Remember those Dragon Scarves I mentioned awhile ago as Christmas gifts for my nephews? Well, I finally finished them this evening… along with matching hats and mittens so I can check this project off my list! These make my first fully completed Christmas gifts. Now to wrap them and ship them off. I hope everyone …
Today Britta awoke to two marvelous surprises. First, the first snowfall of the winter, and second, news that her city kin will be coming to spend the holidays. She has already begun her preparations, because there will be so much to do. She spent the morning carefully packing away her fall treasures, and began the …
Once the bodies were done, it was time for the faces. I had the kids tell me what they wanted. They were very specific. Fairy wanted pink checks, gold hair and big, red lips. Bug wanted angry eyebrows and a Not-Smiling but Not-frowning face… very serious. We drew a couple mock-up and once we were …
The other day I was going through some old books and came upon a wool penny rug that I’ve wanted to make for years…I shared the pic last week. I know I don’t have enough time right now to tackle a rug, but I wanted to use the wool pennies for SOMETHING! I started a table runner, …
Since my kids are too young to really following a pattern I cut out all the body pieces and trim. I also ironed under all the hems. When it was time to sew I let each kiddo sit on my lap to help use the machine while I made their doll (even the Pixie Girl). …
After we decided on a direction for our spoon dolls, it was time to gather the materials. We took our pictures to the fabric store and I let everyone pick out their own main body fabric… Pixie a pink calico with hearts, Fairy a pretty daisy print and Bug found a Shimmery Black print. I …
November’s Pattern of the Month is now ready! Spoon dolls, as we know them today, probably originated in Colonial America, where resourceful mothers and children, made playthings from available materials. Wooden spoons, a staple in rich and poor families alike, offered a ready made head, and their bodies could be elaborate, adorned with bits of …
It’s lights out and time for all gnomes to dream their “gnomey” dreams! What could be more comfy than to snuggle into an autumn sleeping bag? Make 1 or 20, depending on how many gnomes reside in your house. Directions are easy as 1, 2, 3…well maybe 4, 5, 6, but they can be whipped …
The kids and I have started our Spoon Doll project. I introduced the idea to them a few days ago so they could think about what they wanted to make. Today I drew a quick outline of a spoon and made some photo copies for the kids to outline what they wanted. (After a couple …
I was born a crafter. Some of my earliest memories involve yarns and fabrics. I started collecting ideas out of books and magazines when I was around 10. Whenever I go somewhere, I’m making mental notes of designs or arrangements I find enthralling. Thank goodness for the camera on my cell phone. I’m always snapping …
I am making hobby horses for the grandbabies for Christmas. I’m trying very hard to make most of my gifts this year, and if I do buy, to buy American made…but this is more of a guideline than a hard and fast rule. I add a new character to each of their Nativities each year, and those are Fontaninis from Tuscany! So …
Note: Tutorial for the peasant skirt can be found HERE. It seems like lately everything I make for Pixie turns out too big and ends up in Fairy’s possession. I think, in part, this is a fear of making something too small with no one else to hand it down to, but it also has a lot …
