A
creative life....
My name is Thea de Bruin (1965), I am the designer behind
Milly Me®.
I live in the east of
The Netherlands with my husband Bert and Small Münsterlander
dog
Ymke.
As a young child I lived in my own fairytale land. I
played endlessly with my dolls and teddy bears. I grew up with a needle in my hand, thanks to my mother who
was a and still is wonderful seamstress. A great part of my
childhood has been spent sitting cross legged on the floor, cutting
and stitching tiny clothes for my bears and dolls. Nowadays I
still work like this as if nothing has changed. In my "adulthood" I
attended the School of Fashion in the city of Arnhem for a few years.
Until today I still live in fairytale land, creating
teddy bears, rabbits & mice.
I find my
inspiration everywhere in a long list of things that I love:
antique doll clothes, antique toys, teddy bears, trims, beads,
scrapbooking, visiting a great variety of exhibitions etc. etc. etc.
Even a special
piece of lace or fabric, found on a flea market can set my brain
racing with ideas to create around it!
Meanwhile my creations have found their way all over the
world!
I’m very proud of what I’ve
achieved so far.
