Happy New Year 2025

 Wishing everyone the best 2025 possible and gentle times.
Happy New Year!
At this moment we have all just had apple crumble with the last of our apples and homemade custard. So now I have meringues in the oven for tomorrow because I cannot waste eggs! All the cats have had New Year Custard too xx

My Top Nine Photographs for 2024

 

I thought I would join in the fun, this is my top nine for 2024. I am so surprised that Wednesday Addams is top of the list. Busy working on a Tweedy Frog Lady and listening to the B52's. I will be open again on Monday 6th of January with new stock to share by then, hopefully. A small collection of tweedy ladies ready for a winter walk in the woods or by the river.
I am starting slow for 2025, giving the poor old hand a chance to rest but loving getting back to work.
Have a fabulous New Year and enjoy your celebrations wherever you are and my warmest wishes xx

Christmas Wishes

 

Just to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, a Blessed Yule and a Joyful New Year.
Again a huge thank you to you all for your support, kind words and for your custom.
I will be back in January with new stock and some handsome tweedy ladies ready for winter walk in the woods.
Where ever you are and however you celebrate wishing you my very best xx

A Huge Thank You

 
Can I just say a huge thank you to all of you who have bought dolls or supported me on social media. You are all great and I couldn't do this without you. It has been a really good year and I am looking forward to lots of new dolls next year. I have already bought Spring fabric!
My sale finishes today and I will be shutting the shop until mid January whilst I make new stock and have a break. I have to give my ailing hands a rest!Have a wonderful warm Christmas and a joyful New Year. Sending hugs and warm wishes Carol at Pook's Studio xx

Marmite Mice

 These little midnight Christmas mice were my Marmite mice. Folk either loved them or hated them in equal measure.

Me, I just fell in love with the fabric and just adored the black teamed with the gold silk.
Each had snowflake obsidian to their heart with frankensence in their stuffing. They really stole my heart.
It never ceases to amaze me that you cannot predict what will be popular what not. Sometimes the fabrics I love are just not that well received.
These three were named Aurelie, Aurea and Eurig. One of the ladies that bought Aurea, the little girl in just her dress, regularly orders witches for different events and different seasons or because she has found a great fabric that she loves but they must always have green skin. I love making them and all my commissions. It is so interesting to work with someone else's vision.
Just to let everyone know that the sale is still on with only a few dolls left and that I will be posting out for the last day on 10th of December, when I will shut the shop until mid January.
I really is starting to feel a lot like Christmas which is a good feeling xx

Honesty, Honeysuckle and Lapis

 Honesty is a little Autumn witch dressed in a lovely vintage Liberty lawn called Honesty and Poppy in warm burnt orange with grey. Her dress is teamed with burnt orange shot cotton and white petticoats. Her wool felt hat is grey with orange accents. To her stuffing is chamomile and a carnelian to her heart.
She has just been added to the sale along with Honeysuckle, a midnight witch and Lapis, a midnight fairy godmother.
Honeysuckle is dressed in a black Liberty print called Honeysuckle Dance with black accents and brunette wool tops for hair. Lapis is dressed in a beautiful Liberty Poplin called The Vine Thief in rich blues and blacks with a tiny piece of lapis to her heart.
Please check out my sale at

https://folksy.com/shops/PooksStudio

All the dolls are at least 40% off with some at 50% off. My sale will run until 10th December when I will be shutting my shop for Christmas and into the New Year when I will be back with new Spring stock. Thank you so much for everyone that has supported the business this year, you all mean so much to me xx