Congrats to the Winners!!

Hello dear friends!  Thank you all so much to those of you who entered the pattern giveaway!  Your encouragement, support and kind words are so endearing to me!  This has been a huge project and it's been a pleasure to share it with you all and also hold this giveaway:)   So, without further ado, here are the names of the lucky winners:

Liew Pey Shy
Vicky Carlin
Angie (craftangiecraft)  I'll need your email address please :)
Jackieb
Teresa Jensen - Please confirm your email address for me :)

Most of the patterns have already been sent (Teresa, yours was undeliverable) and Angie, I'll send yours off as soon as I hear from you ;)

The patterns are now available in my shop  for those of you who'd like to give them a try.  Pattern includes instructions to make the doll, bunny, outfits and all accessories shown above.  Clara measures about 14 inches tall and her bunny friend Pearl stands at about 5.5 inches from the tips of her toes to the tops of her ears.

Before I go, I'd like to share a sneak peek at another little project I'm working on.  I was invited to be a part of a project within the Blythe community.  Here's the link to read more about it:  http://fortheloveofblythe.wordpress.com/.  You can also pop over to the facebook page to see more:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/For-the-Love-of-Blythe/217402788347743, and for our team page on flickr:  http://www.flickr.com/groups/1987714@N23/

For my contribution to this amazing project, I'm making two little bears to go with our Gypsy theme.  Here's a peek at the first wip.

Again, a HUGE thank you to all of you for entering the draw and to the winners, hope you enjoy making Clara and Pearl!
~Shelly xo

I'm Having a Giveaway!!

Anyone fancy a little giveaway?  I know I do!  But, better yet, I love having them!  As most of you know, I've been working on a special doll project (you can read about it here if you haven't already).  Since the pattern is oh-so-close to being ready, I'd love to give 5 lucky readers a chance at winning it!

This adorable pattern will include instructions to make the 14 inch doll, her sweet little outfit, shoes and bag, and her dear little bunny friend.

Bunny fits snugly into the bag which converts into a little bed, complete with a teeny pillow:)  The flower pin may be used to close the bag, or as a sweet little hair ornament for the doll.

A close-up of her face.

If you'd like a chance at winning one of these brand new patterns, please leave your name and email and I'll draw the winners on Tuesday, June 26th.  Patterns will be available in my shop within the next few days:)

Best of luck to you all!
~Shelly xo

A Special Project

Goodness me, how time flies!  I didn't realize how long it had been since I last posted anything on my blog, but I've been working like a bee on a very special project and I'm finally ready to share it with you!

A little while ago, I was contacted by Simplicity Patterns.  Yes, the Simplicity Patterns that have been around forever!!  They wanted to know if I'd be interested in designing a doll for their Spring/Summer 2013 catalog.  WOW!  What a question!  Of course I'd be interested!!  So, for the past couple of weeks, most of my time has been devoted to designing and making this little girl, her clothing and accessories.  Please meet Clara and Pearl, her bunny friend!

Clara and Pearl are both made from wool blend felt.  Her dress, jacket, shoes, convertible bag, as well as Pearl's bonnet, were made with hand woven felt.

The little flower on the front of the bag is set on a button pin, so it can keep the bag closed and also be used as a hair ornament.

As you can see, bunny fits snuggly in the bag, which converts into a little bed just for her.

Tucked inside the bag, is a little pillow:)

And when she's done her nap, out she comes and the bed can now be used as a little bag again!














Now that I'm finished working on the design, I'll be writing up the pattern and sending everything off to Simplicity's headquarters in New York.  Keeping my fingers crossed that they like what I've come up with!!
~Shelly xo

Pattern Winners!!

Hello everyone!!  Thank you all so much for the lovely comments you left for the pattern giveaway!  I'm so glad you like the new collection of International Dolls!

I used the random number generator to pick the winners, and here they all are:

Maria Jose Cazalilla - Native American maiden
Nicole Allen - Japanese Geisha (please send me your email address so I can pop her over to you)
Amy Dunn - Dutch girl
Nikki Kilimnik - French mime
Donna - British palace guard
Kendra1125 -  Native American maiden
Emily Campbell - Japanese geisha
Sammy Goldsmith - Dutch girl

Congratulations ladies!!  I've sent the patterns along and hope you all fun making them!!

Have a lovely weekend!
~Shelly xo

Give Away!! International Doll Patterns!!

