Desktop card

Birthday card for my boss.

Birthday card for someone who's decorating

For one of my colleagues who has been spending all his spare time recently decorating his bedroom.

Radley card

A birthday card for a Radley-lover. Unfortunately I could not afford to give the full-sized bag as a present!

Blythe card

I made this card for Mum, for Mothers Day. It's based on the promotional cartoon for Gentle River, one of my favourite Blythe dolls, who was the inspiration for my custom ADG Blythe, Mariel.

My Japanese day

First I went to Kelvingrove Museum to have a look at an exhibition of eight Japanese surimono prints. They were used in a similar way to greetings cards, but because they are so delicate not that many have survived.
After having a look at the shops on Byres Road (where I bought a Momiji doll) I found a noodle bar called Wudon on Great Western Road, so I had my lunch there (Gai Chow Fan(chicken fried rice) and Gen Mai Cha(green tea with roasted rice)).
I then went to the botanic gardens where the Hina Matsuri was taking place. There were various stalls with origami, furoshiki wrapping, and Japanese sweets, and I was able to get my photo taken wearing a kimono for the first time. There was also taiko drumming.
Finally I went to the Collins Gallery where there was a fascinating exhibition of sashiko stitched textiles. The old and new garments on display were varied and beautiful, and there was also some old film playing of traditional life on Sado island, which was very interesting. There were also some people taking part in a sashiko workshop.

Tetris card

Continuing the birthday card season - this one was for a friend who's into retro games. There are more to come soon - all the birthdays in my family and close colleagues are in the three month period from mid February onwards, and there's Mothers Day too.

Camera card

This card was for a colleague who is a keen photographer, mostly of birds.

Twilight birthday card

I made this birthday card for a colleague who had read my copy of Twilight after hearing about it from one of her classes (she teaches Biology). I had made the card about a week before her birthday, so I was very amused when a few days before her birthday she lent me the DVD of Twilight!

Gung Hei Fat Choi!

A new dress I made for Zoe to celebrate Chinese New Year. It's made from felt, and the pattern was modified from Orriettacat's Asian coat pattern. The ribbon is one of my favourites - it was from VV Rouleaux, which shut down, so I've been saving it for something special. The black knot closure was found lying in a street in Edinburgh!
The shoes belong to my J-Doll, and are massive even on a Blythe, so I had to stuff them with cotton wool. It's a good thing I didn't leave them on long, as they stained her feet purple!
Her blue eyes go well with this dress, but I'm going to change them soon for some pale teal ones.
Now I feel like watching "In the Mood for Love" to celebrate both Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day!

Charity shop finds

Although I'd bought a make-up holdall as a doll case, I still had my eye open for something even better. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this in the window of a charity shop! It was the perfect shape, size, colour, condition, and price (only £3.99!). It even has a couple of pockets to store their clothes in. Now my Blythes are as happily housed as my Sindys and Pippas are in their vintage cases!

The kokeshi-like cats seem to be from Denmark. The big one is missing its tail, but I'm sure I can make one.