Blue footed Boobie

Thematic Photographic is 'Blue' this week.
So here's Stanley, my Blue Footed Boobie, whom I made a couple of years ago.
In fact he's already featured on my blog with his pal George.
He's a bit of a twit but I'm very fond of him!

Clothes do not maketh the man but....

They certainly help to maketh the dolly!



A friend asked me ages ago to make soft toys out of her two kids first baby blankets.
Please god she wont regret it.
I make things impulsively and hope that they turn out right.
I wouldn't know what to do with a pattern for example.
Unfortunately for this little rag dolly, who has one arm longer than the other and one leg fatter and longer.
But hey it adds character , right? and nobody's perfect.
We'll just call her wonderfully Wobbly Wendy and love her to bits.



Anyway Wendy doesn't look too wobbly with her clothes on, a bit like myself really!

Softie Awards Finalists

Well, my gang of softies didn't make it to the finals, which is why these guys are looking a bit down in the mouth, but we did have fun and saw some adorable cuties like this little
crosspatch

Anyway, you can see the
softie awards finalists

and vote for your favourite and see who the judges chose over my darlings! They were entered in the animal category.

Aerobic master...Trevor

Meet Trevor, the Aerobic master, who also does a bit of draught excluding on the side.
He's bringing out his own fitness program soon called Training with Trev, watch this space!

Trudy the yellow footed booby softie

Another of my birdy creations.
Last week my pal sent me this link softie awards So I immediately signed up and entered all my creations. The judges will choose five top softies from each category and then it's up to the public to vote for their favourite. There's tough competition out there though, some incredible cuties strutting their stuffing! You can see my guys and cheer them on, at flickr

Mad little dolls

Found this little cutie here and there's loads more where she came from, well worth a look . I find it hard to pick a favourite but this one is definitely a bit mad, and I love a bit of madness!

Felt like a bird!

Dying the old woollen blankets is a great tip I got from Mollychicken. Check it out, she gives a whole tutorial on how to do it.It's a brilliant way to have the exact colours you want. Below is Troy who I made entirely from the felt I made from old blankets from charity shops .

Name: Troy

Height:9"

Date of Birth: 22/01/07

Occupation: Entertainer
Specializes in tap dance!

Bird brains!

Just to give you a rough idea of their size, George ia approximately 12" and Stanley stands a proud 20", and I made them out of felt and beautiful woven wool by Alexanders of Scotland.

Ragdolly

Mopsie's sister Flopsie

Flopsie's coat was inspired by Ruby's dress tutorial . In fact Mollychicken is one of my favouite blogs, her work is beautiful.

One that got away!

This little guy migrated to Canada

Our George

This is George, inspired by those blue footed boobies that I adore.

An avid reader our George.

The plan is that I make a whole flock of friends for our George.

Cuddly cuties

This is Mopsie and a few friends that I made during the year.

Mopsie having a bad hair day

Shmiggles

just hanging out

hello thingamajig