Flore in action!

Flore

She loves spring and flowers

Flore, as her name carries it, loves spring and flowers. This will be my inspiration for her outfit. I'm now active into making it on time for next Thursday's Dollectable, the pretty girl wouldn't miss it!

Flore was made from my latest pattern, she's a fully-jointed doll of 17 inches.

Her pretty hair is made of gorgeous hand-dyed cotswold locks I wefted in my atelier.

You'll discover more about Flore in the coming hours as Dollectabme is fast approaching!

See you later!

Dollectable April 2017

I'm proposing a second doll for this dollectable. This is Chacha, Eriko's little sister!

Dollectable April 2017

It's time for Baby Camille to find a home

VERSION FRANCAISE EN BAS DE CE POST

So here's the day for Baby Camille to find a home. This little one needs loving arms for hugs and cuddles.

If you need to read more about how this little doll is constructed, I'm inviting you to read THIS POST and THAT ONE which contains the later the later pics.

Camilleis about 11 inches, can tilt her head and bend elbows and knees. She can sit unassisted. Her hair is Kids Mohair locks. She will be delivered to you dressed with a nappy and a pair of matching socks hand knitted in soft alpaca yarn, as well as a small baby's top.
The main material of this doll is washed and carded sheepswool, sculpted with a felting needle. To see what the needle felting process looks like, I'm directing you to this little VIDEO that I shot a few months ago.

If you want to adopt Camille, her price is 375 €, and the shipping costs are 40 € internationally, 20 € for Europe and 15 € for France. You can acceed to the adoption form at the bottom of this post.
You can offer more if you wish, the postage will be offered to you, and a payment plan will be possible.
The form will remain visible for 24 hrs, that is to say until Friday February 24th, 10am EST.
The winner will be contacted at the end of the sale to the email address provided in the form.
If you have any questions, please contact me at lespoupz@sfr.fr

Thanks again for your daily support,
see you soon,
Sev

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Voici donc le jour venu pour Bébé Camille de trouver une famille qui voudra bien l'adopter. Ce petit bébé de 30cm a besoin de bras aimants et chaleureux pour l'étreindre et le câliner.

Si vous souhaitez en (re)lire plus sur comment cette petite poupée est conçue, je vous invite à retourner sur CE POST-CI, et CE POST-Là qui contient les photos les plus récentes. 

Camille mesure donc environ 30cm, peut incliner sa tête et plier coudes et genoux. Elle peut tenir assise seule. Ses cheveux sont de véritables boucles de Kids Mohair. Elle vous sera livrée habillée d'une couche et d'une paire de chaussettes assorties tricotées main en laine alpaca toute douce, ainsi que d'un petit body.

La matière principale de cette poupée est la laine de mouton lavée et cardée, sculptée à l'aide d'une aiguille à feutrer. Pour voir à quoi ressemble le feutrage à l'aiguille, je vous dirige vers cette petite VIDEO que j'ai tournée il y a quelques mois.

Si vous souhaitez adopter Camille, son prix est de 375€, et les frais de port sont de 40€ à l'international, 20€ pour l'Europe, et 15€ pour la France. Vous pouvez accéder au formulaire d'adoption qui se trouve en bas de ce post.

Vous pouvez offrir plus si vous le désirez, les frais de port vous seront alors offerts, et un paiement en plusieurs fois sera alors possible.

Le formulaire restera visible pendant 24 hrs, c'est à dire jusqu'à vendredi 24 février, 16h heure française.

L'heureu(x)se gagnante sera contacté(e) à l'issue de la vente à l'adresse email communiquée dans le formulaire.

Si vous avez des questions, merci de me contacter à l'adresse lespoupz@sfr.fr

Merci encore pour votre soutien quotidien,

à très vite,

Sev

THE SALE IS NOW CLOSED! THANK YOU FOR COMING BY!

LA VENTE EST MAINTENANT TERMINEE! MERCI DE VOTRE VISITE!

Ready to leave the nest

Ready to leave the nest

Baby Camille is trying her best to learn standing upright and walking! This may need a few months more to accomplish!

The little one is now comfortly snuggled into her cotton baby's top, made out of new upcycled baby's clothes. She'll also have her tiny feet and toes all warm in her handknit woolen socks. Of course she won't leave her assorted handknit nappy!

You can read more about Camille in this previous post.

Camille would be more than pleased to be able to join you.

Camille will be available for adoption here on Thursday the 23rd of February 2017, at 10am EST, via a form. This form will be visible in a new post and will be removed after 24hrs. It's a comment-style kind of sale. The base price is set at 375€, and the shipping costs are 40€ international, 25€ European countries, and 15€ national.

