tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892575129674034811Tue, 14 Oct 2025 18:53:31 +0000dollhandmadesoftieembroideryBroochDeerHalloweendollfacegiveawayminiaturetutorialsThe musings of a dollmaker. Home of the original 'Lou Dolls'http://loulovesthis.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Louise)Blogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892575129674034811.post-8107380128645847009Fri, 09 Jan 2015 16:52:00 +00002015-01-09T16:52:51.485+00:00 I do hope everyone had a wonderful festive holiday, however you celebrate it! I was lucky enough to be super busy with making my Lou dolls, I plan on sharing them with you here, it really is time that I kick started this little blog of mine! This is Violet and she now lives with the lovely Lily and Lily B that I shared with you in a previous post. Lily and her Mum Orla gave me the most http://loulovesthis.blogspot.com/2015/01/violet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Louise)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892575129674034811.post-5465950889579456825Thu, 09 Oct 2014 16:12:00 +00002014-10-09T17:12:38.567+01:00 Invariably, I love every doll I make, otherwise I would never hand them over, but sometimes I become particularly enamoured with one, my heart swells with pride and I indulge my ego, for just a second with a pat on the back.   Miss Lily bee was one such doll...     I think I may have mentioned this before, but you are never quite sure how a little face will work http://loulovesthis.blogspot.com/2014/10/miss-lily-bee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Louise)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892575129674034811.post-1196713182133797598Tue, 19 Aug 2014 15:06:00 +00002014-08-19T16:07:10.492+01:00   So, a little while ago, I got a query from a lovely mummy, Claire, asking if I could possibly make a Dorothy doll for her daughter, Lily's birthday..... now, if you know me you know that I LOVE and I mean LOVE The Wizard of Oz... I jumped at the chance, I was willing to beg her to let me do it if need be :) As a kid I would often watch a little bit of the movie whilst http://loulovesthis.blogspot.com/2014/08/of-to-see-wizard.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Louise)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892575129674034811.post-6429454161652617826Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:41:00 +00002014-04-16T21:41:10.902+01:00   I don't know about you but I sure love a nice cushion or two... or three! I have been using my spare time from dolly making to stitch me up some pillow beauties. Have you ever tried making your own? The great thing about sewing your own cushions is that you can adapt your design to your own skill level... two squares of your favourite material simply sewn and stuffed, or a complexhttp://loulovesthis.blogspot.com/2014/04/everyone-loves-good-cushion-right.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Louise)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892575129674034811.post-6586564104810993265Sun, 13 Apr 2014 16:51:00 +00002014-04-16T16:39:56.067+01:00dollhandmade Little Roma was a custom made order from before Christmas that I really should have shared before now! She was ordered by the lovely Natasha who told me that the real Roma was crazy about art, so we thought it was only fitting that her dolly namesake was too!! I made her artists palette from felt, using teeny pieces for the 'paint' which I pressed, rolled and sort of felted them http://loulovesthis.blogspot.com/2014/04/roma.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Louise)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892575129674034811.post-6647205477444678537Sat, 12 Apr 2014 16:26:00 +00002014-04-12T17:26:55.801+01:00 I know, I know, its been too long... I think I hibernated...do you hibernate? I may be making a habit of it judging by the last few winters lol. Anyways Spring has finally sprung and I am awfully glad! We are in full on 'up-and-at-'em' mode at Chez Lou. Things have been going well for my little dollies, I had a crazy busy Christmas, stitching 12 or 13 hours a day, not that I'm complaining...http://loulovesthis.blogspot.com/2014/04/luna-lapin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Louise)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892575129674034811.post-2131593145012122234Tue, 22 Oct 2013 21:17:00 +00002013-10-22T22:17:13.900+01:00 It's where it's all happening! Lou Loves This on Facebook!   I have so much to share with you all, I have been making and crafting, I've been to the Knitting and Stitching Show in Alexandra Palace (not one photo was taken lol far too excited!) I adopted a gorgeous rescue greyhound named Rumer, my dolls are jet setting all over the place and are in a beautiful new haberdashery store! http://loulovesthis.blogspot.com/2013/10/follow-us-on-facebook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Louise)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892575129674034811.post-8884249295441770625Tue, 06 Aug 2013 14:43:00 +00002013-08-22T01:48:03.905+01:00 Very excited here at Lou Loves This!!! I am off to the Birmingham Quilt Festival! I will be at stand A57 with Fabric Affair! If you will also be there, do pop over and say hello! I will have these lovely ladies with me.....and perhaps a few others ;)   http://loulovesthis.blogspot.com/2013/08/very-excited-here-at-lou-loves-this-i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Louise)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892575129674034811.post-4562942092242593299Sun, 23 Jun 2013 11:17:00 +00002013-06-23T12:44:46.156+01:00I'm a little late to the party and all, but as Google Reader is going very soon... here's the link to follow me on Bloglovin  <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3946434/?claim=qe55w3bd9qy">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a> After 1st July 2013, you will no longer be subscribed to Lou Loves This, and it would make me very sad indeed to loose any of you lovely followers so, http://loulovesthis.blogspot.com/2013/06/bloglovin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Louise)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892575129674034811.post-1085750281967047578Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:16:00 +00002014-04-16T16:39:56.054+01:00dollhandmade   Remember a while back the lovely Jacklyn over at Oh By Golly hosted a giveaway of my doll Clara? Well she was won by the awesome Jill and her daughters Audrey and Valerie!!   