Handmade Mother’s Day Card
The card I made for my Mom this year using buttons and embroidery thread.
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These Little Pandas are off to the States
Two little handmade pandas ordered on my Etsy store who will be posted tomorrow. I made up some tags this weekend to attach to my plush toys from now on.
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Chinese Character Door Mat Version 2
Last weekend I tried out a revised design for a Chinese character door mat, this time using just two characters, 欢迎 meaning welcome. I also went for larger sized characters than in my previous design.
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Panda Door Mat
I had a go at screen printing my panda-in-glasses design onto a door mat last weekend. Here it is photographed in our living room.
Geek Chic Panda Totes
Keeping on the panda theme I printed up some tote bags last weekend with a cute panda-in-glasses image. These were screen printed in black printing ink on canvas bags.
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Chinese Character Door Mat
Having screen printed some tote bags with Chinese characters I thought they might also look good on a door mat. This door mat features the characters 欢迎你 and lets guests know they are welcome. The door mat itself is shop bought with a screen printed design added by me. These
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Geek Chic Panda
I really enjoy making toys. I try to make more sensible items, but I always get drawn back because toys are definitely the most fun thing to make & to share. I had a sudden urge to make pandas so came up with the two designs pictured. A panda sporting
袋 Chinese Character Totes
Last Friday it started snowing here in the UK and it’s been intermittently snowing since. I took advance of an afternoon off work – we were sent home due to travel issues – to do some screen printing. One of the items I printed were tote bags featuring the Chinese
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Homemade Floral (and Other!) Brooch Selection
Over Christmas I designed and made a selection of brooches, many of which were designed as presents for family and friends. Pictures of some of the brooches are included below. Quite a few of the brooches were on a floral or natural theme (flowers, leaves), but I also created some other
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Sleepy Cat & Proud Fox Doorstops
Making the most of the last few days of my Christmas holiday I made a selection of doorstops. I made them in two designs, a sleepy cat and a rather proud looking fox. I screen printed the images in blue ink onto three different fabrics – a white, pale yellow
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