Two little boys

Well two little boys are going off to their new home tomorrow - hopefully they will safe together!

Another bear rehomed.

Well another little bear went off this morning to his new home, Im sure he will be happy there but sadly I forgot to take any pictures of him!

Folksy

what do we think?

I have spent the morning looking at Folksy as an outlet for "Binty Bears and Bits" and I'm just not sure - you know, I find it a scary thing to press that button and do it!

Why's that? what's holding me back?

I guess I'm just not sure if my things will sell?

I guess I'm not sure on the pricing?

oh I guess I'm just unsure!

I have joined the site but I have not made a shop yet. That may take me a bit longer - watch this space .... maybe!!!

Bill

Well another baby has been made and is ready for his re-homing. He is off to live in Wales with a little lad. I'm sure they will become life long friends. Here are a couple of pictures of him before he goes.

Blanket

How fantastic, I have sold all my spare blankets - 4 of them all in a week!!

I feel a little empty not to have my fluffy friends around me so I have just ordered enough yarn to do 6 new ones :)

This will be my evening knitting for a while with the added bonus of keeping me warm while I knit!

Dog Bear Thing

I started off making another bear (have I mentioned that I am completely hooked on this needle felt stuff!) but this one sort of changed as he went along!

So now I'm not sure if he's a dog or a bear or maybe he is a mix of both!

Another one!

Well after yesterdays play with the felting needle I decided to have another go today, and I made a little white/creamy bear for a friend.

He has gone off to his new home today where I hope he will be very loved!

Something new

I have been craving something new recently and I think I may have found it!

I'm not sure where I saw it, or heard of it but I came across needle felting.... and I think its magic!

I have searched the net to find suppliers and ordered myself some bits as a starter kit, which arrived today. I had to work today so I didn't get to play until tea time but when I did .. it was fantastic!!

I would like to introduce you to my latest little bear :)

Pre Christmas rush

Wow its been a bit busy recently, I have sold all my blankets, sold a couple of hats and have three bears ready to go off to market and one that is being picked up on Monday.

This is Candy, she is not my normal bear - I normally only do "bear" coloured bears but this was a special order (oh and I normally only do boys!!)

Hopefully she will go off to her new home on Monday and will be greatly loved.

What to do?

I have stopped sending my boys down south for selling, it was working and they seemed to be rehomed quite quickly from there but it was a long drive to drop them off and to be honest the commission was a little high at 45%.

So now what to do? Even though I love the internet (and yes I know I spend far too much time on it) I'm not keen on the crafty selling sites - though I haven't tried them .. maybe I should?!?

So as I only have a little home there is a limited amount of bears I can keep here and I'm not sure how or where I am going to sell them .... does this mean I should stop making them? What could I tinker with if I don't do the boys?

Mid summer day

 

Well today marks the middle of the summer – and the evening sky this evening was amazing, I have been out and managed to get this picture.

Dragon Fly Photo's

When at my parents I saw a dragon fly which was buzzing around so decided to sit and see if I could get a picture of it.

This is the result

What a lovely weekend

We have had the best weekend as we visited my parents for a impromptu visit and it was fab! The weather was fantastic which always make a visit easier as the kids can play out, the pool was open and the bbq was burning!

Boy did we have hangovers the next day but it was worth it!

It was great to take Ben with us as I think he really enjoys going down to see them, though I think its very different than his home life.

We sat out in the garden all afternoon, eating, drinking and laughing.

Let me introduce Colin

Here is Colin - he is a very able little bear, he really wanted to have a sit on the bear seat and really didn't want any help.

He made it in the end (it really would have been quicker if I had helped!)



It wasn't long before he found the stairs and was off!

He looks like the cat the got the cream when he found this empty bed

This is where I found him!

Brian the Snail

Look isn't it funny! I know as a gardener I shouldn't like them but ... really he was so funny and so fast!

We relocated him out of he garden so he didn't eat all our little plants.

Happy day's

Oh its been a lovely weekend with a real feel of summer - not that I did much but it really lifts my spirit when the weather is good.

I started a new bear this weekend and by the looks of him he is going to be called Colin! I will post a picture of him as soon as he comes together.

This afternoon me and the kids had a bit of a working party in the garden and we managed to weed a bit and clear a load of rubbish - trouble is I need to do a tip run now as its all down the side of the house in bin bags.

Not sure if this is a flower or a weed but I thought it was very pretty - all hearts.

I know this one is a weed but I just love the structure of these.

I always thought Poppy's are red! I have loads of these in my garden .. not sure how they got there but they are still welcome as they are so soft and sunny.

This morning feels like a summer morning , I have been up since silly o'clock (which seems to be my way) and the birds are doing their best to make it feel beautiful.

Today I am dropping my medium sized people down south and then I think I will pop in and have a coffee with my parents as Ive not seen them for a while.

I'm not sure what the rest of the day will hold really - I would love to finish my rockery, I need to do some housework but I also have some patterns that are desperate to burst out of my head and onto the pins ... I wonder which will win today!

Its all socks!

I have a need for sock!! I have decided that this year I will end the year with 7 pairs of home knitted socks.

I already have one pair that I wear to death at the moment and on Friday I finished my first pair for this year. I couldn't resist but to cast on for the next pair and I am already up to the leg.

I will post pictures when I get alittle more time.