Audrey & Valerie enjoying their tea party! Jill sent me these photos eons ago (sorry Jill! :D) of a very special tea party that Audrey, Val & their friend Mackenzie threw for Clara! How http://loulovesthis.blogspot.com/2013/04/audrey-vals-teaparty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Louise)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892575129674034811.post-5573824190470874555Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:02:00 +00002014-04-16T16:39:56.065+01:00dollhandmade Look what dropped into my inbox a few days ago!!! This beautiful photo shoot of Jaelyn and her new little buddy, Isabel Owl... Jaelyn's Mum, the lovely Jenny from Wright By Me got in touch a few weeks ago wanting an owl doll to match the new decor of her daughters room. The colour palette was coral, hot pink, creamy white and a touch of gold. Now really.....&http://loulovesthis.blogspot.com/2013/04/jaelyn-isabel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Louise)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892575129674034811.post-6294051134708608199Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:50:00 +00002013-04-05T03:18:42.638+01:00 Wanna see what I got from the lovely Denae? *Warning, this post is heavy on pics and cuteness*   I may have mentioned a while back that I was doing a swap with my lovely bloggy friend Denae, well it finally came to fruition, (she had to kinda wait on me a bit ~ sorry D!) She is the sweetest of sweethearts and I couldn't wait to see her Amigurumis in person....When her package http://loulovesthis.blogspot.com/2013/04/bloggy-swappy-friends.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Louise)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892575129674034811.post-7074543973194115916Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:56:00 +00002013-03-16T16:56:31.572+00:00 Sometimes, when making a doll or a softie, I am very conscious of letting it's character kinda develop as I'm stitching, I usually have a very definite idea of colour and theme, but there is a certain delight in turning your new creation right side out and seeing a little wonky ear or a jubilant little face! Case in point.... here's Wee Grumpy Bonnie....     Bonnie came http://loulovesthis.blogspot.com/2013/03/grumpy-bonnie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Louise)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892575129674034811.post-2322816563670415654Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:57:00 +00002014-04-16T16:39:56.062+01:00dollhandmade   Oh My!! Has it really been that long? I think it's safe to say that one lost ones mojo! :) I'm not sure what happened really... I have a tendency to want to hibernate every now and then, especially in the dark winter months...   Anyways, I am back in fighting form, with lots to share! So without further ado.... please meet Miss Betty Bee!       Little http://loulovesthis.blogspot.com/2013/03/miss-betty-bee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Louise)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892575129674034811.post-6392575418615257374Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:23:00 +00002012-11-25T20:24:52.914+00:00 I am feeling well and truly festive!! So I decided to offer a further 10% OFF on top of FREE shipping in my ickle Etsy Shop :) So if you have ever wanted one my my little girls now is the time to get your hands on one !! So to get your 10% off, all you need to do is use the code CYBER10 (you don't need a code for free shipping, its already done for you!) Hurry though the http://loulovesthis.blogspot.com/2012/11/i-am-feeling-well-and-truly-festive-so.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Louise)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892575129674034811.post-2725550532817186178Fri, 23 Nov 2012 03:52:00 +00002012-11-23T04:25:46.562+00:00doll Hi all... I hope everyone is well and that all my friends from across the pond had a very lovely Thanksgiving! I am so excited to show you my new girls.... allow me to introduce, Hazel, Frankie and Georgia! I have just listed them in my Etsy Shop and guess what?? I am offering FREE SHIPPING for Black Friday/ Cyber Monday weekend :) YAY!! We don't have Black Friday or Cyber Monday http://loulovesthis.blogspot.com/2012/11/hazel-frankie-georgia-and-free-shipping.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Louise)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892575129674034811.post-8794889871684859228Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:41:00 +00002012-11-23T03:52:27.408+00:00doll So a little while back I received my first custom order! Excited!! The customer in question was an old friend of mine, Trish, that I haven't seen in years... That made the whole thing extra special :) I first met Trish at school.. Primary 5, I believe, which made us about 9 years old.... Trish had a Teddy Ruxpin, lol everyone was fascinated with it, I mean... it was a teddy bear and it http://loulovesthis.blogspot.com/2012/11/baby-beluga-custom-doll.