New warderobe for Giuseppina

My little girl, now 6, doesn't play much with dolls - she gets them mostly as birthday presents from friends; skinny Barbies and scary Monster High dolls that end up forgotten in a drawer. But two Christmases ago my mother gave her a small Götz doll, much more natural looking, with long hair, perfect for braiding, and sleeping eyes. The 27 cm doll, called Giuseppina, came with a simple summer attire, so I made her a little "evening" dress - I found some tiny doll dress patterns online and improvised a lot.

A year has passed and now, during winter school break, my daughter asked me to make more dresses for her doll - after all, she will need new warderobe for the coming spring!
I made two cotton dresses (first one a bit wobbly but the second one much improved) and a "school" dress, made from cool wool cloth - the sleeves were sewn in by hand, I just couldn't get the tiny dress to fit under my sewing machine foot.

The last (so far) item from Giuseppina's new warderobe is a jacket. I recently bought a bag of mixed metallic zippers on sale and some of them were really short. I was wondering what I could possibly use the super short pink split zipper for - well, who knew it was perfect for doll wear!

Have a nice weekend!

Joži (Giuseppina) dobi novo garderobo - malo improvizacije, nekaj krojev, najdenih na internetu (punčka je velika 27 cm, zato sem rokavce šivala na roko), pomaga tudi, če publika ni preveč zahtevna, pa kar gre. Lažje kot šivati za suhljato barbiko... Zaenkrat sem scoprala večerno oblekico, dve spomladanski, eno "za v šolo" iz tanke volnene tkanine in jaknico, za katero sem uporabila kratko deljeno zadrgo (ta se je slučajno znašla v vreči ostankov na razprodaji zadrg).  Lep vikend vsem!

Poudre de Perlimpinpin

One of my favourite shops in Ljubljana is a little boutique in the old part of town selling French label of childrens fashion called Poudre de Perlimpinpin. Behind this funny name, which roughly translates into "charlatan's 'magic' powder", is a line of very sweet and unique childrens clothes in vibrant colours and comfortable, soft fabrics.

The clother are usually quite pricey but this time they had a clearance sale of last year's winter collection and I was lucky to found this little dress for Lily, my one year old. I took size 18 months so it should fit her perfectly when the cold weather arrives -it is made of thick and soft cotton jersey, perfect for a winter playdate in the park.

The official Poudre de Perlimpinpin website is still under construction but you can see a few more photos on this blog, dedicated to designer labels of childrens fashion with that little extra something.