tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35461754799368625082024-03-05T04:25:35.512+00:00out of the frameI'm an English girl living in Bosnia Herzegovina learning to make amigurumi.out of the framehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05422996844610737825noreply@blogger.comBlogger312125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546175479936862508.post-84110112363655064072014-02-17T12:43:00.000+00:002014-02-17T12:44:19.291+00:00My Plush Swap parcel has arrived!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I saw that Diane Koss of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/dkoss2">Cutesy but not Cutesy</a> had posted in our Plush Team forum that she had sent her swap partner's parcel to a 'far away land' I started secretly hoping that it was coming my way. (I think Bosnia and Herzegovina qualifies as quite a far away place.) And my hope was not disappointed! On Friday I went to the post office to check our PO Box and there was the yellow piece of paper telling me that a parcel had arrived. I quickly went to the counter to retrieve my parcel and there on the front were the sender details... It was from Diane :)<br />
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Luckily the post office is only a couple of minutes away from our house so I didn't have to wait long to open it.<br />
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And inside I found some super cute card characters, a lovely message and...<br />
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An orange bunny!! Thank you so much Diane, He has joined my happy plush family and is fitting in just fine.<br />
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On Wednesday night <a href="https://www.facebook.com/modamo.kreARTiva">Modamo.KreARTiva Concept Store</a> opened in Mostar and I am very excited to be a part of it. They are calling it <a href="http://www.bljesak.info/rubrika/lifestyle/multimedia/photo/sinoc-u-mostaru-otvoren-modamokreartiva-concept-store/1363?fb_action_ids=636908169707106&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map={%22636908169707106%22%3A1441096176103828}&action_type_map={%22636908169707106%22%3A%22og.recommends%22}&action_ref_map=[]">'a small shop, full of style'</a> and that is what it is!<br />
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Everything that is for sale in the shop has been handmade in Bosnia and Herzegovina by young, up and coming artists and designers. They are selling everything from clothes, bags and jewellery to paintings and amigurumi dolls! And that is of course where I come in. I feel very honoured to have been asked to be a part of this new exciting adventure and to exhibit and sell my work alongside that of some very talented people.<br />
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It is great to see creativity being encouraged and celebrated in Bosnia and Herzegovina and I look forward to seeing how this adventure unfolds.<br />
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We arrived back home yesterday after visiting the UK for 3 weeks. In the first 30mins that we were back I bumped into quite a few friends including one who invited us to their daughter's birthday party that evening. Being totally unprepared and not in the mood to go shopping after a long journey I decided that it would be a handmade birthday present. I set to work and 4 hours after we had arrived home, as well as unpacking and other stuff I had made this! The little girl loved it and jumped up and down when she opened it. All in all a good first day back home.out of the framehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05422996844610737825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546175479936862508.post-47666325058603828272013-07-29T18:58:00.000+01:002013-07-29T18:58:12.561+01:00Plush Team Summer Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After a lot of busy months I am so happy that I have managed to make something for this month's Plush Team Challenge. The theme is 'Dessert or Desert' and I decided to combine the two and make a cactus ice cream! I drew a little picture of the idea that was in my head, and a few hours later, after some unravelling and re-doing, I finished it!<br />
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The perfect desert dessert. The cactus ice cream cornet.out of the framehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05422996844610737825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546175479936862508.post-9183872174409762562013-06-23T19:07:00.001+01:002013-06-23T19:07:13.717+01:00What do you see?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you watched the video on my last blog post you may have already spotted some of these wooden dolls. They are so easy to make and so cute and effective. We made about 40 of them for our Street Art Day!<br />
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This is what they look like before they are painted. I buy these in a shop which sells building supplies. On the label it says it is a finishing piece for a column. I think it looks like the end piece for a curtain rail or maybe banisters. Anyway, a couple of years ago when we were looking in this shop for something we needed for our house I saw these things on a shelf and instead of seeing a 'finishing piece for a column' I saw a doll! (That probably says a lot about the way I think!) I decided straight away I had to buy some and use them for a craft activity. They went down a storm and so ever since I have been buying them and turning them into dolls at craft workshops. </div>
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Next week we are going to camp. It is a camp for teenagers and the theme is 'Discovering life in an Indian way.' They asked me to run craft workshops, so guess what we'll be making?<br />
