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Hello, What a lovely weekend we have had here.  I have been a bit achy since my lung biopsy, and feeling a bit anxious about my operation, but between worrying I have enjoyed felting and making a start on some more learning packs. I keep getting new ideas so think they will develop and improve each time I make one!! For those of you who order and pay for one, I will make sure I send you and updates and new ideas as and when I add them to new packs (so you won't miss out!).  Plus we managed to get out in the snow yesterday for some lovely sledging fun! Don't worry I was very good and didn't do any pushing the kids down the hills or pulling the sledges back up, the kids had to do all the hard work so I could rest.   I have enjoyed making a start on all the felting animals and angels ordered last week. I have had a go at my first puppy - it was quite tricky but I think he was successful and is quite cute!    I also tried my first hedgehogs... I haven't decided...

  Everything I do is for these two! All of this blog, and trying to make a little money, is all for these two gorgeous babies of mine. I want to give them the world. I love them so much it makes my heart ache. So proud of them every day for how well they are coping with everything going on in the world with COVID as well as everything going on in their own little lives with me having cancer. Amazing, resilient and kind children I have... LOVE THEM SO MUCH.  Thank you so much for all the orders I received yesterday! I am SO SO excited to get felting, making my learning packs and drawing some aprons! It will be the most fantastic distraction this week, as I really do enjoy doing my art.  As so many of you beautiful friends and family have put orders in, I am going to now halt any more orders until after my operation so that I can really enjoy making these last few this week. I will let you all know when I am back home and made a good enough recovery to continue with my blo...

Hello everyone,  So what a lovely, busy week. I have very much enjoyed starting on some felting orders. I have made two beautiful angels and some guinea-pigs. I am starting on another angel holding a star this time! I've never done a star so looking forward to trying that out! I have also had an order for an apron and can't wait to start on the design... Thank you again for your orders! Rosie, Finley and I are currently doing our first fundraiser for one of our chosen charities, The Willow Foundation. We are walking 50km in January as a team! Also we have baked 50 cakes for our neighbours and our friends... If you would like to donate here is the link (you may need to highlight, copy and paste into a new browser page): https://willowfoundation.enthuse.com/pf/team-smith The children are home schooling at the moment, Rosie and I enjoyed doing some art on Wednesday. We even lit a candle and played some Glee songs on Alexa to relax us into the mood! Bit of an update on my treatmen...

SOooooooooo… my first home school learning pack for EARLY YEARS aged children is finished and ready go to Alfie (Reception school age) and Evelyn (preschool age) to try out for me! It has been exciting to make the first one so now I know how long they take to create and make, how much paper I use, how many laminating pouches, and knowing I need a few extra bits like paper clips (I ended up using hair clips!), velcro strips and pipe cleaners. Each pack will come with a reading buddy too… I have spent my evenings making a start on some angels, I am excited to see how they turn out. It always surprises me how different they all are, and no matter how hard I try, I cannot recreate the same one twice! I mentioned before about how I did a painting for a friend. It was a quote and image she had found and resonated with her, and she asked if I could paint it. I thoroughly enjoyed making it for her. If any of you have any favourite quotes and would like me to draw/paint them, send me an...

Hello,  Well another busy day yesterday. Between home schooling, blood tests and a routine covid swab (ready for a hospital appointment on Thursday), I managed to felt an angel and start on my first home school parent child support pack! I have SO many ideas but realise if this works I may need to buy a photocopier!!! (ok so obviously I can't fit one in, so need to source how to photocopy packs somewhere locally...)  If you are interested, or know someone who may want a home school learning pack to support them with ideas of things to do at home during lock down - pass on this blog to them!  They will be £20 a pack as there is a lot of information, support and activities. This also will cover the cost of printing ink, paper, and laminating, and they take quite a while to make. This cost will also include a 'reading buddy' (you will have to wait and see what a 'reading buddy' is!) Lots of the child led activities will be laminated and interactive for the children to ...

Good Morning Everyone!    Wow what a lovely response to my new blog! I have had lots of lovely friends requesting angels and felted animals already. I can’t wait to get started! I will message you each personally when I am ready to make your felted request. I am still getting myself set up with the resources I need. I have set up an email address for people to message requests, but please continue to text/ WhatsApp/ Facebook/ Instagram message requests too if you have my number. Please allow me a few days to respond to your email, especially at the start of this venture as I am still learning. At the moment I am doing local collection only as I am currently shielding due to my cancer treatment and coronavirus, so am not going into the post office. Do you like my new logo idea?     So update on what I can offer right now... Any of the above plus requests for felted animals of your choice. I can give anything a go! I have also done a painting for a friend on request in...