A New Jacket

My littlest one needed a new fall coat and I've been searching the thrifts / consigments for a a few weeks with no luck. I normally don't like to sew things like this as it seems like you spend way more to sew a jacket than to actually buy one. But I had this adorable flannel from Cloud 9 Fabrics already so I thought I would give it a go! I picked up some coordinating wool flannel for the outside and I used this pattern, from Etsy. It's inexpensive and SO simple! I love the clean silhouette and the style is perfect for super active toddlers. The only modification I made was to add a layer of batting between the lining and the outside to make it extra cozy. It only took me a few hours to whip this baby up and I'm super happy with the result, not to mention that I was able to make it for less than $20! I made a size larger than the munchkin is wearing so hopefully it'll last a few seasons.

A few of my favorite things...

I've been dying for ages to come up with some embroidery patterns for the shop and here's the first of them! It's a few of my favorite holiday things for you to stitch up! I'm definitely not the best of stitchers so I really debated not showing this close up photo, haha! But it shows that even the most meager of stitching skills can make a cute sampler for the holidays. I'm sure you all will come up with some really great ways to use this sampler! The PDF pattern is now available here.

In the Shop!

There will be a very limited number of plushies available for the holiday season, the first small batch of Folky Guitars and Long Dogs are in the shop now. Get them while you can!

New in the Shop! Cut 'n Sew Kits

Make Your Own Long Dogs are finally back in the shop! But this time he's joined by two more friends. You can now make your own mini Mabel doll and mini Happy Turtle! These are awesome for beginning sewers and would make wonderful stocking stuffers. All three are now in the shop here.

And the Winner Is...

Congratulations to the winner of my 2012 Calendar giveaway! Thank you so very much to everyone who left such very kind comments on the giveaway! I truly appreciate each and every one of you. I hope everyone has a safe and super fun Halloween!!

New in the Shop

I'd planned on no adding things to the shop until next week but I've been a little ahead of schedule, *gasp* on making so I was anxious to add some stuff. Here's what's new in the shop this week. There will be much more next week! Also, don't forget to enter the calendar giveaway.  You've got until Monday!

Yarn Love prints in three colors!

And hand screen printed Cut 'N Sew ornament kits for the holidays! Shop the new goodies here.

2012 Calendar Giveaway

*The winner has been picked here! 

Next week I'll be adding lots of new goodies to the shop but I thought in the meantime I'd do a little giveaway to kick off what's sure to be an exciting holiday season! I'll be giving away one of my new 2012 Mini Print Calendars to one of you. The calendars are printed on lovely recycled paper and feature a perforation so you can tear off the calendar bit when you're done and are left with an art print to reuse!

There's a few ways to enter : 1: Go here and "favorite" the calendar on Etsy, 2: Tweet about it! and 3: Leave a comment below. For each thing you do I'll enter your name in the drawing. So if you do all three you'll triple your chances of winning the calendar! I'll draw a name on Monday, October 31st to celebrate Halloween!