Quilt made by Carla!

Here I was, complaining and look what it led me to!  An old friend of mind, Carla's blog! 

Dancing Moon Blog She recently made this fun and whimsical quilt and I hope she makes many more!!  I love this quilt
This is her first?  Come on! LOL girl, you better make some more!


DANCING MOON: It's For The Birds!!!!!:

New Tablet, New Frustrations!

I got a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2!  At first I was loving it.  Then the troubles started.  Now I'm so frustrated.  I keep going round and round in circles.
If you think, "Wow!  Why doesn't she just google some help?  HAAA!  Which google do I use, I ask! 
Because suddenly I'm signed up for more than 1 apparently.  And I can't get a fix on any I try.  Was thinking about deleting it all and starting over, but how do I know what is linked to my blog?  Will I be deleting all my hard work?  ACK

There was this cool feature on my tablet:  I could click a little envelope that said email to get to my Yahoo email.  This is the email I've had forever!  Everything is in there!  patterns, contacts, purchases, etsy buyers, etc, the list goes on!
Now, when I click it it tells me that access failed.  If I use the browser to open it up, there hasn't been a new email for days!  But, if I use my laptop to access it, its all good.  Also, I can see I've received a billion messages.  Some related to my Etsy where I sell my handmades.  So, that was 1 reason I got this tablet: to monitor my Etsy shop and yahoo email on the go.  And to read books. 

If all I can do is read books, its 1 hell of an expensive book.

Ok, before my blood pressure goes up anymore, I'll quit.  Thanks for listening and keep me in your thoughts!

 Hi all!  I'm working on some dolls!  Here are 2 ladybugs I just got listed on my Etsy shop.

Instead of just having 1 thing at a time, I have 4 different things going at once.  If I get tired of sanding, I grab a doll to stuff and so on.  Does anyone else work like this or am I weird?

I really enjoyed working on these 2 dolls.  But, WOW what a bunch of work they were.

Thanks for looking!

Blue Velvet Bunny...Hoppin' Down the Bunny Trail!

 

 

Here is my 1st effort at a Blue Velveteen Rabbit!  He's just the right size for a shelf, bench, or basket.  Awww I just love bunnies!

I'd found this soft vintage fabric at an antique shop and immediately thought of a blue bunny!  This fabric is a bit silky and not ideal to work with, but very worth it.  The pattern is a Sweet Meadows Farm.

I used some walnut crystal stain to create the soft brown spots.  I loved how they soaked in nice and soft and natural looking. 

I used tea stained muslin for the inside of his droopy ears.  He's kind of a lop eared bunny rabbit.  I made a yellow floral print egg; it's attached to his hand.  Then, I couldn't resist making a little carrot with dried Sweet Annie greens.

You won't be surprised to see I used my vintage (from an antique shop, too) pink pin dot fabric.  I just ripped a strip off and soaked it in stain and made the big bow.  It gives a nice aged appearance.

 

 

Here is another project finished and put on my Etsy shop.  This duo is a pattern by Sue Allemand.  This is something I've wanted to make for a long, long time and never got to it.  We all have those patterns, don't we?

 

 

Its such a cute stitchery pillow I finished with a woven check fabric from some curtains at a little shop that sold vintage and pre-owned goodies.  And the little muslin rabbit has Pass the Carrots Please stitched on it, along with the face.  His scarf is a strip of light blue fleece. 

 

 

I made a few other things from some patterns I've gathered.  I'll show them later.  I'm off the make a few things I've had commissioned.  If I don't stay productive, I can get into mischief!  *snicker*

Wishing you Great fun creating!

Been Busy With Sewing!

I've been making some Mossy Oak clutch purses.  They are so fun and the perfect size for shopping or a quick run somewhere.  They hold your money, cards, keys, cell, inhaler and lipgloss!!  What more do you need? 

The first one has orange bandana fabric for the lining and the strap.  They both have magnetic closure.  The second clutch has pink bandana fabric for the lining and the crossbody strap.  These are the only ones I put in my Etsy shop.

