Birds and Bunnies

So, my yearning for spring was hit last night with several inches of snow. Not tons, but the temperature dropped and my sunshine disapeared. But, I did manage to get several things done.

Last year, I really wanted to make an Easter bunny, but never got around to it, so I decided to give it a try fairly early this year. Let me introduce you to Penny. She’s a sweet little girl who loves gummy bears, green tea and honey grahm crackers. Spring is her favorite season, of course, and she loves to garden.

She’s constructed from a very light dusty green/gray wool felt and a wonderfully soft vintage-repro cotton. She’s the first “stuffy” I’ve ever made so I need to work out a few details, but I like her! She has on a cute pink dress with a strip of the same soft repro cotton print and the back (which you can’t really see) has this amazingly cute vintage sheep ribbon strip. Her bow also has this ribbon. Her lovely cream bolero is something I crocheted up last minute. I think it suits her.

In other news, I do have a wholesale order that I’m working on. The Paper Sparrow is a new Brick and Motar shop in upstate New York that is opening Mid-March. They will be carrying a huge variety of handmade goods, include local grown food items, which I think is just fantastic. I’ll be sending them a few purses, pouches, wallets and Matryoshka Doll plushes. I’m excited and it’s inspired me to work on a few new designs.

One of those designs include these cute little Birdie Zipper Pouches. I have four different colors listed in my Etsy. The wool felt I’m using is just fantastic. So soft and lucious. I stumbled upon an Adorable little Quilt Shop in Mountain View, WY during my crazy roadtrip adventure, and it’s my favorite fabric shop I’ve ever been to. I’m just sad it’s eight hours away! They had a wonderful stock of cottons and wool felt. I wish I had a link I could share.


I’m also going to be posting an Applique Tutorial tomorrow along with my blog contest, so be sure to check back.

Happy Valentines Day! I wish all of you a very lovely one. :)

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In case you can't tell, I am DYING for spring. I'm trying my best to be patient (a watched pot never boils) but I'm craving warm sunshine days, birds all a flutter and pretty flowers in my garden. The hope of a soon to bloom spring keeps me passionate and passion equals creativity. Very spring inspired creativity.

I have a new bag design. First in the line is a pretty birdy Messenger Bag in a delicious cherry/raspberry baby whale corduroy. This is The Mister's favorite creation thus far. I'm working on several more colors, shapes and sizes. Any suggestions on what you'd like to see for spring?


In other news, I'm in the works of a wholesale order for a b&m store in upstate New York. How exciting?! I feel so incredibly busy at the moment, but very accomplishing. I do need to take some time to play a few good rounds of Boggle. I need my fix! That's right, I'm a junkie. Also, a Blog Contest is coming up here on Sew Serious for this weekend. Stay tuned for details. I'm giving away something new and cute!

Wintery Adventures

Wow... My last four days have been slightly insane. Where do I start? Well, the Mister had a small business road trip planned running some supplies for his work and decided to take me along with him. We were going to go from Colorado to Evanston, WY and then down through Utah into Western Colorado again. Sounds easy enough... just a one and a half day trip.

Well, it turned into a four day adventure!

The weather was not working for us, and day one, we had to take an alternate route due to a closed highway. Winding through the beautiful Rocky Mountains is always a sight, but not always stress free when the snow is really coming down. After about ten hours of poor driving, we stopped in Steamboat Springs for the night.

The next morning, we continued through North West Colorado and into Utah, heading for Wyoming. The drive through the Flaming Gorge is always one of my favorites. This national park is simply breathtaking. The colors remain vibrant year round, and we were lucky that the roads were perfect! Check out this view!

We finally made it into Wyoming and as we crossed the border, the weather worsened. The wind continued to pick up and soon there was no visibility. We spent 5 hours at a standstill on the highway (no fun when you have to pee!) before the highway patrol rerouted traffic off the roads and into the small town of Ft. Bridger, Wy. There were literally hundreds of people stranded. The highway remained closed for about 24 hours and we spent the night in the truck.

The next day, we scrambled to find a restaurant that didn't have a super long wait for breakfast and then we were off to test other route options. They all failed. The weather continued to stay awful, but finally the highway opened up and we moved 50 miles west up the highway and managed to find a hotel with a vacancy. Woot. A bed, a bathroom, a sink... and space to move!

After plenty of rest and relaxation, our trip continued perfectly the next day. The Uinta Mountains in Utah provided plenty of sight seeing and I even managed to crochet a few hats. (One in alpaca..yum). We made it home late the next night and the kitties were very thrilled that we had come home.

One of the neat things about this trip was that I finally got to see where the Mister works. Nestled in the western Rocky Mountains, he is so lucky to be surrounded by such beauty. And, check out what his friend Lanny made for me! This fantastic (and amazing!) hand carved wooden chain.

See the basket on the end? There's a ball inside of it and freely moves around. I am just in awe of this piece. It's proudly awaiting a place in the studio where I can stare at it, often. Thanks Lanny!

Well friends, I'm still in need of some rest. I'm off.

Craft Room Remake and New Chair

I've been very busy giving my studio a much needed makeover and I'm quite pleased. I bought (and put together myself!) a new bookshelf to hold all of my fabric and supplies, a new sewing chair, and my favorite piece of all, my beautiful thrift store find, a vintage lounge chair. It's in a gorgeous shade of green that I'm finding myself very drawn to lately, with wooden arms and legs. It is in amazing condition and was such a steal! I think she sits just perfectly to create a nice reading/knitting/crochet/lounging nook. Just what my craft room needed.

In other news, I have a wisdom tooth coming in very awkwardly and it is oh so painful. Ugh. Teeth ripping through gums is no fun! I'm nursing it with orajel and it helps for a bit. Anyone have fantastic home remedies they could share? :)

Also, I have two new Owl items up in the Etsy shop. Fresh today!

Owls and Owlies

As many of you may know, I *love* owls. My fondness for them began while studying Mythology back in school and I've been collecting them ever since. I thought I would share some owl love today.

A few months ago, a friend was visiting from out of state and we visited a small little gem shop here in Denver. While browsing the shop, I came across an entire cabinet full of owls! This beautiful owl egg cup was the first to catch my eye. It's a cheery turquoise and double sided. Quite the find, I feel. I'd really be interested to find out when and where it was made.

This little owl came to me all the way from Turkey. He was given to me by a friend who found him while on vacation. What a perfect surprise and addition to my collection. Lots of owl friends!

I've been sewing new Owlie bags, among other owlie goodness. Just found some new Owl fabric yesterday that I'll be working with soon. So, I'd like you to meet Baxter, Sabrina, and Ebie. My newest Owlie bags.

I have a couple of Owlie Pillows in my etsy shop, along with a cute little Mini Owlie Chubbie named Fiona.

In other news, I'm working on rearranging my sewing studio and am hoping to find a great set of shelves soon. Everyone wish me some shelf luck, if you wouldn't mind. Happy Friday!