Bernard the Owl

And so he is done, and I think Robyn loves him!

As with all her toys she has named him Bernard (pronounced with the emphasis on the "nard" after the head-elf in the Santa Clause film). All her toys are named either Lucy (another character in this film!) or Bernard, it's March but we've watched it twice this week! I think I could quote the entire script for this film now!!

Back to the hexxy blanket this weekend, must take some pictures of that, hopefully we'll have some sunshine tomorrow.

Travelling StampBOX

Wow, it's been 16 months since I made anything with paper.... 16 months!! I was making cards right up to the day before Robyn was born and up until yesterday I didn't so much as pick up a roll of double sided tape!!

picture from mystampbox.com


Then a couple of weeks back Kimmy sent me a tin containing some acrylic clear stamps, it was the Creative Sisterhood of the Travelling StampBOX. I instantly loved the idea of a travelling stampbox and also instantly knew what I was going to make with them, the circles yelled "eyes!" and the heart shaped yelled "wings!". So yesterday afternoon I set about making an owl card:

The tin will be winging (ha ha!) it's way to Claire on Sunday, I can't wait to see what she comes up with!

I now think that I'll be back paper-crafting with a vengeance, especially as my supplies are now out of boxes and sorted into a cupboard where I can get to them, hurrah!!! I will also be trying to figure out a way to get more hours in theday.... watch this space!

Frog - revisted

So I uhmed and aahed all weekend and decided to do different eyes for the frog. I was just not happy with how they turned out. As much as I try to avoid buttons as some people really don't like them on toys (which I totally understand, but I'm sure that not all my sock toys are destined for the under 3s!) I just wouldn't have been happy setting Mr Frog out on the stall as he was - he looked like he'd fallen foul/fowl (??) to a practical joke comprising boot polish and binoculars!!!

So here he is, revamped with white button eyes - I'm so much happier with him now!!


I've also made 2 more floppy fabric eared bunnies, I'm really pleased with these ladies, just got 3 cats, 2 owls and another frog to finish before I should think of starting any more new ones!!! I'm terrible like that, I'll start something off with complete gusto and prep 2 or 3, then burn out and have another idea and feel like I have to go with that instead. I think I also have a couple of sock elephants and maybe even a couple of sheep languishing about in different stages of incompleteness - oops! I think I may declare the next couple of days a "no new stuff zone" and work at getting these half-finished creatures: done (said in my best Gordon Ramsey voice!).

I shall report back here hopefully with some photographic evidence - wish me luck!