Strange Machines

I realised I never posted pics of my first Tiddlywinks dolls bought from yesteryear.

Here are the lovely ones I fell in love with. (Okay, okay, I’ll admit it, I bought them for myself but the kids play with them.)

Tyler – My very first Tiddlywinks doll. I fell in love with him with his sweet expression and gentle floppy ears. He waited patiently for me and then came to join our family.

Purry – Kitten’s very first Tiddlywinks doll. She loved her right away and Purry is still one of her favourite dolls today.

Cloudy – Wolf asked if I would buy him a Tiddlywinks cat too after seeing Purry, and he chose this sweet kitty.

Photos from Tiddlywinks.

The sweet cloth dolls arrived today.

Interestingly Wolf chose the cat because she is “pretty and has a ribbon” and insisted I leave the skirt on. Kitten was happy hugging the sweet rabbit.

Wolf christened the rabbit Floppy (after suggestions like Clocky and Rabbitty – latter of which is already belongs to another cloth friend) and the cat Girly.

Our lovely BitofWhimsyPrims doll bought on Etsy arrived on Thursday. She was beautifully sewn and very cuddly! Kitten adored her on sight. Wolf christened her Owly after an extensive review.

2 of these Tiddlywinks sweeties are on their way to us now. I couldn’t help getting these for the kids. Kitten will love dressing Meow and cuddling Breeze.

Feeling crafty today, I decided to make a stuffed liopleurodon for Wolf today. It took me surprisingly just under an hour thanks to a very compliant sewing machine who did not today spit out any thread.

Wolf loves it and declared that he loves it more than Teddy (which is high praise indeed)! He is hugging it to sleep right now.

This beautiful doll and lovely hand drawn card arrived from Chal-Baby from South Africa for Kitten today!

It was from her Godma in Malaysia who remembered her first birthday. Kitten absolutely loves her!

What I love about Etsy is it brings all these talented artisans from around the world together to sell their craft. Here is one of them.

And Kitten says a huge thank you to Godma and she misses you so much!