Blowing my own trumpet

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Anyone who knows me

will probably know by now

that I am an

Etsy Treasury addict.

I have curated hundreds of treasuries over the past two years.

I have had two of my treasuries (our items not included) make it to Etsy Home Page.(where they only have a short life of 1 hour!)

Only once before, I have had our item included in anothers treasury that did make it to Front Page...only to discover that our item was not actually featured on the Front Page display...   :(

But today, our item has actually been seen on Front Page!!

When this happens, it is incredible how many new 'hearts' are thrown your way!

Our papier maché sailing ship has been included in a lovely treasury called "With cream on top!" by Kathie, from Kaanpr.

Thanks Kathie!...we are so stoked!

:)

~by Vicki



Mad Hatter

Madness and mayhem...THAT is how my house looks at the moment.

But it has all been worth the MESS.

This Mad Hatter has finally

come together...

With attention to detail,

I have tried to come up with my own version of the Mad Hatter.

I had thought about a white face with red rimmed eyes...

but decided against that.

The sash of cotton reels was a bit of a challenge, but I managed to come up with an idea using balsa wood...and lots of delicate cutting and gluing. 

I have added fingerless woollen gloves,

to just show under the purple lace trimmed cuffs.

I will list him in our Etsy shop,

but I'm not sure he will stay too long.

You see,

Jodi(our best customer)has had her eye on him

(or rather, his face for some time now)

 so he most probably won't be able to

keep the others company for very long.

Above: Paige, Millicent, Marques, Mad Hatter, Rueben & Chantilly.

Thanks for looking!

~by Vicki

Frosty turquoise

Christmas this year has taken on a cool theme of turquoise.

For a sneak peek, here is

my latest Frost Faery modelling this beautiful colour to give you some idea of where I'm headed...

I will post photos on my Green and White Garden Blog,

when I have finalized our homes Christmas decorating.

For more info on this and my other faeries for sale in Lilliput Loft (on Etsy)

just click here.

Thanks for looking!

Bye for now,

~Vicki



The Princess and the Pea

It seems I can't get away

from the theme of

Princesses.

THIS nursery mobile was created

at the request of a repeat customer.

She had previously bought a custom coloured 'Hey Diddle Diddle' mobile from me...

and is soon expecting a baby girl now.

Her theme is the 'Princess and the Pea' with a colour scheme of pink/green & white, and she asked if I could make her a mobile to suit.

I have always loved this fairytale, which lends itself to fabulous images.

So I must tell you, that I had a bit of fun doing this one!

Lots of 

pretty trims and tassles

for the mattresses

topped off with

ornate

cushions and pillows.

I included a

bejewelled Tiara and 

glittering Chandelier

for a touch of Royalty.

For more information on this new mobile,

just click here.

Thanks for looking!

~by Vicki.



If the crown fits...

While continuing on working with the theme of Princesses,

this latest creation was fun to make.

I have just listed this gorgeous CROWN in our Etsy shop.

Click here to view the details.

~by Vicki



Fit for a Princess

Royalty has arrived at Lilliput Loft.

My Princess Nursery Mobiles are finally finished.

I have made them in shades of blue and pink with lots of white and silver...and just a touch of purple.

You can find them

here 

Just be sure to click on the little photos to see the details of each of these mobiles.

Thanks for looking!

~Vicki



Armada Pirata

These sweet little ships

have turned out so beautifully,

that it will be

hard to part with any of them!

Click HERE to see them in our Etsy shop.

Thanks for looking!

~by Vicki.

♪ ♫ I saw three ships come sailing by....♪ ♫ ♪

..♫  ♪...on Christmas day, on Christmas day...

I saw three ships come sailing by,

on Christmas day in the morning.♫ ♪

Well actually, there are a few more than three....

here is a sneak peek at my latest creations.

I couldn't wait to share them with you!

I am yet to crop the photos and decipher what the postage will be for each of these little beauties before I can list them for sale in Lilliput Loft on Etsy and Facebook.

~By Vicki.