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I can't believe I haven't blogged since March! Well, I have a kind of excuse - I've been very busy running this street art project for young people. The project had it's grand finale on Sunday when all the art work was displayed on the street. Here's a video so you can see some of the highlights of the day. And here's a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152930253240051.1073741825.671240050&type=1">facebook link</a> so you can see the photos. Hopefully I'll have a bit more time now to get back into blogging! Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy the video.out of the framehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05422996844610737825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546175479936862508.post-15297359012573887272013-03-11T13:42:00.002+00:002013-03-11T13:42:37.681+00:00When the pages of a book come alive...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This year I am involved again in organising a Street Art Project in our town. This year's theme is 'Finding Neverland', giving people space to use their imagination to create a fairy tale kind of world on the streets! With fairy tales in mind, I tried my hand at a bit of book sculpture and I'm pretty happy with the results.</div>
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On the morning of 12th February I went to the Post Office to check our PO Box and in it I found what I had been hoping for! A yellow piece of paper - which could only mean one thing; there was a parcel waiting for me! And I was pretty sure I knew what kind of parcel it would be.<br />
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I picked the parcel up and took it with me to work. I knew from the label on the box that it was from <a href="http://zooguu.com/">Zooguu</a> and I was excited to see what kind of plush creation was inside...<br />
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I opened the box, and when I saw that little tail poking out of the packaging I had a good guess at what it could be - a dinosaur or a dragon.<br />
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It was a purple and gold dragon! So cute and beautifully made.<br />
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I love his little arms and his shiny gold wings.<br />
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And his little white teeth :)<br />
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As well as the dragon there was a lovely note from Jen and her bright and happy business card. Thank you so much Jen :) It made my day to receive this. If any of you readers are jealous of my lovely dragon, make sure you check out <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/zooguu">Zooguu's etsy shop</a> or her <a href="http://zooguu.com/">website</a> where you will find lots more lovely creations and perhaps be tempted to get yourself one!<br />
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Today is Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, or as we call it in England - Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day! Here in Bosnia and Herzegovina they call it Maskara and their tradition is to do 'trick or treating' like we would do for Halloween. I'll wait and see how many of the kids we know knock on our door tonight! We will be observing the British tradition of eating pancakes :)</div>
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As the Plush Team we are celebrating this day by doing a Mardi Gras themed plush swap. Mine still hasn't arrived - but I haven't been to the post office yet today so maybe it's waiting for me there... This is the plush that I sent to Jen of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/fuzfrenzy">FuzFrenzy</a>.</div>
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We've been going snowboarding a couple of times a week. Yesterday we went to try out the slopes at <a href="http://www.rostovo.ba/">Rostovo</a> for the first time. I'm getting better everytime I go. Still not confident enough to go on the lift and snowboard down from the top, but that will come...out of the framehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05422996844610737825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546175479936862508.post-28012214319807422932013-02-01T08:39:00.001+00:002013-02-01T08:39:53.831+00:00S'mores Bars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I thought I'd let you know about the latest recipe I've tried out. This one is a good 'un! They taste amazing. If found the recipe <a href="http://sugarcooking.blogspot.com/2009/06/smores-bars.html">here on Sugar Cooking's blog</a> and adapted it just a little bit as some of the listed ingredients are not available here in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Instead of Mashmallow Fluff I just used ordinary marshmallows and lined them up over the chocolate as you can see in the picture above. The other ingredient not available here is Graham Cracker Crumbs. Instead I used a local breakfast speciality called <a href="http://www.plazma.rs/">Plazma</a>. If you can't get Plazma or Graham Crackers where you live then just smash up some kind of plain biscuits such as digestive biscuits and use that instead.</div>
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If you're looking for an original, cute valentine's gift for that special someone, look no further! There are now plenty of cute little cacti available in my <a href="http://www.outoftheframe.etsy.com/">Etsy store</a>. You can find this little on by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/121597203/amigurumi-valentines-cactus">clicking here!</a></div>
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After some experimenting on Monday evening I came up with this recipe. They are yummy and they taste even better the day after, so don't eat them all right away! The cookie dough has a slightly salty taste compared to the muffin which makes a great contrast.<br />
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<b>To make the cookie dough:</b><br />
90g butter<br />
100g sugar<br />
1 egg<br />
1/2 tsp vanilla essence<br />
200g flour<br />
1/2 tsp baking powder<br />
1/2 tsp salt<br />
100g chocolate chips<br />
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In one bowl mix together the flour, baking powder and salt and leave to one side.<br />
In another bowl cream the butter and sugar. Then mix in the egg and vanilla.<br />
Slowly add the dry ingredients to the butter and eggs, mixing all the time. At this point I usually use my hands to knead the dough. If the dough feels very sticky you can add more flour, a little at a time. When the dough is a good consistency add in the choc chips. Put in the fridge whilst you make the muffins.<br />
