More Dancing Rabbits

So the 

"Dancing Rabbits"

have made it off of the ipad cases and onto

Hotwater Bottle Covers and Cushions.

I have always used mostly

multi coloured blankets for my 

Hotwater Bottle Covers

but right now I am loving the simplicity

of making the covers in one colour only.

My first market for the year is this weekend.

It has been wonderful having a 3 month break.

However I must confess I am looking forward to this Saturday

and seeing all my lovely crafty friends and customers.

The "Dancing Rabbits" will be coming with me.

Fox Series Cushions

 The Fox Series of Cushions are here.

.

They are for sale here

Cushions

Since I started doing market stalls people

are always asking 

" Do you make Cushions?"

I have always said 

NO

Cushions to me have been something

I just did not want to do.

Also finding big enough pieces of blanket with no marks or stains is not always easy.

Earlier this year I made Master O a cushion.....................

 and much to

my surprise I enjoyed doing it.

So I ordered a load of books from the library on cushion making.

Studied up and here are some of my first efforts.

I did large Hydrangeas in different shades on recycled

cream blanket. 

The leaves are all sewing machined on.

The petals are all hand sewn on.

I have hand dyed all the felt myself.

With these cushions I did not do a zip opening.

They are decorative cushions and not designed to be washed.

They would really need to be sponged clean should they get

any marks on them.

I am now working on another range of cushions and these have zip openings.

I found this tutorial to be the absolute best for teaching me how to do a

perfect zip opening.

These cushions are now in my Felt store.

Affair of the Heart

I have been asked to be part of a great art show 

called

Affair of the Heart

that is on this weekend

1-3 March.

So today I have been busy pricing and cataloguing everything

as I have to drop it off to the organisers tonight.

Here are a couple of sneak peaks for you:

Sewing away

This past week I have been madly sewing away.

Getting my stock back up for the 3 big events that I have on in March

(See the side panel for more details).

I also have a lovely new stockist:

Mixt Art + Design 

502 New North Road

 Kingsland Auckland 

New Zealand 

So next time you are in Kingsland do call into there shop they have some

beautiful stock.

Large Hydrange case suitable for a ipad 

plus Purses

Silver Fox Purses

Fabulouus Mr Fox range

Scottie Dog Ipad Case that I made for a customer order.

This week there's  more sewing for me but it wont be cases or purses..........................................

Waipu

I have been away with my boys camping.

To an amazing place called

"Waipu Cove".

It has Sun, Sea, Surf.........what more could we want!

Waipu is a little one street town that has a quaint Celtic

history.

Before we went camping I finished a few 

Bunnie Purses.

There were little Brown Bunnies with white tails

hopping around our camp ground at sunset each night.

I might have to do some two tone rabbits for them.

Silver Fox

This past week my father turned 72.

He calls my mother his "Silver Fox"

So this week with thoughts of my father

in my mind I did a newish design.

Please welcome the

"Silver Fox" who has come out to play with the "Fabulous Red Mr Fox"

The "Silver Fox" has this lovely lining.

The Red Fox has this sleepy fellows lining.

The cases are now loaded in my
Online Shop.