the rest of the gang...

I'm sure you've seen "West side story" and this gray squirrel was named after Anton "Tony" from the Jets gang, the main character who falls in love with the sister of a rival gang member. Isn't love grand?
He's a wild boy who "once knew a girl named Maria"but he just wants to love and be loved. The rival red squirrel gang (the sharks) are just trying to live in the promised land too. Will they ever see eye to eye? Take him home and share his bagde...join the gang and spread the love!
Please note that due to small parts this is not suitable for children under the age of 3 yrs old.
Approximate size:
H: 15cm
W: 20cm
£29.00
(+ postage: £3.00)


Let me introduce you to the "not so wild wild cats". They're a very shy feline tribe living in the deepest part of the forest and would like you to beleive that they are in fact WILD and shouldn't be approached! And so their plan started to keep all away.
Taking on martial arts to "kick arse" and keep away the curious they practice all day... and because they are lazy and love socializing they get a little bit side tracked and yes, you've guessed it they waste all day trying to get those judo lessons started! They do try but their just too tame!

Approximate size:
H: 10cm
W: 12cm
*Limited edition
£21.00
(+ postage: £3.00)


Mini Murou is one of the mini minions Murou Murou releases into the deep, dark night.
This little felt creature is in it's infancy stage.Treat him well
before he turns into a bad boy and you never know...he might make all your dreams come true!

Approximate size:
H: 10 cm
W: 8cm

£21.00
(+ postage: £3.00)


"Butter wouldn't melt in their mouth bunny"... a bit of a mouthfull but they've got a mouth on them!
They look sweet but first impressions can be deceptive!
Walking around in packs these little bad bunnies really know how to
create havock!
Hug a hoodie?! Nah, Hug a bunny!
100% cotton. Vintage and one off fabrics. Design is only a guide.Due to small parts not suitable for children under 3yrs old.
Approximate size:
H:15cm
W:10cm
£21.00
(+ postage: £3.00)

to order please visit www.munano.bigcartel.com
or email: munano@yahoo.com

new munano boutique...

From the 8th of May munano.co.uk will close but I have a brand spanking new boutique on big cartel!
Drop by and take a look and if you fancy making a purchase...well, please do!
Please not not all the creatures are featured on Bigcartel.

www.munano.bigcartel.com

good bye www.munano.co.uk...

Unfortunately after much deliberation I've decided to close the munano web site. However I will keep making and selling my little soft sculptures but through a free provider and as usual in a few choice outlets (www.pennyfielding.com). As much fun as it was having my very own web site I have so many other things to do like Craft Guerrilla which has proven to be a huge but satisfying job in itself so giving my full attention to munano has been quite difficult.
Lets just say munano has taken a little bit of a back seat for now but fret not my fun loving chums it still lives on and hopefully when the rest starts managing itself then I can go back to giving the right attention needed to make munano a successful venture once more!
From the 8th of May www.munano.co.uk will cease to be on the web but I will still be selling through etsy and other designer maker sites.
It's the end of an era but the beginning of a new age!
Keep well and thank you to all who helped, supported and befriended munano.
X
Deborah

paper cranes...

cut-click mail art exhibition

I was invited by the good people of Cut-Click magazine to exhibit in their fab show in Grimsby. The theme was "Mail Art" a subject very close to my heart as I've always decorated every single letter I've sent.
I enjoyed embroidering the envelope though given more time I would have filled the whole thing with lovely embroidered forest creatures and more.
It's enjoyable and I'm hooked.I hadn't embroidered in ages.Since I was a young child actually. Even if it is a bit freestyle...I know the ladies at embroiders guild would scream at me but like Kaffe Fassett I too am a rebel when it comes to rules of needle stitching!
Though I was nervous about it ever getting there...and everybody said :
"NO, you must stick it in an envelope!".
"But doesn't that defeat the object?" I replied.
My philosophy was and remains the following: if it gets there in one piece fine. If it doesn't then that's the process it went through to get there...and you know what...it did!
Thanks Caroline for organizing such a great exhibition!

that old chectnut...

It's damned hard coming up with project ideas when you're not in the least inspired. We've all been there: deadlines,brief to meet and....nothing. Nada. Not a spark. Then out of the blue...they come in thick and fast! For November me and the Craft Guerrilla gals decide to have our Craft Events as a "Count Down to Xmas"kinda thing. This is OK but that means I need to come up with at least 4 or 5 new seasonal craft projects. BUT it's all in hand and I've come up with a few little offerings that might be a hit:
An embroidery diy craft pack ( A robin tray cloth), an autumn badge pack (a kawaii chestnut) and a few more I'm keeping under my hat. We wouldn't want to give the game away and ruin the element of surprise either!
So if you'd like to make your own gifts and pick up a craft skill on the way check out our events page:
http://www.craftguerrilla.com/page7.htm

thievery!

You've had a great idea. What do you do about protecting it? Apart from living in a cave with your ideas,slumped over with them,grasping them tight in your arms and crying "my precious" until you're blue in the face there's not much else you can do.
OK send in the big boys and take them to court. Not everyone has the financial baking to do that. From what I've encountered there's a "mean" group of people out there (especially women for some reason)
that will stop at nothing. I try to remain philosophical and constantly tell myself :" It doesn't matter because you had the idea first. Credit where credit's do and it will come out in the end". BUT if no one knows it was you it really doesn't count for much. Seems that in the end...they get the whole world believing it was their idea to begin with!
It's not in my nature to boast and bullshit about achievements! I think I lack the gene.
The term "intellectual property theft" has been flung around quite a lot lately. I guess it's a sign of the times!Some people are so desperate to cash in that they'll literally take your idea...switch around a word or two (some don't even do that)and hey presto...it becomes theirs!
Now I'm a pretty fair gal and the basis of my project is about sharing things...knowledge,contacts,ideas too! I believed and hoped people would like those ides so much that they'd actually like to reproduce them but what I hadn't counted on was the lack of accreditation. Use it please,by all means, but don't make out it was your idea!