I made this little owl for a friend of my Mum's whose son has just had his first baby.  I wanted to make an owl so did a bit of an internet search of owl pics and put this pattern together.  He is made from blue wool with wool felt wings and cotton eyes and legs.  He is simple but nice and cuddly and safe for a baby with no buttons or hard bits!

Our strawberry patch is the healthiest looking thing in our garden at the moment - inspected every day for ripe ones.  We have to get to them before the birds do.  I'm going to use them as inspiration for a painted picture on the end of Isabella's doll cradle that I am doing up.