A busy October!

We've been really busy over the last couple of weeks.  We made a jumper, a cardigan, a long tailed hat and some mittens for a friend.  Since then, we've taken another couple of orders, this time for two adult sized long tailed hats, and for a new baby boy a cardigan, a striped hat and matching mittens!  I really like making things for special orders because it means that we get to meet our customers and help them directly and personally which is something you can't really experience from an online store.

As promised previously, here is a photo of some of our new materials that we are going to start our new ranges with.  I've got a design in mind for a cot quilt, and Debbie has got plans for summer dresses for next spring.  

I've also taken a picture of my dog that I was crocheting.  He's obviously not quite finished, I need to finish stuffing his head but I ran out today.  Then I need to close the stuffing hole, and make his legs and ears, as well as a tail then embroider a friendly face on him!  Im also making a lilac and white striped hoodie, but that's on hold for a bit while we finish our customs orders.  I'm pleased with it's look though. I like bold thick stripes! We are also applying the finishing touches to some blankets at the moment, so Ill post some pictures of them once we are done.

As ever, please check our shop and our Facebook page for more updates!
 

new toys - in progress!

So, here is an "in progress" picture of our new toys!  As you can see, only one is complete, but we think they are very sweet!  I especially like the little yellow and pink rabbit!  I'm a bit behind with my dog, so I haven't included him in my photo.  Eash toy is stuffed with toy stuffing which complies to

In other news, yesterday we went shopping for more fabric supplies and we are already thinking about and designing our spring and summer collection.  My fabrics were delievered in the week and I'm really pleased with them.  I can't wait to get my sewing machine out!

As ever, please look in our shop and on facebook for more photos of finished items!

Crafting News

At the moment, we are trying out some knitted and crocheted toys.  Debbie originally had the idea when I was telling her about my little niece playing with the “Happy Land” figures, and she designed some toddler hand-sized knitted people.  My niece loved them, and we are giving them a go again.  Mum is making people, and larger dollies, and I am working on some crochet animals.  I’ve just started a little brown dog, and I think he’s very sweet!

We are just back from a trip to Norfolk, where we went to some lovely shops and got ourselves some more supplies!  I’ve also just ordered some pretty fabric from a brilliant shop on Ebay, so when they arrive I’ll post a picture. 

I was fiddling around with the blog today, and fond a gadget that enables people to follow you, so if you would like to follow us, please do!  I’ve been looking for a way to search for other blogs within blogger but I can’t work it out at the moment!

That’s all for now, as usual, if you would like to see some of our finished work, take a look in our shop.

Tiny Baby Range

As the weather starts to turn more autumnal, we are pleased to starting putting our range of tiny baby clothes into our shop.  Our first items are three lovely matching sets of cardigans, mittens and hats, all for babies weighing approximately two to three pounds.  Please take a look at our shop http://sunshinebabycrafts.folksy.com for pictures and more details!