Showing posts with label craft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label craft. Show all posts

Thursday, 9 August 2007

There here!


Hooray...the new collection is ready to purchase in my online boutique!My little hands were sewing away like frantic ferrets...can they even hold a sewing needle? You get the picture.
It was intense, hours of designing, sewing and stuffing but all worth it. As well as the old favorites there are some new
characters. Misleading bunnies, gang land squirrels,
hot headed bears and run away rock show flames(pictured).
Go check it out!

Monday, 2 April 2007

making dolls

Busy,busy,busy...my life revolves around hectic days of holding down a job and coming up with new designs and ideas for my own ventures. I love ,and always have loved, sewing and making things.My mind is always filled with images, projects,songs,poetry,music ,colour and a strong belief that everything in our imaginations is possible to recreate. I made my first doll in 1984
when my cousin was a toddler.It was a freaky,skinny,pink wool haired doll with the most fabulous white velor fabric for skin. I went on to study ceramics in Porto ,Portugal. I took a break from doll making and as a young punk I continued to sew but then for more selfish and pressing reasons...I needed some cool clothing to wear so I made my own! After many years of going through many professions, different jobs and then the last straw...when my last much loved job was made redundant I returned to my first love and began to stitch my way into making bunnies, cats and other creatures. After a stint at Sunday UpMarket (Brick Lane) in 2005 I decided to sell via the net and direct to shops. Last year I went to Lisbon and took my creatures with me. The response was good and very interesting. Now I have a boutique on ETSY (see link),sell in Fabrica Features Lisboa and Penny Fielding Beautiful Interiors London. This has been a slow process and an tiring one at times but absolutely worth it!