Handcrafted Oddities and Clothing for the Very Petite
In 1998 I quit my day job and started sewing. I began with my classic 2 headed Floppy Dolls and various noise making monsters. I had instant success with selling them through local stores and at a few craft shows. It was a time when plush and monsters were still a new-ish thing and luckily I was welcomed with open arms. My local appearances somehow, miraculously, led to a group show at the Seattle Art Museum. It featured several local artist who used sewing as an art form. I had a whole huge wall and a little side wall filled with my dolls. Sometimes I feel like I dreamed that part, but it was real and it was glorious!
Since then I've continued to be part of many gallery shows all over the world. I sell my simpler pieces to many stores and frequent a large number of crafty shows and conventions as well as selling on my website (www.devoutdolls.com) and here on Etsy.
I started with my basic dolls and plush on here but as my obsession with other dolls grew, so did my need to make clothing for them. Happily the doll clothing has been a huge success for me. I started doing doll clothing on the side, for fun, but since then it has taken over and become a big part of the Devout Empire (that's what I'm calling it now, I'll be starting my own country next). All hail Blythe and her dolly minions!
