Thank You!

Well, that's the Christmas fairs over and done with and I can relax for a little while. Thank you to everyone who bought items from me, I'm glad that so many little toys went to good homes and will be loved and played with. I can't quite believe the popularity of the guinea-pigs - they sold so fast and I have orders for more. Thank goodness they knit up fairly quickly!

Please note that I am always willing to take on commissions for any craft featured here - I will consider pretty much anything knitted/crocheted and will only refuse if I genuinely can't figure out how to make something or if the time-limit is too tight. Bearing that in mind, anything needed for Christmas should be ordered NOW, and I wouldn't be able to guarantee getting anything to the USA on time with the postal service being as it is this time of year.

Thank you again lovely customers!

P.S. Please note that I am having a special offer on all purchases made through my Etsy shop between now and Christmas. Any order, no matter how small will receive a free knitted/crochet scarf randomly chosen from my current stock. It's time to have a bit of a clear out and rather than have them hang around in storage, I'd rather they went off to be worn and make space in my house for me to make some more!

A Bit of Skullduggery......

Some more last minute pieces as I received some larger skull and bone beads in the post yesterday.


A bead and thong necklace........


....a handbag dangle.......


...my personal favourite, a skull and bones bracelet........


...and a mini-skull and bead bracelet. These are all for sale at the Christmas fairs today - not very Christmassy I know, but I like to fly in the face of convention. If you see anything here that you fancy, let me know as even if I sell the above pieces, I can replicate them for you.

It's taken a week of very hard work, but I have everything priced and packed and ready to go - wish me luck!

That's Better!

All guinea pigs have been sold - I am taking orders for more, but please leave plenty of time if you require them for a special day.

Hooray! The squeakers arrived just in time, so the four little guinea pigs have been stuffed, had their voices inserted and been sewn together. Just for good measure, I've given each of them a carrot and a lettuce leaf each to keep them sustained until they find some new homes.

If you fancy owning one of these or one just like it, e-mail me to the address above and I will be happy to oblige. They will cost £12 including p&p.

p.s. sorry about the pretty awful photo - it's very early in the morning and dark as night outside, so relying on electric light isn't the best way to photo these.

Four Sad Guinea Pigs.......

Just for Laura, this is as far as I have got with the guinea pigs who are sadly awaiting squeakers from America.....who knew the mail would take over a fortnight? If the squeakers have not arrived by Thursday, these little chaps will be sewn together and sold as they are and I will just have to knit some more.

.....I'm Going Slightly Mad......

Having not done any craft fairs since the summer and been otherwise occupied for the past few months, I didn't realise quite how much work would be involved preparing for a couple of Christmas fairs! Not only have I been replenishing my stock at a very fast rate, but I have also had to sort out and re-display all my jewllery for ease of transport, as I have foolishly put myself down for two fairs that run consecutively on Friday afternoon/evening at two different venues.


Above are two more little purses, finished and ready for sale. The doggie one comes with a felt brooch (all my own design) and the ant one has the mascot sewn on to the front of the purse.


I have spent two days sewing necklaces to boards so that I can whisk them from home to car to venue to car to venue to home.


Not the prettiest way of showing off my work, but it sure saves time and energy when setting up and packing away!

The two Christmas fairs are at Tavistock Infant School, Fleet 3 - 4.30 p.m. and Elvetham Heath School, Fleet, 6 - 8 p.m. Come and say hello if you are in the area, and you might also find some original Christmas gifts.

Still to do........price mascots, sew up four disembowelled guinea pigs - if the squeakers ever arrive from the USA - make 3 guinea pig beds & carrots, have a minor breakdown, paint a picture, make some more phone charms, make a necklace, have a little cry, pack it all up ready to go, and on Saturday....fall over!

Hmmmm, Tricky.....

For a while there I thought there was a bit of a 12 Days of Christmas thing going on with the felt mascots, but no way could I have produced four of the above lemurs last night! This one was surprisingly difficult, particularly sewing the head together with the plastic backed eyes in and keeping the folded double thickness ears in place at the same time - much pinning, tacking and swearing went on!

But we got there in the end, and he even has his own banana for a quick snack. He has a ribbon loop on top of his head through which the ball-chain loop is attached so he can be hung from your bag/knapsack or used as a keychain.

Three Blind Mice......

...well no, actually they are hamsters! These tiny pets are about an inch tall with the tiniest of glass eyes. I have as yet to decide whether they will be phone charms, mascots on a chain, or just sold as they are.