another crazy creature is born

eri, aged 24 (mental age of 9!) designed this creature which we bought to life - quite a challenge, but we enjoyed it!

thanks angeli

angeli patel is a very talented up and coming illustrator who is studying at Camberwell. she drew this amazing picture of me and gave my sisters and me a plug on her blog. go to her blog and read the full story!

etsy shop now open!

we are very excited about finally being able to sell over the internet via Etsy!! We have a few items up for sale, with more to follow in the next days and weeks . . .

meet Tweedy. he is for sale in the shop.

summer is over!

the kids are now back at school, so hopefully we will get back to full speed blogging again! we have had a super busy summer, doing lots of craft fairs. so now it is time to replenish stock and get ready for (dare I say it) christmas!!!

here is the last of our 'freestyle' creatures which sold last weekend at the Harrow in LEAF show.

felt corsages

we were commissioned to make 6 felt corsages for six little flower girls. here they are . . .

new bunny

we have been doing some 'freestyle' sewing!! what does that mean, you ask? well it's just creating a creature with scraps of fabric and seeing what happens . . . it's been fun! here's the first bunny we made, he's called oscar. he used to be part of a pair of tweed trousers!

had a fun few days at duck pond market this weekend. they had a medieval festival there, as well as the normal craft fair. apart from the rain on saturday, it was a good weekend!!

this week . . .

we have mostly been making creatures . . . in preparation for a craft fair on 24th and 25th july at Harrow Arts Centre. so if you are around the area pop in. there will be loads of art activities for kids too. should be a fun filled day.

this one has been designed by my clever son, Arun.

watering can

just been too busy to notice that the geraniums are in flower . . .

july has been a busy month so far, lots of school fairs and craft fairs. we have met some lovely people along the way. i do love my 'job'

gold is the sun

we are taking a week off. been working hard, now it is time to enjoy the sun and recharge. : )

crazy creatures

we have had some new orders and so the family has grown . . .

expanding the mind

we have just spent a wonderful day attending a course for crafters at ferrers gallery with the wonderful Rachael Chambers. we learnt alot about being more 'business' minded. as we all know us crafters are hopeless at selling ourselves, so it was a real insight! it was also great to meet some really lovely fellow crafts people.

anya's pink and purple

anya made her very own felt swirl necklace

pink and purple

we have a commission for a pink and purple felt ball necklace, so i thought i'd take a few 'pink and purple' photo's from the garden as inspiration . . .

orange poppies

they only last a day, so i took a photo to share . . .

linked crochet rings

for the lady that wanted to see this necklace . . .

hot pink

today i am working on a commission for a pink felt flower ring.

3d felt

also been experimenting with 3D felt . . . hoping to take this a lot further.

esha and roshan's monsters

we're back!

we have been really busy preparing for a few fairs over the last few weeks, hence the quiet! it's all over now and we did really well, sold loads . . . but now have to start making again!! luckily we LOVE what we do and are excited at making some new things.

we also launched our 'crazy creatures'! custom made creatures, designed by children and made using upcycled fabrics. we will get some photo's up soon!

hot off the press . . . felt swirl beads and a gorgeous flower. love it so much, i want to keep it for myself!!

packaging

this week we have been working on some labels for the hair slides and necklaces. we hope you like them!!

green

a beautiful day, backdoor is open, sun pouring in, great tunes blaring out . . .

decided to do a bit of feltmaking this week, starting with these little gems. we love doing these rolls and then cutting them open to find an amazing delight . . . life is good!

made green into a necklace.

purple

blue

the result . . .

we finished making the hair slides and anya modelled them beautifully for me . . .

crocheting like a mad woman!

my fingers hurt.

duck pond market

hurrah! we did our first ever craft market at the weekend - duck pond market in ruislip. it is a really friendly market, full of lovely sellers who were all so great to us. the weather was amazing which bought everyone out . . . a great, great day!

i didn't get to take many photo's, but here are some of the crochet hair clips and felt flower rings that we had on the stall.

butterflies

we have had a lovely easter break with the kids. the weather has been amazing too!!

in anticipation of summer, we have been working on some butterfly clips. these are knitted and are simply gorgeous! loads of colourways too.

we are working on our web shop too and these will be on etsy soon aswell (all in the pipeline for the next week!!!)

happy easter!!

make it!

give this really easy necklace a go!

the first in a series of 'makes' we are planning.

noah's birthday card

had fun making this card for noah (who is 4!)

that is my son jai being the assistant today.

white and colour

the boys have been making paper aeroplanes, they left them on the table and went off to school. the white on white was refreshing. then i took out my new merino wool. the contrast was stunning. i bought the wool from i knit london yesterday. i spent ages in there. they have an i knit weekender on 10 -11 september - might just pop along there!

they are called glazed carrot 16, bergamota 94, frank ochre 35 and pearl 36 made by malabrigo yarn. i am going to knit them up and felt them . . . can't wait!

flower brooches

in anticipation of summer . . .

love the colours of this photo taken in the garden -

is spring here . . .?

just had a wonder around the garden . . . what an up-lifting discovery that the buds are peeking out and the flowers are growing again. I love spring, it really is the best season! it's like you're just waking up, blinking your eyes and seeing everything for the first time . . . makes my spirit soar . . . . .

monster

i got my son to draw a monster for me as he wanted a monster brooch. this is the finished monster and he's called XHGMA1?

felt flowers

just making some felt flowers, not sure how i'm going to use them just yet. i think i was inspired by my mothers day flowers.

roses

what a wonderful sunny day to wake up to! i've had more kisses and hugs than a girl could ever wish for from my wonderful children (not to mention the pancakes!) happy mothers day to one and all. oh and i got roses too . . . .

purple crochet

another crazy week has sped by . . . just a peek at what we have been up to.