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Many years ago, I walked into a A few months ago, I also discovered I soon sold my rabbits and along with
other things to help raise enough money
beautiful little shop and all around me rabbits. The most beautiful knitted to sponsor a camera kit in our beautiful
was monkeys, monkeys made from animals designed by Claire Garland grandson Henry’s name and this camera
socks. Monkeys everywhere hanging (@dotpebbles_knits). And again, I fell kit was donated to The Royal Hospital for
from the roof, on shelves and snuggled in love, this time with Claire’s little
up in every corner. Most were dressed rabbits. The lovely Clair allows us to Women NICU Randwick NSW earlier this
year.
in all sorts of lovely outfits and I fell in use her patterns to make and sell our A camera kit is a camera, printer and
love. I knew I had to find out more and rabbits. photo paper kept at the hospital so the
make one. As I was raising money for Heartfelt in staff can also take photos. And the family
Well, one monkey went from one to Australia, for those that haven’t heard
many more. I made them for friends of Heartfelt, they are a wonderful can have photos given to them straight
away, and as you can only imagine how
and then each grandchild as they came group of professional photographers very precious these photos are.
along. I have gifted them to little family who give their time and give the gift of Who knows what I may make next, but I
members and friends when they have photographic memories to families have enjoyed making these toys now for
been very sick, wrapped beautifully and ( in hospital) who are experiencing
posted to brighten the long days spent premature births, babies born many years! It’s a love I have.
in hospital. sleeping, or babies/children who have
I made a family of monkeys for a dear serious and terminal illnesses. A Carol x
little family member who was loving gift package with a USB and
terminally ill and gave them to him at photos is then gifted to the family as
different times as surprises. their lasting memory.
And of course, mummy and daddy monkey had tiny twins and we
named one twin Charlie and one twin Teo.
I am making a monkey at the moment who will be wearing
cochlear implants as we all know monkeys can have hearing loss
too. This monkey is going to a lovely little boy who cannot hear
and he will be operated on next month and fitted with cochlear
implants. So, I will be wrapping and posting monkey next month
to the hospital.

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