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Change

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The summer flew by as it always does.  The kids are back to school now.  Two of the three have switched schools.  My oldest is in the Ecoquest program and my daughter has moved into a Montessori program (luckily) at the same school.  This means a good bike ride along the river to get there. […]

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The February

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It’s no secret that February in Saskatchewan is tough.  By this time I’ve had my fill of the cold and my fingertips feel like they are falling apart.  It’s dry.  We have made a lot of hot water bottles around here (aka hotty watty botty).  I have slowly made a few puppets but have also […]

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Beeswraps

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This is not a puppet related post! It’s some good old DIY fun. How to make reusable Beeswraps and ditch the plastic wrap. I bake sourdough bread often and would use plastic wrap during the prooving stage.  I wasn’t feeling too good about the waste.  When I saw a post by Something From Nothing which showed […]

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It’s 2018!

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Hello 2018! 8 is my favourite number which makes writing and being part of 2018 very satisfying for me. After the hectic makery of the months leading up to the holidays I basically crawled into the new year with a book and a hot water bottle.  Typically I get up around 5 to start something.  […]

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The guts

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  What goes into these guys?  Quite a bit really.  I often get asked (as many makers do): how long does it take to make one?  It’s a hard question to answer. Choosing the colour, figuring out the attitude can take a while.  Sometimes I stand in the middle of my room scanning my fabric […]

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Eloise

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  Check this out!   Ryan Bradshaw stopped by Art in the Park this year and mentioned that he and Eloise perform spoken word together on occasion.    I was pretty excited when he said he had a video of her in action. Here it is!   Eloise is a puppet I made for the […]

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Broadway Street Fair + Art in the Park

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Very Happy Toys will be at the Broadway Street Fair from 10am to 5pm this Saturday (Sept 9).  I will be sharing a tent with my pal Allison Brandt from Who New Creations who does amazing work with textiles.  I was there last year and had a blast meeting new people and watching folks play with the […]

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Giveaway!

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Because I do not just make puppets, I decided a name change was in order.  And change is good.  So goodbye Junipermoon Puppets and Hello VeryHappyToys.   I thought this would be a good time for my first giveaway.  The contest is being held on instagram.  Just head over there to enter to win a […]