  Here are some more dolls I put in my Etsy shop.  These 3 dolls are seed bag dolls.  They can hang or tuck or be bowl fillers.  Here they are hanging in their seed bags.  I used old faded, stained fabric and some vintage reproduction fabrics, too.  They are Primitively sweet!

Two have lightly penciled facial features.  I stitched the other doll's face, giving her a sculpted nose.

This is a set of 3 small prairie dolls.  Dolly on the left has a worn, stained piece of old quilt for an apron.

Visit my shop to see the other Summer and Americana goodies!  I have more coming soon!

How did every one's Halloween go?  Solly, my half German Shepard, half Golden Retriever, and I had some fun!

This is a pic of him sitting on the love seat with my sister Peg.  He really, and I mean really loves my sister!!  He licks her face off all the time!  We visit her at her house and he won't get 2 feet from her.

We got the sidewalk and front porch all swept free of those gorgeous leaves. We re-adjusted all our pumpkins.  Then we hung on the front door a fave. Pumpkin Girl doll I made a few years ago.  I got my big witch all positioned in her chair with her lighted candle and we were ready!  Turn on the outside light, and WAIT!

It didn't take long.  They start out slow, then invade all at once! LOL

Its a good thing I had Solly's leash on;  he was quite popular again this year.  Everyone from adults to the smallest Trick or Treaters loved him!
He was having an absolute Blast!  This 1 little bitty girl hung onto his neck for so long, I thought the mommy would have to peel her off him.  He is so gentle.  He stays very still so as not to knock anybody down or hurt anybody.  He keeps his big ole paws on the ground and never does a scary thing.  He lets them pat and pet and ooo and aww over him all they want! LOL 

When the Treaters were dried up, he paced in front of the glass door and whined, voicing his need for more! LOL

All the kids were having a blast and somebody had made sure they all were very well dressed Halloween fans!  I couldn't believe all the super cute costumes!
I have to say my fave. was the candy corn witch costume.  I actually was quite envious!
Then again the girl with the unicorn suit was really cute, too.  She was a bit older and wore a complete pale pink body suit with a headband with furry white ears and a unicorn horn in the middle.  Wowwww!

I completely regret I didn't get any pictures.  However, if you see this dog and an overwhelmed owner surrounded by Trick or Treaters on Facebook or a Blog, don't be surprised!  We, err, Solly, had his pic taken several times by different parents!

Hope you enjoyed your Halloween!  I have some projects that didn't quite get finished that I'll be safely stowing away for next year!
Bye!

Halloween Dolls

Awww Autumn!  What's not to love?  The very air, at least when no one is burning! is wonderful, crisp and nutty!
All the colors and the decorations catch your eye as you go past.
I absolutely adore pumpkins and gourds and mums adorning the outside of houses.
I was like a child at the pumpkin patch.  I know they thought I was "special".  They had all the pumpkins and gourds grouped in colors and sizes.  I had told myself I was going for white pumpkins of all sizes and shapes, be it ugly or perfect. 
I should have known better; I love all the colors and must have a sampling of all!!
I did get a white pumpkin for outside, though.  Now my boys are grown, perhaps I won't have to keep an ear out at night worrying some heathen will smash a pumpkin for fun!  Everytime Solly, my dog, does even a growl, I'm popping up at the window checking.
Right now I'm waiting on some batting to make more bags.  They've become quite popular recently, more than ususal.
So, I've had time to make a couple more Fall dolls!  Halloween dolls!!
And, here they are!  They are all listed on my Etsy!

I hope your Autumn is going wonderfully!  Get ready for Halloween! 

Witches, Grungy and Scary!

Witches, Witches Everywhere!!

And their cats, too! *cackle*

Pumpkin Carriage pulled by 2 scary cats!  The wheels are 4 vintage wooden spools!  Witch has a broom!

Hag witch has a cauldron and broom.  She wears a grungy stained cheesecloth cape!
Her eyes are sewn on black beads and flax hair felted on!


See her turkey feather in her hatband?  Her kitty has square head nails sewn on for legs, rusty bells for eyes, and rusty wire for whiskers!

