This little trio of Grumpy frogs are Vipsania(Sold), Verdi(Sold) and Vibia are dressed in fabrics from the Jardin de Lis collection by Lewis and Irene. Each has rosemary to their stuffing with a piece of malachite to their heart.
They have hand painted and hand embroidered faces with over one hundred French knots to give a lovely detailed texture.
I do love their expressions and Vipsania is extra grumpy which makes me smile. Vibia is a midnight Grumpy Frog with a few black French knots to her embroidery and a black dress with black lace petticoat. The fabric is Heron Lake and I think it is just scrumptious.
Just a few tiny details of the Grumpy Frogs, each has a sampler pillow with blues, golds and blacks to pick up the colours of the fabric with a tiny bronze coloured dragonfly charm for each.
Verdi has lots of tiny buttons on his sleeves, waistcoat and trews with an aqua silk cravat.
The linen used in Verdi's shirt is picked up in the underskirts of both the girls with Vipsania in white tulle and Vibia in black tulle.
Vibia is my first midnight frog and I do like the touch of black in her stitching.
It has been lovely to return to the Grumpy Frog pattern and to visit all the dolls with the hand painted faces. Having my hand back to normal has been such a joy.
These new dolls are mostly dressed in Lewis and Irene fabrics, which I do love working with. They were a gift from the daughter in law of a very kind lady who has had to retire from crafting with arthritis. So a huge thank you to Mrs Jeffries and Clare.
There is such a range of prints that I will be using them for quite a while and some are vintage prints so it is lovely to revisit them. They are in pristine condition and a joy to use. Just like new. People are so kind.
Some of the prints are too large for tiny dolls so they are going to St James' for their craft classes with the children. I do relish that sense of community xx
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