Whilst I have been making dolls I have deliberately tried to keep my attentions away from dolls that other people are making. Normally I love browsing other clever makers’ wares and admiring their skills. But I didn’t want to end … Continue reading
Category Archives: pretty things
good hair day
You may remember my visit during the summer to the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham. You may also remember that whilst there I met Tanja, who was more-or-less the only seller of lovely vintage fabrics in that entire vast hanger stuffed … Continue reading
liberty lads and lasses
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
a day to myself
At long last, it’s the school holidays. Whilst not getting many days to myself whilst the holidays are here, I always anticipate the time they will afford for fun and frolics… On Saturday, we frolicked down to London to meet up with my partner’s … Continue reading
totally tropical
You may remember I blogged recently about a doll that didn’t want to play nicely during construction. Well, I’m happy to say that I did manage to rectify his recalcitrant ways successfully – and also, as you can see, to … Continue reading
riding high
I have written about the wonderful designs of Sheila Bownas before. But that wasn’t the whole story. A new instalment has just emerged. A new collection of designs from the archives of Sheila’s wonderful designs has just been brought to … Continue reading