.....here come the girls........

kokeshi completed!

....my kokeshi art dolls are available

here

...oh and i've had a little

re-stock in the shop too!

'wishing' you all 'love' and 'dreams'

 for a

happy weekend!

x

kokeshi cuties.....

...i have had it in mind

for quite some time...

..that i'd like to try and make

my own japanese style

kokeshi art dolls...

..i love the simplicity of their

sweet faces...

....just a few painted dots or lines..

ko-ko' kokeshi available in my etsy shop

...and then their very simple

body shapes decorated with

florals and stripes...

...well i just so happened to be

in my lovely local craft emporium

butterfly bright....

...when i spied some fabulous

felted beads in all sorts

of amazing colours....

...i immediately knew their destiny...

..and snaffled a few into my basket...

...only to rush home...

....and set to work....

(i love this bit...putting fabrics,colours

 and lace together...looking for inspiration)

....this is my work in progress...

she's nearly there....

...just a few little extra tweaks needed...

...i am so close to having a little

bundle of them complete...

...back soon with the finished dolls!

...stitching in front of 'downton' tonight methinks...

p.s. small claim to fame that in my former life

i played the wife of the gorgeous new love interest

 'michael gregson' in a musical!

 (many moons ago ...he he ..secret squirrel???!) 

p.p.s gosh and i just remembered.....jude law was our son!!!

X

......lapin love........

..who doesn't love a bunny?

...well i recently found some

amazing vintage cot sheets...

...lovingly embroidered with

bunnies....

...and little pixie people

(which just so happen to be 2 of my most favourite things!)

...the sheets themselves aren't

in particularly great condition...

..but the images are adorable...

...so i decided to make some

lavender hearts and pillows....

....adding some squirrel touches

along the way...

...and letting each picture

tell its own story...

....so far i have finished 2 of them...

....'lapin'....

....and 'fleur'...

....i wonder what is the real story behind these lovely stitches?

X

......bunting love......

...one can never hang too much bunting....

...and i have quite a collection....

.....but i have just made myself

 some very special bunting.....

....as a little girl i spent my pocket money

on old lace....

...and having just rediscovered my

childhood stash whilst decluttering a wardrobe....

 ...i felt inspired to put it all to good use..

...oh and i added a few more

 recent finds too....

....i love the fact that each piece

holds a different memory...

....and that i can admire my younger self's 

 vintagey fabric beginnings...

....rather than it all being stuck in a box

at the back of a wardrobe.

x

...everybody needs some bunny.....

...meet baby bun and his yummy bunny mummy...

...rescued from their flooded warren...

...the vanilla squirrel has stitched

 a little baby blankie...

....added some matching ribbons...

...and a few vintage embroidered flowers

 for mummy's apron...

...and with a fresh carrot to nibble

...they are ready for a new life....

 ...adoption papers for lost buns

...available in my etsy shop!

X

....easter greetings.....

...i found this lovely embroidered tray cloth

in a little 'granny chic' fair....

...i'm not sure the grannies realised

how chic they were....

...it even has bambi on it...

..and these sweet little birds....

..perfect for my easter table...

....this is another favourite...

...knitted by my clever mum (nana chic!)

...wishing you all a happy easter weekend..

X

....squirrel sister....

....this beautiful embroidered patchwork heart was made by my 'squirrel sister'....

...she crafts critters too!

...you can buy her gorgeous things on etsy..

..or if you are in Jersey you can visit her

at the vintage craft fairs there...

...i wish i could! X

p.s. i told you i was from a family of squirrels!