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    Carolyn

    Gender: Female
    Location: United Kingdom
    Orientation: Straight
    Children: Not for Me
    Body Type: Average
    Religion: Christian - other
    Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
    About Me: I'm married to Tony, we live with Teasle & Peach our Meezers in Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE England. I have a growing family of Ball Jointed Dolls & I like to make clothes and stuff for them. My website is www.littlegreteldolls.co.uk I enjoy sewing and generally being creative : )
    Music: Tchaikovsky, Handel, Haydn, Strauss, Mozart, Delibes. Film Soundtracks. Mike Oldfield, Blackmores Night, Clannad, Enya. Nightwish, 30 Seconds to Mars, My Chemical Romance.
    Movies: Breakfast at Tiffanys, A Knights Tale, Ever After, Edward Scissorhands, The Mummy, Disney animated classics like Snow White, Enchanted,Harry Potter, Kikis Delivery Service, Totoro. Suspiria, Bram Stokers Dracula + lots of other Horror ! Plus it wouldn't be a Bank Holiday without a Carry On Film : )
    TV: Supernatural,Dresden Files. At the moment - Smallville, Ghost Whisperer & The Tudors
    Books: The Magic Wishing Chair one of many favourites by Enid Blyton. Cicely Mary Barkers Flower Fairies. Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee. Tolkiens The Hobbit. Harry Potter (of course). Elfquest Comics. The Song of Albion & The Pendragon Cycle by Stephen Lawhead The Lady and The Unicorn or anything else by Tracy Chevalier. Chocolat, Blackberry Wine, Lollipop Shoes by Joanne Harris. Hubble Bubble, Seeing Stars and Love Potions by Christina Jones. The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher Inkheart - Cornelia Funke. The Spiderwick Chronicles - Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi. The Cottage Witch - Ellen Dugan.
    Likes: Siamese cats, Ice-cream, crisps. Staying up late, summer sun in the evening & walking in the woods.
    Dislikes: Animal Cruelty, Crowds, Liars and especially carrots.
    Hobbies: Crafting, sewing, painting, collecting dolls & gardening.

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    I'm a little behind...

    Thursday, September 4, 2008, 04:35 PM [General]

    Actually I'm a lot behind ; )
    A few things to show here - first of all there's another scratch made journal I finished a couple of weeks ago.
    Can't seem to get Ida Rentoul Outhwaite out of my head at the moment and I used one of her pics as inspiration for this one.
    Covered in a lovely fabric with some nice hand details - the ribbon rose and stumpwork blackberry and a big russety bow. I like it !

    Something else I like is my new doll who arrived last week.
    Although the light has not been good for photos I did get some quick pics of her.
    I've changed her lashes for some mohair ones -  I think they frame her eyes better than the default ones.
    Here is Vanilla Ghost -

    And yes she does have a secret ! Someone in Moonflowers Garden has fallen for her...

    Oh and I spotted these boots at Gudren Sjoden !!!
    (Actually for me and not my dolls)
    Aren't they cool ?
    Look at the lining ! Purple with spots - nuff said.

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    Sweet September

    Monday, September 1, 2008, 03:58 PM [General]

    For the 1st of September I thought I would share this sweet picture.
    Fall under the spell of talented Jean-Baptiste Monge .
    Happy Autumn  ^_^

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    I also love the art by Jean-Baptiste!

    Marianne
    September 03, 2008
    12:15 PM CST

    Beautiful! I love Jean-Baptiste Monge's work. Thank you for sharing!

    Amanda
    September 03, 2008
    05:14 PM CST

    Thank u girls !
    Jean draws little bells in lots of his pics and I like trying to spot them : )
    Small things please me ^_^

    Carolyn
    September 04, 2008
    04:42 PM CST

    This week I have been mostly.....

    Sunday, August 17, 2008, 03:42 PM [General]

    This week I have been mostly making this sweet little journal.
    Covered in calico, painted and trimmed with tea dyed lace daisies to match the picture of Rosehip. Bound with a peach ribbon and filled with Indian hand made paper it will be perfect for displaying scraps, pics or even pressed flowers from our garden : )

    I will be waiting impatiently for this beauty to arrive - just ordered today - Notdoll Lab Princess P 3rd. I'm in love again !

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    Hi Carolyn, your journal looks beautiful!

