Among the cutest of all of Roxy’s many toys is this little stuffed peapod from Under the Nile. He is such a simple design with a simple little face and a pointed hat. We often use him as tongs to pinch her little nose. All of the veggies this company makes are so adorable. How…
My Month of Softies Submission
I was getting all sad because at first it appeared that my monster wasn’t going to get posted in Loobylu’s Month of Softies, but I guess she had some quirks to work out, and now it’s up! So check him (her?) out here (look for Abby Glassenberg). I am thinking of making it a tutu…
Cupcake mania!
I can’t wait until Roxy is in school and her birthday comes around. We’ll have to make cupcakes for the whole class. Oh no! Here are some really cute ones: For the spring birthday (her birthday is the Ides of March). Again, the spring thing. Oh my gosh – this moster is seriously cute. And…
I’m obsessed with fabric origami and I have been for a long time
I first found this site when I was working at my desk job at a non-profit (about five years ago). I ordered the fabric stiffener and tried it once or twice, but I either wasn’t using the right fabric or ran out of patience. I love origami and I’ve been making little origami figures since…
A Saturday Afternoon Frog
Charlie took Roxy to music class this morning which meant that I had two hours on my own. I was able to go to Anthropologie and get some nice new tops for the summer and, of course, pop into Joann’s for some wool felt and some sale calicos. I’ve never worked with wool felt before…
That’s Not a Bunny, That’s a Girl Dressed Like a Bunny
Here is Shoshanna. She is like her sisters, Sarah and Sonya, but different in one important way – she has ears. Bunny ears. Also, I made her some shoes. I like the little purple flower buttons on her shoes. Lucky girl. When I was outside taking her photo, I suddenly realized that perhaps I like…
Sonya and Sarah
Roxy took the longest morning nap ever! She slept from 9:00-11:00 and, though I was sure she would sleep a scant half hour this afternoon, she went down at 1:30 and is still sleeping! She must be going through a growth spurt. It is amazing that a person could sleep from 6:15 pm to 6:30…
Napkin Girl
Today I made a little doll from two cloth napkins. Her body is one of our white cloth napkins that we got for our wedding. It had a hole and a fray in it so it had to go in the scrap pile. I loved working with it, though, because it is this really thick…
Owl Revisited
I decided last night to try applying a technique I learned while making the penguin to my owl pattern. The penguin pattern has you create the appendages and stuff them and then tuck them inside the body, sewing around them before turning the whole thing inside out. What happens in the end is that the…
I’m a little penguin
Well, I’ve finished my first creation from a Japanese craft book. Considering that the directions were all in Japanese, I think he has turned out okay. Roxy is really obsessed with “guins” so I chose the penguin to make first. I find that I learn a lot each time I make something new. I like…