Well, the number might be a little harsher these days (!) but thankfully my 55th birthday was still heaps of fun! Not that trompin...

January is always a tough month for teddy bear adoptions as Christmas takes its toll on us all, so, I have decided to sweeten the price of...

I confess, I am not the most patient person when it comes to doing arty stuff. For example, I am a terror for not allowing layers to dry p...

Meet Albert!  It has been so nice to make a proper big teddy bear again, my first of 2018. I always feel most in my comfort zone whils...

As regular readers may know (forgive my assumption, but I am praying I still have a few regular readers as I have been blogging since 2007...

Being a maker of teddy bears can be a very sedentary and isolating job ... in fact, I don't recall how I  stayed sane before this daft...

I thought I was sailing along with my bear-making this week but then hit a snag with this cute teddy; I wanted him to have a hat to match ...

I first started blogging over a decade ago, in March 2007.  Back then I had no idea where my blog would lead me and to be honest, I stil...

First day back with our dog training group this year and already it's been eventful! Polly worked hard in class this morning, doing a ...

Whoo, it is time to introduce my first teddy bear of 2018. I feel very upbeat about my bear-making this year, so am looking forward to sha...

Christmas wasn't all festive dash. Thankfully I did manage to squeeze in a little quiet time between family visits, to unwind from the...

Happy New Year everyone!  I woke to dark skies, a downpour and a heavy cold this morning; probably not the most auspicious start to a ...

Our tree is twinkling, our cupboards are packed full of waist busting goodies, the pudding is made and all that remains now, is for us to ...

I don't mind admitting, that the prospect of a wet muddy dog walk on a dark December afternoon, doesn't exactly overwhelm me with ...

On this rainy, grey, December Sunday, I would like introduce you to my last bear of 2017, a stunning red teddy, oozing warmth and seasonal...

As we near Christmas, I would like to take this moment to say a big thank you to everyone who has adopted one of my teddy bears this year!...

You may have blinked and missed this pretty teddy girl on my website today as she flew off the site within a nanosecond of making her debu...

Away with the fairies is a lovely place to be on a day when the world might seem a bit too topsy turvy to make sense of ... Yester...

' One day you will be old enough to read fairy tales again ' ... I stumbled across this lovely quote recently and for some reason,...

I've been working on a big teddy bear for a collector in the US ... ' I'll leave it up to you Paula ' she said, when asked...

I very nearly didn't enter the EBAA's year, but at the last minute, changed my mind and on a complete whim, entered my cloth teddy...

As regular readers will know, I have enjoyed the magical mayhem of Halloween since I was a very young girl. My favourite childhood stories...

I am still busy teaching myself to draw and paint, so throughout October, took part in a fun challenge called #Inkredibletober.  The idea ...

This teddy girl will be travelling far further than I ever have!  She will be heading all the way to Australia to meet her new owner. ...