'Its a rainy day and its great to sleep in,' Flo said. we love our glove dolls

Flo is sitting by the window today. She loves rainy days. its perfect for snuggling into the warm blanket, hearing the rain drops like a never-ending waterfall and reminding you of beautiful raincoats. its grey skies all over again! and it calms Flo down.

barn the grouchy owl - a weird brooch from the humptydumps

barn the owl closes his eyes but listens intently to jazz, sounds, noise and prey.

Entirely handmade from bits of felt, thread, knots and brooch pin.

backside of Barn - S$12.90 (one piece only)

abandoned playgrounds in singapore ... poignant images

Once upon a time, humptydump played on these stone figures, concrete floors all out to give you a giant bump on the head should you fall. the stone figures look like birds, yet are not; look like dragons, yet dont fly. who cares, we just want to climb on them, make up our own adventures and run in abandonment the whole afternoon! whoppee!

'The Dragon' wished we had one, complete with real sand! From Justin.Z

thanks to Justin Z

From SGClub. Pasir Ris Park, Singapore

Changi Village, Singapore. From pictureswithoutpermission

Neo Tiew Crescent, Singapore. From Vincent's Travel Journal

sometimes Phoebe speaks to us...introducing our latest garden-glove doll

Phoebe reaches out to us in strange ways. her eyes may just be buttons but when you look into them, you can almost see a small twinkle and spot your own reflection, as if she knows. she really does care, though she may be a new-born, just days old. you know, we think our toys have souls, kind, cheeky, mischievous souls.

Phoebe sits on a big white couch

Phoebs smiling at the camera

extraordinary colours for spring. be inspired by art. be inspired to wear colours

 

Go on, dress like a painting. wear a purple top with brown pants/skirt. accessorise with turquoise. try it!

Glove doll - Jessie

Glove doll - Frisbie

Sold - Glove doll - Milkshake

how to rock a tulle skirt - humptydump gets inspired!

humptydump bought a few tulle skirts just yesterday and cant wait to wear them! it may be post-party season and not a time for fancy frocks and undergarments but we guess, with style, you can carry off this look too! Try it now or we may be too old to do so soon!

wear it edgy-sweet ala Carrey Mulligan. From lookbook.nu

lovely interpretation from fashion is spinach

Aternative opaques and translucents. from the glamourai

try it with mary-janes and a singlet

girlish charm with a cropped cardigan

tuck it in, elongate your legs with wedges

inspiring vintage botanical prints

chained up - simplicity in design

The simple u-turn necklace - from humptydump

Sold - Glove doll - Spot

Glove doll - Button

Glove doll - Belle

The Beauty of The Hand-made Object

We do not profess to be artisans of heritage pieces. But as we toiled, we realised that none of our dolls look the same, even if we used a photo image of the original piece. As we laboured night and day, hand-made took on a different meaning. It made us become acutely aware of how each turn of the fingers, an extra knot and stitch or a different shade of black for the eyes, can in turn yield so much difference in the final product. Every doll took on a life of its own, as though the constant contact with each little cotton body, stuffed with the softest balls of polyester, had been infused with emotions as we worked tirelessly at each of our handmade dolls. Out of curiosity, I googled 'beauty of the handmade' and found this beautiful article by Eric Cullerton, which would be our impetus to keep going, to keep making.

Glove dolls - Mint

New glove dolls - Hi I am Caramel. Do keep a lookout for my friends who will be posting up their shots in the coming days!

the golden couples - Humptydump never thought of these till our friends suggested them



Daniel and Pixie

Jude and Sarah

latest addition to the family - a blushing bride-to-be

 

Sniff, sniff

Introducing Daniel and Jude, our fetish with Jude Law never ends

Jude with his over-sized drop-crouch pants

Daniel practising his ballet moves

More of Jude

love our latest garden glove doll - globe-trotting Pixie

Lovely globe-trotter Pixie