Little Birdy

photo from Little Birdy's facebook page.

I would say I'm gonna start blogging more often, but I can only do that when I've actually gone out and done stuff (which isn't that often)! Anyway, it's been a while.

A few weeks back, Bristol-based crafter Little Birdy posted a giveaway on her facebook, and I ended up being the lucky winner! I was sent all of the items pictured above, individually bubble-wrapped in a lovely hand-decorated parcel. I first heard of Little Birdy when I started going to Making Things Club, a club that's helped me feel brave enough to try different crafting techniques and find out about different arts-and-crafts people. I'm super glad to have found out about all of them, and am especially thankful to Little Birdy for putting the giveaway on. Below are some close-up photos of a few of the items I received. 

I love this little pin (even though I don't live in Southville). It's made from shrink plastic, has a lovely colour scheme, and I always worry about wearing it out in case the horns get damaged.

This hen currently lives in my parents' room, seeing as my mum very subtly mentioned how much she liked it ("can I have one? I want this one." I often feel like I'm the mum). Little Birdy makes them from fabric scraps, and the feet are made of wire.

These upcycled mini-pincushions have become one of the most well-known pieces made by Little Birdy recently, when they were featured in Reloved magazine. They are one of my favourite combinations in the world - cute and useful! - and since it arrived, I've been scouting the charity shops for small cups and saucers to try my hand at making some of my own.

Little Birdy makes a huge variety of things. She has some amazing hand-illustrated porcelain in her shop, and her Madam hens are just incredible - they have huge Antoinette-esque bouffants!

There is currently a giveaway on Little Birdy's facebook page to win one of the pincushions featured in Reloved magazine, so go and take a look, or check out her website.

- Alice