Flowery


I finished Little Lamb on Wednesday afternoon. The man who came to install some blinds for us the week before last saw her sitting on the kitchen table in a semi-finished state and said “Oh! An E.T. doll!”. So I call her E.T. the Lamb and she is wearing her very flowery outfit for last month’s A Month of Softies’ theme.

I used Kaffe Fassett prints for both the dress and the inner ears, as I found them to be the brightest, most flowery option. The head and body are made out of the old velvet curtains from my studio which a friend of my mum’s said was very Scarlet O’Hara of me.

Now it’s back to those pears.

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44 Responses

  1. Oooooh, so sweet!E.T. could be Emmy Tu-tu (tu cute).

  2. She’s gorgeous. Is she for sale??? I love her shy, coy, but knowing she’s cute expression. I want her.

  3. I love E.T. Lamby… she is so so adorable. The fabrics are great and I love your use of old velvet drapes… who’d of thought it! How did you do the eyes? I love the look of them!

  4. So wonderful, Claire! I love her little bitty nose. And the expression is adorable!
    And your snapshot of her is so vibrant as well.

  5. louise@housewares.com.au says:

    so cute… I love Kaffe Fassett prints..

  6. Just want to tell you that I love your designs!Fantastic..

  7. mistic_ann@yahoo.com says:

    I’m charmed. She’s cute & lovely.

  8. that is about the cutest thing ever!

  9. cheeeeeeeelsea@hotmail.com says:

    i want i want i want. me me me.

  10. she is soooooooo adorable! I’m excited for June bug! My fist MOS!

  11. beautiful just beautiful. love the texture of her skin, and her stripey stockinged legs are very groovy.

  12. She looks gorgeous. Kaffe prints are great for flowery projects, second only to Amy Butler in my opinion… Can’t wait for the pears..

  13. sooooooo adorable! yes, very groovy prints and the nose is to die for! you’ve got it going on!

  14. I don’t know about lamb, but cute she is. A cute one indeed! Nice work!

  15. But did Scarlett ever look this good? I don’t think so.

  16. wattlegirl@gmail.com says:

    oh – when i was growing up i had a piglet doll with red and white stripey legs just like that – so gorgeous.

  17. barbara.white@target.com says:

    WAY cuter than ET. Also, ET didn’t have ears, duh. What was that guy thinking? I think Emmy TuTu is adorable.

  18. reidfamily@pacific.net.au says:

    Scarlett O’Hara…yes, it took a while but it all came back to me. Alternatively, how very Von Trap family of you !! I love the Kaffe Fassett fabric. Have you seen the Lecien fabric range called Le Fleur? Retro and gorgeous. Just like your lamb.

  19. She is absolutely gorgeous. i am going to make it my mission to buy one of your dolls! My daughter Emily, who is 21 months old would adore them – and so do I!

  20. fantastic adorable e.t. lamb.I want one for meeee.

  21. She’s such a little cutie. Lovely print for the dress!

  22. She’s lovely. I guess if you made her you can call her a lamb if you like! I like her mix and match prints, great with those stockings!

  23. Your flowery doll is just fantastic!!! also want to tell that your illustration are just awesome! thay look very alive and magical!just love it!

  24. forgot to tell you that i’m very curious about the results of the 2month of softies2 flower May!!! love from portugal. Clara

  25. She’s absolutely adorable!

  26. She is really sweet! You’ve really captured that “Loobylu look” with her expression!

  27. The velvet is a wonderful touch. I think this is your best creation so far.

  28. love, love, LOVE!!!the floral with stripes,
    brilliant!
    more pears!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    yeah.

  29. oh, the ears…the ears…i love love love the ears!!! i just called my 3yo daughter over to show her how cute it is and she said, “someday can we get that?” 🙂 it’s just darling!

  30. It makes me smile to come to your blog and see a new creation –illustration or softy. What does E.T. stand for in this case? Maybe “Ewe Terrific?” No, it needs a better T word. Anyway, good job 🙂

  31. theartbook@gmail.com says:

    Any suggestions on how to get started on my own little softies? I would love to contribute but have no idea where to start or what book to look at so I know what I’m doing. HELP. Love your work and all your cool stuff.

  32. great site you have!!! nice 2 meet u.Welly, indonesia

  33. She is adorable with her cute little nose and shy look, but ofcourse she is because all your creations are!! I love Kaffe Fassett fabrics they are so colorfull.

  34. I used my prize winnings from Blingo (linked as my URL) to buy an ET doll and everyone made fun of me! Why can’t people love ET as I do….sigh. Anyhow, I think its an adorable lamb and I love the flowers.

  35. I love her inner-ear fabric, especially. Of course, Kaffe Fasset is fabulous in everything he does.

  36. How ever do you do all this?! Write, illustrate, craft and raise a squealing little girl!??! you do it all brilliantly, me thinks.

  37. oh my gosh … what a lovely little one. so fab! mav

  38. So Adorable, very flowery indeed. Totally not E.T. She is much much sweeter.

  39. Aww… she is so adorable. She deserves to be immortalized as a character. You should illustrate her! hehe.
    Your site is lovely and you inspire me to make little creatures of my own using the little sewing knowledge I have 🙂

  40. She is absolutely stunning! I love that dress (and her ears!)

  41. Very cute and colorful! For some reason I especially love her cute nose!
    Isn’t Kaffee Fasset the best? I ordered the greenish fabric a couple of weeks ago and can’t wait for it to arrive…

  42. anja_louise@hotmail.com says:

    The little flower buttons are adorable!