Between being sick, I have made witches for my Etsy shop.  Witches are so fun to make!  I have many more items in the making, nothing really to show.  They are made using great patterns by My Primitive Saltbox I bought from Patternmart.

There is a wool pumpkin I made a out of reclaimed wool with feather stitching on the seams.  The stem is brown canvas.  It needs something before I put it in the shop, but I'm really proud of it as I didn't use a pattern.

Punch Needle

For my 1st Punch Needle project I chose a pattern by one of my fav fab talented artists Robin at Bird in the Hand Primitives .
Its the Jack and Cat one.  I'm making it for a very special person (its a surprise!).  The only problem with it is; I made it way too big!  LOL  I ran out of ecru floss. Eeek!  Not to worry, I told DH to order me some and he got me a case of 12 skeins! Hmmmm!  I'm glad I didn't order anything too big or expensive!  Silly man.  Needless to say, it will be quite a sizable piece!
When I've made more progress, I'll post a pic.

I've also been making purses like crazy.  Gals are really loving the Camo hobos with colorful bandana elbows.  I get so much pleasure out of making these bags.  They are so much fun.  I always use the latest "cool" camo fabric.  Some are Mossy Oak Breakup Infinity, Realtree or Mossy Oak Breakup pattern.

I listen to audiobooks while I sew.  Right now I'm listening to Restless in the Grave by Dana Stabenow.  I'm waiting for the 2nd book in the 50 Shades of Gray trilogy.  Woohooo!  Its taking so longgggggggg.

So, now I'm finally showing myself since we're in the last weeks of August!

I've either had shingles or was recovering from shingles all of August so far! There went vaca! There went a celebration for 22 years of marriage! UGH it wasn't fun; I don't recommend it! LOL


I have a dear sweet friend who is pregnant with her 1st baby, who I'm fearful of visiting, as its a danger for her to be around me when I had shingles.  I hope I get to see her soon.

Back to sewing purses! 

Reversible Bucket Bag

As promised, here are some of the purses I made for a local shop, Aline's Cards and Gifts.  You can see them on my Facebook.  It's a Reversible Bucket Bag pattern by Lisa Lam.
This is a nice large bag, but not too big you'll need back surgery at the end of the day!  As I said, its reversible.  The denim and toile has a handmade flower pin used for the closure.  You can un-pin it and use on the other side, too!

 This is my favourite, its a sweet butterfly print.  Its trimmed in the yellow print which the flower is made from, too.  The other side is the green gingham print.  You can also unpin it to use on the reverse side of the bag for the closure.

On this plaid and burghandy purse, I sewed a button on each side that you use for the closure.  Sometimes, you don't want a flower, but I can make one on request!

This backpack purse is a really gorgeous bag.  I used some fun fabrics in light yellow, light blues and light greens.  The flap fabric is a butterfly fabric.  The straps and the lining are a Moda print in light blue and white clouds.  The flap closure buttons using a big blue flower print button.

As soon as I find the creator of the bag pattern, I'll add it in.  It just slipped my mind, hmmmm!

Now, on to my sweetie.  A few weeks ago he went to a "shoot".  Its a bow shooting competition.  I was thrilled he got a snap of him, "in action"!

Frank, the love of my life... and the love of his life (bow shooting). LOL

Our wedding anniversary is coming up.  We were married July 7, 1990.

We won't be having too much celebration, however, as I have shingles!  Blecckkk!

Sorry, honey, "Will you take a raincheck?" 

My dh Frank shooting his bow at a competition.  What a sweetie!

I'll be making some purses today and printing out some of the patterns I've bought!  I really, really hope to get a bunch accomplished.  Hmm, much coffee could be consumed today!

Here are some turkey feathers pics.  I'm not sure if anyone would be interested in these or not.  I personally love decorating with them.  Let me know and I can create a custom listing on Etsy for you.

These are wing set, tail set and smaller tail set, in that order.

 Watch this sweet doe video.  I'm a sucker for this stuff!  I had to share this.



Have a marvelous day!