Hi, I´m Lesley and thank you for stopping by my page!

I’m a Scottish artist who loves to make art dolls...and lots of other cute bits and pieces in between!

I used to be a librarian, but when the recession hit the UK, I lost my job and just couldn´t seem to get another one. One day, I decided to drag my sewing machine down from the loft, to keep myself busy. My Mum had bought it for me one Xmas, many years before, and it had ended up in the loft, gathering dust. I tried to make some simple clothes, but I lost interest, until the day I was browsing around the library and came across a book by Patty Medaris Culea and I just couldn´t believe that what I saw on the front was a doll! I checked the book out and rushed home with it, all excited. My excitement only lasted a short while as I flipped through the pages and became overwhelmed by the amout of ´stuff´that you needed to make an art doll. I only had my sewing machine a pair of kitchen scissors! I was so disappointed, that I took the book back the next day. However, after a little bit of googling, I realised that there were way easier patterns available, that didn´t require me to have a mountain of materials and equipment. I found a free one-piece pattern online, and off I went - me and my kitchen scissors!!

The rest is history really...I gradually got better, I bought a few more complicated patterns and I found my feet, and I have really never stopped since! I love making dolls, and bringing new characters to life, and getting all creative. I hope that you will find a creation that catches your eye, or that you will just enjoy looking at the pictures of my girls. You can follow me on Facebook and Instagram too - I would really love to see you there!