Violet the Dress Up Bunny

 

 

Meet Violet. She is a dress up rabbit!

I've had this idea in my mind for quite some time now and after working on her for what feels like forever she's finally complete. I'm so happy with how she turned out!

She's listed in my shop now if you're interested.



Humble Makings

You're the cat's meow! Humble Kitten now in my shop!

A few striped eggs I made for a friend's daughter's Easter basket.

A new addition to my hand puppet embroidery collection.

Annnd a teeny tiny bear bc why not?

 

Just a little peek at a few things I've made lately. What have you been making lately?

Today...

Today has been so relaxing.

 

I got a few new fabrics I ordered for new bears and other animal friends.

 

And I made a circle scarf!

I used this tutorial that I found on Pinterest to make mine. The only thing I did differently was I made my scarf 30" wide by 60" long before I folded it in half.

 

I'm off the do a little cleaning and give the dog a bath. I hope you're having a great and relaxing day too!

 



Daily Joy

This post was inspired by House of Humble's 10 good things post. I absolutely love their blog and love this reminder to appreciate the good things in your day. I can be one to forget to pay attention to the little things and let stress and uncertainty totally take over. This is a fun way to spend a little time appreciating daily joys.

 

 

Having home cooked leftovers for lunch always makes me happy! (Recipe found on Pinterest)

 

A pile of new handmade toys to add to my shop. It's always so rewarding to see my hard work and love turn into something more than an idea.

 

Today's totally cloud free blue sky after days of clouds and haze.

 

Making progress on a blanket I've been crocheting.

 

Coffee and letter writing to pen pals.

 

Working hard to accomplish my goals.

 

A sweet reminder appreciate the day.

Humble Carnival Update

Check it out, blogging 2 days in a row!! Watch out now, I'm on a roll!

So that update I was talking about yesterday? Yeah... well I decided to add it today instead. I've been working on it for so long and I'm just ready to post what I have completed.

 This little bunny is Bette. She is the newest addition to my on going Carnival Collection.

I've been working on her for what feels like forever, I started her in California, did the legs in Arizona, the head while sitting on a Amtrak traveling across the county and finally completed her a few days ago here in NY. She's a well traveled rabbit haahaa!

I added a handful of new Humble Toys too!

Pop over and visit my shop, I'd loove to hear what you think of my newest additions!

Hand Puppet Embroidery

Time really does slip right by and I somehow never remember to blog about it... well here I am trying again.. haha

I just wanted to share a peak at a new series I'm working on right now. These are hand puppet embroideries of some of my original illustrations. This combines 2 of the things I love to do, draw and craft! I don't ever do much with all of my little illustrations so I thought that it'd be a lot of fun to turn them into a series of embroideries. I gotta say I'm pretty happy with how they're coming along and am excited to make a few more!

I haven't quite decided if I'll add this sort of thing to my shop yet, what do you think?

 

Well, dear friends, I must get back to work now. I have a decent sized update planned for my shop scheduled for March 5 (hopefully) but I'll be back soon to show you what I've been up to. 

Thanks for visiting, I hope you are all well and staying crafty!



2013 Goals!

 

Happy New Year!

For the past few years I've done a "learn something new" every year as my New Year's resolution but this year I decided to make a list of goals I'd like to complete as my resolution. I have quite a few but I thought I'd share a few with you here...

 

1.  Actually complete my list of goals. I set a lot of goals but I get distracted easily so this is a big challenge for me is to finish what I start and accomplish the things I'd like to get done.

2.  Participate in at least one craft fair. I have pretty serious social anxiety which keeps me from this sort of thing but it's so important to me and my crafting and I just need to do this. This has been a goal of mine for a few years now but this is the year to do it!

3.  Complete an afghan. Started many but never finished one.

4.  Take and print more photos.

5.  Read at least 5 books. I've always been a reader but lately between working a full time job and all my other hobbies I haven't been reading as much as I'd like. My goal is to read 1 classic, 2 fiction and 2 nonfiction.

6.  Cook at least 4 meals a week. I love to cook but need to cook more and healthier meals.

7.  Write more letters.

8.  Travel to somewhere new. I've never been to Canada and would really like to go. Montreal is so close too!

9.  Remember to take care of myself. This has been a challenge recently, I actually have a few posts planned about taking care mentally and physically to share a little of my personal story with this particular issue.

10.  Get out of the house and go on more dates and fun outings! The photo above is from a breakfast date with Jeremy this morning! Starting off right with this goal.

 

Throughout the year I'll share updates on how I'm doing with a particular goal, wish me luck!

 

What are your goals for the 2013? Did you accomplish your goals from last year?