A few days before my collection of dolls headed to Vermont to become the Wall of Wee Folk, I had the idea of taking a group portrait that could be used for a jigsaw puzzle. We had to act quickly because they’d soon be out of town for 3 months.

“The Wee Worlds of Salley Mavor” will be on view
at the Southern Vermont Arts Center thru Jan. 7, 2024.

I crowded over 100 dolls together, arranging them every which way on my grandmother’s old breadboard. I figured that the more disorganized the better. Rob took a hires photo and the dolls were free to go to Vermont! Now, I’m happy say that Wee Folk puzzles and notebooks are now available in my Etsy Shop. The supply is limited, so if you want them before Christmas, please order now.

Many of the dolls are sample projects from my how-to book, Felt Wee Folk. All manner of young and old characters are nestled together, including multiple fairies, a pirate, Robin-hood, a wizard, a jester, a witch, and several brides and grooms.

I’ve spent my whole life figuring out ways to make little dolls that are true to what I first envisioned and longed for as a child. It just took a while to develop the skills to bring them to life. My aim in writing Felt Wee Folk was to offer others the kind of how-to book that I would have loved to find.

The group photo we took almost 10 years ago for the cover of Felt Wee Folk was a very different setup. For that photo-shoot, the dolls were carefully positioned on ascending steps inside a light box.

Wee Folk puzzles and notebooks are available in my Etsy Shop.

When the first shipment of Wee Folk puzzles arrived, I immediately set up a card table and sat down to put it together. The puzzle was more challenging than I expected, which is a good thing. You’d think that my familiarity with the subject matter would make it easy, but the haphazard nature of the composition threw me for a loop! This puzzle would be fun for both adults and older children. Here’s a short video that shows a condensed version of piecing together the puzzle.

There are now 8 puzzles in my shop, including Summertime,
Birds of Beebe Woods, Rabbitat, Harvest Time, Mossy Glen,
Frosty Morning and Thread Spool Heart.

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