Fae, A Grumpy Frog

Frantically making Frogs

Nearly sold out of Frogs,oh no!

This little grumpy frog is in mustard yellow with a hand stitched and hand painted face, detailed with french knots and running stitch. She has a lovely Liberty Lawn dress in a lush floral with little birds dotted about. It is called Catesby and is pretty to look at and lovely to work. Her outfit is complete with matching underskirts in cotton and lace, she has a little pair of bloomers underneath and leather shoes to compliment

I have called her Fae because she seems to have a gentle spirit and a wistful quality.

As with all my dolls she has a rose quartz crystal in her tummy for love and is stuffed with a variety of herbs for a gentle scent

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Little Bullfinch Stitch Work

 Had a bullfinch week as the bullfinches have returned to the garden and I was so pleased to see them.  They have been off in the woods having a family all Summer and are back for Autumn.

Made a little bullfinch doll as well as lots of little stitch pieces.  The tiny bullfinch motif was a fiend to sort out but I like the overall effect.

I have been using a new to me thread from Australia called Ginnie Thompson Flower Thread. I was a big fan of the DMC Flower Thread and buy up any flower thread I can lay my hands on.  The Ginnie Thompson Flower Thread is lovely to work with and comes in thread bundles of colour from Threadworkers on Etsy.

The little bullfinch doll is dressed in a lovely Liberty Quilting Cotton called Mammie with pretty oranges and pinks for early Summer.  If you have not tried the Cottage Garden Quilting Cotton from Liberty I can heartily recommend it.  Great patterns and a delight to work with, a little heavier than Tana Lawn but finishes nicely. 

Our garden looks like it will be an early Autumn, many of the herbs are starting to go over and there is some red on the acers,  I have to say I am enjoying the rain, seems like we are back to normal for rainy old Lancashire.