Beads and Bits

I feel like I have been very absent from here lately. We must remedy this! Here is a little snapshot of the ol' work desk. . .

It is covered in beads!

While I in no way consider myself a jeweler or a bead-er, I have gotten three requests in the past week about making/showing/selling jewelry. I learned a while back that the most important thing to do is say "yes." No matter what it is. If an opportunity arises, just say "yes." And so, I said it, that means I am off to the bead store with a grocery list of things to get and I am slowly but surely making some little baubles and trinkets happen I suppose! I have to hand it to all you jewelers out there, because this doesn't come easy for me! Lots of re-dos and re-works. More photos of some finished products (hopefully) soon!

Sewing is for Lovers

It is a really gorgeous day and we just got back from a long hike in the woods. The dogs are very happy and tired (and me too.) I am trying to get some good pictures outside of some items that I have been meaning to photograph for awhile. I thought I would post another of my crafts in love cards while I am at it:

It is thread and fabric in love. And is available here.

Also, I started letter L in the Flowers A to Z project. It is turning out pretty so far. I went with L is for Lenten Rose since Easter was just around the corner. I am learning about so many new and pretty flowers! I will have pictures of K and L as soon as they are finished. I also started some new little stuffed animals last night. They have a woodland themed . . . so far so cute! More on that later too!

Hope you all are having a bright and sunny day!

100!!!

Wow!

I can’t believe that this is my 100th post! And I just realized that I missed my blog anniversary on March 5th! I had no idea! Time flies when you’re busy making tiiny wool felt creations. Well, this feels like an extra special show-n-tell today being that it is the 100th!

Here is what I have to show you and since this is after Easter, this goes under the category “Better Late than Never.”

I finally finished my batch of bunnies that I feel like I have been working on for a long time. I made three, one just like one I had made last year (the yellow bunny) and a white and light brown one. I had a very good time trying to find the perfect calicos for the dresses and of course matching the shoes to the dress (These are stylish lady bunnies of course.)

There is one available here and the other two will be up on Etsy soon after a proper photo shoot!

Welcome Spring

Happy Easter! Happy Spring!

Cards, Cards, Cards!

I have been happily busy creating all kinds of little things today. But I wanted to take a minute to tell you about a little card deal that is going on in the etsy shop. I am now offering mix and match card sets, so you can pick your 5 cards (different designs or all the same or a combo there of) and pay only for 4 cards! This is only applicable to my $4 cards. So check it out! Head over to the Pea Soup Paper section, browse around and then make your purchase of the "Mix and Match Card Set." In the message to seller, just let me know which five that you want.

Whippee!!!

Crafts in Love!!!

Happy Friday Everyone!

I am finally ready to share my next series of cards that I just finished designing and making! This set is entitled "Crafts in Love." That's right, each card is a different collection of craft supplies looking awfully in love with each other. There are five different designs in all, I got to take pictures of a couple this morning before the rainy day rolled in. So, - here they are:

Paint + Brush = True Love

The brush handle and tube of paint are handcut paper collage. The brush itself is felt.

Needles + Yarn = True Love

I actually made little balls of real knitting yarn. I know, I am pretty sure that is a little crazy, but they turned out really cute. The knitting needles are cut paper.

And on the inside of the cards?

The rest of the designs (drawing, stitching, sewing) are on their way. Right now, you can buy these two in my Etsy shop. Also, they will soon be available as sets for all your crafts in love occasions!

My New Shop

I haven't really talked up my other shop and it is about high time that I did! I am really trying to get the hang of it for sure, but it is over on DaWanda and it is a pretty great site if you all haven't checked it out yet. I am still very much learning, just converting inches to centimeters and dollars to euros has been taking me quite a while to get the hang of! Slowly I am adding more and more. I have had one sale from a gal in Germany. I believe she is also on DaWanda's admin. She was so SO incredible helpful and kind and encouraging! I couldn't have asked for a nicer first customer!! That little pear in the photo was the first item sold! (And featured on Cuteable - YAY!) I just actually finished up a little batch of them too, so they will be showing up in the shops for sure!

Flowers for March

I have been busy restocking my cards. That means more breakfast in love, produce in love and sweet desserts. I am also very excited about a new set of cards that I have been working on. They are not quite finished yet, so I will have to wait a little bit longer before I can post about that!

