Geoff
I had some leftover material from Mitch so I made Geoff (or ‘Raff the Giraffe, from the adorable Funky Friends Factory).
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Not bad for my first pattern! Still have to work out some kinks. The dragonfly’s a timid thing, He’s very pretty, too; His lacy wings are clear as glass And delicate as dew. I don’t know why the...
View ArticleThunderbrides are GO
Some shirts that I designed and screen-printed (with help from the hubby) for a bride (my sister!) and her bridesmaids (include me!) to wear pre-wedding. Sigh, if we only had one more person in the...
View ArticleYoki for Yule
If you know someone who is into plushies (either making or receiving them) or you yourself enjoys making stuffed animals, there are many cute and cuddly patterns available online for you to give (or to...
View ArticleGift Idea 4 and 5
With Hanukkah just around the corner, and Christmas, Kwanzaa, and a boat-load of festivities on the way, why not make a gift this year? You still have time! 4. Ornament/Key Chain All you need is a...
View ArticleOne Busy Summer
In between Tasty Planet 2 work and wedding preparations and site development and story building and a hole slew of other things that will eventually get finished (siiigh), I’ve been helping my brother...
View ArticleGolf Club Covers that say Ni!
Christmas gift for my Dad… …a handmade Knight who Says Ekke Ekke Ekke Ekke Ptang Zoo Boing Zow Zing and The Black Knight, from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. They might be silly, strange and...
View ArticleOur existence is very fragile, temporary and precious.
I made my sister a shirt for ol’ Yule time givings. Based on the beloved, beautiful comic by Bill Watterson, I screened/stenciled a design of one of the most memorable Calvin and Hobbes strips. I was...
View ArticleHobbes!
…from Calvin and Hobbes, the great comic by Bill Watterson of course. Self-made pattern – as there isn’t a real stuffed Hobbes out there to buy. A decision (that included not licensing his characters...
View ArticleTatterhood Mailbox
Years ago, I painted my mom a mailbox in “my style” (dragons and creatures and the like; she didn’t want flowers or trees, she wanted something I would normally do). It was an acrylic painted wooden...
View ArticleSimon is the only one that looks evil.
Cute little miniature sculpey ornaments, painted with acrylics. From the top left box moving clockwise, there’s Father and Mother Christmas, Grandfather and Grandmother Frost (she is holding Kolach),...
View ArticleWimoweh, wimoweh
This lamp was a great group project, starting with me and my mother-in-law going off and getting a plain lamp, which is harder than it sounds. We needed one with a flat base, and a rod that we could...
View ArticleFunky Friends
Thre cute and cuddly creatures that I made (and James gave the thumbs-up to) from the very fantastic and wonderful Funky Friends Factory. I had such fun making these guys, and everyone really liked...
View ArticleBitten.
A good thing about having a recovering right wrist is I have a lot of reading (sigh, yes, and TV) time. One of the books/graphic novels I have been enjoying as of late is Bite Me! by Dylan Meconis....
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