Meet the maker Lynne

Welcome to Captain Skulduggery Dug's Pirate Pixie crew store!

I'm Lynne. I live with my partner Jon in South Wales, in the UK, with mountains behind our house, mountains in front and the sea within a 30 minute drive. It's a beautiful place to be.

All my life I've loved to make and create things. I like nothing better than to see a raw material be turned into something useful or beautiful.

At the moment I'm obsessed with creating things from wool. Hats, clothes, rugs... I also have a love for making hula hoops. They have a magical power that makes people smile.

I feel that imagination and fun is very important in all our lives whether we be young or old, so when you purchase a hat from it me means you become a Pirate Pixie Crew member. You will receive a membership card with your hat. See how Captain Skulduggery Dug came to have a Pirate Pixie Crew below. If my goods spark even small feelings of adventure and fun in the owners I am happy.

For other Pirate Pixie goodies there are more at PiratePixieCrew Artfire. If you see something you like over there but would prefer to buy from this site, let me know and I will transfer the goods over to this shop.

If you want to get your wiggle on and join in the fun of hula hooping and hoopdance visit my Hyperloop Hoops site.

I also run the magazine blog Autonomous Artisans that champions handmade goods and sellers.

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Terms and Conditions of Sale
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Payments
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I accept payment via paypal or UK residents can, if they wish, pay by cheque.
International customers are responsible for all fees, taxes, and duties associated with shipping to their respective countries.
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Shipping
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If you pay by paypal all goods will be sent to the paypal account registered address. Please make sure you keep your paypal account shipping address up to date. If you specifically wish for the goods to be sent to a different address this must be agreed with me first.

All the ready made, hand crafted goods that I offer on Folksy will be dispatched by 1st class recorded post to UK customers and 1st class airmail to over seas customers within 3 working days of payment being finalised (i.e. Paypal payment being received or cheque clearing in the bank).

If you want your package to be insured I am happy to do that at your own cost. Please contact me to find out the cost.

If you contact me to requested a custom made item(s) I will agree a mutually satisfactory date of deliver at that time. Custom made items can take longer than the ready made goods as parts and materials may have to be sourced. I will keep you updated and informed all the time of any unforeseen delays. I will never leave you hanging not knowing where your goods are.
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Refunds and Exchanges
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Every effort is made at Captain Skulduggery Dug to get your goods to you in perfect condition. If any product is faulty, incorrect or damaged in transit to you, please contact me and report the problem within SEVEN working days of receipt of the goods. Faulty, damaged or incorrect orders will be replaced or refunded. Please do not ship the goods back to me unless I have told you to do so. I will not reimburse the cost of shipping items back to me unless I have instructed you to do this.

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Complaints
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At Captain Skulduggery Dug's I do my utmost to make sure that I provide my customers with great products and loyal service. If you feel I have not done so, please Contact me and let me know how you feel I have let you down. I will try my hardest to resolve the problem as quickly as possible.

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The story of Captain Skulduggery Dug
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Captain Skulduggery Dug was tired of all the scurrilous scurvy dogs in her ships crew. They stole from her, drank all her rum and never did the washing up! Cap'n Skully decided enough was enough and she made them all walk the plank into shark infested waters. One by one they were all gobbled up never to be seen again. All were left to sleep in Davy Jones’ locker.

Cap'n Skully found it very difficult to sail her big galleon alone. Steering whilst putting up and taking down the sails on the ship was impossible. Doubloon the Captain’s faithful dog was roped in to take hold of the helm when the Cap'n needed to hoist the sails, eat her dinner, drink some rum, or go below for a sleep. The only problem was Doubloon had no sense of direction and couldn’t read a compass. As time went on the ship veered further and further off course until they were in strange waters that the Captain didn’t recognise.

Late one night with Doubloon at the helm the galleon ran aground on a beautiful island. The bump woke Cap’n Dug from her slumber. Confused, she stumbled up onto the deck to find the galleon slumped at an angle and illuminated by hundreds of tiny sparkling coloured lights. Doubloon was hiding under an empty barrel. He was frightened that the Captain would be angry with him.

As the Captains eyes became adjusted to the lights she realised that each light was coming from a tiny little person that appeared to be fixing up, cleaning and polishing her tatty, tired old galleon. In awe she moved closer to one and saw that it was a teeny little baby. She looked at others. They were all tiny little babies. On their heads they wore a variety of cute woolly hats and sprouted from their backs were the most gorgeous twinkling wings that gave off the iridescent light.

Skully shook her head and rubbed her eyes. Surely she must be dreaming, or maybe she'd had too much grog, but no, she really did have a new crew of Pirate Pixies. Come the morning, the high tide had lifted the galleon off the sand and it was floating back out to sea, for new adventures, with a brand new crew. Captain Skulduggery Dug stood at the helm with a happy grin on her bony face.

Do you want to come and join her crew?