But, today I have some more flowers for you. . . First, here is a little daisy patch that will be up in both shops (here and here.) This is like a blown up version of my "smile" pin and it is a little patch that you can sew on to anywhere. I think it would be very sweet sewn onto the front of a little pinafore or jumper. (I was having a lot of difficulty taking good pictures today and the grass green on the background looks too dark on my monitor! )

Secondly, here is another Flower A to Z. Lets see now . . . a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, ah yes,

"J is for Jasmine."

A much more simple and smaller design than the others have been. That's what has been so great about this project, every flower demands it's own style and feel and size!

Back to work!

I is for Iris

Finally!

Finally, a beautiful, sunny day and finally, some pictures of my "I is for Iris" pin.

I got carried away because irises, to me are such majestic flowers, they are so proud and tall and big. So, I guess this is the sentiment behind this particular design! (By the way, it measures 7 inches tall and over 4 inches at the widest point.)

Some details:

"H is for Hollyhocks" is here in the shop. I am working on J and K, they are not nearly as large as H and I are! More on them soon!

Bunches of Bunnies

Yikes, I just realized that I was planning on showing and telling my "I is for Iris" pin. Well, it has been so dark and rainy/snowy around here, I wouldn't have had much luck with the photos anyway! I do have these little ones to show you.

This is what I have been working on lately gearing up for the holiday. I made four families: tan, white, yellow and light blue. I just finished the yellow family, the tan is sold, the white bunny family is available here and I am about to start the light blue bunch. I can certainly make more of any color family if anyone is interested!

I also have lots of these little ones and will be posting more slowly - here is one!

H is for Hollyhock

Busy as a little bee I am.

I have been moving non-stop all day and it has felt very good to get so many things checked off the ol’ to-do list!

I wanted to stop in here and do a little show and tell – it has been awhile since I posted a new flower from the Flowers A to Z project.

But first, let me start off by saying I don’t know what happened with H (and "I" also, I will show you soon) they ended up being HUGE! Really big! That was not my intention, in fact, I didn’t notice until they were all finished.

Here is “H is for Hollyhocks”

And a little detail:

I really like how it turned out (other than the huge-ness.) I love the colors and really, I love anything to do with hollyhocks, they remind me of Beatix Potter stories. Also, when I was showing Ed’s mom, she told me that her and her sister used to make little dolls out of hollyhock petals (the petals being the skirt) and play with them all day. What a great little story!

I will post tomorrow about the GIANT "I is for Iris" pin!

It's Toast-y Outside!

Sorry I couldn’t help it! From the moment that I stepped outside this morning, I have been so jazzed by the weather we are having today. It feels like SPRING! (I know, I know, it was just a couple of days ago that I was saying how much I was enjoying the winter weather.) Well I am over that! The birds, the sun, the warm breeze! This has been the best day! It makes me feel like conquering all kinds of projects! Poor Ed, I have already proclaimed that I want to knock out a wall in the kitchen, paint the walls, and install a clothes line outside. There is no stopping me today!!!

One of my many MANY projects is working on this little batch of toast cards. Right now, they are still missing their wiggly-eyes because apparently no craft shop within an hour radius carries 3mm wiggle eyes any more! I had to order them online. I really think that I personally bought out all their stock!

Other than this batch of toast cards which are for a custom order, I have been preparing for an egg decorating class that I am teaching tomorrow night and trying to get a couple of Easter items in the shop. So far I have this and this, with much more (hopefully) to follow.

Okay, back to work. I hope that you all are having a day as pretty as the one I am having!!!

Welcome March!

Okay, so I am a day behind . . . but today really feels like a March kind of day! The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and here is the little gal that is the charity doll this month. (To see what this is all about see this post.)

I have just posted one of her in the shop, so please hop on over and snatch her up if you’d like! Also, just to let you know, I am continuing my charity from last month which is Make-A-Wish. I am planning on donating to a new charity every month, but until things begin to take off, I am rolling over February’s charity into March!

Also, it just occurred to me today that Easter is early this year! That means that I have a LOT to do! Coming soon to the shop, I will be restocking the little bunny families in a bag and some other bunny dolls. Also some bunny pins. This means look out for a special little Easter item section in the shop in the next couple of days with these sorts of goodies:

Also, I am still working on my Flowers A to Z project. I have H, I, and almost J complete. More on that later!

Whew! I have lots of work to do . . . .