Becky over at the delightful Patchwork Posse has dedicated January to interviews with some of the crafters that contributed to the recently released book, One Yard Wonders.  As one of the contributors, I was thrilled when she asked me to do an interview for her blog!

You can find my interview with Becky over here.

Thanks Becky!

Hope you will enjoy this Woodland Girl 2010 Calendar!

I was hoping to post this up since just after Christmas but life got in the way. Thankfully I had a quiet night last night (after a fun but tiring day celebrating Australia Day with the girls!) and finished it up. Sorry for the slight wonkiness :-)

It’s scaled to print on A4-size paper and you can download it for free here: Woodland Girl 2010 Calendar

(Thank you for the continued messages of cheer & support I’ve received. I’m moving on, going strong :-))

EDITED 28/01/2010: Thanks for the lovely comments :-) and welcome if you have stumbled over here from WhipUp! Thank you to Wendy for pointing out that there is a day missing in the month of January!! So sorry!! I have fixed this and the calendar is now correct. Please download again if you downloaded the calendar before today. Sorry for the mess up!

Firstly, apologies for the corny title up there  . . . erm, it was the first thing that popped into my mind :-)

The girls and I travelled to the other side of town today to see my latest little collaboration – a giant Fawn!!!

She is currently on display at Sportsgirl’s flagship store at the Chadstone shopping centre and will be there for the next 3 months as part of their current campaign.

The girls were so excited to see her and I am so happy that they were with me to see it for the first time :-) We enjoyed a celebratory lunch after wards . . . and some sweet treats!

The fawn is modelled after Francesca, who was on display at my recent show at Hudson. She has been fully replicated from the bulging eyes and large eyelashes, to the spots on her back and gingham under-ears. It even has a large tag on one of its back legs with my website details.

My sincere thanks to Amanda, Steff and the wonderful team at Gloss Creative for making this happen, and to Sportsgirl for their interest in and support of my work. If you live in Melbourne, I do hope you’ll get a chance to see it :-)

P.S. Thank you so much for the comments and message of support I have been receiving. It’s like my inbox is feeding me with a constant stream of little bits of sunshine :-) I even managed to get behind the machine and do some sewing! Hoping to get a couple of projects done before I start packing everything up and move elsewhere in a few weeks’ time.

Just popping in to say a HUGE THANK YOU for all of your messages of support that I received on my last post. I will not lie – the last few weeks have been painfully tough – and change is still ongoing. But the support and love I have received from family, friends, and blog readers has really been incredible and I thank God for it every day :-) Perhaps I will one day share a little more about what has been happening because it has certainly been a defining moment for me and it marks the beginning of a new journey, but for now I just wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart.

I also wanted to thank all of you who supported my recent exhibition at Hudson. I am so glad that so many softies/dolls found new homes :-) The exhibition is now over and I thank Nikki Hall from Hudson for her continued support. After 8 years, she is closing down Hudson to pursue new opportunities. There is now 25% off everything in her shop so I hope you will make some time in the next few weeks to visit – SO MUCH COOL STUFF!

There are two Peg Bears left from the show:

Requiem

and Rhapsody

Each Peggy is $75. If you are interested in either of these, please contact me by clicking the Contact button up there on the top menu :-)

I will be back here on the weekend to share with you a collaboration I am very excited about and opens this week!