bunny girl

I made this yesterday, totally on a whim. I already had another doll half-completed, but had reached an impasse with her clothes. Crimplene mini-skirted, I just couldn’t think where to go with it next. So I went somewhere else entirely. I’d had … Continue reading

outnumbered

When I was growing up, I lived in a house of three generations of women. There was my nanna, my mum, my sister and I. And my dad. We women were the majority. I never heard my dad complain about … Continue reading

out of sight, out of mind

I wish I could work tidily. I really do. My work space is the rear portion of our living room. The living room used to be two rooms, back when we bought the house. But the rear room hardly ever got … Continue reading

cecily, sally & abigail

My dolls, it seems, are a bit like buses. None for ages, and then three come along at once. This is the first time I’ve had more than one on the go at the same time. I thought I would … Continue reading

frock fix

One of the things I like to do, now and again, is meet my partner for lunch when he’s working in town. Usually these occasional trysts are just for the two of us. But as it was half term last week, on … Continue reading

no tweaking

Sometimes trying something new can be just what your creativity needs. And sometimes, it doesn’t quite work out that way. I decided, having spotted some nice quality German dolly pegs in trendy local homewares emporium Objects of Use, to have … Continue reading