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Things have been difficult this year so far health wise but seem to be coming to the end of the problems or at least got things under control, I hope!

Have made a few new hats and even a dress but plan to get much busier all being well

Here are a couple of hats and a bonnet I have just finished

Two pretty hats and a bridal bonnet

It is ages since I wrote anything on my blog, I have been rather unwell and am still having days of feeling awful but to compensate for all of that have had some great news! A lovely lady from the magazine Dolls House World has asked me if they can do a 2 page spread about me and my hats. How exciting is that!. I have been busy trying to get together some of my favorite hats and bonnets to photograph for the article and these are some I have decided on

                       

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I am so excited about this and feel very honored indeed. I will have to wait for some months before the issue of the magazine is published but it will be something great to look forward to in the new year.
Adding my page on Pinterest
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Today is Friday before a long holiday weekend with Monday Bank Holiday so no excuse for not getting my creative thinking cap on for some new designs. I really fancy designing some new bonnets and dresses but I am also busy doing some miniature knitting which will post when I have finished. In the meantime some more of my recent makes

I love this hat I think it is such pretty colours

and this is its matching bag.

 I would like a real hat like this and somewhere nice to go in it.
Love the bag too!

Hope you like the hats on this post I will be back soon and a happy weekend to everyone.

Today I finished the patchwork Mad Hatters hat. I ironed bondaweb onto different pieces of silk then cut them up into small pieces and them arranged then on some backing fabric. When this was all bonded together I cut out my pattern and then made up the hat. I think it looks as if it is reals patchwork and I am very pleased with it. Again this was my daughters idea to make this so thanks again sweetheart.

It has been ages since I posted anything on here. Life has been up and down but my world of miniatures goes on and keeps me sane!!
Here are some of my newer makes hope you like them.

This is a pretty miniature dress I have made with lots of beautiful soft butter coloured net and pretty delicate ivory lace. I love it .

Someone asked me if I had ever made a Mad Hatters hat.
I decided with the black one that although I like it as it was it was lacking something so I painted a design on the black silk in gold and I do think that it lifts it a little. Also if you look at the Mad Hatters hat in the Johnny Depp film the hat he wears has a very feint design on it which was my inspiration. 

This one I thought that I would make in pink, well in reality my daughter suggested it, thanks hon, so here it is.

These are a few of my 1/12 scale new creations the ones with the pleated brim remind me somewhat of a cottage garden. Don't ask me why!

I love this dress the colours are so pretty and it turned out just as I wanted it to which is not always the case, also it is very difficult sometimes to get fabric that the design is just the right scale and this was perfect.

The black dress is so pretty in real life but I don't think the photo does it decent justice and again, as with the Mad Hatters hat I painted the black silk for the bodice to make it a little more interesting.

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Hangs so nicely too as though it really has some weight in it just like a real dress would.

Due to family matters I have not posted for ages, sorry about that but will now try to keep up with my lovely miniature world.
Wanted to make a more special dress that gave the feel of silk ribbon embroidery and I think I have managed to achieve that in this dress.

I love the colors and the effect I have managed to get

Been having a rough time with health recently so not really done much lately. However been trying to finish a few projects that I have started and not finished before so thought I would post some of the finished items just to prove that I have not been entirely idle.

Firstly some hats that I have been working on and now finished

This is a lovely dollhouse cape that I made out of the most beautiful pink silk and then did some silk ribbon embroidery on. I am very pleased with it

A really beautiful dress that can be used as a wedding dress or as a ballgown I am very pleased with the way this worked out although it took days and days to finish.


Below are two other dresses that I have finished also very pretty.

Today I have finished a new miniature dress. I am really happy with it. The pictures do not really convey how pretty it is

front and back views 

View from side

The dress is made with a beautiful fine ivory silk. The skirt is decorated with tiny silk ribbon bows. At the head of the sleeves is an ivory silk ribbon bow on each finished with a little detail of tiny pearl beads

I have not been on here for a while as I have not been too well but have made a few new bits and pieces

A really pretty 1/12th scale bag

A little 1/12th scale bag covered in tiny pearls

Some new hats 

Now for a selection of dresses all in 1/12th scale

I love making dresses I am in the process of constructing a proper hoop to go under some types of dresses

A sweet bonnet with a matching muff

Pretty pink silk hat

Christmas hat and bonnet with matching muff

Ivory silk hat

Here is a selection of some of my hats and bonnets that I have made.  

I love making hats and bonnets it is such fun adding embellishments to them

The only limit is your imagination

Now for some more

These are some bouquets and plants that I have made