
Life is a funny thing. One minute I am floundering in a creative mire that has me wondering whether I will ever make another doll… and the next I am working on several dolls at once, with commission enquiries coming … Continue reading
Life is a funny thing. One minute I am floundering in a creative mire that has me wondering whether I will ever make another doll… and the next I am working on several dolls at once, with commission enquiries coming … Continue reading
Sometimes people send me really interesting things. I’ve had fabulous fabric, vintage goodies and various natty novelties in the post – but I’d never received any frilly frocks – until now. A whole box of frilly frocks arrived the other … Continue reading
I’ve never been much of a one for being invited to things. When I was growing up I was always a one-best-friend girl, rather than a part-of-a-gang one. So I didn’t get invited to lots of birthday parties and sleepovers and … Continue reading
You may remember that I decided not to thrill you all with my holiday snaps. Instead, I sprinkled some vintage fabrics in and around my first back-from-holiday blog post… I also mentioned in passing that I was about to embark upon a … Continue reading
I got an email from Marimekko yesterday. One of those promotional things that I must, at some point, have signed up to receive, but which normally I just ignore. But this time, I didn’t. Because I fell in love, right … Continue reading
Sometimes you don’t so much find things, as they find you. I remember stumbling across 13threads on Etsy several years ago, when I first began browsing the delights of handmade goodies. I remember ogling the dresses and coats, and thinking how … Continue reading