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Stocking Wednesday 5/29 at the PBJ HyenaCart.

New Plain Janes

A boy and a girl, Henry and Hazel. They'll stock the 25th at Artiste!





I have to say, I love the bun hairstyle the best. It may just end up being the signature hairstyle for the girls.

Plain Jane cloth dolls

While I love Waldorf dolls, they don't always have the "spark" for me that some other dollies do. I think it's the simple faces, although I appreciate that Waldorf faces let children use their imagination. I love the Waldorf dollmaking methods because they include such beautiful, natural materials. However, they are also extremely time-consuming to make. I wanted to make a doll that retained the beauty, natural materials, and simplicity of Waldorf dolls, but added an element of fashion and spunkiness (informed by my interest in Japanese fashion dolls). I also wanted to find a way to make a nice doll in less time, so that I could pass the lower labor costs along to the customer. This is what I came up with, the Plain Jane! She is made of linen "skin" with cotton velour hair in various styles, long thin arms and legs, and cute cotton print clothing. She's stuffed with pure carded wool. Her face is embroidered in a simple style that still has a lot of life and character. Click pictures below to see larger versions.







I have one dolly left in stock at Artiste, as well as a custom slot, and I'll be stocking a few new dollies on May 25 (spring-themed) and June 5 (birthday/cupcake-themed).

new stuff at artiste on april 25

For the next Artiste stocking on April 25, I made a handful of pocket-size Waldorf dolls and some accompanying plush mushrooms (aka plushrooms). I debated whether or not to sell them together and ended up deciding to make them separate things, so that people could choose whether or not they wanted both the dolls and plushrooms.

Little Elf


Moonbeam


Pinky


Little Bear

latest and greatest

After Holiday Lane closed in December, I debated whether to open my own HyenaCart storefront or join a new congo. The verdict (because I'm slightly insane) was to do both. I'm happy to announce that Plain Baby Jane both has an individual storefront and a place at the new Artiste Congo!

At Plain Baby Jane, I'll be stocking a wide variety of items, from trainers to clothing to toys to housewares. At Artiste I will be stocking primarily dolls and doll accessories. I make Waldorf dolls (especially small snuggly ones that fit nicely in a pocket), but I'll also be stocking cloth dolls of other persuasions.

Squirrel cape remake

Last week I finished up a custom cape for a trade with another HyenaCart WAHM. It wasn't exactly a custom order, I guess, because I ended up choosing most of the elements. The customer had requested something similar to the squirrel cape I had stocked on Holiday Lane.



I didn't want to duplicate it exactly, so I picked another motif from the fabric to inspire the applique, and used a different colorway of the fabric for the lining.





It went along with a hedgehog and mushroom plush toy set very similar to the one I stocked before, except the hedgehog is bigger and the mushroom slightly smaller.



I'm really looking forward to making more hedgies and plushrooms when my PBJ HyenaCart opens in the new year!

Baby Bunnies

I just finished up a custom order for a group of ladies who commissioned some baby bunnies for five new mamas on their forum. They all had girls so I chose some very girly floral fabric. I drew the pattern myself and I think it turned out okay. These small stuffies with lots of separate parts end up being very labor intensive, but they're sweet and playable and I hope the babies like them for a long time. They have lavender in their tummies so even if they don't get a lot of play in these early months, at least they can scent the diaper stash or the linen closet.