Boneyard Challenge

Feeding my creativity

This is my boneyard challenge doll which I made out of my boneyard body parts.Only her arms are from Barbara Willis pattern but the rest of the parts are from my own patterns.  I gave the title  "feeding my creativity" to this piece since I had to work a bit out of my box, a bit rustic, a bit exotic and a bit artsy. Everything on this doll is from left over and discarded pieces of fabric. Like many of my dollmaking friends I tend to collect things that I think I might need for my dolls. I got the jute fabric I used on her from a building site in India. They use jute fabrics to protect floorings when painting or doing other work in the house. I just asked for a tiny piece and I was given this whole big piece of jute which I had no clue how or what I would use it as. I almost threw it away when I was having a clearout.But luckily it fell out from a cupboard when I was searching for something else so I got this idea of using it on this doll. I painted the jute with glitter but unfortunately it does not show in the picture as it is very suttle and the effect is lovely. The little bird that I had made earlier came in handy for the theme. I named her Rushme as I really had to rush to make her and get her photographed and sent before I went away on my holiday. I was working on her till the last minute, thank goodness I was a bit ahead with my packing so I stayed up late and was able to get everything done just in time.

This is Felicity my Christmas fairy. She started off as an angel but then decided to be a fairy and enter a challenge in Cloth Doll Artisty. She can also be a tree top fairy but unfortunately my tree is much too small for her to stand on it. There is something I forgot that I should have done to her can you guess what it is? If you look closely at her you might find out. I shall leave you with that teaser now.

I take this opportunity to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Joyeux Noël et une Bonne Année!

Count down to Christmas begins at home

Weeeeeee I got a new space to sit on!!

Me too! Look at me I love this seat of mine.

I feel like a queen sitting amongst these lovely decorations.

I got a lovely place too to put my nest. I must keep an eye on that fairy though she is eyeing my nest hmmm...

I got my usual favourite seat on the tree too but I am not sure if I like so many people for company. Hope they don't get too noisy in the night.

You know I love to collect flowers, I wonder if there are any amongst this foliage.

After a long time I get to sit near my favourite person the little deer. We have a good time laughing and going out for a ride. I think he has a little pressie for me in that pouch of his but he is keeping very quiet about it.

So how is everyone doing with preparations for the festive season? I got started early as I will be away early this year.

If you are still humming and hawing over ornaments here is a cute tutorial for some ginger bread ornaments by Jules.
Have a lovely weekend