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I'm back!
... with lots of sale items, seconds and prototypes, and some new designs (mostly finished...)
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Hello Autumn!
Well, what a year it has been. Difficult, unpredictable and downright scary. But also - for some - freeing, life-affirming, and even joyful. I hope, for you and yours, it has been more of the latter.
New fabric placemats... - DoodlePippin
New fabric placemats...
At the end of June 2020, a client in the US persuaded me to try to find a more modestly-sized placemat rather than the huge ones I normally make.  Found a supplier and was a bit alarmed to find that...
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Latest from DoodlePippin Towers...
Three months ago, a friend and mentor set me a deadline of 4th July to get "all my ducks in a row". By which he meant, clearing up the chaos of four years of experimentation, lightbulb moments, mistakes, organic growth, successes, failures and random whim-following.
Mother's Day Ideas! - DoodlePippin
Mother's Day Ideas!

In my house, if I want a Mother’s Day gift, I buy it myself.  As a family we seem to have ditched the conventional yearly celebrations of Valentine’s Day, Mother's Day and Father’s Day.

 Christmas and birthdays are hanging in there - just!

From the studio this week - DoodlePippin
From the studio this week
From a distance, January always looks like it’s going to be quiet month; a time for clearing the decks, sorting out the pigsty that the studio becomes in the charge towards Christmas, and taking a bit of a breather.

 But it never turns out that way.

Etsy Octoberfest - and a last 2018 workshop! - DoodlePippin
Etsy Octoberfest - and a last 2018 workshop!
Happy October everyone! Quick reminder than my last Beginner's Polymer Workshop this year  is on Friday 19th October - less than a fortnight away. As always it'll be a fun, relaxed session with lots of laughter and some amazing patterns...
And breathe.... - DoodlePippin
And breathe....
My younger child, Tom (8), goes back to school tomorrow, after the eternity of the summer holidays. It was a good eternity... just seasoned with the occasional burst of shouting and a hefty dose of guilt for trying to work...