a pixie named Ivy

It seems like it's been absolutely eons since I put up a pixie to sell, well it has sort of, I know I haven't made one this year and I think the last ones were pressies for a couple of my neices at the end of last year. So yes, it's been a while since I last sold a pixie, but voila! Look there's one previewing up in the shop right now! Her name's Ivy, a name I would have loved for the bubba in my tum but it's a bit botanical and green and since my last bubba was Sage, I just can't do it. I also like Olive, but same story. Ivy will be going live tomorrow night at 8pm SA time.



This week me marked the big #4 birthday for my little rednut mate, Asher. What a big boy he is now, 4! He had his first full day of kindy on his birthday, which was a bit full on for him, and I missed him terribly. We then went bowling (of which the little man just rocked) and out for tea followed by a very colourful rocket birthday cake. Unfortunately, I'm a bit of a dill and accidentally erased most of his birthday shots before uploading them, except for this one and this attractive smile.



Oh and yes family if your looking, he's had a hair cut! Quite a bit I chopped off this time and I was soo nervous we'd lose those curls, but they're here to stay, hooray! He still gets called a girl though!

flitter flutter

oooooo so many little winged things in my house at the moment:D
Much to the delight of her big sis, little Sage is quite happy to be dressed up as a fairy princess. Apparently the dress is very nice to chew.

As would be Ella and Alice if I would let Sage close enough to get her hands on them. These two little pixies will be appearing over in a very exciting stocking that tik and I have been invited to attend. Gossamer Dreams is the place to visit on the 15th as not only will tik and I be there but lots of other talented wahm's. The stocking is retro and I'm a bit excited about what may be stocked, check out Lesley's awesome set...way cute! The stocking is for 24hrs only so make sure you don't miss it!

my creative space

It's all pixies and pants today:) Getting some pixies done for a stocking in a few weeks and pants for the kids whose ankles are starting to hang under the hems of their old ones. Lots of lovely Japanese fabrics to play with too. Master Asher choose the cars for the pockets for his pants , I totally love this fabric but I equally love the alice in wonderland as well.



It's all go go go as I'm trying to get as much done as possible before we head off on a holiday to the Flinders Ranges on the weekend. We're camping for a few weeks....ohhhh the excitement!! wooot!

More creative spaces over here

pixies

Gosh, it's been a while since my last post. No excuses, just not in blogging frame of mind I guess. I also haven't been in a very pixie making frame of mind of late. It seems to be taking an awful long time to make them and I'm guessing that's because I've made so many of them. Sooo I think I may just have a break from them and focus on some other designs I've been playing with. I do have a few cut out and a couple nearly completed for an upcoming stocking somewhere secret, but after that pixies may be in short supply whilst i do some other stuff. They have been in short supply of late anyway but I have made a couple and now they are with there new owners I can show them off.



Little Katie is my side of a trade with super clever mumma



And little Lucie tee for a very gorgeous little 1 year old. I have also made another pixie but very sadly forgot to take a picture of her before sending her on her way. I'm think I've reached well over 50 pixies so it certainly is time for a pixie break.

my creative space

today a little bit of knitting is once again planned since all the pixies are finito! Yeehaahhh this stocking has been a long time coming and now *sigh* I'm done.



Previewing now and going live tomorrow night....maybe around 9ish (sa time)????

More spaces over at kirsty's

my creative space

Today I'm on the floor, in front of the heater stuffing pixies. Getting this guy ready to join his girlfriends.



More creative spaces over at Kirsty's.

my creative space

This morning I got up with the intention of being very creative and get some pixies finished. I had nearly completed one the night before but had retired after "Lost" was finished (now what is going on in that show!). So the intention was there 80% but the achievement was more like 10%. I only had a couple of jobs, you know like pop the nappies in the machine and sweep the floor sort of stuff, not heaps of housework. But no....the kids had other plans. You know those days when the little one won't sleep for more than 20 min, you don't get to shower until lunch time and you escape mid arvo as it's all going crazy. So today I'm posting a piccie of where everything sat waiting for me to get to it. There's a nearly finished pixie in way cool cookie fabric, some more on top of the little yellow sewing box awaiting some attention and some paper waiting to be goccoed for thanks you's for pressies for the little miss, all waiting, waiting, waiting... Today all I achieved was some blanket stitiching on half a wing. That's it!

Oh look I just spied Tully's fabulous soup packet creation and some missing snappies (so that's where they are!) Much more interesting creative spaces over at Kirsty's.

meri

Meri is up for auction over on the Victorian Bushfire Relief site at the moment. She's a bit of cutie if I do say so.

Her little friends Amber and Florrie will be going up over on Tikki's store sometime early next week so if you're after a little pixie to brighten up your world, make sure you don't miss the stocking:D

I have a little shadow......

who follows me around :) Well she doesn't really follow as such but is right beside me most of the times. She's my newest little mate and I'm loving hanging out with her.

She's doing all the right things and is a sweet little cruiser. She's loving her hammock.



