On the Moor

I just had to share this with you. Meet my beautiful pincushion box! (It’s not often one has the opportunity to MEET a pincushion, but as you can see, he’s a pretty stately and handsome fellow)

My friend Heather found it at a garage sale and thought we’d love it (we did).

I didn’t want him to just sit and look pretty on the shelf though.  He needed to have a job to do.

Suddenly it hit me! He could be a pincushion!

Just for fun I made the soft cushion out of a pasture like green plaid, and added some sunny yellow flower pins. Right away a little sheep button moved in and set up housekeeping!

Now our beutiful sheep pincushion box sits in a place of honor at our sewing table where he can help with all our projects each day, AND look cute too.

Come on into the pasture and take a peek at our new lambs!

First up is Eunie!

Eunie’s made of cotton fleece and coordinating cotton rib knit.(I love this cotton fleece! It’s hard to find, and we only see it once in a while). She has a bit of pink cotton flannel in her ears. She’s soft, cuddly and floppy. She’s also 5 way jointed and lots of fun to pose and take on adventures. We make our own hardwood and steel wobble joint assemblies so they’ll be strong and sturdy.

And this cute little guy is Lewin!

Lewin is a cotton shaker cable lamb with soft, coordinating cafe au lait cotton knit accents. He has a bit of pink flannel in his ears too. Lewin is also 5 way jointed and is the first to have our brand new Craggy Moor hardwood tag! On the reverse it has his name, date he was made, and artist signature. Both his cute metal bell and his tag are removeable keepsakes.

Come on over to find out more about these sweet lambs and maybe adopt one today! They are looking for a good home.

Hi I’m Happy! I’m the first of a newly designed flock of lambs born here on the Moor this spring.

Mama had a lamb once upon a time, when she was a child, and ever since, there’s been a great love for lambs here on the Moor.

She’s been working on a design that’s reminiscent of that legendary lamb but with a huggy, loveable style all our own.

I’m the firstborn of the new design!

You know what? It’s hard to find natural materials that are “lamb-ish”. When Mama found this buttercream cotton fleece, everyone was so excited!

  It’s perfect!

After a bit of measuring and cutting I was born!

I decided to live here on the Craggy Moor. I love the big green, quilted pastures, and the children! Oh, the many hugs I get! Sigh…

But enough about me!

Today my little brother Alby was born!

(scoot closer to the camera Alby….there that’s better.)

Isn’t he sweet?? He’s already been adopted and he’s going to live in PA with a sweet girl named Mackenna. Soon you’ll get lots of hugs too Alby!

There are exciting plans for more lambs here on the Moor this spring too! We have a sister Eunie who’s almost old enough to be adopted, so come back and visit the Moor soon to meet her. After that our fleece will be discontinued, but more lambs with wool fleece are on the way!

Thanks for visiting our pasture today! I’m tired after all this talking.

I think Alby and I are gonna curl up and take a nap

I just finished Aberly Suffolk and I’m waiting to hear back from a customer. I just wanted to give you a peek at him too.

Aberly has all my favorite things in a lamby friend:

Soft velvet, and sweet floral patchwork

Beautiful hardwood button joints, and friendly loving face.

He’s everything a soul could want in a loving lamby friend.

This cute little Sooty lamb is the first of a line of new lambs to be born soon here on the Moor! I posted pics of Sooty on flickr to see how folks liked her.

 Our friend Cat over at  contacted me and just loved Sooty. I asked Sooty if she’d like to go live with Cat in far away U.K. and she said that sounded like a wonderful adventure!

I’ve loved Cat’s Raggy’s for a long time. Her sweeties were some of the first I visited when we  started our flickr account. I just love her little standing Ratties! They are full of personality, sweet and absolutely adorable. Cat has pet rats, and I can tell how much she loves them by the care and tenderness she puts into the expression of each little one she makes.

So….when Cat asked about a trade, I said “YES!!” right away! I love natural colors, and she made one grey, and one brown.

Here they are! Cat took a pic of Gregory and Reginald Raggy Rat. They are making the long trek across the water to us this week. We can’t wait to meet them in person. The children say Reggie looks like Remmie from Ratatouille so we also hope he loves to cook

So, we say a fond goodbye to Sooty, and get ready for Sooty’s sisters and brother lambs to be born soon. And we eagerly await our little box full of Greggie and Reggie!

More pics to come when they arrive and have a look around.

Nestled in her mama’s care, or skipping across the
Moor, Sootyfoot Cottonwool is a happy little lamb. She loves to nibble the delicate purple clover dotting the green grasses, and gently nuzzle her mama ewe when the cool autumn breezes blow. Still, that irresistible, old wood fence entices her. Someday she will try to jump it!

Sootyfoot Cottonwool is 9 inches tall from head to hoof, 6 inches sitting. She’s made of creamy soft cotton repurposed sweater material with a wonderful, thick texture. Sootyfoot’s hooves, muzzle and ear linings are a beautiful,charcoal colored velvetty wool that contrasts her coat very nicely.

Sootyfoot’s sweet face is handstitched with black cotton floss, and her eyes are pretty, shining navy jet beads.

Sootyfoot is string tied and button jointed with folksy little handmade square wood buttons. They give a charming and whimsical touch to her sweet and classic features.

Her stuffing has a touch of dry lavender, and just enough steel bb’s deep within her tummy and feet to make her pleasingly heavy, and “real” feeling.

Sootyfoot Cottonwool would make a charming gift for someone you love. She is individually made with much love from gently cared for repurposed and brand new materials. She will come with a card dated and signed by the artist too!

