minnie the manikin

 good morning crafters and welcome to my share for today.

this is Minnie the manikin a handmade natural fibre art doll that i will use to model all my hand made clothes, this gives me a head start on a little ready made wardrobe to choose from when i complete any future 12" handmade dolls.

like the dress Minnie is modelling today..

Minne is staying with me as my super cute manikin, her body, her arms, her legs and her head are not sturdy enough as i haven't used enough stuffing in her body or used enough wool on her felted features, i'm still getting to grips with all that. 

Minnie is so darn cute with her hand made auburn bebe weft wig.  

this was one style of weft i was really looking forward to using and i'm now on the look out for some more...

list of goodies used:

de witte engle fabric

small sock for her knickers

orange satin ribbon

DMC embriodary thread - dark green

bees wax crayon

bebe weft (little oke dolls)

wool batting

gutterman thread

eden cottage yarn

paterns used:

 dress:

variation of a top down dress by MJT.

body:

own

inspiration:

fig & me

dear little doll

north coast dolls

MJT

to name a few

thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day and

crafthappy, Ann

 

waldorf inspired doll

 

hi and welcome to my share for today.

i have created a new waldorf inspired doll complete with a lovely dress, cardigan and pixie hat.

the dall is hand sewn with a needle felted face and is complete with a pre-made wig and she stands approx 12".

her features have been created using bees wax for her rosy cheeks and embriodary silks to create her eyes and thread to complete her smile.

there are huge forward steps made and there are some to overcome in my future dolls.

i have still lots to learn and i am loving the journey.

list of goodies used:

de witte engle fabric

west yorkshire spinner 4ply (shoes)

zauberball shoppel wool (dress, cardigan & hat)

orange satin ribbon

DMC embriodary thread

bees wax crayon

pre maid mohair wig (little oke dolls)

wool batting

gutterman thread

paterns used:

 dress:

MJT tearoom

hat:

my own

shoes:

my own

cardigan:

cindy rice

inspiration:

fig & me

dear little doll

north coast dolls

MJT

to name a few

thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day and

crafthappy, Ann

Edie the Elf up-date

good morning crafters

sharing a little up-date on 

Edie the Elf.

Edie is complete with a dress and pair of shoes and with gorgeous flowing pink locks.

i may add a few more items to her wardrobe before she leaves.

this little lady has been fitted out with a super cute dress and a lovely pair of shoes.

for her outfit i have chosen to use some beautiful yarn, for the base of her dress i have used kidsilk haze yarn and on her bodice i have used conniston fingering yarn (eden cottage yarns).

the dress pattern i have used is by MJT (pinafore dress) and for the shaping rather than make a stitch that you pick up between stitches i have created the stitch by doing the yarn around needle stitch. (then i don't need stitch markers). for her shoes i have used west Yorkshire spinners 4ply and a variation of a MJT pattern.

that's all i have for today lovelies.

Edie will be safely stored in my ever increasing Waldorf inspired natural fibre art doll box until i decide whether or not to sell them.

i hope you all have a lovely weekend, enjoy and

craft happy, Ann

 

edie the elf

 sharing my current work in progress today

a new waldorf inspired doll with a knitted body and a needle felted head complete with scrummy pink curly hair.

Edie is only part done, i now have to decide what kind of outfit she needs to complete her look wish me luck...

Edie is approximately 12"(30cms) tall and has beautiful green embriodered eyes very rosy cheeks and a lovely smile.

i decided to create Edie wearing a pair of tights rather than giving her a complete skin tone knitted body (just to mix it up a bit).

i also added a pair of elf style ears (pictured above) but i have since removed them as her hair style hid them and they didn't look right..

her hair has been sewn direct onto her head and i am really pleased with the finished result. 

so over the next few days or so i will be concentrating on her outfit.

but already

 whirling around in my imagination will be a truer style of waldorf inspired doll.

her hair will be carrot red using a bebe weft that was delivered today from little okie dolls

and as always i need to give a shout out to the doll designers who inspire me and who's tutorial books i have and follow to the best of my ability. 

north coast dolls

Lali dolls

and for you tube advice

fig & me

here is a list of supplies used

yarns:

conniston fingering yarn: Eden cottage yarn

oatmeat fine: toft

doll supplies

pink curly weft & laib yala fabric: little okie dolls

patterns

tea room doll 2: MJT (body)

north coast doll kit (head)

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day

and 

craft happy, Ann

 

meet Miss Mulberry

 hi and a warm welcome to my share today.

