I can’t stop. They’re just too cute. And the garment combination is neverending. Also, I keep remembering the embroidery thread I haven’t used in a while, and the discovering forgotten scraps of lovely fabric…
An elf hat and a cozy jacket… yearning for cool weather on a hot South Texas day. Another reason to create a miniature world. You can have any season you want!
The patterns are all by Ann Wood, including the doll itself. The jacket and the hat are included in the collection of free patterns and projects of the Miss Thistle Society. The shirt under the jacket, ironically, is from the Summer Wardrobe (with some added hand-painted trim).
Here’s her friend. She was more chilly, so she grabbed a scarf.
The stand is handmade, too. Those I find online are too generic and bland for the asking price, and creating my own was much more fun.
Of course, the tiny dolls have their tiny world: a house, books, a cozy reading nook.
Stay tuned for more news of the world of Chardon (that’s Thistle in French), and if you want to join the Miss Thistle Society but don’t feel up to stitching so tiny, look for announcements here and at Loom and Needle. Tiny handmade dolls might just appear in the shop in the near future.