Wee Wonderfuls

shop news

Hey guys, I said I was going to mention what was coming to the shop so here's what I've got. I've been sort of frozen in indecision the past few weeks (months?) but I've snapped out of it and made some decisions that I'm sticking to! First up will be Kit, Chloe & Louise paper dolls.

We're going to do them as PDFs so they can be printed multiple times, on different weights of paper, etc. That way if you screw up cutting them out (like I would) you're not out of luck! I'm having so much fun drawing outfits. I've got my Sesame and Milk magazines out and am scouring them for just the right fashions to match the girls' personalities. So that's a little paper craft project.

For stitching we've got the Picnic Fairy Stitchette which will be the next embroidery pattern. Look for those in June.

And for toymaking...the other thing I'm hoping to launch in June is the next make-a-long story featuring Kit, Chloe and Louise. I'm going to do these gals as PDFs as well. That way I can get them to everyone faster and also... I think they're going to be pretty long. This way I can ramble. I think we're going to sell them all together so it will be patterns for three dolls (including yarn hair instructions) and three outfits. It will be more than the Put-together books are, probably $25ish.

So that's what's on deck. Hope this is happy news. I've heard from quite a few of you and was sorry I had nothing but vague, slightly cranky things to say. I'm feeling very excited about everything again. And ok, now that I've written it down I'd better get to it!

and... indulge me? I'm curious...

Opinion Polls & Market Research

miss bunny

I'm working on new baby and birthday (someone's turning one very soon) gifts. I think Miss Bunny here might work for someone on my list.

Hope everyone had a nice Mother's Day. We had all our official hullabaloo on Saturday so on Sunday we were free to just putter. Heaven! Hallmark should start a Puttering Day. I'd be all over that! I'd take myself out for a nice Puttering Day brunch and then get to it.

new summer dress

Mandy's got herself a new summer frock. Jenny's still waiting around, in her dark brown tights, for hers. I'm going to make hers out of a pink Nani Iro print. Won't they look cute. First I need to go back to that garage sale I hit this morning and grab the cutie doll bed I passed on for them to hang out in. Why do I ever pass on things at a garage sale? I will without fail obsess for weeks when I pass something by. A lesson I can't seem to learn. I did grab some LPs for the boy though. Score!

all the fashionable girls are wearing moccasins these days

see, how cute!

I'm indulging in a little "just because" sewing this week and then it'll be back to business.  I'll post next week about near future pattern plans. In the meantime I've decided the only way I can justify buying more japanese fabric is to use up some of what I've got so it's time to take a deep breath and start cutting. Miss Kitty's dress is from the wonderful folkiness Jen sent me. And Miss Kitty herself is made from this awesome thick soft cotton flannel I found at the quilt shop called woolies by maywood studio. It was all I could do to not buy every color they had. I may need to go back. Oh, and kitty is a smaller version of Buttercup & Sunshine. I'm trying to do a better job of putting in all the details like I used to... you know before I had all these kids ;)

vintage doll clothes

I took photos of a few more items from my mom's doll clothes collection. Aren't they so sweet. And they bring back so many memories. I was clicking around on flickr looking for a vintage doll clothes group and didn't see one so I started one up. If you have any great vintage doll clothes hanging around, grab your camera! I love flickr. It so satisfies the collector in me. Here's the group... Vintage Doll Clothes.

2 legit 2 quit

I love when business expense covers something more fun than stamps or mailers!

yes, I realize there is a disturbing trend going on here. and yes, I am embarassed. I don't know how this stuff gets in my head.

new babies

we have two new babies in the neighborhood. after trying all the local baby boutiques for cute gifts and coming up empty I turned to my friend janice who is a freezer paper stencil superhero.

isn't that the cutest thing! can't wait for warm bring-all-the-babies-out weather.

rainy day research

Kit, Chloe and Louise are dying to go to Summer Camp this year. I'm doing some research...

parent trap

pics from a photo album I got on ebay years ago

sketching

wee girl barrettes

Wee girls for the big girls. These barrettes are for some bigger girls on my list. Phoebe's temporarily off barrettes until she gets that they're not food.

purples

Almost the entire month of April has been spent in big laborious, stressy, behind-the-scenes, long shot sort of enterprises. I'm ready for a break! The weather has been beautiful and yesterday I took Oscar & Phoebe to the park. Me! Not my babysitter, not Grandma, but me. It was lovely. I have a few more things to finish up and then it'll be on to...well, I guess sitting and thinking about what it'll be on to. That will be lovely too. And it might be purple related. Not generally a fan but I have been digging on lavender and its friends lately. I think it's because Phoebe looks so pretty in it.