I made a wee family of bears, some were from vintage cotton velveteen, and two made from natural linen. They were fun to make, especially their little softy ears. When I showed the kids, I noticed they touched the ears straight away, especially the ones lined with Liberty tana lawn.
The bears are kind of squidgy and have hand-embroidered faces and ribbon ties around their necks.
I'll be taking them with me for my table at the Auckland Art and Craft Fair tomorrow. It's at the Aotea Centre (I'm looking forward to checking out Occupy Auckland beforehand) from 11am till 3pm, so if you're an Aucklander come and say hi!
There are some other great crafty things happening over the weekend here in Aotearoa-
– Craft Country in Greytown on Saturday (you can read more about that here) and
– Just Good Stuff in Wellington, from December 13th-18th
Last night I was doing the dishes and listening to the radio when I heard this BBC interview with the 108-year-old former concert pianist Alice Herz Sommer. If you have a few minutes, I recommend a listen to this completely inspiring woman. She has such an amazing way of looking at the world.
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