This is a Fairly Furry Fairy Mouse! A new mohair mouse with tiny tattered wings and a wand. Just a little whimsy for the summer. All dressed in Liberty tana lawn Wild Flowers fabric variations, more are waiting to be photographed.We were going to be having a very fairy summer but we are having to cancel all our summer shows due to an unfolding family health situation.We, Reuba and I, will be at Blackburn Cathedral on 5th July for the Festival of Making but after that we will not be attending any shows for the foreseeable future so that we can be around to help Mum look after my Aunt.Mum is my Aunt's main carer and Mum is 83, she needs to look after herself too. So we want to be available even if it is only do the shopping, pick up prescriptions or be a willing shoulder. Everyone has been amazing and so understanding. Can I just thank Tink from Llangollen Fairy Festival for being so very kind and supportive. She has been fabulous. We will keep on making both for the shop and for commissions so keep an eye open for plenty of new work and we will see you all out on the show circuit in the future. Have a fabulous sun filled summer xx
Verity is a midnight summer fox in Liberty lawn called Curious Land. Liberty Fabrics' "Curious Land" Tana Lawn design is a whimsical, floral print inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. It features a magical, dreamlike world with various flowers and mushrooms, including daffodils, daisies, roses, wood anemones, bluebells, and forget-me-nots. The design is created with detailed watercolour paintings and pencils in the Liberty studio. It is a favourite of mine and one I love to use.This midnight vixen has natural fox colouring rather than a black fox body. I liked the idea of keeping the red fox colouring and contrasting it with the black.This little girl has rosemary in her stuffing with a citrine crystal at her heart. Her features are delineated with hand embroidery and she sports a hand stitched sampler pillow. Finished with tiny buttons, leather shoes and with a tiny tail peeping out of her dress she is a dainty little fox for summer.
Revisiting an older pattern this week. We are showing at Llangollen Fairy Festival this year, which is as much a holiday for us as a selling event. So I am busy making fairies of every kind. This pattern I feel I never truly explored so I am revisiting with a new eye.This little girl is Fairy Campion made from Acufactum Fabrics which are truly wonderful to use but stiff when wanting a good drape on such a very tiny doll. She is probably only six or seven inches tall. So I have gone for my favourite Liberty tana lawn for a better drape on her skirt. I am thoroughly enjoying the challenge of making so small.For those of you waiting for a shop drop please bear with me. Health problems and family life have taken their toll this last month and I have the work but I am waiting for Reuban to be ready to take the photographs. So lots of midnight bunnies and foxes to come soon.
As you know, if you read my posts, I am very fabric driven. I love pattern so much and it often drives my choices with my dolls. Much of my Liberty fabric are off cuts from Verity's tie making business, a friend and colleague from university days. But there are fabric that I pursue, particularly old Liberty fabrics that I have loved using.This fabric is one of my favourites for midnight bunnies. It is by Catherine Rowe and was the winner of the Liberty Open Call in 2018. Not exactly vintage but hard to find. I found some! So I am just getting ready for The Festival of Making at Blackburn Cathedral in July. Midnight bunnies will be a feature for me. It is lovely when you are so looking forward to work!Enjoy the Bank Holiday and my warmest wishes xx
Clementine is a little Fairy Tale and Fable doll inspired by the rhyme Oranges and Lemons. Dressed in a Liberty Lazenby Cotton called Orchard Garden she has oranges all across a teal ground with leaves and flower buds.Her apron is embroidered and appliqued with an abundance of oranges, lemons and blossom. I have to say it was the fabric that gave me the idea, so rich and colourful to make a delightful little doll. She sports a teal woolly hat and little felt teal boots with white socks. As always she is properly dressed with white knickers in broderie anglais beneath her dress. Her underskirts are teal shot cotton and white tulle lace. I just love her colours.Clementine is currently at The Eden Gallery in Newburgh with two friends.
This is Sage from the song Scarborough Fair. She is dressed in a wonderful Acufactum print from @elmhirstfabrics called Love of Herbs and her apron tells the story of the song with parsley sage rosemary and thyme dotted about. Other herbs feature too, including borage and chives.Teamed with lilac cotton chambray and white tulle, she sports a tiny sampler pillow, purple bobble hat and tiny purple felt boots with white socks. Beneath she wears white broderie Anglais drawers.She was a delight to make, partially inspired by the fabric but mostly by the song which is a favourite of mine. Love the Simon and Garfunkel version.
Little Baby Wednesday with her headless doll is pale and interesting. Dressed in a beautiful yarn dye grey and black fabric with button details and a lace collar. She has grey linen and black tulle petticoats with white broderie drawers and tiny black felt boots.She was great fun to make and I am a fan of both the original Wednesday, Lisa Loring as well as Christina Ricci and her current iteration Jenna Ortega. There have been seven Wednesdays in all in both live action and animation stories and I love them all. I am a fan of Gudrun Sjoden and like their striped t shirts, having bought a black and white stripe and wearing it for the first time on seeing me, David said just one word, Pugsley! Which kind of put me in my place!Anyway, just to let everyone know we will be at Camp and Furnace in Liverpool this Sunday, 4th May from 4pm until 9pm for Liverpool Alternative Bazaar. It will be a great show with fifty alternative stalls offering quality hand made work and should be a good night. It would be lovely to see you and say hello xx
