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Woven Venus of Willendorf
For the longest time, I have been meaning to design and weave a Venus of Willendorf that would be the same size as the original tiny statue (4 inches/10 cm) tall. So, I finally sat myself down and...
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The Fairy Door opens again
Tottie Tomato and Peggotty Caroline heard sounds coming from the Fairy Door down by the apple tree. copyright Noreen Crone-Findlay http://www.crone-findlay.com What’s that? A hand! A hand opening the...
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Tottie Tomato meets the Quimper Hittys
Tottie Tomato and I are enchanted by the magical blog: Quimper Hittys LINK When we went on holidays at the end of July, Tottie Tomato and I (Tottie Tomato, Pinkie and Blue Bear always travel with us),...
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Permission Doll
I’ve just posted a new pdf pattern to my etsy shop: The Permission Doll LINK The Permission Doll was inspired by a wonderful thing that my father once said to me. copyright Noreen Crone-Findlay...
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Carving Wooden Dolls- My first homage to Hitty
Last August, I posted a brief introduction to my first homage to Hitty dolls. LINK I have been carving and making wooden dolls since I was a very young girl, and it’s one of my passions, but hadn’t...
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How I carved 2 little wooden dolls from an Arbutus branch
copyright Noreen Crone-Findlay http://www.tottietalkscrafts.com We had a branch from an Arbutus tree that was trimmed from our sisters’ tree many years ago, so it is really dried out and incredibly...
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Fleur’s foot
Fleur did not make the move from our old house to the new one unscathed. Fleur is a wooden lady of advanced years – I carved her more than 30 years ago, and she has some fragility about her nowadays....
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Fleur has a celebration
Fleur, a wooden doll that I carved many decades ago, had an uncomfortable situation arise during our move- her foot went awol and had it’s own adventures. Luckily, it re-appeared and is now firmly...
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Carving a tiny wooden Gnome Doll
Sometimes, when you are carving a doll, you will start with one thought in mind. But, there are times when it becomes clear that the doll wants to be something else entirely. This just happened to me...
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How to weave doll dresses on pin looms
It’s pure joy to carve little wooden dolls. And, because I love weaving on small looms, it makes sense to weave dresses for them, too. copyright Noreen Crone-Findlay http://www.tottietalkscrafts.com...
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Carving and weaving for the Birch Tree Sisters
Lately, I have had a very magical time, carving small, and even smaller, (much smaller) dolls and weaving for them. copyright Noreen Crone-Findlay http://www.tottietalkscrafts.com It all began just...
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A truly tiny wooden doll
I couldn’t resist. I just had to see how small a doll I could carve … So….I cut very small doll parts from another birch tree twig. copyright Noreen Crone-Findlay http://www.tottietalkscrafts.com And,...
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Miranda Mermaid joins the Story Door Dolls
Itty Bitty Hitty was playing on the Story Door today. She has discovered that the Lion’s Head door knocker is perfect for practicing acrobatics. If she asks the Lion nicely, he is quite accommodating...
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Itty Bitty Hitty and the Tall Ship
Miranda Mermaid was cold, so was very pleased to receive a new shawl woven just for her. Her friends were all so busy admiring it…. copyright Noreen Crone-Findlay http://www.tottietalkscrafts.com that...
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Itty Bitty Hitty’s great adventure- 1
Itty Bitty Hitty got carried away through the Story Door by a mischievious Tall Ship: See Here for details: LINK Poor Coco sat and sat in front of the Story Door, waiting and waiting and hoping for...
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Itty Bitty Hitty’s great adventure- 2
Itty Bitty Hitty vanished through the Story Door on a magical small Tall Ship, leaving Coco and the other Story Door Dolls to worry and fret. See LINK She amazed Coco by coming home safe and sound,...
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Two of my hand carved Story Door Dolls for sale
I am selling two of my hand carved ‘Story Door’ dolls. They are each 6 inches tall. They are fully articulated and stand independently without doll stands, although they are known to play dominoes...
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A Visit to the Carousel Horse carving workshop
I’ve always loved carousel horses, and have made tapestries of them, but have never been inspired to carve one. I much prefer to carve small dolls :) A couple of weeks ago, my family and I went to Fort...
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Another Mermaid
I’ve always loved mermaids…. so when a little block of wood called out, ‘Mermaid in here!’, of course, I had to get carving! And, here’s who was in that wee block of wood…. tiny Siobhan: copyright...
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An adorable gift
A dear friend of mine sent me the sweetest gift- a delightful little vintage dog who is very at home with the Story Door Dolls! copyright Noreen Crone-Findlay http://www.tottietalkscrafts.com Her name...
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