ABOUT ME

I live in fresh green Tasmania  with my husband and three children, my four cats, five hens and a very cute duck called Charlie.

All my life I have made things with my hands - knitting, sewing, crochet, doll making - because I can, because I love it and because it helps my family be more self reliant.

The things I make nurture me and help me to nurture my family.

I have always, always loved needlecrafts  have knitted and sewn my way through my life.
I began dollmaking with the birth of my third child 13 years ago and I love it more with each doll I make.
I take great pleasure in using the best materials I can find, some sourced locally from the bounties of Tasmania and Australia and some are the best from the rest of the world.

I am totally besotted by the wonderful artwork of vintage children's illustrators such as Jesse Wilcox Smith and Mabel Lucie Atwell , Eloise Wilkin and Corinne Malvern.
I love Little Golden Books and Ladybird Books and Enid Blyton tales.

I love children, little tots, in handmade, home made clothes. Knitted sweaters and cardigans, warm cosy corduroy trousers and overalls, pretty cotton frocks and skirts, white socks and maryjane shoes.