Hot Water Bottle Cozy

Oo, I've been having fun! And I still have more ideas in my head.

Moving right along in the "let's be really productive" area....

Peek a-boo

Pretty flower! (I got some new die cuts from Michael's thanks to a GC from my inlaws. THANKS!)

 Toadstool

This one is fleece. I couldn't pass up the fun print.

And to fulfill my argyle obsession. I LOVE the pocket!

The sweater already had the stringy design. It and the flower are a lovely muted lilac.

And my squealy bear. I have a few more animal ideas for these. AND I found a smaller hot water bottle for the next ones. Adorable.

I think all of these will be going to Dots and Loops

Cheers,

Amanda

Onsty

Rafael wanted to make a monster stuffie for some time now. This weekend was the right time.

Here's my interpretation of his pattern.

Here's the only fuzzy fabric I had. This is messy stuff! He was on clean up duty. Every time I cut, he went with the lint brush to clear my cutting mat. But Oh so soft.

And here is his Onsty. A little different than his original on the right. But he loves him. It's a nice shape to hold.

 And here is his new friend Onsty with his other new friend, Monsty. Monsty, the orange one, was made by Curious Little Bird. As you can see, it was also the inspiration for Onsty.

Monsty was bought at Dots and Loops  in Lunenburg, NS. 

 Dots and Loops has some new stock in. And I'm one of them!!! They now have my cashmere lined mittens and finger puppets. I'm working on some new hand puppets and hot water bottle covers this week.

I've just finished my peggies for The Three Little Pigs. I have an idea for the houses, but need to find the right wood first. It will come in a box like the Three Bears in the previous posts.

I'm happy to take all this creativity wanting to get done!

Cheers,

Amanda

finger puppets

A friend challenged me to finish my finger puppet collection so that she could give it to her nephew. I like challenges like that. 

Here is Mr. Hip-O!

 My elephant needs a lot of work. Especially in the eye department, but I forgot I needed 5 and made this the next day when I was not in the groove. Improvements to follow.

 Penguin ready to slip and fall. He's double sided.

 And they are all together. You can see the lion and monkey hiding out, stepping back from the limelight for their new friends. 

 And a few other friends

 with hearts. ( pattern from "More Softies Only a Mother Could Love")

Ciao

New Bird?

Today, I looked outside and was startled by this big bird sitting on the bird feeder!

 Then he was found on the wood pile.

 Rafael was wanting something new. Restless, small town, I want something different, kinda new.

I had this idea since I made this chick and egg,

Pattern from Abby Glassenberg

A few minor adjustments and the Angry Bird was created.

 Instead of the egg...

I made the other side a PIG!

 It was really fun to make. But I did spend a fair bit of time hand sewing the eyes, beak and snout on. I'm sure I could do it faster next time. Should there ever be one.

 Thanks Abby for making great patterns.

In other bird news...

We were so happy when the drake came back to the pond with his mate.

 He sporadically visited our pond, swam, quacked up a storm and then left. A few days ago, he brought a friend. They stayed a few days and even got brave enough to eat from the bird feeder left overs. It was kind of cool to see the bully blue jays fly off because the ducks were coming.

And thus ends the bird sightings for today.

peace,

Amanda