Blog Posts

  • What’s in a name . . .

    What’s in a name . . .

    So where did the name Cut Out Doll come from? No mystery really; I love dolls and always have done ever since I can remember. I can even remember all their names. But my favourite of all time was ‘Sindy the doll you love to dress’. I begged for years and years to get her Read more

  • Hats and Chats

    Hats and Chats

    Welcome to my new website!  I love that everything is now in the one place, and it’s all so clear and organised.  It’s been weeks of taking pics and photoshoots.  The one on the beach was great fun.  Are you able to tell where it is? My Etsy shop is now well stocked and I’ll Read more

  • The Belfast Opera

    The Belfast Opera

    Apologies for the long absence, though you probably didn’t even miss me! Well, the opera I was talking about in the last blog is actually happening and I’m more than a bit excited to be involved in the very first stages of it. Normally in workshops I’m teaching people how to do or make things Read more

  • The Singing Stitcher

    The Singing Stitcher

    Happy New Year! Well, looking back on last year and all I was involved in, this was definitely one of my best bits. In August I got to help create and be in an opera, singing and performing and everything. I was meant to just be making costumes, but me and Laura the designer somehow Read more

  • Ramblin Rose

    Ramblin Rose

    Well I finished the wall hanging that I’d started in my last blog, and it’s now in The Mill reception as part of August Craft month exhibition. You’ll see Stella Bluebell there as well. Now Stella hasn’t had an easy time of it. When she was living the hallway upstairs someone stole one of her Read more

  • I never went away, but I’m back!

    That’s an Irish title for you – a bit like go ahead, back away.  Since I finished working on the movie I’ve had a mix of work and play.  I made a dress for my friend Grainne to wear to a ‘do’ and apparently on the night out a woman asked how long she’d had Read more