Well, it has been a long time since I was here with a fresh news on my website. For the last 2 years I have battled healt problems that have nagged me. I asked myself many questions. At the heart of it all I feel I've reached a cross roads in my life..... And because of this I've been taking some time off, to focuss only on my own rehab.
During this time my saving grace was my ability to escape into my art. I've been doing a lot of things "behind the scenes" and my ability to create something gave me a sense of great joy when times were very complicated.
During this period I discovered Instagram and I decided to sign up. And by accident I also discovered the wonderful world of the Blythe dolls and it's community of customizers and collectors. I knew Blythe dolls, but I've never seen them customized. It were THE LITTLE MISCHIEFS from
Dolly Treasures by Eileen Lam who were so appealing to me that it was love at first sight.
These cute dolls came exactely at the right moment into my life. Even though I had many days wehre I felt terrible, it was because of these little cutie pies that I could escape into my world of make believe. And it was like magic.......... So I digged into this world deeper and deeper, I found my bubble of escape. I felt a bit like a childhood girl looking through a lot of dolly store windows. But it felt so good.....
Fast forward to today.....June 2017.....a year in which I am feeling much better....what's that old saying: "Time heals all wounds", and in my case that seems to be happening. I still have days with less energy, but overall I feel much more capable and energetic.
And with this healing comes a restlessness, a feeling of wanting to do more, learn more, see more. In the past two years I shut myself away from my studio because my body and soul gave me no choice. What I was going through was invisible to others, hidden under my clothes. Only my husband saw my pain and it was not easy for him either......
But INSTA-LAND became my world and since then I became best friends with my smartphone, my computer and everything that I met online. I think that I can see that I was more online then onlife!
But now the time has come that I need to free myself and take part in life outside my four walls. It's time to free myself and step away from my computer and step into my studio again with fresh energy to make a fresh start.
Because of the Blythe dolls I survived and I spend my days to educate myself by binge watching tons of YouTube video's with intructions on how to customize a Blythe doll. I want to continue to create my imaginary world of characters for you but with a new direction of design.
Now it's time for me to spread my wings....to create and design new things. And I really do hope to bring you new and wonderful things.
I hope that Milly Me Designs will become a home and platform to connect with you collectors of teddy bears and Blythe dolls. I hope it will a little bubble of escape and a little glimps through my window........
The first tiny project that I did was to design a knitting pattern for Blythe stockings. The beginning was a complete drama. I think I've been pulling out my knitwork at least 7 or 8 times. The stitches are really tiny, so every time I needed to start all over again. But finally I managed to made one stocking and I'm over the moon with it how it turned out. It needs a bit of here and there, but this is a good pattern that I can use for many designs: solid color stockings, stripes etc. They are especially designed and made for the Azone Pure Neemo doll bodies size S.
I've been asked if they are for sale? Yes, they will become available. But first I want to make some stock. It's hard to predict when they will be available, but my goal is September.
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Enjoy the photo's......... Oh and the little handknitted bunnies can be adopted as well...!!! Stay in touch and stay tuned....!!!