Love is in the Air

I just completed another wedding cake topper. Mr. Furry Bear and Miss Velvet Kitty are ready for their wedding day! Miss Velvet Kitty chose a beautiful mermaid style wedding gown to wear. She is carrying a bridal bouquet of white and light green roses. Aren't they just a dashing couple!

Jewelry Spree

Hi everyone! Well I have been a little behind in posting on my blog but wanted to share the results of a jewelry making spree I had at the end of the holiday season. I enameled the blue and red metal components with my friend Mary during a play day last spring.

Sea Spirit

I used my pin doll pattern that I designed to make a Christmas Ornament. She is called Sea Spirit. I used lace, silver lined beads, and eyelash yarn to embellish her. I used watercolor pencils and prismacolor pencils for her facial coloring.

Molly Monkey or what I have been up to lately

I haven't posted in a few weeks but thought you might want to see what I have been up to while I wasn't posting. I have been making these adorable Molly Monkey dolls for all the little tykes on my holiday gift list this year and probably having way too much fun making them! Larissa Holland so kindly posted her free pattern for Molly Monkey on her blog. She has a lot of other wonderful patterns that she sells also so take a peek when you get a chance. If you want to download the Molly Monkey pattern by Larissa Holland you can click here to get to her blog http://mmmcrafts.blogspot.com/2008/07/drum-roll-pleasemolly-monkey-pattern.html
Happy crafting!

What I did on Black Friday

Black Friday seems to be the official start of shopping for the holiday season. I never went out shopping before last year on Black Friday because I thought it was too filled with commercialism. Well last year I woke up at a unheard of hour and trundled myself to the mall during a snowstorm and hate to admit it but I became rather wrapped up in the fun of it all and had quite a good time actually. I even saved a ton of money on the deals I ran into. Admittedly I spent more than I probably should have but I probably was not the only person in the mall that did that. I thought about going to the mall on Black Friday this year but just well wasn't as enthused as I was last year. So, I decided to try to make our holiday a little more homespun this year and have started making gifts for family and friends. These are some placemats that I have been working on to give as gifts. I hope the recipients will enjoy them!
For more ideas on home-made holiday gift making look at Colleen Babcock's website where she posted several links to different gift making tutorials http://www.themagicbean.typepad.com/
You can also find a nice tutorial on how to make a felt ornament along with several other homemade ornament ideas on A Creative Dreamer's Blog by clicking here http://www.acreativedreamer.blogspot.com/ Happy crafting!

The Blushing Bride

I went to deliver the wedding cake topper to my friend Annie and her daughter Anastasia at their bakery Man in the Moon Bake Shoppe & Cafe in King Ferry, NY last Thursday. As you can see by the photo they seem a little pleased with the topper. While I was there Annie sent me home with some of her amazing cheesecake samplers for my husband Bob who doesn't have to follow a gluten free diet. He loved them! She even sent me home with some absolutely delicious gluten free cookies and muffin samples. So if you are looking for a gluten friendly bake shoppe for delicious baked goods, good coffee and tea, and warm friendly service check out Man in the Moon Bake Shoppe & Cafe at 982 State Route 34B in King Ferry, NY.

Wedding Day

Miss Pretty Kitty and Mr. Honey Bear are all set for their big wedding day! The only last minute detail left is their glasses. Good thing because the wedding is this weekend!