Miss Annie Sparkles

It's been ages and ages since I've had time to look at my little blog - I've been a busy bunny! Here is one of my recent proje...

Some big tissue paper chrysanthemums for a local boutique. Cheap, cheerful and very sweet, these are fabulous for event decorations too.

I worked with the lovely chaps again on these windows for Hamley's. They supplied me with a nice big polystrene bodies and I covered the...

Beautiful prototype large nest, crafted from French Partridge feathers lined with ribbons in matching colours. Made for a very prestigious l...

Scaled down verions of Spring/Summer collections for men and women for this international High Street fashion store. Handfinished with every...

This project was for a fabulous team who do lots of amazing work for Londons top toy emporium. They asked me to decorate a giant wedding cak...

It's that time of year when one is asked for bunny things. These were actually made as a prototype for H&M via the splendid Harlequ...

A recent project - prototypes for a summer scheme for a very well known retail fashion and homewares chain. I am happy to make samples that ...

Wow! The beautiful tinsel heads that I made won the 'Best use of Mannequins' award for Liberty at the 2010 Visual Merchandising awar...

Christmas is coming to Mouseville. Inspired by Minnie's delightful spotty frock, these half metre wide, padded satin bows will adorn sto...

I have made this rather pretty thing for a well known jewellery shop. Unfortunately, as I took the photo at night time, they've taken al...

Just had a minute to photograph my freshly made topiaries before they went off to their new home in the National Gallery. I can hold forth f...

Picture by kind permission of Liberty Finally got around to posting the sparkly, tinselly loveliness from Christmas 2009. I was thrilled to...

More Poodles! Bright pink with sparkly eyelashes and diamante collars... doggy style at it's best. The two lovely girls were used to ac...

Mini mannequins made for a very special customer. I am considering something like this for my Hallowe'en costume...no, it's never to...

Under my bed lurks not monsters but boxes and bags full of fabrics, trimmings, baubles, ribbons, fluff and beads. These are known to those ...

Gosh it's already February and I haven't posted anything new since before Christmas! I was a very busy bee with Christmas projects...

I love, love, love Paddington Bear. I too am fond of keeping a tasty morsel or two under my titfer for emergencies. This 4 ft tall Paddingt...

As well as making my menagerie of furry beasties, glamour girls and other marvellous things, I also turn my fair hand to a spot of painting ...

Originally designed and made for a jewellery company I have taken commissions to make these in lots of colours for weddings and a well known...

As those who know me are well aware, my tastes always fall firmly on the side of camp, frills and fluff and I always welcome the opportunity...

A devoted chihuahua owner saw the poodles and asked me to make a life size version of her "baby". A Primarni throw is what you nee...

Another picture of the poodles. I call them all Fifi. You can call them whatever you will. My friend Sarah (who lived through the dramas a...

Apparently one shouldn't hide one's light under a bushel so I've started this blog to showcase some of my current and past cr...