Here are all the retro toys in our Santa’s Workshop Applique Collection. When designing these I thought of toys that were popular before batteries were synonymous with playthings. Of course, these toys are still popular with wee ones. Can anything take the place of a beloved doll or teddy? Also, when designing these I knew I …
Santa’s Workshop Spinning Top Ornament Patterns
These ornaments were based on our Santa’s Workshop Spinning Top Applique which can be found HERE. I made them two different ways. The first ornament has a border around the design and in the second ornament there is no border. Decide which you like best and sew away! Materials: Bordered Pattern or Borderless Pattern Felt …
Knit and Crochet Christmas Stocking Patterns
Take heart! There is still time to knit or crochet a stocking for Christmas. Whether you are looking for a simple stocking or a fancy doodle one, there is something here for everyone. Most patterns are free, I think only 2 need to be purchased, so I hope you find something that speaks to you. …
Spinning Top Coloring Page
I’m a little spinning top, Round and round I twirl. I whistle and I hum, As my colors swirl. This coloring page is based on our Santa’s Workshop Spinning Top Applique The Spinning Top Coloring Page can be found HERE. The Santa’s Workshop Spinning Top Applique can be found HERE. The Santa’s Workshop Applique Collection can be …
Santa’s Workshop Spinning Top Applique
With Christmas, dare I say it, just around the corner, we are very excited to be sharing some of the projects that we are making for our houses. Michelle has long had a wee handmade ornaments rainbow tree. Year by year she has added to her collection and it looks like this year she will …
Sneak Peek at Peanut’s New Sweater
When one of my babies asks me for something, I tend to put everything else on hold. A couple of weeks ago I got a text from 10 month old Peanut asking me for a toasty sweater for a South Carolina winter. (It’s pretty impressive that a 10 month old can text, isn’t it?) Anyway… …
Barnyard Chicken Coloring Page
Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O And on his farm he had some chickens E-I-E-I-O With a cluck cluck here And a cluck cluck there Here a cluck, there a cluck Everywhere a cluck cluck Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O This coloring page is based on our Barnyard Chicken Applique The Barnyard Chicken Coloring …
Parenting Hacks :: Two Blankies
Back when my son, Adam, was 18 months old, we managed to lose his favorite blankie at a street fair. When we realized it was gone, we went looking for it, going up and down aisles, asking vendors and attendees if they saw his blankie. It was never recovered 🙁 I’m not sure why anyone would have cared to …
Barnyard Sheep Coloring Page
Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O And on his farm he had some sheep E-I-E-I-O With a baa baa here And a baa baa there Here a baa, there a baa Everywhere a baa baa Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O This coloring page is based on our Barnyard Sheep Applique The Barnyard Sheep Coloring Page can …
Felt 101
Over the weekend our friends at Prairie Point Junction, home of Wool Felt Central, did a guest blog on adorable Fall and Winter Treat Bags. You can find the tutorial HERE. Although the bags are adorable, I was thrilled that they offered our readers a whopping 20% off all non-sale items until November 1. Just …
Painted Leaves
There is something so soothing about doodling… those small, unplanned, undesigned drawings where your pen meanders across the surface of a page taking leaps and turns like an Olympic figure skater on the ice. Since there is no fore thought, you never get it wrong. There’s just freedom, design, color with no particular place to …
Barnyard Pig Coloring Page
Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O And on his farm he had a pig E-I-E-I-O With an oink oink here And an oink oink there Here an oink, there an oink Everywhere an oink oink Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O This coloring page is based on our Barnyard Pig Applique The Barnyard Pig Coloring …