getting better

It’s a funny thing, revisiting something you made a while back. You may remember my post about being inspired to make a matryoshka cushion after seeing some Russian dolls on Lucy Loves Ya’s blog. I liked her so much that … Continue reading

bits & bobbles

I know I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again… I’m definitely a better starter than a finisher. Today I should have been cracking on with making stuff for my shop and my stalls. I have lots to do. … Continue reading

love birds

When I made my first new owl I did a silly thing. I cut out the back with the fabric the wrong side up. So it didn’t fit the front. It was facing the wrong way. It wasn’t the first … Continue reading

perky & pocketed

I wasn’t going to make owls. I blame my friend Louise, whose daughter  wanted one for her new bedroom. She started it. I made one for her and it proved rather popular. But my original design was quite complicated to … Continue reading

pendants progress

It feels at the moment that there is just too much to do. Although, I have to say,  I haven’t actually spent a lot of time doing what I should be doing, workwise, for the past week or so, what … Continue reading

a touch of psychedelia

I think my tweeties are getting more and more “out there” as I make more of them. They started off quite subdued, shy almost, in their plumage, but as I keep going they are getting bolder and stranger. My latest creation … Continue reading