Coleman and Choc-poc

A couple of new friends have joined Minty Bob in my shop!

The 5 Misfits

I treated myself to a beautiful picture book by Beatrice Alemagna called "The 5 Misfits". The illustrations are charming and full of character, delicate, rich, mischievous...I love her work so much! I don't get to good bookshops as often as I'd like to these days so feel a little out of touch with children's books and illustration but holding this book in my hands fills me full of joy and inspires me to pick up a pencil and paintbrush again...someday soon...

Squirty Bertie

Hello!

Sorry for the long absence of posts...where did the last 2 and a half months go?? During that time I seem to have acquired some extra baggage under my eyes thanks to a couple of boys but not much else...

Saying that, I've been enjoying a bit of free time since my older boy started school and have been sewing some silly things. Here's an octopus as requested by the boy. We've named him Squirty Bertie :D

And the winner is...

Well done Helen! I'll be in touch soooon x

You can't catch me!

No winners yet...keep trying!

Some of you have guessed 4 answers right, some of you have guessed 2 right. I feel like I can give you more clues in the style of Mastermind - the board game. Incidentally, me and my fella always thought one day we'd go to a fancy dress party dressed as the couple on the box...classy!

✭✭✭Competition time✭✭✭

✭✭✭Be the first to match all 8 names to the faces and win yourself a Minty Bob friend made especially for you✭✭✭

Here are the names:

Baby Buttons
Borange
Chunk
Cousin Buttons
Huggins
Minty Bob
Shnorbo
Wump

Leave your answer here or on my Facebook page.
GOOD LUCK!

Minty Bob and friends

Helloooo! 

I've been getting back into sewing lately - doing a little bit here and there whilst baby naps. These are much bigger than my previous sewn felt creations and such fun to make! I like the fact that I won't know what they will look like until I turn them inside out and stuff them. They seem to grow a little personality of their own. 

Here's a vid of me turning one inside out:

Here he is hanging out with his mates.

A couple of his other mates went out on a coffee and cake date earlier, YUM!

This lot will be on sale at our stall this Sunday, as part of Jumble Trail.