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Category Archives: Commission

Soft book for Daisy

15 Jan

At the beginning of December one of Tobits sisters commissioned me to make a soft book for a friend of hers who had just had a baby.  I was happy to take it on but made it quite clear there … Read More »

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I can now reveal…

28 Dec

I hope you had a healthy and happy Christmas, ours could have been much healthier, we are still suffering from a ‘bug’ but had a lovely quiet time at home. Now that some gift giving has been done I can … Read More »

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Teacher gifts – from teachers to teachers

21 Dec

We have friends who are teachers.  Just 2 weeks ago one of our lovely teacher friends sent me a message saying that she’d been browsing Etsy looking for a little something she could give to the members of her department … Read More »

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More completed soft books

29 Nov

I’m not sure where this week has gone, I think there was a whirlwind or something and it’s not even December yet! I’ve been busy making books for my number one customer!  I posted two off to her yesterday and … Read More »

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Aisling – soft book

3 Nov

(If you’ve not entered my giveaway go here now and see what you can win – it’s easy to enter!) As mentioned last week I completed another soft book.  Yesterday I had a lovely email from her confirming receipt and … Read More »

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Soft book teaser

27 Oct

I posted the finished book off to Sue on Tuesday, she is patiently waiting for it to arrive… So this is for her. Tweet

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Busy, busy

24 Oct

Oh it’s been a while, it feels like it’s been ages!  AND I’m only writing a short one to say ‘I’m still here – just busy (and it’s half term holidays)’. So I’ve been making… A stack of crayon wallets… … Read More »

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KCWC – day 5 Big Butt Baby pants!

13 May

I didn’t sleep well last night but I do feel better today than I did yesterday so that has got to be a good thing.  On Friday’s my youngest 2 are at home and we almost always go to Milkshake … Read More »

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How productive can I be with a little bit of pressure?

25 Jan

I don’t think I mentioned in my last post that my friend who wanted to buy a couple of pencil rolls texted me on Saturday wanting the rolls by today (Tuesday), while I had some in stock they weren’t girly … Read More »

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Crankiness and other things

22 Jan

Oh how does it happen?  It’s the weekend again, this week has flown by in a mixture of tantrums and strops mostly by the children! We had a fantastic time away in Cornwall last weekend, I know I felt refreshed … Read More »

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