farewell 2011 . . .

we hope everyone had a fabulous christmas!

we wish all our customers and friends a very peaceful new year . . .  see you in 2012. x

x  happy 2012  x

creature for eva

this little girl waited so patiently for her creature to become real . . . and she was chuffed to bits when she finally met her . . .

bauble workshop

wow! we had such a great time at the 'make your own bauble' workshop at usurp art gallery on saturday! the children (and adults) had a fantastic time gluing and glittering!! here are some photo's which tell all!

knitted star

we have a busy weekend planned - 

on saturday 26th we are delivering the 'make you own bauble' workshop at usurp gallery and studio from 11-12.30 and 1-2.30. if you haven't booked already, go to the usurp website and book online or call us on 07833 345 538 for more details.

on sunday 27th we will be at duck pond market in richmond . . . lets pray for good weather!

hopefully we will see you at one of these events!! x

on another note - found this wonderful pattern for a knitted star on the dutch sisters blog. so last night i had a little go at making it . . . it was soo much fun, quick AND easy! this is how far i have got - just need to sew it all up . . .

some girls came to visit us

these gorgeous dolls are made by my super talented niece Sharan (a budding fashion/textile designer). they are totally 'handmade with love' using organic cotton, natural stuffing and vintage fabrics . . . she is taking orders . . you can contact us for more details!

ho ho ho . . .

we are so excited about the new workshop we are running at Usurp Gallery in west harrow on Saturday 26 November for children - young and old! we are running 2 sessions (11-12.30 and 1-2.30) and bookings can now be made on the Usurp website . . . .

we will be using fabrics, sequins, glitter and glue to decorate your bauble - make 1, 2 or even 3 to take home at the end of the session! hope you can make it. x

sock creature workshop

we have been away for quite a while now, but are now BACK! yesterday we delivered our first 'create your own sock creature' workshop at the new crafting venue in pinner LITTLE WILLOWS. it was a massive hit, the children made some really cool creatures! it was sooo much fun! we will be running other workshops there in the new year, so watch this space for more information! 


take a look at some of the creatures that were created!

fathers day

with fathers day coming up this sunday we made a crazy creature for a little girl who had done this gorgeous picture of her dad. isn't he amazing!! i want one too!

bunting is out!

we have been hard at work creating some crochet bunting for the stall . . . and some for selling too!

colour

just wanted to share these photo's which i took before we strung our felt necklaces for the SupermarketSarah order. apparently these necklaces are out on the wall this week (or so i've heard from a reliable source . . . my husband!) . . .

we have delivered our felt necklaces to selfridges . . .

city lit

my sister kam is doing a part-time textiles course at city lit. she has an exhibition of her work going on at the moment. we went to have a look - and it was soooo wonderful to see her work up in lights!!! well done girl!!

great to see our work on the wall . . . .

designer of GIANT CRAB ELEPHANT

arun is really excited that his creature is now on sale in Selfridges! we are taking him to see it in the shop this weekend . . .

the drop off - watch this space for more photo's . . .

we have heard nothing but the sound of the bernina humming away all week in an effort to get the order ready for SupermarketSarah within Selfridges (Ground Floor Stationary/giftware department. we are delivering on monday 21st, so get down there and check it out!!

here's a little preview . . .

new work

we have been super busy this past week since we got an order from the wonderful ladies at SupermarketSarah who currently have a concession in Selfridges . . . so we are working like mad getting the order ready . . . we can't contain our excitement at actually being in Selfridges, London!

Also started work (although it has been put to one side for obvious reasons!) on a new blanket, thanks to the lovely pattern by Lucy at Attic 24 - granny stripes are coming along!!

All is good and wonderful in the world today - even though it is raining and grey outside. Just a whole day of sewing ahead of me and i'm loving the thought of it!!

seeds

when seeds are planted, new things grow . . .

working on new ideas today. . . sketching and drawing is just the best!

happy new year!

we are finally back at work this week . . . kicking and screaming! it was such a lovely break, after the madness leading up to christmas. we are looking forward to creating new stock and developing new ideas . . . we're off to topdraw on tuesday to get some inspiration!

we had lots of crazy creature orders before christmas - it did fill us with joy thinking of all those kids opening up their crazy creatures on christmas day! here is one of my faves that i did for my niece, amber. x