I have just noticed the number on the counter at the bottom of my blog and it says more than half a million visitors have popped in since ...

I don't think I have ever had quite such a disorganised lead into Christmas! Between my son's wedding, dog training and the usual ...

I heard whisper there are only four weeks until Christmas and as my son will be getting married the week before, I very much doubt I will ...

I can't pretend I wasn't a little surprised when a gentleman of the clergy contacted me to request a special teddy bear to celeb...

I was recently digging around in my boxes of mohair and found just enough of my lovely 'Elizabeth Rose' Schulte mohair to make a 1...

Didn't quite finish this little fellow in time for Halloween ... Never mind Little Wiz, there's always next year! :-)...

Before we head on to the sparkle of Christmas, I thought you might enjoy one last peek at some my bears and dolls from Halloween past ... ...

For anyone wondering if my new 'teach myself to draw' hobby is leading me away from teddy bears ... take a little peek below! ...

It's almost time for Halloween, a spooktastic time for teddy bear design! This year I have decided to create a clown teddy bear in mag...

Well, well, well, would you believe it ... after my earlier post about the true value of creative life outside the mainstream workforce, I...

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have been attempting to teach myself to draw. It has not been an easy process as this skill is far fr...

Once in a while, even the nicest of teddy bears doesn't quite fly off the shelf. There's no rhyme or reason, it's just a case ...

For 30 years, Glenn and Irene Jackman, organisers of our much loved 'Hugglets Festivals', have painstakingly created this fabulous...

Today is my Grandson's 2nd birthday! Two years packed with laughter, fun, colour and cuddles. This cheeky, inquisitive, determ...

I was just about to tell you about my latest teddy bear 'Barleycorn', who I released onto my website only moments ago, when my Iph...

I'm so torn with this lovely bear, should I dress him for the Autumn weather and cover his beautiful Schulte kid mohair, or should I s...

If you have been reading my blog for a few years, you may remember that each Autumn, my sister Fiona and I, like to gather together our fa...

I have been doing quite a bit of crunching through Autumn leaves with Polly and Betty of late, so I guess it was inevitable my thoughts wo...

Another year has slipped by ... we girls talk about you often, laugh at our memories, share them with your Grandchildren and when ...

Domino was adopted so quickly, I blinked and missed my opportunity to post a blog to introduce him at the time. So, here he is, a little r...

I was never confident in art lessons. Left handed and ill at ease with paintbrush and pencils, I was usually to be found lurking at the ba...

After my Buttercup post, I had yellow bears on the brain, so started hunting for photos of some of the yellow bears I have made in past ye...

It has been quite a while since my last smallish bear, let alone a yellow one, so this this little girl is long overdue! 'Buttercup...

Sunshine, a freshly part-cut field and our goldie girls for company. Simple pleasures are most definitely the best! I hope you t...