the spice girls!

i have made my 'hot' piece of work for the portland arts centre's fire and ice exhibition ...



here are my spice girls, shouting out the word !
matty, daisy and funny little mary !
looks like spice is as good as shouting 'cheese' for the camera, anyway !

letters must be arranged - we do like pie!

and next i must make a 'cold' piece of work, but i wont be making ice, and i will use a much subdued pallet, too ...

have a good weekend !

hamster car arrives in rainy california!

looks like claire and the chickenpants have made him very welcome ...
mind you, i didnt realise he was so naughty !

zoom zoom ....

more news about hamster car to follow, in the meantime, my girls have found wheels at portland ymca. these cars are really cool !

a rat's belly full ...

i made the first raggy rat bag in 1998. character bags were a bit of the thing then, and i was asked to make a rat. i was careful to include lots of room, and i did get some good feedback about this at the time.

here is my rat bag, with a belly full ...




i fitted in 2 paperback books, my 'plush team' water bottle, a huge fat, camera and hubby's wallet. there was also room for my phone, but it was busy taking these pictures !




hmm, not much sewing going on around here - but the good news is hamster-car has arrived safe and sound in california, more news on him soon xxx

any day now, hamster car will arrive in the usa ...

cant wait to see what he gets up to with the chickenpants ...

WIP - SPICE

getting some work done for the next portland arts centre exhibition ... how are you today? i hope these zingy colours make you smile. do they look hot and spicey?

good bye reg and greg ...

well even if it is very cold at the moment reg and greg can keep each other warm

they are off to the craggy moor

and a little sheep in her pyjamas is on her way to our house!

no snow here ....

this link shows the uk covered in snow ... i guess we forgot to ooder ours, here in weymouth and portland?

plush team plush swap ....

we went out to play today and when we came home we found a small box in the porch ...



so we came inside with it and i made lots of toast, then opened the box - i spy fabric, a wrapped present and some little green frogs ...



i love the message on this sticker !



and all wrapped up, a special hedgehog pincushion made by amy, aka squirrel momma, just for me! and now mary can say hedgehog ! thank you amy, i love it, and thanks for asking about my poorly babies too ... xxx



there were also some small frogs to play with, one for daisy ...



one for matty ... we like frogs, she says !



and one for little mary ....

another 'art for the hands' ....

this one is being enjoyed by audrey, i hope it helps her with her busy hands when she feel anxious ...

hamster-car makeover ... the video !

skeleton - a project for the new year !

this wheeled toy featured a ginger and white but very grubby and oily dog ... but not any more ... a new project for me! i stripped down the deformed and smelly individual who was also filled with old foam chips - remember when most toys where?

now, what shall i do ...?