Another fabric Woolies!

I did it again. Embroidering their faces is a challenge for me - and I don't want to use plastic safety eyes, trying to keep it "natural".

One thing I really really like about making these dolls is that it is less time consuming than knitting animals. I love to knit, it is a part of me forever, and I probably love the knitted animals better (she says in a whisper), but I love these too - and can make them in a few hours, rather than many hours.

Lulu is made from a pattern by bitofwhimsyprims on Etsy. Her name is also Sarah (with an H), thank you Sarah!

Here's Lulu - she's in my Woolies shop. Love any feedback, including constructive criticism....

GIVEAWAY!

The best thing (well, one of the best things) about Etsy is finding new artists - collaborating, even, with other artists.

Tiddlyinks and I have done this with my scrabble tile pendants. Here is her owl image, on a pendant.

I just love it!

This talented artist also has another Etsy shop, Black Briar.

And, to brighten your day, is offering a giveaway, right here!

This will include set of notecards, a magnet, a mirror and a print of one character.....That is a $25 or more value.

To win, please do the following:

1. Visit Blackbriar's shop.

2. come back to my blog and leave a comment with your favorite item from her shop.

3. PLEASE leave a way for me to contact you. Blogger does not always show emails. You can contact me at one of my shops if you do not want to leave your email here.

4. Winner will be announced one week from today - July 19th, 2008.

Thank you and good luck!

Jewelry

Lately I've been fascinated by lampwork beads. They are unique and beautiful; I would love to watch them being made.

Anyway, made a little necklace out of them, what do you think?

You can find it in my Buster and boo shop.

Woolies Stuffed Animals

More Woolies, on their way to Martha's Vineyard, where I hear two sold yesterday at the Farmer's Market. Yay!

Goatie, Puppy, Elephant, 2 knitted striped balls.

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(2nd half of Susan's wholesale order, thank you so much Susan!)

They're very excited to be travelling!

Wild bunnies!

We have lots of wild cottontail bunnies. They're all over the place. Unfortunately, so are coyotes, hawks and bobcats. Not so safe for the bunnies!

Bunnies like it at our house, because we have lots of hay, for our horses. But it blows around, and there's always some loose hay, and it's yummy to bunnies!

Of course, in the spring, there are babies. This year, some new bunny holes appeared right near our horse arena. There were two babies, now I'm only seeing one. He/she? is the friendliest of bunnies. He's been known to fall asleep during riding lessons, sleeping right next to whoever is watching the lesson. Yesterday evening, I was able to get some really cute pictures of this half-grown bunny.

Winner of a Scrabble Tile Pendant!

Selected by a random number generator (http://www.mathgoodies.com/calculators/random_no_custom.html), the winner is M's Mommy!

Please contact me with your address, and I will send you your bunny scrabble tile pendant!

Thanks so much to all who entered!

Check back soon, I'll be doing another giveaway this week!

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When bad things happen to good people

I have a wonderful new friend, Susan. She owns Martha's Vineyard fiber farm. If you haven't experienced her fiber yet, check out her Etsy shop here. You can even purchase a share in her fiber!

However, that isn't the purpose of this post. I visited her blog this morning, and read a devasting story about her aunt and uncle; people that have given their all, to help people. Her uncle has had a catastrophic injury, and she is holding a raffle. I ask you, please visit HERE to read her story and consider helping a little bit, yourself.

I thank you for taking the time.