Introducing my newest baby, no night feeds or nappy changing for this creation:) Belle was thought up whilst listerning to 'get off my cloud' by the rolling stones of all things when antiquebrowsingshelfhunting 2 sundays ago. First she got turned into a new-coming-soon-I'm-so-excited-fabric-design, then I got bored waiting for that to arrive (oh spoonflower - why do you take so long!!!) and she got re-born in embroidery. Asha keeps checking that she is going to live with us as little red riding hood is off course being sent away to live in her new home soon.
She has now been reborn again (nine lives style) in pdf format, in case any of you are as stitch crazy as me and long to re-create her in real live stitch. Perfect for any little girl to dream along to!!! Belle is exactly where I want to be, floating in the clouds with the helpful aides of colourful balloons wearing stripy leggings and a bobble hat!!
On the subject of new spoonflower designs, I have created a few new ones that should be arriving in a couple of weeks. I was wondering..................would you like to see and pre-order designs sooner or would you rather wait until the actual fabric arrives and see them then?????? I am quite excited about them, there are a couple of boy ones too as requested by angela and jo. Jo wanted me to do something along the lines of 'slugs and snails and puppy dogs tails' which I did without making it at all as gory as I first thought it would.
As it's nearly halloween, we've got our decs and witchy tales ready today. 'The Worst Witch' is one of my all time fave books and this is my original aroundabouts 30 year old copy, scribbled on by my little sis as a baby (she's 30 now!)
We will be enjoying the spookiness with a little candy corn love from the delightfullykindandnotspooky jenny (Thank you!!).
!!!!!!!!!!!Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Belle is adorable! I hope she lands safely :).
One of the secretaries at work recently put out a bowl of candy corn mixed with dry roasted peanuts. Sounds weird -- but it was really good!
joan
Posted by: wishes, true and kind | 10/28/2009 at 01:16 PM
Love Belle, my daughter's name is Isabelle and we call her Belle, amongst other things! LOL. I'd love a sneak preview of your new fabric designs. I'm hoping that you might still have some skipping girls left??? Kelly :-)
Posted by: Kelly | 10/28/2009 at 01:39 PM
Belle is adorable and I love, love, loved the Worst Witch when I was a wee slip of a girl - as still do!!
Nina x
Posted by: Nina - Tabiboo | 10/28/2009 at 02:54 PM
Belle is sweet, sweet, sweet. I'm so pouty that I missed the stitchery swap, but hope to join you ladies next time. Your lucky partner is going to love little Red!!!
Posted by: Krista - Poppyprint | 10/28/2009 at 03:29 PM
Sew nice to see the body that went with the stockings! Too cute. I love her enigmatic smile!
Posted by: Dee | 10/28/2009 at 03:36 PM
please don't keep your new designs hidden - I'm not good at being patient!!!!
Belle is very cute - I'd quite like to floating in the clouds too.
Posted by: Katy | 10/28/2009 at 04:22 PM
I love the new girl!
My christmas fabric arrived today and I LOVE it! I hope to be able to show you something I make from it soon!
Posted by: Megan | 10/28/2009 at 04:33 PM
Just lovely Aneela. Belle is terrific...how fun to hear how inspiration struck! gotta love the Stones! don't keep your designs hidden!
Posted by: Jenny | 10/28/2009 at 05:09 PM
So sweet!! and very innocent looking!
Posted by: kate | 10/28/2009 at 08:51 PM
Both stitchy girls are adorable Aneela. I can see why they pleaded with you to keep at least one. I always get asked is that for someone else or us? I feel mean that it's mostly someone else.
Lisa x
Posted by: Mrs Bun | 10/28/2009 at 11:22 PM
She is really lovely
Posted by: Julie | 10/29/2009 at 02:55 PM
another beautiful creation.....the balloons are wonderful! my daughter (who is 2, and sitting on my lap) saw this up on the screen and said "noons" with much glee.
Posted by: izzy inspired | 10/29/2009 at 07:49 PM
She is beautiful! Your stitching is sooooo neat and precise, much better than mine would ever be! How do you find the time to do all these things? I am sooo green!!!! Thank you!
Posted by: alisonb2 | 10/30/2009 at 09:49 AM
oh oh I am so excited - please please please show us your designs now! I don't want to wait!
Posted by: jo | 10/30/2009 at 06:31 PM
Your belle is soooooooooooo lovely!!!!
Posted by: damocamelia | 11/01/2009 at 08:11 PM