Eve’s Book

 It was Eve’s sixth birthday on the 5th, her gifts the book and doll had been secretly taken back with them after they visited at New Year ready for the occasion. The adventures of Poppy was a book that Eve helped me plan the idea for not realising it would be for her.

Some of the pages, the last story in the book was about Millie visiting with Poppy to get some new dresses before going to her new home.

After Eve read the story she received Millie to be her doll and of course Millie has to be introduced to Hallie the cat.

The new book

 I have two photo books I’m working on, the one started last year is almost finished but is held up waiting for some props to arrive  for the last set of photos. 

Lisa’s Summer holidays is a story I wrote for Eve and have illustrated it using the dolls.

Meanwhile I have planned another book project for this year, I hope to share photos soon of the first part. On the forward planning I need four pink party dress for the dolls so when Jan offered to take me shopping in New Plymouth on Monday it was the perfect opportunity to go to Spotlight and see if I could find some fabric. Spotlight was having a sale which allowed me to be tempted, the result being this collection of small print fabric. 

I have decided how I want to make the pink fabric up but need some lavender, yes I have a big bag of lace but as usual not what I want for the project, meanwhile while I wait for the lace I have ordered to arrive I am making a dress using the green fabric,  I bought a 20cm strip of each fabric , that piece will make two dresses, depending on the style, this time it will be a dress for Rosie and one for Millie at a later date.
 

What' s the time ?

 

Rosie is checking the time with a Dandelion clock.

  

It took lots of camera clicks to get the stages of the dandelion clock and to be able to sort out the best shots. Finn armed with the fire bellows tried to blow the seed heads away, while I clicked the camera hoping to get the one photo with the seeds floating away but we did not manage to get that shot, Still happy with the result.

More Decorations

I made bird decorations to have as small thank you gifts and Jan made theses Christmas stockings she ran out of time so I did the finishing touches there were 10 in the set.

I have one last lot of decorations to share but need a photo first then it will be collect ideas for next year while there is plenty of Christmas items about to give inspiration.

First Christmas Decorations

 The first Christmas decorations have been stitched, finished and Jan has picked them up, now to complete the next set.

The Christmas cats

And the decorations are going up in the living room, first is the little tree, Poppy gives her approval to the tree.