I cleared out some cupboards at the weekend and found a box that I once received this lovely bird in from a friend…

Another job abandoned, I went a-googling with the name on the box and discovered designer Ann Wood who, from her studio in Brooklyn, makes animals – mainly birds – using vintage and antique fabrics. She says she’s obsessed with smallness, repetition and enchanted things. Which, loosely translated means cute, funny creatures with surprisingly expressive faces and great names. Meet the Sweethearts…

Hollis there, bottom right, really looks like a Hollis and it makes total sense that Odette would marry a Royal.

The full collection includes owls, spiders and bats, but if you want to get in on the whole hot ballerina trend (yes, thank you Natalie Portman) look at Sylvia en pointe…