If you would like to offer more, the shipping cost will be offered, and it is possible to set up a payment plan.

The lucky winner will be contacted once the sale is closed, at the address mentioned in the form.

Camille, a baby boy or girl?

The pattern I designed to make this baby comes from the pattern of my model Petit-Pois

I'm currently working on a baby doll. Its peculiarity is that it can be a girl or a boy. That is why it's bearing a mixed name.
The pattern I designed to make this baby comes from the pattern of my model Petit-Pois. That's why you can find similarities in the roundness of its limbs and belly, and its general posture.

 

Its hair is made of soft , really soft Kid Mohair locks in black with lovely red highlights. These clean locks have been hand dyed, and home-wefted by me. I love its very realistic effect.

Its hair is made of soft , really soft Kid Mohair locks in black with lovely red highlights

Camille can move its head from side to side, and back and forth, thanks to a frame solidly integrated in its construction. It can also can bend its knees and elbows thanks to simple wooden joints. This good baby can sit unassisted, and can stay upright with some little help, but... remember it's a small baby, and THAT's already a good start!

Camille will be looking for an adoption family next week

Camille will be looking for an adoption family next week. A form will be visible here, under this "news" section, for 24 hours, starting on Thursday. It will be a MMAO - Make Me An Offer- type of sale. A newsletter will notify the subscribers earlier next week, and describe the steps to follow. If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter, you can do so by clicking the tab below.

Thank you so much for paying us a visit,

Hugs,

Sev

TITI CUSTOM SPOTS FOR MARCH 2017

my Darling little Titi critters

The payment is based on a 50% deposit and 50% balance+shipping charges basis.

They'll be listed on ETSY .

THE FIRST SPOT for March 2017 will be ready later today.. I'll announce it directly on Facebook once it's live. The next spot(s) will be scheduled later in the week and announced here on my site, and on Facebook.

You'll find a gallery of Titis on Flickr !

If you need further information, please comment this post, or contact me on FACEBOOK, or directly at lespoupz@sfr.fr

Thank you so much for reading

XOXO

Sev

Dollectable opening in a few hours

This is Irène

This lovely little lady will be happy to snug into your arms.

She has plenty of stories to tell you, imaginary ones, peopled with nice princes and princesses.

She has plenty of stories to tell you

She comes with her whole outfit, composed of a handknit lacy dress, in a lovely pale pink colour, an underdress I made from authentic vintage lace fabric from my collection, a pair of handkit lacy boots in a gorgeous yellow colour.

vintage lace fabric , lacy dress and boots

She will also bring her favourite cowl and her lace hair bow.

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Irène is 15 inches -a bit more in fact! She's made of natural fibers, and her head and body are totally needle felted. Her skin is DeWitte Engel fabric in fair colour. Her hair is made of a Tibetan lamb skin wig in a gorgeous plum colour. This hair is very easy to do in many different hairdoes. It can be combed with a wide teethed comb, and gently sprayed to keep the lovely little curls.

She has a weighted body. I added dollmaking beads into a secured pouch into her belly. Her arms and legs are rolled for more firmness and durability.

(she can) pose her head gently

Irène has an armature running from the core of her head deep down into her belly. This allows her to pose her head gently.

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Please note this doll is made for collectors; numerous little parts and long fibers could be dangerous to little children.

She's made of natural fibers

The Dollectable shop is opening in a few hours. Here's a link, thank you for paying a little visit <3

Thank you for reading,

Sev

Dollectable Feb 1st 2017

Milie's finally ready!

she's finally there!

She's there! Finally! After a crazy week I couldn't make it on time for Milie to be ready on Thursday, and I need to apologize for this short delay. But she's finally there! Fully dressed and ready to brave the cold weather! The days are really chilly nowadays, and I guessed I couldn't let Milie go in just a skirt and a blouse!

I decided to make her a comfy little fur vest, held at the waist with a long lace. It's also reversible, and the other side is made in a heavy woolen matching fabric that I fell in love with. 

tartan scarf

I wondered a lot about the shoulder straps of her skirt. I found the solution thanks to the friends on facebook who gave me their opinions, and helped me opt for a pair of very simple and thin straps, in the same fabric as the skirt.
I like the aerial outfit thanks to the tulle that creases under the skirt. The small folds here or there allow the whole to create the movement.
I also added a tartan scarf, and a knitted lace bonnet (pattern by Winterludes).
I like the detail of the small buttons and dots on her boots too.

small buttons and dots on her boots

Milie has flexible legs, thanks to knees made of wooden beads.

Milie has flexible legs, thanks to knees made of wooden beads.

