I made some fairies a while ago and thought that I would make some more. I want to use some different fabrics for the clothes and try a slightly different style. I also want to experiment with some bride and groom dolls. I’m exhibiting at a wedding fair in October and think that these might make a neat addition to my stand, we’ll see.

The look of these dolls is partly influenced by the folk art style of nesting dolls and other souvenir-type dolls.

The dolls heads are made from corks. (I had saved a number of corks from fizzy wines and other drinks, they seemed too useful to throw away). I paint the faces with acrylic paint and then varnish them. The bodies are made from firmly stuffed fabric and the limbs from pipe cleaners.