wonkybutton lampshade!

 i found a horrid old lampshade in a charity shop.
horrid fabric that is, but lovely big shape
so promptly bought it
ripped and snipped off the horrid fabric (keeping the fire resistant fabric on)

i chose a couple of my wonkybutton snippysew samples to chop up and use

(the russian dillydollies and some christmas fairy decorations).

 using the horrid fabric panel as a template i chopped up fabric to creat 6 panel peices.

 then sewed it onto the lampshade.

the sewing was a bit frankenstien blue peter at times.... but wno cares!

then i sewed on a nice big trim on the bottom and a nice green and pink ribbon on the top and put it up in our little snug room.

i know i know, if you look closely at the middle picture, there is a little section of trim missing. i guessed, i mean miscalculated how much trim i needed... so need to go back for a little bit more and sew it on to finish it off good and proper.

but i love it! looks nice and homely and old fashioned, but with a wonkybutton twist.

very easy peesy, and very satisfying.

boris and the wrong shadow US review

have a read of this nice review of dear boris from the states by penny klostermann on her book blog here
This book was my 2nd published picture book published by orchard....by the way boris is colin in the uk just to confuse everyone!

such lovely other comments by her blog readers too.
really means alot to me
thanks penny! x

mr hooty tooty doorstop

here is the protostype of mr hooty toot

a snippysew kit that i will be selling in my wonkybutton etsy shop later in the year

he is full of 2.5kg of rice!

i like his shape- but am going to ammend colours and textures and pattern somewhat

and plan to add a sew on beak and add some teddybear style glass eyes for a nice detail...

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mudpuppy finger puppet robots!

a while back i illustrated 5 robots for mudpuppy to add to their cool cardboard finger puppet range.

i recieved some in the post the other day and here they are!

i am really pleased with the way they have turned out.

(although eebee wanted to know why i did silly robots and not princesses)

a quick road test.... dah dah!

on their website they appear to have made a typo as i am not credited as illustrator.... am going to email them pronto to rectify that though. i did draw them, honest!

needle felted bird mobile

here is my first attempt of needle felting (with some stuff i got for christmas).

is quite fun and dangerous (i was a bit of a human voodoo doll with all that pricking of fingers)

here is the finished mobile about to go up up up in eebees bedroom.

i need to find my pipe cleaners, then i plan to make something bigger and more adventurous...

kitty lamp

nothing to do with anything really, except that i bought this wonderful cat lamp in brighton at the weekend and every time we put it on we all feel very happy.... is that silly?
(please don't answer that question)

new baby quilt

remember a while back i posted up a design i did for a quilt for the new baby?

well my clever clogs mum made it into a real life actual thing and gave it to me for christmas.
it is very beautiful, i am sure the new baby will love it.

thanks mum!
x