Thursday 30 May 2013

A Touch of Silver...


My Mum wanted a special gift for her brother's 70th Birthday, so I made a caravan key ring for her. It has a sterling silver screw fitting key ring, and a pure silver caravan, which has been textured and antiqued.
 
It was much more fun than the caravan holidays I endured as a teenager!!!! Keep your eyes peeled for a plastic brooch, and some mixed metal key rings based on this design.....
 
I've had so much fun working with silver that tomorrow I'm going to make some silver doll pendants too.


Tuesday 28 May 2013

Catching Up.....

We had a marvellous day at GO4 Market Café

Lesley's Girls Vintage 
 
 
Lesley's Girls Vintage 

Tote bags & pillow dolls 

Doodle brooches 

Dollie Brooches & Doodle pins

 What's Your Tale Nightingale?

 What's Your Tale Nightingale?

 Eclectic Visage

 Eclectic Visage

Sarah Lawrence Designs 

Sarah Lawrence Designs 

 Love this Picture!

Lullabelle's Treasures

There was so much to see, and so many lovely people to talk to, I even forgot to try the cake!!! Everyone was really friendly and welcoming. We will definitely be popping up at GO4 again.
 If you are in Colchester make sure that you pop in, as well as the pop up traders like us there are now 5 permanent residents, fresh home cooked food, great coffee and a place for the kids to play. Open Monday to Saturday 10am 'til 4pm.


Paper & tin treasures

We had a lot of sunshine over the bank holiday weekend, so we spent a fair bit of time outside, hunting for treasure and planting flowers in the garden.

Kitty Tote Bag

The sunshine has now been replaced with rain, and so back to work....this week I'm going to be working with silver, and working on the design for my next sculpture.
 
 


Tuesday 21 May 2013

Pop Up Shop

This Friday, 24th May 2013 Dottie Dollie will be Popping Up at the GO4 Market Cafe  in Colchester town centre.
  • Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Street
  • CO1 1JR Colchester, Essex
 
 
 
It's a wonderful venue, and the home to Lesley's Girls Vintage, What's Your Tale Nightingale, Sarah Lawrence Designs as well as pop up traders like us! Lots of unique, vintage and handmade items on sale, a beautiful building, and a relaxed a friendly atmosphere.
 
 
 
The food is home made, and there are impromptu music performances, did I mention some scrummy cake!!! ;0)
 
I've got a lot of new bags and brooches which will be available for the first time on the day
 
Molly & Charlie
 

Pointy Pixie

Peggy in Pink

Tommy & Nelly

Kewpie
 
Robin Hood Shopper Bag
 
Peggy in Pink
 
Puppy Girls Shopper Bags

Jenny & June

I have got another bag and another brooch, but more about them tomorrow.....today is Mr Dottie's Birthday, so I must get back to celebrating!


Thursday 16 May 2013

Charmed!

Lots more charms in the shop......
 
Opening Dove Cote

Chim Opening Watering Can

Opening Heart Box

 Saxophone
 
 
 
 
 Saint Christopher
 
 Nuvo Phone Box
 
 Nuvo Horse Box
 
Cat with Enamel Bow


Tuesday 14 May 2013

Doodle Day

I was supposed to be listing some more wonderful charms on Etsy yesterday, but I woke up with a cold, and just couldn't face it. So instead I made some Doodle brooches.
 
Peggy in Pink

Pointy Pixie

Molly, Charlie & Peggy
 
 


Sunday 12 May 2013

More Charms......

A few more charms in the shop today.....
 
Nuvo Shopping Trolley Charm/Pendant

Large Pink Crystal Teapot Charm

Opening Owl Charm
 
Ice Skater Charm
 
These would all make lovely pendants too!


Saturday 11 May 2013

Charming Charms.....

Just listed a couple of new charms in my Etsy Shop
 
Nuvo Dressing Table

Nuvo Caravan

Lucky Chimney Sweep

Opening Typewriter
 
There are more to come..... :0)

Also debuting in Etsy Shop this week are the Dolly Dingle Pillow Dolls!
 
Large Valerie

Small Johnnie & Joan

Small Peggy

The whole gang....so far!
 
The antique paper dolls in my collection, are fragile, and difficult to display, so these reproductions have been hand printed onto Egyptian cotton, and stuffed with all new polyester stuffing. Great to display on a shelf, or your bed...they are also great to cuddle :0)