Lily Doll says that it is chilly, and even though she likes her upcycled lace dress, some woven dresses would be nice….. so she even offered to help with the weaving…..
Be patient, Lilly Doll! Dresses are on the way…. soon, Little One! Soon…..
The Lily Doll Project can be found at https://mirrixlooms.com/lily
Sometimes, when you are carving a doll, you will start with one thought in mind.
But, there are times when it becomes clear that the doll wants to be something else entirely.
This just happened to me when I was carving a very small doll.
My grandson is five and he thinks babies are sublime, so he asked me to carve a baby doll.
I started…. I used a little doll that my mother owned long ago and far away in her childhood…
(Oh how I love this little doll!)
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but soon, it became clear that it was a tiny Lady Gnome who wanted to be released from the wood….
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And, there she is- among her friends, admiring the thimbles…
Her name is Bessie, or, just Bess, and this is how I carved her:
Fleur did not make the move from our old house to the new one unscathed.
Fleur is a wooden lady of advanced years – I carved her more than 30 years ago, and she has some fragility about her nowadays.
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Tottie Tomato and the Story Door Dolls heard that Fleur and her foot had had a parting of the ways during the move, and so they were rather concerned.
They came by to offer their wishes for a successful re-attachment….
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Some glue, a little wrapping and a sincere apology on my part for packing her so badly, all seem to be helping.
Clover Bee, the Story Door Doll that is on the left hand side of the first picture also came to say farewell to Fleur, as she was about to head off to her new home just after Fleur’s fancy footwork.
Tottie Tomato and the Story Door Dolls didn’t stay long, as Fleur needed to rest and allow the glue to work it’s magic.
(We hope…..)
Noreen Crone-Findlay, designer and author
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