Ah, took a little blog vacation there…

Thanks to Llum for stopping by!  I’m a big fan of your clothes.  Infact, we love *this outfit* so much, I’ll probably buy the next size up when baby M outgrows the one she has now.  : )

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We’re having nicer weather here in Seattle (though you wouldn’t know it this morning…), alot more sunshine – good weather for an impromptu stroll once or twice a day.

This is a funny time of year for my shop.  Things slow down as folks go outside and get away from their computers.  I use this time to make more things, in preparation for the fall and holidays.  And for some reason, I usually get a wave of custom order requests this time of year.  Right now I have requests for custom bookmarks, a needlebook and a project tote.

And as soon as the baby lays down for a nap, I’ve been picking up my embroidery and working on these critters:

Dog

Bunny

Mouse

Hedgie

Kitty and..

Bird.

These embroideries will be part of a new line of items for my shop: iPhone cases!

Now that the embroidery is finished, I’ll sew up the cases, photograph them and then add them to my shop.

Thank goodness babies take naps!  ; )

Jenn : )

I’m working on a project that calls for lots and lots of ribbons.

Fortunately, I happen to have lots and lots of ribbons.

I decided last weekend that I have kept them tucked away long enough.

It’s time to put these to good use!

Aren’t they pretty, all stacked up?

(Hope to show you the finished goods in an upcoming post.)

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PS – Thanks so much to Maartje (aka Tizz), for featuring me

over on her super cute blog: Tizzalicious.

*Check it out!*

Jenn : )

This past Sunday I made a To-Do list of 5 things I wanted to get done by the end of this week (Friday).  This morning I crossed the first thing off.

There’s no way I’ll be able to get the remaining 4 things done by tomorrow, so I’ve extended the week to include Saturday and Sunday.

Problem solved!  ; )

Here is what I got done, rushing around while the little one was napping:

This is a prototype monster I made up for a future item for my shop.  I’ll tell you later what it is intended to be.  Right now let’s just have a chuckle at it’s wonky-ness.  It’s pretty jacked up as is, but I’m off to a good start.  With a little tweaking, it will be right on.

Until then, I’ve got the To-Dos to tackle.

What have you been working on?

Jenn : )

My loot from a recent fabric sale – cottons and wools.

Shades of gold and brown.

Pretty trim… I might use this for scrappy pincushions someday.

Jenn : )

Sewing up new Business Card Wallets for the shop.

All done – now I just need to get them photographed.

I love the Japanese trim.

And I have more in the mail, on its way.

Yay!

Jenn : )

….Done!

I finished my pennant banner for our friends daughter Robyn’s, 1st birthday.

Y was my favorite letter to make – the flannel is so soft.

We recently started a set nap schedule here and I am loving it!

(Wish I was the one taking the naps – haha!)

While the baby slumbers I’ve been able to catch up on a few projects, take some custom order requests and start some brand new projects, too!

I’ll have more to show you soon!

Jenn : )

…make me happy!

Even the selvages are cute:

Leaves

Skulls

Butterflies

Ladybugs

Jenn : )

Hmm…

I thought the holidays were busy BEFORE I had a baby!

Good Lord – I still have Christmas presents to wrap!

But, I did manage to get one crafty Christmas project finished…

…finished at 11:59 pm Christmas night…

…but finished nonetheless.

I wish you all a wonderful 2010!

Jenn : )

(P.S. I got this stocking pattern from Martha Stewart.  I added the embroidered names and substituted French knots for sequins.  I am very happy with the results, but I found the sizing of this pattern was a bit wonky (how does Martha let that happen??) and cutting out the felt for the cuffs was a bit tedious… but, as most Martha projects come with some ultra time-consuming component, this wasn’t a surprise, and I think it was worth the effort in the end.)

I recently discovered a new use for taskets =

holding baby accessories!

Until now I’d never thought of how a soft, portable basket could come in handy in a nursery.  But they sure do. I’ve been keeping this one right in the co-sleeper.  It stands on its own, but it’s soft, so no worries if baby bumps it.

I think I’ll be making a line of baby tasket sets in the future.

I’ve already gathered these sweet fabrics from Superbuzzy:

Bright and colorful elephants, owls and deer.

Cute airplanes, balloons and forest friends.

LOVE the colors of this one!

This one is subtle, with sweet forest animals.

Now I’m off to find some dotty cottons and rick-rack to match!

Jenn : )

A shop update:

New tasket sets!

Pom Pom Fawn

(I only made one with this small pom pom trim.)

Our House.

Pretty Forest.

Dotty Birds.

Happy Thursday.

The weekend is almost here!

Jenn : )