I have a burning question and I thought perhaps one of you may have a lead for me. I want to be in touch with a product designer at GUND or another similar company that manufactures and sells stuffed animals. I feel like I could learn so much from hearing about their process, how they…
Felt Leaf Garland for the Sukkah
When we were searching for a home to buy back in 2005 finding one with a patio where we could put up a sukkah was one of our key requirements (along with a dining room large enough to host a seder). We’ve put up a sukkah here every fall, two years ago transitioning from a…
apple picking
We went apple picking on Sunday. Last year we tried to pick apples at our favorite spot, Dowse Orchard in Sherborn, only to get there and have the orchards closed for the season. Going early this year meant trees laden with Macs and the promise of going again in early October for some other varieties….
bird ornaments
Now in the shop.
Hemostats Explained
Hemostats are my very favorite softie making tool. Also known as surgical forceps, hemostats are a wonderful tool for easily turning softies right side out and for stuffing them firmly. I use my hemostats so much that I've developed a callus on the forefinger of my right hand! In this short video I demonstrate how…
first day of school
Today is Stella's first day of Kindergarten and Roxanne's first day of second grade. The first day of Kindergarten gets me every time. It's the first day of what will hopefully be nearly two decades of formal education. Twenty years of being in classrooms with peers, looking around at them and what they are doing,…
Sock Monkey Workshop at Gather Here
On Thursday evening, September 22, I will be teaching a sock moneky class at Gather Here in Cambridge, MA. Easy and quick to sew and universally loved, sock monkeys are a great softie to know how to make. And you can embelish them endlessly. I made mine a little nautical skirt with a metallic button…
vacation was awesome
We were away last week, staying at my friend Jessica's house in Wareham. This is our third summer staying at her house and it is always amazing. Right on the water with a huge porch ideal for spending long hours gazing at the boats and the birds and napping with a sea breeze. With our…
Felt Bird Ornaments Are Addictive!
I had to make some more. In lots of colors. So much fun, and a little addictive. These will be at Art Star in Philadelphia beginning in October as part of their yearly collection and sale of handmade ornaments by indie crafters. If you’d like to make a bird, too, my tutorial and pattern are…
you didn’t think i’d stop at just one
I had to make some more. In lots of colors. So much fun, and a little addictive. These will be at Art Star in Philadelphia beginning in October as part of their yearly collection and sale of handmade ornaments by indie crafters. If you'd like to make a bird, too, my tutorial and pattern are…
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