I tried to make this be more of an attache case than a messenger bag. Top stitching the tiny felt parts was a challenge. I discovered that if I iron them onto freezer paper, the top stitching goes smoothly- no felt getting sucked into the feed dogs. After the stitching, I picked off the paper.
Here is the inside look. The coat closes with a snap and has a decorative button on the outside. The bowtie is sewed onto a little safety pin so it can come off too.
I love how she turned out, but honestly, that dress was a REAL challenge!
Her dress is green wool with some ribbon I’ve been saving forever. And some cotton rick rack.
She has a wool shawl made from an Eileen Fisher sweater, found at the thrift store a long while ago. It is an amazing woven pattern knit and it didn’t shrink at all so it has been waiting a long time to find it’s place.
She has a very fuzzy (wool/angora blend) nose.
I felt she needed a basket, even though she doesn’t have hands to hold it. It will stay if I slip it onto her arm, but at a funny angle. You can see it in the first photo.
Her apron is made from a vintage (or maybe antique) handkerchief. I originally made the ties out of the top of the hankie but the fabric is weak and when I tried to tie the bow, it shred- so sad! I replaced them with a newer, stronger piece of white cotton lawn.
I like dolls whose clothes can be taken off. These clothes could theoretically come off but it takes a bit of doll acrobatics. So I left everything in place for the photos.
I’m back to working on the foxes. Here is a boy in a wonderful striped sweater.
He’s got a super-soft cashmere scarf.
And a school bag with a brass buckle.
Happy Mother’s Day! I hope you had a nice day. We had a Skype family visit- so nice to sit and see everyone!
I got these last 3 finished. I restarted my juices by doing some fabric dyeing and by spending a few days away from my desk. Sometimes you have to do that.
It is PINK world! Lot’s of pastels in these ones.
I listed all the others in my etsy shop and I’ll get these in soon.
These were finished yesterday but the weather did not cooperate with picture taking.
The mug above is not a gorgeous Portuguese traditional pottery classic. It is a cheap Made in China rip-off that I bought at the thrift shop. Oh well- it is still pretty.
And another lighthouse-
I started another 3 tiny worlds, but suddenly I’ve run out of steam. So I went to work on the foxes and there was no energy there either. I will probably spend the afternoon puttering around the studio. Tomorrow I am off to Portland (Maine) to pick up the son from school. Who knows what I will end up working on next week!
I think of this design as a fairy house-
And Thanks for the cup Lisa!
This is a new design. I had a hard time figuring out how to sew the roof on. teeny, tiny stitches!
One of the incentives to teaching a class is that is gets me going on making a new group of Tiny Worlds. I’ve finished 3 so far.
The tiny world class was great fun!
There were 6 of us around the table (including me). One of the participants was an enthusiastic 10 year old crafter who came with her mom. She did a great job and showed everyone else up by finishing first!
Here are a few shots of the finished projects-
I managed to forget to click on my macro function so all of the individual shots I took were out of focus. Thankfully other people took some photos and were able to send them to me-
There is another here.
And today was opening day for the South End Open Market. I love going down and seeing all my friends. And getting a cupcake.
Yum!
Now I’ve got some Tiny Worlds to finish and then more foxes. See you soon!
She is a fancy fox!
She is wearing a dress made from a piece of Liberty fabric that I bought at Liberty’s in London, probably in 1999. I am so happy to have projects where I actually use these special fabrics that I’ve been saving for so long.
She is wearing a silk ribbon bow, attached with a safety pin so it is removable.
I pulled out some beads for this project. They had been safely hidden away in the attic. Getting them out might be a mistake. Who knows where I will end up if I go down the bead path!
Here is a close-up of the sweater- I wanted the closures to be mostly invisible.
The skirt closes in the back with a snap.
And today was the last day for my intern Tori- Good-bye! Thanks for all your help!
Tomorrow is my Tiny World Workshop which means there will be a break in fox production. I need to focus on the Tiny Worlds for a few days. Hopefully I will get these girls up on Etsy this weekend. They will be $140 each.
this little one is ready for a New England Spring day- where it isn’t actually warm but we are all pretending!
She has a ribbed wool shawl to keep warm- spring breezes can give a chill. And a dress made from some more beautiful Cloud9 fabric.
Tail room-
Cashmere sweater with embroidered loop closures. Her felt bag for treasures. The shawl has a beautiful brass floral button- guess I should have taken a photo where you could see it…hmmm.
And all her stuff-
The back of the dress closes with one button.
There were so many great links to explore on my blog tour this morning-
from Camilla– Matt Stuart
from True-Up– Helen Dardik new fabric, here and here. Wow! I love it!
and fantastic stumpwork at Needleprint. Wish I could be in Bath for that Doll Fair too.