Hey paper doll people, I’ve got a shop update for you. The Kit, Chloe & Louise paper dolls are now up and ready to go in the shop. Yay! I’m so excited about these! I’ve got my fingers crossed that they’re a big hit so I can justify drawing a gazillion more outfits. Playing with colored pencils is such a refreshing break from the sewing machine.
Kit, Chloe & Louise come with three outfits each, stand-up stands and a carry-all … More
Thanks for all the gardening advice! I’ve been visiting all your links and putting books on hold at the library and my head is spinning. I feel I actually may be narrowing in on some things. I’m collecting photos and I think there may be theme. A theme! I actually need to get back to my scouring of the internet for my garden but first a new photo. Tim’s crabby that I put up such awful pics of our yard … More
I’m working on new baby and birthday (someone‘s turning one very soon) gifts. I think Miss Bunny here might work for someone on my list.
Hope everyone had a nice Mother’s Day. We had all our official hullabaloo on Saturday so on Sunday we were free to just putter. Heaven! Hallmark should start a Puttering Day. I’d be all over that! I’d take myself out for a nice Puttering Day brunch and then get to it.… More
I took photos of a few more items from my mom’s doll clothes collection. Aren’t they so sweet. And they bring back so many memories. I was clicking around on flickr looking for a vintage doll clothes group and didn’t see one so I started one up. If you have any great vintage doll clothes hanging around, grab your camera! I love flickr. It so satisfies the collector in me. Here’s the group… Vintage Doll Clothes.
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Wee girls for the big girls. These barrettes are for some bigger girls on my list. Phoebe’s temporarily off barrettes until she gets that they’re not food.
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A captivating gang of 24 huggable, lovable creatures to sew—from classics like Margot, a topsy-turvy doll, and the button-jointed teddy bear Bjorn Bjornson, to irresistible Evelyn, a wool felt inchworm decked out in mod glasses and a kerchief, and Koji, a fiercely cute spiked softie monster. There’s something for everyone here—from kids to grown-ups and from beginning sewers to advanced dollmakers. Published by STC Craft, August, 2010.
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