Hello Dolly!

I'm very excited because in four weeks time I will be in Jersey for a week, teaching and exhibiting. I was asked if part of the exhibition could be devoted to dolls, which is wonderful except I make relatively few dolls and most of those I have made live elsewhere! Granny Annie still lives with us.


And so does Fenella de Vil, close relative of the more famous Cruella.


I am managing to borrow back Marquesa who was commissioned for a 60th birthday present.



And the recently made Mr Nellybigbelly.

However, four dolls hardly make an exhibition and so this weekend I thought I ought to remedy the situation. This is a doll I started about 18 months ago (some of you may even remember seeing her) but I was having lots of problems with the skin fabric fraying and splitting and she was without limbs.

So I started again with the arms and legs and at last she is finished.

"Aisha", African Queen

I think I would like to add a lot more beads and possibly a headdress of some description.

But for now she is complete, as I've one or two more to finish off.

I couldn't write a post today without mentioning the dreadful fires in Australia. I was aghast watching the news last night, especially to think some may have been started deliberately. Much has already been written on blogs today and I have little more to add other than to send my most heartfelt wishes out to friends, blogging or otherwise who have been effected. And if you want to help pop over to Jodie or Trashy who have links to the appropriate websites