Back from the cats island

When I was six years old I received a book called "To the cats island that in Greece"
I was fascinated by the stories about these peaceful places. As far as I can remember there is nothing really happening in this book: the cats are enjoying the sun, the sea is beautiful, the little boats are anchoring at little ports, if they feel like they would sail to another island. Sometimes a bigger boat would appear, and if it's evening the sun would sunrise.
It was illustrated with beautiful and gentle watercolors, and became one of my favorites books.
For my 30th birthday (that was last June) Gal gave me the best present I have ever got. It took three and a half months and it was worth waiting for.
Yesterday we just came back after 8 days in Greece.
We were staying two days at Athens and all the rest at the cats Island that called Sifnos.
It was just the same as the watercolors at the book were look like but in a real version.

And us after few too sunny days.

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socks face

I had a day off from the shoes sewing today so I got back to this couple, I began stitching-sculpting the faces.
First I stitched some kind of elliptic sheet of old white sock on the doll's face, and stuffed it with Acrylic so I got some 3d shape.
In this upper sheet I cut two holes for eyes.

I took a marble and warped it with some piece I cut from one of the most crumbled part of the sock.

Then I put it inside the holes and sew it with the hole's margins.

I stitched the nose.

I made the mouth the same way as the eyes.

Another girl joined, and now they are both waiting for some new manipulations in their socks being.

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Early morning, yellow skimmers

Early morning, sticking and stitching together all the parts of the new yellow skimmers.

*Avaliable at my store - here

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Red slippers, red shirt.

This kind of red is definitely my favorite color, this floral lining, was waiting since last summer, I just saw it at the fabric store and couldn't resist, I didn't bought much of it but enough for few pairs of this slippers.

The slippers are now listed at my store, with three other colors combinations.

Besides the shoes, slipper and bags, this new socks couple is being stitched.........

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Ordinary

Just another ordinary day, with my stuff,
my accessories collection was growing up, some of the stuff were waiting so long to be sewn, so I quite happy and relieved to see them done

The crochet lady like the "thoughts catcher" notepad the most.
(she probably had a lot to write down)

Today I made my Mary Jane in a new skimmers version, it is listed at my store.

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thoughts catcher

Yesterday I listed this notepad at my store.
It is handbounded and covered with a cotton wrap with a folded flower and place to keep a pencil, which is always lost when needed at lest at my mess.
I called it a thoughts catcher.

I took a little break from the dolls making to create some accessories, you were probably noticed by reading my last posts. It's fun making these stuff, I use the same fabrics and same techniques I use for my dolls, and as you read at the last post it's use as a wonderful playground to my dolls. For me it’s the same, I don't have the stress I got each time when I am about to finish some doll, that have almost all her details but yet don't have the uncertain something that make me feel she have some personality.
As the summer is going to end soon I probably be back to the dolls business soon.

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Green story

I received an order to sew my Mary Jane shoes in green,

When they were done I left them on my desk in order to shoot them later,

The tiny lady found them and though they would match perfect to her dress, if she was just a bit bigger,

but she is tiny, and so does her family.
The shoes were perfect as a grass for little creatures like them, and they had some quality time together.

The dogs played with the lady handbag,

The adults enjoyed their peaceful place on the grass.

And the girls found a new home to play in, not far away.

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Crochet lace and cloth handbag

I made new handbag, now listed at my store.
It's made by cotton fabric handbag with crochet and embroidery details .
The handles are made by rope that I crocheted, It's took me almost day and a half to decide whether I should use it or use only the cloth handles, and where should I place the crochet lace details, but now I quite love it, I think I will save the first one for myself, my stuff are already inside anyway.

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Handbag

This bag was for long on my mind, but there was too many things to do before, but this week it was the perfect week for designing and sewing a handbag.
So here it is listed at my store.

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Generations of dolls

It was difficult to break apart from the new punk couple,
well I knew from the very beginning that it's going to happen they were costume order, but I really going to miss them, although
I know that they are going to a wonderful place.
It's funny to compare them to my other dolls, while putting them together I suddenly noticed how long I went at the last two years with the dolls making (these at the photos are only from the last year, the older ones were too shy to join the shoots, you can watch them at the archive).
The process of the dolls making become more interesting, I put more attention in each doll, but it's also more exhausting, and the result is that I am developing stronger feelings to the creations.

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