My Little Menagerie

Yesterday the three of us, Gracia, Louise & I, set up My Little Menagerie in the window. Here is a look at it, from start to finish... as you can see, I am not one who believes in editing photos.

Thanks honeybun 1 and honeybun 2 for your help.

Stuffies are coming

A selection of new handmade Thelma's stuffies of mine slated to appear in both Olinda and here.

MY LITTLE MENAGERIE
Soon to feature in the window of children's store MINE, in Olinda.

3rd September - 13th October, 2008

Opening,
Wednesday 3rd September
6-8pm

MINE - kids in Olinda
Shop 5, 540 Mount Dandenong Tourist Road
Olinda, Vic 3788

Some come with buttons for noses and others sport stripes on their stumpy tails. Some have small pockets filled with tiny red felt hearts and others have ears that flop from left to right. Some are rotund and others are lean, and some come with lips that are wide and arms wider still. Differences, quirks and individual mannerisms aside, all stuffed creatures are made completely by hand with a full percentage of love by Elaine Haby (who masquerades, with her foot on the peddle of her sewing machine and a pin in her mouth, under the name Thelma).

These are her things handmade especially for you, a host of stuffed creatures and roomy tote bags fashioned from Belgian linen. A recent addition to her handmade parade, her tote bags are large enough to house a stuffed companion alongside a favourite read. Lined and double-stitched for good measure, they ought to afford a grin.

Thanks Brydie for this opportunity.

Felt pins keep popping up

Aside from felt pins I have also been working on many new stuffed creatures and tote bags made from Belgian linen for an upcoming window display in Olinda.

MINE - kids in Olinda
Shop 5, 540 Mount Dandenong Tourist Road
Olinda, Vic 3788

You're invited

BUT FOR THE MOON NOBODY COULD SEE US
Gracia Haby & Louise Jennison

30th August - 21st September, 2008

Opening,
Saturday 30th August
2-4pm

Imp
above Greville St Bookstore
145 Greville St, Prahran

More here.

Thelma's stuffies

Tina Roth of swissmiss recently featured a red-lipped stuffie of mine on her blog here.

"Thelma's stuffies have a lip thing going on. Oh my! Plastic Surgery gone stuffed animals?"



More stuffies with red lips, big heads and feathers soon.

From my garden

Recent pins have been sewn.

Find them here.