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never forget how to fly...
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| they gave me fabric and i made lemons? |
[Feb. 18th, 2009|08:49 am] |
i think these lemons might express how i have been feeling lately. it certainly didn't help i got sick for almost 4 weeks, and then i have just been in a funk. i am trying to crawl my way back out of it, and these are the first things i have made in quite some time... i have a little pile of fruity goodness to finish sewing tonight too. once i do, more & better pictures of a silly fruit bowl will be posted. |
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| decemblur... |
[Jan. 7th, 2009|12:17 am] |
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craftland happened: 
(that's me in the ponytail ringing up the line...)
bazaar bizarre happened: 
i flew home at christmas and saw my family for a week: 
while i was there i went with my dad and his lady to see the rose parade floats being built: 
when i came back i helped clean up craftland, along with with everyone else: 
monday i started my new job, which was my temp job at the AMS: 
oh yeah, so i am officially employed again. i have been temping at the AMS (American Mathematical Society) for a while now, and with the economy tanking, and the open position in the creative services department it seemed like fate, so i applied, and managed to land the job. unlike my previous full time employment, this place is really great, and my new boss is one of the nicest people i have ever met. does this mean sewing stars is done? no, not at all. i just need to adjust to my new schedule and figure it all out. so the site will be remain down a little while longer while my life reforms yet again. that was my december... i wonder what january will be like? |
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| well, holidays, you win! |
[Dec. 11th, 2008|11:02 pm] |
i have tried to get more done this week, but its been slow going, and its already thursday. so today i bring you all 2 things!
 1. i have been frustrated at how hard it is to find some important info on the internet sometimes, and i use this stitch all the time when i am making things, so i share it with anyone who doesn't know! a PDF is available here: ladder stitch/hidden stitch
2. more kits for everyone! i also have a couple of handbags i will toss in the shop too. whatever doesn't sell by next Friday at 12:00 noon will be taken out, and the shop will be closed until january. this holiday season has totally kicked my butt, and i am so behind i know catching up is pretty much impossible, so i have resigned to my fate, and i want to for once enjoy my holidays. so i am sorry of you were hoping for stuff in the shop, and i may add some things here and there, but i just don't have the extra energy left to go full force anymore... i hope the free tute and the new kits make up for my lameness somehow...
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| holidaze |
[Dec. 3rd, 2008|03:05 pm] |
i am alive, but only barely. sorry to disappear like that. So! Felt Club rocked as hard as ever. Some proof:
 once i stepped off the plane back here in merry ol' new england, i came down with a wicked nasty cold. i did my best to keep working at my temp job, and also come home and sew. however, it slowed me down a lot, and i lost a couple days entirely to laying on the couch feeling miserable. days like those make me very happy to have my kitty to keep me company.
here i am now, only a few days until Bazarre Bizarre Boston, attempting to help out with Craftland to get it up and running Friday, and i never got to update my webshop...
so here's the deal folks! there are only so many hours in the day, and I don't want to skip a holiday update for shop, therefore it is going to be a late update. All week next week starting Monday afternoon I will load new items into the webshop. I will be keeping the shop open until Decmeber 19th.
The catch! if you order something after December 12th I can't guarantee the order's arrival in time for Christmas,so keep that mind. Also! I will be done with all other crafty obligations by next Monday so I will be shipping orders the day after I get them. Sorry about my lameness this year, but I hope this will help make up for it!
Oh! and here is a fun free pattern to make in the meantime. Awesome little felt penguin ornaments!
(click image for full size and print!) |
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| felt club! |
[Nov. 13th, 2008|08:53 am] |
 
i will be at felt club this sunday. i have tons of goodies, and because felt club rocks, there are not only awesome vendors selling wares, but workshops with crafty gurus like sublime stitching, and a very neat swap-o-rama for trading your old clothes in for other cooler duds! read all about it at feltclub.com.
see you there!! |
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| california here i come...right back where i started from. |
[Nov. 6th, 2008|09:08 am] |
 well, i have been a busy bee trying to get a large amount of stuff ready for felt club and then for the holiday shop update. as you can see there are large bags under my eyes... in just over a week i will be back in california for the winter felt club show! it should be a lot of fun as always! especially since I will be sharing my booth with kelly of superbuzzy.com. i will have to be careful not to spend all my monies on her adorable import fabrics.. |
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| november 4th. |
[Nov. 3rd, 2008|10:18 pm] |
well, november 4th is the day. it happens once every 4 years. just as rare as leap day, and infinitely more important. it is an election day that includes the choice for president. people fought & died so we could have the opportunity to vote. when i was 18 years old, on my birthday, i registered to vote. i have been voting in every election since. i will be at my polling place, most likely in a line, but i will bring some sewing projects with me.
i heard today there are scams going on where there is misinformation going out. if someone calls you saying you cast your vote by phone, its not true!
also, if you live in one of those swing states where the lines are really long, make it fun. bring a cooler with drinks to share! bring your knitting! bring a book! bring a friend! just make sure you go vote. |
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| a year in plush, 2009 |
[Oct. 30th, 2008|03:41 pm] |
i decided to draw on my pool of pictures for the first ever sewing stars calendar!
to be available in limited numbers both in my webshop in november and at felt club. alright... back to work! i have loads to do and make. |
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| look out! i have a shrink ray! |
[Oct. 27th, 2008|01:03 pm] |
i spent the weekend building my army... army of mini-yetis!
angry and happy yetis soon to adorn homes. i am obviously gearing up. seeing as i leave for los angeles in only a few weeks for felt club! i am also going to be updating my webshop the first week of november. i am still waiting for my new stamp sets to arrive, once i have those i will be sure to get the shop filled up with all the new goodies.
i also loved seeing the yeti design shrunk down, so i am going to do the same thing to a few other designs. i started with the owls...
and i have many more to come... alright, back to sewing! |
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| scaling |
[Oct. 22nd, 2008|08:51 am] |
i was considering making little yetis into tree ornaments this year. so yesterday i shrunk my yeti pattern, and made this little guy. i think he came out pretty well for a first try. i am not sure the picture shows his scale very well... he is 5" tall standing, only 3" sitting. i think it would be fun to have a whole bunch of them some mad some happy.
i have made my lists of "to do" for felt club & my winter shop update. i am still in denial over bazaar bizzare and craftland stock, but once i get some stuff done for my first 2 lists i will start in on those two events as well. i am shooting to update my shop with loads of stock for the holiday season the second week of November. I will show off some of the new goodies i will be offering very soon, like custom fabrics, and a new stamp set! so stay tuned... |
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| hello little acorn! |
[Sep. 24th, 2008|09:10 am] |
 
