Monkey Fashion

Pretty in pink soft monkey hand & machine stitched from wool & cotton jumpers. Embroidered face , safe for baby to play with.
(raylee).

dollies again

 

two new dollies for the collection...

 

 

found a baby doll pattern...

that I had to fiddle with to get the head right...

 

she has a bib...

and a nappy that can be changed....

with the help of a couple of press studs...

and she also has a blanket to be wrapped in...

she became Miss 4's birthday present...

and she is loved...

but a lot of work cause she constantly needs a nappy change...

and this dolly will have an awake face...

on the white side ( as first photo shows)...

and an asleep face on the pink side...

when I get around to it...

 

Happy Australia Day!!!

Happy New Year with stacks of scraps

Happy New Year to us all!!...

 

have been sort of horrified to realise all the bits I have kept from my creations...

a box of scraps leftover from quilts mainly..

and the quilts are using up old bit of clothes and fabric I cant bear to throw away...

the scraps come in handy for the little dolls and animals...

and recently I tried some crazy patchwork to use some bits up...

they've become mini quilts...

but still too small for the dollies lying around...

 

 

the latest horse appeared...

and around him/her my stacks of scraps..

still more bits saved for the day when I will recreate something...

 

 

even another dolly has appeared...

lots of work to be done to empty the scrap box...

and then I noticed the other day that I was adding more stuff to it!...(sigh)..

oh well...gives me something to do...

maybe this year I'll use it all up!?!...

scary dolls

I found a different dolly pattern to try...

a bit more work than I normally want...

but the little girls thought they were great...

 

 

they are into monsters at the moment...

so we got scary faces...

a girl and her ghosty friend...

Softies for Mirabel "Ichi"

(raylee).

Black and White Doll

well...

here she is...

the last of the dollies...

my version of a gothic princess...maybe..

that was my intention...

using the black and white print...

and adding a bit of black...

she's a bit aloof...

but just as cuddly as the others...

and just as lovely...

just to be clear...

the pins have been removed...

although now I think she should have had a piercing or two...

Blue Doll

sorry things have been a bit quiet here....

life tends to get in the way of good things...

no time to create...

so we dig into the photo file...

this dolly is to continue the blue theme...

she's made from one of my favourite Tshirts...

with a few leftover bits to make a face...

I now have another container with lots of leftover bits...

so when I get time I will be making more faces...hopefully...

Rhys & His Penguin

Boys have been making their presence felt this last month.......it has passed so swiftly. Rhys is wearing a jumper, shirt , & jeans made from the same, to keep him warm. Penguin has a little crocheted scarf to help keep the winter chills at bay. It is still summer here, but it gets cold where these two are going to live.

(raylee).

Hippy Boy Doll

I would like to introduce you to "Harry"........"Moonbeams" friend. He is a calico doll, all his clothes & accessories have been put together from previously used materials & jewellery. "Harry" has a hand painted face. (raylee).

Ichi .....A New Doll

This face has been hanging around for a few months now, patiently waiting for the rest of her body. the face started out painted onto a piece of white cotton sheet, then it was tea dyed with a rectangular shaped doily .

I cut the flower from the centre of the doily, threaded a length of denim through the holes of the doily. the denim was cut from the hem of a new pair of jeans, then stitched the flower onto the front of the doll.
I stitched some hex nuts onto the other piece of denim & tied it around the neck to make a choker, a few gathers & stitches make the rest of the doily into a hat.

This old soft cotton jumper was stained from a dye run in the wash, but because it felt so cuddly i gave it a new purpose & transformed it into a doll. (raylee).

Op Shop Doll

She was all dressed up with nowhere to go .....until someone came along with a couple of dollars & took her home. (raylee).

Moira

Here she is, her name is "Moira"......she is fully dressed from top to bottom, she measures 20"or 51cm. her head & body are made from tea stained calico. the hair is raggy strips of assorted fabrics............ her clothes are made from two satin blouses, a cotton jumper, an underskirt from an evening dress & pink brocade furnishing fabric.

Showing her black lace socks & black shoes.

Her eyes ae a little too close together....... but you get that sometimes! (raylee).

New doll

This is what i have been doing this afternoon......i started this doll early dec. 2010, ( posted : new dolls . thurs. 9th. dec. 2010), .....so thought i should put her together. she is kind of an experiment to try out the old pattern . i am dressing her differently, & i painted her face & gave her raggy hair. i am working out the design for her clothes as i go along..... see what happens with the top tomorrow......all the fabric is from the op-shop.

........& she has feet!..... something else to think about! (raylee).

Cupcake doll

I have'nt finished the dolls i had cut out a couple of days ago........so i thought you might like to see this one. She is made from tea stained calico, she is wearing a skirt from a table napkin with the centre from the crochet doily top stitched onto it. Her brooch is a cherry button, & the cupcake icing head from a dress . (raylee).

New dolls

Simonne gave me this old pattern book , it looks to be late sixties or seventys, there is no date on it. i have cut out one doll from it to see how it goes. i painted the face as i didnt like the eyes in the pattern.

This one is from my original pattern, i have painted her face too. also a pirate in the making. hope to get one finished today. (raylee).

Zoe

Zoe is a tea stained calico doll..... she is wearing a top made from an embroidered linen table runner, with button trim. her pants are red corduroy with a tartan patch. all her clothing & her hair has come from the op shop. Zoe has been donated as a raffle prize.........for a worthy cause.

Some junior artwork in the background.

A collaged information tag is attached to her sleeve. the tag is made from an old clothing tag, it has story book pictures glued on one side............ a description on the other. (raylee).