I've been working on a couple of things this last week, and one of them being a new product that I hope to carry regularly.  The second one was a labor of love inspired by Dior, one of my favorite fashion designers.

My product idea is a kit.  I made note at the Seattle Show how many people wanted to create dollhouse dolls on their own, but really no knowledge of where to begin.  So I thought why not?  And really how fun is it to share with people a passion of mine?  I hope I can create kits that are easy to understand...so I'm having some family members over next week to be my guinea pigs.  They are crafty ladies, so I'm sure they'll be able to help me fine tune this kit.  Here is a preview of the label:

This would include the porcelain doll, all china painted and assembled, the fabric, notions, wig and instructions.  This doll mold is one of my most favorites, "Kelly" by Doreen Sinnett.  One of the more challenging parts of this kit was my pattern development and then the printing of the scaled fabric to the pattern pieces.  Like this:  

This is the actual fabric.  It seemed to streamline the process and perhaps make it easier for the doll maker to get those tiny pieces ready for assembly.  Hopefully, if this is my final stage of development, I will have these kits available very soon in my Etsy shop (www.etsy.com/shop/lillislittles).

And then, my Dior doll.  So much fun!  I love the New Look era of fashion!  She sold within 15 minutes of my posting her up!  Her jacket is a cream colored silk, tailored to fit, with a peplum.  Her full pleated skirt cascaded down from a fitted waist yoke.  I think she turned out lovely :)

So there you have it.  My last week's labor.  Here's to the miniature biz!  

It's been awhile....

I've neglected you, my little blog!  It's definitely been awhile since I've posted.  Honestly, so much has happened in the last year that has changed things drastically!  I'll try to post this in a nutshell (he he) !

First off, from the previous post I wanted to show a picture of the doll that came from that inspiration. (http://lillislittles.blogspot.com/2015/02/victory-rolls-in-miniature.html)  She's in someone's treasured collection now, but oh what joy to create her!

In this last year, I've gotten engaged!  Yes, my sweet love of 2 years now!  Soulmates are real!  Love is real!!

I now have a little studio in our garage that he has built for me.  I will take pictures soon, but it's adorable.  Painted in blush with white trim and a pained window looking out on a beautiful fir tree.  It's my piece of heaven.  Life is bliss.

I've been working hard on Lilli's Littles and making my online presence and offline presence more real than ever!  My etsy shop is growing and gaining more admirers and I've gotten the chance to meet some wonderful people all over the world.  etsy.com/shop/lillislittles  .

My first show was the 2016 Seattle Miniature Show ( http://www.seattleminiatureshow.com/ ) .  What a blast!  My daughter came with and we giggled all weekend.  So many nice people to meet and chat with.  I plan on going to more shows.  I learned quite a bit from this first show and gained some great advice from fellow dealers.  Look for me at the Portland Miniature Show this fall of 2016!  http://www.portlandminiatureshow.com/

Some of my latest creations:

So that's a quick rundown of the latest events since the last time I wrote.  My life is wonderfully happy and my business is growing and my ideas are ever expanding!  I've many more miniature doll products that I hope to introduce.  Keep watch and thank you for reading!

Lilli