Roma

Little Roma was a custom made order from before Christmas that I really should have shared before now! She was ordered by the lovely Natasha who told me that the real Roma was crazy about art, so we thought it was only fitting that her dolly namesake was too!!

I made her artists palette from felt, using teeny pieces for the 'paint' which I pressed, rolled and sort of felted them on to the main piece, I sculpted the tiny paintbrush from fimo clay!

I never really expected for the majority of my work to be custom orders when I initially started Lou Loves This, but I am more than happy that it is! It is easily my favourite kind of work, and very healthy for the creative muscles! I love hearing each story, who the doll is for and why, what colours to use, personality traits......

Roma's little hairband is made from turquoise Irish Linen with felt and her dress is made from Liberty fabric. Don't you just love the print of this? I get all of my Liberty pieces from the lovely Alice Caroline.

I hope everyone is having a perfectly lazy Sunday! I am working on and owl made from Donegal Tweed that will be flitting off to France soon, which is not a bad way to spend a Sunday :)

Oh, and if you would like a custom made Lou Loves This doll of your own or for someone special, drop me a line! All my links are over there on the right, the best place to get me is on my Facebook page.

Lou x

Audrey & Val's Teaparty!

 

Remember a while back the lovely Jacklyn over at Oh By Golly hosted a giveaway of my doll Clara? Well she was won by the awesome Jill and her daughters Audrey and Valerie!!

 

Audrey & Valerie enjoying their tea party!

Jill sent me these photos eons ago (sorry Jill! :D) of a very special tea party that Audrey, Val & their friend Mackenzie threw for Clara! How darling!

Audrey & Mackenzie serving Clara her tea :)

Clara and her tiny teacup and teapot :)

Can you see all the gorgeous little teacups and teapots and spoons? Not to mention the mini piano and that cake stand full of yummy sticky buns! So sweet... as a wee girl, I would have been in heaven!! Jill tells me that no other dolls were invited as Audrey felt that Clara was 'too important' lol

 

Ohhh... look at her!! Pouring herself some refreshment... she's so cute!

Thanks to the wonders of Facebook, I have kept in touch will Jill, she is so lovely and witty too, she obviously dotes on her two beautiful girls... also, I think that Val is probably the funniest kid... ever!

Miss Clara, chillin'

So thank you ladies, for sending me these pics...You made my heart happy :)

 

PS ...can I move in and have tea parties too? lol

 

Jaelyn & Isabel

Look what dropped into my inbox a few days ago!!! This beautiful photo shoot of Jaelyn and her new little buddy, Isabel Owl...

Jaelyn's Mum, the lovely Jenny from Wright By Me got in touch a few weeks ago wanting an owl doll to match the new decor of her daughters room. The colour palette was coral, hot pink, creamy white and a touch of gold. Now really..... She couldn't have given me a better colour scheme!!

Detail of Jaelyn's room with little Isabel perched on her shelf!

It's great to be able to craft on a whim and create whatever you want, but to be given a design brief and the task of making something to someone elses specifications, well that's great for exercising the creative muscles... invaluable!

 

 

When Jenny sent me these photos of Jaelyn, (isn't she just gorgeous?) I was over the moon!! This wasn't something I expected when I started this little venture last Summer... I didn't expect to make such lovely connections with people, and for them to show me my dolls in their new home... I get a real kick out of that!!

So thank you Jenny and Jaelyn, for the challenge and for the beautiful photos, you made this girl very happy indeed :)

Jaelyn opening Isabel... I LOVE these pics!!

Please check out Jennys beautiful blog Wright By Me , she does some serious diy, decor and party planning!

Miss Betty Bee

 

Oh My!! Has it really been that long? I think it's safe to say that one lost ones mojo! :) I'm not sure what happened really... I have a tendency to want to hibernate every now and then, especially in the dark winter months...

 

Anyways, I am back in fighting form, with lots to share! So without further ado.... please meet Miss Betty Bee!

 

 

 

Little Betty has been floating about in my head for ages.... I originally sketched her months ago and was always gathering the materials and the bits n' pieces I would need for her, then all of a sudden, perhaps two weeks ago, I just HAD to make her!!

 

My original sketch for Miss Betty Bee...

It usually happens that way for me, a particular idea will stick in my mind  I'll mull it over and think of nothing else... So as inspiration hit, I quickly pulled out the stash of yellow and black that I had gathered and got to stitchin'!

 

 

Miss Betty Bee is flamboyant and creative, she loves to sing and dance, in fact I'm pretty sure she longs to be a Broadway Superstar.... she wants her name up in lights!!

 

 

Again, she is entirely hand stitched by moi, and she will soon be available in my Etsy store.

 

 

I am in full on sewing mode these last few days, and I currently have the cutest wee Polar Bear (her name is Patti... I think..) on my desk waiting for her new dress.... I shan't keep her waiting..

 

Until next time, which wont be another 3 months... promise! I gots lots  of  little dolls and critters and news to share, and I am super excited to be doing a swap with the lovely Denae from Ami Amore she makes the most darling teeny tiny amigurumis, you should check out her pretty blog :)

Drew & Maude

 

 

 Allow me to introduce my latest dolls... my two 'Little Spooks', Drew and Maude

 

 

Halloween is their favourite time of year! As you can see they are already all dressed up and ready for trick or treatin'!!

 

 

 

 

 

Miss Drew has a little vamp costume, complete with tiny fangs, I love her top hat, adorned with a maribou feather and a cameo button (much much thanks to a certain miss Emily from the 'Saturday Stitches Club', Drew's hat wouldn't have been the same without it!)

 

 

 

 

 

She wears fishnets and be-ribboned shoes, and  a lace fingerless glove, she even has some black lacey undies on!! Her adorable dress is lined with the most georgeous, soft,  polka dot tulle that you can get here from nuvonova

 

Miss Maude, on the other hand, is decked out in a cutesy wee witch costume!

 

 

Witches' hat, stripey stockings, a-line shift dress with peter-pan collar, buttons and pockets, tiny mary-janes with gold buckles...

 

 

 

...but my favourite part of Maude's costume is her Broomstick, hand sculpted and painted by yours truly... I am so pleased with it!!

 

 

 

The girls are now available in my Etsy Shop... to celebrate I am offering FREE SHIPPING for a very limited time only!!! Also if you would like have BOTH ladies come and live at yours, you can use the following code for a 10% (the code can only be used if purchasing BOTH dolls!)

 

DREWMAUDE10

 

All my dolls are completely handstitched!

 

 

Shared at the Momnivore's Dilemma Halloween Linky Party!!

 



Bea, a Little Deer...

 

 

This is Bea.... she has just gently reminded me that she hasn't had a blog post of her own.... Sorry Bea, I completely forgot!

 

 

Bea, is such a little darling, she is softly spoken, sometimes timid and often giddy, a great listener, she's always there to lend an ear to a needy friend... That's why everyone loves her so!

 

She sports a hand-stitched patchwork skirt, (made from 'Fig Tree & Co' fabric- yum!), with a hand- embroidered trim, all her accents are in geranium, a lovely coral/red colour! Made from quality wool mix felt and cotton, she is available in my Etsy Shop if you'd like to take her home!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Bea, has a few tiny little buttons and some wire in her cute antlers, so she would not be suitable for babies or very young children, she would however be perfect for display and/or the grown up doll lover ;)

 

 

So, there you go little Bea.... your very own blog post ;)