Felty rattles

Here is my new style felty for littlies. It has a rattle inside and grab-able legs for babies to hold and shake. It also has a squeaker in the ear. Probably not so great for friends with dogs! (sorry Kym, you won't be getting the squeaker version).

New Felty Love

Babies, babies, babies!

It has happened. All my friends (and a few of my sisters) are producing delightful and gorgeous bundles of joy. I am a bit jealous and super clucky but very excited for them and also pleased that I have the chance to get felting again! Here are a few of my recent creations. If you would liek to buy one, I have started an Etsy site but not quite got it up and online yet. Sorry! But please email me and I will be very happy to discuss shapes and ideas and give you an idea of price.

Echidna

Yellow dog

New Style Felty Love

Here is the new felty shape I made this weekend for my step brother Chris' little baby girl. Had a lovely weekend seeing the step family and meeting the new generation. Quite excited to make another one of these little beauties.... any friends having babies that they have not told me about??

Crimbo at the beach house

Christmas at the beach house! Where has this year gone? It has certainly been a busy one indeed.

In the recent weeks I have sold my wares again at the Perth Studio Potter's Christmas Bazaar. Plenty of felties went to good homes and I created two new products under the Suzie and Otto label; hand printed baby suits and lovely hand printed wrapping paper.

Some of the loveliness that was on the stall

Two weeks ago some students from school found a little kitten on the way into school in the morning. Since Mum offered to provide 24/7 support and friendship to Otto Hannah due to my extreme work hours in the second part of this year I have been a bit lonely at 48 Andromeda.... so look at my new house mate:

Meet Betsy!

Butternut pumpkin gone mad

About 5 weeks ago my lovely friend Kim of http://www.freckledgarden.com/ gave me two butternut pumpkin (squash to my UK friends) seedlings. This is the resulting monster! I have had to wrap it around the lemon tree three times to get it to fit in the garden. This weekend I brought the first pumpkin down to Dunsborough and made pumpkin scones with creamed honey and double cream. Delish! Not a brilliant recipe though... they didn't have amazing height so I think I had better repeat the activity with the next offspring from the beast.

Finally... I made a collection of Christmas tree decorations for friends. Here are a few decorating a little succulent and getting me happily in the Christmas mood.

Merry Christmas friends near and far. I will try to squeeze in one more post for 2009 and I will try my very hardest to be better at this in 2010 (I feel a new year's resolution coming on....)

Love Sarah, Otto and Betsy
xx

My latest lovelies

A felted lovely that has been order by a friend of mine for her new nephew.

My latest felted lovelies. This little guy is an order from the Burt Street Bazaar. He is waiting to be packaged and sent.

My labels!

I designed a little riso print and screened it onto the grey cover paper before

printing my little label over the top.

They look lovely on the felted creatures.

Only 2 days to go....

First attempt

Good Morning...

After enjoying some brilliant craft blogs for the past year I thought it might be time to start my own in an attempt to connect crafters in Western Australia. Please excuse my first humble attempt.

In preparation for my first ever art and craft market I have been felting animals like a crazy woman. I attempted to use the tumble drier due to that rather soggy nature of the day and they have shrunk to about half their usual size.... oops.

If anyone happens to come by this new blog, it would be great to see you at the market. It is this Saturday the 29th at 1 Burt Street, Cottesloe which is the home of the Perth Studio Potters.