a long time coming

I'm sorry I have been gone so long,life swallowed me up.........

 A trip to Italy with my mum was very inspiring and helped me to focus on sticking to doing what I love.......vintage,doilies,gelato colours and handmade toys,oh and we did a bit of shopping too...

 

 Do you like these beautiful leather bags,that I discovered recently on a trip to florence,

the colours were so divine,

I decided to bring some back and you can buy them  directly from me,if you can't live without!

doily dresses hanging in the breeze......

littlemissdoily x

new pretties.....

bohemian patchwork vests lined in upcycled cashmere

lilac dream doily dress

nevada moon wearing a sunset wool crochet tunic

lavender lady tea towel and doily dress

a hot chocolate a day keeps the grumbles away,
littlemissdoily x

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I know I have been away,hibernating,eating chocolate and dealing with my busy family...
It"s no excuse I know,
but man sometimes having four lil munchkins and a very busy hubby means time is very limited
and truth be known,I would rather pull out all my treasures and put together a new dress than write about it!

However in a concerted effort to keep a presence,
Im going to try to be more regular with my updates,
and just keep them sweet,short and pretty

And as a thankyou for reading ,I'd like to encourage you to enter my giveaway
on KID independent
check out the link here
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guerilla art for crafters

one of my favourite blogs,Chez Beeper Bebe

A Little Color: Guerilla Art

by Holly

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Phone Booth ala Afghan: by Knit the City

The world needs more guerilla art, don't you think?  It just makes me happy when I think about coming across any of these little numbers.  I think I may need to start a guerilla art movement of my own some day because you should be the change you want to see in the world and all that.   Whatever the case, enjoy the color of street rebellion...

Lego Stone-Wall Filler: by Jan Vormann

Raining Color: via Street Art Utopia

Yarn Pot Hole Filler: by Juliana Santacruz Herrera

Fallen Trees as Colored Pencils: via Street Art Utopia

 

 

my favourite is the wool in the road cracks,

makes me think about doing some of my own guerrilla art in my area...

there are some very boring power boxes that could do with a paint job?????mermaids and toadstools perhaps???

littlemissdoily x

delicious raspberries and winter woolies

hand crocheted tunic dress in raspberry wool

pompom beanie in shades of berry

I just love the colour raspberry,so rich and lucious,perfect for winter!

boho patchwork and cashmere lined vest

mahair and silk georgette ruffled cardigan

vintage style lucite dahlia hairslides in coral

hand crocheted flower necklace

Raspberry pink lil miss snugglebabe

A lot of my designs for winter are featuring raspberry,

mixed with other tones of pinks and reds,they are good enough to eat!

dreamy lilac doily dress

These are all available in my store,come and visit me and let me know what you think?
littlemissdoily x

dancing dolls

My number 2 is an excellent dancer,recently she has been involved in her school representative dance group,
and a few of the mothers and I had to help out with some costuming
{I secretly love jobs like this]
We had to construct life sized dolls and strollers,
and I think they turned out well
[except that they freaked me out sitting on the couch late at night!!]a little too real!!!!!
kind of remind me of raggedy anne and andy,don't you think?
littlemissdoily x