One blind mice!

Its nice to have an ice-breaker conversation starter when running a stall and little mice and tiger slippers always seem to get attention.

The ones I am working at the moment are still `blind'....a bit of gentle eye embroidery will be quite a nice relief after frantic felting.

Barbara Keal

I have been enjoying the beauty and sheer delight of Barbara Keal's wonderful felt creations today.

She has an exhibition at The Susanne Wolf Shop in Lewes from 21st October to 19th November - well worth a visit I reckon.

Flower fever for NSPCC!

I have a stall selling my felt at the local NSPCC Christmas fair on 19th November at St Stephens Church Hall London N1 10am to 4pm. They always have lots of great stuff for sale including the gorgeous Quinton Chadwick Knitwear plus lots of delicious cakes and sandwiches.

So I have been making a few batches of felt flowers to fashion into necklaces and the like. Come along if you are in the area!

Low-flying Lavender bags

We've been re- reading the Harry Potter books in our household and becoming a little obsessed with all things wizardly leading to some odd shaped lavender bags...

We picked the lavender during the summer and it has now been dried and the flower heads stripped off the stalks - never again will I question the expense of lavender products - it is a crazily time consuming process with considerable hazards for an arachnaphobe such a myself.

Horsehair and rubber experiment with crochet and felt

I have been putting together a piece of jewellery trying to incorporate contrasting textures and shapes in a monotone pallette. The felt beads combine smooth white merino wool with strands of horsehair.

Here is the result...

Hat man

Still enjoying the hat we made with the wonderful Paul-Henri Jeannel of Chapeau Magique at The Thames Festival.

Seeing his wonderful creations around town and then getting involved in the free form wrapping event that followed once we'd found him at Gabriel's Wharf was the highlight of the day. Fantastic to see so many people having fun and enjoying making things with paper in so many different ways.

Back to business

Its been a wonderful if slightly chilly summer and our travels in the van have taken us to some beautiful places...

...stunning hedges in Gloucestershire...

...the glories of Anne Hathaway's garden...

..to cobbled streets in Wells... (spot the baby car)..

but now its back to business...