Blog Giveaway Beret

Last call for entries for the Beret giveaway.
I am doing the Race for Life tomorrow in Clapham Common with my darling daughter Esther so will be announcing the winner on Sunday 1st August.
Any name that has been doubled up then I will ensure that I put in your own name alongside the put forward name so that its fair.
Good luck everyone and thanks for having a go.

Blog Giveaway

Last few days to enter my first blog giveaway.
Give my lady a 1950s Name to win an embellished beret.
Oh and I have just joined up for the Sketchbook project. Click on the logo to have a look. Join me and be friends on the worldwide project of artists books.

Beret giveaway

Still time to enter the Beret giveaway. Suggest the ladies name for me.

Very Beret ! Blog Prize !!!!

Oh what a great time we all had on the Alice in Wonderland challenge, jumping down the rabbit hole and looking at all the super dolls that artists and makers had created. Well done everyone and thank you to all that visted my blog and made such lovely comments.

I will be adding some of my dolls to etsy in the next week so keep a look out for your favourite.
***** BERET COMPETITION *****
In the mean time I have been playing with Berets !
Come on over to http://www.woowootwo.etsy.com/

to see some of my new wacky creations.

And don't you just love my lady. I found her at a car boot recently, she is a genuine 1950s lady, Just perfect!!! Can't decide on her name though. I need your help in choosing the best 50s name. Please post your ideas. I will put all the names in a hat( of course) and the chosen name will win the blogger a wacky beret.
Competition closes in two weeks time. 30th July.

ADO Alice in Wonderland Blog Event

Todays the Day for all doll artists to join in the Art Dolls Only big blog event celebrating Alice in Wonderland. Check them all out from 8th July and have a great weekend looking at all the dolls on other artists blogs.




I made two Wonderland Dolls - well three really , but one is a secret !!!!
Let me first introduce Alice to you.


She is made from paperclay over a foil armature and then dressed in hand dyed silks.
I gave her blue lambswool hair because Alice is certainly a bit of a strange little girl !
And nothing comes stranger than having a pink flamingo under your skirts. That is Alice's secret ! She is a topsy turvey doll. Turn her upside down and what do you have but another doll, and of course what better than the famous flamingo ! With pink hair !!!


That is Alice and the flamingo - now see them both at once .

Told you it was STRANGE ! Now could the Queen of Hearts be a little weird too?


This haughty Queen is dressed in her best antique trimmed finery. She has a hand turned base under her skirts- as the perfect Chess piece.
Have fun down the rabbit hole !

Antique Doll crib

Just a quick blog as I have to be up early tomorow to exhibit at the Kelham doll show ( known as the Kelham Double because it has dolls and dolls houses. Car is packed with art dolls and some antique ones to put on my stand. But wanted to show you all my antique crib that I have restored and refurbished ready for sale tomorrow.
It is an early 1930s Lloyd Loom crib on a stand. In fairly good condition considering its 80 years old. I lightly dabbed it with a chalky paint just to refresh it really because I didn't want to paint it up to look too new. I think its best to keep the 'age' to something like this. I put in a new matteress and covered it in velvet and made a silk pillow and quilt in keeping with the period. I added some beautiful antique lace trim to the pillow and the edges.
Suitable for a doll, either 'reborn' or a baby doll or a teddy. Health and Safety reasons today mean the cot is not really safe for a real baby.




I am rather pleased with the way it has turned out.What do you think?