Annie's day...

I have lots of pictures with this post so be warned!

I joined Cindy's Travel doll swap.

My first Annie doll. I am so happy with how she turned out. I used this pattern by Denise White of The Cat's Pyjamas.
She also smells amazing because you stain her with a mix of coffee, cinnamon and vanilla...yummy!
I also gave her a belly button and heart but decided not to photograph them....after all, a girl needs her privacy.

The thing I was most worried about was making teeny weeny clothes but I managed to slog my way through. I threw out 3 pantaloons before getting them right...oh, and 3 tops....the pattern that came with Annie was too snug so I kept trying new 'versions.'

The tunic turned out really cute, I hand stitched the button holes since they are so teensy...gave me a new appreciation for not being Laura Ingalls...

See that teeny apron made from the cute picnic-y fabric?

Well....since I know Sandy loves to bake, I made HER one too! It turned out so well, I almost couldn't part with it.


here is a close up of Annie in her little basket with her baby doll and teeny journal...


a little notebook, cookie cutters, some baubles, a recipe and fairy fireplace...all for Fairy hunting!



Wait a minute!...why is there a Mardi Gras sign and Saints flag and VOODOO doll in her package?


Well, lets just say Annie had a GREAT time attending her FIRST Mardi Gras parade!

During the parade, Mr. VooDoo flew through the air in order to meet her....

You can see him whispering sweet nothings into her ear.


I think he is a bit over bearing though...she seems a tad frazzled by all the attention....I hope he didn't say anything inappropriate!

March's challenge

Part of Year of Enchantment is to give everyone a challenge.
I adore these pincushions from Little House By The Sea.
I thought they would be the perfect challenge for the mushroom and toadstool ornament theme this month.

I'm not very good at embroidery...about the only thing I did well were the french knots! I still love them though.


I also made myself a couple mushroom ornaments.


and this one....I used one of my mushroom stamps to create a pattern on this little mushroom fairies nightgown.

Her little nightcap is really cute. I take awful pictures, I know....but you get the idea...

March makeover

In getting ready for Spring, I decided our bistro set cushions needed a makeover.

I purchased the fabric last year while it was on sale, so it was a really quick project.

Old

New

from a distance....


and...


Now everyone will have ladybugs and dragonflies to rest their bums on!

Thursday's curse

This is getting ridiculous. You take a boy, you mix in a basketball and stir well. Then you add a curb and you get this:



So now Rip stick Boy is on crutches and wearing a fashionable bootie...I can't wait til NEXT Thursday to see what we're in for...

March's ornament....

March's ornament...a chicken?


No! I just knew my partner adores them like I adore toadstools!

I wanted to try something new this time so I made these out of paper clay.

and I made these out of sculpey


here is the of the rest of the stuff....a sparkly toadstool bookmark, Mardi Gras beads, a little lace doily I found in an antique store and a shamrock garland.


one last photo of Henrietta since the first photo was so light.....

She got everything already and lucky for me, approved!

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

"May your blessings outnumber
The shamrocks that grow,
And may trouble avoid you
Wherever you go."
~Irish Blessing

destashing......

Curly Girl got a new papasan chair awhile back and gave this bean bag to Ripstick Boy.

Since Leo had 'claimed' it, he went with it into the 'boys' room!
Then Leo got sick.....yuck. We almost lost the poor boy but he is feeling much better now.

I'd made the cover several years ago and hadn't made it removable so I just cut it off.
Besides the yuck, it had lots of little rips in it so I just pitched it.

After ripping off the cover, it looked like this...bubblegum pink just didn't quite work for RB's room (or personality!)


So I recovered it using some white canvas from my stash.
This time though, I made one end drawstring style so I can just yank it off and toss it in the wash. It looks pretty good with his little owl on it....

If you are contemplating covering a bean bag...do it! I didn't even make a paper pattern, just sort of eyeballed it.
It took me about an hour, including cutting and measuring, etc.
You just have to take your time cutting and measuring panels. I added about 2 inches per panel which gave me plenty of wiggle room for error.
If anyone wants to know how I did it, let me know and I'll email you...be sure to leave me an email addy though.