this is Miss Mulberry

 a 12" waldorf inspired doll who has a needle felted head and face with a knitted body.

i have surprised myself with this creation but i have still a way to go in creating this type of doll. i have still loads to learn and there are small improvements with every doll i make, and i have to say there is only so much tutorial books and video's can teach you. i was so hoping to find a waldorf workshop this year..

back to Miss

i have sewn her hair/weft direct onto her head, trimmed the ends at the back and i have given her a little fringe, i have also embroidered her eyes, given her a cheeky grin and given her rosy cheeks.

i was so desperately trying to find a lovely name for her i got stuck on Miss Mulberry due to the colours in her outfit.

Miss Mulberry is complete with a very fetching outfit all of which are knitted.

a lovely dress, coat/cardigan, scarf, hat and a removable pair of shoes

all of the clothes and knitted doll body are inspired from MJT patterns with the exception of the scarf, hat and shoes.

all the yarns used are from a variety of sources including:

eden cottage yarns (milburn 4ply)

west yorkshire spinners (4ply sock yarn - wood pidgeon & dusty miller)

and 

rowan kidsilk haze (blackcurrant)

mohair weft - dark brown - little okie dolls

a small piece of ribbon

DMC embroidery thread

bees wax crayon

the dolls body has been knitted with:

toft fine oatmeal (skin tone) & cream (knickers)

and a needle felted head that has been covered with laibyala fabric.

thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day 

and always

craft happy, Ann

happy birthday

hi everyone

stopping by with today's card share. 

don't you just love the attitude of this adorable lili of the valley image. 

i have to say it has taken me quite some time to add my image to a card project as i couldn't decide what papers i was going to use and thankfully these designer papers from maja designs where perfect, even though they are autumnal. and my selected dies are fab. i have also added a little distress ink on the outer edge of my image and on my background cut out i have also added ink through the die to highlight it beautifully.

image: it's my party

some papers continued inside

onto my supplies:

stamp: it's my party, lili of the valley

fade resistant dye ink: 

memento - expresso truffle

7"x7" white base card

papers: 

white card & maja designs, autum poem

dies: 

dohickey, joycrafts & tonic

distress ink:

skin: 

tattered lace, worn lipstick

hair & boots:

black soot

dress:

villianous poision, dusty concord, milled lavender

crown & gift:

crackling fire

ribbon:

 villanous poision

i have also used:

foam pads, double sided tape and i have distressed the edges of my papers.

once again all it leaves me to say now is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x

 

waldorf inspired doll with new clothes

good morning crafters.

sharing a new outfit i have created for one of my Waldorf inspired dolls.

i have in my stash lots of yarns including lace, 4ply sock yarn, kid-silk haze to name a few and my doll has been waiting for her new outfit for a while as i couldn't decide what i was going to make let alone which pattern i was using.

so i decide to use two of my MJT patterns with a little variation (dress and coat)

i have knitted shoes, dress, coat, scarf and beret and she is now ready for her travels where ever they may take her.

a little photo journey of her ensemble

shoes

hair ribbons & coat

her dress

and my final photo is the beginning of a new Waldorf inspired doll that has a knitted body.

all of the clothes and knitted doll body are inspired from MJT patterns with the exception of the scarf, beret and shoes.

all this week i had been planning on making cards but i got carried away with knitting hey ho there's always next week for card making....

all the yarns used are from a variety of sources including:

eden cottage yarns (titus lace)

west yorkshire spinners (4ply sock yarn)

and 

rowan kidsilk haze

the dolls body has been knitted with:

toft fine oatmeal (skin tone) & cream (knickers)

and i am currently needle felting her head.

i love the tacktile feel of all the yarns used especially the toft fine that i have used for my next dolls body.

thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day 

and always

craft happy, Ann

 

happy birthday

 

hi and good morning crafters

popping in today with another card project using 

Stampingbellas: Whitney & Wendy love wine

i've gone for a shabby chic style birthday card again adding a little texture onto my mintay papers plus i've also daubed a little opal magic onto my dried stencil area that gives the paper a little shine/shimmer.

the papers have been edged with walnut stain and scrapped to give the vintage feel which i have also done around my stamped sentiments.

for the card layout i have die cut the papers with my circle dies to create a peek-a-boo style base and i have stained the inside edge of the circle cut outs.

there is still alot for me to improve on creating a mixed media card but the girls look like they are having a blast..

