"May I have some cheese please?"
New Mouse and Cheese Pincushion

I am having so much fun making these little pincushions.

This little cutie mouse is very low maintenance.
He even likes to listen to when you sing!
Little mouse is made out of a vintage upholstery velvet and his "cheese" is made out of a gold with metallic accent cotton.
The little pins are handmade straight pins that have been decorated with a dark red velvet.
The piece is apx 3.5" long and 2" tall (not including mousie) He is apx 1".

There is still a couple of more days before I draw the winner for the chocolate bunny.

Your name will be entered for every comment you make!

Just Because Giveaway!!!!!!!
Win a Chocolate Easter Bunny Pincushion!

I decided to have a little contest just because.....

I feel really happy :o)

My muse seems to have come back....and I actually have been able to make some things,

It is almost Spring....(The wild daffodils have bloomed in our front yard)

My 19th Wedding anniversary is on the 19th of March...

It is Easter time and

I always appreciate the wonderful comments you all leave me! :o)

So leave a comment on this post and you will be entered to win this little chocolate bunny (no calories or fat by the way LOL) pincushion.

I will pick the winner on Wednesday or Thursday.

A Fairy Mouse Pincushion.

This sweet little mouse is all dressed up as a fairy.

She wears wired and beaded purple wings, a matching neck ruffle and a tiny fairy crown.

The base of the pincushion is made from vintage upholstery velvet and ribbon.

This piece is available in my etsy shop.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10178208

These pincushions are so much fun to make. I have ideas for several more.

Two New Pincushions!!

I played all day and finished up these little pincushions.

The first one is a little mouse. Perhaps he is a wizard. He is holding a star wand pin.

The orange fabric is a vintage velvet upholstery fabric. It is the original color. Can you imagine having a couch or chair that color! Wow

This one is my favorite so far.

It is available on etsy

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10081982

The second one is also available on etsy

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10081783

He is made out of the same fabrics as the one I posted yesterday but put together in a slightly different way.

I was asked how big these are.

The bear pincushions measure 4" tall. The bear itself is 2.5"

The mouse pincushion measures 5" tall. The mouse is 3" including its hat.

A New Pincushion

This is my latest pincushion.

I love pincushions!! And I love making these!!

This little guy will keep you company as well as hold your pins.

The teddy measures apx 2.5" The entire piece measures apx 4"

This piece is available in my etsy store.

There are also more photos and a better description there.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10055407

I am making a series of these all slightly different. Some very different :o)

I have 3 more in various stages of completion.

Hopefully I will have a little mouse standing on an orange base finished tomorrow. He is so whimsical and cute!

Would you like a little cheese with that mouse? :o)

This is Chester Mouse. He loves cheese!!!!

He wonders if he bribes the little mouse with a small slice of cheese it will trade with him. Doesn't seem fair that the wee mouse gets the bigger slice!

Now come on wee pincushion mouse trade with me! Well can you at least share?

PANIC BEAR

This is a little bear I just finished for a Christmas present. (Ok so I'm running a little late LOL)

My son (he is 17) designed this bear for his friend.

She is a huge fan of the band Widespread Panic - http://www.widespreadpanic.com/ - so he wanted a "panic" bear for a gift for her.

The logo on Panic's tummy is called the Note Eater.

Panic bear is axp 5" and made out of mohair with an ultra suede tummy inset and paw pads. The appliques are made out of velvet and suede.

I have been tagged!
By Sherrie of http://sympletymes.blogspot.com/ and
Laura Lynn of http://teddiesbylauralynn.blogspot.com/

Now I must share 5 interesting things about my self that no one knows.

1) I look and feel like that picture in the morning until I have coffee and wake up.
2) I love and collect strange vintage looking bobble head Halloween decorations.
3) I make up and sing weird songs on a whim. (I don't sing very well so it drives my family crazy!)
4) I love all types of styles - vintage, primitive, anime, traditional, quirky etc. And I have several projects in various mediums started in each of these categories.
5) I have two dogs that follow me around and are always touching the back of my knee. When I turn around to walk in a different direction it is like pushing a revolving door.

Now I'm suppose to pick people that I would like to know more about, so tag you're it! Please list five things about yourself & then tag five other friends.

Kerry http://starfinmaidenartjourney.blogspot.com/
Patti http://patti-lavalley-designs.blogspot.com/
JudiA http://leapingcalf.blogspot.com/
Linda http://linda-artandmore.blogspot.com/
Helen http://helldg.blogspot.com/

Every feel a little bit snow flakey?

This is a little snowflake pin. She is apx 2"

Her body is made like a paper doll - out of felt and card stock. Her hand and shoes are clay and her head is cloth covered clay.

I made her for a Winter pin doll swap.

My kids think that I have totally lost it and that she is the "weirdest" thing I have every made.

I guess she must extremely weird then because they think that my sock monkeys are pretty strange too. LOL Oh well. Sometimes you just gotta make something that is a little off the wall :o)

PIN DOLLS

Here are some pins dolls that I have made.
The jester pins are just under 5 inches.

