Hello mini friends,
Firstly I apologise, it's been a long,
long time since I updated my blog. I
blame life lol, yes somehow life got in the way and after all the time spent
with my granddaughter Phoebe who is almost two now I just never found much time
to mini make. I have however rectified
the situation and have made a few things that I'll show you further down the
page. Firstly though I must tell you of
some sad news that also made life a little more difficult for a while...
Be warned this is sad news although there
is a more positive side to it at the end.
Last year my eldest son Nicky came to
see me and he told me he was to become a daddy.
I was overjoyed as was he. Nicky
went out and found a big house to move to instead of his flat and made all
those baby preparations including reading baby books and even downloaded an
expectant dad apps (yes there is an app for everything these days). Sadly in September I received news that my
little granddaughter's heart had stopped beating and we rushed to the hospital
only to find that she had indeed died inside the womb at 27 weeks. Devastated is an understatement. We hugged and cried and then as my son's
world fell apart I had to try and put my sadness aside and be strong so I could
be there for support. My granddaughter
Cassie Elizabeth was born sleeping on 20th September 2015 weighing just 1lb
11oz, she was so tiny but so perfect. We
had the most beautiful send off for her with balloons and bubbles and everyone
wore little butterfly pins and it was, well it felt magical because there was
so much love from our whole family who had all pulled together to help each
other. We even had little packets of
seeds to sow this year in remembrance.
At the time of Cassie's birth my son was
supported by a charity called Harry & Co who created special rooms in the
hospital for parents and families to spend some time with their baby before the
inevitable farewell. The charity also
provide memory boxes with tiny clothes and hand and footprint kits so that some
memories can be made and parents can take something home with them. My son had always said that when his child
was born he would take her to see and experience the world and they would have
lots of adventures together so after her funeral my son climbed his first
mountain in Cassie's name, taking with him her teddy bear. My son Nicky also wanted to give something
back to Harry & Co so he went to talk with them. Harry & Co was created by a mum and dad
who also suffered baby loss - Harry and found there was a lack of facilities to
support parents in these circumstances so they made an effort to change that. Harry
& Co suggested my son leave a Harry bear at the top of the next mountain he
climbed and then my son had an idea, he talked with me and with his daughter
Cassie at the baby garden and he decided to climb 100 highest peaks in England
and Wales for the charity Harry & Co.
So, my son Nicky is busy climbing mountains
in order to raise awareness and funds in support of the families of angel
babies. He takes with him his daughter
Cassie in his heart and her teddy in his hand and he leaves a note and a Harry
Bear at the top of each mountain so that people can read about the work that
Harry & Co do. If you would like to
you can read my son's story here... https://www.angelcassie.org/
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| These are my granddaughter's tiny feet. |
Ok, now onto the minis...
I made a standard pram and then decided
to make a smaller one for a doll (a child-doll's doll lol), then an even
smaller one just because that was the mood I was in lol. So here they are the lilac trio.
I was asked earlier this year to make a
little mini version of the Lloyd Loom Crib as seen on Call the Midwife so I
researched how these cribs were made and found that they were woven on a loom
from paper and metal, which sounds like a strange combination of materials but
as I researched I found they were very popular and here is a picture of a full
size vintage one.
I made the crib and stand in the same
sort of way that the full size crib was made and tried to get in a much detail
as possible. I individually attached
each tiny section of the frame and wrapped each one to securely hold it in
place, it took a while but I'm rather
pleased with the outcome.
On the table at the moment are two other
orders almost finished - an Oberon dolls pram and a Dansette record
player. I'm hoping to get these
completed by the end of the month so look out for more pictures then. :)
Well that's all for now. I do have plans to do much more this year now
that little Phoebe is growing up and not taking up so much of my time so fingers crossed I mange it this time lol. Talk soon.
Mini hugs
Gill x
