Back to the bears :-)

Finally - some time for the bears! I have 4 little guys (or girls - it's a bit early to tell!) sewn up ready to be stuffed & then comes the fun - faces and accessories!!! Then there are 4 more bears traced and ready to be cut-out... and lots more fabric to be made into wonderful little mini bears!!

My family of needle felted bunnines are FINALLY off  to Onabee on Wednesday, so tags & certificates need to be printed and filled out... and hopefully a few kits put together by then too (yeah, yeah - I know it's been on the cards for ages, but they'll be hitting the shelves Wednesday!!)

But for now it has been a long day, so I'm off to bed... Good night!!!

Cute critters to crochet!

I have a lot of crochet patterns... a LOT! But with mohair bears and needle felting, how do I fit in crochet as well??? I dunno, but I'll do my best!!! Here are some cuties I want to crochet...

Now... which cutie to start with???

This week I'm grateful for... coffee!

Coffee!!! Caffeine!!! I couldn't have survived the past two weeks without it - so here's a toast to coffee...

Pop on over to Maxabella Loves to see what others are grateful for this week...



Little felted bears & bunnies

It's FURiday again, and I've swapped the mohair for merino - catching up on a little needle felting. Quite a few people are asking for complete bunnies and kits for DIY needle felted bunnies at my local crafty store, Onabee, so I have a bunch of bunnies ready to go and a few kits to make up and deliver.

The next kit I'll be making is for a bear, but I'm still designing the exact bear... Here are a collection, in various states of completion, that I've played with along the way...

Back to the needle felting! After the bear design is finalised, I need to do a kit for a kitten!

Wordless Wednesday

A special little bear

I was given a little 2" (5cm) tall crocheted bear when I was 3 years old by one of my dad's students (he taught high school). I have carried this little guy around with me ever since - over 30 years (although I'm not saying exactly how many years over 30!!!) He is my most special bear. I have never really given it much thought before, but I have never actually given him a name! Poor little guy is over 30 years old and has never, and still doesn't, have a name...

Any suggestions for a name for my special little friend???

Drum roll please....

And now, after sickness and trouble posting with Blogger... the winner of the first ever Julius King Giveaway is....

Congratulations Wayne!!! I've sent you an email, so please get back to me so I can send you your fur! Can't wait to see what you create!!!!