Thanks to Evie for her Handmade Romance

Photography & doll by Evie Barrow

    A few years ago I commissioned a much hearted doll designer, Evie Barrow of Handmade Romance fame. She made my first daughter, Gwen, a pirate doll.
    More recently I approached Evie again with the same request, as I have since had another daughter, Keira. To my absolute delight the new pirate doll [pictured above] arrived in the mail today. Just in time for Keira's first birthday.
    I couldn't thank Evie enough for such a darlin' little doll.

Artist Exchange

This week I participated in an Artist Exchange, and my recipient happens to be Evie of the Handmade Romance blog.

I gave Evie canvass art, 2 Emjie zines, plus a little zig-zag notebook.

Now for my embarrassing admittance: The canvass art should have been titled The Dancer. However at the time of writing at the bottom of the canvass I had another one of my art pieces on my brain. So Evie, if you are reading this, the artwork I gave you really is a one of a kind.

1 Million Women

Just this morning I discovered 1 Million Women through Handmade Romance. 1 Million Women is an organisation encouraging women to take steps toward a greener planet, essentially lowering our carbon footprint.

As someone who has already taking small steps to recycle I wish to do more. By joining 1 Million Women I am pledging myself to make an effort for our small planet. The website helps you keep track of your goals which you can update once a month. It shall be interesting to see how well I go with my goals.

Check out the website for 1 Million Women...

http://www.1millionwomen.com.au/

Romancing the Handmade Pirate

Recently I commissioned Evie of Handmade Romance to create for my baby girl a plush pirate princess. Originally I came across Evie's gorgeous pirate design when she provided a doll for Meet Me At Mikes 'Softies For Mirabel'. I was so enchanted by the doll, which resulted in my contacting Evie for the commissioned creation of the below pictured doll.

It was an exciting morning as the doll arrived in the post for little Gwen and the little pirate is too cute for words. Even M-Boo stopped to admire her and all the little details that were put in. She is a unique doll. She comes with all the accessories that a pirate needs - a swashbuckling sword, an eye patch, a parrot that sits on the shoulder, a 'skull and cross bones' shirt, and deep skirt pockets for all that pirate gold. I even noticed a sweet little tag on the skirt, with the letter G stitched in (I suspect to be a reference to Gwen's name). I also love the detail that was put into the doll face - the eyes are stunning. Evie certainly went all out on this project.

The pirate princess watches over sleeping Gwen

The pirate princess makes herself at home.

Thank you Evie! You did a marvelous job in creating Gwen's doll.