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“The old woman fussed and busied about her home. At her feet, three cloth kittens scampered and played as she swept the floor, stoked the fire and straightened the furniture. They were to have visitors. Bundled out of the cottage by the old woman, the kittens darted through the rain and across the clearing to the shelter of the woodshed. A low mournful moan slid through the slatted wood of the shed. The kittens looked at each other, then bolted straight back to the house. Small pebble eyes watched them go.”



I'm very happy to say that my second Kickstarter has now launched, to fund the production of another set of lost toys. Following on from last year's Kickstarter for Olive, Clementine and friends, this year we meet the old woman who lives in the woods, her various cloth cats and the troll that lives in her woodshed. And a toy robin.

It's quite a short campaign this time, ending on the 10th of September, and everything is in place for swift fulfilment.



Please do take a look – I've enjoyed making the Left at the Bottom of the Garden toys more than anything else I've done and I really hope you like them!

These are utterly charming!


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And I’ve committed. My first Kickstarter ever that I’ll see my way to the end on.

They're most excellent, really looking forward to this second set to join the first

Thanks guys! Really appreciated.

Sadly can't join in on this one, but we will be picking up the set and then some when they pop up in the store, congrats on the quick fund.

Thanks BrookM!

No Kickstarter update tonight (which after yesterday's theme tune update might be a relief) but I am reacquainting myself with Michael Thorp's rather lovely Left at the Bottom of the Garden game for tomorrow's update.

The WIP rules, tiles and cards (dated June 15th) are in the LatBotG Facebook group and I'll post a Dropbox link in tomorrow's update too.

I'm having a quiet day today after spending all day yesterday casting up toys for the Kickstarter. It was a very hot and very long day but I've made a decent dent in what's required for fulfilment.

So today, here's the old woman who lives in the woods that I painted earlier in the year. I based the figure on an old photograph of an Orcadian crofter.

The big question is does she live in a shoe or other type of footware

or is that another storybook old woman?

 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
The big question is does she live in a shoe or other type of footware

or is that another storybook old woman?

I have a picture in my head of her house - like a taller, narrower, stone-built Moomin house. From the topmost windows you can see over the tops of the trees.

Here's a toy robin, my smallest miniature yet! In the story I have in my head, the robin follows the troll around, warning other toys so the troll can't eat their stuffing - just like the robin that used to follow my old cat Enzo around the garden, broadcasting a warning about his every move.

Fanastic

Thanks!

In today's Kickstarter Update, I indulgently reminisce about the cats that inspired the three cloth cats.

Hi folks,

We're into the last 24 hours of the Left at the Bottom of the Garden Chapter Two Kickstarter! Thanks to all the backers already on board - it's been smashing. If anyone else wants to hop on the toy cat train, please do take a look.

Kittens!

I like your work. I have no idea what I am going to do with them, but I pledged anyways.

And backed!

Thanks guys!

I'm happy to say the Left at the Bottom of the Garden Chapter Two toys are available in the shop and ready to go to new homes!

https://statuesqueminiatures.co.uk/c/4613882/1/left-at-the-bottom-of-the-garden.html

Buy them, they're great

Missed out on the Kickstarter for these after I'd backed for the first set. Going to pick these up soon now that they're available.

(and now bought)

I robbed your arrangement of the models Andrew for my own. I painted these up for my girlfriend and she's pleased with them.