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Jolene on November 4th, 2012

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 [...]

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Jolene on November 3rd, 2012

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

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Jolene on December 2nd, 2010

Some more sock monsters that I’ve made of late…very friendly monsters but not to be underestimated. All hand sewn brand new socks and stuffed with recycled polyester stuffing and a great big dollop of love.

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Jolene on October 15th, 2010

Recently we’ve been giving a lot of thought to our packaging.  It’s not something that comes naturally I’m afraid.  Occasionally, it works out just fine like with my button pendants; however that’s a very rare occasion indeed. Last week I had a crazy notion to make some Christmas gift tags for sale.  Having deliberated for [...]

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Jolene on October 13th, 2010

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 [...]

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Jolene on October 11th, 2010

The idea of printing on fabric has been something I’ve been wanting to try for some time now.  I’ve neither had the time nor the inclination until this weekend, when the urge suddenly took me to get my finger out and make something for a change. In my head this was going to be a [...]

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Jolene on September 28th, 2010

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 [...]

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Jolene on August 31st, 2010

Over the weekend I was fortunate enough to come across a lengthy piece of blue (what we think is fake) suede in the fabric shop.  It was screaming out to me to make some birds…so I did. It was kind of difficult to sew with.  I kept feeling as though the needle hole would tear, [...]

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Jolene on August 29th, 2010

We’ve been renovating our house since moving in almost four years ago.  Progress is slow but steady and lately we’ve (read Alasdair) been ripping out the old electrics in one room that will eventually be our living room.  The old wire is a lovely thick copper wire that we just couldn’t throw away.  So, I [...]

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Alasdair on June 13th, 2010

It seems like forever and a day since I originally thought about giving my bonnie birds wings, indeed, it seems like forever and a day since I actually started making this one!  Based around the same principles as it’s forebears I had to add some additional armature to build the wings both from a practical [...]

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