The final show and tell of the year

I have a few bits and pieces to show you in this last show and tell for 2012.  The most exciting is the finished baby quilt.  The photo isn't great but hopefully you can see that it has turned out quite well.  It isn't perfect but I am proud of it and I don't suppose the baby will be too fussed.

I have also made another ribbon taggie square which is to go in our snowman for the baby.  Do you remember our snowman?  He comes out every year and he has a small gift inside him for every member of the family.  Simon gets them out and the grandchildren take them to each person in turn.  It is one of our traditions.  My Mum used to have a snowman  years ago.  Underneath the taggie is a photo of the snowman.  I made him a few years back from chicken wire covered in layers and layers of paper maiche and then cotton wool.

I made another bum bag which I am keeping for the craft show next year.  Remember that the Dog rescue do a dog show in the summer and my aim is to make enough stuff to be able to have a craft stall for them.  I already have about 50 little brooches, a make up pouch and a jewellery roll.  I have a whole list of things to get started on in the new year which will include, bum bags, shopping bags, aprons, cushions, brooches, cases for ipads and kindles, glasses cases, sock monkeys, peg bags, wall hangings maybe some teddies.  In fact anything that I can think of that won't cost too much to make and can be sold relatively cheaply.

This small Stanley dog is also for the craft show, not best happy with his ears.

This cat door stop was made from a design printed on fabric that I got for 69p ages ago.  I actually made it ages ago but only just sewed on the button eyes this week.  Not happy about his ears either.  It will also go for the craft show.

I have been attempting to make hair clips as I think they could be a good cheap seller along with head bands. This looks OK but the glue on the back shows.  I used a glue gun for good strong glue but I can't sell it as it is because of the glue showing on the underside.  It looks messy.  Need to work out a way of doing it so that doesn't happen.  I want to get some cheap head bands to see what I can do with them.  Did glue a small one of my flower brooches to a head band for Ellie last year and that worked quite well.   My idea is that I need to have lots of things that will appeal to children and only cost a pound or two and then the adults will buy them.

These are the birthday cards that I have made for the last few birthdays this year.

And then there are brooches.  Oh yes more brooches.  These have sold well on EBay but I shall be keeping them now for the craft stall.

I also made another gift this week but as it has yet to reach it's destination I can't show it to you.  Next time.  I  am now going to go and get a bit of house work done before starting work on my third bum bag.  This time made with owl fabric.

This is for one of my bloggy friends.  Eeevee, a special lady who has recently started to do volunteer work at a raptor centre near where she lives.