Bird
We’ve been invaded by owls this weekend. I made another couple yesterday and young Miss MadeStuff is going to be making a larger owl after her lunch today (a picture of that will naturally follow construction). I think they look like they’re getting ready for some Christmas carols and the chap there on the left [...]
Felt owls, making a come back by popular demand – can be made to order with any initial and a colour of your choice. Available to purchase in the shop
Some new items listed in the shop today; pin cushions, bags, brooches, pendants and our hanging bird ornament kits. Check it out! shop.madestuff.co.uk
I think we tried all the major online craft outlets over the years and have remained largely unimpressed with either the serious US bias or the lack of facility in return for commission, hence we have now developed our own online platform. Today the shop is (partially) restocked and ready for use. You can still [...]
Just a couple of bits of news to share with you today, with it being Sunday and with me having spent the day away from home not making anything. Alisa Burke has announced her online sketching class this week to start on Feb 7th. Sign ups are open now for the most reasonable price of [...]
OK, so I previewed these in my previous post however I finally managed to source some ribbon I was happy with and I’ve got them finished and pictured: available from coriandr and etsy
Regular readers may remember a post I made a few weeks ago, Trial by Clay, in which I featured a rough attempt at a clay bird, I’ve since refined the notion and have been merrily creating a range of slightly smaller free standing birds with a simplified design in red and white, the scheme works [...]
I know, another Christmas post, but really it’s not that long until the big red cheery chap comes again! I’ve made quite a few of these hanging birds but they don’t photograph well. I think they’re shy! They’re a simpler take on the fabric finches regular readers will be familiar with, which makes them quicker [...]
Continue reading about Hanging Felt Birds – More Christmas Decor
Paper fabric is fabric made with layers of paper and other bits and pieces, in this case glitter and threads, covered with a whole layer of tissue paper. I used an old sewing pattern instead of plain tissue paper. All of this is glued in sequence on top of a piece of muslin with watered [...]
It was about two years ago that someone suggested that I should have a go working with clay when they saw the wood carvings I was turning out, at the time it wasn’t a suggestion I took particularly seriously, not to say that I wasn’t interested I just couldn’t get my head around it as [...]
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