What Products and Patterns Did Creative Me (creativeme.co.za) Sell?

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Creative Me was a South African online shop for teddy bear, doll, and dollhouse supplies, selling printed and PDF sewing patterns alongside craft components such as eyes, fabric, joint connectors, noses, resin, and tools. The store has since closed, so the product list below is useful for identifying what the shop offered and for recognising its patterns second-hand — not for placing a new order.

Patterns for Dolls and Teddy Bears

Patterns were the core of the catalogue, and they came in two formats:

  • Printed patterns — physical paper patterns, priced mostly around R 35–R 40 before sale discounts.
  • PDF patterns — downloadable versions, generally priced between R 20 and R 30.

Patterns were named after the character they made and listed with a finished size, which makes it possible to match a pattern name to a toy height. Examples from the shop's listings:

Pattern Size Format Listed price
Romeo 38 cm Printed R 35.00 (sale R 10.00)
Rooibossie 55 cm Printed R 35.00 (sale R 10.00)
Rooi-Jan 25 cm Printed R 35.00 (sale R 5.00)
Katy Mouse 45 cm Printed R 40.00 (sale R 10.00)
Rowena 35 cm PDF R 20.00
Sabine 11 cm sitting Printed / PDF R 35.00 / R 30.00
Schnozzel 12 cm Printed / PDF R 35.00 / R 25.00
Scruffles Dog 30 cm Printed R 35.00 (sale R 10.00)
Spindleshanks 40 cm Printed R 35.00 (sale R 5.00)
Stanford 50 cm Printed R 35.00 (sale R 15.00)

Sizes ranged from small 11–12 cm sitting figures up to 55 cm bears, so the range covered both quick projects and larger display pieces. Some designs, like Sabine and Schnozzel, were sold in both printed and PDF form — a useful distinction if you are trying to work out which version a second-hand listing refers to.

Dollhouse Miniatures

The shop also carried a dollhouse miniatures section, including miniature sewing-room items. Listed examples include:

  • Sewing Room Shelf — R 155.00
  • Miniature Sewing Pattern — R 7.00
  • Fabric Bolts — R 27.00
  • Decor Element MA03 (200 mm x 17 mm) — R 38.00

These are 1:12-style scale accessories for furnishing a dollhouse rather than full-size sewing supplies, which is worth noting if you are sorting items by size.

Craft Supplies and Components

Beyond patterns and miniatures, the shop stocked the materials needed to actually build a soft toy. Its category list named:

  • Eyes
  • Fabric
  • Joint connectors
  • Kits
  • Noses
  • Resin
  • Scrapbook embellishments
  • Tools & accessories

This combination — pattern plus the eyes, joints, and noses needed to finish it — was the practical appeal of a single-source toy-making shop. If you are trying to complete a project from a Creative Me pattern you already own, the components are standard soft-toy supplies (safety eyes, cotter-pin or plastic joints, embroidered or plastic noses) and can be sourced from other craft suppliers; the pattern itself specifies the sizes required.

What This Means If You Want These Patterns Now

Because the store has closed, the site is no longer a purchasing channel. To find a specific Creative Me pattern:

  1. Note the exact pattern name and size from the table above — names like "Rooi-Jan 25cm" or "Sabine 11cm sitting" are specific enough to search for.
  2. Check second-hand craft destash groups and marketplaces, where printed patterns from closed South African shops often circulate.
  3. Confirm whether a listing is the printed or PDF version, since both existed for some designs and the PDF cannot be resold in the same way.

The shop operated for over 25 years before closing, so a substantial number of these printed patterns are likely still in private hands.