tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389114695700320542026-07-17T18:52:56.910+01:00Captain Skulduggery Dughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09006783819138495126noreply@blogger.comBlogger407125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238911469570032054.post-39604220844445605652013-03-05T14:35:00.002+00:002013-03-05T14:38:00.691+00:00

I've been making fibre art jewellery lately and thought you might like to see some. This is a blue cotton and red button flower pin brooch. I can make them in different colours and sizes. They look great jazzing up a little black dress or on a casual outfit. They also make beautiful hair band decorations. This is a freeform turquoise and silver necklace I created a while ago. It

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I found Mister Finch via a link on a friends Facebook likes section and Oooooo how I love his work. I just had to put it up on the blog for you all to see. Mister Finch is from Leeds in the UK. I think his work is imaginative and beautiful. He is quite evidently interested in and influenced by nature, but his works have a fantasy quality too and I think it is that which attracts me to them so

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The lovely Dawn Roberts of Circadian Fitness Dance Studio, Swansea, has invited me to teach a 2 hour beginner/intermediate workshop Saturday 9th February 2013 12-2pm. The tickets are limited to 12 and are selling fast, so if you fancy an afternoon of wiggletastic fun and learning you need to book your ticket very soon. Level: Beginners/intermediate Price: £15 per person Teacher: Lynne

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Let me introduce you to Sir Tarquin Mortimer-Finknottle. He is a gentlemen art doll monster, who has fallen upon hard times. This stately blue woollen knitted monster has been used to the finer things in life. He was born into a long dynasty of land owning, massive manor living, country monsters. He had all the best toys, the finest education and everything a young monster could wish for. Sadly

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Today I listed a new item in my shop. It's a mini journal or notebook. It has a lovely soft forest green recycled leather binding that wraps around it's unlined multicoloured paper pages, which protects them when the book is in your pocket or bag. It was designed that way, so you can carry it around with you, a portable journal. It has a contrasting purple lace thread to tie the binding securely

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I have to confess I spend way too much time on Facebook, but I have the excuse that it is for the Pirate Pixie Crew and Hyperloop Hoops  pages. Well Today I stumbled upon a fantastic Jewellery maker Simona Chytil who trades as Studio Swoon. Her work has simple yet perfect lines and I wanted to share some of it here with you. The sterling silver Cloud pendant on silk cord catches the

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As some of you might already know, I am a massive cat fan and have lived with cats most of my life. In fact I think the longest amount of time I have been living without one is approximately a year. I thought in honour of the lovely kitties around the world I would make a collection of handmade, painted and photographed kitties. I hope you like them. #widgetcont p{ padding:0; margin:0; } .

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I've been making more ragdolls. This time cats!  Squircle the ragdoll cat.  Close up of Squircle's face.  Squircle's Paw. Squircle and Spike These cats can be made in a variety of colours and more will appear in the shop in the coming weeks. If you have a particular colour you would like one making in, please get in contact to let me know what you would

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...and in honour of that I have made something that is traditionally served at the event... no not balls. STRAWBERRIES! Amigurumi Strawberry If you would like year round strawberries that never go off then these amigurumi creations are just the job. You can look at them in the depths of Winter, to remind you that Summer is not so far away with it's promise of yummy fresh seasonal

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In May I joined in with my Fibre Arts Guild Challenge of "Childhood Toys" and I made a Pirate Ragdoll Bunny. It was a bit of a rush for me to get him finished in time, so his clothing was a little bit rough and ready, but over all I liked him so much and so many people asked me about him that I decided to make a few more bunnies. The green faced pink floral bunny came hot off the sewing

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For the last few months my M.E. has been making me have to stay fairly still. I started to feel a bit trapped in my bed and on my sofa. I wasn't able to go out shopping for gorgeous yarn, or play with my hula hoops in the garden, so I was doing most of my yarn shopping online and instead of hooping my self, watching hoop videos of friends showing me all their new moves. Not great, but it helped

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In thanks to all those that have liked my Pirate Pixie Crew Facebook Page already and in the hope of getting a whole lot more people to come and like my page I and going to give you the chance to win a custom made Monster. Each monster is free knitted and individual and if you are the lucky winner you will be able to choose the colour of your monster and have input in his/her design as he

