After a recent trip to the Arctic circle in Finland, I can't seem to get snow-laden pine trees out of my mind. So here's a cushion based upon just that, complete with mini snowball pom-pom trim.

The design is mine, hand carved into lino and then printed onto a dark teal fabric using washable fabric paint.

Here's a few of the projects I've been busying myself with over the last few weeks.

Left to right: An embroidered felty bear, pom-pom garlands and lino-cutting some new designs for our 2015 projects

They are not all covered in gold, diamonds and pearls...

Images taken in Dubai Marina and Satwa area

Hello!

This is the first of my Bear blogs - a short growl of what I'm working on, any weird or pretty discoveries or anything that has made me grin.

We're back in Dubai, exploring some of the ridiculous, suprising and down right bananas sights of the city...

Al Barsha Park and Dubai Marina.