Nancy Drew's Sleuth Kit

I've been working on my paper quilling skills, and now Nancy has a magnifying glass, flashlight and pair of binoculars.

I also made her a little box to put them in with some marvelous alligator print origami 

paper that I found. 

The Nancy Drew Project

I've been working on turning a Midge doll into Nancy Drew. 

I started out by giving her a haircut and knitting her a silk and cotton dress. I had to combining three vintage patterns to get the look that I wanted and I'm pleased with the result. I also made her some suede gloves (the tiniest I've ever made) and some glass pearl earrings and a matching necklace. Now she needs a flashlight, magnifying glass, and perhaps a pair of binoculars.

The Angora Bros are Back...

...and I've made them little papers so they can read up on current events and 

amuse themselves looking at the ads. 

They are fond of taking selfies. 

Olivia Bear

This is Olivia 

She's a little velvet bear with leather paws and is my first hand stitched bear. Here, she's wearing an alpaca sweater and a pair of purchased boots. 

I've put together several little outfits for her over the years. Here is her sailor suit,

Her plaid dress and velvet sash.

And last but not least, her party dress made from a vintage silk scarf. 

Winter Hats

This Last winter I got a reprint of a 1920s clothing catalog from Dover Publishing. Their hat selection inspired me, and the bears got little hats. The one on the left is corduroy and the burgundy one is flannel. The scarves are another vintage wool.

Dressing the Angora Bros

The bears' wardrobes expanded with waistcoats out of a vintage wool...

And they got eyes and pants! Well, trousers and a pair of plus fours to be exact. 

Creating the Angora Bros

These two were put together from an old Angora sweater that had a little moth damage. Their muzzles are suede and they have floss noses. I still haven's decided on names yet, and they don't even have eyes in these pictures, but they certainly seem full of personality.  

The Angora brothers try on their new shirts and silk ties.