Crochet Headbands

I stumbled upon a fabulous crochet headband deal on here a few weeks back.

Well they came, I prettied up a few...and they are now for sale!

And I finally got around to making the big girl some ruffle pants too :)

Happy Wednesday all~

Hoops

A few new hoops for sale...

Spoonflower

I have drooled over spoonflower for some time now. 
The opportunity to design your own fabric....almost as exciting as Fashion Plates, I tell you!

Well, a few weeks back I took the plunge and uploaded one of my designs.
And my little sample swatch came in the mail yesterday.

And it is every bit as fantastic as I'd hoped it would be.  Can't wait to make Stelly Jane a pair of ruffle pants in this print :)
I'm planning to modify and upload the rest of my little "Groovy" line soon... but for now this print holds down the fort, and can be purchased here!

Happy Wednesday all~

A little Christmas sewing.

My niece loves elephants.
And being the only sister in the family, she also loves anything that twirls.

Naturally I promised her I would make her an elephant dress.
Pink and purple elephants, per her request...the girl knows what she likes, and I like that.
And since I had a hard time finding a nice "pink and purple" elephant fabric...I thought I'd make her one of each :)  After all, you can never have enough fancy.

And on a different note...
I'm seeking advice.
Thank you for all the kind words concerning my "Blessed" hoop. 
After the New Year I am hoping to be snowed in and sit and craft while I sip my coffee.  (But not too snowed in that there is no school :)

And I'm wondering...
What other words do you think would go well in a hoop?
Talk amongst yourselves, and have a very Merry Christmas!

The winner is...

Random.org says the lucky winner is comment #4, Tami!

Congratulations!  And thank you for all the kind words!

1 year and a give-away!

I sold my first set of rainbow pom poms just before Christmas last year...my only item available for sale :)

As I shipped out that very first little order, I was pretty excited, and  made it my goal to reach 100 online sales by this time the following year.

A simple and meager....yet attainable, goal.
One I'm happy to say I've achieved!

And in honor of that, I thought I'd have a happy little pre-Christmas give-away:)

 I have learned a lot about myself this past year.

 That I love playing with my fabric way more than the actual task of sewing the pieces together.

And I love the creative process...putting different colors, patterns, and textures together until they are just right. I think that's why I enjoy making my little felt flowers so much. No directions, or surged edges on those puppies...just scrappy little originals.

That being said, I've started making some new little creations for my shop...

Scrappy and colorful little embroidery hoop wall hangings.

 I absolutely adore making them, and they are easily customizable. I made a giant one for Stella's room with her name on it.

So onto the give-away...

I have this one up for grabs....

 Each piece lovingly sewn onto white fabric and placed in a 12 in. hoop. 

Not your colors?  That's ok....a  doodle original makes a great gift too :) 

To enter, leave a comment telling me one thing you're really hoping to receive for Christmas this year....or somthing your really excited about giving if there's nothing on your list :) 

And if you wouldn't mind adding this blog to your google reader or blog roll or letting your facebook friends know about this.... that would be great too! (but not necessary :)  You may leave an extra comment telling me you did so :)

Winner will be announced Tuesday nite, just in time to ship out before Christmas!

Happy Friday all~

Page 74.

Over the summer I was contacted by Simply Handmade Magazine, and asked if I would be interested in writing  a little tutorial for their fall special sewing addition. 

A tutorial  for one of my flower cards.

My copy finally came in the mail today!

Happy Friday all~