She can also bend her head from left to right, and thus adopt endearing poses. Her head, and her body are entirely needle sculpted. I used a Rolling technique to form her limbs.
Milie's hair is made of alpaca fiber, sewn into wefts, which are then crocheted into a wig.

You will find a full Flickr album with the button below

Milie will be available next Tuesday, here, on my site. Her price is set at 595 €. The shipping cost is 40€ international, 25€ Europe, and 15€ national.
If you wish to welcome Milie in your home, you will be able to do so by filling out the form that will be available here on Tuesday, January 17, at 10am EST (16h heure française). This form will remain open for 24 hours.

If you have any questions, please contact me here, or on Facebook, or at lespoupz@sfr.fr

Thank you so much for your interest,

Sev

Custom Spots for Titi Dolls

I have great news for the fans of very little dolls!

For this year, I'm starting by re-thinking my custom offers. I would like to organise it by proposing custom spots for Titi dolls, on a regular basis, that is once a month. Depending on the requests that will be made, I'll be able to offer spots for one, two or maybe three dolls to be made for the month after.

The payment is 50% deposit and 50% balance+shipping charges.

It'll be listed on ETSY.

THE FIRST SPOT for next month will be ready later today.. I'll announce it directly on Facebook once it's live. The next spot(s) will be scheduled later in the week and announced here on my site, and on Facebook.

You'll find a gallery of Titis on Flickr !

If you need further information, please comment this post!

I hope to see you there!

XOXO

Sev

Best Wishes from LesPouPZ

I'm wishing you all a very Happy New Year. 2017 is starting with plenty of new ideas and energy which I'll be so glad to share with you!

You can now subscribe to a newsletter with the button below or on the HOME PAGE to be notified of what's going on in LesPouPZ studio, or be informed of the coming dolls, custom spots and shop uploads.

Dollectable Dec 1st 2016

Liam, 12-inch Natural Fiber Doll

Liam, 12-inch Natural Fiber Doll

Here's Liam! What a funny little boy, so lively and happy!

We can guess he got his lovely red hair and numerous freckles from an Irish great great great grandfather.

A lively and happy boy

Liam is 12 inches (around 30cm). His hair is bouclé mohair yarn, crocheted into a cap and tightly sewn on. His skin is cotton jersey from the Netherlands, in a fair pink complexion. His body, head and limbs have been worked with wool through different techniques of rolling and needle felting. He's weighted with dollmaker's glass beads, into his belly. I love his round shapes, with nice belly and bum.

Taking Walter for a ride

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Liam will be wearing his boy's underwear, that is red checkered bloomers and a sleeveless undershirt with cute little boats prints.

He will also have his favourite handknit Irish sweater, along with a pair of woollen baggy trousers.

Liam playing with his plush doggie pet, Walter

To comfort him as well, he insisted in taking his plush doggie pet, Walter, and promised he will be very careful, and feed him well.

He will also bring his handknit knee-high socks, just in case the winter becomes really cold, because he hates cold feet.

Liam will also have a cute green aviator-style bonnet that is not pictured here.

just in case the winter becomes really cold

Liam and Walter will be for sale during Dollectable on December 1st 2016, 7pm EST on hyenacart.

I'm also finishing two Christmas-themed Titis that will be listed in the shop later today!

Link to the shop below

About making tiny dolls

I'm currently working on a relatively tiny doll for our next Dollectable rendez-vous. His name is Liam, and he's 12 inches. You can certainly tell this is not that tiny for a doll, especially this type of Waldorf-inspired dolls. I've already worked on even tinier dolls. If I remember well, there has been Lolita or Lola who were only around 7 or 8 inches.

Lola

Lolita

As I told you, Liam is 12 inches. This seems much bigger! But in fact it isn't that bigger! What really differs in the two girls above and Liam resides in their construction. The two girls above have a one-piece part for the body and legs. Liam hasn't. He's constructed like bigger dolls, with distinct patterns for the legs and the body. This allows for more mobility and flexibility. But it is also more complex in the assembling process.

I love making realistic clothes for my dolls, even the tinier ones

With time, I've learnt how making small-sized dolls can be very tricky. But with time as well, I've learnt how to avoid the tricks. As I love challenges, I'm realising I'm making more and more small and tiny dolls. I love making realistic clothes for them too, which adds to the complexity. You have to design the clothes pattern again and again, to adapt to the extra-small sizes. I'm finding a lot of inspiration in real-sized clothes, so have to design my own patterns, sewing, or knitting.

cute shoes and socks for Liam

As tiny dolls need tiny clothes, I designed these cute shoes for Liam. I found inspiration in Sue's super cute Kath Baby Shoes pattern, you can discover it on the site ithinksew.com .

Now, I'm going back to my sewing machine to make and assemble more tiny clothes!

Thank you for reading,