I'm so happy to offer you all a chance at winning one of my newest patterns - the International Dolls!  For this giveaway, I'll be drawing eight lucky winners and each will receive the pattern of their choice via email.

So to enter, all you have to do, is leave a comment with the name of the doll pattern you'd like to win, as well as your email address, and I'll pick the winners on Saturday, June 2.

From left to right:  Japanese Geisha, Spanish girl, French boy, Native American maiden, Dutch girl, British Palace Guard, African Herder and Chinese girl.

Best of luck to you all!!
~Shelly xo

New Doll Collection - International Dolls

I'm very pleased to share my latest doll collection with you all!  These little dolls were a delight to design and create and I'm looking forward to sharing their patterns with you!  Hope you like them!

Since the big pic is a little chopped at either end, I'll use the centre right pic to tell you who they are:) From left to right:  Japanese Geisha, Spanish girl, French boy, Native American girl, Dutch girl, British Palace Guard, African Herder and Chinese girl.

Once I have the patterns all ready to go, I'll be having another little GIVE AWAY!!  So, hope you'll all pop back in for another visit to enter the draw!

Have a happy weekend:)
~Shelly xo

International Dolls

Hello dear friends!  I've been working on a new collection called International Dolls and just wanted to share the first three that I've made so far. 

From left to right:  Japanese Geisha, Dutch Girl and a British Palace Guard (or Beefeater).  My plan is to make a set of eight - not telling what the others are, so you'll have to pop over soon to see what they are;)

I also completed another collection called Cotton Candy Dolls.  Many of you will recognize Julip from my last post, but I've added two more dolls to the set and each has a different outfit and little pair of shoes. 

Once I've finished creating all the International Dolls, I'll be working to make both collections available as patterns.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend:)
~Shelly  xo

New Dolls and a Mother's Day Sale!!

Good morning!  It's such a lovely morning here in BC, the sun's out and the birds are singing!  Spring is finally here in our little corner of the world!

I've been working on some new dolls this past week and will be ready to write up the patterns for them in the next few days.  The first two are little French entertainers:  A clown and a mime.

That's Pierrot on the left and Pierre on the right.

Next up is a little doll, similar to the little one you probably saw if you entered the last giveaway I held.  This one is a tad bigger and measures about 7 inches tall.  I've made her hair out of the most beautiful Tussah silk wool roving and needle felted it onto her head.  I've got two more cut out and am planning to make another little girl with a different outfit as well as a boy.

This is Julip.  I just love how she turned out!

I just want to wish all the moms out there a very happy Mother's Day!  Hope you have a wonderful weekend!  To celebrate, I'm having a sale in my etsy shop!  Enter HAPPYMOTHERSDAY at the checkout to receive 15% off all patterns this weekend!

~Shelly xo

And the Winner is......

I'm very happy to announce that the winner of the little doll (I've decided to name her Imogen), is Dazie!!  A big congrats to you!! 

Thank you all so much for your sweet comments and offers to give her a good home - she feels honoured indeed to have so many admirers!!

I've sent an email to you Dazie, requesting your mailing address please.  Now I'm off to get her ready for her trip!

Have a happy day everyone!!
~Shelly xo

Little Doll Giveaway

I've been working on a new design for a doll today and decided that I wanted to make her hair out of a beautiful Tassah Silk wool roving that I purchased some time ago.  So, once she was all sewn up, I needle felted strips of roving onto her head and was really quite pleased with the results!  Now that she's all finished, I've decided that it might be nice to have a little giveaway with her as the prize! 

She measures just over 5 inches tall, her little dress is removable and her hair may be styled very gently, no brushing or combing though.  I used an orange stick to 'arrange' it, but you could tie it up with a ribbon or put it into braids.

If you'd like to enter the draw, please leave your name and email address and I will pick a winner on Thursday, May 10.  I will then contact the winner via email and request their mailing address so I can pop her off to her new home:)

Best of luck to you all!!
~Shelly

Bunnycup and Tedward Pattern Winners!

Thanks so much to all of you who entered the draw for the Pattern Giveaway!!

 The names have been picked and the patterns sent out to the lucky winners - here they are:
Angela (Ooakfairyland) - please contact me as I don't have your correct email address
Mia - please contact me as I don't have your correct email address
Kimber
Kay's Kids
Sharlene

Congratulations ladies!  Hope you enjoy making Bunnycup and her dear little friend, Tedward!

~Shelly xo