Crazy Llama Mobile

I've been making llama mobiles for a while, which with mountains, a sunshine and cacti were pretty cool - but then I was given a water bottle with some crazy embroidered llamas on it.....and well....I couldn't ignore it, I had too use it as inspiration for a crazy llama mobile!!

Here are how some of them turned out.....

A Sneaky Ski Weekend

Since I work in a school, and don't fancy going skiing amongst the half term craziness, we have to make do with skiing long weekends - which is actually plenty long enough to get into it and enjoy it.

As it was stupidly cheap to fly, and we thought it would be quiet after the New Year holiday, we went on Thursday for a sneaky ski long weekend. As in previous years, we flew to Geneva, and then got the hour and a bit transfer to Avoriaz, to take advantage of the Portes Du Soleil ski area.

Although this is the 3rd time we've skied in the Portes Du Soleil area, it's so massive that we discovered many new areas and runs this year, all with stunning mountain scenery.

Here are some photos:

From London (and I'm sure most other places in the UK) it's so easy. Flight = 1 hour 20 mins (+1 hour time difference on the way), transfer  = 1 hour 20 mins ish depending on the number of drop offs, lift up to Avoriaz = 5 mins and viola, you're in Avoriaz village. We always rent apartments from Air BnB right in the village, and the whole place is ski in ski out. Plus then you're right in the middle, so it's easy to get to the farthest edges of the ski area. 

I would highly recommend it for a weekend, or a week even!

Happy 2018! Here are some Bears!

Happy 2018! Wow how the time flies....I swear it was only the summer of 2017 last week! Anyway, happy new year! I always love the positive vibes at the start of a new year. Everyone always has such good intentions....so here are mine!

• To build my business even more - I am lucky that it has been growing slightly every year since I started so I need to build that up and have an even more fantastic year than last year
• To travel - I already have trips to France skiing, Barbados and a few other places in the pipe line so I think this one will be an easy one to keep up with
• To gym more - I live across the road so it is easy to go....but equally easy to think I'll just go tomorrow!
• To de-clutter! I have already done a little bit of spring cleaning and although it felt ruthless, it now feels good to have done it, so I'll keep at it to keep our little flat clutter free!
• To get on and make my new ideas more quickly! I so often have ideas in my head for months before I get on and make them - and then when they turn out to be a success I think why didn't I make them sooner?!? (See Unicorn mobiles last year - such a success!

So this brings me straight into a new mobile idea. I have been making small bear mobiles for ages, and they are pretty popular. So I had a few spare bears hanging around, and thought - Oooh why don't I make a large bear mobile?

So here it is (photos taken on my fancy new digital camera, after mine died in Nicaragua in 2016!)

What do you think?

*New Mobile Design* Transport Felt Baby Mobile

Again, another felt baby mobile that I've had in my mind to make for ages, especially since I made some cute felt name banners, one with a tug boat and the other with a tractor.

Although I try and keep a lot of my mobiles very neutral, I do have more girly options than boy options, and I like to keep it fair, so I thought I would make a transport mobile.

Here are some photos....what do you think??

I am very pleased with it! One part of it I think looked particularly fabulous in felt, so I have made one with just those....watch this space for more details of that one to come!

Scandi Cool - Mountains & Bears New Mobile Design

It's been a while since I've come up with a new mobile design....well a few weeks anyway since the llamas and I was asked to make another fabulous idea for a mobile...a very cool mountains, trees and bears mobile!

Here are some photos!

New Mobile Designs

I'm not entirely sure what it is, maybe because it's still so cold, so I've been cooped up in the cosy indoors, but I seem to have a never ending stream of new mobile ideas in my head, that I am just bursting to get making! Here are a few recent ones....