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Wooden and Woven Dolls for Christmas
Recently, I had a lovely conversation with my darlin’ grandson. He said to me: ‘Nanma, I LOVE your dolls. Will you make me one for Christmas?’ I was thrilled that he is pleased with my work and that...
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6th Sense One of a Kind Art Dolls
For many months, I have been working really hard on new mixed media fiber art sculptures. The 6th Sense is intuition/inspiration/imagination. These one of a kind art dolls are based on dreams,...
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Cutting garments into fabric strips to weave and knit
The flu knocked me for a loop, and as I have been slowly pulling myself out of it, I haven’t had much energy, so my blog has slipped off the rails. I did want to mention, however, that I made a video...
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Easy to knit comfort or pocket teddy bears
I love knitting and crocheting comfort/compassion/pocket bears. Here’s Tottie Tomato with a batch of bears that I just knitted. By the way, in the video, I explained a little about where ‘Tottie...
View ArticleHurrah- a link for Edward and Anastasia knitted teddy bears
I am thrilled to bits…. a lady on Ravelry found a link to Knitting Today archives. This means that people who are looking for patterns for Edward and Anastasia teddy bears (that I designed for Knitting...
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Comfort or Blessing or Pocket or Prayer Bears- Crocheted Knitted and Woven
Knitting, crocheting and weaving Comfort/Compassion/Kindness/Pocket/Prayer Bears is really important to me. I have crocheted, knitted and woven thousands of them over the last 20 or so years, and have...
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An Old Gnome got a new coat of paint and a view of my studio
Many years ago, I bought a vintage gnome at a garage sale. Rather liked that he had weathered off all his paint, and yet was still steadfastly all in one piece. Last month, when I was weaving hearts...
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Merrie Sunshine and Minnie Moonbeam Wooden Dolls
I have loved wooden dolls all my life and have made many, many of them throughout my life. More than 20 years ago, I began a series of flat wooden dolls that I called: ‘Merrie Sunshine’. I’ve worked...
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Knitted Clancy Comfort Bear
KNITTING PATTERN FOR THE CLANCY COMFORT BEAR by Noreen Crone-Findlay (c) The knitted Clancy Comfort Bear is my latest design for comfort bears. I designed it in honor of my beloved son in law who died...
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Simple Little Things That Make Me Happy- A Bee and A Bear in a Plum Tree
Noticing lovely little things is a wonderful way to connect to beauty and that is so healing! It creates an oasis of happiness, which is so essential. Making Comfort Bears, especially the Clancy...
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