10,000 Stitches
I’ve been hard at work for the last month on three dolls; updating my original porcelain Marie-Antoinette for a serious collector,...
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finavon9
Jun 97 min read
New Creations
June! Our winter is upon us and – for the Gold Coast – it is cool. Temperatures dropping below 15C at night. I know. Stop...
finavon9
Apr 83 min read
All the Queen's dressmakers!
I’m busy!! I had an order for Marie Antoinette (porcelain edition) last year but as I was about to photograph her for approval before...
finavon9
Dec 10, 20234 min read
Peace on Earth?
Where have the days gone? It seems like only yesterday that my husband, David and I were on a short cruise to north Queensland. We...
finavon9
Oct 7, 20237 min read
Re-Setting
Fontevrault Abbey, Loire valley, France Hello Everyone, What a week that was! Having put the decision off for quite a while, we finally...
finavon9
Jun 17, 20233 min read
A Real Swan Lake
Winter has arrived on the Gold Coast, here in Australia. To be fair, it is hardly a winter that many from the northern hemisphere would...
finavon9
May 7, 20233 min read
The Magic is Back
I have been busily trying to complete two orders and my Queen Elizabeth II doll in her coronation dress (all of which are looking quite...
finavon9
Feb 28, 20233 min read
In Like a Lion
Graham Spowart on Miami Beach, Gold Coast, Australia February 2023 Christmas has come and gone, a New Year too and on January 26th, a...
finavon9
Nov 5, 20225 min read
Elizabeth Reigns
Like other momentous events that mark a moment in time, the death of Queen Elizabeth II, while not unexpected, certainly captured the...
finavon9
Aug 10, 20224 min read
The Eyes Have it!
Elizabeth I, Armada dress As I mentioned in my last letter, I have been working diligently on the Armada dress for Queen Elizabeth I. ...
finavon9
Jul 5, 20224 min read
A Wintery July
When we moved to the Gold Coast five years ago, one of the main reasons was the weather. We arrived at the beginning of winter and...
finavon9
May 13, 20224 min read
Busy, Busy....
The weather outside is dreadful. Most unlike autumn on the Gold Coast, in fact more like winter in Scotland other than the fact that...
finavon9
Mar 27, 20223 min read
Full Steam Ahead!
So, after thinking about it, I finally took the plunge and made the first medieval fabric doll for my site, Margaret of Denmark - the...
finavon9
Jan 31, 20223 min read
Back in the saddle!
Marie Antoinette under way Well, Christmas and New Year are past and Australia Day (my celebration) and Burns Night (my Scottish...
finavon9
Nov 24, 20213 min read
The Sands of 2021 are running out - Good!
22 November, 2021 I'm looking at my calendar. I see that we have 32 days to go until Christmas and then 2022 will be fast upon us. What...
finavon9
Jul 9, 20214 min read
The Rule of Three
It has taken a wee bit longer to write this month's BLOG and I apologise for that ... but there's a reason. They say that unfortunate...
Lady of Finavon
Apr 24, 20214 min read
Changing Seasons
We have left summer behind in Australia and are tearing into Autumn just as the opposite is happening in the Northern hemisphere. On the...
Lady of Finavon
Mar 20, 20214 min read
The comings & goings, plans and events in a doll studio
February, 2021 One of the reasons I enjoy creating my dolls is because they resonate with history and there is so much to learn from...
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