    Amanda
    August 18, 2008
    03:28 AM CST

    Lovely journal! Altered art is all the rave these days!
    I've been bitten by the BJD... and you're right- I'm saving me pennies!
    I love the Puka one. Those ears had me sold! That lil' fae imp look!
    I guess I'll drool off of yours for a while. Maybe FaerieClaus will grant me my wish *winks*
    Thanks for the link and suggestions. I've taken note of them and doing my homework. Plus I have Haute Doll magazine and tons of info there. Again- thanks for your help.... much appreciated!
    Be Enchanted!

    Awny
    August 19, 2008
    09:21 PM CST

    Inspired by Ida

    Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 04:44 AM [General]

    Inspired by the delicate fairy drawings by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite I made Rosehip a simple cream dress trimmed with lace daisies.
    There are a few more pics here 
    I'm happy with the way it turned out and I love her with the deep 16mm yellowmarble Soom eyes. Dreamy !

     

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    She is lovely !

    Marianne
    July 30, 2008
    06:14 AM CST

    Like she's stepped right out of the book!

    Tommy
    July 30, 2008
    06:23 AM CST

    Stupendous! I think I must investigate this as a hobby!

    Merrie_Fae_Tresses
    July 30, 2008
    07:21 AM CST

    Thank u Marianne :)
    And Tommy - that's a great compliment ! Ida's fairies are so beautiful :)
    And thank u Merrie - dolls are a great hobby !
    Fairy dolls = double fun ^_^

    Carolyn
    July 30, 2008
    04:07 PM CST

    Absolutely gorgeous!

    Plumevine
    July 31, 2008
    04:42 PM CST

    Brooms & Staves

    Wednesday, July 16, 2008, 08:13 AM [General]

    Bryony's broom is finished. As near to the original as I could get, apart from the bow which I added just because I could : )

    Tony is the sculptor around here and he sculpted our original Broomsticks but I was inspired to get the clay out and have a go myself  - so was born The Unicorn Staff .
    The main part is actual rosewood and the horn is a silver plated shell - finished it is 46cm high (MSD) size.

    I'm happy with it and I'm looking forward to trying out a few more designs : )

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    Wow, that came out beautifully, Carolyn!

    Valerie
    July 16, 2008
    09:00 AM CST

    Thank u Valerie ^_^

    Carolyn
    July 17, 2008
    11:46 AM CST

    that broomstick looks fantastic!

    Isabella
    July 26, 2008
    12:41 PM CST

    Beautifully unusual!

    Amanda
    August 09, 2008
    09:45 AM CST

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    I squashed the mushrooms and it seems that they make a lovely imprint, but are very hard to move once they have been squashed.
    I am going to use a nicer paper style next.
    It's not every day that we get mushrooms in our yard. It really was a nice surprise.

    Alexandria LaNier
    August 26, 2008
    03:44 AM CST

    I actually squashed the mushrooms in a book just the other day. If they turn out good I'll take a photo of them and share it with you. I've never squashed mushrooms before so it should be interesting.

    Alexandria LaNier
    August 19, 2008
    02:44 AM CST

    Thank you Carolyn! I certainly have been busy hehe.. I'm glad you like Heart of the Fae :) It's become quite popular in DaWanda, which can only prove how many Fae Hearts are out there :)

    <3

    Plumevine
    August 11, 2008
    06:43 AM CST

    I'm happy that you like my bjd :)

    Lily Young
    July 21, 2008
    08:09 PM CST

    The BJD is in my blog now :) Take care :)

    Lily Young
    July 20, 2008
    12:36 AM CST

    Thank you Carolyn! I love your broomsticks, they look so real!

    Plumevine
    July 19, 2008
    11:05 PM CST

    I was varnishing her wood box and let it dry first. When it is all finish I will post it in my blog and let you know. I hope you will like my BJD :)
    Take care and have a nice day Carolyn.

    Lily Young
    July 19, 2008
    07:04 PM CST

    Oh wait!!! The costumes are pretty too :)

    Lily Young
    July 16, 2008
    06:11 AM CST

    Thank you Carolyn. I like your BJDs they are adorable. During my spare time I handsculpt BJD :)

    Lily Young
    July 16, 2008
    06:09 AM CST

    Hi Carolyn, thanks for stopping by to comment on my work. I LOVE your little Pip. He's precious!!

    Valerie
    July 12, 2008
    07:40 PM CST

    Your little dolls are so sweet. Who could resist those little faces.

    I want one of my own.

    Alexandria

    Alexandria LaNier
    July 11, 2008
    03:36 PM CST

    Thank you! :)

    Maryanne
    July 07, 2008
    07:42 AM CST

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