Monkey around

Monkey around, originally uploaded by Missy Cookie Monster.

Today's project - another sock monkey, for a friend's friend's Christmas present (maybe she'll claim my glory and say she created it herself).

I used some new stuffing, and it was so gorgeously soft I wanted to use it as a pillow.

Minor error in the way the pattern worked on the sock - needing to have the toe as the head meant the monkeys are upside-down, but never mind. He's still a good sock monkey.

And yes, I know he doesn't have eyes yet - although the bananas do look good - but my friend has to choose the buttons yet.

Bird cushions

Two bird cushions - done! At last - this has been a project I've wanted to finish for weeks, and they're all complete. Lovely fabric (from IKEA of all places!). My friend has a penchant for birds lately and wanted some new cushions for her new house - and only a week after she moved in, they're finished. Not the best cushions in the world, but she'll love them - I hope...

Ginger biscuits

I love ginger biscuits, and I've just found a brilliant recipe for the best ever ginger cookies. They're chewy and brilliant with a cup of tea (what I'm enjoying at the moment). It's just plain ol' Tetley tonight, I was too desperate for a cuppa to choose any other leaves. But hits the spot all the same.

Sock monkey!

Introducing.... The Sock Monkey!!

So easy to make and everyone seems really impressed with them - it's amazing what a bit of thread and some socks can do.

Sew beautiful!

The perfect necklace for a quilter - a bobbin and scissors!! So cute, I can't resist. This might just go on my Christmas list (which I admit is quilt, sewing, teapot, and baking obsessed at the mo)...

It's available from Galibardy (www.galibardy.co.uk) which is a brilliantly quirky and cute jewellery website.