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Louise)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892575129674034811.post-1000043213398893320Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:32:00 +00002012-10-20T11:26:21.193+01:00dollHalloweenhandmadesoftie      Allow me to introduce my latest dolls... my two 'Little Spooks', Drew and Maude     Halloween is their favourite time of year! As you can see they are already all dressed up and ready for trick or treatin'!!           Miss Drew has a little vamp costume, complete with tiny fangs, I love her top hat, adorned with a http://loulovesthis.blogspot.com/2012/10/drew-maude.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Louise)23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892575129674034811.post-520870963955141051Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:30:00 +00002012-10-18T12:07:30.409+01:00Deerdollhandmadesoftie     This is Bea.... she has just gently reminded me that she hasn't had a blog post of her own.... Sorry Bea, I completely forgot!     Bea, is such a little darling, she is softly spoken, sometimes timid and often giddy, a great listener, she's always there to lend an ear to a needy friend... That's why everyone loves her so!   She sports a hand-stitched http://loulovesthis.blogspot.com/2012/10/bea-little-deer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Louise)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892575129674034811.post-1781634342984043939Sun, 07 Oct 2012 11:19:00 +00002014-04-16T16:39:56.058+01:00dollhandmade Pull up a pew, get comfy... I wanna tell you a story...   Adelyn with her package. What's inside?   So, one night, a short while back I was at my desk, busy sewing away, watching 'Columbo'.... my tea supply had run out so I popped to the kitchen for a refill, upon my return I check my mail and BAM! There it was..... confirmation of my first ETSY sale!! I'm not http://loulovesthis.blogspot.com/2012/10/sweet-little-adelyn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Louise)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892575129674034811.post-3438050437250591953Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:28:00 +00002012-09-25T14:51:32.913+01:00dollgiveawayhandmadesoftie Fancy winning my latest 'Lou Loves This Doll'? Read on dear readers.... I'd like you to meet Clara.... whilst making Clara, she tried to tell me that her name was Autumn, but she was fibbing, her name, in full, is Clara-Belle III....Clara is quite proper and oh so sweet and charming, she always says please and thank you, has excellent table manners and is rather fond of french http://loulovesthis.blogspot.com/2012/09/giveaway.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Louise)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892575129674034811.post-8749804148443313790Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:20:00 +00002012-09-06T15:21:42.805+01:00BroochdolldollfaceembroideryhandmademiniaturesoftieHi everyone!! Wanna see what I have been working on? My Dollface Brooch Collection   These are the lovely little ladies in my 'Dollface Brooch Collection'. They are teensy tiny little dollfaces, only 2 " wide! I'm tellin' ya, there is something about sewing miniature things, I really love it! They came about when I was thinking of a small project for the girls at my Saturday http://loulovesthis.blogspot.com/2012/09/hey-dollface.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Louise)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892575129674034811.post-4281470007057274589Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:33:00 +00002012-08-30T16:04:15.796+01:00embroideryhandmadetutorials     I first made one of these pretties, oh... maybe 2 years ago, I was working in a gorgeous little quilt shop, and was asked to do a workshop for an open day we were having... it was my first 'grown-up' workshop ( previous to this I had only tutored kids!). They come in handy for presents or for pretty-ing up your own desk/ craft area, for using up the last scrap of your fave http://loulovesthis.blogspot.com/2012/08/monogram-pincushion-tutorial.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Louise)23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892575129674034811.post-1268282116458864612Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:02:00 +00002012-08-30T16:03:45.237+01:00dollembroideryhandmadesoftie So, I haven't been blogging for very long, in fact five weeks to the very day! In those five short weeks I have met so many lovely, sweet people and so many exciting things have happened! As a follower of the online craft community for many years, I already knew how warm, welcoming and inclusive it was, but to experience this first hand is something quite special. Blogging and selling http://loulovesthis.blogspot.com/2012/08/pippa-says-thanks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Louise)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892575129674034811.post-7861091929074478739Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:46:00 +00002012-08-30T16:03:45.242+01:00dollembroideryhandmadesoftie So... I'm just a wee bit excited right about now.... My Etsy shop is now open! You can have a peek here or click out my ad/linky thingy on the right. It took me hours and hours to complete, I kept procrastinating over everything, and worrying if I had this right or that right, I wanted everything perfect.... I am really happy with the result and I hope you are too! To celebrate, let http://loulovesthis.blogspot.com/2012/08/open-for-business.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Louise)10