Vanessa Dawson

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I specialise in creating soft toys of all kinds. Of course, the more traditional teddy bears that I make with mohair, are firm favourites.

However, I also produce a variety of other soft toys from rag dolls to giraffes. But my real love is creating soft toys with a special purpose, notably as unique mementos of important events. For such special occasions, I use soft toy mice in a variety of outfits and settings to capture the essence of the events, and provide lasting memento of these occasions.

Each of my creations is unique and remains a part of me. They have just gone to live somewhere else. Of course sometimes this somewhere else is far away like my giraffes who have found new homes around the globe in places like the USA, UK, all over Europe, Australia, and there is even one in South Africa.

I receive commissions to design toys as mementos or gifts for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, graduations, awards, and retirements to name but some.

As an example, for a wedding, if I were privy to the details of the outfits, I can design bride and groom mice that are dressed in the same outfits as the bride and groom. I can also produce correctly dressed mice for members of the entourage like the bridesmaids and groomsmen should the bride and groom wish to present them with gifts to commemorate their parts in the occasion. Of course sufficient prior notice is necessary to make it possible to complete these special designs.

My love for soft toys extends to my toy hospital. There I return soft toys to health and give them all the love and attention they receive in the homes of their caring owners.

Last Updated 22 September 2008 14:41