Ok, I give up on the day name thing. I was hoping it’d keep me on task better as far as blogging. It did, but it’s so boring. And also being of few words these days, I like to being able to get half my content out in the title.
Today, I thought I’d plug the bunnies since tis the season and all. Patterns available in the shoppe.
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There was some holiday related making this week. I made Phoebe this valentine’s top which I’m hoping isn’t too hearty so she can wear it for more than one day, even though the fabric is called be my valentine.
And Oscar made some valentines for his classmates. His were the only handmade ones in the class. Kind of a bummer although I do get it. One or two valentines sure but trying to keep them focused on a whole … More
Ha! I finished something. Something not even on my more important to-do’s list but something I’d been thinking about for a while. A new ornament for the tree, a little hot air balloon. Even got to use some of my new Christmas supplies. yay! and BAM! No, I haven’t been watching Emerill but Christmas around here this year has become something of a competitive sport and I find myself yelling BAM! at things a lot. Online shopping for those last … More
I finally got around to my painting project. I started out painting in the sinkhole but after dropping wet paint heads on my shirt twice Tim ordered me out of the couch and to the table. pah, sitting up. overrated if you ask me. I love the painted wood German Christmas ornaments so much and wanted to try to make a little something like that for the tree this year. So I went to Michaels and got some round doll … More
these awesome old pipe cleaners I found at the resale shop + theresa’s post on cody foster and wondering how spun cotton ornaments are made + my current obsession with crazy vintage handmade ornaments = an oscar-free afternoon turning into a whirlwind of crazy ornament making activity! I unrolled cotton balls and used the strips of cotton to wrap up spools, wooden wheels, plastic eggs, anything I could find really and then glue gunned on little heads and buttons and … More
We are in full-on Christmas spirit mode over here. finally! And here are a few Christmas presents coming off the assembly line… a Jess Hutch robot
and some stockings for the boy and his father to match the one I have from when I was a kid…
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Ok, getting ready for Morphe has got me thinking about Christmas even earlier than usual. This weekend before I could make up the crayon costume I had to try out this idea I had for wee ornaments. I was thinking I’d send some along to Morphe and maybe sell some here on the site too. I stamped up some fabric with tasty holiday treats and then made little wee’s (about 3″ tall) out of it. They’re stuffed with polyfil and … More
A captivating gang of 24 huggable, lovable creatures to sew—from classics like Margot, a topsy-turvy doll, and the button-jointed teddy bear Bjorn Bjornson, to irresistible Evelyn, a wool felt inchworm decked out in mod glasses and a kerchief, and Koji, a fiercely cute spiked softie monster. There’s something for everyone here—from kids to grown-ups and from beginning sewers to advanced dollmakers. Published by STC Craft, August, 2010.
