grumpy

I got an email yesterday. I’ve been turned down by a craft fair organiser I applied to. It made me grumpy, I have to say, to read that “unfortunately your products aren’t quite what I’m looking for.” It’s not a very … Continue reading

identity crisis

I made a new creature over the weekend, because I wanted to have a go at one with a pointy snout. In the past all my snouts have been made separately and stitched on after the main doll shape has been … Continue reading

breeches, belts, boots & bloomers

modflowers: liberty dolls with bloomers

I do like completing a batch of something. Some bits of a batch can be boring. Like stuffing. But making Liberty fabric dolls is never dull for long, because bit by bit and detail by detail, each one becomes an … Continue reading

floaty flirty girls

modflowers: floaty flirty girls

I seem to be on a bit of a spree of making dangly things. I suppose it’s the time of year. Before long, we’ll all be thinking about putting up the tree and hanging pretty things from the boughs. Talking of … Continue reading

triplets

I made another little girl to add to the twins. And so two became three, and twins became triplets. And, for another order, a mama…It is doll-making central here again this week. Something slightly smaller is being experimented with too… … Continue reading

twins

I have mentioned before the trials of production-line making. I have developed techniques to save time and make lots of items at once through force of necessity, but I have to say, it doesn’t always come easy. I am definitely more … Continue reading