Cora is a little midnight bunny dressed in a fabulous Liberty Tana Lawn called Jude's Garden. She has rosemary in her stuffing with a carnelian heart. Her features are hand embroidered and she has a little pompom tail peeping our from her cotton drawers. Her petticoats are black tulle and coral chambray with tiny black leather shoes. She sports a black hardanger pillow that is worked in counted thread stitches. I have picked up her coral petticoat in the lining of her ears to carry the colour through.Just to let everyone know I am having a sale on Autumn stock on my Folksy Shop. Everything in the sale is at least 40% off. So grab a bargain before Christmas. The shop will shut on 10th December reopening with new stock for Spring in mid January. All Christmas commissions will be listed as Special Order for........ and will not be in the sale. Thank you so much for all your support xx
These little grey and gold Christmas mice will be coming with us to Oakhill School in Whalley on Saturday 30th November between 11am and 4 pm.Other than my current orders, these will be the last Christmas mice I will be showing before Christmas. A little boy and girl with grey, gold and bronze metallic trees to their waistcoat and dress with golden leather shoes. She sports a little sampler pillow and he a golden leather bag for all his foraging.Each mouse is made of grey Moda Grunge fabric with grey leather ears and a pink leather tail. Each has a citrine crystal to their heart with chamomile in their stuffing for a gentle scent.. Finished with tiny bloomers for her, her wears yarn dyed plus fours with lots of ribbon, buttons and charms.
Greta(Sold) is a little winter berry mouse dressed in a lovely William Morris fabric with a crimson wool cape. She is one of the last of my Christmas mice and has gone on to her new home. Her little brother, Artle, is still on the shop and I will be adding another couple in grey and gold as soon as they have been photographed.Just to let every one know we will be Oakhill School in Whalley on Saturday the 30th November from 11am to 4pm. The Christmas Market will be a first for us at this venue and with lots of family activities going on it should be a lovely afternoon.
Martha is a little Winter Fairy Queen inspired by Gertrude Groan from the books by Mervyn Peake. Dressed in an Acufactum print called Winter Fairy Tale. It is a wonderful print with winter hares, pine cones and black caps. Wild big hair embellished with glass and bronze beads, these are picked up has a head band and on her silk ribbon as a hanging charm. She carries a flower wand, a sampler pillow with a bronze acorn and little leather shoes. With aqua blue underskirt and white tulle petticoat. Her sleeves are trimmed with aqua ribbon bows. She will be with us at the show on Saturday at Lytham Hall from 11am to 4pm. All the dolls will at a special price just for the day. The Imps and large rag dolls will be £45, most dolls will be £35 and the mice will be £25. Also textile gifts and porcelain beetles. Come and say hello, it will be lovely to see you xx
For Christmas 2024 this is my Sugar Plum Fairy. I love Disney's Nutcracker and we recently saw the Royal Ballet's Nutcracker at the cinema. I just love the character.My little fairy is a tiny girl with old rose wool tops for hair and a hand painted face with lavender eyeshadow. Puff sleeves and lots of tiny ribbon and bells to her sleeves and her drawers. Finished with organza ribbon, tiny buttons with a little felt wand.Her dress is a silk and Liberty combination, the Liberty tana lawn called Lodden. She has a heavily beaded bodice clustered like the sweets of her realm. With silk wings to match her under kirtle and tiny plum suede shoes.She has lavender in her stuffing with a piece of amethyst to her heart. A gentle soul, I love her ornate nature.
Edith is a little midnight frog and the last of my frogs for this year. Dressed in a lovely Liberty Tana Lawn cotton print called Rosea with rich water lily flowers and lush leaves. This is teamed with a peacock blue shot cotton and a black tulle lace petticoat. Peacock blue leather shoes, stripy legs and cotton bloomers she sports and little sampler pillow that accents her colours. Her facial details are hand painted and hand embroidered with lots of French Knots and she smells sweetly of rosemary with a malachite crystal to her heart as a guardian stone. I love the blues with the green giving a very watery feel to her overall.Also just to mention we will be a Lytham Hall on Saturday 16th of November for just one day. The fair continues on the Sunday but we will only be there on the Saturday.It is free to enter, dog friendly with lots of quality makers and their work. Lytham Hall is a lovely visit, the park is delightful and there is a very scrummy tea room. The fair is open both days from 11am to 4pm and is very welcoming xx
Little Midnight Cora is one of lots of new animal dolls now listed on the shop. She is a true midnight bunny with a lovely Liberty print dress, the fabric being tana lawn called Jude's Garden. Teamed with a coral chambray she sports a little black sampler pillow, organza ribbon and tiny leather shoes.Her facial details are hand embroidered with black glass bead eye. She has a warm carnelian crystal to her heart and rosemary in her stuffing. A gentle thoughtful little girl.Just to let everyone know we will be at the Winter Art Fair in Lytham Hall for Saturday 16th only from 11 to 4. Lots of animals, witches as well as textile gifts, Imp Squeaks and porcelain beetles. It would be lovely to see you there and say hello. This is always a lovely event and well worth visiting.
