About Me
Hi, I am Fiona Westcott, I live in a small fishing town called Brixham, Devon, in the, UK with my dog Herbie. My dream is to build a safe space for an inclusive community of people of all abilities to come and have fun, making friends whilst chilling out making cards both in person and online
How I came up with the name Dorrie's Designs
I was born with a disability called Apert Syndrome, which basically means various parts of my body are deformed so I only have three fingers on each hand (four less for getting in the way I say), I am deaf but amazing at lip reading and where you have a ball and socket joint I have like a square and triangle so I have limited movement in my arms and legs. I am stubborn and if anyone tells me I can’t do something I will do it just to prove nothing is impossible. My motto is if you believe you can do it with a little imagination anything is possible.
Dorrie was a little girl in a story book when we were little who was stubborn just like me and always getting into mischief. Designs came from when my nephews were small we used to always be creating things with them. One day they came up with “Auntie you should be called Dorries Designs as you are always designing things”. Tada Dorrie’s Designs was born.
Herbie
Herbie is a Cavapoo and is 6 years old. He is my soul mate and where ever I am he is sure to be as long as it doesn’t involve water as he hates getting wet.
I call him the Creativity Manager and he will often be on my craft table or in his den underneath whilst I am crafting. He loves to be involved and frequently manages to pop his head onto Zoom and given the opportunity he loves to come to meet everyone at my in person classes.
When we are not crafting Herbie loves the beach and in particular going on an adventure that involves having a sausage or two.
He has many talents one of which is he can hear all the electric cars so if he’s heard one and Mummy tries to cross the road he will lie down and refuse to budge until it has gone by.