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This will make more cookie dough than you will need for the muffins - but when is too much cookie dough ever a problem? Wrap up whatever is left and put it in the freezer ready for a day when you feel the need for cookies!<br />
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200g flour<br />
75g cocoa powder<br />
2 tsp baking powder<br />
175g sugar<br />
2 eggs<br />
100ml sunflower oil<br />
175ml milk<br />
2 tsp vanilla essence<br />
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Heat the oven to 170C and put paper cases in a muffin tin.<br />
In one bowl beat the eggs.<br />
In another bowl put the flour, cocoa and baking powder and mix. Add the sugar and mix.<br />
Add the eggs, sunflower oil, milk and vanilla and mix until it is all combined and looks like the picture above.<br />
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I shared this post on the <a href="http://backforsecondsblog.com/2013/01/back-for-seconds-social-link-party-6/">Back for Seconds link party</a>.out of the framehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05422996844610737825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546175479936862508.post-77819704812689736332013-01-20T18:11:00.001+00:002013-01-20T18:11:08.438+00:00And in this week's news...<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9XUoevPxT9w" width="560"></iframe><br />
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We went snowboarding again today and I really enjoyed it! I still can't quite believe I can do it - I know I'm not going down any steep hills or anything yet, but I didn't think I'd even have the guts to step on a board so I'm very happy :) This is a video of me today.<br />
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In other news, on Friday I bought some new shelves to try and bring some order to the mess in the craft corner of my bedroom!<br />
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And it's time to get busy making a Mardi Gras themed amigurumi for our <a href="http://www.plushteam.com/">Plush Team</a> swap next month.out of the framehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05422996844610737825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546175479936862508.post-5318181795966363102013-01-16T20:06:00.002+00:002013-01-16T20:06:51.306+00:00New adventures with socks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last year I taught a lot of people how to make sock monkeys! It seemed to be very popular and as I'm planning art club activities for this term I've been thinking about variations on that theme. After looking at pictures on google images I decided to go for an elephant. I found a tutorial on <a href="http://frettanfriends.blogspot.com/2011/05/sock-elephant-free-pattern-tutorial.html">Fretta and Friend's blog</a> and I mixed that with how I make the monkeys and this is what I came up with!<br />
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I added the scarf as his neck was a bit scrawny looking. I'm not totally happy with the dimensions of it. I think the arms and trunk are too fat and the head is a bit too small but for a first go it's ok. I'm looking forward to seeing what the young people at <a href="http://www.novimost.org/">Novi Most Jajce</a> come up with when we make them at art club.out of the framehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05422996844610737825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546175479936862508.post-83034266678803120262013-01-14T11:11:00.000+00:002013-01-14T11:12:37.452+00:00A Good Start to the Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Then we came home to Bosnia to 10 days of snowboarding. I had intended to just sit and watch the others as I was terrified of the idea of snowboarding, but somehow I got convinced to join in and after a day and a half I managed to snowboard on my own without holding onto anyone! I can only do it on a gentle slope, the idea of going to the top of a ski lift also terrifies me, but it's more than I ever thought I'd do and I've got the rest of the winter to improve as we have a ski centar just 30 mins drive from our front door.</div>
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Two and half weeks til Christmas and it's time for some festive baking! These Christmas Tree Muffins are really tasty with a lovely spongy texture. Just what you need to brighten up your table at a Christmas party.</div>
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<span lang="EN">15g cocoa powder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN">90ml milk<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN">1 egg<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Chillies in Pike Place Market</b></div>
Last month we spent two weeks in Seattle. We loved it. There is so much to see, so many different parts of the city with different characters. Seattle is famous for being a rainy city, but we got lucky and almost every day was sunny! The sun made all the colours of Seattle even more beautiful.<br />
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I totally loved this exhibition. All the colours were so powerful and the combination of colours and shapes was just amazing. The inside exhibits were made even more stunning by being lit up in rooms where everything else was black. It took my breath away when I walked into this first room.</div>
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I loved the garden as well. The way that the brightly coloured pieces of glass looked like they belonged with the natural plants. Visiting this place made me want to learn glass blowing! </div>
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The famous Pike Place Market is so full of colour and variety and is worth visiting at different times of day to see it in different lights.</div>
