This scrawny but fierce little goblin is my submission for Loobylu’s October Month of Softies theme, “All Hallow’s Hysteria”. He’s only about 5 inches tall, and made on the run. There are two more photos in my Flickr Softies set.
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This is my submission for Loobylu’s July’s Month of Softies, a sock monkey. I’ve been curious about sock monkeys since first reading about the tradition a year or two ago, so I’m glad to have tried it out. This one started out plain and ugly, and I nearly abandoned him altogether, but I kept going […]
I had a lot of fun with April’s Month of Softies theme, recycled monsters; thanks, Claire. Firstly, please meet Patrick, who is channelling Patrick White:
And now Esmé (’don’t mess with me… I play bowls’):
They were made from an old bag and belt apiece, and Esmé has half an old cricket ball for a nose. There […]
These cool recycled monsters were made by my friend, Belinda, for April’s Month of Softies. I’ll let her introduce them to you:
Gronk: “I couldn’t think how to make him until I saw Hilary’s bag-monsters. Then I
found these things in various junk drawers around the house. His nose is
made from a rubber finger-stall pinned […]
Scrambling under the wire again… this is my entry for Loobylu’s Month of Softies for March. The theme was self-portrait of the artist as a young child.
I can’t say it looks very like me, but the essentials are there - round face, blonde hair, button nose, tom-boy. The Fair-isle vest is made from an an […]
Patchwork and white rabbits
Posted in craft, visual art on Feb 21st, 2005
Finding Loobylu, and a very pleasant morning at Tilley’s last week, spent drinking coffee and sorting through a friend’s collection of fabrics, has made me dig out a picture of the quilt I made for my daughter about 8 years ago now. Its still loved and in use, but getting worn in places, particularly the […]