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Just a quick post to show you a few of the new items in my shop on Artfire. It's a mixed selection of knitted and crochet goodies. This is Pervival the Owl. He is looking for someone to adopt him and take him on adventures. In an attempt to get children to like vegetables I've been making amigurumi carrots. They will come with instructions on how to grow your own carrots. Learn,

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I am a member of the Artfire UK Guild and today I thought I would show you some of the members of that Guilds work, as well as explain why being a member of a Guild can benefit your business if you sell handmade goods. The Mouse House BlueBoxStudio For those of you that are unsure what a Guild is, it is traditionally an organisation that represents a particular trade, such as

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It seems like I am going to be listing for a while in the Pirate Pixie Crew Shop, because I can't seem to stop coming up with more ideas of goods to make! I hope you like today's offerings. So Who Doesn't love a bit of bunting? Peas Please! These wee amigurumi peas are just the start of a full range of vegetables. And lastly for today, we have Yoga/Dance socks. I wear these

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Over the last few months I have been experimenting with yarn and coming up with new products using different techniques. Felting is one of the main things I have been trying out. I purchased a pattern for making a felted hat and it all began... After mixing up ideas for what I wanted to create with methods of production and sources of materials, I came up with a range of top hats, from full sized

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... since I posted here. There are many reasons, for not keeping up the daily blog, too many to go into. I see that people still come here and check out the blog, as people still comment on posts from years ago. I thought I would come and post up a few of the hand made things I have been working on lately. I have gone monster mad! This is Captain Von Strong, or Strongy to his friends. He is

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Selling baked goods online is almost as challenging as selling art: how do you make a customer fall in love with your cookies when they can’t smell them baking or see their yummy goodness in person? The answer, as always, is in the photography.This was a tough assignment, but someone had to do it! I asked Tracy, the owner of Once Upon a Cookie (who, by the way, bakes the most ridiculously

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So today is Black Friday and I've noticed lots of handmade sellers are offering special deals. I thought I'd share a few of the ones I've seen. If you have having a sale, please feel free to add it in the comments on this post, if you are shopping for gifts, avoid the shop queues, get all of the goods delivered to your door and get your mouse clicking. Your feet, credit card and arms will thank

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It's getting cold outside and all the insects that spent the summer rushing about going about their business have disappeared from view. Where do they all go? Where do they hide away until the warmth of spring lets them know it's time to get busy again? Their disappearance is one of the reasons I get down in Winter. A garden full of chirping, buzzing, hopping, leaping insects looks so alive and

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All this time I've been away sick you lovely people have still been adding photos of your gorgeous handmade goodies to our Flickr group. Thank you so much for doing that. I've picked out a few to share with the other blog readers today. There were so many to choose from that it took me 3 hours to finally pick. Needless to say there are loads more I want to share, but it will have to wait until

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Just pictures and links today. I love the texture and simplicity of hammered metal, so feast your eyes on these beauties:-Christen LargentNova DesignsStudio 618Sara BukRealisation CreationsKathryn ColeArtigiana JewelleryClicking on the image takes you to the items listing. Clicking on the name takes you to the shop. Check out other items from all these sellers. There is lots of gorgeous stuff you

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Every year around this time people start to ask that question "What do you want for Christmas?" and to be honest most of me wants to say "Nothing thanks, give what you would have spent on a gift to the charity of your choice", but I'd be lying if some of me didn't want to say "Wooooo I'd love...." Now I'm going to stick with my first statement and tell people to give donations, but just for the

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After a bit of a chat between fellow artisans that sell their handmade goods online, I've started up a forum, the Handmade Business Forum, that is independent of all the sell through sites, where people can come and chat about being in business, but mostly to discuss promotions and ad campaigns for their shops and websites.We all know how hard it is to get our goods seen and sometimes it's hard

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Well after taking a lot of time talking to monster he decided he wanted to be called..... *drum roll*Well you can find out by clicking this link.Thank you all for getting involved. I will be in touch with the winner =flashpoint= to get an address to send mini monster to.Yippeee for Monsters!!

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