Eszterda

Good Morning!

C'est la fête

It's Monday, it's Bank Holiday and the sun is shining brightly here in the South of France.

What a great start to the week!

 If you're not so lucky, and the skies are grey, hop over to Hungarian doll maker Eszterda's blog and Flickr photostream for a burst of Colour My Monday inspiration.

 I love her embroidered cats and doll rattles, don't you?

à bientôt... 

Andrea Tachezy Giveaway Winner

One of you lucky readers has won three very sweet prizes tonight.

Who can it be?

Who has won my friend Mr. Bear, Blue-Eared Piti Piti and Little Bear & Little Bunny

 All made with love and generously offered by Andrea Tachezy?

Drum roll, please...

Random.org has chosen No. 28 - Kath from Mother Baby Earth

Congratulations Kath - what a great start to the weekend!

Commiserations to the rest of you, please keep smiling, 

I will be hosting a new giveaway next week.

Dents De Loup Giveaway

Calling all grans, mums, little ones, craft lovers and kids at heart

We have a wonderful giveaway on Kickcan & Conkers today!

Paula is an Argentinian mum of three currently living in Pondicherry, Southern India. Prior to that she lived in Paris and Quito, Ecuador. Some of you may have seen her in this Mother & Child interview on Pirouette a while ago or perhaps over here. 

Paula loves making toys and has discovered the beauty of colour in India. She started knitting and inventing characters for her children then recently decided to sell her creations on etsy. 

Her shop Dents de Loup is named after a Serge Gainsbourg song.

Today Paula is giving away a set of three colorful soft toys, which I think are lovely

Made from cotton yarn, these long-legged dolls are the perfect companion for your little ones. I can imagine many a story being invented about Mr or Mrs Green, Red and Purple Head, can't you? I also think Paula's gift would make a great display feature in a child's room ( I wouldn't mind seeing them by my desk to be honest!).

If you would like a chance to win this set of three handmade dolls

1) Leave a comment below (making sure to leave me an email address)

2) If you spread the news via twitter, facebook or any other means you get two names in the hatI 

This giveaway runs until Tuesday 15th March at 6 pm, CET

I will announce the winner the same evening.

 Si vous voulez une chance de gagner ces trois poupées en coton de chez Dents de Loup, laissez-moi une commentaire. Vous avez deux chances si vous relayez l'info par twitter, facebook, ou tout autre réseau. N'oubliez pas de me laisser un email. 

Merci, et bonne chance!

Father Penguin

For the pure pleasure of sharing

Just look what Marlen made for this birthday boy

Father Penguin in all his splendour

How wonderful!

Inspiration - Pastel Wonderland

Welcome to Darija Bazan's Wonderland

where vintage dresses light your nights

 and little girls' dreams are pastel pink

A pretty place with bunnies blue

 Personal clouds

and long-long arms to hug-hug you

Darija has just opened an online shop,

I'm her new follower...

Beaky

Smitten with these long-beaked bird dolls from Timo-Handmade

Some really lovely unusual soft toys in this little shop...

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Mua Monsters

I spotted MuaMua Design's work earlier this year and love these big cuddly monsters.

Karolina Gościniak's soft toys are for sale in two shops in Poland and she will also be selling them online very soon.

Send her an email if there's anything that takes your fancy. Mua Monsters are fun, original and eye-catching, bound to please both young and old alike.

Abracadabra

I keep stumbling upon sweetness, hope you don't mind?

I came across Abracadabra's little brooches, pocket dolls and dashing men friends a couple of days ago and really like their faces and the designer's use of colour.

The shop is in French but you can pay online if you see anything that tickles your fancy.