Last weeks crafties

Last week I made some birthday gifts for my family members, here's a few of them some were finished just. in. time. and missed the photoshoot. MIA are a charcol knit beanie, and some yummy chocolate covered caramels mmmmmm.
A little tote for nephew to tote his cars in (very important for a 2 yr old)

Rowan liked it too :)

A reusable car trash can for my brother in-law, who's been waiting for one of these for well over 2 years.

A pair of up-cycled wool slippers for my brand new baby neice.

And a grown up pair for my partner on Valentines

The kids were feeling crafty too....

Customs orders, a trade, and knitting

Here's the most recent custom orders, a size pack of 11" Strawberry Shortcake and more 12.5" minky topped pads.

Then some boxy bags for a trade, I'm awaiting some yarn & soft soled shoes in exchange :)

I made this mini shawl for me using the Far Away, So Close pattern http://www.sweetmamasmallsugar.com/ This is the second pattern I've used from SMSS and they're very user friendly.

Tweaked

I've been sewing a lot of heavy flow pads in the 12.5" and 13.5" sizes and got me thinking about how I could tweak my 11" size pads. It's a very slight modification but the 11" pads now have a little more flare to the front and back. I've listed several of the new design in my Etsy shop, there's even a couple of very slight seconds listed as well as an 'old' style 11" reduced for those who (like me) like a bargain ;-)

This weeks custom orders - tie dye flannel

What is it about tie dye fabric? It brings out the hippy in us, or maybe it's just pretty and practical! Each of these is topped with a pretty dyed flannel. There's a selection of 10", 11", 12.5" and 13.5" pads.

Any knitting readers out there?

Knitting is one of favorite hobbies, truthfully it's not my strongest hobby and it's taken a long time to for me to learn but now I can mostly knit something that turns out ;-) I've started making these projects bags to help keep my knitting tucked away and safe from curious babies and pets.




This is my most recent knitting project, I've become addicted to baby hat patterns. This pattern is called the Knox Hood available from http://hyenacart.com/PlumKnit . It turned out pretty well, but most importantly Rowan likes it and it keeps her noggin cozy since she can't pull it off ;)

It's been a long time since my last blog update! Ten months after Rowan's birth I finally feel like I'm getting more accomplished in pad production again! These first two pictures are just two of several pads I'll be listing on my Etsy shop tomorrow. There's a lot of blue going up tomorrow!

This alien print...I just love it
And these flannel owls glow in the dark! This is the last bit of this print I have except for maybe a couple of scraps that could maybe be turned into a liner or two.

I've been working on some custom orders lately for heavy flow pads, this order was all done in minky. Minky is so soft, it also washes up very well and leaves little to no staining. I have a custom spot just for minky pads listed in my shop if you'd like your very own minky pads.

That's all for now...the babe is napping but who knows how long (or short) that phenomenon could last ;-)

A Busy Baby and Falling Leaves

Super Baby crawling on the furniture at 7 months!

Last Saturday we went out and raked the leaves up under one of the maple trees, then we walked up the road to see the neighbors sheep.