Pierrette is my tribute to the French tradition of sad clowns and I have named her after her male counterpart, Pierrot. Her head is made in three pieces with a seam up the centre back and a flat face. This I have drawn and coloured using fine pen and pencil work. She has a fine line from each eye to represent the traditional Pierrot tear. Her neck ruffle is gathered lace and her costume is her body. It is made in two fabrics joined at the centre front and back, and is stitch jointed at the shoulders and hips to allow her to sit in pose. Her hands are made separately with wired fingers and are poked into her costume sleeves. Her feet are also made separately and poked in at the ankles. Plaited fine ribbons surround her face and are left to fall from a ribbon rose stitched to one side
The pattern to make Pierrette is $15 and includes detailed instructions and clear diagrams to complete the doll.
The kit is available for $36 and includes the pattern, the fabrics, ribbons, buttons and lace.
For those who do not wish to draw their own face from the pattern instructions, Pierrette's printed face is available on ivory quilter's muslin for $13.50.

Truffle is the cheeky little fairy who inhabits the toadstools. She is jointed together with tiny beads, has a hand drawn and coloured face and “fly away” hand dyed mohair for hair. She wears little bloomers under her gathered sundress, and has stiffened fabric wings which can be decoratively hand or machine stitched. Her spotted toadstool is shaped with darts and stands alone with a firm base. Grass blades “grow” from the base and of course Truffle shares her home with the lace motif dragonflies.


The pattern for Truffle and her Toadstool includes detailed instructions and clear diagrams and is $15.

A kit to make her and the toadstool is available for $56 and includes the pattern, fabrics, hand-dyed mohair for her “hair”, beads and lace motif dragonflies. Stuffing is not included.

Neptune’s Daughter has surfaced from the depths of the seven seas. I have designed her as a hanging doll. Her fish tailed body is contoured in shimmering panne with a medium stretch “skin” fabric pieced in. Her head is made in four pieces with a centre front profile seam, hidden under a layer of stretched fabric. Her face has some needle sculpting and is hand-drawn and coloured in fine pen and pencil to mimic the colours of the oceans. She has hand-dyed mohair for hair and her gown is made from panne tendrils that wrap around her and hang off her like seaweed. She has gusset joints at the elbows, and her fingers are wired. Her dress is adorned with strings of pearls and metal charms collected through the seas of her travels.


The pattern for Neptune’s Daughter includes detailed instructions and clear diagrams and is $15.

A mini kit is also available for $28 and includes the pattern and instructions, her “skin” fabric and mohair “hair”.

When you wish upon a star, The Wish Fairy is sure to hear. She is a 50cm (20in) cloth fairy doll, designed to hang, wearing a costume mode with peaked and lined panne velvet layers, embellished at each point with a star collected in her travels. Her face is hand-drawn and coloured, her hair mode from hand-dyed mohair, and she wears a pointed panne velvet hat spilling a star tulle veil and fine ribbons. She has separate fingers with wire inserts to pose her arms and hands, and she balances a star wish on one finger.

The pattern for 'The Wish Fairy' includes detailed instructions and clear diagrams for the doll. It costs $15.00.

A mini kit is available for $32 and includes the pattern, mohair "hair", "skin" fabric and panne velvet. It comes in lilac and soft pink so you can add your own choice of fabrics.

Compassion is the Waterlily Fairy who sits just 15 cm (6in) high in her own waterlilly throne. Her arms and legs are simply wired to allow her to sit in the meditative 'lotus' position. Her face is needlesculpted and hand-drawn using pen and pencil, and her hair is made from hand-dyed mohair. She is dressed in petals with beaded stamens, and she wears a little beaded anklet.

The pattern for 'Compassion' includes detailed instructions and clear diagrams for the doll, her waterlilly throne and the lily pads. It costs $15..

A kit is also available to make 'Compassion' in pink, soft apricot, wisteria or lilac and includes the pattern and instructions, fabrics, beads, hand-dyed mohair and wire to make the doll, the waterlily throne and the lily pads. It costs $56. Stuffing is not included.

A mini kit is available for $31.40 and includes the pattern, mohair "hair", "skin" fabric and wire inserts for arms and legs.