i've also added a little opal magic to my flowers..

inside my card

i've done a little masking to create two stamped sentiments.

and finally a little close up of the girls

onto my supplies:

stamp: stampingbella whitney & wendy love wine

fade resistant dye ink: 

memento - expresso truffle

7"x7" white base card

papers: 

white card & mintay paper pad

dies: 

tonic & sizzix (sentiment)

embellishments:

 wild orchid flowers

distress ink:

skin: tattered lace, worn lipstick

hair:

tea dye, scattered straw

dress 1:

various layers of victorian velvet

dress 2 including belt:

various layers of worn lipstick

bottle:

mowed lawn

glass:

broken china

party hats:

victorian velvet & worn lipstick

i have also used:

tim holtz stencil, texture past, opal magic: rose (prima), walnut stain

foam pads, double sided tape, tacky glue.

once again all it leaves me to say now is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x

birthday wishes

good morning crafters and welcome to my share for today.

i've gone for a shabby chic look using one of my Stampingbella images that i stamped and coloured up around christmas 2022.

this was a simple exercise of showing the verstillity of my stamp in the sence you didn't have to use all the image.

a little close up of my flowers

and finally the inside of my card.

onto my supplies:

stamp: stampingbella whitney & wendy love wine

fade resistant dye ink: 

memento - expresso truffle

6" x 6" white base card

papers: 

white card, maja design & mintay

dies: 

joycraft, tonic & creative expressions

embellishments:

 wild orchid flowers and stamen's

distress ink:

skin: tattered lace, worn lipstick

hair:

antique linen & walnut stain

dress 1:

various layers of spun sugar

dress 2:

various layers of broken china

belt: worn lipstick

bottle & glass:

old paper

party hats:

sakura glitter pens

i have also used:

foam pads, double sided tape, tacky glue and acetate.

once again all it leaves me to say now is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x

 

birthday wishes

good morning crafters

popping in with another male birthday card using wallpaper paste from Lili of the Valley. i have coloured my image with my prismacolor pencils and i've used some fabulous papers from my stash. as always with my male cards i have tried to keep it simple with a little bit of fuss with my embellishments, dies and papers that i've used.

a little close - up

again appologies i havn't listed the prismacolor pencils i've used.

onto my supplies:

stamp: lili of the valley: wallpaper paste

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

prismacolor pencils - colours not listed

distress ink: walnut stain, tumbled glass

strathmore coloured pencil paper

6" x 6" white base card

papers & card all from my stash

dies: joycraft, mft scolloped edge, creative expression 

self adhesive tape and foam pads

wooden buttons

once again all it leaves me to say now is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x

 

happy birthday

 good morning lovelies

i have a birthday card to share today. 

a simple male card for the budding golfer.

i do love my lili of the valley stamps and i was pleased as punch when the ladies released some polymer stamps including this one used today. i do beleive this stamp is available as a digi stamp: teeing off.

my chappie has been coloured with prisma color pencils and as per usual i haven't made a note of my colours used. 

he was just stamped and i got carried away colouring.

onto my supplies:

stamp: lili of the valley: teeing off

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

prismacolor pencils - colours not listed

strathmore coloured pencil paper

7" x 7" white base card

papers & card all from my stash

dies: spellbinder squares, mft scolloped edge, sizzix sentiments

self adhesive tape and foam pads

once again all it leaves me to say now is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x

christmas continued

good morning crafters my christmas card making continues as i have lots of coloured images still waiting to be added to projects.

today i'm back with a fabulous image from stampingbella, this evokes many christmas memories for me from when my two children where small and how they looked forward to seeing santa.

 

my card was completed just before christmas 

 colours used:

skin: vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick

beared: weathered wood

father Christmas coat, pants & hat: festive berries, stormy sky (shading), speckled egg

boots: black soot

chair: mowed lawn, walnut stain

girl: faded jeans, victorian velvet, worn lipstick, mowed lawn, aged mahogany, evergreen bough, antique linen

boy: weathered wood, walnut stain, vintage photo, tea dye, faded jeans

santas sack: festive berries, tumbled glass, squeezed lemonade

background: stormy sky

and my supplies:

stamp: stampingbella - on santas lap

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

fabriano 5 - water colour card

7" x 7" white base card

papers: white glitter card, designer papers: first edition

dies: spellbinder squares, dies from my stash

embellishment: glitter pen, ribbon from my stash

once again all it leaves me to say now is:

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x