The sunshine award
March 12, 2010
I received the sunshine award from the gorgeous Snickerdoodle, who has beautiful crafty bits and a very cute new bubba, a little while back and it’s time for me to pass it on!
So I started thinking about bloggers that brighten my day, which led to more thinking about inspiration generally and what drives me to create sock softies. I’ve always had a passion for making things – ever since I was a toddler. When I was a creative in advertising people used to ask me “How on earth do you keep coming up with ideas all the time? I’d say…. “Ummmm…. I don’t know… it just kind of happens” but actually, when I really think about it, I loved creating campaigns that people got to participate in – games they could play, interactive worlds they could click on. I get such a buzz out of people having fun with things I’ve created. It’s exactly the same with making sock softies and blogging. Inspiration comes from people creating their own softies from my patterns.
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So this blog award goes out to all of you who inspire me and keep me going by making sock softies…
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Steph @ Moobear and her Tag Monster for Bubble
Tania @ Myrtle & Eunice and her Odd Sock Club
Knitter Sue and her hip hoppin twin G-Rafs
Susan @ Rocketfuel and her raaaaawww Monsters
Nikki @ MyBlackCardigan and her mobile
Sarah @ shopkeeperswife and her mobile for baby Grace
Bek @ Red Chocolate and her scrumtpious little owls
Jodi @ RicRac and her little owl mentions
Greta @ ItLiterallyIs having a hoot or two
Charlotte @ Snailblazer and her little owl
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Hello. My name is Claire. I have a sock toy addiction. It began two years ago when I was pregnant and nesting. At first I dismissed it. I hadn't sewn in years. "Craft Schmaft" I said. Well it seems this crafty thing is here to stay. This blog brings you the delights of making sock softies, fabric finds and crafty inspiration from round the interweb.
March 12, 2010 at 3:14 PM
Awww I feel exactly the same way about you Claire… You are a ray of sunshine which just keeps shining!! YAY…
xo Steph
March 13, 2010 at 9:31 AM
Well thank you Claire! And congrats on your little bun in the oven too! I am so out of touch with blog land at the moment, your news completely passed me by!
March 15, 2010 at 9:49 AM
Oh Bek please, I was in a Coma for the first trimester with Oscar and had absolutely no idea what was going on in the outside world.
March 13, 2010 at 11:45 AM
Uh-oh… Claire, who’s Hannah?
March 13, 2010 at 12:31 PM
arrrghhh… I can’t believe I wrote Hannah. I must have baby brain already. Sorry Gretski!!!
March 14, 2010 at 10:43 PM
How sweet are you! Though I reckon if anyone would appreciate an Odd Sock Club, it would have to be the Queen herself! (of Socks – not Queen of Odd).
March 15, 2010 at 9:15 AM
Well that’s very true!
March 15, 2010 at 7:35 PM
It’s great Claire, that you’ve been able to use what you are naturally good at to do something for YOU and not working for somebody else.
Thanks for the award xxx