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June! Our winter is upon us and – for the Gold Coast – it is cool. Temperatures dropping below 15C at night. I know. Stop...
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finavon9
- Apr 8
- 3 min
All the Queen's dressmakers!
I’m busy!! I had an order for Marie Antoinette (porcelain edition) last year but as I was about to photograph her for approval before...
finavon9
- Dec 10, 2023
- 4 min
Peace on Earth?
Where have the days gone? It seems like only yesterday that my husband, David and I were on a short cruise to north Queensland. We...
finavon9
- Oct 7, 2023
- 7 min
Re-Setting
Fontevrault Abbey, Loire valley, France Hello Everyone, What a week that was! Having put the decision off for quite a while, we finally...
finavon9
- Jun 17, 2023
- 3 min
A Real Swan Lake
Winter has arrived on the Gold Coast, here in Australia. To be fair, it is hardly a winter that many from the northern hemisphere would...
finavon9
- May 7, 2023
- 3 min
The Magic is Back
I have been busily trying to complete two orders and my Queen Elizabeth II doll in her coronation dress (all of which are looking quite...
finavon9
- Feb 28, 2023
- 3 min
In Like a Lion
Graham Spowart on Miami Beach, Gold Coast, Australia February 2023 Christmas has come and gone, a New Year too and on January 26th, a...
finavon9
- Nov 5, 2022
- 5 min
Elizabeth Reigns
Like other momentous events that mark a moment in time, the death of Queen Elizabeth II, while not unexpected, certainly captured the...
finavon9
- Aug 10, 2022
- 4 min
The Eyes Have it!
Elizabeth I, Armada dress As I mentioned in my last letter, I have been working diligently on the Armada dress for Queen Elizabeth I. ...
finavon9
- Jul 5, 2022
- 4 min
A Wintery July
When we moved to the Gold Coast five years ago, one of the main reasons was the weather. We arrived at the beginning of winter and...
finavon9
- May 13, 2022
- 4 min
Busy, Busy....
The weather outside is dreadful. Most unlike autumn on the Gold Coast, in fact more like winter in Scotland other than the fact that...
finavon9
- Mar 27, 2022
- 3 min
Full Steam Ahead!
So, after thinking about it, I finally took the plunge and made the first medieval fabric doll for my site, Margaret of Denmark - the...
finavon9
- Jan 31, 2022
- 3 min
Back in the saddle!
Marie Antoinette under way Well, Christmas and New Year are past and Australia Day (my celebration) and Burns Night (my Scottish...
finavon9
- Nov 24, 2021
- 3 min
The Sands of 2021 are running out - Good!
22 November, 2021 I'm looking at my calendar. I see that we have 32 days to go until Christmas and then 2022 will be fast upon us. What...
finavon9
- Jul 9, 2021
- 4 min
The Rule of Three
It has taken a wee bit longer to write this month's BLOG and I apologise for that ... but there's a reason. They say that unfortunate...
Lady of Finavon
- Apr 24, 2021
- 4 min
Changing Seasons
We have left summer behind in Australia and are tearing into Autumn just as the opposite is happening in the Northern hemisphere. On the...
Lady of Finavon
- Mar 20, 2021
- 4 min
The comings & goings, plans and events in a doll studio
February, 2021 One of the reasons I enjoy creating my dolls is because they resonate with history and there is so much to learn from...
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