Free Petite Blythe or Dollcena dress sewing pattern

It's me again... oh of course, you knew that you came to my blog *tsk*!

Well.... you know that cute petite Blythe dress that I showed you yesterday? Well, just for you lovely people I have drawn up the pattern... all proper like, and put it as a PDF on my website.
It comes with full instructions that should allow you to make a similar dress for yourself!
(Well, it might be a bit small for you yourself, but it should fit your petite Blythe or Dollcena perfectly!).

If you want to try it out (or a simply very nosey) then you can check it out at the following link:

THIS PATTERN HAS NOW MOVED TO MY NEW SITE!!!

http://www.thethinkingdoll.com/freepatterns.htm

I hope you'll let me know how you get on or feel free to give me feedback on how I can improve things!

See you later,

Holly and all the dollies :)

Comissioned petite Blythe Dress

Hi peeps,

I have been comissioned by a lovely lady to make a white petite Blythe dress. On my third attempt I finally got it right, here's what I came up with :)

Actually Coco (short for Coconut Ice) my own petite was quite reluctant to part with it, lol!

Holly xxx

Cute papier Mache doll tutorial

Sooo...

I was thinking last night about wanting to try a new doll related craft, and I was also thinking about recycling in some way. I actually couldn't get to sleep last night because my brain was in one of those 'overdrive' modes where it refuses to switch off.

Anyway, as I was laying there it occurred to me that papier mache might be an interesting root to explore. So I typed "papier mache doll" into Google and stumbled upon a very cool, very cute Papier Mache doll tutorial!

It looks pretty simple, but I guess we'll have to see how things develop! Seems like something Little Miss P and Etta could have fun with too :)

Check it out for yourself by clicking on the picture...

Kokeshi Gifts :)

Well, Little Miss P recently took a trip to York with her grandmother. While she was there they visited a really cool Japanese shop and bought me this super cute Kokeshi pen :)

You can visit the shop's website here: www.thejapaneseshop.co.uk

I hope to be able to visit it in person soon :)

Etta loved the pen too, as you can see (although of course she's no idea what it is actually for!)

Holly & Etta

Etta has arrived!

Once on her way from Singapore I had begun to worry, to whittle, to check the Royal Mail website every 3.5 seconds.

I knew she had left Singapore safely... but since that had happened 5 days ago no trace, nor hide, nor hair of her had been seen...

I was in an extra panic today, because 6 year old Little Miss P was not there to distract me with play and demands, safely ensconced as she was with her grandmother today.

Just as I entered the tracking number for the 3,567th time sound of the dog's paws frantically scrabbling for traction on the slippery laminate floor caught my attention.
Such Scooby-esque running style could be evidence of only one thing... the postman!

* * * * *

I tried to beat the determined Jack Russel to the door and failed, as I always do.

But yes, it was definitely the postie and he was definitely carrying a suspiciously Moof sized package!

I stashed the yapping terror... scratch that... terrier, and flung open the door to be casually handed a jiffy bag containing lumpy silence.

* * * * * *

Pausing only to take a quick snapshot to commemorate the moment (a picture I cannot share as my camera batteries predictably chose that moment to give up) I ripped open the package.

Here is what I found...

Apparently she was hibernating...

After a little encouragement her eyelids fluttered open and her gaze met mine...

An unspoken understanding passed between us and we both knew that everything was going to be okay.

Then... she made a hat... from bubble wrap.

She is Etta...