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Hi Fairy Folk, it’s nice to meet you! I’m Emily.
Welcome to Hello Greens, this is the story of my imagination.
It was during the 2020 pandemic that my dolls first came to life. Home-schooling was part of my daily routine despite my five year old’s turned up nose. In a creative attempt to encourage reading I tried voices, actions and singing each story but nothing held his active mind. With the feeling that nothing was working and the worry of his lost early years education, I had the extravagant idea of crafting the characters to visually bring the book to life.
The story we were reading was a book I had written myself; it tells the enchanting tale of two paper dollies and their adventures. Penelope and Presley were the first two puppets I created. Each doll perfectly resembled the two mischievous characters from the book. Both my son, Morgan and I fell very quickly into the folk world envisioning and discussing all the possible creations we could make with just the materials we had indoors.
Like the rest of the UK we were in lockdown. The regular shops I would visit for my crafting essentials were closed for browsing. The clay and acrylic paints I would normally grab were not available and those advertised online were continually out of stock as more households became creative.
Making my own clay seemed like my best option, but of course both the toilet roll and flour used to make paper clay were amongst the items hit with a national shortage. Rationing our own supplies gave me enough leftovers to continue my crafting throughout the summer months and by autumn my finely tuned recipe was better than any I had ever bought.
Whilst on our daily exercise along the River Thames in Greenhithe we collected stock of washed up driftwood, chalks and earthy minerals. Treasure hunting and making our own paints became a fun daily ritual with unearthing the tones in our riches becoming one of my fondest lockdown memories. The colour pallets I use in my work today combines a lot of the paints I have made from that I have foraged.
Over the year past, the demand for my dolls has increased tenfold. What began as making characters for our own play has very quickly turned into the possibility of being my dream job. In January 2021 my dolls were accepted by The British Toy Makers Guild which further gave me the confidence to part from my much-loved position in a local Estate Agent in Dartford.
Sadly, Morgan still doesn’t hold much interest in reading, but I’m always overwhelmed with excitement when I find him entwined with my characters. Home-schooling has not been easy for any of us, but it has most definitely been made more enjoyable by the fantasy world we have created and continue to mould.
Over the next 18 months my dolls will be featured in several publications, namely the Dollshouse and Miniature Scene Magazine which also features more about my foraging around the Thames riverbanks. Furthermore, I plan to use my creations as the artwork for the picture book I have written and hope soon to be featured in an exhibit quite local to home.
In order to be able to create as my heart desires I unfortunately only offer a very limited number of custom or made to order pieces. To be the first to hear about new releases and shop updates please follow me over on Instagram @HelloGreensUk.
Please Note, all of my designs listed under the Hello Greens name are supported by ACID through their Copyright & Design Databank. All copyright, design rights and intellectual property rights existing in my designs and products and in the images, text and design of my website / marketing material are and will remain the property of Hello Greens. I will treat any infringement of these rights seriously.
Thank you as always for joining me, Emily x
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