Sootyfoot is securely made, however, as with all toys, can dissasemble with rough play. Due to her small parts, we must tell you to use your discretion when purchasing for the very young (under age 3).

Handmade is the very best way to say I love you!
Thanks so much for visiting!

I’m sure you’ve been wondering where we’ve been lately! It’s been a long time since we posted, but we’ve been busy with lots of cuteness!

A very kind lady asked us to custom make her some sweet little friends, and we have a sneak peek for you! You can find more pics and sneak peeks of our items at our Flickr page too!

It’s been so much fun creating these sweet little friends! If you love any of these and want one for your own, we can surely custom make one for you. In the meantime, we have a few new friends made and ready to post at the store for sale, so keep checking back!

Time to get back to the sewing machine

Nestled in his mama’s care, or skipping across the Moor, Soot Woolyfoot is a happy little lamb. He loves to nibble the delicate purple clover dotting the green grasses, and play “king of the hill” with his lambie cousins. Soot loves to wander too! His little tinkling bell is often heard just on the other side of the old wood fence.

Soot Woolyfoot is 9 inches tall from head to hoof, 6 inches sitting. He’s made of creamy soft cotton repurposed sweater material with a wonderful, thick texture. Soot’s hooves, muzzle and ear linings are a beautiful,charcoal colored velvetty wool that contrasts Soot’s coat very nicely.

Soot’s sweet face is handstitched with black cotton floss, and his eyes are pretty, shining black glass beads.

Soot is string tied and button jointed with folksy little handmade square wood buttons. They give a charming and whimsical touch to his sweet and classic features.

Soot is stuffed with hypoallergenic, premium quality, high loft polyfil, a touch of dry lavender, and just enough steel bb’s deep within his tummy and feet to make him pleasingly heavy, and “real” feeling. He has a cute little copper bell around his neck, secured with a leather cord.

Soot Woolyfoot would make a charming gift for someone you love. He is individually made with much love from gently cared for repurposed and brand new materials. He will come with a card dated and signed by the artist too!

Soot is securely made, however, as with all toys, can dissasemble with rough play. Due to his small parts, we must tell you to use your discretion when purchasing for the very young (under age 3).

Handmade is the very best way to say I love you!
Thanks so much for visiting!

We’ve made two new, adorable lambs here on the Craggy Moor this week!

Sarah Shropshire, (12 inches tall from head to hoof) is a cotter pin or “wobble” jointed sheep with a wonderful floppy, poseable nature so endearing in those old fashioned stuffed animal friends we remember and love. She is made of lambswool in a pretty cafe au lait color with deliecate varigated mocha and cream colors.  She is stuffed with our favorite stuffing: 100% brand new wool batting, a touch of dry lavender, and just enough steel bb’s to make her pleasingly heavy and “real” feeling.

Sarah’s ear linings and the bottoms of her hooves and lining of her cute little tail are country plaid homespun in warm autum tones that pair so nicely with her lambswool.

Sarah’s sweet face is handstitched with chocolate brown cotton floss. Her eyes are amber colored glass safety eyes.

And Meet Sarah’s lamb Ewey!

 Ewey Shropshire is 6 inches tall, with 4 inch long legs. She’s made of all the same beautiful fabrics that Sarah is. Ewey is button jointed, with beautiful flower shaped vintage metal buttons from our vintage button collection.  They have such a lovely yesterday feel and style, that pairs well with Ewey’s own old fashioned looks.

Ewey’s little face is handstitched with chocolate and mustard colored cotton floss and her  sweetly shining eyes are beautiful navy jet beads with subtle navy and medium blue highlights.

Sarah and Ewey are such a cute pair, but they are also for sale individually.  They are collectibles, and though they are sewn securely, they are not suitable for children under the age of 12.

Either of these sweet sheep would make a wonderful, unique handmade gift for someone you love, or add them to your own collectible treasures! Each lamb is individually made and one of a kind here on the Moor, and comes with a card dated and signed by the Artist.

Thank you so much for visiting!

Another lamb is leaping onto the Moor!

Sweet and soft, sturdy and adventurous, romping in the setting sun, meet Bristol Lambswool! She’s full of the lovely late summer colors we’re seeing here on the Moor.

Bristol is 10 1/2 inches head to hoof, and 7 inches sitting.
She’s made of a beautiful cabled evergreen wool, super soft and wonderfully textured. Her head and hooves are a charming buttered caramel color corduroy coordinating very nicely in both feel and appearance to her pretty evergreen coat. We added some country plaid homespun to her feet and ear linings to further add to her adorable folk art appeal.

(Bristol’s fabrics are carefully chosen, repurposed all natural fibers cared for gently here on the Moor in a smoke free, pet fur free environment)

Bristol Lambswool is jointed with some of our favorite heavy, crested metal buttons from our vintage collection. Her eyes are swirled amber tiger’s eye glass beads.

Bristol’s sweet little nose and mouth are handstitched with 6 strand cotton floss.

She’s stuffed with the Craggy Moor’s favorite stuffing:
100% brand new wool batting, a touch of dry lavender and just enough steel bb’s deep within her stuffing to make her pleasingly heavy and “real” feeling in your hand.

Bristol Lambswool would make a lovely and unique gift for someone you love, or add her to your own flock of one of a kind lambs! Each of our lambs is individually made and has their own sweet look.

Bristol will come with a card dated and signed by the Artist too!

Bristol is securely made but does contain small parts, so please use your discretion when purchasing for the very young. She’s not intended for rough play.

Thank you so much for visiting!