Elephants in grey and red

There is something about this colour combination that I particularly like. Deep, warm and eye catching - red has always been one of my favourite colours. Add touches of red to grey, you get a stylish and easy colour combination to work with. I can easily see these elephants as a part of the nursery decorations.

elephants, red and grey, a photo by Katia Donohoe on Flickr.

They are two brothers and best friends:) The one on the left is made with cute "Boys will be boys" fabric by David Walker in tomato red and the one on the right with "Stars Red"fabric by Lesley Grainger in Moscow red.

Bring on 2012!

After a few weeks of socializing, cooking with my new best friend in the kitchen - Thermomix, having a huge clean up and destash..... I am now ready to start another fabulous year with Plushka! 

Yeah, I still crafted and created while on holidays but it's a different sort of creating. It's a "whatever I feel like" making and letting my inspiration guide the way. It's relaxing and uplifting, just what I needed after a busy Christmas. 

The main new collection will be released in the end of the month but I promise a few sneak previews as I am very excited to show you what I've been up to! For now, here are a few new items from last year's collection, made just on time for the shop reopening. 





There is a new addition to the key rings collection - cross-stitched elephant with a love heart! 



I am also exploring some new ways to get my creations out there with Big Cartel shop. There were a few things that made me take on another shop on that needs my  attention. It connects to the Facebook page so it's easier to find my shop from there which is such a great thing! I can save space by combining similar items in one listing and my customers do not need to register in order to purchase:) So, I couldn't resist to have a go and, hopefully, it will work for me. 


I will be in my studio today, stitching a few more items together....


Happy Monday! 

Elephant and apples

I cannot find my elephant.

He must have run away.

He isn't on the sofa

where he promised he would stay.

I've looked around the living room,

the kitchen and the hall.

My elephant is missing

and I'm not sure who to call.

I'll need to get a bloodhound

who can track him by his scent,

or hire a house detective

to discover where he went.

He isn't in the basement

or the attic or the yard.

You'd think, to find an elephant

would not be quite so hard.

Perhaps I'll make some posters,

and I'll offer a reward.

I'd make it more, but fifty cents

is all I can afford.

If you should see my elephant,

he answers to "Jerome."

Please tell him that I miss him

and I wish he'd come back home.

He knows the way.  It's up the street

and down our garden path.

And next time I won't warn him

when it's time to take his bath.

--Kenn Nesbitt

My creative space...

In my creative space this week, I am catching up on orders and making a few new things like these elephants that were almost ready before I left for holidays and just needed a few more hours of stitching and stuffing. I love this fabric by Rashida Coleman and used it before on my pincushions here. 

This fabric with polka dots have been in my stash for ages and I was very pleased to finally find a use for it. I was surprised that it matched this felt but it did and I love the way it looks on the elephant!

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My creative space...

In my creative space this week, it's ll about StumpyFeet family:) We've got three new members that just joined us this morning.

I love this fabric by Monica Lee called "Now We're Going Places" not only for the cutest scooters and pretty colours but also because it reminds me of Spring when the days get warmer and we take our little scooter for a ride first time after Winter!

 

I love polka dots, especially when they have a quirky shape! Likely I had a green felt to match this lovely fabric so I didn't have any choice but make an elephant with it;)

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Maya and Tomas StumpyFeet

After 4 different sketches, one prototype elephant and many hours of staring at the drawing.... I knew how I want the elephants to look like and what I need to do to fix their little feet problem - I just couldn't figure out where should the feet be placed to look right. I am very happy with they result though and they totally worth the time I spend! 

What a great start of the creative week:) 

Happy Monday!