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Thanks Valerie! Best wishes, Kristen
Commented Mar 19, 2014 on Knitting for UK charity: Teddies for Tragedies at Thoughts from the Bus Stop
Knitting for UK charity: Teddies for Tragedies
I've just finished knitting my first Teddies for Tragedies bear. He'll be given to a child who needs comfort or something to love. Each bear is knitted to the same basic pattern so that no bear is 'better' than any other - as the website says: "Don't deviate from the pattern, all teddies are ...
Hi Pete - yes, I believe so!
Commented Mar 19, 2014 on Dale Maxey: Seeing London at Thoughts from the Bus Stop
Dale Maxey: Seeing London
All images in this post are from 'Seeing London' by Dale Maxey (c) Collins, 1966 I spent a few days in Kent last week seeing my old schoolfriend Sharry. The trip was mainly to do with my forthcoming bridesmaidly duties, but Sharry was lovely enough to give me my fix of charity shops, in Maidst...
Hi Cardsforfun0, I have heard that these bears are welcomed by ambulance crew and police officers, who may encounter distressed youngsters for whom a bear is comforting. They may also be welcome on children's wards at your local hospital, and in the visitors' area of your local prison - they can make visiting a loved one in an intimidating environment a bit less scary. They could even calm down a youngest who is reluctantly visiting the dentist!
You could also contact the charity Kids Company, who work with kids living in UK below the poverty line. Often these kids don't have anything to call their own, and a teddy may be a very welcome gift.
I hope something here is useful! Best wishes, Kristen
Commented Feb 10, 2014 on Knitting for UK charity: Teddies for Tragedies at Thoughts from the Bus Stop
Knitting for UK charity: Teddies for Tragedies
I've just finished knitting my first Teddies for Tragedies bear. He'll be given to a child who needs comfort or something to love. Each bear is knitted to the same basic pattern so that no bear is 'better' than any other - as the website says: "Don't deviate from the pattern, all teddies are ...
Hiya - I did send an enquiry on your behalf but I haven't heard anything back. I suspect Stompy is a one-off! Kristen :)
Commented Dec 7, 2013 on Knitted animation: Stompy The Bear by Charlotte Blacker for Caspar Babypants at Thoughts from the Bus Stop
Knitted animation: Stompy The Bear by Charlotte Blacker for Caspar Babypants
'Stompy The Bear' is a joymaking collaboration between singer songwriter Caspar Babypants and knitting animator Charlotte Blacker (see my previous post about her short film 'Little Red Plane'.) Thanks go to Charlotte's dad, Roy, for contacting me to tell me about it! (My dad is also called Roy...
Mark, thank you so much for this information and my apologies that am so late in publishing and replying to this comment, it slipped through the net somehow and have just spotted it! It's lovely to find out a bit more about this talented illustrator. Best wishes, Kristen
Commented Dec 7, 2013 on Dale Maxey: Seeing London at Thoughts from the Bus Stop
Dale Maxey: Seeing London
All images in this post are from 'Seeing London' by Dale Maxey (c) Collins, 1966 I spent a few days in Kent last week seeing my old schoolfriend Sharry. The trip was mainly to do with my forthcoming bridesmaidly duties, but Sharry was lovely enough to give me my fix of charity shops, in Maidst...
Hi Barbara - thanks, am pleased to hear that! Kristen
Commented Dec 7, 2013 on Call the cops - it's #StripeyFriday! at Thoughts from the Bus Stop
Call the cops - it's #StripeyFriday!
There is a small group of silly souls who make sure that every Friday, they are wearing something stripey. This dates back many years, to one Friday at the company several of us used to work for, when, quite by coincedence, a whole bunch of people turned up in stripes... and the tradition of #...
Hi Sarah, I bought the pattern book about 15 years ago and you can't buy it new any more, but if you follow the link in the post you'll a few for sale on eBay. All the best!
