I am a mum!!!!

...ok am actually a foster mum and...it is for pets but still, a mum is a mum...hmmm?

(cough!cough!cough)

So, let me introduce you to (cough!COUGH!cough) Taz.

As you can see on the picture below, he has some hearing problems . After 2 weeks with us , Taz feels totally at home.

This adorable dog is 14 , he has a heart condition and suffers from arthritus ( is it how to spell it???)

He is way too old to stay at the kennel of the rescue centre which is why we are fostering him.

Since he's been with us, he has been ( cough!!!!!COUGH!) very calm and hasn't bitten for ages ( sign of pain or just warnings). He even goes for little walks which are getting longer ( when it is not raining ).His fur is getting very shiny. His walk has improved as he has lost some weight ( more exercise....I should do the same...).

I absolutey love this mini one! He is a very sweet little thing.

Meanwhile, I have been catching up with doll making and custom orders.

(cough!)

This doll is available on my shop

This one , with the blue dress, is Bitha, a custom doll made for a very sweet doll collector who is happy to show her beautiful collection and her own artwork here. I have tried to make the doll look a bit like her.

I have also opened some workshops for the summer to boost children's creativity!

We are having so much ( cough! cough!COUGH! cough!!!) fun!!!

On another note, my health is improving but I still have this bad

cough.

But... am alive!!!

Always look on the bright side of life!

hu!hu!hu!hu ( this is supposed to be me whistling...)

Wonna hear the real stuff?

Ok, it is right here

Bye ( cough) for now!!!

I hope to hear from you all very soon.

To be 3

Hi dear friends,

firts of all a MASSIVE thank you for all your lovely words. I am getting better and getting some energy.

Today, my little doll Aliénore and I have been invited to a birthday party.

Emma ( who is in the slideshow in the previous post) was celebrating her 3rd birthday.

The garden was like an absolute Wonderland. I thought I should share some of the photos taken today.

It is such a pleasure to take photos of children when they are having fun

I hope you will enjoy!

In fact, next year for my birthday, I will ask Emma's mum to organise my birthday party .

ooh...yes!!! That's a good plan...

(and I will wear a little pink tutu...SUPER great plan!!!!!!!!!!)

My little nurses and lost followers

Am really not well at the moment . Have caught a bad chest cold after a short stay at hospital.I have lost my voice too...ah...well....fortunately, my whole army of mini nurses is with me.

It is soooooooooooooooo therapeutic to create things. Doll making really takes my mind to another place, but if I start to get grumpy ( yes it happens more than you can imagine!) and that I see no lovely image in my head, I just put the doll away and relax. I don't like to work if I don't feel happy.

Her are some dolls I have been working on lately for my Etsy or for custom orders.

This is Morella or "The Widow"

(inspired by the very talented Benjamin Lacombe)

I will try to work a bit more with this head shape in the future.



Below is my Marie-Antoinette. She is ALMOST finished.

And let me introduce you to Greta the little black & white doll who loves her Chanel shoes!

The photo below is a little doll I made for a customer whose favourite colour is eggplant!

I love her little profile with her round cheeks.



There is also something else that REALLY bugs me:


I have lost my followers!!


Well, not really LOST but, I cannot see you my dear friends!


I first thought it was a temporary thing but now it has almost been 2 months!



If you know what to do...

Mad Tea Party 2011

Pssssssssssst!!!!!

I have a secret to share with you.
See these little girls?

What if I told you that they are about to have the strangest Tea time of their life?

One is going to feel like a giant and yet, she is only 3, the other one is going to discover a secret garden and the other two...are going to disappear before your very eyes!

Well...if you don't believe me, I have a way to proove that I am telling the absolute truth.

Wonna know?

Ok...

All you have to do is jump in the hole...

Yes!

Right down the rabbit's hole.

Ready?

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Two

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FOLLOW THE RABBIT!!!!

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JUMP!!!!!!

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And don't forget to say hello to all the other friends along this crazy Tea Party...errrrmm...

I meant, MAD Tea PArty.

Thank you to the lovely Vanessa of A Fanciful Twist to Host this delightful blog party

Cora embarks on board the ...Titanic

Southampton the 10th April 1912.

Cora's head is full of dreams.

She is going to the U.S.A for the very first time.

Her parents , who are already in Amrica, have sent her ticket .

The family is starting a brand new life on the new continent.

Cora was given a first class boarding pass. She is travelling with her tutor who has taken these two lovely pictures of her.

Cora proudly holds her first class boarding pass. She is travelling on board a brand new and magnificent ship: Titanic.

Cora will never see her parents again...

( You can see more of Cora who was made for the ADO challenge " Dolls of Yore " or adopt her here)

Solution to post comments: TADAAAAAAA!

If like me, you are unable to post comments without turning in circles, or ending up commenting as "anonymous" here is a solution that was sent to me by my dolly friend Sarah Wallis .

And it works!

Try a different login procedure.
1. Login to Blogger using "www.blogger.com".
2. Do not check "Remember me".
If that does not help, try again.1. Clear cache, cookies, and sessions (not just cache or cookies) - then restart the browser.
2. Login to Blogger using "www.blogger.com".
3. Do not check "Remember me".
References:[1] Login To Blogger, Differently (Web)

Please share the news!

Thanks.
( well...this was a boring post but helpful, no?)

First copies signed and shipped already!

Hello!


Yes.

It is here!!!


Ok, there has been some delays (grrrr), but now everything is ready.


I would like to thank all of you who already have ordered their copy. I am looking forward to hearing from your feedback now. :)


Feel free to send me your own reviews and they will be added to the website and on Amazon.
(This is me signing the first copies. he!he!)

(Having a little break in the garden)

Bliss and happiness?

ah..well...I guess so...I think I feel a bit tired and stressed at the moment.

So, the best therapy ever is going back to doll making.

YAY!

So, this is what I am working on at the moment:

(blurry pic ...sorry...)

Will show you more when I have finished.

Also, my sweet Aliénore has been super spoilt recently by Evelyn who's made an extraordinary portrait of my little doll.

Look at this!

Aliénore is over the moon!

Thank you so much Evelyn!!!

Also, I wanted to add one last thing:

I have had some trouble leaving comments on some blogs....if so, I usually try to contact you another way. So please, don't think I don't care, because I DO care a lot about you all.

Without you, I wouldn't be achieving all this.