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Canvas and craft, Character 'Doorstop Dumpy', Crazy doorstop, Creative craft, Creative doorstops, Cute, Doorstop Dumpies, Doorstop Dumpy, Elephant doorstop, Flowery fabric elephant, Lace trim and beads, Poem, Poetry, Unique doorstop, Wild imagination
After having ‘An elephant’ visit my site and leave a message for me I was inspired to make another creation in my ”Doorstop Dumpies” range. Taking some vibrant flowery fabric and coordinating plain pink cotton I set about designing a pattern for my idea. See below for the end result, I have first a small poem in the style of, ‘An Elephant’ (just not quite as good as his!)
ELEPHANT ”DOORSTOP DUMPY”!
‘An Elephant’ spotted a lack of his kind on my site
So, I introduce a hefty creative ”Doorstop Dumpy”
It is the largest doorstop I have in size
I do hope An Elephant has a nice surprise
She’s certainly cute and not at all grumpy
A narrow trunk and huge wafting ears
She can sit and hold back almost any door
With lace and beads adorning her head
Very pretty she looks –It must be said!
Quite a character to have on your floor!!
”Doorstop Dumpy” Elephant
”Doorstop Dumpy” Elephant
”Doorstop Dumpy” Elephant
Caren's Creative Canvas & Craft 
I love this one! It is my new favorite. 😀
Thank you Jackie 🙂 It is one I have made for an upcoming craft fair event in a local village, though if it doesn’t sell on the day I will be able to easily modify it to place on my Etsy shop for shipping worldwide 🙂
That’s wonderful! I hope you sell it at the craft fair but if you don’t I will definitely be interested in buying it. I love your Etsy shop and can’t wait to do more shopping there soon. By the way, I thought you might be interested to know that I used the tote that I bought when I went for the sleep study. It was perfect for that. 😀
Oh Jackie that is great news that your tote came in so useful and also pleasing to know that I night have repeat custom! I do feel quite like a needle in a haystack on Etsy as I am not on facebook or other such things like twitter etc, so any word of mouth seems to be the way people are visiting my sites. I have been so busy over the last few weeks making and preparing for events I really need to catch up with myself and show what I have been up to. I spent days and days making Christmas cards for the fairs, then my mum suggested taking them to the flats where she lives to show friends, blow me, she sold them all, so I had to start over for the events. One good thing may come out of it, One of the ladies who bought some of my cards wants to recommend me to the National Trust because of the ”quality” of my products – who knows maybe I might break even if they take me on board! 🙂
Your products are top notch so I’m not surprised you sold out! That is exciting news regarding the National Trust. I will keep you in my thoughts in hopes of it working out for you. In the meantime, no maybe about it you definitely have a repeat customer. 😀
Thank you so much for sharing all of this with me. You’ve been through quite a lot yet you still remain up and positive. You’ve adjusted to your circumstances so well. So many would have given up but you directed your energy towards creating things – what an inspiration you are! And what beautiful things you create!
The feeling is very much mutual as far as being good friends. I’m so glad your daughter set you up on WordPress otherwise we would have never met. Please tell her thank you from me. I’m a loner myself who has been “used and abused” in the past so I know exactly where you are coming from on that one. I think it’s wonderful how technology has made it possible for people like us to meet.
Just so you know, there’s a lot I can help with via email so if you ever need a hand, advice, or whatever with your worldwide selling site or WordPress please do not hesitate to email me.
Thanks again for sharing your story, it really means a lot to me. I’m also very glad we connected. xo 😀
He’s wonderful. And he’s got something in his eyes… our dog Telesfor sometimes looks this way, when he sits in the doorway and watches the rain.
Thank you, I know what you mean, Peppy our Weimaraner is just the same. Hope your other dog is still getting better after her op!
AnElephantCant hide his delight here
You have improved your blog quite immensely
So he asks for a favour
Is there any way you can save her
He means that wee dumpy he now loves her intensely
AnElephant asks if he can use your pic on a forthcoming post, with full credit, of course.
Please nicely.
AnElephant can’t be as excited as I
To think I have made him very happy
Though to save her, sadly I cannot do
For off to the States she has flew
An admirer claimed her from Etsy, her ears being so ‘flappy’
My elephant has gained lots of fans
I am very pleased for you to feature
My creation so unique
Very floral, so to speak
For others, on request, I can make another creature
Though, so sweetly did you ask
I have not a problem with that in any way
Feel free to share my elephant’s delight
And hopefully ”WOW” others with her sight
And, to AnElephant, Thank you! I say !
x
Now if that isn’t the cutest flowery elephant I have seen
and to set it by the door
I think it is so soft and round and clean
Im sure you will be making more.
I read your blog and I like it a lot
Your pink elephant just hit the spot.
Thanks
I am so pleased you liked my new creation
Spending my life organising weird and wonderful ideas
She popped out of one of my brain branch stations
Who knows what is next? Until it appears!
My mind is an exciting wacky place
I am open to offer to create a new try
Definitely its not a wide open space
Especially if it lets my wild imagination fly!
I am glad eightdecades liked it a lot
It is so nice to get admired one or twice
I hope it hit an unexpected spot
but much nicer to be liked more than thrice
x