39 of 52 - WIP busting continued

So yesterday I showed you my WIP bucket and my mission to clear as much of it as I can.  Well, I have success to report!

Not only did I finish a number of WIPs but I also found some finished things that needed photographing for listing!  WIN!!

The pile of finished things looks like this:

So 4 bears, 1 waterproof bag and 4 waterproof lined purses, a pile of padded hexagons for baby spills etc, 3 gonks, an embroidered bag (I found this finished but it needs ironing today) and a sale!!  Oh and I should have added a pair of gloves that i've finished for my Father-In-Law's Christmas present, but I'd hate to spoil the surprise ;-)

I call that a very productive day.

So the remaining WIPs look like this:

So that's the Pooh kit (GAAAAAHHHHHH!!!) the dress (in the Fenwick's bag) and the embroidered shopping bag to be ironed.  That means that the ironing board will be out and I'll probably end up tackling the ironing pile as well.  This morning has mostly involved preparing this blog, doing some work for UK Handmade and trying to work out what socks to knit my Dad for Christmas.

So keep an eye out in my ClareBears shop for those new things coming soon!

38 of 52 - WIP busting

I have had the worst case of start-itis just recently.  Too many ideas, with too few chances to do them.  As a result my WIP bucket is looking like this

And it's not a great picture but there is a waterproof lined bag for things like wet baby clothes etc there, some quilt wadding (which will be used along with the rest of the pile of hexagons from this post) and there are some bears, gonks and a dress to complete.  And with Baby Bears' arrival now imminent (less than a month to due date - eep!) I really think now is my best chance!

The dress has been there the longest and will likely be the last thing finished.  I cut it out in January (yes really) but it kind of got a bit put aside in my eventful year.  So the first job is to add a handle to the bag (like a wrist handle thing), hand sew some bears (there's a Winnie the Pooh in there that needs finishing but it's an awful pattern/kit and I don't wanna!) and then onto a couple of gonks that need finishing.

And i'm not letting myself start anything new until its clear.  You have to hold me to that!