Loving my new little shop

this is the front door to my little shop that i share with Lilly Cottage



Well i have been so busy and really bad at updating this blog, I have had my little shop open now for over a month and the time has gone so quickly.  I am having so much fun and it was just what I needed to have my shop open again. I thought I would share some photos of the shop with you.

this is looking in from my door. I will have to take some more photos as this has already changed. I like to change things often.

I also have some beautiful fabric I have all of the above and more.

it's a little shop with lots of stuff!

here are the tags you will find at the shop, I have a lot of others to including numbers and letter

cotton bobbins with and without cotton on them

I am waiting on a new order of cotton bobbins I should have them in the new year.

these beautiful lavender cornets. with handmade flower.

I also have this beautiful paris style handbag door stop.

I hope you have enjoyed looking around my little shop, I should have some more photos before the new year.

Have a beautiful christmas and a safe and happy holiday period.

Lisa

New Beginnings

this is a really old photo taken at the first shop.

I have some really exciting news I have a little shop again well a room with the lovely linda (Lilly cottage) at old petrie town. I closed my shop down in 2009 to care for my son full time but now he is back in school I have some time on my hands, I was just waiting for the right time. I will spend this week organising

My first day will be sunday this week, I hope I get it all done this week. You will find me every sunday if I am not doing a bear show. It should be lots of fun.

Pop back soon to see some photos.

Lisa

My New studio

I have a beautiful new studio, I have lots of work to do as you will see in the photos, I am going to spend the next week working on it, I have found so many things I forgot I had! The above photo is where I take all of my photos of my bears and dolls

this is the mess that was left after I finished two Teddy Bear show two sundays in a row!

 

I have had a change I have a new studio all to my self.  I am still working through it I have so much stuff, I think it is going to take a while.  I thought I would share some photos with you all.  It's been a while since I did a post last. Hopefully by friday I should have done a lot! and I should have some more photos.

Have a beautiful day Lisa

Where bloggers create

Well it's party time again! thanks to the wonderful karen from My desert Cottage .
  I started taking photos the other day of where I create and I realised I have taken over the house! I take all my photos of my raggedy annie dolls and bears in my lounge room I have a storage cabinet in the lounge room and one in the hall way on the way out to my little studio, and I do mean little.
  Not a lot of room but I have lots in it and two really large storage cabinets.

this is my storage cabinet in the lounge room this is where I keep all my craft books and magizines and a growing collection of vintage bibles.  My house is very french country in style.

here are a couple of my raggedy annie dolls! I love these little ones. This is the cabinet that I do all my photos at.

here are a couple of my artist bears two are little elephants waiting to be finished for my september show! Lots of work still to be done. but they do look so cute sitting together.

This is another storage cabinet I love this one very shabby chic french looking and I love the vintage blue glass I have had this one for close to 8 years now. This is the cabinet on the way out to the studio

this little golly is one of my latest dolls for I will have for sale with one of my bears for the september show, the bear has not been made yet, she is sitting with one of my whendis bears!

I took this one while sitting at my desk in my little studio you can see a couple of other bears that I am working on.  I like to work on a couple at a time I think I have about 6 or 7 on the go,

Meet little lapin my french bunny, she is just waiting on a little black beret!

Here is one of my latest purchases from Wendy Meagher of Whendis bears this is little poppet sitting with my sailor bear! I'm in love with these guys.

Here is my collection of whendis bears! this has taken me about 4 years of collecting it's really hard to get them! they are alway sold by the time i see them. If i could I would buy them all.

this photo is one of my two storage cabinets or shelfing units! it store a lot and can get really untidy when I am looking for something I can't find. does not look the best but is fantastic for storage in small spaces!

Pretty little pink bear is for sale at the moment! she was left over from my recent show you can find her on my etsy site here

another shot of my desk party clean. If I am not creating here you will find me here everyday!

at my kitchen table I love working here.

You can even see my sewing machine in this photo, this is our dinning table. and beleive me it does not alway look like this you all know how untidy we can get when we are creating.

here is another creation of mine a little ellie wearing a vintage dolls bonnet this little girl lives with me.

it's not often I make something for myself.

I could keep going for ever with photos, I hope you had fun looking around my little studio and seeing what I do everyday of the week. thanks again to the wonderful karen from My desert cottage for holding this party
Now I am off to visit everyone

 Have a beautiful Evening Lisa

It's been to long

two little girls waiting for new homes. You can find they here tonight!



A new pink ellie I am working on with my french bunny Little Laping

It has been to long between post, Life is going by so quickly and I have been so busy with my dolls and bears this year. I have done a couple of doll and bears shows I have a couple more coming up in september so I have started work for them now, I am working on some new dolls for the show to go with a couple of bears I have this gorgeous little pink elephant I am working on at the same time as my french bunny.

I am still thinking of puting both my blogs together as I don't get time to update both all the time!

Have a beautiful day Lisa

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Have a beautiful Weekend Lisa

Lots happening this year



Well I have had a busy start to 2011 I have returned to my bear classes with some lovely ladys it's the best part of my week.  I have also started doing some quilting classes which is a lot of hard work but lots of fun at the same time.

the other day I had a crafting day with the lovely linda from lilly cottage they say time flys when you are having fun.Well it seemed like we where only playing with flowers for about an hour but I think linda was visiting for about 4 hours.  linda had the most beautiful fabric to play with.  this is what I created! I can't wait for our next crafting day I had so much fun. Pop over to lindas blog as she took lots more photos.
Lindas blog

I will have these flowers on my website for sale sometime this week.

Below if my bear that I have been working on for such a long time but she is coming together really well.  I still have some more work to do.

the lovely ladys I do bear classes with Laura from Billy angel Julie from Bears and Old Lace Rosemary which I met her last year at the craft and quilting fair last year, she make the most beautiful bears and has the most amazing patterns on etsy Rosemary's etsy shop

Have a beautiful day Lisa

little milking stool



little milking stool just the perfect size for my annie dolls



baby shoe pin cushions

I have just finished making this little milking stool, I am so happy with it the size is perfect, great for your dolls or bears or to display something special.  they will be on my website tonight! pop over if you would like to see the details.

 I have also been busy with these little pin cushion shoes I have been working on them for a couple of weeks on and off, they will also be on the website tonight.  I started back with my bear classes last week and got to meet some blogging friends it was wonderful and the time went so quickly.  I will also be starting some quilting classes this years I am trying to take some extra classes and learn some new skills.

have a beautiful day Lisa

Another New Box design



I really love this one, they would be fantastic for storeing your ribbons glitter etc,

back to work now I am working on the studio at the moment.  As I am having problems finding things!

have a beautiful day Lisa