My Living Doll……………………..

June 28th, 2010

I wanted to share with you some more pictures of my little Beckie Boo.

They were taken at a professional modelling shoot last month, I think you will agree she really is quite gorgeous………………..

I wouldn’t change a thing about her,
she really is ‘My Living Doll’ made with love & care………!

…………Of course I see her through rose-tinted glasses…………

(…………and perhaps I’m a little biased too…………)

Oh but she really is quite GORGEOUS both inside and out!!

Lisa x

“A mothers love is peace.
It need not be acquired…it need not be deserved.”
~ Erich Fromm ~

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Special Commission……………..

June 26th, 2010

I thought I would share with you a recently completed
special commission………..

She has specially hand-sculpted legs in a cross-legged position, her arms are also sculpted especially to show off the pretty ‘puff’ of her sleeve. Wearing a tartan dress with tiny English smocking known as a ’surface honeycomb’ stitch…. quite a difficult technique to perform on a piece of fabric only 1 cm deep.

Underneath she wears a white pretty petticoat and matching knickers, both trimmed with lace and bows. She wears pretty painted leather red Mary-Jane shoes and sweet little ankle socks complete her ensemble. All seams are hand-sewn.

If you would like to place a special order for her, please do not hesitate to e-mail me, by clicking the link below:-
lisajohnsonrichards@blueyonder.co.uk

Lisa x

“Happiness isn’t something you experience;
It’s something you remember.”
~ Oscar Levant ~

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Pretty in Pink………

June 25th, 2010

SOLD ……Presenting ‘Amélie’…… SOLD

I’m sure you will agree she is quite adorable…
wearing a fine batiste patterned dress with a sweet apron over the top, in a pale shade of pink and with three rows of tiny pin tucks and trimmed with vintage lace……

She wears pretty white undergarments consisting of a petticoat and matching bloomers, both trimmed with lace and bows.

Amélie wears painted leather laced boots trimmed with tiny bows. All quite typical of the 19th Century fashion. She wears her hair in neat little plats and tiny ringlets frame her sweet little face.
All seams are hand-sewn.

Currently, she is available for sale, however, she will be sold on a
first come basis.

If you have an enquiry regarding Amélie or any other doll, please don’t hesitate to contact me via e-mail by clicking on the link below:-
lisajohnsonrichards@blueyonder.co.uk


Lisa x


“A heart that loves is always young.”
~ Greek proverb ~

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The Love Letter………….

June 13th, 2010

SOLD …’Alyssa’ my latest creation… SOLD

She is reclining while dreaming of her sweetheart having read his beautiful penned letter……

Wearing a pretty empire style dress of fine lawn and a silk chiffon overlay, silk slippers with real leather soles complete the ensemble… a style very in keeping of the Regency period of 19th Century England.

Tiny ringlets fall gracefully around her face… I think you will agree she is quite beautiful……

Currently, she is available for sale, however, she will be sold on a first come basis.

Any enquiries, please do e-mail me by clicking the link below:-

lisajohnsonrichards@blueyonder.co.uk

Lisa x


“Nothing Happens Unless First We Dream.”
~ Anon ~

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Take a Chair…………

June 2nd, 2010

I love chairs… I think it may be my one weakness……………..!
I purchased this one a few years ago with a view to reupholstering it.

But, alas, it’s sat in a corner… collecting dust… while I’ve tried and tried…………… to decide what to do with it…………………………… a little gilding perhaps……………… or maybe I could paint it black or cream………………….. hmm decisions, decisions……………….
what would you do with it……………….?

Lisa x

“The best decisions are made without thinking.”
~ Unknown ~

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Hello Gorgeous…

May 28th, 2010

I wanted to tell you about my ‘Gorgeous’ daughter, Rebecca, at the sweet age of 12 her dreams are coming true… because she just got signed up with a modelling agency in the heart of Newcastle upon Tyne…

Well you can imagine can’t you, a little girl signed up by a modelling agency… she’s just as excited as she can be… so I thought I would share a couple of pictures taken at the photo shoot…

Anyone who knows me, knows I love all things shabby chic… especially if they have hearts on them… I have hearts scattered all over our home, so you can imagine my excitement when I came across a ‘Gorgeous’ blog…
“Busy Bee Studio“

And what’s even better, she has a shop only a few miles away from me… wonderful…! Take a look at her ‘animals’ you will fall in love as I did…

Finally, last but by no means least… I wanted to give my warmest W.E.L.C.O.M.E
to all of my new followers…………..

…………..I’m so thrilled that there are now 102 of you ‘Gorgeous’ people following me… and I Thank You all from the bottom of my heart…………..!!

Lisa x


“Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be…
The last of life…for which the first was made.”
~ Robert Browning ~

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Laura & Daniel…

May 24th, 2010


SOLD… Laura …SOLD

Presenting Laura & Daniel. my latest dolls which are currently for sale. Laura has finely sculpted hands which are clasped together… they took over six hours to sculpt and whilst they were challenging, they were fun to make. She wears a pretty floral blouse with tiny pearl buttons at the back and on the cuffs, she also wears a simple broach at her neck. Her pretty skirt trimmed with vintage insertion lace, all are in keeping of late 19th Century England. All pf my seams are hand sewn. She wears real painted leather laced boots, tied in tiny bows.


