Last rat of the year ....

I love to work with woollens and had been making cats and hamsters, when I decided in a quiet moment on Christmas Day to make a raggyrat doll ...

This button jointed fellow has already been adopted but I would like to make

More like him. 

A few years back I used to slip out into the cul-de-sac and lie on my belly with my camera and a fresh soft toy .... 

It works doesn't it? The grey road provides a contrast to the colourful stripes of my rat! 

New Rat Design!

Sewing and sipping tea ...

making a rat from a blanket that was mistakenly felted!

hello new rat!

Pretty Bue Car-rat soft toy ...

with lovely dense fur :-)

Toffee, plush of beloved pet rat ....

Edward is coming along nicely ...

He wants me to do his eyes, and put buttons on his coat, tomorrow!

New Artwey Venue for 2012 !

Cat's new railway station platform porch!

Jester for your King?

It's a bit too big, mummy! This is made for a good friend of ours!



Do I look funny? I feel funny!



I feel like a fool! We do love to Dress-up!

Edward Tulane - Rabbit Doll, WIP ...

‎- That's better isnt it Edward?
- Yes, edward, it IS!
- Clothes would be nice, wouldnt they?
- Oh yes, edward .....

An angel!

what do you think of these wings?
this is just paper, for an idea of size ... this little raggy rat is called angel xxx

special husky rat ....

barn owls again ....

a new barn owl has been born in my house ...



this one seems younger somehow than the others ...



i changed the way I did the eyes and I am very pleased with the effect. But who is it this time?

sweet cuteness from odd sock and scraps ...

hello - i was once an odd sock ....



i also have odd arms, because, well that's the way i fitted into one sweet sock ...



i was made during a quiet bit of Artwey, and now I rather fancy a spot of exploring ...



do you like my tactile tail and my buttons joints?
my tiny arms are string jointed ...



i am posing on the concrete base all set for Steve's new shed ... where can it be?

Artwey 2010 update - the middle weekend ....

some pics from the middle weekend of artwey open studios 2010 ...



the raggy rats would love to see you this weekend if you can come ...



molly the barn owl likes the attention, too ...



you can take home a molly or other soft toy card, of help your self to some cards and badges or other plush team members ...



we have already enjoyed lots of lovely visitors ... sign the guest book, too please !



some happy little girls play in my garden ....



meet some bunnies ... maybe have a cup of tea?



sweetie the rat might also get out of bed and say hello to you ...



see you saturday? cat xxx

a dapper ratty ....

a handsome dude - i really love his buttons!



he has his own back pack, which has a pull cord to close and a dot of velcro ...



and he is ready to go out ....

the elephant headed hindu god ...

... this one, that I showed you a peep of, well he would like your vote! him and his ratty steed of course. So, follow this link and choose some winners in the Plush Team mythology challenge ...

VOTE NOW !


and you can also see more of him when you get there, by following my name to his listing in the plush-team shop...

boys in tweed ....

these fun raggy rats were sent to abbydid :-)

orange you glad its springtime?

I thought so ...

sewing session ...

and i dont mean me, either ...
here is three year old matty, busy sewing up felt shapes, and the odd bit of ribbon ...



and daisy, making a rat with a pink tail and a long leg ...



the white rat held out for me to take a picture of it ...



and a felt rabit made by mya, using a pattern from my vintage sewing book, and with a little help from nisa and her mummy ...

old, old ben ....

old Ben was born in 1984, so you can see he is doing quite well for such an old rat, dozing as he is in one of the more intellectual corners of the dining room. he reminds me that i must use spell checkers more often...

i sewed him all by hand from only three pieces of fur, and raided the kitchen draw at Fletcher's drive, burscough, to get some twist ties for his teeth. the sellotape i covered them with to make them shiny is yellowed as an old rats teeth might well be...

my great uncle George saw this rat a few years later, and had fun playing with it. then he asked me to make him one. i had no pattern and sat with a piece of fur and some scissors trying and failing to make another rat like Ben. in the end i made the ultimate sacrifice and handed Ben to uncle George. they worked hard together scaring lots of grand children until after George's death, Ben came back to me in 2001 when i visited aunty Ivy in burscough.

now he lives a gentler life, with his lopsided ears and tatty old fur. he has never had a bath, but he has always been well looked after. he was known as THAT RAT at George and ivy's house.

vote, over on the etsy plush team blog !

vote vote vote, for mrs pack rat ...

that is, unless you find another softie there who floats your softie-boat ...

http://www.plushteam.com/2009/02/voting-for-janfeb-challenge.html

her new years resolution is to 'get on top' of her Mousework, and Clutter - just like me! i wonder if she has made a start yet ?

im a proud new member of the etsy plush team, and this is my first competition :-)