It's been ages since I've posted here, I've almost forgotten how to blog. No, seriously. How do I post a photo and a link? Here it goes...
I really just wanted to show what I've been making. Mostly napkins and aprons. Click on the photo to be taken to Etsy to purchase!
Reversible, Mix Match Napkins
www.auntwilma.etsy.com
Canning Jar "Grab Bags"
Ruffle Apron
Fern and Mushroom
Maggie aka... Margaux, the dective bunny in disguise
Yo Yo Necklace
Sea Anemone
Does anyone else have a pincushion that looks like mine? It's just too stuffed and doesn't work properly! I'm always grabbing more than one pin or bent pins and my favorite tiny, vintage pins get lost in the sea. I guess every now and then one must perform a spring cleaning of the pincushion, eliminating bulk and what not, but I don't and certainly don't plan to!
After discovering this problem, I thought I could will myself to put the pins back in a less-saturated way. But oh no... we get in a rhythm while sewing and these pile ups just happen. Over and over I watch myself stick the pin in the same spot, like a small child decorating the Christmas tree!
Another complaint: the upholstrey weight fabric I used was too thick to quickly stab a pin into, so many a pin tumbled to it's death, forever lost to the land of playful kittens, dust pans and unhappy feet.
All this to say that I decided to make a new pincushion and ended up with two extra! I put them in my ETSY shop and if you want one, go get it!!
Did I mention that they're hedgehogs?? Yeah, they're cute little hedgehogs...
Mandy & Myrtle
Mandy & Myrtle aren't spoken for...
If you buy one in my shop and write me a note that says something like... "I read your blog and want a hedgie!!" I'll refund your shipping! FRee Shipping if you mention my blog! Woo hoo! Bargin.
Hop to it kiddos!! Your hedgie awaits!
I'm still obsessed with sewing, but just a little less since the i-cord border has entered my life. I can't believe I've never done it before! It makes such a nice, clean edge to these hats and a super cute way to add a splash of color. The black and white hat on top is made with bulky yarn and is quite helmety, but I'm into it. I added string ties to one of them and was thinking I'd eventually do it to the rest, but I'm not sure. I like how they look without ties, but it's certainly more practical to have them... for keeping the ear flaps in place and all. Hmmm...
Regardless, I have to decide which one I want, then I'll put the rest in my Etsy shop. I'm hoping to write patterns for them too.
I just added two new lace cuffs to my Etsy shop. Hopefully I'll have more time to update the shop while here in Maine. I'm really into the color of these photos. I think I took them this summer when I had a crazy tan from being outside all day, almost every day. I also can't believe I took them myself, holding the camera with my other hand! Not bad right?
New items in my shop! Come visit, oh won't you!!
