It’s a windy old day today

 And it felt like Christmas , 🎄went for a windy drive into Leamington to get my new phone and I had this wonderful little doll arrive , I will enjoy restoring her  

I do love making these ❤️

Sold ❤️

 

Little Ted 🐻

 He’s so cute 

Made from Sherpa fleece fabric ..I had to make him after I stumbled across the tutorial on You a tube 

Cuddle bear by Lisa Pay

https://youtu.be/NbnJ_FmGtnc

I knew I had to make one for each of my Grandkids 

Brilliant tutorial and pattern 

Highly recommended , I thought bear making and have done many classes , this is the type of pattern and tutorial I would have recommend  

A little Ted I am keeping ❤️

The Sherpa was very thin ..although lovely colour and so soft 

So I used a thicker PVA/Glue mix …as it didn’t bleed through the fabric and wreck the pile 

But next time I will make sure the Sherpa is good quality x

 

So distracted ❤️

 Little Button was one this week …this year has gone so fast 

Happy Birthday my beautiful Grandaughter 

I have so many things I want to make for her …and my other Grandaughter..who I miss so much 

One bunny remaining 🐰

 I should be thinking of making shoes …but already planning more teddy’s and rabbits and 

I really want to do an Elephant ❤️

Across the top of my blog , you can click on the page for details and prices x

February makes …this month

 I’m turning my attention to my dolls this month 

March will be shoes x

New bunnies and bears 💚Head over to my page here 💚for details

 

Available now …Etsy on Friday ❤️Where they can be purchased using PayPal or Klarna 

New bunnies and bears

 I have loved every moment making these 

2 have already sold ..so I will do an updated photo and add them 2 my blog later today 

£52.00 each plus postage ( they are slightly higher in price on Etsy due to the Fees ) 

I do have the urge to make an Elephant this month x

Little SweetPea 💚

 I’ve now finished 3 rabbits and my little SweetPea

And 2 bears are waiting for eyes 

Light is dreadful today so photos aren’t too good 

Little SweetPea is made from vintage Rayon , the last of this fabric , which I bought years ago , she is dyed a beautiful vibrant green , silk ribbon  and lace too .. 

I adore her …I will be quite happy to keep her if she doesn’t sell 

And Rex and Rosalie my aged bunnies 

Blossom is my white rabbit ..can’t wait to share her picture  💚

They will all be for sale the end of the week x

Little Miss Grace has her locks

She is smiling I’m sure ..little Grace has her hair 

I bought her as an  Armand Marseille

But she could be a Kessner ..trying to find her age and saw a photo of a Kessner that’s was identical to Grace 

She now deserves a beautiful outfit ..although her little crochet dress looks nicer now she has a bow ❤️
 

Grace gets a little clean

Grace cleaned up beautiful with a soft toothbrush and a little swarfega .The glue came off her head really easy , her old hair ..to be ho eat there wasn’t much , so I stuffed it inside her head , I’ve bought a beautiful strawberry blonde mohair , I want to give her a short shoulder length look ,.I touched her paintwork up on her face and boots ..complimenting the colours that were left , not painting over them ,with watercolours and Matt sealed them ,

Next I will make her hair , I curled some hair on some knitting needles and dunked them in hot water …it’s been years since I’ve done this…I used to do the dollhouse dolls hair this way 

Next when they are dry I will carefull add the hair 

 

I am making bears n rabbits ..honest

 But I had to finish this for my beautiful dinning room 

Letitia’s Garden by Roseina Plane 

Just love ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Little things make me so happy

 New note pad for shopping ❤️

And Bic pen 💚💚💚💚💚

When I was a child ..

 One Christmas my mother bought me a book , all about dolls , I dreamt of owning these beautiful old treasures .. I didn’t think it likely ..I loved the tiny dolls in their trunks , with their outfits ..only dreaming I would own one 

Sunday this little girl arrived 

I’ve called her Grace , she’s beautiful 

I’ve named her after my Granddaughter ..

And I plan on restoring her ..making her very own travelling trunk ..she’s very exited ..and already tried on shoes …

I was quite surprised she arrived Sunday ..we never have Mail on that day ..but she did ..and I’m thrilled 

Almost as thrilled and the Big Bic pen …with Bic pens inside …and unicorns ! Again as a child ..I wanted these pens so bad at School …. I loved how the colours changed and that satisfying click as you do so …I’m even more exited as one of these has a pencil in too 

I’m going to fish out my watercolours and journals ..I can feel some painting coming on ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Letitia’s Holiday ..Rosina Plane

I have blog catching up to do ..I really wasn’t well before a Christmas .. surgery on my mouth , then I caught a lousy virus ..which needed up me getting toncilitis ..but Christmas was lovely Catch up with my family and I added the last stitches to this  heist as Eve 

 I have wanted to crochet like this all my life ..I still can’t believe I am ! I’m so pleased 

Beautiful pattern , online videos ..I will be doing more of hers this year !

It’s beautiful on my bed and so warm 

Happy New Year

So far this year I’ve started off slowly ..still getting over this dreadful bug I’ve had …swollen glands now ..I feel so tired but at least I feel ok now 

I’ve completed the gifts / projects I’ve wanted to do 

Now I have a couple of things to do for Gracie’s birthday ..I’m quite organised at the moment

Next week I’m going to start on stocking my shop again x

Bunnies and bears ..and boots and shoes are coming and I have 3 BJDS ..2 light tan Thistledowns and a dark tan Mina full sets so plenty to do ❤️

I want to do colourwoek knitting again …beautiful soft alpaca mix Norwegian socks forGracie .. lots of mistakes LOL but they are quick to knit so I can improve 

Grand kids getting socks this year 

EVERYONE getting socks this year LOL

Merry Christmas 🎄

 

Happy Christmas Everyone 🎄

Last stitch’s

 I finished this beauty last night x

I’m smitten , I’m so pleased , I never thought I would be able to crochet like this ,after years of trying to learn …at last I can and all up crochet dreams can come true ❤️

I always wanted crochet blankets and scarves 

And miniature bears !!!!!

I have to do the envelope boarder ..so I think perhaps another weeks work 

But she will be on my bed for Christmas 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

Flikr and Christmas Crochet 🎄

Well this week I decided I’m not going to have a Pro Flikr account …just a standard one , and my blog , 

So I’ve been rescuing a lot of my old photographs before they vanish 

I had this beautiful old girl arrive 

She is stunning ..a couple of cracks which I can fix ..and she needs a new face up and lots of love ..She’s a Mary Lee , with her original wig …I keep calling her Betty ..so Betty she is 

Can’t wait to restore her x

I’ve finished my Pigs in blankets ..which keep making me laugh ..one for each of my grandkids and one for my Sis 

Just a couple of gifts to do ..and I really think I will get my blanket 

Finished …it’s beautiful 

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/letitias-holiday-cal

I’ve chosen the vintage colours 

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pig-in-a-granny-square-blanket

For the piggies 

Coco and BonBon 💜

 

Coco and BonBon 💜

I have wanted to do these for ages like this , the outfits are  made from vintage cotton and silk .
Their face ups are done by me now , viscose wigs
Both sold ..