Commented Dec 7, 2013 on Knitted Christmas post box at Thoughts from the Bus Stop
Knitted Christmas post box
Finally got round to finishing my Christmas postbox! So it will spend a few weeks on top of my wardrobe with my other Christmas decs and then reappear in December. I love postboxes, couldn't resist this pattern. If you want to make your own, it's 'Clarence the Christmas Postbox' from Jean Gree...
Call the cops - it's #StripeyFriday!
Posted Nov 26, 2013 at Thoughts from the Bus Stop
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The Tea Song
This is The Tea Song (from Yorkshire Tea), full of amazing FACTS about the healing properties of the cup that cheers! Continue reading
Posted Nov 26, 2013 at Thoughts from the Bus Stop
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Art Everywhere: even at Crawley Bus Station!
Posted Aug 22, 2013 at Thoughts from the Bus Stop
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Surprise package!
Posted Aug 22, 2013 at Thoughts from the Bus Stop
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Portslade Mushrooms
Posted Aug 22, 2013 at Thoughts from the Bus Stop
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Snail card for Isabel
Posted Aug 22, 2013 at Thoughts from the Bus Stop
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Free flowers!
Posted Jun 6, 2013 at Thoughts from the Bus Stop
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Scott & Bailey help Greater Manchester Police track down wanted boy
Posted Jun 6, 2013 at Thoughts from the Bus Stop
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Portrait of the Artist as a Tea Drinker
Posted Apr 27, 2013 at Thoughts from the Bus Stop
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Too Dirty To Love: a Charlotte Blacker animation for Caspar Babypants
Yay! Another lovely collaboration between animator Charlotte Blacker and musician-for-kids Caspar Babypants (a.k.a. Chris Ballew from The Presidents of the United States of America). Caspar says: "Charlotte Blacker (Stompy the Bear) is back and made this little dreamy world for... Continue reading
Posted Apr 27, 2013 at Thoughts from the Bus Stop
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Big Issue vendors design their own adverts
Posted Mar 13, 2013 at Thoughts from the Bus Stop
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Heartease for Kids Company: knit something special for deprived kids
Posted Mar 13, 2013 at Thoughts from the Bus Stop
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Hi Clare - I think it's also by Jean Greenhowe, she did rag dolls as well as knitted ones. I found this magazine pullout on ebay but it doesn't identify which magazine. I would agree with Golden Hands, or maybe Women's Weekly.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JEAN-GREENHOWE-RAG-DOLL-CINDERELLA-RAGS-TO-RICHES-TOY-SEWING-PATTERN-/300847554922?pt=UK_Crafts_SewingPatterns_EH&hash=item460be9616a&nma=true&si=IRFKmI9Xrtz%252BoGbpVkKMQMAE91s%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Kristen :)
Commented Mar 1, 2013 on Hey Cinderella at Thoughts from the Bus Stop
Hey Cinderella
The other day, my cousin Lisa and I were tallking about our favourite childhood presents. I was saying how brilliant her mum, my Auntie Sue, was at choosing gifts - a Crayola Crayon Caddy (64 different colours!), a Fashion Wheel, and later, my first proper sketchbook and a tin of Derwent ...
Wizard of Oz card for Cathy
Posted Feb 17, 2013 at Thoughts from the Bus Stop
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Miranda Hart in Absolutely Fabulous
Posted Feb 17, 2013 at Thoughts from the Bus Stop
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Bear brooch by Gabi Reith for Small Stories
Posted Feb 10, 2013 at Thoughts from the Bus Stop
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Black Holes: Spaghettification animation by Grace Helmer
Black Holes from Grace Helmer on Vimeo This witty hand-drawn animation presents some seriously weird science in a way even I can understand! You can see more of Grace's illustration work on her website: www.gracehelmer.co.uk * SONG OF THE DAY:... Continue reading
Posted Feb 9, 2013 at Thoughts from the Bus Stop
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The Cardiff Bus Song
A Welsh hymn to their capital city's many bus routes, this is today's Thoughts At The Bus Stop... * SONG OF THE DAY: The Cardiff Bus Song (c) I Loves The 'Diff * Continue reading
Posted Jan 30, 2013 at Thoughts from the Bus Stop
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