Little Blue mouse ...

a 3inch long pocket pet made from tactile Sassy mini bear fabric and some hand-dyed wool-felt ears and tail!



The eyes are lovely glass beads!



Blue mouse will soon be in my Etsy shop...

Edward Tulane - small Rabbit Doll ...

This little chap, and naked-Jess are sitting together waiting for some kit - I want to see if his trousers fit her!

mrs pack rat resolves to do some dusting ...

and shes starting out with her sniney new feather duster in my etsy shop.
a few cob webs there since christmas i can tell you ... after that she needs to dust off my glue gun, so i can fiddle with a certain foam head ...

anyway, visit her in the etsy shop ... i wonder if anyone will want me to seperate her duster from her?

new kitty in the shop

this smiley cat is over in the etsy shop

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19765789

and was begun a long time ago when i went to hospital for surgery, well, it feels like a long time, anyway!

new mice for bid4bears ...

didn't get to list last week, so here are 2 critters for this week,

i made them putting up my sore feet and sitting with my girls, and their various reading material ...

it was their second birthday yesterday, a day of letters and parcels, a visit from granny and grandad (steves parents), and an oporunity for my midwife http://www.dorsetwiltshireindependentmidwives.co.uk/debs.php

and my doula http://www.mumease.co.uk/ to meet :-) not because we were having a big party, but because i was due a check up :-)

sorry i didnt do those fancy links there, im too tired and fluffy brained ... in fact i nealry forgot a picture!

say hello to apple ...

say hello to apple ...
Originally uploaded by RaggyRat

apple the pig will soon be listed on

http://www.bid4bears.com

and she was admired today by my independent midwife debs,

http://www.dorsetwiltshireindependentmidwives.co.uk/debs.php

after we did our booking visit ...

spooky, i pick one with a love of pigs!

i feel very relieved, as i can now plan a birth instead of wondering what will happen all the time, and i am pleased to say that we found baby heads down and a good size, not too big or small :-)

clever me ... and i can do cute mohair creatures too!

back ....

hello inez!
Originally uploaded by RaggyRat

there is am artists power campaign going on right now at http://bid4bears.com and i have listed little Inez as my first critter, she is feeling nervous ...

if you are looking for a friendly alternative to e***, now is the time to list some bears and dolls and try it out - it runs for a few weeks ...

enjoy browsing and let me know how you found bid4bears

thanks
cat xxxx

sniff...

sniff...
Originally uploaded by RaggyRat

just listed a whole bunch of critters on bid4bears - click left for link or paste .... http://www.bid4bears.com/otheritems.php?owner=449&nick=RaggyRat .... into a lovely browser ....

my ginger cavy is back inthe etsy shop too ....

wow i am 16 weeks pregnant and almost stopped throwing up !

cat xxx

esther, woollen rabbit looking for good home ...

hop little bunnies across the road ....
Originally uploaded by RaggyRat

esther, the bunny at the back with the news-print lines ears, is going up for adoption currently at bid for bears, click the link left or paste in the added link below ... i will make it hot later if i feel clever!

flora and nora now live with ania in poland, so esther has got left waaaay behind, poor bunny!

http://www.bid4bears.com/otheritems.php?owner=449&nick=RaggyRat

Merry Christ-Mouse ....

dont sneeze anyone ....
Originally uploaded by RaggyRat

a pyramid of mice entered into the softie awards ....
i am hoping so hard for a nominee ... then i can go mad nagging you to vote for me/us etc .... so these mice join the berries, just pop over to flickr to see more entries by all kinds of folk ....

sorry - i dont normally 'do' christmas so early, but i love challenges and competitions ....

Bid4bears challenge win, and a charity bunny ... bid now !

ok, just to digress from the rest of the exhibition, i had good news the other week when i won a 'survival challenge' competition on bid4bears ... this means i have a whole years free listing on the site and so bid4bears will remain my main shop untill the end of my grand prize ....

to celebrate my good fortune i created a last minute entry for the lemonade bears benefit, this wee rabbit
made from real fur, and have just listed it under the official means so that all the money for the bunny goes to fight childhood cancer ...

she starts at a poxy £5 so go along and make a bid, also, enjoy some of the other artist bears in the charity auction which will be around for the next 3 days ... THANK YOU

cat xxxxx

Clowning Baby Badger ...

Clowning Baby Badger ...
Originally uploaded by RaggyRat

well here is wee baby badger ...,
i have had such fun messing about making his bits and bobs, also writing his listing at bid4bears.

heehee
his hat is on gold elastic if you can see, so he can be handled wearing it with out it falling, also he can be silly and put it on his big suede nose :-)
i decided big nose was comical, but it didnt have to be red !

That blankie is a special new fleece type fabric called flurr ... i edged a sample i was sent, as it is very flurr-fy and frays lots ... also very stretchy but so soft and cuddly ....

Raggy Rat Mice ....

Raggy Rat Mice ....
Originally uploaded by RaggyRat

Just listed these guys on bid4bears ... later i can make that a hot link for you to click but try over onthe left if you can't wait ...

off to clean bathroom and toilet and then get some work done ....

WIP - for wendy - and my first play with mohair ...

wip - for wendy - and my first play with mohair ...
Originally uploaded by RaggyRat

Wow, i loved the fuzzy feel of this mohiar, although i dont think its suitable texture for this small scale ...

the brown mouse baby is created using what i could from a tiny scrap of mohiar kindly donated by Chloe (from teddy-talk.com) and i loved the think woven backing and sewing it by hand ...

my ambition of wanting to get my paws on some of this intruiging fabric has been fulfilled ...

the white mohair mouse-to-be is hopefully what wendy is looking for, size and shape wise!