Or maybe a Snowy Owl motif?

Of course, I could always do a reverse colourway and call him the Snowy Owl option?  Both work well I think and I can't wait to make the really thing ready to be photographed.

New Tawny Owl Motif

I designed this new Owl motif back in May but have only just got round to putting it on my blog.  I think that he will look really cute and is an alternative to the pastel/neutral colours that I currently offer.  I will probably do him as a trial and see how he performs!

More new photos

I'll be adding a further gift wrap option to my blankets soon....silver kraft paper with silver ribbon.

Very excited about new photographs

My husband is a photographer and we did a photoshoot recently to get some new photos for the website. I'm so thrilled with the end result. See them online soon.

New Kite Motif

I'm really excited about this new kite motif and think it could be a winner on my website when I introduce it later on in the year. I like the purple and white on the grey and think it could work equally as well with orange and white on grey, or lime green and white on grey...the possibilities are endless.

coodgycoodgycoo cushion?

I made something new recently - the first coodgycoodgycoo cushion! It was for a very good friend of mine as a house warming gift. He has been 100% supportive of my business right from the very start and has always joked about wanting a blanket for himself. So I thought I would make him something a bit different instead and ended up making a cushion. If I can work out how to speed up the construction process, I might try and offer this as a coordinating item alongside the blankets in the future.

Introducing Annika

How cute is this photo? I made this unique blanket recently for a valued customer and good friend of mine who lives in Munich, Germany - her daughter Annika was born in November last year. You might be able to make out a new kite motif on the blanket that I hope to introduce at some point this year.

Yet another bespoke motif - a truck this time

I've just found this photo that was actually from an order that I made last year. A customer contacted me to ask me whether I could do a bespoke articulated lorry motif and as I have never been known to turn down a challenge, I said that I would! I was so pleased with the end result, as was the customer - it is certainly an articulated lorry but still has the coodgycoodgycoo style.

Another bespoke motif from one side of the world to the other!

I had an order late last year from a lady in Sydney, Australia who wanted a blanket for her friend in New York. She decided that she wanted a motif that was a bit different to remind her friend of her and Australia and asked me to come up with a design for a koala bear. I did some research online and then came up with a design that is certainly a koala but retains the coodgycoodgycoo charm.

As the lady was coming over to the UK at Christmas on route to New York, she was able to get the blanket and delivery it in person. I was so thrilled to get the photo showing baby Emily with her mum, Jane that ordered the blanket and the blanket itself.

Remember, if you want something a bit different, a bespoke motif costs £15 and for that you get a design mock up before it is made.

The layered edge finish has been officially registered

I had some exciting news recently. When I originally launched my coodgycoodgycoo blankets, I designed an edge finish for my blankets that is not in use anywhere else. Of course lots of people finish the edges of their blankets beautifully e.g. edged with satin, edged with decorative blanket stitch, edged with jersey, simply overlocked...the list goes on. However the layering effect of the edge of my blankets is unique to me and so I looked into registering the design with the Intellectual Property Office.

After a lot of hard work drawing diagrams, sending in samples and completing the complex paperwork, the exciting news is that I now have a certificate to say that it has been registered. This means that the edge finish cannot be copied by anyone and I can use the word UNIQUE as it is true! So my website will be updated soon with the words "Unique layered edge finish".

coodgycoodgycoo is now international

I can now officially say that coodgycoodgycoo is truly international! Although the majority of my orders come from the UK, over the course of the last year I have shipped to Italy, Spain, Serbia, Germany, France, Ireland and South Africa.

I have even had an order from someone in Australia, who then picked up the blanket in the UK en route to New York where it was going to be given as a present.

Another favourite ordering story was when a lady from the UK ordered a blanket for a friend in Serbia. The recipient in Serbia ordered one for a friend in Italy. Friends of the recipient in Italy then saw the blanket and ordered one for their little boy and so the chain continued!

Bespoke order for a Rickenbacker guitar

I recently had a request for a very special design - a Rickenbacker guitar on a blanket with the name Rocco. I didn't even know what a Rickenbacker looked like until I did my research but I am so pleased with the end result. I had a lovely email from the person that ordered it saying that the Dad had recognised that the the guitar was a Rickenbacker straight away, so that was good to hear!

Bespoke designs are obviously more expensive due to the research and amount of work that goes into designing and making each one. I think that it is worth it though as the result is a totally unique blanket.