Three new Willowynn cloth dolls will be available to buy in my online shop on Wednesday 9th December at 10am (Sydney time). This is my last shop update until after Christmas. Will show you more tomorrow :)For ages now I've been planning to make my own logo and then carve it into a rubber stamp myself. I love making things and thought this would be a fun and not too difficult or time consuming thing to do. I was wrong.
I think sometimes it's good to outsource those jobs that require just a bit of professional experience and skill. Like my logo and stamps. So I asked the lovely, talented and patient Annette from Ginger Blue Graphics here in the Northern Rivers to help me create this logo which I'm so pleased with. And these awesome rubber stamps (with beautiful wooden mounts made from Western Australian Jarrah) are made by Scott at Penrith Rubber Stamps in Sydney. I could not be happier. There have been little red fabric mushrooms all over my work table this week. I feel like I've been sitting in my chair, stitching tiny French knots for days and days... but now I have a few of them finished so I will be listing three pairs of these little mushroom hanging ornaments (in a special gift box) in my online shop Wednesday 18 November, at 8:00pm (Australian Eastern Daylight Time).
Best wishes, Margeaux Psst...I'll be listing 3 new dolls, a large owl and some whales in my Etsy shop tomorrow night - Wednesday 22 October at 6:00pm (Australian eastern daylight time).
Busy busy busy... some new pieces will be available in my online store soon.
I'm busy working on some pieces for the upcoming group exhibition at Auguste Clown Gallery in Melbourne for November. It's called 'Return to the Wild' and will be featuring some of my favourite artists, which you can see listed on the flyer below. It's all very exciting. I'll share more in the coming weeks.
Finishing up my last made-to-order doll for a while. I'm going to start work on a new group of dolls and other new creatures which will hopefully be finished and available by Christmas. I'm really looking forward to making some new things...
Just bought 'Go to sleep Jessie!' by Libby Gleeson and Freya Blackwood. Such a beautiful little story... and if you look carefully, you'll see a little grey Willowynn fox hiding throughout the pages (thank you Freya!).
My fist royal doll is finished. She's wearing a little copper crown made for me by Maike of Maike Browning Jewellery and her dress is made from elderberry-dyed silk (also given to me by Maike - you can read about our exchange on my blog here).
This one set off for North Carolina this morning... Friday night. In my little room listening to frogs and night birds, twisting wire into owl legs... you can see the finished product here.
Thank you so much for all the lovely comments and emails regarding my dolls.
There is now a listing in my online shop for made-to-order Willowynn dolls... I was a bit hesitant to do this as I'm pretty slow and it's just me stitching these and I have a lot of orders to finish as it is...but if you're happy to wait a few weeks (or months!), I'm happy to make a doll for you :) Thank you!!! This is my Grandma doll. Her jumper is made from one of my old skirts...in fact her dress is also made from one of my old skirts. This one has gone to Denmark.
I made this little doll as a custom order for a little girl with brown hair and a love of fairy tales. Her cloak is removable and she has a choice between two different skirts.
You can see the details here. My last order for this year has been wrapped and posted (phew!). Time for a little rest now I think...but before I disappear into my holidays (children, reading books, making new clothes, swimming in the ocean, painting the bathroom)...I just wanted to say thank you for making the first year of Willowynn so, so amazing. It's because of your support that I've been able to follow my dreams. I have a head full of ideas for things to make in the new year and I can't wait to start.
I wish you happy and safe holidays... Take care, Margeaux I used to make bags. I used to be Red tree designs.
Maybe I still do make bags. I haven't decided. This is one I made for my friend last week... I have just had the best time making this, my first proper barn owl (with legs, claws and wings). He is a commission piece so I'll have to say good bye to him this afternoon. I love making new pieces...looking at illustrations in books, sketching, thinking, planning, experimenting and that feeling you get when something all of a sudden looks just how you imagined :)
Working on something new this week. I'm trying to make an owl with legs, claws, wings and a tail (my other owls are much more simple) and it's turning out to be a bit of a challenge! I'm having a lovely time though. Will show you what it looks like when I'm done.
With a woollen cloak to rug up against the cold, she is in her best forest-wandering dress.
She is made from discarded cotton remnants and wears a mauve silk dress hand-stitched from fabric that reminds me of moth wings. Her grey-blue wool hooded cloak is made from an old woollen blanket...all little scraps I've been saving for something special. She'll be available to purchase here. Here they are! A set of Willowynn postcards professionally printed on recycled card with a beautiful soft, matt finish. They come with envelopes too...so you can write private messages to your friends
So happy with the way these turned out. *New updated Willowynn postcards available here.
Oh my goodness...Willowynn features in the August issue of online magazine, Winkelen. You can read the article here...it is so beautiful...feeling a little bit overwhelmed.
http://issuu.com/winkelen/docs/winkelen_august_2014/76 My latest rabbit. I think he'd feel most at home on a special shelf where he can watch over things.
He's made from an old, slightly thread-bare woollen scarf...I've darned the areas on his body where the wool is thinnest. He's available here. Have I mentioned my little boy loves blue whales? I made this one for him. I made seven (!) prototypes before I was happy... *This design is now available as a sewing pattern.
...and here is one of the finished owls. Must say, I'm pretty in love with him :) I've listed a few of these in my online shop tonight.
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HelloMy name is Margeaux Davis. I'm a doll-maker, sewing pattern designer and children's book illustrator, based in northern New South Wales, Australia. Categories
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