Hello Hello – how are you? Did you miss me? It was so good to take some time off but I am also happy to be back and start sharing some great things with you. Happy New Year – it will be a good one…

For the first post I am taking you to Portugal and the world of Rita Pinheiro, who is the creator & designer of Matilde Beldroega – a brand of dolls and soft toys, all handmade with great care and attention to detail and often one-of-a-kind,

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I adore these dolls and stuffed animals. You can see all the love and passion Rita puts into each of them straight away. So many details and great fabrics.

My Leonor has a little house that I put next to her bed. Every evening she puts her little friends {you can get these super cute beddy-byes that come with little bags you can attach to the buttons} to sleep and every morning she wakes them up and gets them out of their bed… so sweet!

Rita’s products are great gifts if you are looking for something different and I also really love her dolls – they are truly a work of art, very classy & stylish and true characters! {great gift for adults too}

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