And bath time has been a hit all round.



As you can see in the first pic she even hangs with me whilst I sew. I'm slowly working away on some pixies which will hopefully be making appearances over here and here sometime soon. Things are a bit slower but they're still happening as promised.

two little toys for two little boys...

We've recently had two new additions to my family, two little boys Tobias and Declan. I've been a bit of a slacker at getting their pressies but have finally completed the last of them today, well I nearly have, just gotta add some wings. I haven't named the little fella's yet though, might get Tully to help me with that. Her last request for the bub's name was Merryweather and Asher's was Whale. hmmmmmm I think he's thinking of me actually.

You know how I said there wouldn't be any more pixies for a while...well I lied. Today I pulled out the fabric to have a go at mix and matching some colours, but have been put on hold by my lack of skin toned felt. I rang up Winterwood toys to order some more and was shocked to be told the fires were only 20 miutes from them. I felt a bit guilty and very apologetic as I was requesting felt asap, but the ladies are so lovely there. Of course they have been affected by the fires but are still working away...I guess you just have too! The pixies will be appearing over at the Bushfire relief appeal whilst some others will be included in comfort packs.



Oh and bub is now officially over due lol. I knew it would be and beside twinges I don't think much is happening yet. We're off to visit Mum for her birthday tomorrow so maybe bub will decide to make a show when we get home ....and not whilst we are away. Today I tackled the very daunting task of handwashing the beautiful shawl Mum made for Tully when she was a wee one. It's absolutely amazing , clever thing that she is. But I get so nervous washing it in fear it's going to stretch out of shape or something. Looks good still though :D



Have you checked out the Bushfire appeal over at Ozebaby yet???? Go and do so if you haven't, there are some great things up for auction. There's also some stuff coming up over at Gossamer Dreams in a few days as well.. And handmade help too:D

the last of many

Greta and Molly are the last little pixies to go up in the shop this year. Gee there's been a few made this year but I do so love making them. From the inital fabric choices to mixing and matching and then watching them come together and then fly off to a loving new home, it's really very rewarding. They have taken over from painting tee's by a long shot but I will be back to the tee's soon. Lots of plans there.

Now I'm off to finish off some trades to send off before Chrissy. I think I'll be using the express post service there. I'm not sure yet what the postage delay is like here being a country town. Things seem to take a long time to get to me so it may be the same the other way around. Once I've finished all the trades then it's time to whip up some softies i've been wanting to make for my little folk and some of my neices and nephews and hopefuly a bit of summer clothing.

Busy busy busy...maybe someday I'll finish umpacking all those boxes from the move ...but that's no fun

the house is being taken over by pixies

Just look at them all lined up in a row! What a sweet little group of friends. All these little lasses already have new homes but there will be 2 more to come this week. I'm thinking maybe Tuesday or Wednesday and then that will be all the pixies until the new year.

There is an ultra special auction for one of my pixies over at Wear it Baby to raise funds for a little girl called Jess. It's a very important appeal so go have a bid on some of the wonderful stuff wahm's have made. There's some amazing stuff there!

New to the shop today are some way cute (if I do say so myself) little cards for Chrissy. I'm very happy with how these turned out and have a whole bunch of tags with the same design to go up as well.



Oh and in case you were thinking my camera had turned up, well no it hasn't. Lach was given a camera for work the other day. Talk about filling a need:D Lucky hey!

Mr. Percival

Well Mr.Percival is all done and up in the shop I'm very happy with how he's turned out and hopefully someone else will be too:D

I've also got a few pixies waiting their turn for a bit of attention. They will be up before the weeks end. We're off across the border for a brief catch up with family and friends and to celebrate the big 4 for the Tullster so I've got to sell, sell, sell to help pay for the crazy costs of petrol (and my planned visit's into many country oppie's along the way). At least the rain is bucketing down and we are housebound so I am being quite efficient today and my list of things to finish before Thursday is getting shorter!

on my other desk...wednesday

Today's "on my desk" comes from my other desk, the one in the lounge where it is nice and warm.
The weather has turned quite chilly of late and so I have found myself spending more time of an evening curled up in front of the tv beside this desk embroidering and stuffing little pixies. I have quite a few little lasses on the go at the moment and hope to pop them up all together next week sometime.

This desk is also the home to fluffy our Wollemi pine. He's looking pretty good although some of his bits got a bit sunburnt during the hot weeks we had here at the start of the year. A cute little easel a lovely woodman made for me when I worked for an Art Gallery and ordered a bulk amount of easels in a much larger form, also sits on the desk with a drawing I made many moons ago. At the moment it's the perfect place for pixie's in progress.



For more desk action go visit kootoyoo

softie love, love, love

Is this not one of the cutest shots!!!! I love it. What a little cherub my little girl can be....most of the time.

Today was glorious. It has been really cold lately which is a bit extreme after having so much heat for so long. Apparently Adelaide has had it's lowest temps for March as well as its highest. Crazy. Anyway, today had warmth in the air and blue skies so I grabbed the opportunity to take some shots of the softies to pop up in the shop. I've had a really lovely response to these so I'm really hoping that someone is going to love Millicent mushroom, the first little lass to go up for sale.



