Giving the Studio a fresh new look for 2016

I have been trying for so long to make some large changes in the studio but it always seemed to hard as i wanted to move large cabinets. being a new year I thought i would just dive right in and do it.

When i first moved into this bedroom it had built in wardrobes, I removed the doors and put shelving in but it seemed like a wasted space. So out came the shelving and in the cabinets went which gives me more room in the studio.

Here is a small collection of my vintage goodies

I love my Raggedy Old Annie dolls, well i love any dolls. That's how i started my craft life as a doll maker in 2002. I took till 2008 to start making teddy bears and i found my passion.

A basket full of vintage lace.

Lots of little treasures.

My beautiful Inn Country hand painted sign. I started my first shop in 2007 and it was called Inn Country. I asked a really wonderful person to paint the sign for me. Natasha Burns. Since i closed the last shop in 2013 the sign has hung in the studio. I wonderful memory to keep from the shop.

I still have a lot of work to do in the studio. I wanted to share where i started with the changes.

The making of an old world Tattered Teddy Bear.

Meet Edith, She is an Old Style Teddy bear with a touch of Old World Charm.

I have been playing around with this one for a couple of weeks on and off.

She looked like this Friday morning.

Last night she was at this stage, I was playing around with some vintage lace collars.

I loved this one but it didn't quite hit the mark, I was looking for a little more old world charm.

This morning i changed her lace collar for a vintage wrap. She now looks perfect.

I just have to finish off her ears and she should be on etsy this afternoon.

Her name came to me this morning once i had changed her collar for the wrap. I also added a vintage charm of a little girl.

I really love her deep Chocolate Colour

I really do love making these Teddy bears and other creations.

New stock in my etsy store

I have had a busy week working on a couple of new elephants a sweet little duck egg blue one and adding some small changes to a large on photo below

I also have this vintage brown bear wearing a vintage dolly apron in my etsy store.

Busy Busy Busy

Well Christmas has been and gone and New Year's Eve, It seems like it was only yesterday that i put the Christmas tree up, We had a wonderful New Year's Eve in the city watching the fireworks, first time i have seen it in Brisbane and i have lived in Brisbane for 23 years.

This was Christmas Eve, all presents wrapped! We had a lovely Christmas with family then off to more family on boxing day.

I finished all my orders the week before Christmas so i could work on my daughters Christmas presents see below photo. Gorgeous elephant

I totally fell in love with little elephant Her name is Paris, which is my daughters name.

I also made her a fabric sewing book and pin keep and also a pin cushion. she loved them all.

I updated my French bunny pattern, over the holidays, no changes to the pattern, I just gave her a vintage look and took her hat off. I love her new look.

I also working on another vintage style fabric sewing book, it is on etsy now for sale.

I am updating another one of my patterns at the moment. My tiny elephant photo's to come soon.

I hope you all had a beautiful holiday with family and friend and a wonderful New Years Eve.

wow it is 2016. Time flies when your having fun.

xxx