Sewing Stars

woo!!!! with a side of hoo!!!

i have been keeping a huge secret for what feels like forever!! now i can officially announce, i am super lucky, and super honored to be working with Sterling Publishing, and the most awesome editor ever to bring to the masses a pattern book i will be writing! how crazy is that?? *happy dance!* i will continue to run my online shop, and take part in shows too, i will also be working on an in depth book on how to sew plush dolls at the same time! yay!!

okay...now that is out of my system... 2 things!

1. this saturday is the opening for Plush! at "hello my name is gallery" in Connecticut. normally i wouldn't attend openings that i have my plush in due to the shows being far away, but this one is close enough that i will be at the opening. so if you are nearby, i hope you can come too! i have put the kitty girl dolls in this show.

2. the webshop update is delayed to next monday, but as you can see from the first picture, there will be brand new teacups, sasquatches, and yetis! so check in Monday!

alright..i think that is all for now. back to sewing... have a wonderful weekend everyone!!!!

wip, yetis, sasquatches, & tea cups, oh my!

i am still in the middle of making things to add to the shop, but i thought i would post a couple of pics of where i am at...

perhaps tomorrow i will be ready to post to the shop, i will make sure to announce when i do!

ask and you shall receive...

well, normally i wouldn't have done this, but since so many of you all asked, i am going to have a limited edition elephant kit available in the webshop by friday, in either pink or blue. it is limited because the fabric for lining the ears was in limited supply. here are some more images of them:

it seems my 'winter blahs' are over, and i have been kick started back into working like a crazy woman. maybe it was the daylight savings thing, who knows, but i have about a million ideas, and not enough time in a day to do them all!

coffee or tea?

some prototypes... i am working out some details i wanted to improve on, but you get the idea. i have a lot of fun fake drinking coffee, and making the boy fake drink tea with me. yes, we are that silly.

more new stuff later today! it was a busy weekend for me...

bright idea? or proof i am a goof?

after changing the light bulbs in the dining room for the millionth time, (yay old new england houses...) i was thinking how easy it would be to make a plush version. so i did. i plan on making some that are different colors, and i want to add arms & legs to them, like i did for the ice cream dolls.

sometimes experiments work!

ufo playset

i heard this strange whirring sound coming from my porch, so i grabbed my camera and got this footage...

i think it was using a ray to disrupt my little camera, but i did some better pictures when it got closer...

okay, this wasn't a real UFO, but i was finally able to make a project that worked! it is a UFO playset. i made it with a combo of vinyl. felt & fleece.

the top is removable, and unzips revealing some little alien friends.

i am pretty happy with how it came out!

achoo!

tiny hand sewn felt kleenex box. sadly the only thing i made this weekend that didn't turn out terribly. sometimes when i make stuff it comes super easily. other times, like this weekend, i struggled, and made ugly things, or else would loose hope that something would work, and for fear of ruining what i started, i stopped. maybe something better will happen on the sewing machine this week, but for now this is all i got.

kitty cats go 'meow meow'!

here is my attempt at a black kitty. i think she is cute....i have an orange one in the works next. they take some time to make, though.

wondering how i got the lime green eyes? in case you were, i actually painted them. they are regular safety eyes, and i have been wanting them in colors other than black for a while. after discussing with my dad how hard it would be to mold and make my own, he suggested using enamel paints like for model airplanes & cars. brilliant!

we picked up some paint and i experimented with it. after letting the enamel dry for 24 hours it was nice and durable. not as durable as the plastic alone, but pretty darn close. the only draw back are the fumes while painting them. so if this is something you might want to try, make sure to do it near an open window or away from eating areas.

anyway, i am sorry i have been m.i.a. i feel like i have been not blogging as much as i really should. my part time temp job has been temporarily become a full time one, thus cutting my crafty time down. hopefully, after this week i can get back into the swing of crafty goodness and post more fun stuff.

no calories!

a sneak peek! these valentine sets will be in the shop upon re-opening later this week.along with a bunch of yetis & sasquatches...i am sewing sewing sewing!

for kids from 1 to 92...

well, i am done mailing orders, making stuff for shows, and basically doing crafty stuff in general. i am exhausted. i really think this was one of the most intense and rewarding holiday seasons so far in sewing stars land. i owe everyone who came out the shows, or ordered from my site a HUGE thank you!

now all that is left is to pack my suitcase (hence the laundry in the background), and head off to california to spend the holidays with my dad & brother. i want to bake cookies, wrap presents, decorate the house, and finally relax a bit. i feel like a wind up toy that finally just wound down.

i will post from the other coast i am sure, but before i forget to say it, HAPPY HOLIDAYS everyone!