Party Girl is a 48cm (19in) cloth fairy who wears a dress with lined full circle skirt edged with piping, gathered bodice and gathered quarter circle sleeves. It is finished with a sash and ribbons. Her arms are button jointed at the shoulders and elbows and she has wired fingers. Her legs are laced and beaded and she wears gathered bloomers. Her hair is made from fringing with a star headpiece. She has a needlesculpted face, drawn and coloured with pen and pencil and stitched eyelashes to match her hair. I have added glittered wings, and balloons made from polystyrene balls.


The pattern is available for $16.50.

A mini kit is available for $22.90 and includes the pattern, hair fringing and "skin" fabric.

Petallia is a 43cm ( 17in ) cloth fairy doll with a delicate hand-drawn face, hand-dyed mohair for hair tied up with fine cord or ribbon. She has a petal skirt, hence her name, with decorative buttons and beads, over a stretch panne velvet gathered underskirt. Petallia's wings are also petal shaped and rest over panne gathered sleeves. Buttons and beads accentuate her elbows and knees and she has button jointed hips and shoulders. Her fingers are wired with pipecleaners and she wears little suede slippers.

The pattern for Petallia is $15 and includes detailed instructions and clear diagrams.

Petallia's face is now available printed on silk for those who do not wish to draw their own. It comes in 2 colour variations, natural and lilac. It is $10.50.

Papilla is an enchanting 42cm (16 1/2 in) fabric fairy doll. She has a frilled dress, wired fingers, hand drawn and coloured face, petal bonnet and tulle wings. She is designed to hang in a window or on a doll stand.

 

The pattern is available for $15.00 and includes a butterfly lace motif for her petal bonnet.

Papilla's face is drawn on the pattern sheet for you to trace or a printed face is available with blue or lilac eyes for $10.50.

Hellebore is a 40cm (16in) fabric fairy doll, dressed in plush panne velvet. She has a needle sculpted face and button jointed shoulders, with wired fingers that allow her to hold those precious flower stalks from the plant after which she is named. Her dress is trimmed with fine cord and her feet with beads as ice skates, since it is Winter in my garden when she appears. She sprouts large organza wings and she is designed to hang.

 

The pattern is available for $14.25.

A mini kit is available for $18.50 and includes the pattern, hair fringing and "skin" fabric.

Eucalypta is the Gum Tree Spirit who lives in the valleys of the beautiful Blue Mountains near my home, a truly Australian doll. Her body is contoured in six pieces. She is button jointed at the shoulders, has gusset joints at the elbows and her fingers are wired. Instructions are included to make the gum blossoms that adorn her elegant leaf gown which is made from templates traced from actual leaves. Her face is needle sculpted and hand drawn and she wears a gum blossom hat. I have designed Eucalypta as a hanging doll to replicate the fall of the leaves on the beautiful trees that give her identity. She is 53cm (21in).

The pattern is available for $16.50 and has detailed instructions and pattern sheets(including the blossoms and leaves), and lots of clear diagrams.

A kit is available for $79.90 and includes the pattern and instructions, all of the fabrics to make the doll, fringing, buttons, stamens and pipecleaners to complete Eucalypta. She comes in bluish greens with either dusty pink or burgundy contrast, or leafy greens with the same choice of either dusty pink or burgundy contrast.

A mini kit is available for $29.40 and includes the pattern, hair fringing and"skin" fabric.

Hand-dyed fringing (enough for one doll) is available for $9.90.
Emily is the elusive fairy who lives at the bottom of my garden with her little elf friend, Alphin. Together they frolic among the daisies and dandelions. Each has an inquisitive hand-drawn face for which the instructions are included, and flowing hand-dyed mohair for hair.They have knotted elbows and knees, and stitched fingers, wrists and ankles. Emily wears broderie pantaloons and a pretty frill sleeved pinafore, lined with a broderie petticoat. She is always ready to potter among the plants wearing her garden apron and straw hat. Emily also wears a flower button anklet and carries a little terracotta flower pot. Alphin sprouts pointed elfin ears and wears cargo shorts, a shirt and vest, and little peaked cap. Both fairies have wings to help them hover while they play.

The pattern is available with detailed instructions and lots of clear diagrams for just Emily for $14.25 or for both dolls for $16.50.

Printed faces are available for Emily and Alphin for $10.50 each.

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