SOLD… Daniel …SOLD

Daniel also has hands sculpted especially to hold his satchel… he wears a typical 19th Century day suit, along with a fob-watch and chain.. All seams are hand sewn. He wears real painted leather laced boots and carries a real leather satchel.

If you have any enquiries or would like to see more pictures of Laura & Daniel, please do e-mail me by clicking the link below.


lisajohnsonrichards@blueyonder.co.uk

Lisa x

“If you want to know where your heart is,
look where your mind goes when it wanders.”
~ Anon ~

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An Edwardian High Tea…

May 11th, 2010


SOLD…Introducing “High Tea” my latest doll currently for sale…SOLD

Her ensemble is trimmed with beautiful Edwardian Vintage laces.
All seams are hand sewn by my fair hand.

She wears a delicate broach made of genuine Swarovski crystals, a hand strung vintage bead double necklace, which takes many hours to hand string, held together with a single Swarovski crystal.

Currently she is available for sale, she will be sold on a first come basis.
All enquiries, please do e-mail me by clicking the link below.

lisajohnsonrichards@blueyonder.co.uk

Lisa x

“”If men liked shopping, they’d call it research.”
~ Cynthia Nelms ~

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A Mother’s Pride…

April 28th, 2010

Where has the time gone?
I’ve been so busy renovating… while working on doll order’s along with dolls to sell on my web site… I blinked & almost three weeks have passed without my posting a thing! By way of an apology, I thought I’d share with you, something very precious to me…

This is my youngest, my daughter Rebecca, she is desperate to be a model…!
Sick of her constant begging & pleading, finally after a year I gave in and asked a friend’s daughter, who is a professional model and also a keen photographer if she would take a few pictures of Rebecca.

Thinking, a friendly ‘photo shoot’ would fill her curiosity but, I also thought because Rebecca is so quiet and she appears to have no confidence I thought she would hate the attention it would bring and thus, she’d would decide not want to take it any further… but no
{errrr… wrong}
she loved it and I think you will agree considering this is her first ever time in front of a camera, she really shines!

The pictures above & below were taken during the Easter holidays in a play park which was “full” of parents, children and older boys… and posing while having her picture taken didn’t bother her at all… in fact to my surprise, she was very confident in front of the camera.

We sent the pictures off via e-mail to a leading modeling agency at 10pm on Friday evening and before 9am Monday morning we received a phone call inviting Rebecca along to do a to ‘test shoot’ to see how she reacts and cope’s around strangers and also to see if her personality shines through…

My little princess has her fingers tightly crossed that they will decide to take her on their books and represent her, she also has any money she will earn ear marked already! I wonder who she takes after?

Lisa x

“Do not regret having lost yesterday…
Do not fear that you will lose tomorrow…
Enjoy today.”
~ Robert Ingersoll ~

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Better Late than Never…

April 10th, 2010


Mum & Rebecca’s Paste Easter Eggs…

A Belated “Happy Easter” to everyone.
I’m so sorry not to be updating posts as frequently as I would like, we are still very busy with renovating the hall, landings and staircases… Easter actually came and went without either Mark or I even realising it…!


Mark’s making progress with the stone flooring…

Were working so hard trying to get it all finished in time for the arrival of the decorator in a little over a week. Mark’s been going to work while I’ve been working on my doll orders, and together we’ve been working in the evenings and weekends, we’ve not been sitting down to eat dinner each night before 10.30pm.


Freshly varnished landings and stair treads, only 3 more coats to go…!

Currently, Mark is laying marble tiles in the hall and I’m varnishing the landing floors and stair treads… there are only 3 more coats to go! I’m pleased to say I think were making progress, although there is still so much still to do. We have to put skirting boards and door frames on, fit the spindles and the list continues…
I hope we can do it in time, although I fret we may have to postpone it a week…?!


The original landing floor lovingly sanded & with its first coat of varnish…

Mum and Rebecca made paste Easter Eggs last weekend not only did they had lots of fun making them, I think you will agree, they look absolutely wonderful… well saying who my daughter takes after on the creative stakes!


Rebecca’s Paste Egg Princess…!

Meanwhile, as Christian is of the age whereby he is way too cool to paint hard boiled eggs, he’s been entertaining himself practising on his electric guitar and helping my Dad in the garden.


Christian helping his Papa, in my parents garden…!

Well that’s my break over for now… I really must go and get on with my dolls. Once Mark finishes up this evening, I have to put another coat of varnish on the original stair treads… but please do check back often as I am hoping to release some dolls for sale very soon…!

Have a great weekend whatever your doing!

Lisa x

“Without ambition one starts nothing…
Without work one finishes nothing.”
~ Emeron ~

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