by Lisa Dunbar | Jan 29, 2024 | Book Review, Books, Craft, Creative Play, Miniatures
Recently, I took a break from work on the dollhouse to finish making my first feted mouse. In my imagination, Bell has a basket of blueberries, so I decided to play with clay and make them for the first time. In the video below, I share how I made the fruit from...
by Lisa Dunbar | Feb 7, 2023 | Book Review, Fairies, Fairy Illustration
Over Christmas, I discovered Elsa Beskow, a Swedish children’s author. I was looking through my sister Kirsty’s library when I came across The Children of the Forest and Christopher’s Garden. They were such delightful reads! Ever since, I have been...
by Lisa Dunbar | Jun 17, 2022 | Book Review, Fairies, Fairy Illustration
Recently I discovered Jane Tanner’s beautiful books about fairies. Jane is an acclaimed Australian illustrator who lives in Melbourne. She has been won many prestigious awards, in the CBCA of the Year Awards in several categories. Her picture books,...
by Lisa Dunbar | May 31, 2022 | Book Review, Handcraft Ideas, Uncategorized
As I shared in a recent vblog, I washed alpaca fleece for the first time and now, thanks to Anne Einsel Vickery’s book, The Art of Feltmaking, I am exploring different felt making techniques. In this blog, I review the book and share the key ideas I have gained...
by Lisa Dunbar | May 25, 2022 | Book Review, Fairies
Recently, I have been revisiting the classic pop-up book, How to see faeries by John Matthews and Brian Froud. As the title suggests, the book is a guide to seeing faeries. I cordially invite you to read on more to learn more about the book. How do you meet...
by Lisa Dunbar | Apr 8, 2022 | Book Review
This week my nephew is celebrating his birthday and I wanted to make him a special gift. When I stumbled on Mini Menagerie by Lynn Allingham, I knew I had found the perfect project. I decided to make him a mini lion, since he loves animals. Meanwhile, I learned so...
