Hi it has been sometime since I posted a blog.
Did a couple of two day shows at the Norfolk Centre in Arundel, one a fortnight ago and another that finished yesterday.
The weather this week really brought the tourists out in force, although I have to say they are being careful with their hard earned cash. It would appear they are buying what is necessary rather than on a whim.
I have one more show there, in May, this year and the castle will be open then so hopefully there will be more tourists and perhaps a little more money to spend.
I am in West Wittering over the Easter weekend, not sure if this is the right thing to do but time will tell.

Briefly, going back to Arundel I had a couple of nice comments about a 16" bear that I made a couple of months ago, which I had aged. He has bald patches scissored into his "fur", he is stuffed with plastic pellets, rags and polyfill so he has a lovely sqiudgey feel. I did a "repair" to his front seam and nose seam and also a patch on his arm. His nose is just a few strands of embroidery silk. I coffee stained him to make him look a little dirty. This was all to give the appearance that he had been around for a few years. And from the comments this would appear to have worked.