Little Polly and Florrie

These two tiny girls have come about as a wedding request and I have had great fun developing them.  Shopping for tiny handbags has been very satisfying.  They are wanted for a wedding in December this year and at some point I have to develop a bride and groom and five silk skirted bridesmaids.  But these two are the start of this investigation.  They are 11 cm tall and have tiny buttoned coats, crocheted hats and handbags as accessories.  They are brooches and have brooch backs sewn onto the reverse.  They have a tiny felt mouth and beaded & embroidered eyes.  The couple concerned wanted brooches similar to the new pattern dolls but on faces so tiny I have had to compromise and beads provided the answer.  These two little ladies are made from the tiny fragments of Tilda fabric I had left from my stash and the wedding girls are going to be in soft pink and grey as are the wedding guests.  The bride wants the ladies to wear little dolls instead of flowers in their lapels.  I am busily hunting down various handbags of the appropriate size and as many different kinds of tiny pale pink button as I can find.  When you start looking it is amazing what is about - for tiny handbags I would recommend 'Jashasi' on ebay and for tiny buttons of all kinds and colours you can't beat 'saph1re' also on ebay.  Having made several more of these little girls I am going to use net as an underskirt to a single fabric skirt to reduce the bulky look and save time and I am going to play with the jacket to develop various styles.  But all in all I am very pleased with the overall result and it is very gratifying to work so small.  I hope you enjoy them.