Yesterday… and today. I'm spending my morning sewing wings. This trio is making me think about Spring. —- The photo shoot for my book is today and there will be another shoot tomorrow. My birds are in Colorado without me. I hope they are well-behaved for the camera.
Roar!
Earlier this week I set about making a second lion. I cut and sewed the body from cream-colored wool felt. Then I cut open a failed fox and harvested his stuffing. I stuffed the lion firmly, leaving a the fox empty. Poor foxy. I closed the opening and stood him up. His friend was there,…
around the studio today
Last week we hung up two beautiful mid-century shelves we found on Craigslist. Finally a place to display things. On the lower one I put my lion, some vintage spools, a little vase with some bare branches, vintage wooden alphabet stamps, a bird, and a collage Lisa Solomon gave me in a swap a…
three sheeps later
This sheep was a long, slow and painful little project. This is the third version. The first had a tiny head and wool loops made from two different yarns. The second had a too round head that I accidentally sewed in white. I'm happy with this third version although I stabbed myself with the…
Humpty Dumpty in the shop
Just a quick note to say that I have posted the two Humpty Dumpty dolls in my shop. I made these two dolls last summer for Australian Homespun and had to wait to post them until now. They traveled around the world together for their photo shoot, but are happily home now and I'm so…
Raccoon
I had a great deal of fun with this little guy and he came together on the first try (I love it when that happens). And have you seen Violette Testacalda's amazing soft sculptures, (check our her raccoon)? She paints on them so beautifully. Really creative and like nothing I've seen before.
elephant friend
I made this felt elephant today as a friend for the lion. I kind of like that they are both the same size.
For your love
My Valentine's Day collection is now for sale in my shop! This one is my favorite.
Valentine’s Day Collection Coming Thursday
I'm so excited to show you a collection of lovely handmade things I have been working on for Valentine's Day. Birds of several varieties, including a quail, two wrens, and a sweet little bird in a white downy nest make up the majority of the collection. Each bird has a linen heart tag with metallic…
Valentine’s Day Collection
A little collection of handmade birds, and perhaps a few other things, will be coming to my shop next Thursday, January 14. I love the color red and I am having a lot of fun coming up with little, lovely red things to sew.
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