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Karin Celestine

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Artist Author Illustrator Magical tales in wool and words from the Shed in Wales. Seasonal joyful felted animals and picture books for all ages pub with Graffeg. Gift Gatherers March 24th Preorder now πŸ’›πŸ€πŸ’œπŸ–€πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ https://www.celestineandthehare.com/links

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It really was!

07.03.2026 23:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Reminds me of a weird program I watched as a kid in the 70s. I think it was called The Changes. Made me frightened of pylons for a long time

07.03.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! It is on its way eeek

07.03.2026 13:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Shrew promised to show you inside their journal of joys and memories! Here you go!
The images are all in The Gift Gatherers book.
Shrew & friends will be in the next needle felted collection 28th March to celebrate the publication of the new book 24th March.
I have copies here you can nab early 🌼

07.03.2026 12:12 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Whaaaat? I live just down the road from there

07.03.2026 11:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Whenever there a violent attack by a man, and it's almost always a man, the media swoops in and asks locals "how do you feel about [x demographic]" to stoke the culture war narrative.

"X demographic" is never, ever, "men"

07.03.2026 10:09 πŸ‘ 90 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They are happy living their best lives!

07.03.2026 08:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A little felted shrew smiling on a fungus on a log. They hold a little book with a leaf cover bound with tiny green string

A little felted shrew smiling on a fungus on a log. They hold a little book with a leaf cover bound with tiny green string

Shrews are known for carrying a notebook with them to record all the small joys and memories from their days.
Shrew said they’d let you have a peek inside theirs tomorrow.

06.03.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 82 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

45 mins for them to upload!

06.03.2026 07:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I bloody love living in Wales!

05.03.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Lurcher snuggled under a fluffy blanket asleep

Lurcher snuggled under a fluffy blanket asleep

Lupin living his best life while I pack gift gatherer preorders on world book day

05.03.2026 14:05 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I hope so too!

04.03.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hurrah it is Wednesday and the weasels are dancing. Today they are boogying to TheJoy Division.
Dance like a weasel you know you want to! #weaselwednesday

04.03.2026 08:20 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

If you want a delightful gift for someone, I thoroughly recommend all of this series.
And if you need cheering up yourself, treat yourself to one!
You won't be disappointed.

03.03.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much!

03.03.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Wild garlic and a felted crow and shrew with a feather

Wild garlic and a felted crow and shrew with a feather

While Shrew watched Crow creating the most beautiful carved feather, he remembered gathering the softest of feathers to tickle his babies and soothe their tears away.
The Gift Gatherers is coming! Pre0rders will be arriving to you next week, still time to nab a copy pre publication date.

03.03.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The Gift Gatherers Online Book Launch Join us for the launch of The Gift Gatherers, the final book in the Tales of the Turning Year series.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-gift-g...
Limited spaces book soon

02.03.2026 11:28 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Welsh dragon made of needle felt with daffodils Dydd GΕ΅yl Dewi Hapus 
Happy St David's Day 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Welsh dragon made of needle felt with daffodils Dydd Gšyl Dewi Hapus Happy St David's Day 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Dydd GΕ΅yl Dewi Hapus
Happy St David's Day 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

01.03.2026 10:23 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spring is coming

28.02.2026 18:33 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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All paws on deck in the shed! The shrews are being super helpful packing up the pre 0rders of the Gift gatherers
Waving hi from under book mountain! Say hi back if you find me !

27.02.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Huge congratulations to Hannah Spencer and @greenparty.org.uk
Well played Gorton and Denton, well played.

27.02.2026 08:29 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A felted shrew and wolf cub on a knarly tree stump in the woods

A felted shrew and wolf cub on a knarly tree stump in the woods

I’m snowed under wrapping up mountains of Gift Gatherers trying to get them ready for release day and making wolf cubs which seem endlessly popular (thank you) Shrew was hiding from the rain, and wolf cub, well they howl whatever the weather! Awooooo!

26.02.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hurrah it is Wednesday and the sun is shining and the weasels are dancing. ELO and Mr Blue Sky today. Dance like a weasel, you know you want to! #weaselwednesday

25.02.2026 10:17 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
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The Gift Gatherers β€” Celestine and the Hare

US customers dm me for a code to get free shipping from my publishers, EU you’ll need to go to Amazon to avoid customs etc or a local bookshop you know who imports. Everyone else order from my website for signed/dedicated books or ask your local bookshop

www.celestineandthehare.com/the-gift-gat...

24.02.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

not long now!

24.02.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Unboxing Shed style.
Got my copies of The Gift Gatherers. Old Shrew is delighted and so am I.
@graffegbooks.bsky.social have done a beautiful job on the book!
Couple of weeks and I’ll be boxing up and sending out the pre0rders I get here, and they’ll be winging their way to bookshops too! Eeek!

24.02.2026 17:38 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yay!

23.02.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My friend in Italy just found and ordered it there, so hopefully you can too. Check you type in Karin Celestine as the small books you found are under Celestine and the hare.

23.02.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hardback Book | The Gift Gatherers | Folklore and the seasons The Gift Gatherers is a celebration of old and new and of the cycle that binds them. The third in this series of four seasonal stories based around British folklore, it includes notes on springtime traditions by Pamela Thom-Rowe. Karin's enchanting felt creations and the world they inhabit share a timeless, heartwarmin

I’m sorry I can’t ship to eu because of Brexit rules ☹️ it breaks my heart!
try my publishers link below, and if not, Amazon should have it
graffeg.com/products/the...

23.02.2026 13:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Unboxing SchrΓΆdinger's boxes, inward smiles and heart melts.

karincelestine.substack.com/p/unboxing

23.02.2026 13:05 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0