Saturday 26 July 2014

Shopkeeping, making and missing...

Covering a mannequin - unfinished
Flowery mannequin by Jenny Stacy, ready for a necklace in the shop...
...like this one by Bee Mellor and Jenny Stacy £25 seen against a grey linen dress by Pam Dew size 12-14 £75
Can you guess who these are for?
The electric fan is going non-stop in the shop at the moment. It's not buying weather and the browsers that come in are mostly too hot to be able to make buying decisions. So I'm making...

 Yesterday I made long strips of needlefelt for womens' medal brooches. For the quiet heroines that stay at home and bring up the babies. For women that worry about their men away at sea or fighting in a far-off war.  And most of all for those women that shelter in a United Nations place of safety with their children and still get bombed...

I found these soft toys in an old suitcase. They used to belong to baby Juno's mother and now she can play with them. They are going for an adventure in a washing machine first!
Do you know I can't stop thinking about her? This tiny mewling baby. I want to be with her more often. I'm thinking about getting some part-time help in the shop so I can spend more time in London.  Enjoy your weekend and hopefully I'll see some of you in Handmade Happiness today. 


3 comments:

chrissy said...

Those toys are so beautiful and what a treat for baby Juno. I hope you find the help for the shop soon so that you can spend more precious time with her.

jenny said...

Thank you Chrissy. Have a good week yourself.

Fibre frenzi said...

I'm so glad you're enjoying baby Juno. I bet she,s gorgeous! Make the most of it. They grow so quickly. My first grandchild is now in the Army!,,