Tuesday 8 July 2014

A Dolly for Lolly!

My little boy has a friend called Lolly; this is what I made her for her birthday.






Sunday 6 July 2014

Hello Sailor!

These dashing sailors are part of my new-ish boxed range of art dolls.  I have really enjoyed painting the boxes as well as the characters.  I am hoping to include some famous characters too; Virginia Woolf, Nancy Cunard, Greta Garbo.......








Friday 18 April 2014

New Faces...

I have been busy up-dating some of the images on my work.  This has included using fabric paint as well as embroidery.  I hope to finish some art dolls soon, which will mostly be hand painted.  It's great to experiment, something I don't do nearly enough of!












Easter Parade

Happy Easter!   Here are some painted wooden egg cups with cosies I have recently made.




Wednesday 5 March 2014

I Heart Short Fringes...

Although I am trying to grow mine, I LOVE a short fringe.  Feathered or blunt cut, I love them all. Here are three great pictures of slightly more mature ladies; a natural face-lift...




Monday 3 March 2014

I Remember Those....!

I was sorting through some photos on the computer the other day, and I came across some old files of my work.  Here are some images of cushions I used to make...




Fiesta Collar...

I really enjoyed making this Mexican/fiesta style collar.  Looks fun on, I have a bright pink one!



Saturday 1 March 2014

New Faces of Beauty...

Nars and Marc Jacobs have taken a huge step for the future of beauty products.  Charlotte Rampling, 68, will be the new face of Nars, and Jessica Lange, 64, will be the new face of Marc Jacobs.  That is truly inspirational I think....



Thursday 27 February 2014

Bring on the Girls...

I have been making some cabaret style girl brooches this week, using air-drying clay and acrylic paints, then a matt varnish.




Tuesday 25 February 2014

Senior Style

Another great photograph from the brilliant 'Advanced Style' blog.


Mollie Makes Cover Gift

The current edition of Mollie Makes features a cover make/gift by myself.  Woo-hoo...



I Heart Ikea....

We went to Ikea recently because I had read about a limited edition design I really loved.  As with most things that get a lot of press, I imagined they would all of gone.  But to my amazement and great joy (punching the air and whooping!), there they were, just waiting for me!  Anyhow, here are a few pictures of some of my purchases.  The range is called Brakig (obviously!)






Thursday 30 January 2014

You Are My Sunshine!

Some packaged hanging folk with a Valentine vibe, off to various shops.




Monday 27 January 2014

Gathered by Mollie Makes Commission

Here is another commission from the Mollie Makes team, for there sister on-line magazine, Gathered.  They wanted a bear hot water bottle cover, with a cosy bear image, but not too child-like....



Monday 20 January 2014

Retro Hair...

I had my hair cut a couple of months ago; and although short hair suits me, I miss having enough hair to curl.  I am back on a mission to grow it a bit for summer, so I can set it, add over-sized flowers to it, add slightly ridiculous over-sized bow headbands to it, and anything else age-inappropriate to it!!  I really like the first two pics., but think I may look slightly more like Joanie....