Gosh, even longer again! But as an early / late New Year's Resolution I will endeavour to be more of a dedicated blogger.
MadeforMiri had its first official outing today - to a stall at the Windmill Hill Craft Market in Bristol. It was a great craft fair, it was really friendly, with a steady stream of buyers and lots of beautiful handmade crafts to lust over.
I had my Santa Sacks, hot water bottle covers, sunglassses / camera cases, animal costumes and tea cosies for sale and it was great opportunity to get a good feel for what sells well at events like this. Photos of current stock to follow, along with a link to my Folksy shop when I've loaded everything up.
Saturday, 20 October 2012
Thursday, 23 February 2012
We went to the animal fair...
Well, goodness, that turned out to be a longer break than I had intended. It never ceases to amaze me how much time small people take up. Anyway, I've got a bit more time again, so I'm getting back on the fabric wagon so to speak.
One of the first things I designed myself and made was a Dorothy the Dinosaur costume for my then 2 year old. We were going to see Dorothy the Dinosaur (from The Wiggles) at the theatre and my son wanted to dress up. I wanted to make sure that whatever I made was going to last (and it has, that was almost 5 years ago), was comfy, and was easy to get on and off (and, actually, not needed to get off in order to go the toilet!). The result was a green furry tabard and hood, with yellow spots, yellow spines and a big squishy tail. A year later I made a knight costume for the same son and his friend, with blue and red quarters, a shield and a visor on the hood. It's also still going strong... and in fact, he wore it only a few months ago for a party. Since then, I've made tigers, penguins, rabbits, lambs, cheetahs, dogs, cats and an adult sized pigeon.
The kids have so much fun playing in these - loads of scope for unrestricted, imaginative play. Let's face it, who doesn't want to dress up as a tiger from time to time?
One of the first things I designed myself and made was a Dorothy the Dinosaur costume for my then 2 year old. We were going to see Dorothy the Dinosaur (from The Wiggles) at the theatre and my son wanted to dress up. I wanted to make sure that whatever I made was going to last (and it has, that was almost 5 years ago), was comfy, and was easy to get on and off (and, actually, not needed to get off in order to go the toilet!). The result was a green furry tabard and hood, with yellow spots, yellow spines and a big squishy tail. A year later I made a knight costume for the same son and his friend, with blue and red quarters, a shield and a visor on the hood. It's also still going strong... and in fact, he wore it only a few months ago for a party. Since then, I've made tigers, penguins, rabbits, lambs, cheetahs, dogs, cats and an adult sized pigeon.
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