California scene #2.
This could be in lots of places but I definitely think of California as having amazing wilderness. Also, lots of pine trees.
Cabin in the Woods
Category Archives: finished projects
California Dreaming
As I have mentioned before, I will be teaching out in Sonoma, California next October. Check out the Well Crafted Sonoma retreat if you haven’t already. It is going to be awesome! There are just a few spaces left. I have been thinking about California landscapes to put into tea cups. My first idea was a winery since Sonoma is known for being wine country.
I attempted to make the roof look like the red tiles that seem so common in California.
I’ve got more to show. It is fun to work with a theme!
White Kitty with Blue Eyes
She has a blue turtleneck cashmere sweater and an orange skirt with ribbon trim.
Also, a green scarf and a backpack.
How cute is that flower ribbon! A wonderful trim for her Liberty lawn skirt.
This is the last kitty for now. See you soon with something new!
Sweet Black Kitty Girl
I have a soft spot for black cats. Here is my sweet boy Jasper.
And here is an adorable girl that I finished this week.
I made her a little flower for her sweater.
I used more of my 3-hole antique buttons on her cardigan. I am using them up but I always remind myself that it is silly to save them. They are meant to get a new life. They were originally a gift from someone who follows my work and probably came from those long womens kid gloves.
Her dress is Liberty lawn fabric. It is such a perfect weight and pattern scale for little kitties.
Gray Plaid Kitty Fellow
He has a light green corduroy jacket and a linen scarf.
He has an owl vest, a watch on his wrist, and a wallet in his pocket. He is a cool cat.
And now back to the cats
An orange kitty with a black cashmere sweater and a plaid vest. He is an outdoor kind of fellow.
And a profile :-)
He has a wool felt messenger bag with a brass button.
And the other 2 Fish
This’ll be the last of the batch of fish I made for the pop-up- moving on to finishing the cats I started in December.
This one looks almost black but is a very dark green. I got the green and white fabric at an estate sale of a fashion sewist. The houndstooth is at least partially angora- it has that soft fuzziness to it.
2 Fish, Houndstooth and Stripes
The top fish is black, gray, and black and navy stripes. The bottom fish is black and white houndstooth, gray, and white.
The fish are “swimming” on my new (to me) studio love seat. It is so nice to have a comfy place to sit!
And 2026 Begins!
Yesterday, some friends in my building organized an afternoon pop up and I pull all the goodies out for a show.
It was a fun afternoon, meeting some new people and chatting with friends. The fish were on another sofa and I forgot to take their photo. I made some new ones because the Holiday season had left my stock depleted. Here are the first 2-
A pink fish and a red fish.
2025 Review
I made 98 dolls this year. I was hoping to get to 100 but the holidays got in the way.
24 Fresh Fish Pillows
Blue Herringbone Fish Pillow, 2. Blue Sweater Fish, 3. Yellow and White fish pillows, 4. Houndstooth Fish Pillow, 5. Red Fish Pillow, 6. Orange Fish Pillow, 7. 2 More fish pillows, 8. Purple fish pillow doll, 9. Grey Fish Pillow, 10. Light Purple Fish Pillow, 11. Two Blue Fish Pillows, 12. Green Fish pillow, 13. 2 more Fish Pillows, 14. Purple Fish Pillow, 15. Orange Plaid fish pillow doll, 16. More Green Fish pillow
8 Lady Pillow dolls, 6 Swaddled Babies, and 6 Mermaids
Lady Pillow Doll- Tropical Flowers, 2. Cat Lady Pillow Doll, 3. Lady of the Manor, 4. Bird Lady, 5. Cat Lady in a Red Dress, 6. Fairy Grandmother pillow doll, 7. Red Flower Lady Pillow Doll, 8. Lady of the Manor 2, 9. Heather Baby with birds, 10. Midnight Baby, 11. Folk Art Flower Baby, 12. Bird Baby pillow doll, 13. Sleeping Garden Baby doll, 14. Sleeping Garden Baby, 15. Green-Haired Mermaid, 16. Mermaid with Purple Hair and Tail, 17. Beautiful Curvy Brown Mermaid, 18. Blue Mermaid, 19. Brown Mermaid, White Hair, 20. Curvy Green Mermaid 2
19 Owls! Hoot Hoot!
Owl 1, 2. Owl 2, 3. Orange Owl, 4. Dark Brown Owl doll, 5. Brown Owl doll, 6. Black Owl face, 7. Herringbone Owl, 8. Snowy Owl, 9. Snowy Owl, 10. Owls for Halloween, 11. Owls for Halloween, 12. Brown Owl pillow doll, 13. Brown Plaid Owl, 14. Orange owl pillow doll, 15. Orange owl pillow doll, 16. Two Brown Owls, 17. Two Brown Owls, 18. 2 Snowy Owls, 19. 2 Snowy Owls, 20. 2 black-ish owl
5 Pirates, 7 Mermen, and 4 Lumberjacks
Pirate 1, 2. Pirate 2, 3. Grumpy Pirate doll, 4. Golden-Haired Pirate, 5. Last Pirate for now, 6. Purple Merman, 7. Red Fire Merman, 8. Merman with tentacle fabric, 9. Merman 4, 10. Green Merman, 11. Silver-y Tailed Merman, 12. Tropical merman, 13. Lumberjack in red checks, 14. Lumberjack in Blue Plaid, 15. Big Lumberjack in Red Plaid, 16. Lumberjack time!
10 Tattooed men and 2 foxes-
Tattooed man with skeletons, 2. Man with a stag tattoo, 3. Blond Tattooed Man doll, 4. Big Blond Man doll, 5. Big Man with Christmas Skeletons, 6. Tattooed Farmer, 7. Man with a Mermaid Tattoo, 8. Another Mermaid Tattoo, 9. Tattooed Silver Fox, 10. First Doll of 2025, 11. Fox gone fishing, 12. Fox Girl in a Corduroy Jacket
3 more Foxes and 4 Cats
A Dandy Fox!, 2. Wool Fox Doll- Wanderer, 3. Fox and flying birds, 4. Orange and White Cat doll, 5. B & W kitty with flowers, 6. Gray and White Kitty doll, 7. A very serious kitty8. Not available
The last photo is my newly rearranged studio. I am surprised to realize that I didn’t make any Tiny Worlds this year. I also want to make some more dogs. I will start posting some 2026 pieces soon!
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