A New Mischeif for Christmas

 This is Lottie a tiny Christmas Harvest Mouse with little brown leather ears and a tiny pink leather tail. She stand only six inches and is small enough to go on the Christmas tree.
She has a hand embroidered face with a rose quartz crystal at her heart for love and lavender in her stuffing for a gentle scent.
Her dress is made from a wonderful mistletoe print by the English company Makower and is full of festive cheer.
Have a wonderful Christmas and a very peaceful New Year xx

Rhoda, A New Doll for Autumn

This is Rhoda, a pretty red head dressed in Liberty Archipelago Tana Lawn. She sports a grey cotton crochet hat and  linen neckerchief finished with a 50's faux pearl.
She stands 50cm tall with a tiny waist and a plump bottom. She has a rose quartz crystal to her heart and lavender in her stuffing for a gentle scent.
Her outfit is finished with organza ribbon and tiny buttons with an embroidered lavender bag which has her name on it. She is made to my Rhoda Doll pattern with embroidered details to her face and hand styled wool tops for hair. I hope you like her xx

A Mischief of Mice

 I have made a family of tiny Harvest Mice for the Winter Arts Festival at Lytham Hall this coming November 16th/17th. They are dressed in colours for Autumn, Winter and a few for Christmas. A few white ones too.

They are smaller than my grey house mice and have little pink leather tails. Just love the new tiny size xx

Erith, An Autumn Robin

 Erith is a little Autumn robin dressed in a lovely Liberty lawn called Floral Eve. The fabric is a favourite with pressed flowers in shades of orange, yellow and pink.

She is hand embroidered front and back, as are her wings. She sports a little pouch which has tonal hand embroidery and is finished with organza ribbon, tiny buttons and little leather shoes.

My favourite time of year, strongly drawn to all the colours of the season, the bronzes and oranges.  I love the smells of autumn and all the pumpkin lattes that seem to be around xx

Two Little Foxes

 Pretty late summer fabrics and a new much smaller pattern make for my new fox dolls. They now stand just nine inches and have lovely, tiny details. Still hand embroidered and hand painted these tiny vixens make for sweet companions.

The fabrics are all Liberty tana lawn. One is Floral Eve, a gorgeous combination of pressed flowers in oranges and pinks. The other is Betsy, a classic Liberty print in a terracotta colourway.

Each has a delicate hand stitched sachet coordinating with their outfit and each has a larger name lavender bag to accompany them, also hand embroidered in my signature style.

They have tiny shoes and are finished with little buttons, ribbons and matching petticoats. So pretty. I hope you like them xx

Two Little Frogs

Two new tiny frogs, only nine inches tall. I was asked if I could make smaller frogs by a lovely customer and I thought I would give it a try.  They are only nine inches as opposed to fourteen inches of the ordinary frog and I have to say I prefer them smaller.

The details are clearer and the fabrics looks better, the green being more intence in the smaller frog.  So I think I will be making smaller frogs from now on. Just thought I would share a few with you xx.

Three Little Lancashire Witches

This month I have made witches all month, some for weddings and others just for the shop but I have enjoyed them all. Lovely fabrics and sweet faces, I even enjoy making the little hats.

So here are Whistry, Waverly and Wherry all in Liberty prints and all looking gentle and calm. Whistry wears Liberty Tana Lawn Arrow B and has a piece of smokey quartz at her heart for grounding. Waverly weara Floral Eve aquamarine with turquoise at her hearst for strength and Wherry wears a classic Liberty print called Betsy in Summer blues and pinks with a rose quartz at her heart for love. All stuffed with lavender and other herbs for a gentle scent. They each stand just nine inches with an extra inch for their hat.

I really hope you like them xx

Tuesday Talent, Parico22

 Parico22 is a Japanese lady I follow on instagram and that is all I know about her.  I don't understand Japanese so that when I visit her site I cannot follow the writing but I am absolutley smitten with her cats and her rabbits. These are real works of art and so adorable to boot.

Their clothes are removable, they have little leather shoes and hand styled accessories, I find them utterly appealing. Usagi, Cat uses German mohair from Steiff Schulte and she stands about 30cm tall. 

Completely in love.

For more details try https://minne.com/@parico22 and get google to translate the page. Not much information but gorgeous photograghs.

Briar, a bullfinch doll

 Made Briar to celebrate my bullfinches coming back to the garden. Have had a terrible trouble with a pesky rat visiting the garden all winter.  He started coming in November and stayed, eventually all the birds left and even the squirrels got fed up with him. I don't like the idea of poison but my neighbour got him with a trap.  As soon as he was gone within the week all the birds came back, really happy.  So Briar was made!

All her plumage is delineated with stitch, no paint, giving her a deep textural look and feel. She is embroidered front and back making a lovely rich doll.  This little bird is dressed in a pretty Liberty print called Edenham with rich purples, grey and blacks that just set off her embroidery details. Love maaking my little birds, all that stitch, delicious xx

Tuesday Talent, Edith Blue Dolls

 Two doll makers, creative friends, Gilly and Jill make these delightful cloth dolls from a little wooden cabin at the bottom of their garden in Woodbridge in the county of Suffolk. A beautiful part of England in the east of the country.

It is the faces and the lovely details I find so appealing. The faces are hand embroidered in a distinct style and the hair is usually yarn with interesting clothes and little accessories all in varying fabrics and yarns. They use a lot of Liberty a particular favourite of mine.

I follow them on Etsy at
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/EdithBlueDolls
and they have a lovely story on Instagram, well worth having a peep at. A twist on a traditional doll done very well.

Damson, A Daisy Mouse

 Damson is a little daisy mouse with leather ears and a leather tail. She is a tiny mouse dressed in Liberty Quilting Cotton and finished with organza ribbon and tiny buttons. She has little leather shoes and striped legs. She has a crocheted daisy on her little bag.

Like all my dolls she has a rose quartz crystal to her heart and lavender in her stuffing for a gentle scent. I make more mice that any other doll and love making them.  I hope you like her xx