I love her bright vibrant colours! Pink, red and orange are just such a superb colour combination.

I'm working on some mates for her which will hopefully make an appearance before the end of the week. I would also really like to pop up a matching softie and t-shirt, how cute would that be for a gift! But we're all a little sniffly in the house at the moment so I guess we'll just have to see how that one goes. Still haven't picked up the paint brush for a while. Maybe tomorrow....

I'm planning on stocking alot of stuff randomly. I tried to do the hyena thing recently myself and I really sucked at it and just got really frustrated so I'm going to try not to do that to anyone else anymore. I figure surprises are always nicer, so if your keen on some pint wares, check the shop regularly and you may just find what you want sitting there waiting for you.

Oh and I'm a little bit *blush* embarassed about the give away I offered the other day. I had a couple of comments but no one really said they wanted it and I hadn't really said to say "i'd like the pattern pretty please". Sooooo let me know if you'd like the pattern I offered in the post below. Let's just say first in first served:) But please tell me if you want it in your post. Bit of a lame give away really. I promise a bigger and better one some time soon:)

t'was a lovely day today

I sat out in the autumn sun this afternoon making a pixie for my little man. It was just lovely, despite the squelching and gleefull giggles of two little nutters playing in the mud!



I actually don't think the shot captures the muddiness but it sure does capture the crazy hairdo of that little man! I don't think it was tamed at all today. Opps.

Anyway what's a crazy hairdomatter when there are trees to climb and mud to be found.



Tully must have just found it all a bit much as I found her like this 10 minutes ago. Covered in my mail for the day. Too cute and ohhh so peaceful.

pixies

Two little pixies all finished and looking a treat. Tully has adopted the teapot one and the other is heading off to a new home. I've got a boy version for asher all ready to go but I have to wait for the fabric I want to use for the hair to dry. It's been raining here for the last two days. Not much, and never enough but it's so nice to have it. I really can't remember the last time it rained.

I hadn't posted a picture of this little fella that I finished quite a while ago. The paints have been very idle of late but hopefully I'll find my painting mojo soon and finish the other little lad that's sitting on my easel.

on my desk wednesday

We've been out and about all day today so I haven't touched these little lasses since last night. I'm having such fun mixing and matching fabrics and colurs making these little pixies. Thankfully I come from a big family where there are many little girls so I can keep making dolls knowing they will find a home beyond ours:) Although I do plan on making some boy ones too. I bought orange dots today so I can do Asher a little fluffy headed replica pixie as I have a cute vision of a little orange afro.

And the rabbits are for thekids for easter. I got the cute little pattern from here such a great little pattern

Off now to see what else is on everyone else's desk this week over at kootoyoo

great finds

Just in case you didn't know..... It's still bloody hot! Shesh. Crazy, crazy weather.

We have been spending way too much time inside due to the heat but ventured out yesterday to check out some shops on the other side of Adelaide I had been wanting to for ages. So over to nest studio and one small room in Croydon we headed. What a fabulous little street they have tucked over there in Croydon. If you live in Adelaide and haven't checked it out, go there! Both shops are just unreal. I bought a couple of little belle and boo cards and found the most devine little pair of sandals I really wish I had found at the beginning of summer. What a great little studio too. Some little people were very happily slapping paint around when we visited.

At one small room I got a bit of aunt cookie , hollabee and kristen doran wares. How cool to score such cool stuff from such awesome talented ladies. I really wanted some of the sprout fabric but that has to wait for the next visit.



Further down the street we quickly zipped into a very cool shop called hype and seek. I scored a beaut little shirt for Asher in there. The label has me a bit mystified though. Anyone know what they mean by non iron cotton, cause it needs an iron? Another great shop though. Sooo many cool things to be found. Kids had had enough by now and melt downs were promised so off home we wandered so I could finish....



this little chick. I should really wait until this little pixie is in her new home before I post pics, but I was a bit excited that she turned out as I intended (except one arm is a bit lower than the other, that I just had to share. Thanks for the lovely comments on the first pixie with the most unfortunate name. I'll let the little lass, whom this pixie is flying off to, have the naming rights. Although she did teach my daughter the hilarity of the word "fart" so she may not be granted a much nicer name. :)

finished pixies

so here is bettie bow all finished. i added in the grass for something extra and i like it. i like her...if she was tully's size i reckon i might have kept her.

















and this little fella is gummy. He's pretty cute. gummy cause he's got a gumnut and gumleaf. i'm not very imaginative on the names at the moment. He's a size 2.

i want to do a few more before i send these guys live. hopefully i'll have 3 more to add by the end of the weekend. here's hoping ...but lachie is going away so i've got the kids by myself so it may not happen. anyway they'll go live sometime next week. i'll post a message on here so if anyone is reading and wants one they'll know when to get one lol