming to visit. My word the tea room buzzes, they never stop and such wonderful brownies!

Lots of new stock on my Folksy Shop and a few Harvest Mice and Midnight Mice reduced to clear. More embroidered furry mice coming in the summer.

I am busy back working on commissions and wedding season has really started now. So loving all my wedding makes.

For the sheer joy of making them I am working on Fairy GodMothers too. One a week as a treat. It is so lovely to take a day and just take your time with them. Enjoy this gorgeous sunny Sunday xx

At Eden Gallery, Newburgh

I am day early but will be on the road tomorrow to Eden Gallery and Tea Room at Newburgh near Burscough.
We, Reuba and I, will be there with our little stall from 10am until around 4pm.
Lots of new dolls and new gifts including landscape brooches and tiny hoops of landscape embroidery. Just for tomorrow each mouse will be £25 and each doll, be it witch or animal doll, will be £35.
I am there as a solo stall tomorrow but there is so much to see at the gallery with fabulous work from around the region and lots of little gifts. The tea room is delightful whether you have lunch or cake and coffee. Come and say hello, it will be lovely to see you all xx

Cosmos, A Summer Badger

 

Little Cosmos is a badger girl dressed in a lovely Acufactum print called Perennial Love. Summer flowers in pinks and purples abound on this lush fabric. With thyme in her stuffing and snowflake obsidian to her heart she is gentle soul.

This little girl along with the other badgers will be at Eden Gallery in Newburgh on 12th April with me for the day. Just for the day, all the dolls will be £35 and all the mice with be £25. There will be new brooches and hoop embroideries along with lots of new characters to view. Just come along and say hello, it will be lovely to see you. The gallery is beautiful and Helen and Rachel will be pleased to see you.

Each of my dolls sports a sampler pillow, I love the contrast of textures between the fabric of the dress and counted thread work. With leather shoes, tiny buttons and organza ribbon, I like to think each doll is a texture portrait. An illustration in cloth. Heavily inspired by Brambly Hedge, Beatrix Potter and Racy Helps I love to hold these little dolls in my hand, that is so satisfying.

It has been a joy to make all of these little woodland creatures for this show. I am not showing all of them and some will be listed on my Folksy Shop too. Still working on my cat doll. She will be a side facing cat like the badgers and the rabbits. These are all going to be called Mausi Creatures for the new business venture between myself and Reuba. Who is very busy making Imp Squeek mice in porcelain and fur fabric. Not quite ready yet but looking very intriguing.

In the longer term Reuba will also be making porcelain jewellery pieces using the sprigging technique you see on Wedgewood style ceramics. Lots happening as we get ready for the summer shows.

A Tale of Tails

 

Little Edward is my first badger boy and I loved making him. With snowflake obsidian to his heart and my own thyme to his stuffing he is a delightful little lad. I really do like the copper, blue and black with white.

These guys are off with me on the 12th of April to Eden Gallery in Newburgh. I will be there from 10am to 4pm with a range of dolls and smaller purchases that I have been working on. Reuba has been working with me, learning the ropes of the business and picking up textile skills for their own idol dolls as well as for our collaborations. It has been a busy time but we love being together and that has been lovely

A tale of tails, these three little guys are showing off their splendid tails to the world. This is the first time I have made little lads in this style of doll and I really like them. All dressed in plus fours and country waistcoats they are ready for a long walk in the woods to look at the primroses.

This brother and sister pair are dressed in a lovely Acufactum fabric called Heralds of Spring. I love the tiny details of the fabric, you find something new every time you look.

I am working on my cat doll today and looking forward to seeing the new Ghostbuster film this evening. I have always loved these films and Afterlife was a great watch. Frozen Empire should be just as good, I hope.

Sending you all my warmest wishes for this Easter weekend. I hope you all have a peaceful and joyous holiday xx

Fern, A woodland fox

 

Fern is a tiny vixen dressed in mushrooms and ferns for a woodland feel. She has carnelian to her heart with chamomile to her stuffing and is one of the dolls I will be taking to Eden Gallery on the 12th of April. She will have a brother fox dressed in a fern waistcoat and cravat with a tulip vixen and a midnight vixen.

The commissions are coming along nicely and I am looking forward to badgers and my new side facing cat. Very excited for her.

Tilda Chambray Olive compliments her dress with broderie anglais bloomers and tulle petticoats. Her tiny shoes are leather and she sports a sampler pillow with a little bronze acorn. I think Mrs Bunny needs to look behind her!

You can just see her tail peeping out from her dress. I think these details are important and love fiddling with them. These side facing animal dolls are all hand embroidered to delineate their features, something I really enjoy.

Well it really is a spring day her in Lancashire, the sun is shining and for once it is not raining. We are off to the hairdressers, something I dread. Being autistic it is proximity. I find things like dentist and hairdressing a real chore. People so close to me really bothers me but Morgan is lovely and always does a good job. If I was brave enough to shave my head and not bother I would but I couldn't carry it off, haha!