Meet Milo Bean!

Available on Etsy

Inspiration for Milo Bean came from a real, life little boy named...Milo Bean! A spunky, sweet little guy who loves to snuggle, build with blocks, and run with the puppy. The real-life Milo Bean was so excited to see this little one come to life, and is anxious to hear about his new home.

Little Milo Bean is an 18" doll handcrafted using organic cotton and wool, with blonde hair made from Tibetan lambs wool and a gentle, hand embroidered face. He is ready to toddle about, looking for fun adventures! 

He is very sturdy and suitable for play for children over 3 yrs old, and comes with a two piece cotton underclothes, hand knit socks, sweater & pixie hat, and hand crocheted booties. His pants are made of cotton with over the shoulder straps. He comes with a handmade afghan created by my blind Mother In Law, Edna. She loves to send the little ones to their new homes with a cozy little gift.

See more pictures of Milo on Instagram here and here. 

Cloth Doll making - Sculpting with Fiber

Creating the face of a doll requires a bit of sculpting before the fabric skin goes on.  He (she?) looks like he has to sneeze!

Meet Gustaf!

Available on Dollectable 

Gustaf is single and looking!  He's a handsome young imp, desperately seeking a friend for life.  Must love pets and bugs, enjoy eating ice cream and not-so-long walks in his magical forest.  He'd rather sit with you on top of the highest tree to see the sunset, catching fireflies for you to guide your way home. 

Farewell, Gustaf!

Sweet Moss

Little Moss is missing his friend Gustaf, who left for his permanent home yesterday.

Coming soon, Elvin

Elvin's alpaca dreads are unbelievably soft!

Needle Felting with Milo

threading beads

Meet Milo...a sweet, sensitive boy that I have the privilege of working with almost everyday!  His mama is one crafty lady, and he seems to be following in her footsteps.  Today he's using the needle felting machine to create a special gift for her. 

needling his design

Doll fashion - Shloopy Pants

Gustav the Imp is getting fitted for his Shloopy Pants. I'm getting requests in every direction for real, human adult sizes, haha.

Baby Boy Doll - Recreating a timeless pattern

Sixteen years ago I created Tuddles, a baby boy doll for my son Alexander.  Today I am taking inspiration from this timeless pattern and creating a new, modern version.

Can't forget the socks!

Meet Pippi!

Handmade Pippi Longstocking Dolls - A Dollectable Auction

Dollectable is hosting a Pippi Longstocking inspired auction.  How fun, right?! Here is a video they created with the works in progress from all of the talented doll makers who are participating:

Dollectable Pippi Upload from Alexandra Boyle on Vimeo.

Here is a preview of my Pippi so far:

 

I can't forget Mr. Nilson!  Cross your fingers that I finish him on time, eeck!

Meet Little Miss Sunshine!

Handcrafted soft-sculpture doll face

What a fine face this little one has. It goes beautifully with her bright, bouncy hair!

Time flies when you're having fun!

Wow, can you believe it is already the end of April?  Where does the time go...I get older by the minute before I get too far past myself!  I'm working all the time, and sometimes I feel like I'm just getting nowhere.

I'm happy to have my own little world though, where I can get lost in my creativity, bringing my little make-believe dolls to life.  You're never too old for make-believe.  Do you hear me?  It brings me so much joy to be playful, and to come up with new stories for the dolls to share.

I'm so happy with this profile!

Playing around with freckles

Stylin' and Profilin'

What a fun face this little one has.  Check out the profile...

Meet Kuniko!

Sometimes I wish there were more of me...one for facebook, one for blogger, one for emails, one for running my household, and one for for making dolls (I volunteer for the last one!).

Who can ever find enough time for everything?  On top of all of that, I have to spell check everything because of my broken English and also try to get past my disdain for that lovely thing we call a computer, grr.  I have no idea how some of you do it all!

Sorry for my rant :blush:  Moving on....

Here are a few photos of my new doll, Kuniko!  Be sure to scroll down to view the video with all the detail...

Meet Emma!

Meet Emma Hugalot.  I'm still working on on her outfit.  How about that hair though!? 

Meet Penny Butterbottom!

Meet Penny Butterbottom!  She is so curious about everything.  One time, she took the butter out of my refrigerator, spread it on my wooden floor and went a'polishing. 

How to create a nature table doll head

Watch this how-to video to learn how to create your own soft sculpture doll head. Great for Waldorf nature table dolls and other needle felted characters.

Creating jointed limbs for soft sculpture dolls

I'm working on someone new and am pretty happy with how the limbs have turned out.  I've got the joints together just right so she can sit perfectly in any position. 

Yummy, golden hair!