The fairy type pins are just under 4"

Christmas Pin Doll Swap

Before Christmas I participated in a pin doll swap.

The theme was Elves or Santa.

Here is the little elf that I made and the one I received.

Mine arrived first so they got to play, tell secrets and talk about Santa until the little bear elf was sent away to her new owner.

The elf was made by Kelly.

http://cambridgegiftsbykelly.blogspot.com/

I just love him.

Thank you again Kelly!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!

I am so excited to start the new year. I just know 2008 will be an awesome year!

I hope everyone has a wonderful, creative prosperous, healthy and very happy year!
To start thing off my little bear set Mindy and Lyn are the Spotlight bear for Mini Teddy Hugs Magazine.

This is an online magazine.

To read the issue you can click here.

http://www.miniteddyhugs.com/
Be sure to click on the Spotlight link to see Mindy and Lyn :o)

They are available in my Etsy shop.
http://ydaydream.etsy.com/

I finally finished up a Christmas present. Yeah!!

These are fleece throws. They are quite large and very soft.

The blue one has the Cowboys logo on it. My hubby picked it out for his Dad so I hope he likes that team LOL

The animal print one is for my mother in law. It has apx 164 hand tied yarn tassels on it. I really like the way it turned out. I want to keep it! :o)

Now to find a box and get them mailed. I hope they make it before Christmas.

My name is Lola and I want to be showgirl!

When I heard I was going to Nevada - all I could think of was dancing and the glamor and the lights!

OK so I may never go to Las Vegas but I can dance on my new owners desk and watch as she creates her beautiful art!

This little bear is apx 5"

She has and embroidered nose and paw pads which have been shaded.

She wears a hand beaded ribbon around her neck.

Christmas Mice




These are a couple of Christmas ornaments that I made.
I finished them a couple of months ago but they were for a gift so I couldn't show them.
I wanted them to be a surprise :o)

The mice are about 3" and made out of a wonderful upholstery velvet.
They are based on some vintage ornaments that I have.
(The mice also have tiny whiskers that don't show up in the photos and their collars are ribbon and beads)

These were such a joy to make. They were one of those projects that just went together like a dream. They didn't come out like I had planned but I really like the way they turned out.

(They pictures are not very good. The color is a bit off - but what else is new. Someday I will learn to take a good picture LOL)

Meet Annie
She is a 10" silly little sock monkey.

Around here the boys are calling her "Bump in the Night"
They think that she looks scary!
Annie isn't scary but she does like to get up during the night and have a little snack. Maybe it is the refrigerator closing that scares them? :o)

Annie wears a little charm around her neck that says "Believe"
She believes that she is beautiful and wants to remind everyone to believe in themselves and in there dreams.

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE AUTUMN IS????????????????


I love Autumn. It is my favorite season.
Only this year.......
I can't believe that it is mid October and is still 80 degrees!!!!!
It makes is so hard to be creative.


It took me three months to finish little Maggie. She is all dressed up in her pink, black and white knit suit waiting for the leaves to change color and fall gently to the ground. She may look like a girly girl but she loves to jump in the leaf piles :o)

Maggie is a silly sock monkey. She is apx. 10 inches (7 inches sitting), She. wears a beaded black ribbon around her neck, wrists and ankles. She also has pink polish on her fingers and toes.

Tiny Teddy Bear Pincushion

This little bear stands about 3".

She is made out of a soft purple velvet fabric. She holds a tiny fabric berry pincushion.

Her little cap is made out of the same fabric as the berry as are her paw pads.

She has beading on her neck ruffle, berry and cap. Her face has been lightly shaded with purple colored pencil.

I have been tagged

with a nice award by two really awesome doll makers.

Natalie makes the most whimsical and unique dolls. http://www.creativecharacters.blogspot.com/

Connie makes awesome pin dolls. They are so colorful and fun.

http://clothmatters2.blogspot.com/

Thank you both (apparently you haven't spoken to my kids LOL)

I am suppose to nominate 5 people - so let me think who!

Then those 5 people are suppose to nominate 5.

Copy the tagged picture and post to their blog.

Charm Swap

I finally received my charms from the charm swap that I participated in.

WOW they are all so wonderful!!

From left to right they are from

Jacque http://www.jacqueuetz.blogspot.com/

Sherry http://sherrygoshon.blogspot.com/

Sue http://loloschild.blogspot.com/

Shashi http://sewingwithmoonbeams.blogspot.com/

Fran http://www.mydollland.blogspot.com/

Bear http://bearsembroideryden.blogspot.com/

Sandra http://glitteringthreads.blogspot.com/

Kerry http://atticrosecreations-kerry.blogspot.com/

Judi http://www.artdolls.info/

Cherie http://www.picturetrail.com/cherieday

and mine. (yes that is a picture of Hazel. She wanted to participate also LOL)

Thank you all so much I love them!!

Now to see about making a charm doll to hold them.

Sherry has created a charming doll class especially to hold the tiny charms. http://sherrygoshon.blogspot.com/search/label/Online%20classes