As part of the 6 weeks of Softies on Sew Mama Sew – they are having a contest – A Spectacular Softies Contest! There are 4 different categories you can enter into: 1) This Is My First Stuffed Animal, Soft Toy or Cloth Doll 2) I Designed it Myself 3) Check Out These Details 4)… Keep Reading
Mrs. Squirrels’ new babies!
Remember Mrs. Squirrel? It’s okay if you don’t – she was my June stuffie of the month last year. You can check here out HERE! Well, this year she had babies! Ok, she didn’t really have babies – I made them for her! hehe The friend I made the original Mrs. Squirrel for, really wanted… Keep Reading
Christmas gifts 2014
I didn’t make something for everyone this Christmas but I got quite a few projects done. Here are a few. Unfortunately I didn’t get a chance to photograph everything! But lets start with the stuffies I made! These sweet babies were made for one of my best friend’s twin girls. The pattern is the Perry… Keep Reading
December Stuffie of the Month – A Snowman!
It’s time for my last Stuffie of the Month – a fun Snowman from Melly & Me. This cutie is made all out of cotton, so I got to use some fun prints. Button eyes and a sparkly felt nose. Side view of the snowman. I followed the optional directions in the pattern to make… Keep Reading
Custom Poodles to Canada!
The blog has been rather quiet this month because I have been busy busy busy! One project that I completed was a pair of custom poodles. I got the request from a woman in Canada that saw the poodle I made for a friend, blogged HERE. She wanted a brown and a black poodle to… Keep Reading
November Stuffie of the Month – ahhh a Zombie Bear!
Time for the November Stuffie of the Month! As promised I made a Zombie Bear!!!! Ahhhhh!!! Run for your lives!!!! hehe! JK! Seriously this guy is creepy but creepy cute! My kids think he’s pretty cool. This creepy cute Zombie Bear pattern is from DIY Fluffies. The details are really fun on this bear. Lots of… Keep Reading
October Stuffie of the Month – Rag Doll Witch for Halloween
It’s stuffie of the month time, October already! Only 2 more stuffies to go and my year long (minus a month) series is complete! This month I made a super cute Rag Doll Witch by Shiny Happy World! I only like cute Halloween (not scary) and this witch is the perfect addition to a cute Halloween! I… Keep Reading
July Stuffie of the Month – Serena the Seahorse
It’s time for the July Stuffie of the Month – with only a day to spare! I actually wasn’t sure I was going to finish a stuffie for this month – and yes if you recall I did say that my July stuffie would be my very own pattern, but that project got delayed. Sorry… Keep Reading
The pattern book that changed my life
My favorite stuffed animal designer is also an amazing craft business blogger – Abby Glassenberg of While She Naps. She is currently running a series on her blog talking to sewing/crafting people about the Pattern that changed their life! This got me thinking about what my inspiration was for getting all crafty and diving into the… Keep Reading
New batch of buggies & kitties!
Just in time for market this weekend, I have a new batch of stuffed animals! A few cute girl and boy kitties all ready to go to a good home! and A whole pile of cute bugs! In fun colors! And traditional lady bug colors! I used my luv bug pattern switching out the… Keep Reading