Ahoy There! Me Heartys!

I'm afraid the new felt  mobile will have to wait a few more days....

as I have been trying to find the time to finish this project, that I started months ago.

I think I am on the home run now.

Just have a few more details and finishing touches...

(...here there be Pirates!)

~by Vicki.

Quietly Curious....a trip to Wonderland

Well...
This is how it all came about...

with a convo in our Etsy inbox...

"Hello. I love your work. Your images are enchanting and graceful. I have been looking for a skill-developing activity book for my baby daughter but I can't find one that is beautiful enough. Would you be interested in doing a commission? I am willing to pay a fair price for your labour.

I have some ideas, which we could discuss in detail if you're agreeable to a commission. The book would need to focus on skills such as tieing shoelaces, zipping, buttoning, buckling, matching colours, identifying textures, etc. I want it to have an edgy Alice in Wonderland feel to it. (Alice in Wonderland filtered through Tim Burton) I'm open to the use of novel materials and textures.

Thanks and hope to hear from you soon.

Clarissa"

Hmmm....let's think about this a moment...

it would need to have an 'Alice',

and a  'Mad Hatter'

And you can't have a Wonderland

without the forever grinning 'Cheshire Cat'.

(Our minds were racing with possibilities)

Hmmm...this could actually be do-able...

We could include a

Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee

and well, the White Rabbit was a must have!

 

The creative wheels were turning,

but how to turn these characters

into something

fabric and interact-able??

Hmmm... Google was scoured for inspiration,

'Alice' could have a bow!!!

Hmmm...Cheshire Cat...

well...

he has lots of teeth...

The Mad Hatter has

very fuzzy messy bright hair!

 This was really coming together now!!

Oh...the Caterpillar...

the Card Man...

the Tea Party...

 

Creative wheels

were ferociously turning now...

Many nights were spent

unable to sleep

with

images running through my mind.

ARRRRRGH!!!!!!

I must get this book

out of my head and on paper

or I will go crazy!!!

Some sketches were drawn.

Lots of trips to every conceivable

craft and fabric shop

were taken, for inspiration

...more sketches were drawn...

and eventually the prototype pages were born.

The lovely Alice

Alice's Boots

              

Cheshire Cat's big 'Grin'

                                

....well, sort of...did you know it is impossible to

make a zip CURVE?

(just something to note when trying to make a grinning mouth out of a large toothed zipper)

One of those poor harried CARD MEN

hurriedly painting the WHITE roses RED

 

The Tweedles

Tea Party

  

  Looking back now...

I REALLY SHOULD have thought
of a BETTER WAY other than BLANKET stitch,
to sew this little Tea Party....

took SOOOOO LONG!!!!

The quintessential Mad Hatter.


  

Now....One of my FAVOURITE things from Tim Burton's 

'Alice in Wonderland' was the


GORGEOUS SCENERY ...

 

 hmmm.....nice WROUGHT IRON GATES

.....and GIGANTIC mushrooms....

and of course those beautiful flowers!

Don't even THINK about asking me HOW I did these gates..."I'll never tell" :-)

   Look at those lovely TOPIARY....huh....a FLAMINGO!

 

I would HAVE to do something with THAT! 

I found this fantastic image of the Caterpillar, which was PERFECT as I didn't want to depict the Caterpillar with the smoke pipe that he can usually be found with.

Of Course a project of this magnitude cannot be attempted without the support of family and biggest fans (and helpers)

My little Ellie and Mum helping out with the making of the Flower People....

TaDa!!!

Just when I thought it was finished....sold....and complete....

Another order for two! For 2yr old TWINS!

(a girl and a boy) 

8 pages each, with the 'GIRL' pages in one book and the 'BOY' pages in the other....

Hmmmm....

....would need to design some more 'BOY' pages

Here comes the

March Hare,

White Rabbit,

Clock,

and Mad hatters Boots

Ahhhh, FINALLY FINISHED!

Boys Version

Girls Version



phew...all done....for now....


~ by Jill.