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Ello!

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Come inside, meet the Mrs! Isn’t the Labyrinth an absolute classic?! It’s a firm favourite in our house, so when I was asked to create William the worm again, I jumped at the chance. His little tarten scarf is personal to my customer 🥰

William started out as a piece of wool and gradually layered into a shape that resembles the subject…..

Then, the eyes are added, and the face can start to take shape.

The whole process can take weeks, family life with teenagers is busy!

Needle Felting is certainly marmite. You either love it or hate it, but if you love it as much as I do, and you’re looking for a bespoke gift for someone, then DM, my books are open.

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Pug Life

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What better way to get back into the creative flow than being asked to create one of my favourite breeds of dog, the pug! PrettySkitty has been very quiet over the last year, life invariably plays havoc with your creativity sometimes! However, im back in body and in mind and im super keen to share these latest makes with you.

First up is Monty, a gorgeous little fella bursting with puggish personality!

Monty, like all my creations starts off as wire, moulded and twisted into a shape that resembles a body…….

Once some form of structure has been I then start to wrap core sheep’s wool around the wire, building up gradually until it starts to resemble the thing youre creating! It is a very long process and can take weeks or months, depending on the craziness of my household!

Next up is Maggie, almost as cute as she is in real life! The ultimate cuddle monster, she was an absolute pleasure to make, although her colouring was very tricky and most unusual for a pug!

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Here comes the sun…….

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After what seems like forever, the sun is starting to shine here in good old Blighy and along with it the most beautiful looking bird was added to my repertoire. The Sun Conure is apparently as bold in personality as it is in colour! These truly are my colours and this little fella was an absolute pleasure to create…..

He will be winging his way to Canada shortly to live with his real like version and I cant wait to see the pictures of their first meeting!

My books are well and truly open now and my shop has just been updated, feel free to have a mooch around and if you have a special request then thats very exciting and id love to hear about it!

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Something a little different……

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When my daughter asked me to recreate our little Horsefield Tortoise for her birthday I was a bit nervous! I mean, he has a shell! I do love a challenge and Baron Peanut Von Stumpy (dont ask) was certainly that.

He’s been made using a wire armature and then British wool layered over, ive then finished with painting over him with ‘Powertex’ easy coat gloss to give him a tougher exterior

Will happily recreate more of these in the future I think 🤗

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Fur Planting….

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Fur planting is a technique ive been learning and although it takes much longer to apply, I think the results make for a more realistic coat.

Firstly I cut about 20 clumps of wool at a time, each about an inch in length and lay them out on my mat. Taking a small section I place it on the body. Gradually working from the bottom of the body, each section is then layered on top of the previous one.

To fix into place I stab a thin line across the middle, I then fold the top over and stab in the same manner, this secures the wool to the body before it can be cut to the desired length.

If the coat im working on is curly, I follow the above process but instead of cutting the length, I twist it in a circular motion with the needle before stabbing to secure.

It sounds complicated because it is a bit! Practice and a whole lot of patience makes for a better result ive found!

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Cant wait for Spring to spring!

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Theres something about the new shoots of life in the garden and the busyness of the birds that brings about a feeling of hope. Here at prettyskittycreates HQ ive been working of some brand new items that im so eager to share!

We’re talking little lambs and chicks and all things springy!

More to come as well, perhaps ducklings and fawns? So many possibilities just like the season we’re fast approaching ❤️

All items will be available from my shop in time for Easter so be sure to pop in and take a look 😌

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Easing ourselves into 2022…..

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After having a great and very busy first year at prettyskittycreates, I wanted to experiment with a few new projects before starting commissions again. I have hoarded little trinkets found at fairs and markets and ive been looking forward to using them in my work……

Dormouse in vintage tin
Vintage Tin
Sleepy Red Fox Cub
Hoglet in vintage teacup
Hoglet in vintage teacup

These little guys are definitely taking things easy! All new stock to be added to the shop……