”Doorstop Dumpy” – Dormouse – ”Doorstop Dumpies”

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Dormouse – ”DOORSTOP DUMPY” Another of my creations!

Ready just in time to hold open any door, especially when the warm weather arrives! (I know the sun will come out one day and make England warm again…it will… eventually…)

This super cute dormouse, handmade from a lovely floral print cotton mix fabric and wearing a little pocketed apron (perfect for storing the door key!)and matching mop-cap, is ready to meet and great visitors at the foot of your door, a definite talking point for all when they first see it. With a ribbon border and a few buttons to decorate at the base and for eyes and nose, a finishing touch of a little raffia for whiskers, completes the dormouse. Another artistic moment of creative crafting!

Created from my own pattern design, I have a range of different character ‘Doorstop Dumpies’ that I have handmade with love and quality workmanship, they will, when filled with a weighting element do their job perfectly. For reasons of, cost of shipping, and customs restrictions on sand/soils/grit etc. I have made them with a zipped base and inserted a zipped bag so their new owners can easily fill, re-insert weighted bag and zip up, as easy as that and you have a fully functioning ”Doorstop Dumpy”! Ready to go anywhere in the world.

”Doorstop Dumpy” Dormouse pose No.1

”Doorstop Dumpy” Dormouse pose No.2

”Doorstop Dumpy” Dormouse pose No.3

 

 

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”Doorstop Dumpy” – Pink checked pig – ”Doorstop Dumpies”

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One of my own creations ”DOORSTOP DUMPY” PIG

This is one well fed looking character ”Doorstop Dumpy”

For those who may not have seen MY ”Doorstop Dumpies” before, this is one of the new ones, (Others I have previously made, can be found in the Doorstop Dumpy section of my about page – OR you can commission your own to fit in with your own decor – I am always up for a challenge feel free to contact me if you want a unique not yet made idea put into creation)

I created and designed and hand make from my own patterns a unique range of doorstops that I have called ”Dumpies” They are quite substantial and once the weighting element has been put inside by their new owner, they certainly do the job they have been designed for!

For reasons about shipping ie cost for weight and custom restrictions on sand/soils/grit (which can be viewed on my Etsy site under the ”Doorstop Dumpies”) you will see I have made them with a zip underneath the base for easy to fill access into a pre-inserted zipped bag.

So, if you are getting excited about the warm weather – that’s just around the corner!!! (let’s hope) Then, you might just be needing a character ”Doorstop Dumpy” to hold open your doors to let in the warm refreshing breezes, that is if you can ever stop cuddling it and put it down on the floor to do its job! 🙂

Perfect pink pig pose No.1

Perfect pink pig pose No.2

Perfect pink pig pose No.3

Perfect pink pig pose No. 4.

 

Decorative soft animal – Bunny knitting

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Oh Dear! and I thought I had got over the Bunny thing!! Obviously not!!! In between making fun fabric collages I got the unstoppable urge to make a little floral bunny – not just a decorative bunny – but a bunny knitting!!!

Its a little green flower power bunny, designed and handmade, complete with its own knitting bag and a half knitted scarf (I reckon there is enough yarn in that little ball for its new owner to finish off the scarf if they wanted too!)

I have knitted some embroidery thread on two toothpicks and secured them in place with a couple of stitches, made a simple gathered lace trimmed skirt and small alter neck top to match. One of my own pattern designs, a simple cute creation that will happily sit anywhere as a decorative piece, (especially as I designed it with a flat bottom for that reason) Made from small left over pieces of cotton fabrics from other projects I finished it off with a few little buttons, a lovely multi-green satin bow and added tiny beads to the ends of the knitting needle toothpicks then added a little white fluffy pompom tail – its so cute! 🙂

Complete with fluffy pompom tail! Check it out on  MY Etsy Shop, with more images and details available at,          https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/carenscanvasandcraft

Cushion Covers – Pink Patchwork – Cushion Covers

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Perfect – Pink – Patchwork

Having accumulated quite a bit of pink cotton fabric scraps I decided to make the most of them by turning them into patchwork cushion covers. Arranged in candy stripes and little patchwork squares, I also added some preprinted heart squares to the mix as they coordinated perfectly in the grand scheme of scrap bits. As a little extra I added a little lace trim and some matching old buttons to finish off!

Still not having used all the scraps, I carried on and made another unique pink cushion cover, again trimmed with lace offcuts and old buttons. See below!

Creative Patchwork and Applique -Craft utensil storers

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Crafty bags

These little craft utensil storage bags, with a fabric handle, are made from patchwork and quilted. Each panel has an appliquéd felt character hand sewn to the front whilst inside behind each panel there is also a storage pocket. Coordinating cotton fabrics were used along with lace and trimming, as a finishing touch I added old buttons for decoration. Each one handmade and individually unique.

They are perfect for storing little things like scissors, cottons, tape measures, pencils/crayons etc, Each bag has five pockets as well as the centre for keeping things separated and tidy!