A Jungle of a Baby Nursery

Here it is! The reason I haven't been doing much else lately.

This was made for a custom order, and it is a safari/jungle themed nursery set with appliqued animals, matching stuffed creatures,

and coordinating wall art of course.

Okay, I got a bit carried away, but I love how it all turned out.

The blanket is all quilted by hand, and the stuffed giraffe, monkey and elephant are made from my own patterns and were sewn with coordinating fabrics. The bumper has appliqued animals parading all around the crib, and I had to paint some happy little watercolor illustrations for a finishing touch. The fabrics I used are all various Amy Butler prints with a little Heather Bailey as well. All the animals were taken from my sketch book, and frankly I think they are so happy to finally be free range! One lucky baby gets to sleep in this fun and colorful set.

Now I plan to spend a few days catching up on my housework, then back to creating more messes and fun things!

The owls have flown the coop!

Thank you everyone for your entries in the owl giveaway! The winner of Ollie in the etsy forums was Jessica of Beadbug Jewelry.

There will be another giveaway starting on Friday the 22nd, so check back.

I finished one of my custom projects I have been working on and thought I'd share them with you. You can probably guess who they are, but if you can't, they are Luke and Leia from Star Wars. They were fun to make, but my favorite part has got to be those fabu buns!

Give a Hoot, enter my GIVEAWAY!

I finally made some friends for Oliver! He was sold yesterday, and will soon be flying to his new home, so of course his owl pals want new homes too. There are two ways to win this weeks giveaway. One way is to comment on this blog, and the other is to be the 800th post on my thread in the etsy forums under promotions here. This is Otto, he has great fashion sense, and loves playing checkers. Otto

is the owl to be given to the blog winner

This is Oliander, but we call him Ollie for short. He likes skydiving and spicy food.

Ollie is the owl to be given to the etsy forums winner.
The Blog giveaway deadline is Tuesday, August 12, at 10pm MST and the winner will be chosen at random and announced Wednesday. The Etsy Forums winner will be whoever makes the 800th post on my thread in promotions. Good luck to you all, and if you aren't the lucky ones this week, check back for future giveaways. I hope I didn't leave out any details.

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Whooo is having a great week?

A self portrait, painted upon himself.
Sophia and her friends played in the tree house all day yesterday. I think she forgot it was there because the trees and bushes have really grown all around it. They hauled a whole picnic and art studio up there. I tried to tell them that everything they hauled up they had to haul back down, boring old practical mom remark. Have I become one of those?

I have been developing some softie patterns, and here is one of my favorites.

I named him Oliver. He is made of cotton fabric and wool felt.

I think he needs some brothers and sisters, don't you.
I will list him in the shop when he has some buddies to join him.

Have a good evening.

Babies on the brain, and Happy 4th!

It has been a busy 4th of July weekend, but I am back with some more creations. I was put in charge of our town baby contest, in which every single baby was a winner. They were all so stinkin' cute, how could anyone narrow it down to one? I drummed up a pile of prizes including some my tiny star creations. I think everyone had a fun time. We had a great 4th, filled with the typical days events: parades, games, entertainment, yummy food, and fireworks.

With babies on the brain, I developed this pattern last night.

It is a cute and cuddly baby elephant softie with a rattle inside.

I also got my new tags the other day. I like that they are simple and sweet. Here is a framed print of my Elephant Rider.

I always dreamed of riding my own pet elephant.

One of these prints was a prize at the baby contest.

And finally, my new jackpot. A friend brought me a pile of vintage quilt squares that had belonged to her grandmother. There are some wonderful prints, already sewn together and pressed. I have lots of ideas of what to do with these, but I would love more suggestions.

Maybe an idea for a future giveaway!

Have a lovely week!

My Darling Dashing Deer

Here are my new softies and paintings. The Deer are designed and made by me with hand-painted faces and spots. They are crafted using 100% cotton fabric, with soft pink flannel inside the ears.

These little fawns were so fun to make. I did a little boy and girl to match my paintings. They have been approved by Issac and Sophia. These will be listed in my shop tonight.My Darling Deer 8"x8"x1" Acrylic on Canvas
My Dashing Deer 8"x8"x1" Acrylic on Canvas

"Star Girl" Doll

This is my "Star Girl" doll inpired of course by my "Star Girl" painting. She was time consuming, but fun to make. I love her spikey hair! She is all handmade, with removable soft courdoroy dress and hand-painted face. I am also going to make her a little star friend to fit in her pocket. More dolls and softies to come.