I am 33 years old, married to the lovely Gary and we have two scrummy girlies aged 7 and 11. We live in Sheffield, with our Cocker Spaniel Smiffy after relocating from Kent 18 months ago. The move has been a good one for all us and especially good for my bears who have evolved greatly since breathing the clear Pennine air.

I have been making for about five years and I started trading a few years back at Alexandra Palace. I have half finished cross stitch pictures as well as unfinished tapestries, paintings, dollhouses, glass paintings, latch hook rugs and decorating jobs! I am a qualified beautician, hairdresser, masseuse and nail technician and was about to become the Manager of a London salon when pregnancy struck! I have been (in between pregnancies) a cleaner, care worker, cook, hairdresser, nail technician, masseuse and night worker. I am now a bear maker and a puppeteer with a Christian Puppet Ministry. I have been awarded a B.B.A.A, an E.V.A and have recently won (for the second time) The European Puppet Ministry Song Competition as part of Hisway Puppet Theatre! :0) This year I will be visiting Germany as part of a European bear making team and France (and perhaps Australia) with the puppet team. :0)

email: sindie@btopenworld.com