Lasso The Moon

Spending some time...

...making my fabric stash look a little more respectable. I've always had the fabric organized by color--that's how I organize everything--but it's time to get it out of these shoe boxes and into a more usable form.  As I'm ironing and stacking, I'm falling a little in love with all of them again.  Some of them I didn't even remember having.  New projects are racing through my head--which makes for a few sleepless nights.  But it is making the Christmas gift list a little bit clearer.  Lots of sewing to do this year, I think.

While I'm working, I'm listening to archived podcasts of CraftSanity.  I don't have an iPod, but you can still listen by streaming on the internet.  Most of the crafty interviews are over an hour long, so they make a tedious task much easier to bear.  (They are also quite inspiring--another thing bringing on the insomnia!)

Just Popping in to say Hello

These were taken on a gorgeous fall day at our art museum.  It has incredible grounds full of luscious gardens and colorful trees.  And it's all free!  We go there pretty often.  (I've actually never been inside the museum!!)

They're Ba-ack...

Just born from my embroidery needle, the next litter of hamster babies has been added to the shop.

The first batch I made was snapped up so fast I didn't even have a chance to enjoy them.  (Not that I'm complaining!)  This time, I made a few more.   They were made from recycled, felted wool sweaters.  The faces are hand-embroidered, and they are stuffed with polyfil, plus a little rice to keep them standing up.

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The puppies are 'ere!

We made it to the Fall Festival at church with only thirty minutes to spare.  (oops!)  But we got there, and it was a blast.  The babies loved their costumes, even more after they had watched the actual movie at least eleven times.  (I have it memorized.)

 

The coat turned out great, but I didn't finish it.  After a couple hours of itching and sneezing from the fur, I just safety pinned the hem, and left it at that.  It does have a read lining, though.  That was a must.  Donnie has the "puppies" in a couple of burlap potato sacks.   There was no way we could get them to look scared after this.  *Mental note--Ethan hates face paint.  He had his little black nose smeared across his face within a minute and a half.*

Something came over me while wearing this costume, and I think it will lead to more villainous dress-up in the future.  Looking back, I realize that I posed for a lot of pictures that night, and I'm a little worried about where they might end up.  Oh well, I'll just channel Cruella and laugh it off.