yesterday when i got home, i walked into my studio took one look at my sewing machine and walked out. don't get me wrong, i love my sewing machine! but after several days at it, i needed a break. i then decided to try a project i had been on the back burner for a while... hence the acorn pins! i actually put a pin back on these (which you can't see), so they can be worn as little broaches. i will try and make a couple more, and have them with me at crafty bastards this weekend. |
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| never really ready... |
[Sep. 22nd, 2008|09:01 pm] |
okay first, sorry to anyone who was waiting for these, they are now in the shop!
and second, this sunday i will be in DC with my goodies for sale! yes, its the Crafty Bastards Show!
here is a teaser of what i have so far...
  
i hope if you are in the DC area you will make it out to see me! now back to making stuff... |
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| its the colorway |
[Sep. 15th, 2008|09:53 am] |
my first order from spoonflower arrived this weekend! the print is a little larger than i expected, but its still awesome. i am definitely ordering from them again. </p>the question now is, what do i do with this wonderful fabric? i was actually considering cutting the yard into 4 fat quarters to package and sell at Crafty Bastards or the webshop...  
that way anyone can make some crafty goodness with original sewing stars designed fabrics...
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| D(doing) I(it) Y(yourself!), with a little help! |
[Sep. 12th, 2008|09:00 am] |
 later this afternoon i will be adding a few of these pumpkin kits to the shop. i will also try and reload other kits to the shop by tomorrow, like the apple kit & elephant kit.
things are getting crazy around here as Crafty Bastards is fast approaching. we got our booth assignments, and i am super pleased to get my lucky number 23! i have my usual assortment of plush and goodies in the works along with the premiere of my fall items like pumpkins, skeletons, and spooky owls to take to the show. i also will be a demoing for CRAFT at some point during the day. i am looking forward to it, i know it'll be a fun time! |
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| late to the party... |
[Sep. 5th, 2008|07:41 am] |
 well, i was super excited to get my invite for spoonflower.com! after which when i trying to make a repeated pattern that could tile, i stumbled across the most amazing tutorial on the design sponge blog. i followed their tutorial, but also the spoonflower printing guide and adapted the technique she shows with paper and instead did on the computer.
i did sew more on the handbags i have in progress for a while
yesterday, but then i got totally sucked into making lots of fun new patterns i will eventually have printed up...the first ones i ordered are the squirrel ones. i now wait excitedly see the results! and here is a teaser of other patterns i made last night for fun...
i will probably make more tonight too after i get more sewing done. its addictive making these patterns! |
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| pumpkin sisters |
[Sep. 4th, 2008|07:53 am] |
these are headed to seattle to take part in the next plush you show!
 
i also did an interview that is posted at the plush you blog a couple months ago. i was really buried in my writing for my book, so i totally forgot all about it. but if you want to read it it's here. i am excited and happy to be a part of much an amazing show! |
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| seeing in patterns |
[Aug. 27th, 2008|09:30 am] |
 
once about a year, i am suddenly struck with the desire to make handbags. yesterday afternoon and into the evening, i created these patterns to print out to incorporate into bags.
this afternoon into the evening i will be cutting out all the parts. i have some bark cloths and some cool ikea fabrics to incorporate with these patterns i made, i think they will make very cute little bags when i am done. its like the 50's atomic age meets sewing stars! |
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| lucky ladybugs! |
[Aug. 26th, 2008|02:55 pm] |
not the best picture, but you get the idea... i am not really used to my camera and the out-of-doors to be honest. i am much better in the artificial lighting of my set up area for product shots. i need more outside practice!
these lucky little ladybugs have retractable wings, and snap closure for when they aren't flying from flower to flower. speaking of flowers check out these awesome sunflowers that just opened behind my house!
 
neither i or my neighbor planted them, and they are on either side of where we keep the trash cans. its a bit of mystery how they got there, but i sort of don't care since they are just so awesome! i would have taken pics of the ladybugs on the sunflowers, but there were about a thousand bees buzzing around them.
oh summer! why must you come to an end?? |
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| lucky ladybug |
[Aug. 22nd, 2008|11:28 am] |
the weekend is almost here! tonight is dinner with the boy, then sitting around sewing faces on these little lady bugs i have been working on.
this is actually a very old pattern i used to make that actually predates my website! i only ever sold them at craft shows. and i have gotten much better at sewing since then. i changed up the materials i was using, and i think the revamped new lady bug is cuter than ever...next week i will post finished pics of them...
have a great weekend everyone! |
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