Talvi, The Last Doll of 2022

 

This is Talvi and she will be my last doll of the year. It has been a lovely year with lots of great milestones and events, I am thankful to all of you that have supported me this year and I wish you all a joyful New Year.

Talvi is a little Lancashire witch and part of a small collection called Winter Silence using a range of fabric from Moda's Changing Seasons collection by Holly Taylor. I don't buy a lot of new, new fabric if you know what I mean and this was a gift from my lovely husband as a surprise thank you for doing all his admin. Such good taste that man.

Each of the dolls in this little collection has tiger's eye to their heart with my chamomile flowers with a touch of roman chamomile oil for a lovely scent. Each will be dressed in a varient of the Moda fabric and the collection is titled Winter Silence. It encapsulates the stillness of this time of year, you can feel the earth sleeping.

Daalny, A Winter Rabbit

 

When you have to make a doll just to see what she would look like. This is Daalny, a little winter rabbit in pinks and blues with a warm winter wool cape. She is dressed in a Liberty print called Winterberry Cool with blue spruce and holly leaves. Across the fabric holly berries are scattered in bright pinks and deep fuschia. Her underskirts are deep cerise silk and white tulle with a coordinating berry fabric by Liberty in her ears.

I just love the big noses on these rabbits.

This may be my last post before Christmas. I have shut my Folksy shop as I cannot guarantee delivery before Christmas. Even with first class signed postage I have parcels not arrived after a week or more and I would not want to disappoint folk.

It has been a lovely year with a lot happening at home but still managing to make milestone moments. A huge thank you to all my customers, Camilla and Folksy for all their support and looking forward to all the good things happening in 2023.

Have a wonderful Christmas and a joyful New Year. My warmest wishes to you all xx

A Silver Fox for Christmas

 

This is Sanan, a silver fox in a frosted forest print by Makower. Wrapped in a wool felt winter cape with a Japanese yarn dye lining she is ready for a walk in the frosty mornings.
With rose petals to her stuffing and a rose quartz crystal to her heart she is a dainty little silver fox.
Slowing down now for the Yule season, all the commissions are now finished and posted and I am simply enjoying myself with doll makes to suit my fancy. I do like a silver fox.
Finishing off my Christmas cards xx

Bryony and Haig, Winter Foxes

 

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So happy to be able to paint the faces of these foxes again, they are my most complicated pattern. I love making them and joyfully I can now manage their tiny faces. Each is dressed in Makower's Hedgrow winter print showing the last of the autumn leaves. Russets, oranges and greys team to make a warm combination of textures and colours. Silk, yarn dyed cotton and wool felt are some of the fabrics used to make this pair. Each has citrine to their heart with my chamomile in their stuffing. Haig carries a woolfelt and leather bag and Bryony has her sampler sachet finishing off with leather shoes and lots of tiny buttons

A Pair of Winter Witches

 Little winter witches, continuing the winter hedgerow theme. This fabric reminds me of frosted seed heads and love the combination with the russet shot cotton.

Each has citrine to their heart with my own chamomile flowers and a little roman chamomile oil.
Just to share, site wide on my Folksy Shop I am having an early Christmas sale. Using POOK15 you will be able to get 15% off all my dolls. I am unsure about the Black Friday furore and hand made work but everyone could do with a little help at the moment xx

Erinys, A Winter Witch

Erinys is a little winter witch doll in a wool cape. As autumn turns into winter this fabric collection held my attention. The cool greys of winter with a last flash of autumn colour. This will be a small collection of winter dolls using a series of fabrics from the Makower Hedgerow Collection. Not Christmas but winter.

Each doll will either have bergamot in their stuffing and carnelian or citrine with chamomile. Dried chamomile has such an earthy scent I love it in winter and find it calming.

As colours fade and cooler days arrive I am enjoying winter's approach. Nell Burgess, @nellburgess_studio had a lovely flatlay at the beginning of the week that just caught this mood.

Erinys is a Greek name taken from the names of Demeter the goddess of Agriculture. This time of year I remember the story of Demeter's search for her daughter Persephone who was taken by the god of the underworld and hidden from her. So she grieves her girl and the earth stills and cools. As autumn passes I find I am ready for winter, the bulbs are planted, the garden cut back and we are waiting the first frosts.

A Trio of Midnight Christmas Mice

 

Aurea is the first of the midnight Christmas trio. Dressed in a glorious black Christmas fabric with falling spruce and metallic golden snowflakes called Christmas Shimmer by Stof. I simply fell in love with the fabric and teamed with golden silk it makes for a bold festive doll. I think maybe they will be Marmite Mice, people will love the black or not!
Each of the trio has black snowflake obsidian to their hearts with frankinsense in their stuffing for a warming scent. Finished with golden organza ribbon, black buttons and a sampler sachet in blacks, greys and gold beads with a little golden pine cone.

I must admit I love them and I am particularly taken with gold lining on the bodice of the girls just giving a golden edge to the dress. You will have to tell me what you think about black Christmas mice xx