Floral Summer Collection

RARE BIRD

 Stands 12"or 30cm high created from hand dyed vintage plush.

Rare Bird is like a pink cockatoo but has taken on a whole persona of his own!

We feel he has a touch of Elvis to him or maybe Liberace maybe its just his silk alpaca bouffant hairstyle.

Simon has worked his sculpting magic on this bird his head,wings tail feathers.

He also hand carved his beak from lime wood.

Details include antique silk embroidery of pink flowers and grey leaves to his body and a neck ruffle 

made with petals of the pink flowers and silk organza.

Rare bird wears a removable cape in embroidered antique silk and trimmed 

with vintage rosebuds & vintage pearlescent leaves.

His hand made shoes are made from hand dyed pink velvet trimmed 

with vintage roses and pearlescent leaves.

I have styled him in a still life scene of antique velvet millinery leaves,flowers & fruits

Some of these could be added if he wanted to live under a glass dome.

ONE OFF 1/1 ADOPTED

BELLA ROSE

 stands 4.5" or 11.5cm high created from hand dyed mohair in old shabby rose pink.

She has a boho gypsy outfit of chartreuse green satin skirt with antique gold wire waistband.

Hand dyed velvet pink bolero with antique embroidery of flower petals.

Gold wire head band with a single vintage faded pink rose.

Bella Rose wears hand dyed pink velvet shoes hand made by ourselves.

Carries a tiny posy of faded pink vintage flowers.

ONE OFF 1/1 ADOPTED

POSY

 4.5 or 11.5cm high created from hand dyed mohair in old cream.

Centre head seam with apricot vintage thread stitched nose.

Posy sits in a vintage wicker basket I have painted in Farrow and Ball smoke green.

Displayed with antique velvet millinery flowers in salmon pinks and creams.

ONE OFF 1/1 ADOPTED

LOTUS

stands 3.25"or 8cm high created from hand dyed palest shabby green.

Reminds me of the colour of Stachys or bunny rabbit ear plant.

He wears a hand dyed antique cotton dungarees with antique silk lotus flower motif.

Lotus wears our hand made and hand dyed velvet shoes trimmed with vintage buttons.

He carries a posy of antique velvet faded millinery flowers

ONE OFF 1/1 ADOPTED

PETUNIA 

stands 3.25' or 8cm high created from hand dyed mohair in pink violet shade.

She is dress in antique lace dress with pink and mauve silk bodice wrapped in antique gold wire.

 Trimmed with antique french dark blue glass hand painted button and velvet leaf petals.

ONE OFF 1/1 ADOPTED

DANDYLION

stands 3.5" or 9cm high and created from hand dyed mohair in antique gold.

Another hippie boho design he wears

 antique silk embroidered coat with fringing with silk trousers.

Vintage wooden hippie beads complete his boho look.

Dandylion wears hand dyed green velvet shoes and carries a 

 posy of bright yellow vintage velvet flowers.PEACE,LOVE&HAPPINESS.

ONE OFF 1/1 ADOPTED

FLORENCE

stands 3.5"or 9cm high created from hand dyed mohair in old rose pink.

Flo wears a vintage crochet floral design dress in pink and green with matching head piece.

Her velvet shoes made by ourselves and hand dyed to match her fur.

She carries a posy of vintage velvet pink flowers.

ONE OFF 1/1 ADOPTED

END OF SHOW

Thank you for visiting our blog show should you wish to adopt any of the designs

please email me 

info@paulastrethill-smith.com

or message me on facebook or instagram.

Have a wonderful summer warmest wishes 

Paula & Simon

xx