If your other persona was a food-themed super-hero?

After breakfast we had a bit of giggly fun deciding what food-related person we would be. I think Daisy started it. She remains ever cabbage obsessed, so you can guess which work is hers!

Strictly off the record, I am Miss Rhubard so that left Mike to be The Custard Guy. Mmmmm. 

Mary was drawing all of the characters when Matty protested to the way her hair was portrayed and all hell was let loose! Meanwhile Matty got on with her poster ....

Mary has given Queen Tomato an important identity card, and some very practical talents too!

As well as a poster you can take one of these leaflets to contact Cabbage Girl in a jiffy!

And as for the Egg Super Hero, she's tougher than she looks!

Now our magnetic board in the living room look super cool! Just the way I like it!

Then the sun shone and we went out!

We are all superheroes!

Remember Crabby? GIVE-AWAY!

Crabby came back from his holiday in the US and skipped gratefully back into his shell which i had dusted weekly in his absence ... well ok, maybe not weekly!

Anyway Crabby wants you to look at this book and go 'ooooh, that looks good' ... you can peep inside it HERE!

And see dear crabby, spread completely naked across the pages, he is obviously really pleased to be back in his shell of course! And in this lovely book you can find out how you make your very own crustacean! I can sign copies for you and will have some at my open studio event this year, but how about a free e-book for you now?

If you want to enter the give-away for the e-book leave a comment below, and tell me what's the most interesting thing you have found on the beach? For further chances to win, share on facebook and twitter and leave another post letting me and Crabby know of course. We will do the draw on Sunday. See you then! xxxx

homely crafting ...

I did this home-improvement craft a while ago, and just didn't get to share it ...



a friend of mine thinks this is the best treatment for pipework ever ... I saw something like it a long time ago done with socks!

Something for you ... New Mouse Design GIVE-AWAY!

sometimes, when away from home, and my sewing machine, I take a small work-bag of bits and create something by hand ...



and here, based on an old wooden toy i have had for a few years, is Button Mouse, made from wool fabrics with glass-bead eyes and vintage buttons for faux wheels ... after a bit of tweeking, there will be more of these mice available! But for now, to thank you for your friendship and support i want to give this one to you ...


So what do you need to to to get your hands on this little fella?
Just visit the Raggy Rat Etsy Shop. and leave a comment on this post with your favorite item. Be sure to include an e-mail address so we can contact you if you win! Try looking in the sales section too, some old favourites of mine are in there ...

You can get even MORE chances to win!

Become a Raggy Rat blog follower. If you're a new follower, leave another comment and let us know that you joined. If you're already following us, you can let us know that too and score one extra entry!

Follow the RaggyRat on Facebook and/or Twitter. Again, let us know in your comment if you're a new follower or an old friend and you'll receive one extra entry for each follow. Leave me a link you your twitter as I might like to follow you ... http://twitter.com/raggyrat
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Tweet this giveaway. Make sure to give us a link to your tweet in the comments to get one extra entry.

Blog this giveaway. For an extra TWO entries, tell folks about this giveaway in your blog. Please make sure to use one or two of the New Button Mouse photos in your post and leave us a link to see your story.

Good Luck, and thanks again for voting for Ganesha - i will do the draw on my birthday, 12th May XXXXX