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Now that I live near the forest, I see so many bats flying around in the evenings. And I love it! I've always associated them with one of my favourite bands Bauhaus and their song 'Bela Lugosi's dead'. So making these bats all year round is absolutely a blessing. Thank you for purchasing them not just for Halloween, haha! 🦇
The calm beauty of the rainy day. 🌧
Every time I feel so humbled reading your reviews, my dear customers. 😌 It's crazy how much it means to hear feedback from the people you're creating for. It's almost like having a conversation! ✨ Also, it was one of the best decisions to offer sculpted and painted faces in my Etsy shop. Seeing how much fun you're having just by creating dolls with them, fills me with joy as well 👏
Etsy just announced about Design Awards they're doing. I'm submitting this little guy. 🐻 Even though there are just a few sections and I feel they're looking more conventional stuff to award, I want to represent our growing doll makers’ community. There are so many doll collectors around the world, but art dolls are still not really recognized by big brands like Etsy. Maybe this fluffy guy will qualify as nursery decor, haha. If you have an Etsy shop, participate too! 👌✨
Wonderful and unfettered weekend - walking in the dewy forest, foraging and spending time with family. For complete perfection, I'm starting to read a new book, haha. Currently, I enjoy novels set in the wilderness, where people live in harmony with nature. 🌿 And with environmental issues becoming even more apparent, that raw beauty gives me hope. 😌
Today I've reached a very important milestone! I've been sculpting a new porcelain doll prototype for a year now and finally put the pieces together. It's working perfectly! Just a few finishing touches left and it'll be all done. You can follow this progress on my other account @nymphaidolls 🌿 Celebrating with pizza now, haha. If you're not interested in porcelain dolls, here's the fluffy teddy to delight you. 😍
Today I've brought some lilacs to the studio. My small space smells like a flower shop right now, haha. 😍 And of course, I couldn't refrain from taking a picture with one of the elves. Colour match is almost perfect, isn’t it? By the way, these guys are filled with dried lavenders! 🌸
The past two days I didn't have to ship any orders and finally could work on my porcelain prototype, which is almost done, I just can't stop perfecting it, haha. 🙈 So, the two days without going to the post office and I have so many mixed feelings. Just hear me out. My first thought was "Finally, I have some time to work on something else", the second thought followed closely, "Why no one is purchasing anything?! Is there something wrong with my Etsy shop??" I'm sure every freelance artist is feeling the same way. You feel stressed when there are too many orders and you feel stressed when there are none for a few days. I'm trying to stop this spiral and be mindful about how I handle these situations. Recognising these patterns is the first step! 👌 Sharing this, so you'd know that behind every cute picture not everything is going as smoothly as I wish, haha. 🤷‍♀️
When I've sculpted this face I didn't know what doll I'm making with it yet. And it didn't come for me for quite a few months! 🤷‍♀️ So I've been offering these faces for sale in my Etsy shop and I can't even imagine how many beautiful dolls my clients made with them. Now I can contribute one as well. 😌 By the way, if you've ever made a doll with one of the faces from my Etsy shop, don't forget to tag me. I'd love to see them! 👏
Just recently I've started to experiment with fluffy materials and it's really changing my perspective when it comes to doll making. The fabric itself can truly dictate how the doll will look like. This was the case when I found a roll of shaggy, fuzzy, soft material. I immediately knew that it'll become a teddy bear. And I'm very glad that I've listened what the fabric is whispering, haha. Just look at him! 🐻 By the way, this little guy in the picture is ready to ship. 👏
 
 
 
 
 
 
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