Pro puppet - for a parent and toddler group Adventure Ben

Adventure Ben Pro puppet - was a challenge!!!!

The customer needed a puppet for their new business - parent and toddler group.
They had an image of Adventure Ben and the brief was very clear - we would like a puppet that is a very close resemblance.
Well it is a difficult task to work from someone else's designs .Then to be even more complicated they already had one Ben made by other puppet maker that they did not liked... so no pressure at all !!!!!

For the puppet style : I suggested non mouth operated puppet and I was very happy that the customer agreed.
So the puppet actually could be controled as a hand puppet

So to make shoes and hoodie as on the picture of the character was my second task in terms of creating such a resemblance

I was so happy that the customer liked the finished puppet Ben , they just had some opinion on his wild hair but this was easily resolved with some styling
like on the picture bellow .
I thought that a wild hair style will support the main concept of an adventures boy but with his hair combed he looks cute

Custom made puppets  Available in my website 

Personalised cushion - gift for a little boy

I love making personalised items and loved this commision as it was from a returning customer.

the Brief -Cushion / Pillow with a name on for one year old boy

I looked at all my blue cottons and selected lost of patterns of dots and stars

then I made a templates for the letters of the name

I had fun playing around to find the best combination of blues

and I have arranged the letters to be higgledy - piggledy

With orders like this i dream to have one of those fab embroidery machines but then they are pretty expensive.
Maybe if I had one, as a non technical person I probably will straggle to operate with it, so my basic "Singer" is just perfect for me

And here it is a lovely Personalised Cushion ,
hope my customer to like it as they left all design decisions to me and i really enjoyed the making

Available in my ETSY shop

and Girls version in pink 

Santa ,Robin and penguin Christmas ornaments

Santa and Robin and Penguin are the characters that came first when I thinking of what represents Christmas best for me

that is why I've designed these 3 Christmas ornaments and developed them into an easy to follow sewing pattern
Felt is the best when it comes to handmade Christmas ornaments!!!!

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/203030444/santa-robin-and-penguin-felt-christmas?
For all of the 3 ornaments i have used 1 template for the body shape , so it is like 3 -in- 1 and the rest of the elements support each character
it is fun and easy to make

as Christmas is all about little treats all of the 3 ornamets have a little pocket where some chocolate or real coin could be placed :)

and then make it personal on all of the pockets a name or an initial could be hand embroidered

Enjoy making your own Christmas Decor

perfect for wall hanging or if you think of making some fancy advent calendar those could be a perfect addition

Tea cosy -Duck shape for afternoon tea

As a Tea lover everything around the TEA is very interesting for me i love all these cups and tea pots and little tea towels
Recently a visit to the fabric shops with all the pale pinks and greens inspired me to make this lovely duck TEA cosy

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/190361447/tea-cosy-sleeping-duck-shape-english?

it is great for English Afternoon tea party
The Sleeping duck tea cosy is lined with a white fabric and polyester wadding to keep your tea hot.
The cosy is designed to fit a six cup sized tea pot and measures:

H 25cm ( 10 " )
L 30 cm( 12")

I wanted to create a colour scheme using pale colours and patterned cottons so experimented with different combinations -Material :Poly cotton and Cotton, lining

but it seems that this worked perfect

There is nothing better than a cup of tea xxx

DIY Christmas Felt ornaments -3 Snowmen

To make your own Christmas decoration is so rewarding
I have created this lovely pattern to share How to make Felt Christmas Ornaments

3 Happy snowmen

my listing in the ETSY shop ; https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/202789620/snowmen-felt-christmas-ornaments-sewing

All of the Snomen have a tiny little heart pocket for real or chocolate coins :)
and could be personalised with a Initial on the heart

The colours could be mixed and matched as well

the Snowmen are 25 cm approx. and are great for wall decor or for the christmas tree

Could be part of a fancy advent calendar and are perfect to make your Christmas extra special

Enjoy making this Christmas !!!!!

Lots more patterns aveilable at www.puppetsinabag.co.uk

DIY Halloween pumpkin and spider bags

Can't wait for this time with pumpkins and colourful leaves!!!
... and to make our own Halloween decoration is great fun
I got inspiration for orange pumpkins and spiders earlier this year

I have aimed to create a cute pumpkin bag and not very scary spider ,
so these bags to be suitable for the little ones first "thick or treat "

The pattern is very easy to make,
the step -by step instructions are clear and suitable for beginners
Please take a look at my ETSY shop listing https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/193503927/pdf-hallowen-bags-trick-or-treat-sewing?

the pumpkin

and the spider

I must admit the spider is a bit more scarier that I wanted hope you will enjoy this
fun project for crafty adults or supervised children 10+
Basic sewing skills and hand stitching required

The PDF PATTERN contains: 1.List of tool and materials 2.Template -in actual size (no enlargement ) 3.Step -by -step instructions
These are the perfect gift for a little boy or girl to go Trick or Threat and
great Halloween party decoration

The sewing pattern is available as an instant download version and as a booklet with tracing paper enclosed

  

The poppies at the Tower of London

I went to see the poppies at the Tower of London

when we were back from holiday