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So much has happened since I last blogged. I've been in 8 countries in 3 continents for a start! Once life gets back to normal I will post more photos and blog a bit more about what we did and saw, but for now here's a picture of my lovely book fairy which I bought at the opening of the <a href="http://schmancytoys.com/blog/plush-you">Plush You!</a> show at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/schmancy.toys">Schmancy Toys</a> in Seattle. This amazing doll caught my eye when Kristen posted a <a href="http://instagram.com/p/QAkf2UhbkG/">picture</a> of her on <a href="http://instagram.com/schmancytoys">instagram</a> when it arrived at the shop for the show, and then when I saw it in real life I knew she had to be mine! She is made by <a href="http://pheleon.jlauportfolio.com/">Pheleon Creations</a>. I have lots of photos from the opening of the show and will blog about it in a few days time.out of the framehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05422996844610737825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546175479936862508.post-75200908100570727812012-09-30T17:30:00.000+01:002012-09-30T17:31:08.635+01:00Nerdy Nora<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is Nerdy Nora. If you want to meet her in real life then make sure you're at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/419197051451398/">Plush You!</a> opening night at Schmancy Toys, 1932 2nd Avenue, Seattle on 12th October at 17:00. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/419197051451398/">Click here to go to the facebook event page for more info.</a>out of the framehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05422996844610737825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546175479936862508.post-10201162096450053302012-09-28T14:40:00.000+01:002012-09-28T14:40:29.186+01:00The last few weeks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's a few pictures of where I've been these last few weeks. The month started off nice and sunny but this week there has been loads of rain.<br />
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Paddling in the sea at Brighton beach.<br />
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West beach at Littlehampton<br />
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A Mandeville statue in Covent Garden - part of the Olympic celebrations.<br />
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The Team GB lion at the start of the Athlete's parade.out of the framehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05422996844610737825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546175479936862508.post-78353511773285678932012-09-24T13:26:00.000+01:002012-09-24T13:26:32.883+01:00A Parcel from a Squirrel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's always exciting to be part of a Plush Team swap! You just know you're going to get something fab, and this time was no exception. I got home one evening a couple of weeks ago and my Mother in Law said to me, 'you've got a parcel, it weighs nothing and it's from a squirrel!'<br />
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I immediately ran upstairs to open the parcel knowing that this must be my Plush Team anniversary swap and that it was from none other than <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/squirrelmomma">Squirrel Momma</a><br />
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And this is what I found inside! Lucky me :) Thank you so much Squirrel Momma :)out of the framehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05422996844610737825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546175479936862508.post-89033413923955980542012-08-30T07:00:00.000+01:002012-08-30T07:00:22.476+01:00Posting Parcels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I seem to have got out of the habit of blogging - I guess life has been busy and I haven't had much time for making and baking. But in the time I have had, I have been getting things ready to post. This is my first parcel I sent off to <a href="http://www.schmancytoys.com/faw/what-plush-you">PlushYou</a> containing 2 lovely amigurumi dolls. Yesterday I sent a parcel to my <a href="http://www.plushteam.com/">Plush Team</a> swap partner and hopefully today I'll send another parcel to <a href="http://www.schmancytoys.com/faw/what-plush-you">PlushYou</a> - just need to make time to put the finishing touches to that doll... And talking of <a href="http://www.schmancytoys.com/faw/what-plush-you">PlushYou</a>, there's an interview with me which went up on their blog last week. You can see it <a href="http://www.schmancytoys.com/blog/plush-you/meet-plush-you-artist-rowan-hellyer">here</a>.out of the framehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05422996844610737825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546175479936862508.post-39492454740731689632012-08-09T16:40:00.000+01:002012-08-09T16:40:17.444+01:00Amigurumi Beach Friends<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As a kid, a lot of my summer holidays were spent on the beach in France. As a tribute to those days and as my entry to the Plush Team Beach Challenge I present to you Monsieur Le Starfish and Monsieur Le Sandcastle! If you would like them to brighten up your day and bring back happy childhood memories of summers on the beach, they are available to buy from the<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/106440752/amigurumi-beach-friends-monsieur-le?utm_source=OpenGraph&utm_medium=PageTools&utm_campaign=Share&fb_ref=like_button&fb_source=timeline"> Plush Team Shop</a>.out of the framehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05422996844610737825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546175479936862508.post-88187836586483364362012-08-01T10:54:00.000+01:002012-08-01T10:55:09.748+01:00Busy, busy...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I haven't blogged for ages :/ sorry about that! Time just seems to fly past at the moment! Just so that you know I haven't been lazy, here's some of what I've been doing lately. This is the beginnings of Monsieur Le Starfish who I am making as part of the latest <a href="http://www.plushteam.com/">Plush Team</a> challenge.<br />
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And this is the beginnings of a dog which will be an accessory to one of the dolls I am making for <a href="http://schmancytoys.com/blog/plush-you">Plush You 2012</a>.</div>
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