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sweet gorilla of manilla!

Gorilla01

yesterday afternoon i finally got around making this fuzzy gorilla. it has been something rattling around in my brain for sometime now. i used one of those microplush blankets to make him out of. it was a messy affair, with much lint brushing involved, but i am happy with the results!

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the weekend will mean i will get more stuff made, including those elephant kits i can't seem to keep in stock! so on monday check back to see them restocked again. have a great weekend all!

Friday, March 21, 2008 in sew sew sew! | Permalink | Comments (6)

cuppa goodness.

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Coffeeteafinal01here are the final versions of my hot beverage plush dolls. coming to a webshop of mine soon...

i was hoping for an update by this friday, but it might wind up being monday instead, so i can make some more stuff... i just got my re-order of stamps, so i will be adding more mr. bunny stamp sets to the shop too.

the mail has been good to me lately, i also got my new postcards for sample packs!

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one more cup of joe for me, and i am off to get lots more done!

Thursday, March 13, 2008 in sew sew sew! | Permalink | Comments (8)

i want my elephant!

i am still fighting this nasty cold/infection/thing. i did make this last night:

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Elephant02

i wish i was better...there would be more sewing goodness if i was more up to it...

Monday, February 18, 2008 in sew sew sew! | Permalink | Comments (35)

baby animals everywhere...

Babyanimalsmonkey
one of my favorite patterns to make is the sleepy bunny & blanket. i decided to expand the pattern to make other sleepy baby animals too. a monkey, kitty, elephant, puppy, & bear...

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these will be part of a shop update i am working on currently. i feel like i have been sewing & experimenting a lot lately, but often my experiments are met with failure, or else i feel like i can do better. i often feel like that when i make something, its okay, but i know i can do better! so i keep on sewing...

Tuesday, February 05, 2008 in sew sew sew! | Permalink | Comments (13)

mrow?

Kittydoll03
after i got home yesterday from my current temp job i had a little vision tickling my brain of a kitty that was a doll. i sat at my sewing machine and quickly cut up some fabric and made this! she is thread jointed like the apple head dolls, and i was sure to pick a fabric with kitties for her dress. i am not sure how i feel about her...but i am going to attempt a black kitty next...
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 in sew sew sew! | Permalink | Comments (23)

i forgot how many thousands of degrees below zero it was...

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where have i been? sewing. sorry i haven't updated...i am almost done with this batch of penguins, and next up to work on are the attack of the squids already gathering in a huge pile. so much to do, and so little time. i guess that is how it goes! in fact, i better head to bed to get rested up and let my poor pin pricked hands take a little rest before starting in on things again tomorrow! which is halloween...yay!
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007 in sew sew sew! | Permalink | Comments (11)

Holiday Softie Awards!

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the wonderful woman behind the softies book is holding holiday softie awards! i am lucky enough to be a judge to help narrow the categories down so you out there then get to vote! here is her blog: softies central, and you can enter your softie here at the flickr group!

here are the categories you can enter:

Animals Dressed for the Holidays
Let it Snow!
Deck the Halls
Under the Tree
Holiday Smorgasboard
The Worst Gift I Ever Got!
Doll Dress Up
Nightmare Before Christmas
Holiday Version of a Softie from the Softies Book

so sew up some cuties and enter! i can't wait to see all the wonderful entries!

♥ t

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 in sew sew sew! | Permalink | Comments (2)

bones, bones, brittle little bones!

there is a big 'to do list' of everything i want to get finished for the shows. i have been picking a few items a day to work on & finish. but i find that the list sometimes makes me want to do something totally unrelated. if i manage to get a bunch of stuff done i have given in to this weird extra burst of creativity. this is one example of what i have made:

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Skeleton22
i think he actually came out pretty cute. i might make another one if time allows...i made him so he is thread jointed, out of a super soft micro fleece blanket.

well, back to the grindstone, or uh, sewing machine in my case...

Tuesday, September 25, 2007 in sew sew sew! | Permalink | Comments (14)

you changed the outcome by measuring it!

more pumpkin goodness...can you tell i am ready for fall?

Monday, September 10, 2007 in sew sew sew! | Permalink | Comments (6)

you'll rot your teeth!

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well, here it is at a store! therese laskey's softies book, and my little toothy on the cover smiling at passers by! i got my copy in the mail the other day, and it a really gorgeous book. chronicle always makes the best books! i am so thrilled to have a pattern in here. i have seen the book at several independent stores, i have yet to wander into a border's to see if they have it there yet, but i think all the patterns are really awesome, and there are even 2 needle felting patterns including one fron jenn docherty!

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this is a shot of the picture for my pattern..the photography is so wonderful too! can you tell i am impressed???

in other sewing related news, last night a funny little critter was created. not on my list of 'to do's, but the cooler weather totally got me thinking about fall...

Pumpkinplush

Monday, September 03, 2007 in blah blah, sew sew sew! | Permalink | Comments (6)

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