Blog Posts

Wherein I am the slowest sewer ever.

I'll introduce this blog by saying that one of the things I like to make are custom plushies for people. I love turning people's favourite anime/video game/original characters into plush and bringing them to "life". However, this isn't a speedy process. When I take commissions I usually warn people that ...

Artist profile - Sue Pearl

Sue Pearl, vibrant felt maker, artist and author of the new book, ‘Making Felted Friends’, was recently in Australia where she took time out to speak to ‘get creative’ about 500-year-old farmhouses, making Nuno, teaching and felting on the international stage. Sue’s website describes her as “a felt maker making ...

What the heck is a craft challenge?

Even the most avid crafters, the most enthusiastic quilt club friends or passionate guild members need a little creative shake-up occasionally. Craft challenges, the phenomenon currently sweeping both online and in-the-flesh creative communities, can be a solution. Devised to test everything from creativity to speed, fundraising abilities to personal boundaries, ...

Fat Quarters in Pink tribute exhibition

A Melbourne retail gallery called Lumina Fibre Arts Gallery has taken the cause of fundraising for breast cancer research to new heights by dedicating the entire month of October to a tribute exhibition called Fat Quarters in Pink. Owner of Lumina, Suzanne Vial, is rallying the patchworking and quilting troops ...

Artist profile - Jhoanna Monte Aranez

Jhoanna Monte Aranez is part of a new breed of crafters producing wonderful soft toys that are as appealing to adults as they are to children. An artist and inventor as a child, Jhoanna has always loved to make things with her hands but it took the birth of her ...

Jenny King

Regular readers of the 'get creative' magazine and visitors to Quilt & Craft Fairs around Australia will be familiar with the woman we have, in the past, referred to as a doyen of the crochet world. Queensland-based Jenny King is a one woman revolution in the crochet and yarn field ...

Projects

Glove pooch

This is a truly delightful softy project using ordinary gloves

Knitted mobile

This whimsical knitted mobile, inspired by the colours of Mexican folk art, is the perfect challenge for the creative knitter.

Red dragon

Project supplied by one of our favourite Creative Teachers, Jenny King, a beautiful little character

Felted snowmen

Too cute for the cold!!!

Pop up polly

The guys are also perfect for a puppet show! SO cute!

Yarn people

Oooh, these guys are so cute! The perfect characters for a puppet show!

Inky monsters

These guys are awesome. Try for different shapes.

Paper strips bird

Lead little hands through some practical projects with this simple, useful idea

Paper plate parrot

Lead little hands through a practical project with this simple, useful idea. Also useful for teachers and childcare professionals.

Puffed paper tweetie

Lead little hands through a practical project with this simple, useful idea. Also useful for teachers and childcare professionals.

Call me Señor Frog!

This is such a gorgeous soft toy.

Completely clean critters

Use your basic sewing skills to create these cute & clean wash mitt critters. They’re great for bathtime at home but also come in handy as gifts & party favours.

Indie-viduals

These toys are a great way to use up your left over fabrics and yarns. Be adventurous and use different fabrics for the front and the back. Use the socks that are left behind when the mate has gone to the ‘sock planet’ during washing.

Little lamb lovey

Here Jhoanna Monte Aranez takes us step-by-step through one of her beautiful projects.

Geri giraffe

Download Pattern PDF Here: http://su.pr/2GWyZx [su.pr] Handmade toys are always sentimental favourites with adults & children alike.

Pompom Kits

These guys make the perfect puppet show!

In the bag: mouse puppet

Boys, you'll love scaring the girls with this puppet

Mister stick

You'll love the hair on this guy!

Cut it out!

What names will you give them?

Breast cancer doll

Inspired by Lumina’s Fat Quarters in Pink Tribute Exhibition, we’ve dressed dolly too.

Dancing diva mobile

Fat quarters take on a new life in this whimsical sewing adventure.

Crochet cat

Expand your crochet skills to make a feline with finesse.

Crochet monkey with scarf

A gift that they’ll treasure forever; this crocheted critter is sure to delight.

Cuddles koala

This cute koala will be perfect for a puppet show!

Peg pooch

I made this for my Dad for Christmas!

Noodle box fish

I made heaps of these and created an underwater scene with them

Pony bead pals

Her hair is so cute!

Wombat placemat

I made this to use on Australia Day!

Bean bag buddies

You'll play for hours with these.

Egg cowboy

These guys are so cute!

Egg carton bunnies

This project is a great way to recycle your old egg cartons!

Magicians Rabbit

What a cutie!

Marvel Egg Cosy

Cute and colourful. Free Project as mentioned in the Spotlight Inspirations catalogue.

Pure wool bunny

Cute and colourful. Free Project as mentioned in the Spotlight Inspirations catalogue.

Marvel Eggs & Chicks

Cute and colourful. Free Project as mentioned in the Spotlight Inspirations catalogue.

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