I’ve been working on developing a few things between commissions and I’m almost ready to share The Handy Tree with you….
More owls left the nest…
As well as the many, many original owls who flew the Owlery to find new homes at Christmas, the original owls have been joined in the Owlery by little brothers and sisters. They may be smaller but are still loaded with hugs, just the way a fullofhugs friend should be xx
The Owl and now The Pussy Cat
As well as the owls who found new big friends, there were also a fair few pussy cats who went to new homes over Christmas…
Double trouble – Last order before hols!
Earlier today, (as I completed the last request that I’ll have time to sew before I go off on hols), it suddenly struck me that I haven’t actually posted a picture of what a personalised monkey looks like. Without further ado, here’s a pic of the completed order…a monkey and an owl are off to make friends with Charlotte! Hope she likes them xx
Make your owl your own
To give the owls that added ‘Full of Hugs’ touch, many of them have been personalised with the ‘Big Friend’s’ name, some with dates of birth and even short messages:
Special request? No problem…
Callum decided that for his ‘Thank You Teacher’ present, the only available option was an owl…I swear he can’t see further than the end of his nose! In their typical style, what’s good for the goose is good for the gander, and Talia’s order followed soon after. Talia was strict with her spec’ though and the hunt was on for “music-y” fabric that “had to look like music not just notes”. A quick hunt around a few favourite suppliers and I found the perfect thing at My Fabric House.
So if you have an idea for your owl, please do let me know. Whilst I can’t guarantee that every request can be met, I’ll try my very, very hardest – promise ;o)
busy, busy more coming soon…
As well as creating my new look blog this weekend, I have also been listening to some of the ideas that are bouncing around in my brain; soon I will be bringing you ‘Pyramid People’ (working title only I think) and ‘Pocket Monsters’ too. The materials for ‘Pyramid People’ are winging their way through the post as I type so I should be able to get cracking on those soon. Sourcing just the right bits n bobs for ‘Pocket Monsters’ is a little trickier but I’ll get there. Hope to have something new to show you very soon :)
A Parliament of Owls
Once Chloe’s Owl was complete, the children wanted one each and so the snowball started to gather momentum. I’ve made 14 already and have another 5 on the go at the moment. I also have a couple of requests for a ‘Pocket Owl’ so I’m working on scaling the pattern and should have something new to show soon. In the meantime, here’s some of the owls before they flew the nest.
Chloe’s Owl
I started out wanting to make a gift for a special baby who was born on the day of my ‘big birthday’. All I knew was that it wasn’t going to be a monkey. A few hours later, the first owl was born.
Chloe’s Owl
Monkey!
After the hair clips and the handbag purses, I thought it was time that Callum had “something that Mummy made”. I hummed and hawed, then I ummed and aahhed and ‘Just Monkey’ began to smile back at me.
‘Just Monkey’