Happy Solstice!

A few new projects..

i have so many projects to finish, but that never stop me from starting new ones. Here is a few things i've been working on this week.

i've been wanting to create some bendy dolls in a woodland elf/gnome theme. This was the first one a little toadstool girl. :)

i also made a couple more Pegasus.

Magic window cookies. i always use this recipe . These are a favorite, both for eating and decorating. They make great mobiles and look so pretty hanging in the windows.


i realized i needed some stocking stuffers for the kids this year. i made Sage a Ponyo doll. She absolutely loves the movie Ponyo. i played a round with a few different options for the hair. i don't love this one, but it will do.


i've been wanting to make my boy a plush 'Toothless' dragon from how to train your dragon, but haven't got it together yet. i did make him this hat thought. It looks kind of silly on, but i think he'll still like it. i'm not sure about the white nostrils and may change them to dark black.

i'm so scattered this week. i apologize for my lack of posting. We had a pretty good winter storm and missed a few days of school already. i've been running in circles trying to finish gifts and orders, baking and cleaning, taking the kids outside to play in the snow and playing lots of board games.

Hope you're all enjoying the winter weather!

Wordless Wednesday; Holiday Baking

This is just the beginning. :)

A few more for the Winter Kingdom.

This has been such a fun set to create! This week i worked on making a few winter Gnomes and a snowflake fairy. These fabulous gnomes have already sold, but the snowflake fairy is available.

My embroidery isn't perfect, but it's getting better. :) These are supposed to be simple snowflakes embroidered on her wings and dress.

i want to note that she has a tiny blue 'beauty mark' just under her eye on the left and above her mouth. If you click the picture you may be able to see it. It is very tiny, and barely noticeable. It's not bad enough for me to consider her a second, but i still wanted to note it.
She is $12.

Although this girl isn't plum colored or a fairy...i'm still calling her my Sugar Plum fairy. It just seemed the perfect name. She was created a bit different than the others, her skirt being made of lace instead of felt. The silver ribbon around the skirt and in her hair has wire running through it.
She is also $12

i also finished up these two mermaids earlier this week.
They are $12 each.

Please note, that all of my bendy dolls are intended for children aged 3 and up. They do contain small parts, and are made with pipe cleaners that contain wires.

If your interested in any of these just let me know. i'm thinking about getting some of them listed on etsy later today. Just haven't quite decided whether it's worth the hassle. :)

Hope you are all staying warm!

Winter hiking.

Last weekend was our first snow of the season. We got about 4 inches overnight. School was canceled on Monday and Tueday, and Wednesday we had a two hour delay. Almost a week later and the snow is still here. More predicted for this coming weekend, snow and Sleet on Sunday...we can almost plan on another snow day for Monday.
If it was up to me, i would sit inside by the wood stove, reading books, watching movies, crafting away. The kids however, have other ideas.
Snowball fights, sledding, hiking through the woods.

So we bundle up and head out for an afternoon hike.

Don't worry, i didn't let her run down the hill with this giant icicle. While walking around the shed, i slipped on a piece of tin hidden under the snow and dropped my camera in a snow bank. lol. The camera was fine, but the thing that protects the lens got a little sticky...so you'll notice a bit of a frame in some of my photos. hee hee.

Running through the snow filled woods.

We wandered down to our favorite place. The creek was still flowing and the kids tossed snowballs into the water and watched it ripple. We sat for quite a while and listened to the sound of moving water.

Winter came down to our home one night
Quietly pirouetting in on silvery-toed slippers of snow,
And we, we were children once again.

~Bill Morgan, Jr.