long-legged polly dolly love

I really love making these sweet little polly dolly's. From the chenille and vintage reprint fabric right through to their sweet little hand embroidered doiley aprons, they are just delightfully rewarding. I was pretty chuffed with these two little "yet to be named" lasses which I have finished off for the Jelly bean market, which incidentally is only 9 more sleeps away! (quiet little Ekkkkkkkk!!!!) So anyway, I thought I'd take a piccie of them to share......



And so it appears that I am not the only one quite smitten with them. My sneaky little assistant saw her chance for a bit of an inspection. You see they are normally kept well out of reach of all the little people of the house. Tully really couldn't give a hoot about any of my softies, but Sage on the other hand LOVES them.



Apparently they passed the inspection which pleases me.



We agreed (with a small amount of bribery) that dolly's could go back and we'd get out her own polly dolly's whom she preceded to swing by their legs and cover in kisses. ahhhh I love it!

checking my list, ticking it twice....

Oh my, the look on miss Tully's face this morning when I told her I was really one of Santa's elves and was very busy making toys for little boys and girls! Priceless really. I think she actually believed me. Well how could she not with the many piles of softies in progress around the house.



Seriously, my house has little piles of softies, santa sacks and brooches in various stages of completion everywhere! Everywhere that is that little Miss Sage my wonderful little helper can't reach them.



With only a couple of weeks until the jelly bean market and then another 6 weeks until chrissy, my plate is feeling rather full. Add on house hunting, inspections by prospective buyers, tandem feeding and the general shenanigans of school and kindy, well my plate is pretty much overflowing. Bahhh, well it's all good really, cause I enjoy it in a weird sort of frazzled kinda way. It's not really that bad, cause I can see the light and am very much looking forward to it. I had such fun at the last market and am very much looking forward to the next one on November 27, Warrnambool show grounds if you're local.



So for now its all systems go...interspersed with some crazy dancing to the latest soundtrack in the house, Justine Clarke, and lots and lots of time snuggling on the couch feeding my sweet little Sage and Otis. Who as it happens, will be 4 weeks old on the weekend! 4 weeks! wow!



I know, he's beautiful! yep I made him. Pretty pleased about that

Hanging with my gnomies

Title shamelessly pinched from here. Gnomes,just about ready for the jelly bean markets next month. And the little fella, well he's my latest creation. He's pretty awesome!

to market, to market

phew, what a day! Gosh markets are very exhausting, but so so worth it!!! I had a wonderful time on Saturday selling my softies at a handmade kids and babies market in Warrnambool. It was so rewarding to see the delight on a little person's face as they cuddled a new little friend to them, rather than just hearing about how happy a new owner is. To hear people's response to my work, well besides the older lady who thought they were "different" lol. To see what was the most popular (pixies) and hear what people wanted to see more of (t-shirts in larger sizes). Yep, it was a great day, so great that I'm already planning for the next one! Well I really do have to since I'll have a new little person by my side by then, who know how much work I'll get done then!

So now that the market is over, I've finally set up my made it store
and will be stocking tomorrow night 9pm Sa time. I am still getting used to how made it works, but I figure I can't preview so all items will go up live. You can expect to see one long-legged polly dolly, Ruby along with some babushka's and montie monsters and sweet little brooches. And to help keep up with what's happening in the world of pint, you can "like" me on facebook, yep I'm there too now!

my creative space

It's gale force winds and bucketing down here today, just perfect for a day inside sewing while the bubba sleeps. It's also been very grey, but just now a happy sliver of sunshine snuck in my window over my crafting table, so I jumped at the chance to take a picture of what's going on in my creative corner today.

Happy little faces are the go for today. Originally these were to be hairclips, Tully even trotted off to school today wearing one. But I think they are a bit too big, so they're destined for brooches. I'm trying to think of how I can incorporate my name on one to wear at the market I'm doing next month. Any ideas?

Lots of lovely creativity can be found over here.

a babble of babushka's

I'm not really sure what you call a group of babushka's, but I can sort of imagine these little ladies chattering away in a group like a bunch of Mum's outside school at pick up time. I don't think there really is a word for a group of babushka's, is there? Anyway, this little bunch is destined for a market in Warrnambool in a bit over a month. I know I've blogged about it already, but just in case you don't know about it and you're from the area go and check it out, I think it's gonna be swell.

The market has been the perfect inspiration for me, I'm churning out new designs and new softies all over the place. I designed these little misses to cater for those not willing to spend toooo much. I know some would still consider them maybe a bit exy (I'm planning on selling them for $25) but hey I don't think I really need to justify the time, fabric and love put into every one of these. It is a handmade stall after all, so I'm hoping the crowd it attracts are appreciative of original handmade designs.

So, as I was saying before the mini rant, I'm churning out new designs all over the place. In fact I'm just about to draft up another! I'm planning on a little one-eyed monster. Tully has been singing the purple people eater song, and whilst the little dude I have in my head won't be wearing short shorts, he will have ummmm one eye!

Once the market is over and I drag home the many softies that haven't sold, I will be listing them over on a new store over at made it. Tikki has closed down her ozebaby store where I have been fortunate to sell stuff for the last few years and for which I am very grateful (thanks tik). You can still purchase tik's knitting patterns over at Ravelry and from my market stall (she may even pop a few of her milo vests on there too!)and I hear she will be opening up a new store some time soonish;) But I have to admit I'm a little bit excited about opening my own store and it seems perfect to launch with lots of stock, so I back to work churning out pixies, polly dolly's, aliens, babushka's and little one eyed monsters and who knows, maybe even painting a tee or two!

creative space

Feeling the need for a new softie design, I always revert to my sketches from long ago. This morning I decided I needed some smaller softies to sell at the upcoming market and after a quick flick through some old sketches I came across this little babushka. I also found this piccie of her on a little tee I sold eons ago, I wonder if it's still in a little girls wardrobe.



I think she is going to be quite a simple little miss to come together, well I hope she is! I'm still having trouble with the little alien I started weeks ago, much to Asher's dismay.

I still need to come up with some boys focused softies, who knows what I'm going to find in the sketchpad tomorrow.

More creative spaces can be found over here

to market, to market.....

Yesterday I discovered a handmade children's market coming to Warrnambool which is just a couple of hours away and home to my sweet Mum. I've been lacking a bit of enthusiasm about selling my wares of late so this is just the kick in the butt I need. I already have a gazillion plans for it and am quietly a little excited, not hugely optimistic that my softies will be brilliantly receieved, but keen to see some faces and expose little old pint to a wider audience.

The market is only 8 or so weeks away, but thankfully I have been putting in some time and have two as yet unnamed long-legged polly dolly's, well nearly 2,just gotta finish the body on the little red head. Two more polly's are in the works, and some pixies will join them as well. Lots more plans are afoot, but lets be realistic ...8 weeks! If you are local to Warrnambool or interested you'll find more info here



Today is sewing day here, so off I go whilst Miss Sage sleeps. Speaking of the cheeky monkey, here she is in her new little duds. After a bit of a stuff up sewing wrong pieces together, they've been saved and I'm pretty happy about that. The denim is lovely and thick, perfect for the very chilly weather we have been experiencing. Thankfully, Lach rescued the little heater from his shed, and now my little sewing space is a warm one, hope yours is too!