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Christmas painting

24/12/2018

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Wishing everyone a safe and happy Christmas. I hope that the new year brings you peace and maybe something exciting. 

​I made this little painting of a fox and owl enjoying a Christmas tree in a snowy forest, as a card for my children. We are in Australia so Christmas doesn't look like this for us, but this is the Christmas I dreamed of as a child. Next year it will be a wombat and wallaby gazing at a decorated gum tree :) 

Best wishes,
Margeaux
Forest Christmas by Margeaux Davis, 2018
Forest Christmas by Margeaux Davis 2018. Watercolour, pen and ink.
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Watercolour painting - grassy field, dirt track

20/12/2018

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Dirt track through grass field by Margeaux Davis 2018
A free afternoon for a little bit of painting.  I'd like to be hanging out in the shade under that tree right now :) 

This painting is now available to purchase as an art print.
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How to turn out tiny sewn shapes (like legs and arms)

20/12/2018

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After a few requests, I thought I'd demonstrate an easy technique for turning out very narrow sewn shapes for stuffing, with a short video demonstration (below), If you have ever tried to sew and stuff really tiny doll legs, arms or the stalks in my mushroom sewing pattern, you will know how tricky and seemingly impossible it is. 

I've found a brilliant technique for doing this with ease, using a drinking straw and something long, small and pointy - like a small crochet / knitting needle or skewer. 

Instructions

Insert a drinking straw into the narrow fabric shape (or casing), pushing the end of the straw against the inside of the closed end of the fabric shape.  Hold the blunt end of a small crochet/knitting needle or skewer against the outside of the fabric's closed end. Gently push the needle / skewer and closed end of the fabric shape into the straw, slowly edging the sides of fabric shape up and over the needle / skewer until your fabric shape is turned out.  Now you are ready to stuff it. To do this, use either your needle / skewer (I actually prefer my long nosed surgical tweezers) to push in only small amounts of stuffing at a time. If you try to push in large pieces of stuffing, you will end up with lots of spaces and lumps. 

There you go. I hope this helps! 
​Margeaux
How to turn out tiny sewn shapes
Turning out fabric shape using straw and crochet needle
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Dolls for December

1/12/2018

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Doll group by Willowynn.com
My next group of dolls are almost finished. I'll list all four little ladies in my online shop on Monday 3rd December from 7pm Sydney time (Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT)).

Each doll measures around 20 cm and is handmade from carefully salvaged second-hand and vintage fabric and firmly stuffed with wool. Bearing a small 'Willowynn' logo hand-drawn onto the inside of one leg, each doll comes with a small signed, dated and letter-pressed certificate of authenticity, in a recycled cardboard gift box made my myself.
Willowynn doll
Willowynn doll
Willowynn doll
​Please be aware that my dolls are intended as a treasure for display only and are not suitable as a toy for young children; due to delicate hand stitching, hair and small buttons. ​

They are priced from AU$380 each + shipping from Australia. I should also point out that I (regrettably) don't have a reserved cart in my online store. So you'll need to move quickly through the checkout process!

I'll also have a couple of my finished dolphin soft toys available to purchase as well. I hope you like them!
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    Margeaux Davis aka Willowynn

    Hello

    My name is Margeaux Davis. I'm a doll-maker, sewing pattern designer and illustrator, based in northern New South Wales, Australia.  

    ​Here I'll share what I'm making, as well as some hints and tips to help you sew your own soft toys... 


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