Wee Wonderfuls

wheels

Lucky garage sale day! I'm very excited about what's going to be under the tree for Phoebe this year.

I was pretty close on the hair matching

Phoebe's new doll

I made this doll for Phoebe this week. Very inspired by the Hilda Cowham illustrations from last week. I really want this book!

Next I think I'm going to try to make her a blackberry fairy doll. These mop tops remind me of Phoebe.

illustrated by Esther Friend

So cute! Love her style and those sweet faces. I think I have more books by her. I'll have to dig them out. 

pretty

Leaves from walking O to school and fabric from Quilt Merchant.

I really need to go to a yarn store. It's fall and I have no new yarn.

(Carol and Ellie are you reading? We should meet at that yarn shop that was in St. Charles then moved to Geneva then back to St. Charles.)

just decisions about fabric

See, I'm a bad blogger. I don't even make sense half the time! Sorry for confusion, I'm not making any big career type decisions. Just trying to decide how much floral is too much, what colors I like together, things like that. 

Thanks for the sweet comments! I'd skype you all if I could. But wait, isn't that like talking on the phone? I hate talking on the phone. Another reason I'm lucky I don't have a real job! 

Ok, here are some pins to change the topic off my indecisiveness. Have a great weekend!

 

Source: jackwills.com via Hillary on Pinterest

 

Source: husandhem.co.uk via Hillary on Pinterest

Source: orlakiely.com via Hillary on Pinterest

 

Source: anthropologie.com via Hillary on Pinterest

 

trying to make decisions

I started this blog because I was home with my baby, making stuff and wanted to hang out with other makers and chat. The longer I do this blog the more and more I do in "secret", on my own, by myself. I thought the book was going to be super collaborative but instead it was just me doing my part and then handing it off to others to do their parts. I want to go, out of my house, to one of those jobs with huge carousels of markers and talk to people about my ideas. I think I'm just feeling sorry for myself because I'm stuck on this design. I need someone to say yes to this and no to that.

farm folks

I have my framed farm folks x-stitchettes just sitting in a pile in my craft room. I thought I'd put them out for a little seasonal flair.

brightening up our rainy day

Early AM delivery. Thanks Cathy!

sunflowers and berries and a bird and leaves and mini indian corn and acorns

We popped into Joanns yesterday for some Phoebe-esque yarn hair for a doll I'm making her and spent way too much time in the Halloween/fall aisles. The kids got excited about making a fall wreath and picked out all the supplies. I did my best to put it together cute. I suck at wreaths. But at least we have something Autumnal hanging on the door. I like to check off all these little benchmarks of suburban living -- lawn mowed, driveway blacktopped, wreath on door -- makes me feel like a good neighbor.