Seagull design...

I was asked to make a seagull based on a character in a proposal for film funding. The person involved wanted to bring the character along for their interview, which must have worked, as they got the funding. Watch this space!



Shown beside the cat for scale (btw my cat is quite large!)

The original drawing

This is knit...

I have started my knitting course at This is Knit, the first piece we are doing is a scarf. So learnt to cast on, knit and purl! Apparently we get to knit a matching hat.. watch this space!!

Excuse the crappy quality of the photo - taken with my phone. My camera crapped out on me...

New year, new resolutions!

Well we are halfway through January and I have not broken my resolutions yet! I am off the smokes for good (and booze for a month) and feel pretty chuffed with myself. I decided that giving up stuff is well and good, but this year needs to be about learning new skills. So I am booked in with This is knit for a beginners knitting course in February. I used to love knitting when I was younger, so am looking forward to it. Another course I am booked into with the lovely ladies in Irish Design Shop, is a beginners jewellery course. I'm doing this in March. So that should keep me busy for the next few months.

I bought five bibs in Mothercare and embroidered them for my beautiful niece Rose, for her first birthday. I never took any photos though, so will have to ask my sister to get a few snaps! Santa was very kind to me this year and I got a Cath Kidston sewing box. So it's been put to good use!

Work, work, work

So I spent the weekend making an order of felt goodness for my mam. She wanted felt horses to give to her horseriding friends for Christmas, and some cats. I think they worked out well!

BUY! BUY! BUY!

It's eight weeks to Christmas people. Can you believe it? Yay. I am going to Canada for Christmas. Double yay! Lots of snow!

I am taking orders for presents if anyone wants to buy handmade... I will make to order felt dolls/cats/horses/dogs etc, they are filled with lavender and are perfect for keeping your drawers smelling nice! They are €8 each or three for €20.

Also, I have been commissioned to do a painting like the Chinese new year animals I did for my nephews. Single one costs €30. If you want to combine a few birth years, I can do this on a bigger scale.

Drop me an email for any orders! simonecrowley@gmail.com

Where to begin...

I have been really keeping myself busy these last few months. I work Mon-Wed as a Graphic Designer, then the rest of the week I am in the studio. I have a few projects on the go at the minute, from music videos to theatre productions to sewing.

I attended a great conference a couple of weeks ago - Craft in the Classroom, with the Craft Council of Ireland. So I am applying for one of their residencies to teach crafts in Primary schools. I hope I get it! It was a great day, really informative and we got to mess around with all sorts of stuff, from fabric to clay.

Another thing that is keeping my fidgety fingers is sewing. I am really trying to nail this discipline and you can see some of my projects below. I have been filling them with lavendar, so they smell nice and hope to sell them at markets and online.

The studio is doing great, we are really going to try and get people to come in and take a look over the next few weeks. So I'll keep you posted on that.

I've also been learning to drive, I know I am thirty years old and can't drive! It's been going great, have applied for my test, so should get the letter about that any day now.


Dresses to put in your knicker or sock drawer, filled with lavendar to keep everything smelling nice and fresh!

Make and do...

You are not a real pirate until you make your own flag. Here is mine. My pirate name is Blood Thirsty Mo, and I made this flag for a trip on a cruiser down the river Shannon.

Halloween...

I know it's July, but I am in the process of digging out all my art stuff, as I am moving into a new studio. Amidst all this chaos I have found some gems that I totally forgot about.

Here is a Halloween costume I made a couple of years ago (I think it's three years, jeez I feel old now). Anyways, I was Satan's daughter for the night. Resplendent in my home made Hell High uniform. Below are some pics of the costume and close ups of some of the detailing.