Miss Rose Peach Blossom

A doll after my own heart... a lady of lounge wear. Miss Rose Peach Blossom standing at 27 inches tall she's almost a giant amongst the other girls

Dressed in her lounge wear she'll feel l=quite at home sitting on your bed or a pretty shelf somewhere!

She wears a light 1930s green cotton pyjamas bottoms with a 1930s rayon novelty print of people dancing top. .which has lovely billowy sleeves . black felt slippers with a little bow sewn down at the front of each shoes. All lovingly hand sewn by my fair hands. She finally wears 1940s millinery blossoms in hair.

Clara and the Moon

At long last I've finally finished Clara Moonbeam! She's was the first doll I made in these limbs and then ended up getting put on the back burner, we could never actually work out on what to wear..I think in total there was about 5 outfits made till I came to the idea that this was the one and it would actually stay put.

Clara wears an off cream 1930s rayon tassels for her dress, with 1920s satin ribbon straps..a oh so sweet hand embroidered and pom pom antique trim. So fabulous for dancing. She also has a matching antique lace underwear set underneath (however you will only ever see glimpses of these as her dress is sewn on to her body).

Her shoes are black silk velvet and black suede leather soles, and each have a little cream pearl. Her seamed stockings are indeed old 1950s ones which never seemed to suit my own shade. 

Clara's headdress is made up of old 1920s millinery flowers and I've chosen a creamy green straw trim..   I adore this lady, and find her to be a right character. 

Swift Sisters

Ivy and Rose the Swinging Trapeze Sisters

A smaller circus themed doll

Lady With The Beaded Necklace

A photo a day keeps the mind at play

Greyhound

A photo a day keeps the mind at play

thinking about gardens

A photo a day keeps the mind at play

Home Sweet Home

I absolutely love trinkets... and can't help filling my home with them. This is one of my favourites, a 1930s glass cottage perfume bottle. What a marvellous novelty.

A photo a day keeps the mind at play

 I'm utterly terrible at updating this blog... so have decided to update at least one photo a day. 




                                                               Me and Mr Moon

This little lady lives on one of the shelves in the workroom

                                                   She keeps all the needlecraft books in shape.

Treasures of last week

The other week I was rather lucky to find a haul of treasures.. two pairs of rather grand 1940s chestnut brown walking shoes ( will be perfect for winter)... also in the same lot a collection of stunning patterns and pattern magazines  -

I also have say the free patterns were intact...unheard of really. 

Needles and Cotton

A favourite old needle case