Well, I have been true to my word haven’t I, as regards being a bit quiet.

I haven’t been doing a lot of sewing, although I have been doing a spot of experimenting. Trying out some new things.

I need new things.

Not least because I committed to a stall at the Secret Garden Craft Fair again in June – and it seems prudent to start thinking about what I might sell on it.

These little itty bitty kitties have been in the back of my mind for a while now. They are going to be brooches, once I have sewn on their pins.

The idea came from these…

They were the playthings of the twin dolls I made a while back. As they seemed quite a popular pair, I thought they could stand tweaking and repeating.

Plus, I’ve been indulging my love of beads.

I mean, who couldn’t love beads? They’re tiny, cheap, colourful, and transform almost anything you care to add them to.

My one issue with beads is that I have to wear my magnifying glasses to see what I’m doing whilst I sew them on.

Mind you, these days I have to wear the glasses to do just about anything which requires me to focus on something closer than the other side of the room.I like working on tiny things far too much to not wear the glasses.

And these really are itty bitty…

I’m going to make some different ones, in lots of patterns and fabrics. And bead colours.

I think it’ll take a few to fill up a stall.

So I’ll need a whole litter of pretty itty bitty kitties. ♥