sold out!

Sold out - thank you: mantelpiece dolls by modflowers

Just a quick post to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who browsed and bought my dolls this weekend. As you may know if you follow me elsewhere, I add my completed dolls to my mantelpiece as I finish … Continue reading

wired

modflowers: wired

As I have mentioned before, most of the materials I use come from charity shops. Every so often though, I find I need to buy “proper” stuff – you know, new things; like equipment (hello haemostats), or glue, or specialist … Continue reading

going to town

modflowers: round of applause

I have always had a love-hate relationship with shopping. By shopping, I don’t mean the drudge of the weekly supermarket stock-up, nor do I mean popping round the corner for a packet of biscuits. What I mean is shopping as … Continue reading

in short supply

modflowers: in short supply

There are many things that take me away from sewing. Despite the fact that I love it, I often find it immensely easy not to do it. Like most people, I have a backlog of “stuff that needs doing” – … Continue reading

stamens

Sometimes, things that come your way are just too lovely not to snap up. Even if they are a bit… odd. Even when they aren’t necessarily useful, and you don’t really know what you are going to do with them. On Sunday, … Continue reading

sheffield spoils

I had such a good time in Sheffield last time I visited. So when my friend Maria of Sunshine Vintage suggested a trip over for a weekend mooch around the vintage shops, I jumped at the chance. We started off at … Continue reading