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[May. 8th, 2008|11:52 am] |
well, the alumni sale is over, and it was miserable and cold! very un-spring like! however, the left over items including pouches, and a bunch of plushie goodness are now in the shop, available to everyone! |
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| risd spring alumni sale! |
[May. 2nd, 2008|01:02 pm] |
tomorrow is the alumni sale. i have been feverishly sewing away, and i today i am finishing up the piles of stuff. if you are going to be in the new england area, come on down to lil' rhody and see me & erica (coffee-drinker.com) selling our wares at table #70 on benefit street!
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| yee-haw! ride that jackalope! |
[Apr. 29th, 2008|07:35 pm] |
i love kitschy old west stuff. this weekend i wound up drawing this, and today finished the colors on it. i am pretty happy with it. i am making a couple of pouches with the image for the alumni sale this weekend... i have been busy sewing away for that show. i feel a little like i am walking in sand, though. i keep trying to make some headway, but it is taking so much effort for me to stay focused... for the next few days i will be sewing straight lines and making pouches... |
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| sewing stars is now back... |
[Apr. 24th, 2008|10:42 am] |
i don't know if anyone noticed, but the site sort of disappeared over the weekend...well, the site is back up. but it is a bit empty. i have been busy sewing for the alumni sale, which is in providence, rhode island on may 3rd. here is a sneak peek of one of my new items i will have there, or more accurately, a revamped pattern:
 
i hope to see some people there! it should be great, afterall spring has sprung early here in new england, each day being more gorgeous than the last! it is funny, each time i peer out the window i keep expecting to see bare trees, instead they are bursting to life with leaves and birdies. i guess that is what inspired me to revamp this pattern... |
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| high ho, high ho, its off to work i go! |
[Apr. 17th, 2008|09:43 am] |
 i am still here... i just have my head down, buried in drawing, writing, sewing, and prepping for the first craft show of the spring for me, the RISD Alumni sale. so there might be a lack of posting over the next couple of weeks, but as i get closer to the show i will post pics of what i have made...
well, back to working... |
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| monday, monday... |
[Apr. 7th, 2008|02:32 pm] |
 
okay! more items loaded into the web shop! i also added more sasquatches & yetis too!
 saturday i drove out to new haven to attend the opening for plush! i could only stay an hour, so i missed seeing some fellow artists, but the show looked awesome, and it was great to see it in person. i posted some pics i took over at flickr, if you want to see more. also, if you are interested in the black kitty i made, she didn't sell opening night, and you can contact jemma at the gallery for possible purchase.
okay, lots more to do today...i am off! happy monday all! |
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| woo!! with a side of hoo!!! |
[Apr. 4th, 2008|01:53 pm] |
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!!!! |
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| wip, yetis, sasquatches, & tea cups, oh my! |
[Mar. 31st, 2008|12:01 pm] |
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! |
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| my little furry man. |
[Mar. 28th, 2008|01:25 pm] |
yesterday i took my little guy to the vet after starting to worry about his excessive drinking and then puking. they did blood work on him, and my vet called me this morning to let me know everything seemed fine. the only number that worried her was the one related to his kidneys. i guess because he is an older gentleman, his kidneys are no longer working as well as they are suppose to. i just got back from picking up some samples of special foods for his kidneys. he has always been a dry food lover, but i need to try & get him to eat the wet stuff instead... right now he is curled up under the blanket napping the afternoon away, and i keep bugging him...so he is going to be fine.
this whole thing sort of took the wind out of my sails for the last day or so, though. i am going to be working really hard over the weekend to get more stuff made for the shop, which means green tea cups, regular tea cups, and finally the return of the sasquatches & yetis. so be sure to check in monday! |
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| more kits... |
[Mar. 24th, 2008|11:41 am] |
i just added a few more kits... if you still didn't get one, here is your chance! |
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| sweet gorilla of manilla! |
[Mar. 21st, 2008|08:01 am] |
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!
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! |
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| more more more! |
[Mar. 20th, 2008|10:35 am] |
alrighty, so i tried another joann fabric store, and found more of the cotton fabrics, which means, more elephant kits! and i am ready if they run out again to make a few extras afterwards too...but they are currently now available in shop. WHOA! okay, so if you missed them today, please check back monday! i loaded up on material, so i should be able to make more over the weekend.
i also made more herbal teas, for those who missed getting one and wanted one. enjoy! happy thursday!! |
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| mo-hair? |
[Mar. 15th, 2008|12:28 pm] |
who posts on a saturday?? i guess i do. well, i posted this mohair bunny, Yvonne, on bid4bears.com this morning. she was sitting around with her sister bunny not finished, so i decided to fix them both up and now they are up for sale.
and here is her sister, Bridget available on etsy.
monday is my target day for the webshop to be loaded with the elephant kits & the coffee & tea cups i posted here, and some new ones i haven't posted yet... alright, back to making stuff! |
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| cupps goodness! |
[Mar. 13th, 2008|10:39 am] |
 here 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!
one more cup of joe for me, and i am off to get lots more done! |
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| wip- drawing the directions |
[Mar. 11th, 2008|01:26 pm] |
today i am drawing, which is always a nice break from the machine, and a calming thing to do.
also, i have decided i need to blog more! hence the wip post... more to tomorrow! |
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| coffee or tea? |
[Mar. 10th, 2008|12:15 pm] |
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... |
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| where the heck have i been?? |
[Feb. 25th, 2008|12:25 pm] |
well, i was sick for like 2 weeks. which caused a bit of log jam in my life so i have also been busy. i guess that is the norm for me, though. last friday i was on my way back from the fabric store, pulling into my driveway, when my neighbor backed into me.
i then spent friday dealing with insurance stuffs, and then this morning i dropped my poor car off at that progressive concierge service thingie. they gave me keys to a rental:
they just called me to let me know i will see my car probably by the end of this week. that means i need a special musical mix for the rental car, which i have been making for the last hour.
i should be photographing merchandise for my webshop, since i have some new stuff made. i also need to make a trip to the post office, which will be much easier now that i have a car to drive... a crafty post soon! |
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