Raccoon in Yellow & Gold Morels and the Bahama Islands’

and the Bahama Islands’

designed by Michele Clapton

or Common Hedgehog) from ‘Die Såugthiere in Abbildungen Nach Der Natur’

accented with silver paper and an acrylic rhinestone

This darling little pinup dress is made from Japanese chiyogami paper featuring red poppies and green leaves on a black background

Raccoon in Yellow & Gold Morels and the Bahama Islands’I couldnt call myself a Torontonian if I didnt have a raccoon in my collection. It was surprisingly difficult to find a historic illustration of a raccoon that looked right, until I found this delightful (if slightly guilty looking) specimen in the 1918 book Wild Animals of North America: Intimate Studies of Big and Little Creatures of the Mammal Kingdom. The raccoon is 4. 75 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper,