Bobbin, A Tiny Robin Doll

 

Tiny Bobbin is a little robin doll dressed in Liberty tana lawn. This is a vintage print called Poppy and Honesty in deep reds, blues and yellow on a white ground. Her dress is supported by pistachio gingham cotton and white tulle lace.
Every part of her is embroidered from her head to her wings and tail. A tiny girl she just sits in your hand. Carrying a sampler pillow and sporting a detachable robin hoop brooch she is a sweet girl.
These birds are the smallest dolls I make, I say seven inches but they are probably slightly smaller and definitely smaller than my mice.
Embroidered in feather stitch, straight stitch, woven running stitch and random cross stitch she also has the new birdier feet. As passerines these little girls are as dainty as I can make them. The larger crows and owls I am working on will be more robust.
Just to mention the last few dolls of the November sale are now listed and available. I am busy working on commissions through to December so little now will be added to my Folksy Shop.
Have a lovely weekend with this glorious sunny weather. Beautiful clear skies but oh so cold! xx

Spindle, A Blue Tit Doll

 

Spindle(Sold) is a little blue tit dressed in Liberty tana lawn called Leontyne Dream. This is a timeless and elegant floral pattern, originally created for Liberty in 1939 by the renowned Silver Studio. Rich in heritage and traditional in aesthetic, the design exemplifies Liberty’s signature style with its delicately outlined roses, marguerites, and convolvulus flowers. So beautiful to use and here teamed with pale pink woven gingham and white tulle lace.
She is trimmed with organza ribbon, tiny buttons and a sampler sachet. She has a tiny blue tit brooch you can remove and wear yourself!
As always she is heavily embroidered to her body, wings and tail with the new birdier feet. Blue tit feet really are the deepest pine green! To her heart she has rose petals and a piece of rose quartz for love. With a brass ring to her back to hang she is the sweetest little soul with a gentle heart.

Last Show of the Season - Liverpool Alternative Bazaar 1st November 4pm to 9pm

 

I will be at the Alternative Bazaar, Camp and Furnace in Liverpool from 4pm to 9pm on Sunday 1st November with a few of my dolls supporting my son, Reuban with his fiendish porcelain imps and idols.
This really is Reuban's show and I am there to lend a hand and moral support with a pieces of my own. There will be birds, unusual mice along with frogs, foxes and rabbits with a dozen embroidered brooches.
This is always a lovely inclusive event, everyone is welcome but intolerance is not. Friendly vendors of the truly bizare and unique with a great crowd of visitors. Family friendly, dog friendly and fully accessible. There is a bar on site also serving a good cuppa or cappochino!
The imps Reuban has made recently are just amazing both dark and tantalising with a hint of whimsy. It is worth coming just to see them, you can have a peep at them at @fleamoon
On the day show prices for that special bargain. If you come, say hello and introduce yourself, it will be lovely to see you!
After the show the Folksy shop will reopen with a Pre Christmas Sale of stock from the summer and early autumn.

Liesel, A Tiny Festive Robin

 

This is Liesel, a tiny Christmas Robin dressed in a beautiful Acufactum print called Forest Tales and a new print for 2026. Berry reds and warm tones with mushrooms and tiny birds. If you look closely she has a tiny bird on her bodice. Trimmed with dark red woven gingham and white tulle lace. She is finished with a tiny sampler pillow, removable hoop brooch, tiny buttons and organza ribbon.
Every part of her body is embroidered with a variety of birdy stitched to delineate her plumage both to the front and back of her head and shoulders.
She has tiger's eye to her heart and rowsemary with cinnamon bark to her stuffing for a seasonal fragrance. With the new birdier feet she in a tiny 7 inches, just fitting nicely into the hand. I like that she is festive without being too Christmassy and brash!
We have several robins that join us in the garden, especially when we are digging or planting. At the moment they are enjoying a little bit of grated cheese with their calci worms in a morning!

Jonna, A Christmas Mouse

 

Jonna is one of the first Christmas mice for 2026. Dressed in a rare Acufactum print called Blue Mice or Blaue Mause, little winter mice on a white ground with red neckerchiefs and a pattern of blue leaves. Teamed with red woven gingham she has her own red neckerchief. The mice in the print are carrying out Christmas tasks including carrying apples with a little moss and a candle which I remember doing as a child during advent.
She sports a tiny sampler pillow in counted thread work and a rose hoop brooch that can be removed and worn. Finished with leather shoes, tiny buttons and organza ribbon, she has a tiny piece of river glass to her heart for the frost with rosemary and cinnamon bark in her stuffing. A very festive winter mouse.
Just a note, I am so busy with commissions that there will be only a few Christmas mice and two Christmas robins this year.

Rowan, A Bullfinch Doll

Rowan, named for the berries they are now eating! Is a tiny bullfinch doll dressed in Liberty Lawn called Wildflower in the autumn pink and orange colourway. It is an archive print and one of my favourites. It always seems just right for a bullfinch. Beneath her dress she wears tiny cotton lace drawers with her tail peeping out. Then two layers of petticoat, one in woven pink gingham and one in cream tulle lace.
Rowan's plumage is heavily embroidered to her body and her wings and tail in dark greys, greys and pinks. I use a random cross stitch in three shades of cotton with feather stitch or fly stitch making her feather patterns. She sports a tiny bullfinch brooch that can be removed and worn with a counted thread work sampler pillow on hand made cord to match her dress. She is finished with tiny buttons and organza ribbon. She has the spun cotton birdy legs too.
To her stuffing is rosemary with rose quartz at her heart for love.
It is lovely to have the bullfinches back, there are two pairs this autumn! They are very present in spring to eat the buds off my apple trees and then return in autumn to eat all the berries in the garden. I occaisionally see them on a bird feeder but mostly they come for natural foods. Rowan being their favourite with Fire Thorn coming a close second!

 

Araminta Sprat, Eaten by the Cat 1894

 

This is the ghost of Araminta Sprat eaten by the cat in 1894. To bid farewell to September and welcome October I am sharing this little ghost.
Dressed in the Libertyt tana lawn print The Collecter with a sheer silk voile shroud so you can see her pale pearl eyes and tiny whiskers. Her ears peep out through her ghostly shroud! She is a gentle soul who haunts the study where the vicar kept his specimens and jars. While cleaning and tidying the study this little mouse was suprised by Mr Jinx the cat and met her end as his supper.
Undaunted her ghost still roams the study she called home, enjoying the new curios to be found there.
Her dress is finished with tiny buttons, organza ribbon and tiny leather shoes all in the palest grey. Her dress has underskirts in pale grey dotted cotton and white tulle lace. Carrying a tiny sampler pillow with the palest little brooch to wear. At her heart she has a piece of quartz crystal to see into the present and thyme in her stuffing for memory. She is a OOAK doll just for the spooky season!